GaLefty

If I can take a full swing, I'll use the stock club for that yardage. I can't really get creative. Just don't have that ability. In the past, I used a sand wedge for all my shots around the green, opening or closing the face and moving the ball back or forward in my stance to get the flight I wanted. I am trying now to use different clubs around the green. I'm less likely to flub it but I struggle with distance control. More practice required.

If you like golf podcasts, Hack It Out is tough to beat. Lots of interesting info and it's very funny. Lou is one of the hosts along with Greg Chalmers and Mark Crossfield. They love to give each other a hard time. Lou catches most of it, but he takes it well and dishes out his fair share. Great show.

I've heard Homa too. I think they know they can get a big payday and still be back on the PGA tour soon.

I'm not sure the tour really had a choice. The Saudis have an unlimited legal budget, too. They were going to litigate the tour into bolivian as Mike Tyson once said. If they are using sports to whitewash their reputation, in my eyes, it is having the opposite effect.

I'm afraid you're right. The sooner the better, also. This is a war the PGA tour can't win.

I believe it was Ben Crenshaw who mentioned that some of the players on tour would complain about everything including the free food. I'm sure there are plenty of players with a high level of entitlement.

Last year when Srixon discounted the ZStars and QStar Tour, I bought some of each to see which I liked best. I liked the regular ZStar. The XV was maybe a touch longer off the tee but the feel and the action on the green that I got from the Zstar really convinced me. I hope they mark them down again this year. I will buy a truck load.