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Good call! Didn't think of that.

They look really comfy, the only thing I see (for my location) is that I wish the "all weather" cover on the toe went up a bit further. I currently play with Puma IGNITE ARTICULATE shoes which seem a bit similar but have the covering higher up over the toe. I tend to get water up to the laces. I could see my toes getting a bit wet with the OG Cush. But again this is only because of where I live, it's almost always wet here. Nice looking shoe though!

When and why, if at all do you choose to hit your driver off the deck? As a novice golfer I admit I am intimated by this but have never tried it. I have not yet tried it myself, but I feel that if I do, things are going to go bad. Just curious to hear what you think and why you go about it the way you do etc.

Fair enough :)

It's strictly golf, no politics. It was entertaining to watch, I was thoroughly impressed with how well they both played.

Almost landed a hole in one today, which would have been a first. Par 3, 140 yards out with a decent gust of wind blowing toward the pin. My ball landed about 5" from the hole.

I went through those Vice Pro Plus' too fast lol. Loved them but I lost 6 the other day. 2 over the fence and the rest in bushes/tall grass. Decided to pick up and try out the Sugar balls. If those go just as fast, I'll probably resort to looking for a deal like you just got :D

Wow ~$0.80 a ball? That's a great deal!

How do you like the maxfli's? (Which ones?)

Well you were certainly right about this. Didn't notice much difference from when I switched to the e12's from the Kirkland balls. But today when I first tried the Vice Pro's, wow noticeable difference. Longest drives I've had so far and I think I need to club down on iron shots with it. Kept overshooting the green with them. Great feel and sound too.

Just ordered an used Adams 2014 Tight Lies Fairway 5 Wood for a nice cheap price. Very curious to test it out. Been looking for a fairway wood to replace my 3 hybrid to help give me a bit more distance on par 5's and long par 4's.

I'm curious why you say that? Because I like the harder ball for feel and feedback or because they just perform better overall or both?

I watched a review on these and the guy reviewing them said he basically couldn't tell the difference between the 2.0's. Did you ever play the 2.0's? Curious if you notice any differences. I also picked up some balls, but being how much of a novice I am and how often I lose balls I didn't want to buy many and spend much. I've almost gone through my box of Kirkland balls so I picked up a box of Bridgstone e12's and a box of Vice Pro Plus'. Have yet to try them out yet. Probably going to start off with the e12's. I really like the feel and feedback of a harder ball but I think I want/need the aspects of a softer ball.

With a quick glance on ebay, looks like they're going for around $100 for the iron set.

I've not had a chance to use them very long but I do like them quite a bit. I've only used the Wraps and the DTX. The Wraps have a nice rubbery feel with a good amount of tack, logo kinda gets in the way of my thumb, I forgot to ask to have them installed with logo down. But that's my only gripe. The DTX are my favorite that I've tried, they have the most texture of any grip I've felt and may not be for everyone because of that but I love the feel. The word is that they were built using quality materials causing them to last quite a long time. I've heard some say this was the company's downfall, making them too good but I don't know how true that is. You can still find lots of them on ebay.

Just watched Kelly's Hero's last week, such a classic.

Not in any particular order and only from my poor memory: Princess Bride Napoleon Dynamite Sicario Best in Show I also love old westerns.

Ahh man what a relief to finally get a decent round of golf in. Played 18 today at a local public course, they only have 9 holes. First 9 went really bad, and I was 17 over at this point. Decided to just take it easy with my swings, not trying to kill the ball and not even trying to get good distance, just focusing on a consistent tempo swing. Back nine went so much better and it felt great. Par, bogey, par, bogey, bogey, par, triple, double, par. Wind was blowing a good 15-20mph+ today as well. Hole 18 is a par 3 at about ~180 yards, direct strong headwind. Tee'd off with a 3h and somehow managed to land the ball 5' from the pin. Choked on the birdie putt of course hah, but was very happy with a par. Ended with 93. Which I am happy with as I've never been able to break 100 before today. New irons felt great! Definitely a huge improvement from the old blades I was playing.

Haha awesome! Vert is a whole other beast too! I never got too confident on vert ramps or pools. I think all the twisting and turning from flatland tricks took a toll on my lower back. And then I ended up breaking my T6 while mountain biking hehe. I don't regret it though, hours and hours of fun was enjoyed. Kept me away from doing a lot of other stupid stuff as a kid that I know I would have regretted.

The irons I have now are cavity back game improvement irons and I can definitely see how they're correcting my mistakes compared to the old blades I was playing before. But there's only so much a club can correct on a poor golf swing :D I'll give your drill a try and see how that works out, thanks for sharing that info. I am also considering taking some lessons as I really want to improve. Stretching definitely helps but I think not letting myself fully recover was a bad idea. Also years of skateboarding and downhill mountain biking has put a toll on my body, as I get older I can really feel that catching up to me.

You can still find a lot of Pure grips on ebay too. @snapfadeDo you ever get blisters on the hand you do not wear a glove on from using the Pure Wrap grips? I put these on my wedges and ended up with a blister on my right thumb. Can't say for sure it was from these, but it happened at the range after I spent a lot of time hitting my wedges. I do like these grips a lot, but I think I prefer their DTX's much more. I love that extra texture.

Reporting back after returning from the range. Ended up hitting a large bucket of balls. First off, I love the irons, definitely hitting them better than the blades I was playing. I ran the drill above a bit and that was helping me out with my swing and staying a bit more consistent. And I easily veered off and tried to put some distance on the balls and quickly started doing everything wrong, chunking the ball, blading the ball, lifting my head etc. I don't yet have any real muscle memory built up yet so I really have to concentrate on so many things before swinging at the ball. Are my arms in the right position, is my grip right, is my stance proper, don't life your head, don't lift your head, don't lift your HEAD! Rotate inward a bit when I swing, etc. etc. etc. Fact of the matter is, I suck and need a lot of practice. What was great today though was it was the first time I've been at this range where they were allowing us to hit off the grass instead of the mats. I feel like hitting off the grass is much better practice than the mats. When I went and got fitted recently, I came home and about a couple hours after getting home my lower back started hurting. I attributed it to not stretching before the fitting. Next day I could hardly walk. So today at the range, not 100% recovered from before, I did some stretching but now I can feel the pain in my lower back again and it's really bumming me out cause I have a tee time on Thursday which I am very excited about. I also let my poor performance at the range get to me a bit, bumming me out. Didn't really leave the range very happy for these reasons. I'm not sure what the common range balls most places use, I noticed these were some Srixons but I didn't check the model. They just feel and sound terrible, maybe it's just me but I feel like they were a lot more difficult to get feedback from because of the feel and sound. Short chipping in my backyard with better balls, they felt and sounded amazing off the club. I kept checking the marks on my irons where I was hitting the balls and 9 out of 10 were on the toe end. Not drastic, but enough to where I am not hitting the sweet spot. Definitely something I need to work on. I tried multiple things, choking up on the club, holding back farther, standing closer, positioning my club further forward etc. Anything I seemed to try ended the same, hitting toward the toe. Below is a pic of the 7 iron which I had never hit with before today at the range. So all marks on it are from today. Also the distance difference between my 7, 8, 9 and PW was not very drastic.

Awesome, thank you very much for chiming in and for explaining. I will give it a try today. I was chipping in my back yard with my new irons and had a huge smile on my face from just how well they were performing, feeling and sounding compared to the old 70's blades I was playing. I look forward to giving your drill a shot!

Thank you, I am actually headed to the range today after work to test out the new irons. What is the goal of this drill? Should I be trying to only take half swings throughout and then check my distance and shot directions? Is the goal to try and stay consistent with half swings? Thanks

Considering I only played a single round of 9 holes last year and only a handful of rounds of 9 holes in the 6 years before that. Now playing 18 hole on average ever 2 weeks this season. Definitely improved. Not by a drastic amount, but definitely improving. Hitting more pars and bogeys. Driving straighter etc. Practice helps! :D