prutkows

When i was a beginner i used callaway x-14 irons. I'm not sure, but i think the callaway x irons are still GI irons.

When I was younger I bought new clubs very often because I always wanted to have the newest and "best" clubs (not to mention be seen by all my friends with the new club headcovers) but most of the clubs in my bag right now are i think 6-7 years old. I think you really only need to replace your clubs when they no longer feel good to you. For instance, I'm going to be replacing my 5w and 3w because I've worked on my swing a lot and the regular flex and lightweight shafts on them result in me ballooning a lot of shots with them. I'm also considering replacing my irons with blades because i've been reading about them and i think i would benefit a bit from using them. new clubs will not improve your game just because they have new technology... just find what fits your swing and your game, new or not.

unless you're an equipment who** and get some sick satisfaction out of having all the prototypes/newest most badass equipment.

Could you just not be releasing the clubhead? If your clubface is open at impact it will result in hitting a push. I struggle with this occasionally as well.

Yea i've noticed it is pretty humid in Missouri. The wind here (in hawaii) is a bit stronger so it's nice to play in missouri where i don't have to focus on keeping my ball low all the time. Thanks, the science makes sense to me now. Maybe i made the same mistake on my MCAT.. got a 31 lol.

I go to the range and I play twilight rounds alone or with a friend to work on my game. Twilight around here is usually pretty slow because everyone on the course is hitting multiple balls and practicing different shots. I do that during the daytime too if the course is empty or if the group in front of me is playing slow and theres no group behind me. When i play "serious" rounds I try to have only a few simple swing thoughts in my head. My "lazy" swing usually results in my not releasing my hands enough through impact and i push everything out to the right with a fade to add insult to injury. I think you'll find that a lot of people have a similar approach to golf as i do.. practice during practice time, and just play the game and have fun during rounds... same as most every sport/game i suppose.

I don't know who said it, but they sure were on the right track. I've only played about a dozen courses and most of them have started off with a short or mid length par 4. My home course in Hawaii is a 391 yard par4 and my home course in St. Louis is a 320-350 (i think) par 4... i usually hit 3 wood off the tee and then a sw into the green. thats a pretty big 3w, nice! I hit my 18* 5wood about 225-235 on the fly.

I wish i knew about 3-wedge sets for $100 when i first started golfing. I think they're great for beginners who just want to get a feel for different types of wedges. I do agree though that you should pick up a 5w and 3w and just 1 wedge (maybe a 56* SW). Even if you can't quite hit the woods too well just yet i personally think its important for beginners to get acquainted with a cookie-cutter bag which imo is driver, 3w, 5w, 3-pw, sw, putter. As you get better and have a more consistent game you'll be able to figure out what clubs to take out and add :) good luck!

agreed. however, if you can putt just as well or better with a $5 putter from 1950, then the scotty is definitely not worth the money. i've had my newport 2 since i was 13 or 14 and at the time i only wanted it because it was a scotty cameron. Now i'm 2 weeks from turning 21 and I don't care much about the prestige or name of the clubs in my bag, i just want to buy and use what feels best and benefits my game the most. Luckily though, of all the putters i've tried (blades only since mallets look funny to me) i still roll the ball best with my scotty :)

This used to happen to me when I had problems with clearing my left hip through impact... My right hip would "lead" and i would stand up through impact and hit a low pull just like you. Maybe that could be your problem? Maybe you tee it too low? General rule of thumb is to tee it high enough so that when your driver head is on the ground the center of the ball is at the top of the clubface.

Someone posted a link to this article in the "To blade or not to blade" thread and I was wondering if their findings with the iron byron is true for all cavity backs? http://www.oobgolf.com/content/the+w...y.html#more-18 I just about always hit the sweet spot on all my clubs and have noticed some deviation in my shots but not as much as in their experiment. Would using blades reduce the amount by which my "dead"-center shots varied? Just a few minutes ago I recorded all the rounds i played this summer into the yahoo handicap tracker (43 rounds) and it says my handicap is a 7.1. I've never had my swing speed or ball speed or any of that technical stuff tested before, but I carry my driver about 260 and hit a smooth 8i 145-150

I've always thought my Titleist 690.CB's are players cavity backs (maybe i'm wrong) and when i bought them I was also considering buying the 690.MB's but just wasn't consistent enough with my ball striking at the time. Now I think I could move on to muscle backs/blades, but i don't see any reason to because I can shape shots pretty easily and never have a problem with the 690.CB's being "too forgiving"

completely agree.. although the ball rolls a mile off the tee at turnberry :)

I was practicing 3' putts yesterday with 5 balls. I was just starting out so I had all 5 balls at my feet (my routine is to just hit all 5 balls from the same spot 3 or 4 times and then make a half circle around the hole and repeat). The putting green I go to is about 20 feet away from the driving range and at the time there was a group of guys causing quite a commotion in their driving range stall so i took a quick peak over and no more than 15 seconds later i turned back to my 5 balls to begin putting and there was a 25-30 year old guy standing no farther than 5 feet from me putting into the same hole i was standing at! maybe i was wrong to be irritated because i hadnt officially "claimed" the hole as mine but I sure did think it was quite rude of him since it was obvious I intended to practice on the hole.

I had this problem before as well. One simple swing thought resolved it though... Focus on hitting "down" on the ball (descending blow) and make sure you leave the divot (if any) between the ball and your target.

I lived in Hawaii my whole life until 3 years ago when I started college in Saint Louis, Missouri. I'll be flying back to MO in a week and this is the first time I will be bringing my clubs along and will be their first experience on a golf course outside of Hawaii. I've played at some courses in St. Louis but have always borrowed my friend's clubs. So the point of this thread: Does humidity or other factors in air quality affect ball flight/distance by a noticeable amount? It makes sense to me that a more humid environment would reduce distance because the air is more moist and "heavier" but I don't know that a golf ball would really be affected that much. I'm just wondering what to expect when I start using my clubs in missouri in a week or two. I'm sure a lot of you have traveled around the world and played golf in many different states (probably even different countries) so I'm hoping you've got some incite for me :)

just take some time off (a few days, a week, whatever) but don't quit altogether. I went through something like this a few weeks back and was actually quite embarrassed while trying to hit balls at the range. i was shanking my 56* wedge... cmon, whats worse than that? It happens to the best of us (well, not the BEST of us but you know what i mean).

what about pro v1 "x-outs"?

whats the site?

i'm not sure how much i believe you, but i'm not going to accuse you of straight up lying or anything like that. as someone else commented, not playing by the rules can produce much much lower scores. For instance if you dont actually finish every single putt (you'd be surprise how often you can miss 1 foot putts) or give yourself a few shots off the tee and just play the best ball or don't properly drop your ball, etc... I play a lot of "practice" rounds where i'll hit several balls from the tee or fairway or rough or wherever but these rounds are never scored. If i played a better ball format with my 10, 15, or however many tee shots i can safely say i'd be shooting 60's every single time. i thought 300 was a perfect score? Shows how much i know about bowling lol.

15*, carry about 235 with an easy swing, 250-60 if i rip it (and actually hit it well) Like most of the other guys who posted here I use it in these situations: 1. tight fairway 2. dog legs or anytime i need to work it right to left or left to right (not really good at shaping shots with the driver just yet) 3. driver is just too much and would leave me at a weird yardages in to a par 4 4. usually for the first few par 4's no matter what just to gain some confidence for the rest of the round :)

I've worked on my swing a lot this summer and because of it i've really improved my driving distance/accuracy. Sure theres a great thrill in hitting it stiff to a green but smashing drives long and straight down the middle of the fairway consistently is a great feeling too :)

I currently don't actually own a 60* (as you can see from my sig i only have a pw and a 56*) but i've been playing around with a friends lately and I'm going to buy one soon primarily for these shots: 1. over a bunker (or other hazard) to the green 2. compact sand bunker 3. 65yard and in shots

i've made comments like "high handicappers should just get rid of their long irons" that could definitely be judged as "arrogant" but its just good advice imo. If you can't hit a club why both having it in your bag? i dont agree with you here though I find myself using my 56*, 7i and putter from around the green very often and usually succeed in my scramble attempt. I'll reserve judgement on the "chipper" though because I have absolutely no experience with it. I've been chipping with short irons/wedges since I was a high handicapper and the best part of my game has always been around the greens.

Thanks for all the help guys. going to be making the decision soon!