John105

This poses an unfortunate conundrum for me. Sometimes, I'll be on a hole where I can drive the green if I hit it well, but I know the odds of me doing that are minuscule. The problem is, I always wait just to be safe and it makes me look stupid if I hit a sub-par shot after making everyone wait.

In that case a conversation among guys around you shouldn't matter as long as it is continuous. The sudden unexpected noise wasn't what I was talking about with the original post. The whole dont be moving around/talking while I'm hitting part is what's curious

Thanks LeviTee I'll check those out And yes, my grips are pretty soft and comfortable. I play maybe once or twice a week so it isn't overuse I wouldnt think

Are there any golf gloves specifically designed to combat hand pain and stiffness? I think mine comes from a tight grip, but I cant seem to comfortably use a loose enough grip to avoid the post-round pain.

If I hit my TM 5-Wood (18*) straight I will be in range at 260 away, but the straight part seems to be the issue. I've developed a bad hook so the straight isn't easy to come by as of right now. On the courses in my area, I rarely am faced with that distance on a second shot unless I do something horrific off the tee

Dont get me wrong, I'm not questioning what the etiquette currently is AT ALL. It's just strange to me that golf evolved to that point and took a completely different route as other sports. I'll never understand how an incredibly focused athlete like Tiger can complain about camera shutter clicks during his swing. It just seems counter-intuitive

I just got my CG15 56* in the mail today. According to Cleveland, 14* bounce is the in-between level (or two dot). I relied on that when ordering one, but after reading these posts I'm kinda worried it might be too much bounce. We shall see

It has always fascinated me how sensitive golfers are to any noise during their turn. It's one thing if someone blows an airhorn in your backswing, but I would think you would be focused enough to not even realize people were talking around you, etc. Maybe it's a lack of experience in those kinds of situations, who knows. Personally, I couldn't care less whether people are talking or moving around during my shot because I never notice it. Once you experience trying to hit a baseball with thousands of fans going crazy and screaming their lungs out, you really don't need silence because you create your own. Best example I can think of was when Mark McGwire was in a televised golf skills challenge and he would get the crowd into it and cheering during his shot.