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So as of right now, the only two rounds I've entered are the two 9-hole "rounds". When I look at the putting stats, I see numbers like 10 putts for my last round, and 13.5 putts over my last five rounds. I see what the software is doing, since I had 10 and 17 putts on the two 9's. Shouldn't those stats be combined to show 27 putts per round for my last full round? Or do you view all 9-hole round stats separate from 18-hole stats? Let's say on my next full round, I have 36 putts. How would my average look? I guess I could enter a made up round, but I don't want to use up my trial too fast! Thanks again for the help.

I recently downloaded Scorecard and really like it so far. I have one question about 9-hole rounds. Forgive me if it was covered previously, but I searched and reviewed 10 pages of posts to no avail: The manual states that the program combines 9-hole rounds for statistical purposes, when they're played within 14 days of each other. Yesterday I played the front nine of an 18-hole course twice. I entered my scores for both nines, and they show up as 2 separate rounds. Am I missing something? Thanks for the help.

I purchased 12 dozen Nike balls from tim last year. No problems whatsoever.

Does it have the insulated beverage pocket?

I am currently using GolfLogix on my iphone, and it looks like it is pretty similar on the BB. For the iphone it is a free app, $30 per year for the service. It's been great so far. The only negative I have come across is that it switches to the green view mode inside of 200Y--you can't change that distance. Some of the dedicated models let you adjust this distance. For the iphone they have Airvue and Golfshot which have also gotten good reviews.

Anybody have this bag? Looking for comments. There are some good deals for this bag on ebay right now, and I'd like to know what the forum thinks. I have looked at the 2010 model, and it looks nice, but can't find an '09 locally to evaluate. In particular, I'm concerned about the weight, the legs and whether it has an insultated beverage pocket. Thanks,

I've been getting Bridgestone e6+ AAAAA balls from lostgolfballs for a while--less than $1 per ball, and they look great. An occasional logo ball or a small mark, but I'm ok with that.

The laser rangefinders can definitely pick up any object you can see. Just remember that the accuracy depends on the steadiness of your hands, and perhaps more importantly how discrete the point you are shooting at. Trying to stand at the tee and shoot to a point on a flat fairway where your ball came to rest will not be accurate. There is nothing definite for the rangefinder to pick up, and if your aim is off by even 1 degree, your distance reading could be way off. That's the reason people shoot back to the tee box; that way you are shooting from your ball to a "hard" object like a sign, bench, ball washer, etc. Rangefinders are good at picking up objects like that, while ignoring the background distances. When the whole target area looks the same to the rangefinder (like a big open fairway), they're not so good. As mentioned before, hill tops, bunkers, etc., work well.

What is the best golf GPS app for the iphone? In looking through the App Store, it looks like there are 3 main contenders: Golfshot, Airvue, and GolfLogix. The key features for me are cost, annual fee, quality of the interface, and shot distance tracking. The costs and features I could gather from itunes are as follows: Golfshot: 29.99 one time fee, no annual subscription. Distances on aerial view from any point by touching the screen. Assign layup distances for each club. Has shot tracking, but not sure if it tracks the historical distances of each club. Airvue: $9.99 one time fee, no annual subscription. Has shot tracking, but does not record it. Distances on aerial view from any point by touching the screen. GolfLogix: No fee to buy, $39.95 per year subscription. Seems to be the most full-featured. Saves the shot distances for all your clubs. Does it have an aerial view of the hole, with touch screen distances? All of the apps appear to have pretty good scorecard and stat features. Do any have the ability to track the distances of putts made? I would also like to be able to map my own course (my favorite driving range) but I don't think any of them can do that. Any reviews or opinions on these apps would be greatly appreciated.

To me, a meaningful part of golf is assembling your bag. I have thoroughly enjoyed the countless hours I have spent researching, reviewing, browsing and hitting potential clubs to be added to my bag. Personally, I never considered buying a full set of clubs in a box. As you can see from my sig, my equipment is from a variety of sources. I would start out by going with brand name, quality used gear. That way, you can sell it in a year or so, probably at a cost not much less than you paid. I would start out with a GI or SGI improvement iron, as I did. This will make the game easier and more enjoyable as you learn. It may limit your upside eventually, but for sure not right now. To me, the downside of using a player's iron when you are beginning is much worse than the downside of using a GI or SGI iron when you are shooting in the 80's. But I'm not in the 80's (yet) so take this with a grain of salt. So maybe start with a set of GI or SGI irons, a driver, one or two hybrids, and extra wedge or two and a putter. If you think you are going to stick with it, the one place I would not skimp is the wedges. I think most good players buy good wedges and keep them a long time. Don't go for the extra wedges that match the irons. Even when you upgrade your irons, you will be keeping your wedges, if you buy the good ones (most go with Titleist or Cleveland).

C'mon man---ya gotta tell me what that was!

That's a great point as well. Since my goal right now is to play no worse than bogey golf, that gives me three shots to get within 100 yards on a par 5, two shots on a par 4, etc. If I can learn to get down in 3 from inside 100Y, and eliminate penalty strokes, I'm pretty much there. I guess I always thought my ball striking would be better than it is at this stage of my development.

I have been back into golf for about 1-1/2 years now, after playing very rarely over the previous 15 years. I have gotten pretty serious about practice, have been taking lessons every two or three weeks with a great instructor, and I feel I have a pretty good understanding of the golf swing. However, my scores haven't really improved, and I am still subject to bouts of extremely poor shots. I can shoot scores anywhere from the low 90's to mid 100's (that is about 105). Sometimes when I stand over the ball, I am just not sure about what will happen on that particular shot. I would like to ask those of you who did NOT pick up a club and immediately begin scoring in the 80's. For those of you who had to work to improve, started out in my range and now can consistently shoot in the 80's or lower: Was there a turning point or a point at which everything just clicked? Or was it just a long slow grind? Sometimes I feel like I am getting better, and I certainly feel I understand my swing better, but it doesn't necessarily translate to better shots and better scores.

I am certainly no expert, but you seem to have the same issue that I am working on (almost got it fixed): a bad pivot. In looking at the head on view, most of your weight is still on your left side, your right hip is bowed outward, and your head is cocked to the left. My instructor has been working on just this issue with me. At the top of the backswing you need to have your shirt buttons over your right foot, and the right side of your butt should move toward the target. This creates the space you need to swing the club down the line, not over the top (OTT). Check out this video: Good luck and keep at it. You are right, this game is hard, but that's what makes it so great when you play well.

Obviously flex does not matter with a putter, so in this case I was more worried about the weight of the head. Extra weight here might actually help, right. With the wedges, I know almost all wedges come in "Wedge Flex". How does that relate to R, S, X, etc.? If wedge flex is very stiff already, cutting down the shaft probably wouldn't matter much since the shots are typically smaller swings.

Does anyone have experience with cutting down men's (or women's) wedges or putters for use by juniors? My son is 12 (4'-10"), and I am starting to think about transitioning him into full sized clubs. I realize the implications of shaft stiffness with cut down clubs. For that reason, he is currently playing a set of Ping junior clubs. However, now seems to be the right time to get him into full sized wedges and a putter. I am thinking of getting some used Cleveland or Titleist wedges, and just cutting them down to 32 inches or so, and cutting a putter down to 31". No one seems to make good quality adult-style wedges and putters for kids. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.

ks8829-- If you don't mind me asking (I tried to send you a PM), how tall is your son, and how long has he been playing men's clubs? I am trying to get an idea of the minimum height required to play men's clubs. I was thinking at least 5'6" or so.

He actually has the Moxie set from a year or two ago, which includes 5i, 7i, 9i, and SW. No hybrid though, so we're looking for a good kid's hybrid. Thanks for the advice.

My son will soon be 12 years old, and has been playing a junior set of Ping Moxie clubs. I have started looking around a little for his next set. It seems that most of the major manufacturers make junior sets only up to 12 years old. I realize that age is only a guideline, but even using the club length, there is a big gap between these sets and regular men's clubs. What do most 13-16 year olds play? I can't imagine my son going from a 34.5 inch 5 iron up to a 37.75 inch 5 iron--that's just too big a jump.

I checked out the Golfsmith Extreme in Irvine this afternoon. It is about the same size as the Roger Dunn in Santa Ana, but far more upscale. Much nicer displays, somewhat higher end clothing. However, MUCH less in the way of used clubs. No place I've ever been can touch RD in that department. They also have the largest, nicest hitting area that I've ever seen at a golf store. They must have 8 or 9 hitting stations with Truestrike mats, launch monitors and large computer screens. The hitting stations are situated along a quarter cirle arc, facing the corner of the store. The back wall must be 50 to 60 feet from the tee areas. You can actually see some of the ball flight. Nice! Its much different than RD, but a nice alternative.

Is the new Golfsmith Extreme in Santa Ana open yet? I thought the grand opening was this Friday?

The V1 website does state that a DV camcorder with IEEE 1394 (firewire) is required. Would other video formats require some sort of conversion? iacas: when you use your Kodak, do you just view the videos with quicktime? Does that allow immediate viewing? Are you satisfied with that approach, or would you like to be able to use an analysis software package like V1? Thanks.

Just had another thought: should I just get something like the zi6 and abandon the v1 software? Would I be doing just as well to view .mov files?

I am a little confused about the camcorder formats. What format do those such as the Kodak zi6 record in? Someone posted in another thread that you could not import video from this camcorder into the V1 software. To use V1, does the camera have to have a firewire connection?

I am planning on setting up for home video analysis. After searching these forums, it looks like the V1 home software is the way to go. I would like to be able to view the video on my laptop, during my backyard practice sessions. I will be hitting into a net. A few questions for those familiar with this technology: Is the Kodak zi6 or zi8 still the best way to go? The price seems right. I was also trying to find video capture devices (perhaps not a camcorder) like my teaching pro has. They are very small cameras that connect directly to a computer, and don't seem to have the ability to store the video themselves. But with the low price on the Kodak's maybe something lesser is pointless. A previous post link here that discussed the V1 software in detail recommended the canon sd800 digital camera, which could also take video. That poster liked the wide angle of the canon vs. the zi6. Is the lack of a zoom and/or the field of view on the zi6/zi8 an issue? Can you use two cameras simultaneously with the V1 software? I would like to get both the face on and down the line shots together. Any input would be greatly appreciated.