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Around here, did not know any other way (than the bugs). All one has to do is play that ready golf - don't stand still too long ! Now the sweat runnin down into the eyes while putting is a whole different story...

Sorry I missed your post #1 as I saw this recent post and the vid, not #1 from 10 years ago. 10 years ago, I had given the game up due to a back injury and was not really into golf sites. The copy you provided did not mirror your vid from a couple days ago though and was barely visible actually. Reason I mentioned Furyck is that is how I described my 'feel' when I took it back. I felt like I was drawing it back kinda like Furyck looked (and that's all it took). I also realize feel aint real but vids don't lie.

This swing is the take away that I refer to as Furick-ing. I don't know if it is so close to JimFurick take away but it is what I originally discovered and try to emulate a while back. Clubhead is way out there, not pointing club towards target until you get to top So when you get to the top, the clubhead has to whoop-de-do or figure eight to the plane of attack, yes ? It is longer on the no.1 club and more exaggerated maybe but this take away has put me on plane and produces consistent and clean contact for me. Oh and the shirt looks just great man.

I have found that Titleist is the driver for me quite a while ago. When I found my 905T out of a bargain club can (since it dates to around 2004) for $50, there was no hesitation. and it is my player today for the last couple years. It is an absolute hammer. Straight as an arrow. I have been hunting for a 460 Titleist driver just curious of what the bigger more modern head might offer but I can be really patient as this 905T smokes. Aldila NV 65R shaft with tour wrap Lamkin fits my 65yo swing. 6' 220lbs. I'm not one to spend for a new No1 either. I don't know if it'll improve your game but it'll make you confident off the tee.

and hey maybe we could put cardboard cutouts of fans in the stands and then sooner or later use cardboard cutouts of the players too.

then what's all the talk about buying the property from AugCC and lengthening the hole to counter the aggressive lines used now. There is talk of using a special 'Masters' ball even. if DustinJohnson laid up last year, it wasn't by his gameplan for the week. It was last round, protecting a good lead, not blowin it. 204 for Tiger, whats that, a 7? That is a second shot typical par 4 for these guys.

well, that's why I think it's the best solution. no more wedge to a par 5.

Being the Masters thread, I thought i would give my 2cents on No13 and for me, the only real solution. Instead of trying to out-distance the hole to fit the todays' golfer, why not tuck the tee box up into the woods a little more (facing out to the tee shot, move it to the left into the woods more). Maybe take away the cutting the corner over the trees shot a little. Put that tee box back in there so that going over may not be an option. And the most sensible solution to the No13 length problem is to MAKE IT A PAR 4 !! Sure, it would make the Masters, the AugNat'lGolfClub a par 71; so what? in my opinion, this would keep the original intent of the course designers. 😮 There has certainly been a whole lotta history at 13, tournaments won and tournaments lost, but here today, it is a birdie hole.

I'd love to hear him down the 1st baseline during games as this is a huge part of the game. Not waiting on the 'call upstairs'.

certainly so. It also generates the attitude of not only the armchair Qback, but the armchair referee or umpire too.

I don't like it, I also don't like the instant replay in baseball nowaday either. It takes the umpires out of the game basically and the umpires have been (historically) a huge part of this game. Right or wrong, they call the plays as they see 'em. Sorta like the rules of golf as discussed here all day long. The first down marker on tv is a reference only tool for the fan. (I played too)

chet, I've got clay on my shovels. Tuesday was perfect, today is looking better! Course is still coming around from an especially wet winter but greens are like counter top and receptive. I don't have to search ballmarks, it is right there with the ball. (although fixing others' is pretty constant). My little course is almost crowded during the week - very unusual.

Off topic but ... Coincidentally (or not), I got a shingles vaccine Friday after putting it off or forgetting for a good while. It is nothing to mess with, good luck. I learned of this disease from my little brother getting it. It was not easy and it never fully goes away (to my understanding). It is everywhere, non-discriminating it seems. Hang in there; it gets better.

The European Tour and its' tv slot is at the best part of the day to me, as it is when I'm having coffee, waking up, getting ready for the day. Euro announcers generally have a very soothing presentation (as opposed to the zinger, ugh), the Euro courses are beautiful, with backdrops of the Alps on a lot of them (the desert courses / tourneys don't do it for me), and the UK swing has 3 or 4 links tourneys.

Have not gone into this thread except initially and now, so I don't know the content but has anybody wondered if he was on the phone ? Ima tell you, before I banned myself from phone usage in most situations while driving, talking on the phone was about as distracting as anything; like blowing thru a stoplight without a clue in the world.

Getting ready for a 10:10 and it seems like ever body else has the same idea. I hope I'm ahead of them... (70s today, like the last couple days.) We have had 8" of rain this year so far. We played last week and I still can't believe we dodged it.

Normal ? One thing I know, You will not play in pain - and be happy or in a good mood or whatever you're looking for here. If he's got a bad wing, he will be happier if he plays shorter more comfortable more playable shots. and everbody else playing with him too.

I am by no means on the level with some posters and the only thing in common is getting old (I'm 65) but I have found an enjoyment to the game again. I have found that leaving the putter in the living room with a couple balls has vastly improved my game and attitude (towards putting and getting old); not for speed of roll or such, but to develop and practice a consistent stroke, a consistent set-up. It's fairly rewarding to see the results of this type practice (it seems so simple and unimportant). My approach to putting and (especially) results on 6 feet and in are stroke savers for sure. And the consistency also has positive impact on the longer rolls; I rarely leave these short now. Also, practice putting with right hand only (I saw Tiger practice this) for developing that smooth consistent senior stroke. As far as tee to green, I've found that changing tees (shortening the course) has greatly changed my attitude to the game.

and fwiw, youtube has some good videos on irons comparisons with Ping. Some testers are mid caps and some are really good swings.

I also am a PingEye2 junkie since the early 90s although I had a 15 year or so break from golf. I have been hunting a new used set of newer Pings for a couple years and yet to buy simply because not that much of a selection appears. The sets are pre-fitted (the dot system) so that narrows choice and I also have decided to try graphite shafts to help my aging joints. I have not purchased because I have not come upon the perfect match yet. The Eye2s are just a pleasure to hit for me and I can wait for that set. I look out for Ping and Titleist and both are fairly limited choices and fairly $$ compared to others. Enjoy your rounds.

If you have seen tape, you would realize that it is a non-issue in this case. Palmer was well back from the path of the ball and came upon a divot that a previous player did not attend to and simply kicked it out of HIS path of travel, not the ball, much like one might swat a pine cone out of the fairway when passing. No chance of this rule violation. IMO< and Palmers (when asked by the official after the round), the divot had no play in this situation so there was no call for a rules question. Palmer had to be told what to look at during his viewing of the question - he did not know what he was looking for. Can't believe I'm the only one that's seen it. So in this situation at the club on a Sat morning, what do you think would happen?

Ah yes, the TourModel was almost an exact clone of the eye2s for a fraction of the $$, and originally from WestGeorgiaGolfCo. I would estimate a dozen or so co-workers had sets. and it's the reason I've played PingEye2 to this day. You are still playing these today ?

I have watched several of the longer youtube MoeNorman vids and your swing is similar and along the same lines but of course not exactly the same. Thing that is so impressive about Norman is the range time, the number of balls hit. I would imagine if you were to be as dedicated to the concept as MoeNorman, the swing and the amazing accuracy and dispersions would follow. But that's asking a lot. He carried on conversation as he hit balls, one after another, with no distraction or apparently no mis-hits. Pretty amazing indeed. Ima try to pinpoint the vid I am remembering (it's about 45 min). I found part 2 of the vid:

this... and I'm talking shots from the collar or just off. and on a bad day, just the opposite too - (what we call) the chili-dip, taking turf not ball. It's so simple to take a simple putting stroke with the wedge or 9i and have a really nice result. I am trying to putt from off the green as much as is possible but if it gets 10 feet, thats too much usually. it's where I lose a bunch of shots.

11:30 at Pineridge today after a little layoff from my back acting up. I have been painfree for week or more, just range hitting to check out things physically and it seems good. It's a little cool in the early mornings and heavy dew so we're a little later than usual; I'm wearing shorts, highs mid-60s.