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One of the most memorable holes around here would be #10 at Hideaway Hills in Kresgeville, Pa. This is direct from their website, "Another signature type, spectacularly scenic par five. Three mountain ranges provide the backdrop for this glorious view. Driving through a chute of trees downward 161 feet adds much yardage to your shots. Downhill lies and downhill shots require careful planning. A birdie hole, honest." Tee to green elevation -222ft.

190 would be a normal full-swing, nothing fancy. I could take a few yards off by choking down on the grip or get it up to 200 if I want to put a little extra on it. Shafts are DG R300's.

Seems odd to me. My 7 iron is my 175 yd club, but I hit my 4 about 215. Your swing speed must be ok based in 7 iron distance and I believe your capable of good contact based on your ability. Even a slight mis-hit should get you better distance with those irons. Whats the ball flight like with both clubs?

Interesting, but I agree. I'd say it depends on the course for the same reasons already mentioned, but also the player. Knowing where to put the next shot doesn't matter as much to a player who has know idea where the ball is going. A better player, however, may hit it exactly where he intended only to find himself in trouble. Individual strategy also plays a part like someone else said. For these two reasons I think it only makes a 2-3 shot difference for me, but could be a few shots higher for some courses.

You're actually lucky, in a way, to play with all those different clubs cause now you have a good idea of what you like and don't like - what works for you and what doesn't. The clubs your looking at are among the best out there, but make sure they're fitted for you (as mentioned above); that's more important than what brand or model it is. P.S. Don't forget a putter

I think the most important thing to understand is the relationship between GIR and putting average. With a high GIR, you're usually going to have a high putting average since your first putt is typically from further away than if you had chipped from somewhere around the green. At my level, I'm currently averaging 43% GIR (or 7-8 per round), and 1.85 putts per hole (33.3 putts per round). I'm almost always aiming for the center of the green on approach shots (unless I have a wedge in my hands), so when I do manage to hit the green, my 1st putt is probably going to be lengthy. From around the green, however, my wedge play usually leaves me inside 8-10 ft (even from the bunker) which is certainly a makeable range for me. Either way, I end up with shorter putts for par, but if I miss them, the difference is a 2-putt vs a 3-putt even though the result is a bogey. During a recent round I finished with 30 putts (normally very good), but only hit 2 greens in regulation (horrible ball-striking and gusty winds), leading to an ugly score that day. Don't get me wrong, I think putting well is the key to scoring well, but I'm just pointing out that putts per round alone probably isn't the best way to determine how well you're actually putting.

I played with a set of the titanium faced irons w/ stiff graphite shafts back around 2001-02. Great quality set, but didn't feel great (probably due to the titanium face) and I could never get used to how light the shafts felt. Performance was very similar to the DCI 762's that replaced them and remain in the the bag to this day.

No glove and no tape for me. The only thing I need to worry about sometimes is too much grip pressure, but blisters aren't really an issue and I feel the club much better without one.

Go and try every one out, even the stuff outside your price range. Once you know what you want, go looking around online or elsewhere for used stuff - thats what I did. I was messing around at Dick's when I found one that was just perfect for me, but $120+ was out of my price range. I stumbled upon one on ebay a few days later for $70 bucks. I lucked out since it was basically new, the seller labeled it used cause it was a floor/display model. Either way, putters are the safest thing to buy used since they don't tend to wear out.

I only know of two ways to reduce the bounce. Grinding the sole down would do it, but it will make the clubhead lighter and you have to know what your doing (I don't). Or bending the loft stronger, say bend a 54 to a 52, will reduce the bounce by a corresponding 2 degrees. I'd say the vokeys are probably your best bet, it seems they have just about everything you could want.

Its been a while since I've hit a SoLo, but don't remember much I liked about them. The NXT tour is a good performing, durable, mid-priced ball that has been a staple in my bag for quite some time.

Exactly. The current system works in the PGA's best interest of making money and getting ratings, not as advertised in determining the player who had the best year. It seems like everyone agrees on the concept of a playoff being a good idea, but the point the OP was trying to make is that it's not marketed accurately, which I would agree.

I like the idea of a playoff, I don't like how complicated this system is. You shouldn't need an accounting degree to be able to follow the standings. There won't be a true overall season champion because thats not the PGA's primary concern. Last years format was a good way to determine the player with the best overall year, but the PGA would rather it be setup so that the winner isn't crowned until the last event, hence the changes. Unfortunately, I think these changes have made it harder to follow. My suggestion would be to get rid of all the point resets. Have all regular season events worth the same point value, except majors. Have majors and elimination rounds worth a substantial amount more (reward those performing when it matters most and competition is toughest). And keep a running total of points until the last round, eliminating players week to week towards the final as they do now, until the final event - a 32 man match-play event, seeded by points as suggested, to determine overall winner.

The Witch is an excellent course. My dad and I also played all three of them about a month ago and The Witch was my favorite by far. The Wizard is a great links-style course, but it lacks the variety of the Witch. Man O'War (featured in my profile pic btw) is a lot of fun with water on almost every hole, but is actually pretty wide open and not as challenging as you might expect. Back to The Witch; expect a great layout (the front 9 especially), great conditions, helpful staff (the starter was great), and generally being distracted by the beauty of the course. The long, wooden bridges connecting holes carved out of the wetlands and forest are so unique, you'll almost forget you're playing golf and think your on a wildlife tour. That being said, we didn't see any gators; which surprised me a little, but you're almost guaranteed to see wildlife of all kinds out there. There's tons of variety in the design and it will test every aspect of your game, particularly course management. Good luck breaking 80, I shot 87 with good ball-striking and decent putting. Even after one of my worst rounds of the year, I can't wait til I get the opportunity to play it again.

I don't usually care too much about grammer on forums like this, but that was so hard to read, I'm not even sure what the question is.