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Break 90. I almost did it last weekend....92. And I can think of at least 6 greens where I 3 putted that I could have done a better job on. So I guess my short term goal is to not come up so short on long first putts!

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Other than my PW I carry a 52.08 and a 58.08. Both are Vokeys. the 58 is my sand/lob wedge and the 52 is my gap wedge. I'm not a long hitter so those two clubs work well for me in those applications. Around here we don't see a lot of hard pan so the 08 bounce was a good choice for me.

I'm 6 feet tall. My 'old' putter is a 35". I have a 2nd putter that I bought about 20 years ago with a 33" but have never been able to make a decent putt with it. It's only 2 inches shorter but I feel like I'm humped over a lot more when I use it. So it only comes out to play once in a blue moon. And when it does my putting is a disaster. I re-gripped my old putter a couple of months ago...had a $10 gift card for Golfsmith so I went over there and bought a putter grip. They guy at the register suggested I just buy a new putter ( I took my old one with me to the store). I told him I'd hit almost every putt I'd made for the past 25 years with that putter and had developed a nice relationship with it. :) It's an old Tommy Armour that kinda resembles a SC Newport. Paid $50 for it back in the 80's and it's probably worth less than half that, at best, nowadays. But in my hands it's a solid putter and always gives me confidence. And the weight is just right...I guess I'm just used to it.

I had been playing the same set of Ping Eye 2's and Taylor Made Metal woods for 25 years. Then one day a few months ago I took some practice swings on the range with my brother-in-law's new set of MB712's. I didn't expect to hit them so well but they seemed very natural to me. So I decided to hunt down a set of used MBs. I found a 2 yr old set of 710s on the Bay that the owner was selling so he could upgrade to the new 712s. He also included his 585 #2 hybrid in the sale. I ended up paying 1/3 the price of a new set of 712s and received them 4 days after the auction closed. All clean and in great condition. So I've been hitting the new-to-me clubs for the last couple of months and have added another hybrid and a 904 3 wood to the bag (also from similar auctions) along with a new (used) putter and a new (new) driver. I went ahead and got a new cart bag (Nike) through Amazon to replace my old, heavy tour bag and am so glad I got the new bag. It's better designed, lighter, etc. And purchased a new Nike 10.5 driver, which I'm really liking. My old metal driver seems like a miniature club head compared to the new drivers. And I'm hitting better drives with it so no complaints at all. I'm still working on distancing all the new clubs but am hitting them straight and enjoying the game again. PS: I've accumulated approx 250 transactions on Ebay, both selling and buying, and have yet to have a bad experience. If you do your research on the item and seller, and know what you're bidding on, it helps achieve a good transaction. Plus there are so many brick and mortar sellers on the system now that you can usually find what you're looking for from a store that lists excess inventory on the site. I bought my new driver via that method...brick and mortar golf shop that sold for close to a 40% discount thru their Ebay store.

Just a quick hello to all from N Tx. I've enjoyed the Sand Trap's reviews and hadn't given thought to a golf forum until today. Been playing for about 30 yrs and am on the come back road after having shoulder reconstruction surgery as a result of a bad motorcycle accident a few years ago. Had to give up the game for several years but the last year has been a fun one on the courses. Slowly improving and working my way back to the mid 80's, which was standard for me before the wreck. Anyways...glad to participate.