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I play in a charity scramble every year where instead of going off of total score to determine a winner they award a portion of the entry pot for every skin won. Every par 5 is eagled and all of the 3s and 4s are birdied so it takes something incredible to win a skin. The club has a 'hole monitor' camped out around each green to watch the shots coming in and mark the score for each group for their hole. About 4 years ago a friend of mine jarred a 7-iron on a long par 4 for eagle. We won the only skin that year, and the prize money went towards the range finder I still use today.

Golf Subpar is great. It's my go-to podcast for when my most recent Audible book is finished before I get my next credit.

Which LM do you use? My GCQuad will be here in a month so I'm still using my GC2. I haven't downloaded GSPro- will look into it!

Assume you're able to "Weird Science" your significant other and can choose only one of the following traits- which are you going with?

I voted 3w/hybrid. The course I play most often has one par 4 that is 445y and routinely into the wind. I love the challenge of this hole as there are a few other very short par 4s to make up for it. I don't mind having one of two holes like this per round. Confidence wise I love my 2i and enjoy hitting it, but then my confidence wavers until I get back to my 6 iron or less.

PGA2K21 is good. I play it on the PS4.

Nice wheels! I've been contemplating purchasing something along these lines. What other carts did you mostly consider?

How are the new sticks treating you?

I recently voiced the same concern as the OP to a friend of mine and they pointed me towards this article linked below. I loath my perceived lack of consistency, but the article suggests that scoring consistency is a bit of a myth. The Consistent Scoring Myth | Golf Lessons Houston TX - Royal Oaks Country Club Every week I meet players who complain to me about their lack of scoring consistency. Discover what consistency in golf really means

Realized when writing my "Have you Improved This Year" post that I can finally claim the under par badge!

I answered yes and yes. I shot my lowest round ever (and first under par) in 2020. My average (against GHIN differential) dropped almost 3 full strokes and my handicap dipped below 5 for the first time ever. After building a golf simulator in my garage last winter my ball striking has continued to improve and I see no reason for that to stop in 2021. I am also signed up for the Super Speed program / challenge here in the forums in an effort to get back to my pre-shoulder surgery distance of 2019.

I only use a tee if the teeing ground is chewed up and worse than a nice fairway lie.

I'm in! I have the Speed Sticks and the Swing Speed Radar (along with a Mevo and Mevo+ (slight golf obsession here)). I'll get my initial speed later tonight- I'm working late since I'll be volunteering at the Houston Open Thurs-Sun.

Congrats on the low 9! Do you have one of the Garmin golf watches? I have the S62 myself and love it. I added the club sensor to my putter and really like not having to enter my putts now.

It was a (frustrating) tale of two nines yesterday on a beautiful course with tough undulating greens. 38-44---82 I played solidly on the front 9 posting a birdie against 3 bogeys for a 38. I then proceeded to hit two balls OB on number 10 in route to a nine on the hole... I somewhat recovered with a string of pars but then 4-putted a par 3 and closed with another double bogey on number 18 after finding the face of the greenside bunker for a what-could've-been 82.

My week spent at The Greenbrier a few years ago is still by far my most enjoyable golf trip. Difficult to choose just one picture from the many that I took that week, but this one stands out in my eye.

Great wrist action on both of those

45° (PW), 50° (AW), 54°, and 60° is all I carry. I enjoy hitting 1/2 and 3/4 shots, dead handed shots, etc.

Part of the reason the PGA/LPGA Tour is fun to watch is to see the skill demonstrated. There is something romantic about being able to outfit your bag with the same clubs and balls and go out to the same courses and see just how much better those folks on TV are than us. I volunteer at the Houston Open every year (thus getting the chance to play the course after the tourney) and going to the back tees and hitting some of those tee shots is mind boggling... It makes me appreciate the skill of the guys and gals on Tour and keeps me going to the range/course trying to improve. I am fearful that bifurcation would slowly kill the game. What club/ball manufacturers are going to be able to advertise to the masses when the equipment played by the pros we admire and wish to emulate aren't clubs/balls worth us buying? The average drive of the weekend hacker is in the low 200s- how many guys would quit the game if they could no longer drive it over 200? There are already pace of play issues due to guys playing the wrong tees- just wait until you have to play a dead ball or use dead clubs....

Both me and my dad were fit for new irons and it was an eye opening experience for me. Prior to being fit I did not realize how much there is to gain (or lose) from changing shaft flex, shaft weight, swing weight, club head weight, club height center of gravity.... What ended up being a perfect fit for me was on the totally opposite end of the spectrum from what worked for my dad. I loved the look of the Mizuno's that he ended up with, but for whatever reason with my swing they just didn't feel right or perform as well as others for me. My advice would be to go into it with an open mind. Yes you want something that looks good to you when you address the ball but also trust what the launch monitor tells you. Good luck and happy shopping!

I saw the less than stellar reviews, but am hoping my experience is closer to that of the reviewer from MyGolfSpy: We Tried It: Salted Smart Insole | MyGolfSpy Has Salted Smart Insoles engineered an insole that can help you use the ground and hit it longer with every shot? We took it to the course to find out.

So these are on sale for Amazon Prime Day for only $109. I picked up a pair- will be happy to post a review once received on Thursday.

Sweet

I disagree with Ian as far as making rules changes for the Tour as a response to BDC and others hitting it longer. I do have firsthand knowledge of how much the angle of attack (hitting up vs hitting down on the ball) affects distance off the tee, it has made a big difference in my game. The average weekend golfer would probably benefit from hitting up on it more.