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Are they worth the price? Absolutely The real question, however, is "Are they the right ball for you?". Just buy a sleeve of them to try out, if you like them and they're good for your game, then you'll have your answer.

Counting the money right in front of me probably would have made me a little angry. You were nice enough and honest enough to call it in to the clubhouse, yet he still felt the need to count the money right then and there. I would have had to say something to the guy about that.

Ran across a link to this amusing article, thought some here may like it. http://blog.ingamenow.com/2008/09/29...while-golfing/ If you could choose the means by which you’ll check out of this life, most men would either die old, do something gloriously macho, or in David Blaine’s case find the lamest way possible. Not many would choose getting peed on by a rat. Yet, we have evidence that golf is one of the most dangerous athletic activities anyone can partake–not because of a lightening strike or an animal attack, but apparently what appears to be natural selection working its course when they would’ve been safer fighting mma. 1997 - David Bailey, 40, of Dublin, Ireland was playing a round when he jumped into a ditch to find his lost ball at the Caddockstown golf course in Co Kildare. It turns out said ditch was inhabited by a rat who was so startled it ran up his trousers and urinated down his leg. Not to be phased, Bailey ignored his partners urging to take a shower citing that he had no visible scratches or bites–just pee. After touching his leg he proceeded to smoke a cigar and only got around to showering 4 hours later. Two weeks later he checked into a Dublin hospital with severe jaundice and dropped dead with a collapsed kidney. It turns out he contracted a bacterial infection called leptospirosis, which is often spread by rodents. 1994 - Jeremy Brenno, 16, of Gloversville, NY was so angry about his bad shot that he gave his 3-wood a good whack against a bench. Like a new scene from Final Destination the shaft broke, his club bounced back, and the broken piece pierced his pulmonary vein. 1951 - Edward Harrison of Kenmore, WA was playing a round at the Inglewood Country Club when the shaft of his driver broke and pierced his groin. He staggered 100 yards before bleeding to death. 1995 - Jean Potevan of Orleans, France was so irate after missing 3 straight puts that he threw his bag into a lake out of sheer frustration. Only problem: his car keys were also in the bag. He dove in and proceeded to drown after getting entangled in the weeds. According to his golf partner, his last words were “I’m going back for the keys, but I’m leaving the clubs down there.” 1995 - Takeo Niyama, 43, only had 2 previous convictions and had served 6 months for assaulting someone on the golf course just a year before; so obviously it sounds perfectly safe to play a round with him and make fun of his bad form. His golfing partner Aioa Sakajiri laughed at his horrible slice into a Tokyo lake, so Niyama beat him to death wtih a 5-iron. The price was wrong for Aioa Sakjiri 1994 - Diana Nagy of Charleston, WV, became a widow when her husband Alexander Nagy fell from a golf cart while playing heavily intoxicated in a tournament at Berry Hills Country Club. Claiming the cart should’ve had seatbelts, she filed suit 2 years later seeking $15M. Her defendants included the country club, the golf cart manufacturer & 2 subsidiaries, and her own son who was driving the cart. Lesson: Don’t drink and drive, but if you do teach your son how to avoid golddiggers. Despite all these unfortunate golfing accidents, there is one way to go that is worthy of going out in style: 1994 - Emil Kijek, 79, of North Atteboro, MA hit his first ever hole-in-one while golfing at the Sun Valley Golf Course in Rehoboth, MA. After doing so he approached the ball, said “Oh no”, and collapsed.

Absolutely not, rust does not provide more spin.

I know that some pros use mixed sets like that. I assume that as long as the gaps between clubs are consistent, then they would work out fine.

I have the a2 irons myself. I absolutely love them. I also got them from rockbottom.com. If you decide to go with the a2s use the coupon code: GOBOILERS for an additional 10% the price.

Expect more spin, which can be a good and a bad thing. If you have a slice or a hook, it's going to be more pronounced.

I'm now 30 years old and I started playing when I was 29. While we were planning a family vacation for last July with my wife's family, her grandfather and uncles were all talking about which courses they would be playing and on what days. I thought to myself, it's either learn to play golf or spend alot of time on vacation shopping with the women. So last May, I got my wife's grandfather to take me to the driving range and show me a few things. After a few trips to the range, we went to the course and I played my first round. I've been hooked ever since.

Great shot. I've had a few putts for eagle, but I've never managed to convert one. I did, however, manage to turn an eagle opportunity into a bogey.

That was a great thing to do. No matter what anyone's opinion is on the war, the young men and women over there fighting for not only the freedom of our country, but the freedom of others need to know that we support them and appreciate all that they do.

I haven't technically been hit by my own ball, but I have caught it. I was in the rough off the right side of the fairway with some trees near by. I hit my 56 degree wedge to know it out and I shanked it into one of the trees, the ball kind of just bounced in the air back toward me and I instinctively just grabbed it out of the air.

I have those clubs myself. I absolutely love them. Bought them from the same seller back in February.

Don't know if anyone has seen what these guys are trying to do for the troops, but I think it's a nice idea and hopefully they can get it done. http://www.pjstar.com/news/x10561091...trap-hits-snag

Just ran across this story on another site. Quite nice, I'm a bit jealous. http://www.bnd.com/homepage/story/462602.html

It really is a tough situation. Good luck on finding an accurate answer. Hopefully you won't be paired up with the jerk again in the future and you'll never have to deal with such an idiotic action again.

http://www.usga.org/playing/etiquette/etiquette.html Another hint, play golf with some older gentlemen who have been around the game for a while. You'll learn rather quickly what to do and what not to do. I was fortunate enough to learn the game from a couple of seniors and am very thankful for all that they've taught me.

Since you didn't technically finish the hole, I think you would have to use the hadicap system to give yourself a score for that hole.

I'm not sure on the exact ruling, but I think you may have been eligible to rehit your original putt since that was the one he deflected. Edit: After looking it up, I think rule 19-3 covers that, but I'm still not entirely sure.

They sent you a Tour Burner to replace a Maxfli? Talk about great customer service.

Match play sounds like a great idea. Do the first 3 tournaments of the Fed Ex Cup playoffs the same as now, eliminating players until you have 32 left. Then the last week play match play to determine your champion.

First of all, total wins or majors won wouldn't change, because everyone was using the same equipment. Alot of the courses have been made to be alot tougher now in relation to the advancement of equipment, but I'm sure alot of the greats could have put up some really low scores with some of today's equipment.

If you can afford it, take some lessons. If not, buy Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf. It'll at least give you a good starting point towards building a decent swing.

According to Callaway's website. Mark Brooks 4-6 BB irons.

A couple of weeks ago my playing partner was teeing off and hit a huge slice that bounced off a tree onto the cartpath and landed directly in front of the tee box about 10 ft. away. I said to him "It would be nice if every ball you sliced just came back to you like that." He walks up and picks the ball up and re-tees it and immediately does the exact same thing.

I just washed mine today. I filled a wheel barrow up with soap and water and let them soak for a little while. I then used a nylon brush to clean the grooves out good and rinsed and dried them. I generally keep them pretty clean on the course, but about once a month or so I like to give them a good scrubbing.