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I know how the logo machine works. I have watched them put stuff on hats and shirts at the mall, I am not asking about the technology, I am interested in how it happens.

I am curious, where do the pros get their logos on their hats and shirts? I know that some of the hats are normal hats like anyone can buy, but others have a mixture of logos that did not come that way from the factory. Like when Freddie wears an Ashworth shirt with a Cadillac logo. I know that there are tour vans that do club and shaft and grip fitting. Are there vans that put on the logos? Does a pro show up at an event and find x number of balls, y number of gloves, z number of hats, and z number of shirts ready to go in a locker or meet someone in a hotel room or tent? Does Ernie show up somewhere with a box of shirts he got from one vendor, and hats that he gets from another vendor, and a lady or gentleman sits and puts SAP on all of them for him? Are there "artist relations" type people from each sponsor that works all this stuff out? I always wanted to know this type of stuff. Let me know if you know. Thanks, Tim

So...I wear white cotton short sleeve t shirts under polo type shirts. I have a few of these climate shirts that advertise that they wick away perspiration. But of course my white cotton t shirt gets damp with perspiration under those shirts. But I am so used to wearing t shirts that these slinky type material climate shirts feel strange by themselves. So what is the deal? Is the correct thing to do to wear these climate shirts alone, or is there another type shirt to wear under them? Is that what the under armour shirts are about? Help me out. Thanks, Tim

Excellent post.

And Nike is going to make way more on the One ball than they will on the V irons anyway. I think Nike is happy.

I have read and heard a lot about getting the ball rolling on the green as soon as possible, but I have not read or heard anyone recommend a different shot for more grain. Raymond Floyd has a great book and had a great VHS tape on this subject, I think named "60 yards and in". I looked and that VHS is not on DVD. That was a good tape and worth looking for. I would take more loft to get past a bad portion of the green if I am playing on a course where not all the grass on the green is nice, or to take out a double or more break, but that is the only time for me.

So you are recommending FIVE WEDGES! For goodness sake the guy is carring FIVE wedges! You can't be serious.

Your setup is overkill. You have one or two too many wedges. You need to ditch one or two of them. Do not think of this as a sacrifice. I do not think that you will be giving up anything. You have two options: 1) take out your 54° and have P, 52°, 56°, and 60° for four total wedges including your P, or 2) take our your 52°, 56°, and 60° and buy a 58° for P, 54°, and 58° for three total wedges including your P.

I think that the most forgiving sets would be the Nickent, and then the Callaway Fusion. Run from the DCI's. Not forgiving. The X-14s are great, but not as forgiving as you are looking for and as you would find with options 2 and 3.

I have nice large towel for my face sweat that I keep on my bag. I have a smaller kitchen type towel that I take to the green with me. I have a bottle of water that I keep on my bag that I use to wash a ball before teeing off. I do not "wash" the ball on the green. I feel wiping it is good enough. The dirt that sticks in the dimples does not effect the putt. You might want to look at a chart chart of typical yardages and compare how you know you hit a club or two. Figure out how far you hit a 7 iron, then chart out your expected yardages based on that. Most of us who have played for a while have a mental list of all our "normal" yardages, and then when we play we adjust for how we are hitting that day and what the conditions are. Look at the chart here: http://golf.about.com/od/beginners/l/blclubdistance.htm And figure out where you fit. Then keep track of your approach shots during the first 9. By hole 10, you should have an idea of how far you are hitting your clubs that day, how far to the left or right your shots are flying on that day, and how fast the greens are.

I think I remember the Phil M designed a set of wedges, then could not play with them, and went back to his old wedges.

I was going to say adams or nickent. But then he said it. And now I guess I said it.

You know, two years ago I went through a similar situation. I could hit my 3 wood great, but could not hit any other club more than 165 yards. My 5 4 3 irons , my TaylorMade Rescue clubs. It took a lot of work, and I still can't hit my 4 or 3 iron very well, but it was well worth the money spent on lessons and the time spent practicing. Now my turn toward the ball is much better, and my approach to the ball is much shallower.

You kind of painted yourself a corner with your question. You say that you don't hit your hybrids consistently, then say hit your 3 wood well, then you ask if you should get a 5 wood or a hybrid. If you hit your 3 wood well, then I would get a 5 wood in that exact type and shaft. Absolutely. But, the Adams hybrids are wonderful. You should look at them. They have the number one hybrid on the tours called the Idea Pro last year and the Idea Pro Gold this year. Then they have I think two other models that are more forgiving. I would say look at one of those in a 4 h about 23 degree loft and see how far you can hit it and then look at one more or one less than that. I traded in my old TaylorMade Rescue hybrids this spring and I love the Adams Idea Pro Golds with the red Matrix shaft.