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Leupold GX-1 Questions
boogielicious replied to Shorty's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
Focus on the background or target. Your eye will get used the almost ignoring the retical. The numbers should be in focus though. -
Can you desribe your golf game/career in one sentence?
boogielicious replied to JWL1957's topic in Golf Talk
To paraphrase Mark Twain, "my golf game is a good walk spoiled." -
If he dropped the wedge he was holding, isn't that another stroke for grounding his club?
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Anybody know any colleges with golf courses in the Northeast?
boogielicious replied to gildea909's topic in Golf Talk
I played the U Maryland course this spring. I was pretty nice and they have done a lot of work on the course and club house. Staff was very friendly. Being an "older" Boston area guy, I would recommend heading south if you want to play more than March to November. If you do choose U Maryland, remember to "Fear the Turtle"! -
I play the NXT Tour and didn't notice much difference between older and the new version. They do stop well on green and I can get it to back up a foot or two with my wedges.
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Titleist Vokey Spin or Cleveland CG15?
boogielicious replied to clonewars222's topic in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting
They are both excellent. I went with Vokey only because I like the shape a bit better. you can't go wrong with either. -
Looks remarkably like the Stack & Tilt Swing drill that Eric posted with the leg back instead.
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Mizuno MP-52's Too Heavy? Recommend a lighter iron.
boogielicious replied to gilwood's topic in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting
Could be just a shaft weight difference. The heads are probably very close in weight. Lighter shafts change the way the club feels weight wise obviously. You could reshaft with a lighter weight shaft like the DG SL to get a lighter feel. I have those shafts on my Adams set and like them a lot. In the meantime, try changing your set up to be 1/2 a ball further away (i.e. set up with the ball closer to the toe of the head). Also, get some impact tape to see where you are hitting on the face. -
"Secrets of the Short Game" by Phil Mickelson
boogielicious replied to iacas's topic in Reading Room
Kudos to Phil for this DVD! Got this from Golfsmith for $5 because they screwed up and order so they sent me a $50 gift card. The most important and best tip in this DVD is to continue moving your hands toward the target on chips, sand and putting. I've read Stan Utley's books and find the techniques very similar but struggled with keeping the ball position forward and not chunking the chip. I was keeping the ball at my back toe until I saw this DVD. The hands tip was the final clue. It was probably in Stan's book, but Phil really emphasizes it. what's cool is now if I want loft on the chip, I put the ball at my left heel. If I want more run out, ball back at my right heel. I was playing with a buddy who was struggling with chips and told him the tip. It worked wonders. -
Comparing Hybrid distance with iron?
boogielicious replied to ronaldkuntoro's topic in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting
I think it depends on the hybrid as well. My Adams set has two hybrids 3 (19 deg) and 4 (22 deg). the 5 iron is 26 deg but I still only have a 10 yard gap between the 5 iron and 4 hybrid. So even though the loft suggests the hybrids may hit longer, they act more like the iron they are replacing with this set. Select the hybrid by distance more than loft to cover your gaps. -
I have a similar set up as the OP as well. Distance coverage for me is the most important factor. My 3W is reliably 200 yards. 3H (19deg) 190 yds, 4H (22 deg) 180, 5i 170 etc. The gaps are covered with really not overlap. I picked up an Adams A3 2H from a guy for $25 and have been working with it. It is about a 200 yard club for me and works well out of different lies. It does swing more like an iron than a wood IMO. My 3W needs a decent lie to work for me from the fairway. the 2H can dig out of more difficult lies and will have higher flight from the same fairway lie. I will switch the two depending on the course. I like the 3W better from the tee.
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Leupold GX-1 Questions
boogielicious replied to Shorty's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
I use scan mode most of the time unless the flags have prisms. Then the GX-1 beeps when it acquires the prism. I think the rangefinders are great for giving you distances to hazards as well as the pin. Several times in the last rounds I have selected my tee club off of scans for hazards. I virtually have no issue with distances up to 250 yards unless the flag is very low because it is hidden behind a hill. Since I can't hit any fairway club that long, it is not much of an issue. -
MacFreak, I know a couple of guys I play with that do just that. They are both good players, single digit HC.
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I sweat a lot. What I've found that works best is wrist sweatbands to soak up the sweat. I went from wearing a glove and changing it every 3 holes to no glove and sweatbands. I just wipe my hands before I grab the club and wipe the club after use. I use Tour Velvet mid-size grips and its worked great the last few rounds. it has been 90s and very humid here in Mass. i thought I would have trouble with calluses or blisters, but no. Give it a try before spending money on sticky stuff.
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Hard Fairways - Strategy Change?
boogielicious replied to boogielicious's topic in Instruction and Playing Tips
Thanks for the responses. I guess I was looking for more of what Jamo was saying. My full iron shots are OK on the hard pan as I can still take a divot in front of the ball. It's more of the finess pitch shots that are acting wierd. I will try more lower punch and run type shots if the lie is really hard. -
Lately, with the high heat and no rain, our fairways have been getting hard with virtually all tight lies. I've been struggling is some situations to execute my normal pitch or short iron shots. I'm pretty good with my short irons and wedges from 130 in. I've tried to adjust ball position back to prevent blading from the club bouncing off the hardpan, but the ball tends to come out lower and go longer that I want. Yesterday, I ended up doing bump and runs with some success where I had fairway to play with. My question is: What do you folks do with these conditions? I almost prefer being in the rough.
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Which irons?: Adams A4 vs. TM Burners
boogielicious replied to barrett58's topic in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting
I have the A4s and have played the Burners. The Burners and very forgiving clubs. But the A4s are fairly forgiving too, especially on hits out near the toe. They do have that sweet feeling when you connect well. I find the shafts, DG SL very nice as they are lighter than standard DG. My only wish would have been a 4 iron instead of the hybrid. The hybrids are nice, but having two is not really necessary and it can give me a 15 yard gap between the 5 and 4H. I got them last year on a deal for $450. -
Have a friend stand behind you a see what your ball flight really is. Sometimes it may not curve (i.e. straight) but it flies in a direction not parallel to how your target line is set up, where your feet/shoulders are aiming. If it goes right of the target line with no curve, it is a straight push caused by an open face at impact where the face is also square to the swing path. You had an inside out swing path but the face did not close enough before impact to cause a draw. If it goes left of the target line and straight, it is a straight pull caused by a closed face at impact with an outside in swing path and the club face square with the swing path. If your face was open, it would have curved right. If it flies straight down the line, then that is awsome and you just need to work on your aim. I practice aiming with clubs on the ground or long sticks. I put one next to the ball aiming down to the target and one near my feet. The sticks are parallel. After a few attempts, I take away the one by my feet. Then the one by the ball. On the course, I pick a spot a few feet in front of the ball that is in direct line to my target. Then I draw an imaginary line from the spot through the ball and stand parallel to that line. This is how Jack Nicholas described his aiming method.
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The Stack and Tilt Golf Swing
boogielicious replied to iacas's topic in Instruction and Playing Tips
Joeyvee, S&T; works great for longer wedge shots. They are my best clubs and I find it very easy to keep the S&T; form with wedges. Most of the other teaching I've read on wedge shots all refer to weight left, same as S&T.; I keep the ball just ahead of center for most 9-LW shots and move it back to center or just back of center if I want it to go lower and have more spin. -
Easy to hit: why?
boogielicious replied to Open-Faced Club Sandwedge's topic in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting
Heres an extreme analogy: Think of the club as a pendulum on a wire. Imagine the head of the pendulum is shaped like a rod the size of a dime in diameter and 3 inches long. You are trying to hit the ball with the dime sized end. If you are off by just 1/2 of the diameter from the center at impact, most of the weight will be off to one side of the impact center. The rod will deflect to that side at impact and try to turn. The ball will not receive full impact during contact with the rod (the ball compresses and is on the face for a small amount of time) because the rod is turning during impact. Now imagine another rod that is the same weight, but the diameter of a silver dollar. It is also 3 inches long but we've hollowed out the area behind the center on the back side to keep the weight the same as the first rod. Now if we hit the ball 1/2 dime width off center, we still have almost all the weight evenly distributed behind the ball. The second rod will not want to turn as much and we will hit the ball farther. For golf clubs, the difference is not as extreme, but the principle is the same. -
The Stack and Tilt Golf Swing
boogielicious replied to iacas's topic in Instruction and Playing Tips
Colin has an important correction above. Before getting hands on instruction for S&T; I was bringing my club inside more than my hands and causing overdraws and hooks. At the Boston S&T;, Dave & Co. had me do the hands in drill with a road cone bringing the hands in more than the club head. If you look a the Charlie Wie videos from the rear view, you can see what I mean. This keeps the club head on the correct plane during the back swing. If your club head goes inside too early, you may also be rolling your left wrist under to help the club. They had me focus on keeping the wrist angle at address the same all the way back. This makes the swing much more repeatable. Too illustrate, get in your address position. Now lift the club up by cocking your wrists vertically on one plane only without moving anything else. Notice that the angle between your left forearm and the back of your left hand remains the same (looking down your arm) even though your wrists are cocked. That's the angle that S&T; wants you to keep constant during the back swing. When you take your backswing with hands inside, you should cock your wrists this way at the same time in a constant even motion. When you do it correctly, the hands will go inside faster than the club and everything will stay on their correct plane. You can practice this in front of a mirror without having to go to the range. -
How do you mark your ball for identification?
boogielicious replied to SergioFan23's topic in Golf Talk
Small "S" to the left of the number on both sides. Marking makes it easy to identify your ball. -
Where do I start.........
boogielicious replied to scooter99's topic in Instruction and Playing Tips
Welcome Scott. I am also a Scott who gets called Scotty and Scooter. Whatever clubs you get, it is important to take lessons and practice to get better. Don't crowd the lessons too close together. Also, be patient with yourself as it takes time to build a repeatable swing and confidence. Since you were a baseball player, be advised that it is a totally different swing. Think smooth tempo versus crushing the ball. I've only been playing for about a year and play much better when I relax and swing smooth. -
Try playing the ball back one ball width further back than where you are now. I found that I can take an easy swing and make good contact this way and still get the ball up. For me, it is 2-3 ball widths off my left heel.
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Sand shot on uphill lie, loose sand...help
boogielicious replied to chilly's topic in Instruction and Playing Tips
Saw some great tips from Lee Trevino on sand. Even thought the lie is uphill and you align your shoulders to the slope, you need to keep your weight on the left leg. This quiets the stance and allows you to hit exactly where you want to. If the weight transfers back during your backswing, you'll take too much sand and be short. Lee also recommends keeping the club face open past contact and not turning the face over. Lee said he learned from Gary Player, who would have him practice sand shots on his left leg only. I've worked on this and improved my sand shots alot. It is very similar to Stan Utley as well.