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I used a fat grip for about a year (~10 years ago) and loved it. Then I changed putters and just never put a fat one back on there... I tried a Super Stroke once this summer, and yanked the thing off after 2 rounds. It was the kind that you screw in to your shaft. I thought it felt like complete junk. It didn't even feel solid when you putted the ball. Some of the newer Super Strokes actually go on just like a normal grip - no screws or anything. I haven't tried one of those. I agree with golfro.. I prefer the midsize right now.

If there's no difference to you, get whichever one is cheaper.

I agree it doesn't make sense.. but that's simply what was happening. I didn't just hit 4 or 5 balls and say "wow". I was there a good 45 minutes hitting 5 different clubs. I hit the Adams at the beginning, middle, and end of my session and the statistics were the same. Nobody was messing with the launch monitor while I was using it. I had the place to myself. I don't think the "aerodynamics" of the clubhead were causing it - I'm more curious about how the shaft was loading and firing through. I've been fitted for the driver I'm currently using. My distance is satisfactory and I hit it pretty straight... like I said, I haven't been looking for another driver. I plan to go back later this week and hit my current driver side by side on the monitor with the Adams.

Anyone have one of these, or played with one much? I hit one on a launch monitor tonight, 10.5* with the stock Stiff shaft. I was hitting it next to several other stock drivers also 10 or 10.5* with Stiff shafts. The Adams was an incredible difference on the monitor. With the others I averaged about 105-108 mph clubhead speed and an avg distance of 265-275. With the Adams, my clubhead speed was 116-119 and distance consistently 287-297. I've been playing a Cleveland Launcher (one of the originals, about 8 years old or older). The club fits me very well... my average drive is ~285 and I haven't really been looking for a new driver. The Adams has me very curious though. Is there anything special about the (horribly ugly) RIP shaft they're using in this club?

The latest Golf Digest has an article about some old equipment you can toss out. I just wanted to post a counterpoint to that here - don't be afraid to pull out some of your older equipment and try it out. I've been having lots of problems hitting my driver consistently the last couple of months. I've been hitting a Titleist 909 D2. My longest drives were in the 280 range. This weekend I decided to pull out some of my old drivers and take them with me to the course. I hit them on the range before my round, and found that I was hitting my Cleveland Launcher 460 the best. So I stuck it in my bag and tossed out the Titleist. That turned out to be the best decision I've made in a long time. I've played three rounds with it since and have hit several 300+ drives. More importantly, I'm hitting more fairways. I had 5 birdies in one round this weekend, and I even missed a 5 footer for a 6th birdie. (previously I've had 4 birdies once - never more). ---- (quick, small brag - at my home course one Par 5 has always been pretty much unreachable to me. I've only reached the green once, and that was with driver + 3 wood from about 240, downwind. I hit it this weekend with driver + 4 iron from 200, no wind). This driver is from 2004. It's 6 years old, but for me personally, it is outperforming lots of new equipment I've spent money on. Don't be afraid to dig out some old stuff that may work better for you just because it is no longer the latest greatest.

I wore contacts for 10 years (and always played golf in them). I always wore polarized sunglasses over them. I had the laser eye surgery last year and don't need corrective lenses anymore, but I still wear polarized sunglasses. I've never heard that polarized lenses affect depth perception. Almost everyone in my regular group wears polarized sun glasses. If I remember correctly, my contacts were always Bausch & Laumb SofLens Toric. I also had an astigmatism. Any decent eye doctor will work with you to find something that is comfortable. Mine weren't too uncomfortable, just bothersome when there was a lot of wind/dust/etc.

Just thought I would post a follow up. I went back to the store after work, and the putter was still there. It was 34", exactly what I wanted. It was right beside a 35". The price on the 35" was $249. I compared them up and down.. they were the exact same thing. They both had dates on the stickers, and both were recent. $183 with tax, out the door, brand new. The girl working the register didn't seem to know too much about clubs or anything, based on her conversation with the guy checking out in front of me. I wonder if another salesman would have caught the mistake. I definitely got a steal, but I didn't do anything dishonest on my part.

I took a couple clubs there to have them regripped once, and found they went much further to be helpful than I ever expected from a chain retailer. It's the only one I've ever been to, but I've been back many times and never had any complaints.

It's a chain retailer, so definitely not counterfeit. Just wouldn't expect them to goof up the price tag either.

It was definitely 100% brand new. It was in the new section, had a "new" price tag on it (the used clubs there are different), and I looked it over pretty good. I'm pretty unfamiliar with Ping's putters. How long has the Redwood series been out? Has it changed? Is it something like the "Burner" by Taylormade that has changed repeatedly?

I say stick with the driver, but figure out why you can't hit the sweet spot on the course. Just a suggestion - on the driving range, make sure you go through your entire pre-shot routine each time. Tee up the ball. Line up the shot. Take a practice swing or two. Step up and hit it. Watch it. Hold your follow through. When finished, pick up the tee and a ball and step back and stand up for a second. Then walk back to your spot and tee up a new one and repeat. If you do this and can do it repeatedly on the driving range, there's no reason you can't do it on the course.

I had read someone bragging about the Ping Redwood series the other day, so yesterday while I was in a golf shop, I decided to check them out. I only had a minute, so it was very quick... I found the Piper model, and I'm 100% positive it was one of the Redwood series. The price was $169. I see the Redwood Piper selling for $249 on TGW.com now. Is there an older "Redwood" series that may be lower priced? I can't find anything about it online. Did I stumbled on to a mis-priced deal?

I don't care if another person smokes as long as I have don't have to inhale it and as long as they don't leave their trash laying around, etc. I'm sure there are people who may frown on my chewing tobacco but I don't spit it where anyone walks and I don't force anyone else to deal with it. It gets on my nerves when someone comes up beside me on the tee box huffing their cigar and I have to breathe it. They could leave the thing in their own cart for 2 min or stand down wind at least. I'm sure you are responsible, but I can't stand to see someone throw a cigarette or cigar on the ground and just leave it. Someone burnt 1/2 of the fairway on the 9th hole at my home course last year by throwing a cigarette down like that.

Six pounds? What in the world do you keep in your bag? I don't keep anything in my bag that doesn't belong there. I empty out my old balls and toss them in the shag bucket pretty regularly.

The course closest to my house is the slowest course on the face of the earth. It's one of the cheapest in the area ($42 on weekends still isn't THAT cheap) so it's where the people go who hardly ever play. I always get stuck behind people there. Most of them play so little they don't even think to let someone play through. I caught up to one group once and after waiting for 3 or 4 holes I finally just asked if it was ok with them if I played through. They said "what do you mean?" It got the point where I would just skip a hole entirely out there to get around people. Not to keep ranting about that course.. but it's just pathetic. I've had a couple rounds out there that neared 6 hours. One time in the summer I teed off at 5:30pm, thinking it'd be less crowded by then and I could still squeeze in 9 since the sun set to late. At 7:00 I was just walking off the 4th green! At that pace it would have been a 6 1/2 hour round! I walked straight to the clubhouse and asked for a rain check. When they asked why I said it's too slow. They said I should have played through. I told them there were 5 groups besides me on the 5th hole!! 3 on waiting on the tee box, 1 in the fairway, and 1 on the green! I refuse to go back to that course now. If they'd just send a ranger out to keep the pace up it wouldn't be so bad.

Here's the general setup for the 2009 US Women's open. Obviously the yardages differ day to day. On Sunday, the course was only about 6300 yards. The first yardage is the women's, the 2nd yardage would be the men's. 1 - Par 5 - 549 yards | 669 yards 2 - Par 4 - 435 yards | 515 yards 3 - Par 4 - 373 yards | 453 yards 4 - Par 3 - 154 yards | 194 yards 5 - Par 4 - 409 yards | 489 yards 6 - Par 5 - 559 yards | 679 yards 7 - Par 4 - 453 yards | 533 yards 8 - Par 4 - 387 yards | 467 yards 9 - Par 3 - 178 yards | 218 yards 10- Par 4 - 252 yards | 332 yards 11- Par 3 - 165 yards | 205 yards 12- Par 5 - 555 yards | 675 yards 13- Par 4 - 433 yards | 513 yards 14- Par 4 - 399 yards | 479 yards 15- Par 4 - 257 yards | 337 yards 16- Par 4 - 374 yards | 454 yards 17- Par 3 - 170 yards | 210 yards 18- Par 4 - 444 yards | 524 yards Women:6546 yards Men:7946 The 2009 Women's open winner shot even par. The 2009 Womens US Open course had only 2 par 5's. Both of those would play over 670 yards for the men. Tough birdies and eagle is definitely out of the picture. Pro's really capitalize on par 5's. At the 2009 Masters, the course was roughly 7400 yards. 34 players shot under par. Augusta is no cake walk. At the 2004 PGA Championshiop, the course was 7514 yards, the longest ever in a major. 35 players shot under par. If the bet were for the same course as the 2009 US Womens open, and only those 4 male golfers you mentioned - Tiger, Phil, Steven, and AK - I think betting on the men has a negative expected value. You're really depending on one of these men to play great and that just doesn't happen often enough - otherwise the same players would win every single tournament. If you're allowing as many men to play as women (127 of each), then I think the expected value of betting on the men greatly increases. I think of 127 men, there's a pretty good chance someone breaks par with a hot putter and some lucky shots.

I'd like to add a little to my previous post about keeping your feet dry. I have the FootJoy Contour series.. and they don't keep my feet dry at all. Yesterday we played and it was Cart Paths Only. So we had to walk more than normal. By the 6th or 7th hole my socks were wet. My feet were cold and soggy the whole day. I plan on buying new shoes this weekend. I've had the Contours for quite a while.. I've been looking at new ones anyway. Just can't find any others I like.

i agree 100%!

I've only played around Myrtle Beach once, and the only course I played was Long Bay club. I remember it was pretty ok, but probably not worth driving from Ohio for. That was 5 years ago and I really don't remember it much. I'm going in May with a group. We're on a bit of a budget. We're booked for: 2 rounds at Heritage 2 rounds at Legends 1 round at Oyster Bay If you play any of those be sure and post a trip report. :)

I think it really just depends on the school. There are a lot of different Div I schools - there's a huge difference in the SEC/ACC/Big 10/Big 12 and something like the OVC. I know several people whose tournament scores in high school averaged 70-75 and they played at smaller Div I schools with no problem. I know a guy who was very similar to them who went to an SEC school and couldn't cut it (transferred in the middle of his freshman year to a smaller school).

I subscribe to both Golf and Golf Digest. I think they're both pretty worthless and filled with way too many ads. Then again.. every magazine now days is that way.

I disagree. I truly love golf, but $495 is a lot of money to me. If my salary was twice what it is now, then I'd say it's worth it once. But the way things are right now, I wouldn't pay $495 to play any course. Not August, not St Andrews.. nothing.

I guess if it works for you, use it.... but do you ever see any pro's using one? I'm sure it would be handy for me, but not enough to justify removing any other club from the bag.

I don't think playing in the 40's is bad at all. I'll be playing tomorrow and the high is supposed to be about 45. Played Christmas Eve and it was about 40. If it's going to be really windy and cold, I won't play. The wind kills me. I'd go play if I were you.

Just my two cents... if you're going to be walking, you want your feet to be as dry as possible. If your socks get wet from sweat, dew, etc... it's not comfortable. Check out the Footjoy DryJoys. I wouldn't be afraid to spend decent money on a pair of shoes if I was going to be walking 50+ rounds/year.