TTH83

I'd like to thank the Academy.

How about for practice? Like a good and proper hack, I have no damn clue how far I hit this club versus that club. For instance, I'm relatively sure I hit my PW 120-130 yards, straight, while I hit my 7 iron 130-140 yards in a beautiful, arcing slice to the hole to the right of the one I'm playing. Can you use a rangefinger on the range to peg where your ball landed (or a nearby pin)?

I played in an outing yesterday with some older, richer colleagues, and two of them had range finders they were using to peg the yardage to the green. They seemed neat but also more than a little like cheating, but it was a scramble and it seemed like every team had at least one. So, what's the consensus on these? Are they okay for casual play (I can't imagine they are for tournaments and the like)? Also, if I wanted to scoop up a used range finder on ebay or something? Are there any decent models that I can get for a good price (maybe like around 50-100 bucks)?

Question for you wise men and women. I bought a year-old set of Ping G15 clubs (driver, fw woods, and irons) on Craigslist. They're in good shape and I like them. Thing is, I can't hit the fw woods or the 4iron very well. I'm thinking of trading in one of the woods for store credit toward a 3H to give me a viable club for my 2nd shot on par 5's or long 4's. My instinct is to keep the 5w since it has more loft and I'll eventually be better at hitting it sooner than the 3w? Do I have the right of it or would I be better off keeping the 3w? Related question: the clubs were made for someone a little bit taller than me. Would it make sense to explore getting them refitted, or is that impossible/cost prohibitive?