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If you're goal is to get as good as possible as opposed to just getting out to hack the ball around with buddies, buy something that will provide a lot of feedback, something in the line of a forged blade. I tried a bunch of game improvement irons over the past 9 years and always gravitate back towards a blade-like iron. I say blade-like because most of today's so-called blades are either muscle back or have some perimeter weighting. My first set of blade like irons was the Cleveland CG2's; loved them, they provided great feedback. Now I play the Callaway X-forged, they are the best Iron I've ever played (amazing!!!) I personally don't get the whole game improvement iron category. They all really felt dead to me, even when I hit good shots. When I hit bad shot's, the feeling was much the same, only the result was of course worse. Very clunky feeling clubs. Maybe today's forged versions are better, but you're never going to learn to work the ball with significant offset. If I were you, I'd pick up 2 almost new or discounted sets for the price you'll pay for 1. e.g., X-forged and X-22's and switch back and fourth. If you have a competitive nature, you will get very frustrated with the blades. When you see Pros switching back and fourth...it tells you something. You cannot compensate with blades, you either hit them right or suffer...

I've had a bad back since my teenage years. Parents used to throw me in the back seat sideways to get me to the chiro to unjar it. Have had to go to the chiro most of my life and maintain a lot of flexibility (I can put my palms on the floor with my knees straight). 3 years ago, a new Chiropractor introduced me to the foam roller (5.5 inch hard foam cylinder) to exercise and rehab with. First time I rolled on it my back was really sore and my abs were shaking like crazy. I've been using it for 3 years religiously and I even take it on the road with me. I'm able to do my exercises with 3 of my young children along for the ride (damn kids won't leave me alone when I'm on the thing ). This is the longest stretch I've ever gone without needing the chiro. As an aside, my game has really lengthened in that time, I'm easily 10% longer with all my clubs. I've seen them use the roller on Titleist's fitness program on the Golf Channel in the last year. Best $30 investment I've ever made. As for the ball. I use it too, but be careful. I sit at a desk for hours at a time, I found that using the ball exclusively weakened my hamstrings, which caused my knees to become injured for about a month (the amount of time it took to strengthen my hams again)...I still use it, but I switch back and fourth...

That's a bit of a ridiculous statement don't you think. He taught professionally from 1995-2005, working with celebs and and other high profile figures, apparently he's a very good teacher. Prior to teaching he played on the mini-tour circuit as well as the South African Tour. He may not have been a star, but he did well enough to live a decent life (he shacked up with a sugar mama towards the end of his modest up-rise, so what). In the early 2000's he won some mini tour events shooting in the low 70's (70, 71 was his last win). Is he PGA tour material, no. Could he get by on the champs tour, mini tours, while teaching and perhaps earning some other golf business income...for sure, it's what he's done his whole life! I hate the guy, but to say he should try to become an assistant pro at a muni is like saying a successful actor down on his/her luck should wait tables. If you've go the skills, use them...he just needs to fix his mental issues, of which they are severe To much hating on this guy just to hate him. And for the record, I hate him but mostly because he's a jerk...or perhaps he's just being portrayed as one... Is it lost on some of you guys that he is actually exploiting this Golf Channel opportunity, and that in itself is actually a business strategy. You don't think they just found this fellow in the tubes do you.

the guys got mental issues, I hate him now. But then again, maybe half the guys on tour spend a good time blaming their caddy for poor play. 77 in 3rd round, with hernia, being homeless and not playing for 2 years seems pretty good though. Most of his bad scores were due to 3 putts. I can't see why he wouldn't make it to the bottom of the money list on the champs tour if he worked on his game and maybe got a new attitude... Something just came to me. He's now working with a shrink...wonder if the Golf Channel is playing up this bad attitude just a little... Anyone notice the nice new shinny Bridgstone hat??? I wonder if they are a future sponsor

It pretty well sounds the same as the Canadian or US handicap system...you've just explained it with different language. I'm Also Canadian...I think an 8 index is an 8 index wherever you play. I played to an 8 when i lived in Alberta (dry high elevation); when I moved to Vancouver (similar weather to southern UK), I could not play my handicap, I just could not get my distances right...it took me 2 years to get back to an 8 and now I'm a bit better. It may be that your Canadian friend was playing in a new environment and clearly a different style of golf...or he's really a 12

GPS...

Hey man, good to see you found the place. $200 for Shuksan Monday to Thursday looks like a no brainer...I'll look into it next month. Only for me it's a 60 minute drive, then at least 30 minutes at the border, if not 1 hr. I've been putting off the Nexus card...I'll get one this year for sure...I go down often enough... cheers...

Definitely a lot of haters here and a lot of assumed facts. As I understand it, he lead a sheltered life as a kid, only child growing up around private school kids who came from high pedigrees. He got pretty good at golf and it consumed his life. His mother was able to afford him this life as a result of success in business. I'll assume he worked in the family business a bit, but never really learned the work ethic he should have. That said, he can kick all of our asses in golf, so he definitely knows how to commit, I think it's just that he's been sheltered. Further, a cousin from New York (part of a criminal syndicate) got his hands in the business and caused his mother to loose everything due to problems with the police and IRS...no one has mentioned this. I'm sure he lost a large sense of security when this happened as well as emotional stress. I'm not making excuses for this guy, but one can see the track this guys life went down. As for part of his life that are missing in the show...I don't know, there is definitely some dramatization and I also asked the question, "they just left him to pipe at the end of the Show"? I don't think that really happened, I think it was to dramatize what is life was prior to the show...but you had to read between the lines. I also thought he was a scumbag near the middle of the show and then I googled him. My understanding is that his long-time girlfriend took some doctored pictures to the police, this is what caused him to be escorted out of the house. She is currently facing charges for destroying the evidence that would have supported her domestic violence case; and I've read she's caused some similar stress to another fellow. As far as him being destitute after being kicked to the curb, I can see this; he was likely spending a lot of money to keep up with the girlfriend feeling secure in his relationship, he probably had little savings as a result. Was he a kept man? I think they both got what they wanted out of the relationship, but he was not in a very good position financially for things to not workout. How many woman find themselves in this situation. In the case of a woman, she'd be suing for her fair share, which is exactly what he'd be doing, if he hadn't been charged with domestic violence. I can see his attitude when being kicked to the curb in the beginning; he's got his fair share coming, but things didn't go his way and his life unraveled. As far as family to fall back on; my understanding is that he was only ever close to one cousin who he fell out of touch with more than a decade ago. Could all of these circumstances have lead to where his life is? Sure. I'm pissed off that he didn't put some cash aside over the years...but that fact alone, as well as a lot of other factors could have lead to some serious mental issues. Its a hard lesson he will have learned once he gets through all of this. I say that he does make it through Q-school...

If you're from Canada's West Coast...post here. Chat about courses, arrange tee times, etc... Cheers!

I own 2 pairs of classics Dry Premiere and a pair of Classics Tour. The Premiere's are 8.5D and fit perfect. The Classics Tour is the same size, but is to narrow. For the guys out there that have owned the Classics and now own a pair of ICONs, can you tell me how they fit compared? The sole of the Classics Tour is very similar to the ICON, so I'm thinking they use the same laser last??? I'm not too interested in trying them on as they sell for $360 (tax in) at Golf Town...I'll be buying on-line for half price or better...just want to get the right width...

yes, not only are the greens more receptive, they play less break... I normally shoot worse in the winter, no roll means the course plays longer and the rough is way more punishing. I play the greens as they read, so I often miss a bit to either side. That said, winter is for practice, so I normally play a few extra ball. Your winter rounds don't count towards your handicap index anyway...so I would use the whole winter to just work on shots and play a real round once every other week or something like that...

Wilson Zip. I read an article that rated it the best winter ball. Wilson says it's a zero compression ball, but it's likely closer to 50; I think what they mean though is no compression is lost due to temperature. I was going to give them a try, but I find keeping a couple balls in my pocket and rotating throughout the round has been working well, but 20F is too cold I think...it rarely get that cold here, except for today (18F), it's going back up to 40's next week...

Boy, you sure do flip flop a lot. Yes I was the one who said people should call others out on their bad behavior, right, wrong or otherwise. But I never once said that a person should cause conflict, not once; If asking someone to not swear in front of children and they decide to become violent, well then security will certainly take care of this situation, If other stand-up people don't do it first. what kind of message is sent to society, especially young impressionable minds, when no action is taken. No there is zero expectation of drunken swearing college kids when I go to sporting events and of the several dozen I've attended, I've only witnesses one ejection...

Are you serious in the way you're thinking??? The UFC has absolutley nothing to do with Judging, there are plenty of Youtube video's where Dana complains about the poor judging and the publics perception that they have anything to do with judging. There have been times where new States have sanctioned events and the judges had never judged an MMA even before. Some states even differ where a round can be scored as low as 7 whereas others have a limit of 8. When an event is sactioned, the athletic commission provides score cards to the judges which requries them to judge based on a set of criteria from most important to least, the are as follows (taken from the NSAC and borrowed from a MMA forum) E. Judging Criteria 1. Judges are required to determine the winner of a bout that goes to it's full time limit based upon the following criteria: -Clean Strikes -Effective Grappling -Octagon Control -Effective Aggressiveness F. Clean Strikes 1. The fighter who is landing both effective and efficient clean strikes. 2. There are two ways of measuring strikes: -the total number of clean strikes landed (more efficient) -the total number of heavy strikes landed (more effective) G. The heavier striker who lands with efficiency, deserves more credit from the Judges than total number landed. 1. If the striking power between the fighters was equal, then the total number landed would be used as the criteria. 2. The total number of strikes landed, should be of sufficient quantity favoring a fighter, to earn a winning round. H. Strikes thrown from the top position of the guard, are generally heavier and more effective than those thrown from the back. 1. Thus a Judge shall recognize that effective strikes thrown from the top guard position are of "higher quality", than thrown from the bottom. 2. The Judge shall recognize that this is not always the case. However, the vast majority of fighters prefer the top guard position to strike from. This is a strong indication of positional dominance for striking. I. Effective Grappling 1. The Judge shall recognize the value of both the clean takedown and active guard position. 2. The Judge shall recognize that a fighter who is able to cleanly takedown his opponent, is effectively grappling. 3. A Judge shall recognize that a fighter on his back in an active guard position, can effectively grapple, through execution of repeated threatening attempts at submission and reversal resulting in continuous defense from the top fighter. 4. A Judge shall recognize that a fighter who maneuvers from guard to mount is effectively grappling. 5. A Judge shall recognize that the guard position alone shall be scored neutral or even, if none of the preceding situations were met.(items 2-4) 6. A Judge shall recognize that if the fighters remain in guard the majority of a round with neither fighter having an edge in clean striking or effective grappling, (items 2-4), the fighter who scored the clean takedown deserves the round. 7. A clean reversal is equal to a clean takedown in effective grappling J. Octagon Control 1. The fighter who is dictating the pace, place and position of the fight. 2. A striker who fends off a grappler's takedown attempt to remain standing and effectively strike is octagon control. 3. A grappler who can takedown an effective standing striker to ground fight is octagon control. 4. The fighter on the ground who creates submission, mount or clean striking opportunities K. Effective Aggressiveness 1. This simply means who is moving forward and finding success.(scoring) 2. Throwing a strike moving backwards is not as effective as a strike thrown moving forward. 3. Throwing strikes and not landing is not effective aggressiveness. 4. Moving forward and getting struck is not effective aggressiveness. 5. Shooting takedowns and getting countered and fended off is not effective aggressiveness. L. Criteria Evaluation 1. Each judge is to evaluate which fighter was most effective. Thus striking and grappling skills are top priority. 2. Evaluating the criteria requires the use of a sliding scale. Fights can remain standing or grounded. Judges shall recognize that it isn't how long the fighters are standing or grounded, as to the scoring the fighters achieve ,while in those positions. 3. If 90% of the round is grounded one fighter on top, then: -effective grappling is weighed first. -clean striking is weighed next. If clean strikes scored in the round, the Judge shall factor it in. Clean Striking can outweigh Effective Grappling while the fighters are grounded. -octagon control is next (pace, place & position) 4. The same rational holds true if 90% of the round were standing. Thus: -clean striking would be weighed first (fighter most effective) -clean grappling second (any takedowns or effective clinching) -octagon control which fighter maintained better position? Which fighter created the situations that led to effective strikes? 5. If a round was 50% standing and 50% on the ground, then: -clean striking and effective grappling are weighed more equally. -octagon control would be factored next 6. In all three hypothetical situations, effective aggressiveness is factored in last. It is the criteria of least importance. Since the definition calls for moving forward and scoring, it is imperative for the Judges to look at the scoring first. 7. Thus for all Judges scoring UFC fights, the prioritized order of evaluating criteria is: -clean strikes and effective grappling are weighed first. -octagon control -effective aggressiveness Only effective aggressiveness counts, so if you shoot in and are unsucsessful, you not only get no credit, your oponent gets credit for Octagon control. FightMetrics shows Machida winning every round in striking and grappling; even if Jackson won the 2 last categories in the judges eyes, it would not have been enough...that said, Machida still would have been credited with Octagon control as he won the grappling and successfully fended off Jacksons uneffective aggression. Remember, It's effective strikes, grappling, Octagon contro and aggression. I fighter can swing as much as he want and push the pace, but if it is not effective...it does not count; fending off, whether it's ducking or backing up is a form of octagon control... As for Machida's style, it is very effective (even if boring for some), it's worked for 16 wins in a row and unfortunately it hurt him in one where the judges lacked experience...he needs to change nothing... The proplem with opinion is if you don't know how the fights are judged and what the criteria is...you will see the fight completey different

I'm seriously having a difficult time understanding your point of view. First you say Machida lost based on being out struck in round 1 and 2, but now you know this is not true, based on the source you quoted. Unless the rules change, he loses the fight??? What rules, he out struck Rampage in all 3 rounds according to a credible source (clearly 2 rounds anyway)...the officiating was bad and this opinion is shared by many insiders. "Machida will have been tought to be more aggressive as a result of this fight". Why??? His style has worked for 16 fights, Rua 1 was very close and he was knocked out in Rua 2; this is the only fight he lost due to not being aggressive (as per your definition). "It doesn't matter how much people like Machida's style. Unless he changes or the rules change, he will loose the fight 10 out of 10 times"??? How is this? He lost one fight due to 2 judges not liking his style, how is this a precursor to all of his future fights??? Further, those 2 judges had little experience judging MMA fights, they are boxing judges for the most part. All athletic commissions sanction fights and have control over the judging. If this fight was in Vegas, it's very unlikely Machida would have lost. Michigan has not had a major MMA event in over a decade. Bottom line is the officiating was bad... Of course anyone can have an opinion about how they'd like to see the sport evolve, but to say he lost because of his style is not right...his style had him undefeated for 16 fight, it only hurt him once due to unexperienced judges. The experienced judge scored the fight as FightMetric did...

I don't care if you answered in context to the original post, you chose to agree with a statement regarding my swing which you could not have any possible relation to and it was absurd. The reference to forming an opinion based on info you obtained from the Internet is even more absurd and significantly one dimensional thinking. In no way was I defending what I thought was criticism of my post, but rather the absurdity of your post. Had you not quoted me, I might have seen where you where coming from in a general context and a general opinion, but that is not the case...you chose to make an opinion based on someone else's swing (not the thread starter) and in an environment you have absolutely no relation too, there was not context... You're too funny, you remind me of an old girlfriend; of course I couldn't marry her as I was concerned for my future children's intelligence, but she sure was fun. Your statements also remind me of things my children would say to me (extremely far fetched, with little reason) and trust me, it's difficult to say this to a 54 year old man. As for professional help, I do have Lawyers and accountants who work for me...so I'm good there... If anyone here feels that you are justified in forming an analytical opinion of my swing speed and distance at sea level based on information available to you on the net and having not played at sea level, as well as knowing nothing else about my swing, I'll eat some of my words... (exception for the high handicappers who regularly drive the ball 300 yards)... Don't make absurd comments about people and it's likely no one will question your inteligence indirectly (I didn't say you were stupid, but it seems you sure felt it)...a good mentor of mine shared some good advice with me when I was young and I'll share it with you; "don't make opinions about things you know little about and especially don't make up facts to strenghten a weak opinion, it will make you look stupid; further, speak little about things you know little about and if you do share an opinion, be sure that you know something about the subject matter"... I'll opologies in advanced to everyone else who reads this post without haveing followed the rest, it does come across as a little aragant...but as allin has already said, I am quite high on myself... I'll also opologies for allin and myself in that these recent posts are not exactly on topic...

WOW!!! There is a difference between total strikes and significant strikes. Total strikes are basically punches and kicks thrown; significant strikes are the ones that land. You are describing the total strikes thrown, not landed. You should start out by reading the article I linked, It will explain it to you. I'm not nearly completely wrong, my stats are from FightMetirc. I can see how you might be confused, but you should get your facts straight before you post so confidently. As for Dana, he is a fight Promoter first (CEO second). No real martial artist gives a crap what he thinks (unless they are trying to get into the promotion), Dana's Job is to sell the fight. Rampage is a real fighter and obviously a stand up fighter. He was in the ring at the time, I think he knows what went down. The crowds reaction was also pretty telling. Even fans for Rampage saw that it was messed up. If you think Machida was afraid of Jackson, you know nothing about him and the sport. I've seen every one of his fights, even before the UFC. He has a significant Karate background, his style is to be elusive and find opening, this has nothing do with being afraid. No fighter that is afraid makes lunging knee strikes, which he did in the first round. Machida has a style that is unlike most other MMA fighters, most fighters with Karate background do not see success in the ring. JSP has a very similar style when standing (also Karate background), only he's worked a ton on his wrestling, so he takes his opponent down way more. I won't disagree that Machida is boring for the guy who does not appreciate his style, but you should speak for yourself, not everyone...

That is to max out the balls potential with a driver. Many players with 90 mph SS will see good result, but will be punished if they tend to hook and slice. I know some seniors who can't generate 80 mph with a driver, but still play Pro V1 for the green side control; single digit handicappers who rarely reach mid to long length par 4's in 2, but they can spin a ball and get up and down a lot...

Good idea. Mizuno has a shaft fitting technology (don't know if you used it the first time); many shaft manufacturers can fit you by frequency; 5,5.5,6,6.5 etc. I would not only rely on a launch monitor, use the shafts on an open range. I like project X Flighted because the short irons take the ball in low, but the long irons have a lower kick point, helping me get a higher ball flight with the long irons. Some other manufacturers have similar technology. There are a bunch of shafts that would likely fit you better than DGS300, without having to softstep anything. I did softstep some DGR300 for my 15 year old son, the result was a higher ball flight and more distance, that is typically the result you will get by stepping the DGS300... The other thing you can do is research what you want out of a shaft and look for some demo 6 irons on ebay. Hit them over the winter and then commit...

High horse??? I don't profess to be a mathematician or Albert Einstein. The fact that you think a persons distance is determined by swing speed and that you rely on this by information available on the web, tells me you need to learn a lot more about equipment and the game. Ever watch a PGA Tour event where they are measuring the necessary swing speed (or ball speed) to land a green? Ever notice how not every player carries their ball the same distance, even though their ball speed was the same; some on the front of the green, some on the back; how is that?? The player determines their carry distance, the club is an influencing factor; launch angle; spin rate, etc. If I were to play a variety of clubs with slightly different loft and different shaft, no 2 clubs would react the same to the same swing speed. Take a pride pill and give your head a shake; You might learn something and become a better player. Perhaps you won't make comments about something you actually know nothing about, based on info available on the Internet; trust me, far few people will give you a hard time down the road...

You obviously don't read too good. I made another post that compared Ignorant's swing speed to mine and distance. How can you even have an opinion about how far I hit a ball at sea level, you're 1150 feet above sea level, I'd likely hit my 8 iron 155-158 at your elevation (it's also a lot warmer in Nebraska in the summer). Further, you play a distance ball, I play a high spin ball, I could probably hit your e7 160 yards at your elevation. How exactly are you able to form even a weak opinion???

I would least likely wear the orange creamsicle uniform, but I would have no problem wearing Poulter's gear, but the union jack would have to be replaced with maple leafs, or at lest the BC flag which incorporate the union jack... Attachment 2560

That's weird??? Fight Metric has Machida landing shots 12-5 in the first round and 8-7 in the second...pretty well the way I saw it. Rampage threw way more punches, but they did not land. Lesson for the aspiring MMA fighter. Throw so many punches that the judges can't help but to notice you were way bussier... http://www.fightofthenight.com/news/...avors-machida/

Too funny, I love this site, It always cheers be up!! Personally I can hit a 5 iron 300 plus yards, but the wind has to be just right and the ball must bounce off the cart path twice and roll out 50 yards (so the grass must be really short too) OK It's really 185 Someone asked what handicap has to do with it. Well the question is how far do you hit a 5 iron, not how far can you. No way a 15+ handicap can expect to hit a 5 iron 205...unless they are a really big boy with fast tempo...that is not going to be many...most couldn't even hit 185 from the fairway, which is a reasonable distance for half the PGA tour pros...

I think the fans need to be educated too. There's a difference between strategy and avoidance/stalling in the ring...too many fans just want to see a brawl, like the guys who go to see a fight and then a hockey game breaks out. Many guys think wrestling is what they do in the WWF (or what ever it's called now)...