shaggs2riches

Yes sorry I re-read what I posted and it wasn't very clear. My bad. I had an issue with my driver and fairway woods sitting too low for the storage compartment on the push cart. So I was hoping to see how others arranged their clubs when using a push cart. I bought the tour bag kit for the clicgear hoping that it would do the trick and it does help lots to get the clubs away from the net and storage compartment. It definitely wasn't a necessity as the bag fit well on the cart otherwise. I will give your arrangement a try and see how I like it. When riding on a cart I like to start with driver and woods in the back and work my way down to short irons/wedges in the front near the putter well. Thanks a lot. Sorry again for the confusion.

I was finally able to get a decent bag. After spending the past couple years using a $40 bag that was a pain to deal with, I've upgraded to a Sun Mountain C130 cart bag. 70% of the time I walk with my 3.5+ cart, so I am looking for some suggestions on ideal club arrangement. I bought the tour bag kit to get the bag a bit more upright, but I wonder if there is an arrangement that would be best when I am using the push cart. Right now I have been leaving the clubs in the powered cart arrangement, but it isn't quite as nice as I think it could be. any thoughts?

The course I posted above has a rating of 67.8 and slope of 117. If I have been comparing my scores on the same 3 courses all year. At the beginning of the year I was scoring 66-72. A couple months ago 57-63. A month ago I was 56-62. The past month I havent scored over 60. The past three rounds 55-56-47. That means a lot to me.

I shot 47 in 9 holes last Sunday. That is my personal best 9 holes, in the year that I have been playing. My putting was spot on for a change and I was chipping fantastically. My long irons weren't that great but I was shooting straight. Only lost two balls in the past two rounds, so I feel like I am finally reaping the benefits of my hard work the past 8 months.

All I was asking is if the shaft will fit on my the hosel of my putter. Not anything to do with if it will feel different or drastically change my putter. I do not want to order it and find that the diameter of the shaft won't allow me to attach it to my putter head. I was under the impression that some putter heads attach to shafts different than the norm, so I was just wanting to make sure it would fit fine before I ordered it. Sorry if my original post was confusing and lead people to think I was concerened with how it would affect the putter itself.

I never cared about the price of it. I want the graphite shaft primarily for for what it is. I mentioned already that I know its a bit of a waste of money, but I have the extra cash that I can spend on it and if it would work I will buy it.

Hey I have had my eye on the Matrix Graphite putter shaft for while now. I know its completely ridiculous, but I have the extra cash to burn, and my wife gave me the go ahead if I want to. My concern is whether it would fit on my 2013 Taylormade Ghost Spider S Putter. My current putter shaft is straight. I have no experience buying aftermarket shafts. I was looking at the 145 gram shaft, because it comes stock at 36 inches and I will cut it down to 33.5 inches (my current putter length). As I mentioned the main idea is cosmetic (I like fancy things), but I am also interested in any feel difference there is between the steel shaft and graphite shaft on a putter (I read somewhere that there is a bit of difference). I'm sold on keeping my putter around for a few years, so I figure, why not give it some more bling. Golfsmith has them for a price I am willing to pay (plus shipping costs), so that is where I plan on ordering it through. There are obviously better things to spend the money on, but I figure if it fits, why not. Thanks Shaggs

I am dropping the numbers every week. Today I shot a 55 in nine. The past few 9 hole rounds have been below 60. Im getting closer to my goal of breaking 50 in nine. My wife got me a three pack of lessons for my birthday, Im using them to work on my short game.

Second hole yesterday I had the best drive I have ever pulled off. Its a 327 yard par 4 and I connected perfectly and the ball landed 35yds from the green. I actually had the best driving round with most of them going right on target. Felt awesome to hit it that far for the first time. Sucks I chipped over the green missing my birdie chance. I chipped it back on and one putted to save par.

I went in tonight and they only had the 4 hybrid left. There was 2 5 hybrids there last night, I guess they sold a few of the rbz clubs today. I'm sure I can find one online or next time I'm in the city. Totally thinking of buying a different headcover for it the stock one isnt all that appealing. Anyway, I can't wait till I get to take it out.

Yeah my handicap is more than likely in the 30's lol. I was out today and with some practice I was hitting my 5 wood really well. Half hour later on the course, it was all miss hits again. Definitely replacing it, with a hybrid after that. I'll probably be able to sell it for more than one of the hybrids. When I work to a much lower handicap, I will consider trying the 5 wood in the bag again. On the plus side, I will be able to get them this weekend and play them on Sunday. Should be a good time.

I suppose the only real need is to fill that 200-220 gap for out on longer par 5 where I dont hit my mini driver off the deck all that often. That is where I have been relying on my 5 wood to try and get close so I can hit a wedge in over a short iron. My other thoughts have been to just replace the 4 iron and keep the 5 wood and see if I cant improve my consistency with it.

After breaking my 4 iron two weeks ago, I went on the hunt to replace it. I was wanting to just replace the shaft, but thought I would try out some hybrids out of curiosity. I tried out sldr s, jetspeed, and rocketballz. I found the jetspeed and sldr s to be around the same distance wise. When I hit them well I was 208-221(5/10 times) and bad I was 160-190. With the Rocketballz I was hitting them really well probably 8/10 times. Distance was 205-218 and the bad shots 170-200. The hard part for me is that they all cover into my 5 wood distances. I cannot hit my 5 wood very well and probably average 4/10 shots with it for a decent hit. When I do get a pure shot with my 5 wood I can get 225 easily, but it is not consistent enough for me. This got me wondering if it wouldnt be more benificial to look at a 5 hybrid to replace the 4 iron for better gapping, and replace the 5 wood with the 4 hybrid (I hit my 5 iron 170-180) The rocketballz are on sale right now and I could get both of them for $20 more than just the sldr s 4 hybrid. The rocketballz seemed so effortless to hit that I could look past the way it looks (I'm not too fond of the white and green). Colour doesnt matter one bit on the score card. The one other thing I found was that my spin was down significantly with the rocketballz over the sldr s and jetspeed. I was expecting it to be the other way around. Would that make sense then to go 5 iron (23 degrees) 5 hybrid (25 degrees) 4 hybrid (22 degrees). I replaced my 3 wood with a 14 mini driver and hit it 220-235 and my Sldr driver anywhere from 245-270. The only other thing would be that the hybrids don't match the mini driver and Driver but I could get over that for a more consistent yardage.

I made a big misjudgement on how far away I was from a tree this weekend and ended up hitting it with my 4 iron and splintered the shaft near the hosel. Dumbest move I could have made and totally left me rattled the rest of my round. It currently has a Rocketfuel 65 regular flex shaft and I would like to get it replaced with something similar. What shaft would work well as a replacement?

I think I will try to ease up on my standards then. I hope I can shoot close to 100 or better this year, but I will put more focus on getting a more reliable swing and develop my contact. The lessons will hopefully bring my swing back on plane. One thing I wish is that the ranges offered more than just a level even lie. Hard to practice different hill lies when you only hit them during a round. I feel like backing off the pressure, will make my rounds more enjoyable.

Yeah I hear you on that. $30 a dozen really hurts when you cant find a ball. I feel fortunate that I have only lost 17 in 4 rounds...last year I was losing a dozen or more in 9 holes. Since I decided to walk for exercise this year (and calm my nerves in between bad shots) I dont mind paying the price. But I can totally see why someone wouldnt want to spend the money till you can make em last longer.

I was thinking of getting a membership to the one 9 hole course, its really well kept and doesnt have too many flat spots and fairways are narrow on, so I get a good challenge. Unlimited membership is 450 without cart. I have been seeing the same cpga pro all along. He worked at the simulator facility over the winter, so I could continue lessons when the courses closed. I will be setting up lessons again soon. I am trying to only walk this year, so I will more than likely be doing more 9 hole rounds for the first while. I found out yesterday I played worse with a group behind me. Almost like I was rushing so I didnt hold them up, which caused me several unnecessary strokes. What an emotional game this can be.

The scores are 9 hole rounds btw. Very shameful I know. Lol

Last June I bought my first set of clubs and that is when I got the golfing bug. I was keeping score but didnt count any o.b. and lost balls and at least half or better of my duffed shots. After 6 lessons, and countless hours on simulators over the winter, I have definitely improved from last year. I averaged 55-65 without penalties last year and this year I have been 62/68/66/and 72 this with every penalty and duffed shot. I was hoping to be scoring better after all the simulator work, but I am staying positive that I will see better scores this season. So I am just wondering how much I should be hoping to progress this season. I know it always differs person to person, so I am really just looking for a reasonable goal. Right now I am trying to play at least once a week, and hope to start doing range and practice green work once or twice a week. I will be signing up for more professional lessons next month as well.

I am very much still a beginner, so I cant say too much. In the winter I spent a lot of time on a simulator trying different balls. Back in January, I bought a dozen Bridgestone e6 balls to try out. You cant really lose balls on a simulator, so I didnt mind buying something I might not like. I ended up really liking them a lot. I have a bunch of rocketballz and dt solo balls leftover from last year, that I have been using up. When I use those balls, now it feels like hitting rocks. The softer e6 ball just feels normal to me now.

I watched a video the other day about swinging nice and easy, forgot about it till the 15th hole yesterday. My round was awful and the wind/rain had me exhausted. We had let the only group behind us past and I thought I had nothing to lose in trying It out. I narrowed my stance a couple inches and took a few practice swings. When I hit my drive, it went perfectly straight and sailed nicely to about 245-250 yards and bounced/rolled to just past 260 yards. I couldnt believe how effortless the swing was for how far it went. I hit around 220-240 yards max. This was definitely my farthest to date. Now I really want to work this into my swing, so all my shots feel like that.

Had what seemed like the worst 9 hole round ever. I spent 90% of the time in the bushes trying to find my ball. Woke up late, drove to the course, rushed a small bucket of balls at the range and could not hit a single ball if my life depended on it. Between topping the ball, to fat shots and then hitting everything off the toe, I couldn't find my self. If it wasnt for the fact that I would have to walk the remainder of the course to get to the parking lot, I would have quit and gone home. Ended up shooting an 81 with all my O.B. and lost balls. The only thing that went decent was my putting. I had 6 two putts two three putts and one single putt from 25 feet. I think the more I tried to focus the worse I was getting. I would love to blame it on the 20mph wind, but there was just nothing there for me today. I got to let it go and regroup next weekend. Good thing this was just the second time out this season.

Well I'm far away from most of you, but I feel I am going to progress a lot this season. I'm still very much a hack beginner and this will be my second season. I started golfing last June. I played my first nine holes today, and came exceptionally high at 62. I feel this is is an improvement over last year, as I was 55-57, but never counted OB strokes and lost ball strokes. Last year I didnt even count extra shots (when I sliced my drive into the bushes and dropped another ball) and I usually lost a dozen balls per round. This year I am trying to be as legit as possible. I came out losing only 4 balls. I also feel I made way better shots all around. While it is nowhere near par and horrible compared to others, I feel I am on my way to a great season and look forward to my progression throughout the season. I should also mention that work safety incentives bought me a cligear 3.5+ cart. So I have, chosen to walk all my rounds, and hopefully shed a couple pounds while having fun.

I played my first round of nine for the season yesterday. The 5th hole is a straight 385 par 4 with an elevated green. Hitting a short drive into, the middle of the fairway; I was left with 190 yards to go. Normally, I choose my 5 iron or 5 wood, leaving me short or long; because I don't hit my 4 iron very well. Today I said it was all about having fun, so I pulled out the 4 iron. I took a couple extra practice swings and double checked my target line. To my surprise the ball sailed with perfect trajectory and landed right by the pin. Up at the green I found my ball mark was about 4 feet left and a couple feet short. The ball stopped within 10 feet of the hole. I screwed up my putts and ended with bogey, but I was left very satisfied with that 4 iron shot.