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Nah, I'm not rich. Mine are "only" the $150-200 range. I can't justify it either.

Those are gorgeous. I have 6 pairs of myjoys. I love the ability to customize them all

I agree that it would be more exciting to have a playoff hole but the course probably won't allow it unless we pay more. More exciting is why I thought about the "putt off". I like the idea of a short game playoff. The beer thing wouldn't work very well with it being a church thing.

I'm all for a little bit of violence. Good suggestion

Yes, time is an issue. Because of the time of day that we play (cheaper rates and after church) once in a while it gets a little bit darker. I have always made sure that the tiebreaker is stated for that reason. Nothing like pissing off your friends to make a day of golf complete. I never thought of that as an option. I guess I was thinking something more "skill-based" when I came up with the ideas. However, I do like the intrigue and randomness of this idea. Even more to think about.

I hold a small scramble tournament for friends. We generally get between 16 and 24 players. Last year two teams tied for the lead and we had a putt-off with one member of each team taking one putt and closest to the cup wins (neither participant could watch the other putt). I was wondering if there was a better way to do it? I suppose my options right now are: 1. Same as last year. One putter per team, closest wins. 2. Each member of the team putts at different holes with the cumulative lowest distance to the cup wins (again, the putters at each hole couldn't watch the other putt). 3. Each member of the teams putt to different holes and the closest earns one point. Most points wins for their team. 4. A suggestion/idea that I haven't thought of yet. Thanks everyone for any input you might be able to give

I have 5 pairs. 3 are myjoys, 1 footboy BOA and 1 pair of footjoys. I do have a problem "window shopping" and coming up with more exciting color combinations than I can get in store.

I like to check in and out of TST and generally enjoy the banter and discussions. One thing that I have seemed to notice are the complaints (warranted or not) that we as golfers have about people we have played with or other golfers. This includes from hitting into people, talking during swings, etc. So I'm taking my title of the post in a different direction. What do WE do that tends to annoy the people we play with? What habits do we have that cause our friends or partners to roll their eyes, complain or question us? Please keep it away from anything score related or shot related. #1 I always worry about being the cause of slow-play. My bad habit is that I rarely take any practice swings because I am worried that I will be seen as "practice swing guy" and drag our round into the realm of slow play. My usual partners often ask why I don't take any, etc. and it makes me seem that I am trying to rush them. I try to slow down and take one swing but by the third hole, it's back to my habit. #2 I can't be the cart driver. I just prefer my bag on the right hand side of the cart. I don't know why. It's just a weird thing I do and my friends look at me strange. It's now become a game to them to see if they can get their bag in before I get mine in.

Early when I started playing the game two of my friends went to the local muni and got put with a single. It was my first time playing with someone I had never met previously. We were on a par 3 and the gentlemen hit a gorgeous looking shot straight at the pin. While in the air I stated something like "Get there. Get close. Looks good" or something like that. The guy turns, after the shot lands less than 3 feet from the hole, and says "Don't do that. Keep your mouth off my balls". Of course, my inner 13 y/o started laughing and I couldn't stop for the entire hole. Now whenever my 2 friends or I hit a nice shot and one of us says nice shot and the hitter almost always with keep your mouth off my balls in mock anger. From then on, if I ever played with someone that I don't know, I keep almost any and all comments to myself.

I hate that too. I love sunflowers seeds but is it really that hard to spit them in a used can or bottle? I don't think so I'm more apt to forgive players who don't know proper etiquette than those who just ignore it when you know that they play regularly.

I apologize in advance if this is in the wrong category and/or if this has been covered already. I like to use my iPod/iphone when I'm on the rangeand sometimes when I am playing a round by myself (I find it rude to wear them when in a group of friends or a random pairing. This serves two purposes: 1. I relax more when I have music around me in pretty much every situation 2. It prevents me from listening to the randomness on the range (other swing thoughts or just plain stupidity). Has anyone used any bluetooth headphones (either in ear or over-ear)? What brand? Do you find them to be comfortable? What was the price point? Do you recommend them? I wish there was a company that would let me try them out to see how they would fit and work for my purpose and if they didn't work I could could send them back. But I completely understand that's not feasible. I appreciate any feedback you could give me. Thank you in advance.

I was playing a 4some in a charity event and saw the group ahead of us drove their 2 carts onto the green. I did three things that I thought were reasonable. First, i rode up and told them that they should never drive their cart "close" to the green and especially not on the green. There are cart paths close to the green for a reason. They blew me off so I (#2) sent a message through the GPS on our cart to the clubhouse that we were having problems with a cart and then when a ranger came out, I told him and let him handle it. They listened to him. And finally, I told the director in charge of the event and told him that maybe he needs to have a short talk before the tournament about these kind of major etiquette issues.

Thanks for clearing that up for me paradox and dave2512. I appreciate it. It makes a little more sense now to me

For anyone who has taken lessons, How did you find your teacher? Was it word of mouth, friends who have taken lessons from someone or just go to your favorite course and talk to the teaching pro there? I haven't had any friends or acquaintances take any lessons but I am looking for a "good" teacher? Thanks for the input.

I'm really not that unlikeable. I generally try to do the right thing but I have made mistakes or errors in judgement.

Slightly off-topic yet still has to do with courses/time. I haven't been to a course that uses both 1 and 10 to tee off but wouldn't there be a logjam at 1 when groups from the back nine are ready to play the front and also when those who teed off on 1 are headed to the back nine? Thanks

I saw a guy hit a ball into a moderately busy road and a car hit the bouncing ball and it looked like the ball cracked the windshield. The car stopped and got out of the car and the man who hit the ball walked down the road after seeing the car stop and talked to the guy for a few minutes and hand over a business card. I understand that it costs money but I don't understand why courses with a "road hole" don't put up more preventive measures like a giant mesh screen or something of the like. I would think that the course could be held responsible for the damage (then again I'm not a lawyer so I wouldn't know).

No probably not. But then again, I did it when the person was standing there. I've done it when they are in the car. I genuinely didn't care. I've done it twice. Once when 16 (and stupid) and once about 3 hours after I found out a good friend was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Pretty bad day.

My favorite course of action when someone takes up two parking spots is to back into a "spot" right next to them so my passenger's door is so close that they can't possibly open the driver's side door far enough to get into the car. I only key a car when someone jacks the parking spot I am patiently waiting on.

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Personally, I LOVE my hybrids. A few years back I bought the Adams A3 set because of the hybrids. I was new to the game and had a really tough time using the bladed 3i and 4i. The A3 set was on sale at dicks and I had some gift cards so I decided what was the harm in trying. I had a little trouble adjusting in the first year but since then I have been hitting them much better than I ever noticed with my blades. For me, the ball just seems to jump off the club face and I have found it to be tremendous in the rough. If I were questioning whether or not to get a hybrid, I'd probably buy a used club at a golf shop or golf galaxy or craigslist and try it for a bit. OR go to a demo day and try out all of the various hybrids. I'm biased towards the Adams brand because each of the different ones that I've hit work for me but everyone has their own opinions.

We call a ball close to the hole a Snooki...Short and Easy

Hey everyone. I have two questions and one of them is probably going to sound stupid. First, what is the difference between the Taylormade RBZ 3w and the RBZ 3w HL. What does the HL stand for? Second, if anyone has any of the RBZ clubs, how do you feel about them and are they as good as advertised? Did you gain yardage and how forgiving is it? Thanks everyone.

Oh, and my favorite accessory is my caddy that I bring with me to the course