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As Derfley says, grips are really personal and I also think unique to the environment you play in. I use the GP Decade's, but switched to them becuase it gets pretty humid in NC during the summer, and need the corded grip for my glove hand to feel a strong connection to the club. He also has a good suggestion, take a couple of clubs, get a different grip on each one, and then spend some range time with them. It maybe an extra 25-30 bucks, but better than spending over a 100 and wondering if you made the right choice.

That is why I was asking the orig poster on what he wanted the "server" to do; if it's merely for storage, then a SnapServer (or equivs) is an excellent idea. But if he's also looking for it to do other server functions beyond storage, then they'll be some other recommendations to be offered.

As jrbecthold states, this is definitely doable...and recommendations are all about what your budget is. Let me ask, however, what are you envisioning for the 'role' of the "server"? If it's just to have a bunch of memory (and by this I'll assume that you mean hard drive storage space), then there are less expensive options that also will mean less set-up hassle, maintainence, etc. But if you envision the "server" to do other roles (e.g. host a webpage, cache webcontent, act as a video/media server for the laptops/TV's/stereo's, etc.) then you will want a capable machine with the right sw loads to do that.

I'd vote in this poll if there was a "Too Early to Tell" or similar button. Having read last week's GolfWorld article, it took from a 'this probably won't work' position, to 'maybe it will'... but am going to wait and see... if the players start talking about their position in the standings, how it's affecting their games (either positive, negative, or neutral), then will probably start developing a more definite opinion. here's the link to the GolfWorld article: http://www.golfdigest.com/newsandtou...dexprimer.html It will also be interesting to see how much TGC plays it up... if they treat it like Fox does for the Nascar Cup points race (sorry if I got it wrong...I might be one of the few residents of NC who isn't wrapped up in Nascar ) then that may impact it as well.

Did you discover this because of some measurements on Launch Monitor or equivalent? The LM should be able to tell you what the club face is doing so you can have a more definite root cause... As far as 'drills' go... I saw a guy in the range use a device, don't know what it's called but looks like one of those things that football (american) placekickers use to hold the ball to practice on the sidelines; has a bar that extends/hoovers maybe a foot off the ground, a foot or so behind the ball, and the goal is not to hit it with the shaft. Caveat...I have not personally tried this, but the guy on the range who was using it said that the explicit purpose is to either flatten swing plane or could be used for steepen swing plane...and was given to him by his instructor.

I guess I wasn't the only one who saw one episode of her TGC reality show and went "yukkkkkkkk..."

Anything for a fellow Carolinian golfer :)

Found this at carlspackler.com (no kidding, he has his own website): Carl Spackler : What an incredible Cinderella story, this unknown comes outta no where to lead the pack, at Augusta. He's on his final hole, he's about 455 yards away - he's gonna hit about a two-iron I think. Oh he got all of that one! The crowd is standing on its feet here, the normally reserved Augusta crowd - going wild - for this young Cinderella, he's come outta no where, he's got about 350 yards left, he's gonna hit about a five-iron, don't you think? He's got a beautiful backswing - that's - Oh he got all of that one! He's gotta be pleased with that, the crowd is just on its feet here, uh - He's the Cinderella boy, uh - tears in his eyes I guess as he lines up this last shot, he's got about 195 yards left, he's got about a - its looks like he's got about an eight-iron. This crowd has gone deathly silent, the Cinderella story, outta no where, a former greenskeeper now - about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac - It's in the Hole!

As you might imagine from my Avatar, I'm a bit of a Caddyshack fan... and it's hard to pick out a real favorite as there are so many good ones... esp from Al Cervick (e.g. "Hey everyone, we're going to get laid!" :) ) But I gotta go with one from Ty Webb: Dr Beeper: "Ty, I thought you'd be the man to beat this year" Ty: "Well, I guess you'll just have to keep beating yourself"

Good point... esp if you've got a view of the green from that path less travelled ;)

Good point about technology not always being faster.. and I'm in the technology industry :) While there isn't any "boot-up" time with the SkyCaddies or range finders... with a well done yardage guide (or "Birdie Book"... I love that term and will probably start using it) I start looking at it [the book] as I walk to my ball so I can start thinking about the shot I have to play before I even get to the ball; if a book is well done, it'll show distance from all sorts of reference points on a hole. A couple of members at my home course have a SkyCaddie, but I guess due to our familiarity of the course, anytime I've played with those that have it, I've only seen them use it maybe 2 or 3 times a round... seems like a lot to pay for that limited usage. Oh, and my experience with a guy who just got a rangefinder? He used it for like every shot... fussed about the yardages on the sprinkler heads at least half of the time..."hey, this one is 2 yards off!!!"...that got annoying.

Not sure this technically qualifies as cheating...only because I don't think this guy knew that he was cheating/doing something wrong. Years back, I'd occassionally play a round with a guy in Florida who honest to god thought that if he hit a putt short and I, or someone else, would say "that's good" thought it applied to his original missed putt; i.e. didn't count the tap-in as a stroke. It took us probably 5-7 rounds before we figured out why his score always seemed to be a little lower than we thought...

Similar to other responses, I subscribe (and pay) for Golfworld to keep up with the Tour players and the articles on golfers, events, etc. But I also get Golf Digest (usually free through some promotion for buying spikes, or something) and read it for the instructional stuff, new equipment reviews, golf travel features, and occasional article on Golf Personalities. I occasionally read GolfWeek as our club has a subscription and it's an easy read over lunch.

I think I did... I usually try for at least 10-15 mins of putting during warm-up... a couple of mins stroking some putts while keeping the putter between 2 tees at impact (to get a feel for a good stroke while making impact at the alignment 'dot' on the putter head), then some long putts, medium, short on a flat area, then a couple of putts of varying distance with some breaks in the green. Although part of my warm-up routine, it's really about getting the feel set and getting a sense of how the greens are rolling that day.

With a HC of 5, you might want to try the new MP-67's. There's a bit of chatter in our clubhouse about them...word is that those new models are supposed to offer better workability for players who know how to shape their ball flight.

I usually start off with an 8 or 9, hit somewhere around 10-15 with those, to really get set with the feel of my swing and to know which of the two I'm more comfortable with hitting a 150yd shot. Then about 5 shots ea with a driver, 3 iron, 5 iron, then hyrbid or 3 wood...aiming at a different target with ea ball. Then I hit about 20 balls each (if i have the time) with ea wedge (60, 56, 52) of various distance/accuracy shots to 'recapture' the right swing feel for varying distances. Then I try to get a solid 10-15mins on the putting practice area. I usually plan 40-45 mins (not incl'g stretching) for warm-up...if i don't get that much time, I cut the wedge practice in half, and the 3 iron work... i treat the 8/9 iron warm-up and putting warm-up as sacred time.

The usual game I play in is $2 per point (points cover strokes (front, back, and overall) plus trash (greenies, sandies, and polies)). Occasionally we'll do a skins game, $5/skin front 9, $10/skin back...just to mix it up and exchange real $'s (the usual game rarely causes more than $20 to change hands). There is a group I play with about 2-3 times a year, they do $10-20 a point, but I'm only comfortable doing that a couple of times a year..not that I don't have confidence in my game, but those guys tend to play for as many trash points as they can get...so it tends to become more of a money game than a good golf game w/a little added monetary pressure + bragging rights.

That is very good advice... I've called them on a couple of occasions (in fact with my local clubmkr on the line) and they have been extremely helpful...every time I've been able to speak directly to some of the techs and get good, quick advice.

Wow... in a week, and no one's posted anything about their experiences with GolfTec... that might be telling in itself. I was hoping to read about experiences... there's a "store" close to my office and many times I was tempted to give it a try, but not without some serious recommendations. And would be specifically interested in knowing if anyone who considers themselves a "feel swing" player got anything out of all the mechanics & video analysis.

Thanks for the PC based testimonial..

Front page on Tiger's own website: http://www.tigerwoods.com

My trial last spring with a weighted putter wasn't positive... (i forgot the exact model, it was a Ping with a great big head and head cover).. just couldn't get the distance consistent even after hours on the putting green. Sticking with my Cameron Circa'62...guess I'm just comfortable with it.

Does anyone know if there's any real gameplay difference between EA TW'07 on a PC vs a game system (ie XBox, PS2, etc.)? And gameplay only, not graphics differences.

Save me a seat on that wagon... whoa..

Man... you aren't kidding about Anna Rawson... wow. She's even got a MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/annarawson