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Hmm... I not sure I completely understand. If the course has a no smoking policy, then he shouldn't smoke at the course. I'm assuming since you are aware of the policy, it must be written down somewhere. As far as getting disqualified from the tournament, I would think that would be up to the committee. But it feels like it is within their power to disqualify, so why take the chance?

I didn't vote, because I'm pretty sure as of this moment I could do any of them. At least the Saturday. Not sure about the Friday or Sunday. But stick a date out there and I'll start fiddling with my calendar to make it work.

I've got two of them. So for me it depends. If I'm playing with friends and they know me. I'm taking the hole-in-one. Because they know my game anyway. Let's go for the awesome moment/bragging rights. If I'm in a tournament I'm taking the low round, because I want to win. If I'm playing with a bunch of strangers, and I just show up, and get paired up. I'm leaning toward taking the low round. I could leave them thinking I'm better than I am. Plus for me that would be a 73. ... That would be cool.

Would You Rather #68: Would you rather make a hole-in-one on a perfectly struck shot, during a round where you otherwise played pretty poorly. or Would you rather play well all day and beat your personal best by let's say 3 strokes, but with no eagles. BTW - You could answer that it may depend upon who you are playing with? ... Or if its in a tournament? ... Or any other conditions you want to apply to the question.

Good idea. Good luck with the new weapons. Let us know how you get on. 👍

I've had this one since 2021. Amazon.com No complaints. I had to reglue the little Velcro tabs onto the yellow foam guide thingies. But that's not a big deal. The Velcro came off almost immediately and I put them back on using super-glue and they've been fine ever since. I've hit a lot of balls off this in my garage and I have no complaints.

Ohio - Best Courses You Can Play 1. Manakiki, Willoughby - 2. Fowler’s Mill (Lake & River), Chesterland - 3. The Virtues, Nashport - Played 👍I only played it once. I'm thinking I should give it another day in court. 4. Boulder Creek, Streetsboro - Played it a lot. 👍I give it a thumbs up. Having said that it is probably over-rated. 5. Sleepy Hollow, Brecksville - 6. Stonelick Hills, Batavia - 7. The Quarry, Canton - Was supposed to play it. Got rained out. 8. Little Mountain, Painesville - Played. 👍Might be my favorite on the list. Not sure why, but I enjoy this one. 9. Cooks Creek, South Bloomfield - Played years ago. I've also heard it's fallen on hard times. 10. EagleSticks, Zanesville - Played a few times. 👍I like it. Not perfect, but you can get it at a good value. For what ever reason Golf Websites are always running this one at value prices. So, I've only played half the courses on the list. In August I will have lived in Ohio for 10 years. So, I better get on it and knock a few more of these off the list. I second that. Beavercreek is a good one.

Would You Rather #67: Would you rather play a golf course in which every hole is a par-3. You never get to tee off with anything longer than your 6 iron? or Would you rather play a golf course in which every hole is a long par-5 where it is outside your range to ever reach the green in two?

Anyway you get there it's fine. The old saying about no pictures on the score card. Honestly, carry or with roll out doesn't matter. 200 yards with a fairway wood is long enough to play good golf.

For your price range I'm not sure why you are limiting yourself to Callaway. Callaway drivers hold their value better than a lot of other brands which truthfully are pretty equivalent. Firstly, if you are hitting your 3 wood 200 yards at your age that's phenomenal. Keep your Burner. Secondly, if you do want new different woods, at your price range I'd look to Wilson, Tour Edge, and Cleveland. Their woods don't hold their value well at all. But they are perfectly good clubs. You can in all likelihood get a closer to current model if you consider non-Callaway clubs. As @Typhoon92 mentioned, roll into your nearest Play-It-Again-Sports and you'll likely find something in your price range. Lastly, be patient. A lot of times you can test your buddies clubs. A lot of guys at the range will ask other folks at the range "Hey, how do you like blah blah blah...." Most guys will let you hit their clubs if you are patient you may stumble across an older model you really like. I've literally sold one of my clubs at the range to a guy for 50 bucks. I've seen other guys buy clubs off guys at the range. You just never know. Your Taylormade Burners really aren't bad clubs so unless you are going for something fitted, I'd suggest taking your time. Anyway, good luck

I'm looking forward to this. 👍

So, yesterday was simply beautiful outside. I went to the range on lunch and had to walk way way way down to the end to get a spot. I suggested that since I'm there at the range when it's like 5 degrees outside that I should get preferential treatment when the weather is nice. ... They looked at me like I had two heads.

Let me start by saying I've never had "The Yips". But I have suffered from brutal snap hook off the tee syndrome. I once entered a tournament in which I went in feeling pretty good about my game. Then I snap hooked the very first tee shot. (I didn't see it coming. No snap hooks during warm up on the range.) After that, I couldn't stop snap hooking the entire tournament. That was like 15-20 years ago and I have golf friends who to this day make fun of me for how I played in that tournament. Conversely, a buddy of ours once had the worse case of the yips I've ever seen in a tournament. Everyone felt sorry for him. My point is in my experience you get the snap hooks you get made fun of. You get the yips you get sympathy.

The research I have done suggests that you have this backwards. The head creates the performance of the driver. The shaft will change the feel. Spend that money finding a swing coach you can work with. In all seriousness. don't be afraid to go out and get lessons. It can take a while to find a swing coach that's right for you. I've had a myriad of them, some good, some not so good. One that I'm actually friends with, but he wasn't right for me as a coach. I work with @iacas these days, and he really helps me... I call him Yoda. I'm sure I improve more because of his lessons than I ever would on my own. Finding a good coach can be like finding the right spouse. ... possibly more difficult depending on where you live. Secondly, don't be embarrassed to post a MySwing thread. A lot of golfers are like "eh, I don't want everyone to see how crappy my swing is." Don't be that golfer. Be the golfer who says "My swing needs work. Here's where I am at the moment." Anyway, that's my 2 cents.