TexasTom

Holy Moly.. Your talking about playing an 80 after 7 months of learning golf??? It has taken me 2 years to learn how to hit a driver...That is simply awe inspiring..

Played this weekend with my 1.5.. Freaking awesome.. 11/13 fairways hit, average drive is 235. Which for me is very nice. Had 2 drives close to 250... They will have to pry this club out of my cold dead hands.. :)

I would love for someone to head to head compare the TM Mini and the Bertha 1.5!

Good Freaking Lawd.. Fairway BUNKERS!! argh.. every hole was pinched with bunkers at 200-220 yards. And I hit most of them :) Fun course, cut through the Florida jungle, good bit of wild life. Oh, And its hot...and humid..

Visiting Ft Meyers next week, and have a Tuesday tee at the Screw. Sounds like a fun Nicklaus course :) http://www.oldcorkscrew.com/

Check out the thread on the Callaway Bertha 1.5. Mini-Driver. Sweet. http://thesandtrap.com/t/82371/callaway-bertha-mini-1-5

I am still trying to figure out why I can absolutely crush my XHot irons with REG flex stock shafts, and yet the same swing on other brands is short, and chunky. I have read that the Cally shafts plays soft... Has anyone proven that the 85 shaft actually plays DOWN a flex speed?

Ok so I went to a fitting and here are the results. 7 Iron Callaway Xhot Regular standard with Step 85 shaft Vs Titleist 714 AP1 Regular Standard with XP 95 shaft He checked the length, and lie of my swing. Both are standard. Results for BOTH clubs using the same exact swing on both: Spin 5800 Peak Height 30 yards Mid-high face strike Callaway speed = 72 mph for a distance of 152 yards carry Titleist speed = 62 mph for a distance of 132 yard carry Questions: WTH!! I lost 10 mph in ss? Or - Does the ball strike being high on the face impact my distance that much?

Played 6200 this weekend, couldn't make long Par 4's in 2 but my 58 wedge flopped near the hole on 3 occasions and let me save Par.. Seriously, a Chip-an-a-putt is a real thing???

I tried out some upgrade Irons this weekend. I have been playing a set of Callaway XHot for the past 3 years and wanted to try out some new GI irons (Titleist AP1). I appeared to make decent contact, good flight, however I have lost yardage.. not like 5 or 8 yards..but like 25 yards!! Is this due to missing the "sweet spot" and never knowing it before, and focusing on better swing? I don't even know what to do with that kind of yardage drop. For Reference my Cally 7 Iron was 155 Yards, and 8 was 145 Yards.

doing some rough analysis, it appears that half of the par 4's on Blue / Champ tees are averaging 415. This means that a Minimum of a 250 drive is required in order to have real GIR Approach shot. You can still make an up and down chip, but I agree with the Tee-it-forward, a 250 drive is the key to moving to the Champ tees (6200-6400)

sheet, thats what I get for not reading the post before I posted.. :)

I am not a long driver, I am getting more consistent throughout the game, so my handicap is improving, but I still play whites. Is there a point that someone should start playing from the longer tees? Or is it just for the longer drivers out there?

At a 30 handicap stop thinking about Birdie. Think about Bogey with a couple of pars. There is absolutely NOOO way you are going to land a green at 190 yards consistently. Use a 6 iron land it in the fairway right in front of the green, and use a wedge to get close to the pin. The closer you get to the pin the more chance for PAR, if not.. then Bogey. 18 Bogeys is a 90, that is your next challenge.