Armygolfer4life

Fact? No. Opinion, yes. You are not the only person that has been outside or inside the ropes. My opinions are not irrelevant wrt the press. I have seen people duck the press even after a good day. That includes me. Disagree all you want but careful with expressions of people's thoughts being irrelevant. That brings back into play the word "rude".

Played the GamerTours this past week. They spun much more than the V2s. I was short of pin on the greens I hit due to much less rollout than the V2s I normally play. Distance was fine; feel was fine. Still cold here in Colorado, so I will have to wait until summer for final thoughts. But overall, I cannot complain at all about the GamerTours...I think they will be the upgrade that I was looking for from the V2s...better green spin w/o increasing the sidespin too much. Thanks,

Got in a round today and put a new ball in play. Overall score was not there (chipping STILL haunts me...can you say "next lesson"?). However, ballstriking was improved...even with the high wind, also due to the lesson. To play a Pete Dye course down the stretch at par, par, bogie (16, 17, 18) from the tips felt pretty good. Courses south of Denver are all open...and in pretty good shape.

Jx, You are not the only one. I took lessons when I was 8. Played sporadically for years until my baseball career ended. I start back into golf...and was HORRIBLE. I took a lesson from an instructor at an air force base near me. It was awful. It didn't screw me up...heck, we didn't even discuss golf. My hour was spent trying to understand zen and karma...yikes. Anyway, I became a disciple of Golf Digest, but got me only so far. I found a guy I trust after watching him at a local club for the past year. It was after this that I approached him and took a lesson...well worth it for me. Thanks,

Onephenom, Well said. Concur. Thank you for the input.

Dave, Castle Rock and Denver are almost there...until this storm hit today...

That was the case for me. I could beat balls but couldn't ascertain why so inconsistent. Just a couple of adjustments (moved the ball a little more forward, ensure hands are forward at impact, alignment) and a slight forward press as a trigger did help immensely. Now we are supposed to get another foot of snow...oh well.

Those AREN'T her legs. Have you seen her legs on the Golf Channel? I know they said TV adds 10 pounds...but 10 pounds per leg? Still has a pretty good swing though.

I am not clueless...and I took a lesson...and it helped a lot.

Totally concur!

It takes more than TV coverage for me to decide if someone is phony or not. Heck, most of us are divorced at one point because it took longer than a day to see the light. Too many people label others as Phil Lovers or Tiger Freaks...it gets old. I spent the day playing golf with Tiger. He was very pleasant and easy to chat with...but at the end of 5+ hours...I still didn't know him. My daughter is friend of some of Phil's relatives here in CO...and I don't know him any better from that relationship either. So, your bashing of Phil is a result of what knowledge?

Iacas, Your comment borders on unfair. Phil definitely spends more time with the fans than most other golfers. I have seen enough of the press...I avoid at all costs. Most were RUDE and INTRUSIVE when I played with Tiger or while I was in Afghanistan as a Soldier.

YG, My head moves a little to the right as I bring the club back. It used to be a lot...but less now. A tip I got from Golf Digest helped me. They said "keep your head up...and use your eyes to look down." Keeping my head higher helped create clearance. Just a thought, Michael

I took a lesson this week for the first time in 40+ years (I am 49...basically self taught from Golf Digest). The long and short of it...I have never hit my irons better, direction-distance-spin. It only took a few moments for the instructor (Eric at Plum Creek GC, Castle Rock, CO) to identify several small errors/quirks. He my swing was good overall...but I those several items combined to cause problems. Within an hour, I was striping my irons. I put my ego aside...and it will pay off. What are your feelings about lessons? When was the last time you took a lesson? What are your reasons to take one...or not? I look forward to the replies! Take care, Michael

I took a lesson this week. The long and short of it...I am spinning my wedges! It only took an hour for the instructor to refine a couple of mistakes I was constantly making. Several quirks that resulted in poor iron play overall. By mid-hour I was striping the ball. Anyway, I now have spin...still need some practice...but I feel soooo much better. I am now an 8 handicap...but that will lower if I stay on this. Put the ego away boys...a quick lesson can do a world of good...it did for me! Kudos to Plum Creek's (Castle Rock, CO) Eric for a fine lesson!

Richard, Another possible cause could be a very shallow angle of attack with respect to his lofted clubs (more like a driver/long iron swing). That is really my main wedge problem...too shallow. I can get a stop...but I almost never get spin back. I am going to work with a pro to try to sharpen my attack angle...and get some more spin.

Thanks to all. I have really enjoyed being a part of the Sandtrap and look forward to future discussions.

dak, Help me out. How can you play a lower spin ball like Gamers and then change to ProV1s for high end matches? The two balls, for me, are just too different. For me, the ProV sidespin puts me into way too much trouble off the tee. Not saying you can't...just wondering how...I cant pull that one off.

One of my highlights as a golfer for sure. Getting a golf lesson from Calvin Peete in the 70's was pretty cool too. Now if I could just get a hole in one...

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Excellent story. I lived close to the CC where the Magnolia Classic was held. We could hear Charlie Pride singing at the party at night...but I could never play the course or even watch the tournament. We could not afford it. Come to think of it, isn't kinda strange that I met Calvin on the public course? One would think that he would have been on the CC course. Anyway, after I got back from Afghanistan, I called the course and asked to play it...I would even pay...but alas, I think I will go to my grave NEVER playing the course I grew up next to in my youth.

We has a pool started. The first person to set off a mine won the pool (I cant remember the $amount). However, no mines were ever set off...we never knew if we actually hit any. We were willing to go out and check...

I was deployed to Afghanistan and won a contest I saw online w/ ESPN. I entered, won, and got to play with Tiger at the Dubai Desert Classic in February 2010. This pic was at the first tee.

TourSpoon, I played them. First, my play was not very good towards the end...my body just gave out (I had a workout from hell that morning). BUT on the front 9, I did okay for so rusty...41 w/ an 8 on one hole (the course is a Pete Dye design (tips are rated 74 w/ slope around 140 I think). What can I say about the Gamer Tour? My distance was a little less than the V2s...but it could have been that I was tight/tired. I did crank out one 300+ drive and a 4i out to about 240 (hey, I DO live in Colorado...lol). So I think the distance will be fine one I recover from that workout. The biggest thing I noticed was the bite. It DOES bite better than the V2. I cannot normally spin a ball...just not capable, so I generally shoot for short of the pin and allow for roll out...not much, but some. I found the Tour to check up substantially quicker. Now, The greens were still pretty damp from melted snow, but the ball did seem to stick better than the V2s. I did NOT notice any increase in sidespin (one of the main reasons I put the ProVs away). I hit 65%+ of my fairways. Also, I hit 2 of 4 GIRs for par 3s...and the ball STUCK. Anyway, I can play either V2 or Tours. I will continue the Tours and try to adjust my pin attacks to allow for less roll out. As I turn 50 this year, I do hope to become a 5 handicapper...with these balls. Just my thoughts. Take care,