johnnyyooper

as a follow up, i found out there was a Golfsmith not too far away so i went with the golf expoxy. i like the fact it takes a long time to set up and it does seem less brittle than regular epoxy. of course, while there i bought a few other items i could have lived without. ha ha. someday, i will experiment with a throwaway club just to see how well regular epoxy works. but, my original post was based on my cynical outlook. i figured epoxy was epoxy and 'they' get away with charging more for it by giving it a special use label. its not just epoxy, its golf epoxy! but, actually, it wasnt that expensive becasue $8.99 buys enough to do more than a hundred clubs. a few years ago, i was looking for some sports tape to cover a 'blister' than develops on one of my fingers when i hit too many golf balls. i went to the pharmacy area of walmart and found a roll for like $4. then i stopped by the sporting goods dept and found the same type and amount of tape for like $3. i just got the feeling the medical tape was more expensive just becasue it was in the medical dept. i'm sure it all came from the same factory, just a different label. ha ha, i got a bad attitude!

mehhh? what does that mean?

i have a shaft and a clubhead. i want to epoxy them together. i have regular epoxy that comes from my local Home Depot. Will that get the job done? I have faith it will hold but my concern is will it ever come loose if i apply heat as with "golf" epoxy if i wanted to take it apart someday? Is there something special about 'golf' epoxy vs regular epoxy? yeah, i could buy 'golf' epoxy but it would probably go to waste after this one use as i am not a regular golf maker/fitter. just wondering.....

don't go left! looks like a mighty good swing for a 22 hndcp.

i do not tee of in any kind of rain or cold weather or strong winds. however, it would take a hurricane blizzard combo to get me to quit in the middle of the round.

lol- depends. my best buddy paid for half my greenfees for years and he cheated like crazy. it kept him in the match, but i'd watch him like a hawk the last few money holes. i remember once he hit his drive toward a creek. so we're looking for his ball and just as i discover his clearly marked ball in about 3 inches of water, he yells out "here it is!" from about 40 yrds down stream. lol-i ribbed him about that for months.

i dont understand the new adjustable R-9 driver. (1) how is being able to twist the shaft/clubhead connection any different than simply turning the grip in your hand to a more open or closed position? (2) if you turn the club head to a more closed position, are you not also delofting it a bit at the same time? and vice-versa? i havent looked at one closely but is the hosel adjuster the only place where you can adjust the loft and open/close position? can you keep the loft the same and still adjust its openess/closeness? in other words, can you deloft it and turn the face to a more open position at the same time?

3 putted the first 3 holes today : ( really took the wind out of my sails. later missed a 4' birdie and then threw in another 3 putt for an 81. although i did hit a par 5 in 2 for the first time in 60 rounds. i'm not a long hitter, maybe 235 avg. ok, that's a lie. it was about 18" off the green on the fringe. but goddammit, thats close enough!!

i piss in my yard all the time. (its one of the perks of living in the country!). anyway, it actually makes the grass grow thicker and darker. its good stuff!

i'm ashamed to say that sound influenced my decision to get a Nike 5900. i heard somebody hit the previous model (5000?) and i said "man, i gotta get one of those!". now i love it, its my favorite driver, but i dont really pay attention to the sound anymore. people do comment, tho.

just last week when jack was visiting the broadcast booth (with johnny miller i believe) jack said (and i am paraphrasing) "its more difficult to win now, the fields are much deeper. back then, there were only a few players who figured to have a reasonable chance of winning each week". and i agree. athletes get better in all sports. runners run faster, swimmers swim faster. every olympics, records fall like crazy. why should golf be any different? athletes are bigger, stronger ,faster, better trained, and more dedicated, and theres more of them. end of story. end of thread! : )

actually, he does read astronomy books in his spare time. i heard him discussing einstein's theory of relativity in an interview once. (not kidding). he said astronomy is an interest of his. i also think he gives well thought out and serious replies on his after round interviews.

lol- ok, great. thanks for reading it. actually, i didnt get to see the ball go in, it was a blind shot over a hill. (also, i made an hole-in-one 3 weeks ago from 207 with the same club. my first in 45 yrs of playing golf. didnt see that one go in either)

holed out 3wood from 205yrds today for a 2. #1 hdcp hole 441yds. only the second time i had ever officially hit this green in 50 tries. (been on the fringe, been long, etc, before, but usually well short) does anybody read these things? does anybody care?

that's ok with me!