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I work at USMA. I have played West Point only once this past summer but it is a great course and cheap for me because Im DoD. It has alot of slope, but its really fun. A bit challenging. Next summer I hope to play there alot more. I live in Jersey so thats why I did not play there more.

Very interesting theory!!! Never thought about it that way.

Alright, I picked up a couple boxes of the Top Flight Gamers and will test them out next weekend. Hope I like them.

I'm new to golf, been playing only for about 2 months now. My club set came with a 3, 4 and 5 hybrid. At first, I was struggling with them and could not hit them for anything. I hated them, but did not give up. I went to the range and worked on them every week. Now, I feel like I need them more so than my irons. I hit all of them really straight, great height, great off the tee, fairway, rough, whatever... They work well anywhere probably except bunkers.

I changed my mind.... I guess I will try to play the course without the driving range. Who knows, maybe I dont need it. Never know until I try. I guess for warm up, I will hit the chipping/putting green, stretch and take some full swings. Thanks for the advice everyone.

Hmmmm, seems like most people don't use the range. I guess I will try to find out if there is a range somewhere really nearby. I don't really want to change anything with my swing prior to playing, I think I just want to hit a few balls so I can be warmed up and loose so it wont take 5 holes to get to that point. Golf is too expensive for that.. lol

Do you all avoid these courses? I am planning on playing a course without a driving range, but I have never done that. I like to get those warm up shots in before tee time. How would you warm up without the range? I was thinking about not playing the course just because of them not having a range. What do you guys do?

I'm not really a fan of using my hybrids off the tees. If its long enough and I don't want to pull out my driver, I use my 3 wood which gets me 225-250. If its a short par 3 (160 or less). I will use a 6 iron. If its a long par 3 (180), I have no answer for that. So, I guess I better practice using my 4H off the tee. I average about 200 with my 3H and 150-175 with my 5H. Don't hit the 4H much but I think I will work on it this weekend.

Has anyone here ever hit Nike Mojo's? Thats what I hit. I was curious if that is a good ball for a beginning golfer?

Simple enough. Thanks alot!

When you say "hit the greens", what exactly is meant?

I will be playing a par 60 course with just under 4,000 yds total in a few weeks. There are only 5 par 4's and all the rest are Par 3's of all sorts. I am hitting my 3 wood off the tee really well lately at the range (about 200-240) and plan to pull that club out most of the day when I hit the course. My 3 wood is by far my favorite club.

Going to be pretty interesting how he plays next to Tiger today. He beat Tiger in some tournament last year.

Just came in from Amazon. Can't wait to start it really soon!

I love my hybrids... I have the 3, 4 and 5 Hybrid and my irons go from 6-PW. My 3 hybrid is very powerful. I have hit it about 220 before and I know it can be hit even further. My 5 hybrid hits around 120 and when I used it on the course, it came in very good use in the rough. I have not even hit my 4H before, but I see people talking very good about it, so I will break it out the bag my next trip to the range.

I don't know if this is a good thing or bad, but my fix is to slightly angle by club head a little bit away from the direction I am slicing. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not.

Tomorrow is my first time on the course. From what I read here, I am assuming I better play from the whites? Are Blue tees womens tees?

This is some great advice. Thanks JC!

Thanks Yukari, I will give them a calll tomorrow to be sure.

I'm going to the course for the first time Wednesday. I see some people say that they warm up at the driving range and the putting/chipping green. I just wanted to know if the driving range is free to use since you are about to play on the course? I assume so, but I would rather definitely know than make a fool out of myself on Wednesday.

I picked up the Taylor Made Burner 3 Wood today. I immediatley took it to the range and worked it out. It took me a little while to get the feel but once I did, I started hitting it well. Its smooth, easy to hit and the launch is incredible. I love it. Thanks for the advice. I'm very happy with the choice. And, it was a 2007 I picked up. Gotta watch that budget.. lol Thanks again man!

Thanks for the advice John. I'm actualy looking at the 2008 Taylormade 3 wood.

When I looked at the shaft, the shaft did not break in half, but the club head did break off the shaft. I could not even run out and get it. It was way out there.

My Walter Hagen 3 Fairway Wood is not even 3 weeks old yet. Hit about 30 balls with it and decided to pull it out again at the range today. First ball I hit, the club breaks off and goes 70 yards out in the green. I was shocked! Has anyone ever seen this happen before? Unfortunately, I don't have warranty on my clubs so now I have to buy a new club. What suggestions do you have for a new golfer. I'm looking for something forgiving with a big size sweet spot to cover up my many mistakes.

I'm new to the game and last week when I hit my driver for the first time, I could not do anything right. It kept on slicing right and could only get 150 out of it. I took a lesson yesterday and was consistently hitting 250. My instructor kept stressing to me to make sure I do a complete 180 degree turn on the swing and make sure I turn my wrist to keep the ball straight. It worked very well for me.