RickK

Yep, I just heard this on the news. Very interesting indeed. Will be interesting following along with what transpires now.

FWIW, I ordered something else from them and the items were delivered yesterday. Great prices on what I purchased. As soon as package arrived, I again deleted the app and unsubscribed yet again.

Yes, I have purchased from them. Several small items at very low price. Got what I wanted but the amount of emails and texts drove me nuts so I unsubscribed. Figured if I found something else I wanted on their site, could do same process all over.

I have tried them. Played maybe 4 months this year with the Wilson version. At first I really like the feel of everything except the SW and LW. I found them to be worthless out of sand so I went back to my Taylormade wedges. I would have thought I would have hit the other irons higher than my TMs. Not true for me. Maybe I was just having a bad couple of rounds but one week I struggled so bad with hitting shots of any height and felt I was giving up distance. So, the Wilson's are in the club graveyard in my garage and the TMs are back in my bag plus I am playing better now. Good experiment for me that just did not work. Forgot to add...with the Wilson's unless I hit with a vey weak grip, they were hooking machines.

Leaving Thursday August 24th for a 10 day trip to Myrtle Beach to play in my 36th consecutive Myrtle Beach World Amateur (formerly Dupont World Amateur). Have several friends from both of my tournament leagues and from my old club going. Should be a great time. Don't expect much and hope the trip actually happens. My doctor is wanting me to check into hospital for some of my health issues.

Funny! But, who asks their wife for permission so they "can" go play golf? It is a given at my home that I am playing pretty much every day. If there is something she wants/needs me to do, just tell me and not at the very last moment. I quit asking permission to do anything once I became an adult. Now...taking advice from me can be a bad thing for some. I have been married 3 times but 30 years this time.

My wife does not play any more. She used to. Wish she would start back. I play pretty much every day. Some weeks, I don't play on Fridays. I have logged in GHIN 221 rounds so far this year.

I have had my fair share over the years. Before I got into my 70s, I had good chances of reaching reasonable length par 5s. 100# lighter and now 76 (well in 7 days) rare that I hit a par 5 in 2 and I have become a terrible putter. But, after I turned 70, I did hit a par 5 in 2 and the ball went in the hole for a 2.

I never thought about "shooting my age" for only 9 holes when I was younger. I came within 1 stroke shooting my age every year after I turned 70 but did not actually do the deed until I was 74. Did so playing at 6039yards on par 72 golf course. I did it again, a couple of months later and then shot my age after I turned 75...same course.

Our driving range sits between #1 fairway and #18 fairway. Currently we have white range balls. They changed from yellow balls about a month ago. On #1 and #18 I am not using yellow balls. If range balls go back to yellow, I will switch to white. Generally, whatever color ball I tee off with on #1 is what I play for the entire round, when playing at home. In my tournament leagues, I normally play the e12 ball is sort of a mustard color. No one else in the league plays that color ball. Didn't vote as there was no "mixed" option and the "whatever" option seem to imply you don't care...and I do.

A guy in my neighborhood has Hole In 3 From what I understand, he hit one in the lake on a par3 and then holed his 3rd shot from the tee.

A different type

I, on average, find 4 to 8 balls a round. Many of them new. 200+ rounds a year so I find at least 800 balls every year. So, let's say I get the opportunity to play a hole or so with lots and lots of different type balls. The following are balls I give to my buddies that I find...Snell, Vice, Kirkland, Top Flite, Srixon, Titleist AVX along with anything pink, orange, red. I play mostly Bridgestone balls, the e12 Control. Do not like it as well as the e12 Spin that was discontinued. I also play the Callaway Supersoft. But, as I said, I get to try lots of other balls. Just hard to find the feel on all shots on the balls I described I give away. The last ball I found was a TaylorMade TP5 Yellow. Couple years back I used to play the TP5X white. I found the TP5 played vey well. I liked the feel. Probably won't switch to it but overall a very good golf ball. BTW, maybe it is because I am old but I hate the phrase where the word "game" is used instead of "play". I don't game any balls, I play Bridgestone. Now, the grouchy old man has spoken. 😁

He's Tiger. Probably knows more about the physics than any other player in the game and he wants what works best for "him", not everyone else. Look back at Greg Norman, too much spin on his shots into greens cost him a lot back when he was a top player. He seemed to refuse to hit shots with less spin. Saw him on multiple occasions, one in particular at the Masters, hit the ball well behind the hole and spin it all the way back down into the fairway. In those cases, a lot of spin is not goodl

I have been to The Masters several times. Just seeing the course is amazing and getting to walk it. Never been there and Sunday and don't think I would want to. To easy to miss some great action going on that you could only see on TV. I have also been to 1 US Open, Houston Open a multitude of times, the LPGA when they played in Houston a couple of times, way back when The Pensacola Open. All were a lot of fun and you get to see lots of action up close. Fortunately the 1 US Open I did go to, I was standing about 10 feet directly behind Jerry Pate when he hit the shot on 18 that won him the tournament. If you get a chance to go any pro tournament...take it.