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excellent answers/questions I stopped carrying a 3 wood, I hit my 5 wood 220 to 240. When I am 200 to 220 I think nothing but green and it is very realistic which was my 7 wood but shaft broke and looking at getting a new shaft vs a hybrid, I leaning towards the hybrid. Used clubs are a great way to go, my putter was used and fitted at that for me. Saved me a ton of money. Not to sound defensive over the handicap, I have a lot or rust coming off after 12 year layoff from the game. Inconsistancy has kept the handicap up. I have played even par this year and also shot a 99 (: I play any and all courses and actually prefer longer courses. Irons are 5 thru PW then a 52 and 56. Driver, 5 wood and 7 wood plus the stolen 4 hybrid.

Hello TST - this is my first attempt at starting a forum so I if did it wrong, sorry. Looking for input. I am currently looking at getting either a hand held GPS like the Garmin Approach G6 or G8 or similar or a 4 Hybrid. I currently do not own either of these items. I stole my son's 4 hybrid to see if I like such a club and I am finally getting a feel for hitting a hybrid plus he wants it back. That 200 to 220 yardage shot is a trouble spot for me. For reference I hit my 5 iron 190 yards carry. The bunch of guys I play with all like to float around and play different courses so we never get all that familiar with any one course and thus automatically know distances as when you play just one course. So we are hunting and searching for yardage makers and the "How far do you think it is". After playing with a couple guys that had a GPS it was an eye opener for time savings and distance accuracy. And I would rather have a GPS over a Range Finder. Buying both is optimum but out of the question as I have completely blown the golf budget for the year. Squeezing one of these two items is doable but not both for now. So which one would you get first? All input will be greatly appreciated, thank you

Hilarious Apoc81 - maybe get a king sized bed to fit all of those "lady" friends. With 4 daughters a former and The Wife I just could not name all my clubs with women's names. Need some safe zone away from all of the bosses in my life (: How are Edel wedges? I have never hit them but they sure are pretty looking in the pictures

Snell MTB is a very nice ball as well as TM TP5x both are my favorites. I do get Srixon and Bridgestone balls for free and play those a lot. But if I am paying for a ball I buy Snell and TP5x

Mixed bag and I like most every type of manufacture Cobra driver (my sons's), Wishon 929 fairway woods, Callaway hybrid (my son's), Mizuno JPX 900 Forged irons, Mizuno T7 wedges, Bettinardi putter and a Ping Pioneer cart bag, awesome bag that can hold a lot of stuff

Thursday at Creeksbend hole #6 Par 4 293 yards. The fairway elevates from the tee and you can see the top of the 150 marker but the green is blind. Sand trap on the left from of the green. I hit my drive right side of the fairway with a gentle draw. I was long by 10 yards. I was just as happy with my chip shot as it was in a tough spot. Got my par. Shot an 83 with two 8s and 4 water penalties

I have not had a official handicap in years and estimated it based on average score over par, for example playing even boogey for 18 would give me an 18 hcp. After joining this forum this past weekend and reading parts of this thread I thought why not get an official handicap. I have my scorecards for the year thinking I might want to get this done. So today I signed up Golf.com and entered all of my scores and putts for the season. I was surprised at how close I had estimated my handicap and the actual. I am a 12.4 and current trend is at a 10.4. My goal has been to get back under 10 again since starting to golf again 3 seasons ago. The sad part of my game is how erratic it has been. I have had 2 rounds in the 70's and 2 rounds at 97 and 99. My last round two Triples (8's) and still shoot an 83. I have one Eagle so far this year and left a putt on the lip for a second Eagle. So in all of this rambling, thank you TST for somehow pushing me to get a real handicap and since I am a really true stats geek and total club geek I really like all of the stats that the handicap service is giving me. Here are my goals - get under 10 this season. Next goal get to scratch - when I was young I was close and out of frustration with getting to serious I walked away from that goal and then walked away from golf. With age I now can balance out the ups and downs of this absolutely crazy game. My ultimate goal is to play in a US Open Qualifying event - just once You can laugh at me if you want but I left it out there for all to see. Now I just have to figure out how to turn taped swing from a movie into youtube for TST to review. Thank you for letting me join this group

Since I am new to this site I hope you don't mind if I back up to very early spring, like late March for this shot. It is more of the most memorable. Par 4 second hole short hole but massive up hill, like trying to climb Mt. Everest type up hill. Take out my Driver and let it rip only to have the most bizarre looking going low and left drive ever. End up in a yard and I am just thankful I did not nail the house. Before me and the guy I am playing with could say anything the largest German Shepard I have ever seen comes straight at us and then goes to my ball. He circles it without taking his eyes off of us then stops and takes a massive dump on my ball while looking at me the entire time. My golfing partner starts laughing so hard he can hardly breath, somehow he manages to ask me if I want to hit another drive. Fearing a total replay I say "No, in fact maybe we should just skip this hole". He asks "Do you want to go get your ball" laughing even harder and I reply "No, nope no way, I have plenty more". Since that day I have never been able to hit a drive at all on that hole

@David in FL enjoy your "sleep with my wedges" statement - my dad always told me "if you find a putter you like sleep with it" (: Your statement brought back fond memories of him and his friends saying that and laughing together. Currently I feel lucky, I have bagging my Son's King Cobra Speed LD F/10.5 Driver who inherited it from my dad. When I hit that Driver it leaves a vapor trail, it is a sight to behold and a lot of fun. As well as my Mizuno T7 52 and 56 degree wedges in blue, oh how i like using them. Followed by my Bettinardi BB32 putter! I got fitted for this and man oh man is it sweet. Averaging 31 to 32 putts per 18 and I feel like when I have it in my hands I can sink a putt from anywhere

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Hello Breeves I can feel your pain!! I started playing this crazy game when I was 7 years old, then with marriage, raising an army of kids plus a couple major operations and bam 12 or 14 years went by without playing. When I was younger I played competitive golf or so I thought (: Yet my entire life I hit a fade and that could grow into a slice. I tried everything to stop it to just learning to play the thing. I worked on fixing outside in and grip changes yet those fixes never took. When I started playing again 3 three years ago that fade was really bothering me. i watched youtube videos and found a one guy that actually gave good lessons that were repeatable. But there were two things that actually worked for me and they really have made a difference! For Christmas I got myself two gifts, a Skilz goldflex and a Izzo smooth swing. I worked myself up slowly over the winter starting to swing 10 times a day to eventually 60 swings in the morning and 60 swings in the evening. I am now hitting Drives further then ever, straighter then ever and even with a nice soft draw. After watching a fade all my life hitting a draw is just a thing of beauty. My current Driver was my father's Driver a King Cobra Speed LD F/10.5 with a Tour AD YS shaft. Best i can tell my Dad got this Driver in 2006 and on my last round i was actually long by 10 yards on a 298 yard par 4! While this combo may not work for you it has been the best training swing aids i have ever tried. To further make my point, once the golf season started i put the Gold Flex and Smooth Swinger on the back table and stopped using them, my game sunk like a rock. When it finally dawned me after a month of frustrating golf this summer that i had stopped using this combo i went right back to it and my game came back immediately. this is my training routine Stretch my hamstrings and back, stretch my neck 15 swings as if i were hitting my driver Do the stretching 15 swings as if i were hitting irons (i choke way down on the Goldflex) Do the stretching 15 Driver swings Do the stretching 15 iron swings (choking way down) do more stretching then repeat in the evening. But i warn you if you do this start out with fewer swings and build up over time or you can hurt yourself! I am 54 years old and i have NEVER in my life hit a golf ball this far and so accurate! For the record - i have been professionally fit for my putter and irons and just got fit for a new driver that should be in any day. i wish you luck and if you try this i hope it works for you!