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I like the Wilson Staff Di7, but I think the heads are large so you may not care for them..... jmoc

Note to self: do not let son drive cart ... jmoc

I'm happy for you. My son is 11 and we've played since he was 3. Right now we play match, I double my score to the green (on in 2 = 4, on in 3 = 6) and putts count normal. He's starting to close in on me and the best I've done on our last 3 outtings is all square, but it is a blast. I always try not to correct him on bad shots, just be positive (well, that's straight or solid contact) and I'll toss him some advice if he hits 3 or 4 bad shots in a row (you're leaving the face open, think about your wrist position at impact). If he's just having one of those day, I'll give him his space. I'll always point out if one of us wins the hole and it clearly appeared there was no chance earlier, I want him to have confidence in the hunt, it's never over till it's over (as Yogie said). The only other thing I'll always do is shake hands after the match and tell him I had a good time and he played well (unless that would clearly be a lie, then I'll tell him he just had one of those days and remind him of what a friend of mine says "some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug). I too am amazed how he can not touch a club for 3 or 4 months then stripe it down the fairway off the first tee , kids, go figure..... jmoc

I'm still comfused by the "they just need a tie" comment. If they tied #6 it would have been 2.5 to 3.5, let's just say they (H&B;) lose #7, now it's 3.5 to 3.5, so they really needed a win as they were not dormie - "that should one hole be halved, that leading player will win the match". Maybe I just misheard the statement. .... jmoc

And another thing, did I miss something when the game was explained at the start of the show, Stina said it was the first team to 4 points wins. Then it evolved to A/S, 1 up and then B&H; just need a tie to win. They just dropped the points and went to straight match play? .... jmoc

I swear, from the "after action" interviews, I thought Bernie had been crying, so I expected them to lose, then bam, Robbie and Amber crash and burn. They had a lot of bad mojo between them. If I had to pick, I'd bet on Hugo and Cami to win..... jmoc

I think I'm seeing a pattern, that in general, those who are interested in "exact" distance, i.e. some one who can hit a wedge 97 yards or 95 yards as needed, prefer the rangefinder. Conversely, those who just want distance, i.e. do I hit the SW (100 yards) or the AW (110 yards), are more inclined to the GPS. Mad Max hit the point I was trying to make earlier, that, in general, some one using a rangefinder, by perception, is a better player looking for exact distance for scoring opportunity, and that by using a rangefinder, you may feel added pressure to meet that expectation. Whereas, if you are using a GPS, there is not that expectation to be "laser" accurate, you can even peek at it clandestinely if you so chose. I think that, for good or bad, the rangefinder carries with it the weight of a "player" and the GPS is more accepted as an "everyman" tool or aide to play. That doesn't make the rangefinder elitist by any means, but like strolling up to the 1st tee in plus fours, or whipping out the Sam Snead blades, you better have the game to back it up or it could be a long day with the boys. Then again, I could be seeing things .... jmoc

On a side note, I don't know about the group/guys you generally play with, but my group, if I pulled a rangefinder out at 46 yards and pinged the pin, I'd better drop it within 3 feet or I'd never here the end of it. But I can check the GPS as I'm pulling my wedge and no one's the wiser. I've even had guys ask the short range yardage before, but I doubt they would ask if I had to pull a rangefinder. That's my additional two bits .... jmoc

I'm a GPS kinda guy. No mess no fuss, you just look at the screen and pull a club (of course you still need to calculate wind, up/down hill, etc). Played with a guy last week who had a rangefinder, he hops out of the cart and sets up his tripod and levels it out (just kidding), anyway, he hops out and does his shot and says 343, I'm looking at my Skycaddie and it says 282, I look at the sign and it says whites at 280, I look at the tees and they are a couple yards past the white dot in the ground, so I tell him what my Skycaddie says, He takes another look and says, "Ooops, I must have been hitting the trees behind the green". He did that a couple of times. It wasn't even windy, I can't imagine trying to hit a pin with a laser at 100 yards on a windy day in Kansas, much less 300 yards. I like getting the distance to bunkers and water and the carry distance too. Also dogleg distance, etc. GPS gives you all that at a glance, I just leave it clipped on the side of my bag. Whenever you want distance from the rangefinder, you have to pull it out, steady it on the target, get the distance and then guess on how much green you have in front and in back of the pin. However, to each his own ..... jmoc

Exactly, good catch. I've also found that trying to pound the fire out of it generally make you lose concentration and execute bad form, i.e. really fat or really thin shots. However, now that I have a little bit of a groove worked in with this swing, I'm gaining distance. In the last month I've gone up a club or more. I 'm hitting a 5 iron, farther, off the tee on short par 4s that I used to hit 4 iron. RC made mention of S&T; being more about 3/4 swings, and there is some truth to that, but as you said you are getting more distance with less effort. I find that a 3/4 controlled, solid strike will go farther than a mishit with a "mother of all swings" swing (I'm not saying that's you, RC). I seen discussions about how far a guy can hit an iron, but most people agree that it is distance control and not distance with irons. We've all had our hat handed to us by some old guy knocking it 180 off the tee because he was straight, not long, and consistent. Jack Nicholas said to swing at 70% to stay in control, and that's good advice. Anthony Kim (in the December GM) says "Whenever I'm playing in a pro-am, I'm amazed at the length of most amateurs' swings — it's like they've spent three months at the John Daly School of Driving. Over-swinging is a death move for me. I can get away with swinging the club to parallel and beyond from time to time, but on Tour, time to time means a string of missed cuts. I'm more comfortable making a three-quarter backswing, with my hands stopping at shoulder height and my club way short of parallel." PGA Tour lists his drive average as 300.9 yards. The key is knowing you're game and playing it. I've found the S&T; put less stress on my back, but as I've said before, not everyone will find this their cup of tea..... jmoc

For me, yes. I use a strong grip and was amazed at how passive my hands have become using this swing and yet how far I'm knocking the ball. I feels almost like I just need to "start" the downswing (smoothly) and the rest just falls into place. I was a really handsy player before, so it took a while to trust that the ball really would go where I wanted it to without me having to manipulate the clubhead. Your alignment and the line you take it back on really determine where it will go. It took me, literally, 2 years to solidify a swing and even then there are times and even days that i'm just off. Unless you are just naturally gifted, you will not change and trust/rely/have confidence in your new swing for, quite possibly, a year or two. But you should see some results as you go along, do not let the few bad swings discourage you.... jmoc

As I've mentioned earlier, I backed into this swing on my own just tinkering and tweaking after about 5 years of golf, shot the best scores ever for me, then continued the tinkering and lost it all. Have gotten back on track after the GD article turned the light back on. I've been close the last month or so and it has all really kicked back in, my last 2 nines were 39 - 39. It works for me, but like Natural Golf or the Reverse C, it is not for everyone. Now, for the most part, if I miss a green, it is long or short (misclubing on my part).... jmoc

Top 3 : Patton STII-The Wrath of Kahn Lilo & Stitch ... jmoc

We got several good looks at Haymes swing last night. He opens that face wide within a foot of his take away by breaking his wrist hard, I don't see how he can put it all back together but he does, and fairly well. Glad he held it together and did not let David get to him.... jmoc

Sounds interesting, Let us know how it works out. I've got an old 5 wood I have thought about modifing that way, never know.... jmoc

Looks like Sally may have found her swing (and/or confidence), David has always had some game but has been over shadowed by his "personality". Hugo is right, they will make a tough team, when they are firing on all cylinders. I like Sally, but I hope they do not win, David would be unbearable. I still agree with the previous post that most of these guys/gals are not PGA/LPGA material. I think they should provide the fee for Q-School, an Adams equipment contract and some money for expenses (if you make it through Q-School) instead of a slot at a tour event where they could quite possibly really embarrass themselves. Having the money to try and stay on tour is a bigger break than having a one event shot..... jmoc

That's what is commonly referred to as "Borking" from the way the Dems treated Judge Bork during his "nomination process". Now that that genie is out of the bottle, "borking" is the standard, sad but true...... jmoc

Keep your friends close, your enemies closer. Machiavellian? ... jmoc

Played a tournament several years ago, 2 man scramble, 3 clubs each, you had to play your own clubs, no swapping or sharing. Was enjoyable, but this course had an Island par 3 (150 yards) so you HAD to carry an iron that would land and hold that green, so that limited your choices there, and you had to carry a putter, so really you only had a choice on one club. I've often played with these irons 3, 5, 7, 9, sw and putter, and several times shot better than average for me.... jmoc

Gave me more yards and more accuracy, like the one guy said earlier, I hit more pure shots. I've never been big on a full shoulder turn, more of a Paul Azinger type swing, so that has not been a issue. I find that generating torque in my core produces more power than a longer swing, of course I'm only 5'6". If your 6', you could generate a lot of power with width, I cannot. Several years ago I shot 78-83 consistently with that swing, messed around with it and lost it. Saw the GD article last year and went out and shot 80 that afternoon, bogeyed 9 and 18 for 40-40, really ticked me off. Love the S&T;, but it's not for everyone.... jmoc

These are now $95.00 buy it now, that seems like a great deal to me for a quality starter set, especially since you get the 3 and 4 hybrids with it.... jmoc

I thought so, too. It did seem she had a legitimate shot toward the hole. I just assumed she was ticked at Dave for putting her there (on purpose) and did it on purpose right back at him. .... jmoc

I'm holding out for the Patrick Star model..... jmoc

Referring to a fairway wood as a fairway metal. Now if the guy strikes his 6 steel (iron) smartly, or his 9 titatium (iron) consistently on the sweet spot, I suppose I will allow him that idiocentricity, but that will be the last time we play together! Just talking about it makes my eye twitch ..... jmoc

Sally appears to be going through a bad time in her golf game and maybe her swing is suffering. Amber has the Auric Goldfinger swing, except she is more flexible and hence has a follow through. But she gets the ball where she is looking and most of her shots last night would have been playabe (on the green or just off) but not in the circle.... jmoc