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I can't type. "Thanks for creating this post" was what I meant to write :D

This is such a great challenge, those for creating and posting this. I really enjoy these types of challenges. Though being a pretty high HC player I am aiming for par on every hole, once that is achieved I will note only birdies.

This winter my golf partner and I played about 4 or 5 rounds on a completely frozen golf course. The ground was solid, the water hazards were completely frozen over and it was in the 30's temperature wise. It was such a fun experience to be honest. Lots of funny moments. Drives would go so far because the ball just bounces and keeps rolling. We'd purposefully try to bounce the ball off the lakes at times as well, just to see if we could. And then the greens were the most challenging, specially par 3's. Multiple times I'd land my ball on the green from the tee box and then watch it bounce back up into the air another 20 feet hehe.

Just had a fantastic day of golf this morning. Played a local 72 par course that is somewhat challenging, not super hard but not easy. I had never been able to shoot anything better than a 96 on it. And hole 15 really gets to my head, literally every single time I get to hole 15 I mess up something terrible and end up with nothing better than a triple bogey or I just pick up my ball and walk to the next hole. Today I shot an 86, par'ed the 15th and had a total of 8 pars today. +9 on the front nine and and +5 on the back nine. Most of the pars were made with some very fortunate 1 putts. Overall felt great!

I agree with you, at least in regards to myself and playing. I can't really speak much for others. I assume that some people who are playing golf very often can notice more drastic differences. That being said, I do notice some differences here and there and sound and feel definitely have some say in which ball I end up liking. But that seems more psychological than physical. I've only been playing golf regularly for a year now and I'll play almost any ball since I often lose balls. However, since I've been able to get out once a week for a while now, I am down to losing only about 2-3 balls from losing 10-14 per round. Which feels huge for me and so I've begun to narrow down the balls I choose to play with. I've gone through a box of Vice Pro Plus, Vice Pro, Sugar, Titleist DT Trufeel and Kirklands. Bought a bucket of 350 used balls which had a majority of Srixon Soft Feels in there. I decided to give the Soft Feels a try and have really been enjoying them quite a bit. Only yesterday did I hit a Pro V1 for the first time and it felt quite nice. However, that all being said, I have to admit, I've played my best overall with Vice Pro Plus balls. I get the most distance from these balls and am able to hit them quite well. I am not sure on green side spin/grip, I think I'd prefer them to check up a bit more. But I believe one really big factor for me with these balls is that I usually club down when hitting them because I gain so much distance off of them and I also tend to bring my swing speed down which causes me to have a more accurate swing and ball strike. As opposed to trying to whack the snot out of the ball each time, which ends up in a slice 75% of the time. I do love testing out new balls though, sound and feel is always fun to experience.

I am in the same boat, I'd love to test a LAB OZ but nobody here has them either and I've never seen one played on any courses I've been on. Nor can I afford/commit to blindly buy something at this price and not know how it works for me. I've been playing a cheapy $60 Wilson Harmonized M1 for a long time and was looking at new putters but the price of a new putter is really off-putting. Thankfully I played in a tournament in November and ended up winning a brand new Taylormade TR B31. Will probably be playing this for a few years until I get to try something like the LAB OZ and once it's been discounted if I like it.

I appreciate the feedback and information, this is very helpful. I definitely need to practice and work on my low point control, I can see that making a huge difference, specially in these wet and soggy conditions. This seems like a pretty tough thing to learn but I can see it being an excellent thing to be able to control. And on top of that, more club or clubbing up seems like it should help a lot as well. I wasn't even thinking about the roll out distance. That did seem to make a very noticeable difference. Some of the longer par fours were extremely challenging. Thank you!

Forgive me if resurrecting this thread is wrong, but I think this is still relevant to the topic. Yesterday I played at a local public course and it had been raining the past few days prior. It was extremely wet and soft ground, multiple areas of the course, my foot would sink into the found at least an inch. The traps were mostly flooded and converted to water hazards. I lost 4 balls to being plugged into mud on the fairway or just off the edge of the fairway in the shorter rough. I did notice that the wet conditions affect distance quite a bit, I was having to club up twice in some occasions. But what I am curious about is how to properly look at approaching shots. I am still a novice at best but with these really wet and soft conditions, I felt like there was virtually 0 bounce from my irons and it was giving me such a hard time hitting the ball correctly. I don't normally take divots but yesterday I was hitting most shots pretty thick and probably getting like 3/4 the distance I normally would from my irons. Maybe it's best to just avoid playing when conditions are like this? Unfortunately I live in a very wet area.

Another one to consider is the Noodle. Amazon.com $1.26 a ball.

Wow it's really awesome to see how many courses you all have played. I am jealous! I've only played 7 courses.

Broke my record today and it felt great. Front nine I was 8 over, then on back nine I was only 4 over until the 18th hole. I think I let it get to my head as it was an easy par 3 and I ended up sending the ball into the lake and got my first triple bogey of the day haha. Typical. Nonetheless I can't complain, mostly pars and bogeys all day. Ended with an 83.

Or just check Craigslist for someone selling found balls. There's your best budget.

I don't have a lot of experience with different golf shoes but after trying on a dozen or so and walking around in them, I found the Puma Ignite Articulate Wide to be very comfortable. Comfort and waterproof were the two main features I was looking for in a golf shoe and this one is great for both. The non wide version felt pretty narrow, more so than most non wide shoes as I don't have a particularly wide foot. So definitely try the wide if you are interested. Another main feature about the waterproofing that is important to me is that it's not a chemical waterproofing treatment, as those usually only last a short period. I live in the pacific northwest and it's wet up here a lot. So a proper waterproof shoe is a must for me. These shoes fit snug! Based on the tongueless design, they hug my feet great, however pretty much require a shoehorn to put on. They're also currently on sale.

Bummer, they sure are hiding that info well. I didn't see it and read "prior generation" as old model.

Amazon.com $11.99 for a dozen. Granted there is a ship cost, but that's a great deal.