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I have four. Two blades and two mallets. For me, switching up is a little thing that starts improving my game and gives me confidence. Trying different hand positions is another thing I try as well.

Turtleback, I am a role model for my kids, but if you had kids you'd realize they look up to, idolize, and try to emulate their sports heroes too. We all did growing up. The difference with my youth and the world kids currently grow up in now, is that today, with the information age, everything is exposed about an athletes life in the media. Impressionable young kids can't yet compartmentalize like an adult.

I tried one briefly at a store but it felt too awkward to take the plunge. I did like the Manta and will be going back for a round two tryout this week. Did you give the Manta a go around as well?

I'm not arguing his golf skills are not A+, because they are. I will give him that much. As a human, he scores an F- in my books. I personally look at the whole package and am not looking for perfection in a person, just common sense and courtesy towards others. Isn't that part of the game of golf, or is that only reserved for the course and once you step off you can be a jerk? There are too many great athletes that embody both aspects that can be great role models for at least my kids.

Use your 3W or just go to the closest First Tee program in your area and get a used driver for 5-10 bucks. And to answer the original question, "No, I don't have a driver you can have."

Common etiquette,manners, amd kindness would be to at least acknowledge the girls and their dads, instead of looking through them as if they were untouchables. Tiger, as we already know, lacks morals, and now you can add etiquette and manners to the list (his parents can take the most responsibility for this). This takes nothing away from his success in golf because he is/was a fine golfer...but as a human being he fails miserably. People should recognize this about him and focus on other pros who possess the qualities we'd like to see in a well-rounded golfer.

Don't have the one mentioned, but I did try a huge Win grip on my putter and it had the opposite effect on me. I went back to a standard type grip. I felt disconnected with the putter.

Welcome to cycling. I'm riding a Cannondale Supersix 1 and love it.

Van Halen sometime in the mid 90s. I was in my early 20s and a late bloomer to the concert thing although I love listening and playing music (guitar, violin are my main instruments).

I don't own my own cart although I wouldn't mind if someone gave me one :) Here you find them all over, and some homes have golf cart gararges attached to their homes. When I was way younger I thought they were for convertibles like MGs or Miatas haha!

I think a dress code is good for the game and should be kept no matter what kind of course it is. Once people start dumbing down the dress code in golf it's the beginning of the end. Give people a hand and they will take your whole arm. Once precedence is set with mediocre and lax rules, it's extremely difficult going back to where they once were and then the game suffers. If allowed, the lack of a dress code (or the allowance of a very liberal dress code) will undoubtedly permeate other facets of the game.

Tele has been mentioned a few times and I highly recommend Logan Customs who has a shop on eBay and builds up telecasters from parts companys and finishes them off with an impeccable setup. You can spend anywhere from 200 on up depending on what you want or what he has.

Thanks Tristan, I appreciate that!

Hi all. I live in a golfing mecca in SoCal but never picked it up till just now after I enrolled my sons in the First Tee program. I love it and should have picked it up sooner but better late than never. I'm still doing the driving range bit with pointers given by friends and hope to hit the course very soon.