Tex

Is there a way to program in the flagsticks on the practice range of my home course? I have heard this is possible, but was wondering how to do it.

Currently a 15.5 handicap, here are my club distances, as best I can tell, on purely struck shots: Driver - 270 3W - 250 3 hyb (21) - 215 3 iron - 210? (I NEVER hit it...I'll choke down on my 3H before I'll swing a 3I) 4 iron - 195 5 iron - 185 6 iron - 175 7 iron - 165 8 iron - 150 9 iron - 135 PW - 120 52 - 105 56 - 90 A couple questions: 1. Note the increments between clubs on the short irons vs. long irons. Is this a normal progression down through the list or am I getting too bunched up on my long irons? 2. Do you think a 4 and 5 hybrid would be a suitable replacement (distance wise) for my 3 and 4 irons? I think it would greatly improve my confidence if I could replace those two clubs. I'm sure the last question has been asked a million times on here, but I'm new, so any advice is appreciated.

Thanks guys...I realize that it is far too late to have an effective argument with them. I should have taken it up with them the following morning, but I didn't...partly due to the fact that the course (Tour 18) is about a 45 minute drive for me. Gonna let this one slide......

Yes....this is it exactly.

Last week I was playing a well-known local course here in the Houston area. Upper end course, so the carts were fairly nice. On the 4th hole, as I turn off the cart path onto the fairway, my bag falls off the back of the cart and falls to the ground. I felt kind of dumb, laughed, and sheepishly reloaded the cart, making sure, the strap was firmly connected. Fast forward to 16. While driving down a perfectly smooth cart path on the way to the 17th tee, by bag AGAIN crashes down onto the concrete, this time seriously scarring my 6-iron. We were playing twilight, so when we finished up the pro-shop was closed, and the only person I said anything to was the cart attendant. He casually looked at the strap mechanism and basically said "sh*t happens." I wasn't happy, but my playing partner cooled me down and I let it go. A week later, it's still bugging me....would I have been right to ask them to repair my club? What would you have done?

My ball flight is either straight or a slight fade. On hard doglegs left, I'm in trouble. (Unless I can hit a 3W over the dogleg....my shot trajectory with Driver is high enough, but not enough to hit over trees.)

Before I ever took a lesson, I had a very loose, sort of John Daly swing. (Past parallel at the top, lots of wrist action...) I was pretty decent at getting the club back into position on the downswing, but, as you might expect, my game would come and go. Some days I had it, some days were a train wreck. I'm with an instructor now who has simplified my swing tremendously. At first, things felt very mechanic, but I've managed now to improve my tempo and sort of dial it in. The one problem that keeps sporadically re-appearing is dropping my wrists at the start of my downswing. Sometimes, it's so subtle that I don't even feel it, but the shot is bad and my swing coach points it out. My question is this: Should I increase my grip tension with my left hand, right hand, or both to keep the wrists from breaking down? I've always heard the looser you handle the club, the more speed you'll generate, but I can't think of any other way to keep the proper wrist angle at the top. Would oversized grips remedy this? Thanks for any input!!!!

I broke into the 80's about 3 weeks ago, and have only had one round since (out of 5) in the 90's. Even managed to post an 82 last week. Could do no wrong that day....strong off the box...putts were falling. Today, however....Could NOT get off the box today...shot 48 on the front, then got it together and came in with a 41. I'm like Salty..thank goodness my 3H was solid today, because my Driver and 3W were not cooperating!

So, in layman's terms, find a playable part of the bunker or else it's a stroke?

Anybody catch Tiger's "off-camera" tirade after his missed putt on 15? He put together a string of F-bombs that would have made a sailor blush.