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DFW75 started following Outside Agency… Not Happy! , The Club(s) That Changed the Game for Me , How to Cope With Slow Play? and 7 others
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Speaking specifically about equipment - I went from the Nike Vapor to the Ping G425 Driver/3W/Hybrids - and I would say they made a huge difference for me. While I also upgraded from Nike Sumo Irons and a low end putter to Ping G410 irons and a ping putter - they have made differences - but how much is it myself taking it more seriously now than I ever had before and playing way more rounds a month than ever before - or the equipment - hard to say. But I would say with certainty that I feel the long clubs being upgraded to this decade has made a big difference.
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I might disagree with this. If there is a pace of play set - and the group is keeping up with that - than it's hard to complain with regard to the players. They may be taking their game a little more serious than the group ahead of them. The group ahead of them may be playing fast - rushing their shots - picking up - etc... If the pace of play set by the course is too long - that's a complaint to the course IMO.
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Thanks folks! Good discussion. I was chalking it up to layers - didn't have a bulky coat - but a few layers still. I felt my timing was off and causing mis-hits - and that's on me. But then even when I felt I hit it solid - it'd fall well short (a club or more) of where I wanted. So was looking for tips for playing in the cold as some of our events, particularly teeing off at 08:00 are still in that upper 30 / lower 40 realm. So I have to get better at playing in that cold. When it's warmer, things just felt looser and faster.
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Scotch - good tip! I was layered up - I was so upset playing - wasn't fun. Figured I had forgotten how to play. But then yesterday just gave me confidence that maybe I didn't just forget how to hold a club - lol. And 67 isn't cold - lol. I'd play in 69 everyday if I could. 🙂
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Question - how much does cold affect your play? I know weather has an effect - but I usually consider wind / rain with that statement - not really temperature. I have only been really focused on my play since about July. So this is my first winter I think of even playing. The last time I played more than once every other month was living on a tropical island where we played year round. I went a few days ago and it was cold - upper 30s when we started, warming up to about 45. Had a couple of layers on over my shirt. And I felt like I was learning how to play all over. My shots were not very good - and when I did feel I got a good shot, it came up a good 20-30 yards short. Was really having to take an extra club or two to have a shot. Then, I went out yesterday - same course - in shorts and a shirt - mid 80s. And it was like a breath of fresh air. I was hitting my shots long, they were straight, timing felt good - felt loose. Shot a 101 on the cold day - 83 on the warm day. So was just wondering how many of you feel that you play worse on cold days? Or is it just in my head? Do you change your play / mechanics / expectations when it's cold?
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I use the headcovers when I'm driving to the course - but once I start playing, I may or may not put them back on when I get to my bag. Honestly it depends on pace of play - if the people behind are waiting to hit (even if we waited to hit our shot), I might not put them on and just throw them in the back of the cart. Ideally - yes, I'd like to wipe my club and put the covers back on after every shot. But - realistically I don't.
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This is so hard to answer as everyone is different. What I can tell you is my story. I upgraded all my clubs from Nike this past summer. Went with Ping G425 for my driver, wood, and hybrids after hitting some for a fitting - the ping gave me less spin than others I hit. The guy fitted me with a R shaft for driver, but a SR for all the others. After a while I couldn't hit them consistent for anything. Hitting it left and right. Went back in and found that I needed a S for the driver, and R for the others. I cannot overstate the difference it has made. Now, I don't know if I had a slower swing speed when I first came in, or if I was fitted wrong. But the stiffer shafts have helped tremendously. My 3W (Ping G425) went from my most unreliable club to now it's the one I love to hit. I even drive with it quite often in a round given the hole. So not saying Ping is the best for you - but go get fitted so you know what shaft to get. Too weak, and it gets whippy and you lose consistency - too stiff and you can't get the clubface lined up at impact consistently. No matter your handicap - get a fitting. Not saying you have to get custom shafts, custom grips, cuts, etc - but at least try different brands and different shafts to find what is most consistent for YOU.
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I know for me right now, I just started playing competitive in this association - only 5 tournaments in. And already I can tell where I'm losing my strokes - putting. Not saying I don't have mishits with other clubs that can cost me a stroke - but I'm leaking way too much on the green. Even when I have a solid hole and get on in regulation - I end up 3 or 4 putting too often. So that's where I am focusing now - spent a lot of time getting other clubs to be somewhat consistent - and I can feel confident around the green with chipping, flopping a 60 - but have not spent enough time working on putting. I can hit the ball okay and get it end over end - but I cannot read speed and lines very well.
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For me - played off and on through the years / ebbs and flows - but never really took it serious. Just liked to get out and play. Then I went with my father in law (avid golfer / league player) a few years ago at a reunion and played a round - wasn't too terrible. But then I didn't play at all (got into other things). Saw him this past June and played a round, and it looked like I hadn't played in 3 years. Was horrible. So came back home and started over - upgraded clubs and took a lesson. My driving force was just to play with him again and at least look capable. Been playing pretty steady 3-4 times a week / either rounds after work or range. Then, I started getting better and better. Hitting more pars and even some birdies. Now I'm in the VGA and I'd like to get into the middle of the pack for my division (handicap) - so that's my current driving force.
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Ahh - got it. Thank you - will update. 🙂
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Here are mine: S - Specific - My goal is to place in the top 1/2 of a VGA tournament this year (played 1 tournament at end of last year - really getting into it this year) M - Measurable - Easily measurable A - Attainable - My first tournament I came in last - but it was a hard course and it was my first competitive environment. So I think getting into the top 1/2 of a tournament is attainable R - Relevant - This goal is relevant because I feel like I'm getting comfortable enough to compete (with handicap of course) T - Time-based - 1 year
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For me - what makes golf so frustrating, is (long bomb 300+ drives notwithstanding) just like the pros, I can hit a 180 yard shot from the first cut to the left and stick it close to the pin, putt for birdie and feel like a golf god. Then get to the next hole - have a 170 yard clear shot from the fairway and hit it fat and it goes 100 yards, or hook it way left of the green, or slice it into the next fairway. I can make a 20 foot putt on one hole, and miss a 3 foot putt on the next. It isn't the 1 shot - it's the 80 or 90 or 100 shots. It's replicating - it's using your entire body to generate a smooth and predictable swing. Go to Top Golf - you see non golfers hitting the ball as hard as they can to impress their friends - and they have seen enough golf to hit 1 out of 10 or 20 straight and hard - beautiful bombs. They don't care about the other 9 or 19 that they sliced into the fence or hit behind the ball and watched it go 50 yards off the top deck. They just wind up and hit a stationary target as hard as they can. And then they think it's easy because they remember their 'good' shots. Of course, as has been stated - in golf - every shot counts. So you have to be able to hit consistently with all of your clubs based on the lie - uphill: tough, downhill: tough, buried in grass: tough, behind a tree: tough. Makes golf hard - and frustrating. Oh, but those bombs - those drives that you get out there to 280, those fairway strikes that put you near the hole, those long putts, that 60 degree wedge shot over the bunker to a tight hole - those keep you coming back. Because you KNOW you can do it. Of course, those on tour can do it a lot more consistently than the amateur. And - as was stated - the golf highlights are the great shots. I like to watch the golf videos on YouTube of the not so great shots. The pro who chipped it twice to an uphill green, just to watch the ball roll back to their feet. I'm cracking open a beer and saying - "hey, that's me - been there done that!"
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I was guilty of this (not in a tournament). Noone else was on our hole, and figured it was a lost ball. But someone from the other fairway came over looking. I went up there and let them know what happened and placed the ball back where I had found it. After I realized what I had done, I no longer pick up balls on the course I didn't hit. I don't need "extra" balls badly enough to mistakenly pickup someone's shot.
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Consistency - I feel like I can do a lot of good things on any given day. But to be consistent to where I can do everything right over a full round is extremely difficult.