smartpnoi

I lost 25 lbs in about 2 months, but didn't really see anything change except for flexibility. I was 230, now 205. Still working on losing weight for now. My ball striking hasn't improved at all. OT, like your avatar btw, I miss those RPI Big Red Freakouts

I actually had the same problem not too long ago. What helps is if you have alignment sticks in your bag, put the alignment stick in your two front belt loops. Then I just make my swing with this stick showing my hip line. Here's a video that better explains it. It worked for me, and it kind of looks weird on the range. But whatever, i hope it helps

I am seldom using the tee in general. The cool thing is that when I need to use a tee, at least I can adjust the height accordingly.

Lose weight: 20lbs by start of season in May Break 100 by June Break 90 by the end of the year Try to listen to one person/teacher instead of listening to what everyone says on how I should fix my swing.

I was just practicing at a local facility, and I got to wondering. Which do you prefer when you go to a range? I know grass is best, but if you didn't have grass (especially up here in NY during the winter), would you prefer to have a range that sold a bucket of balls? Or have a range that would have a system like this one? I like this system because I can't walk away from a bucket of balls. If I just wanted to hit 30 balls, then I can just go in, grab a card, and walk away when I'm done with my session. I can reuse the card at a later date. Of course, the one I go to is not this nice compared to this one in Japan, nor does it have a country club feel. Just a thought...

+1 Jim Furyk -2 Gmac Tiger Woods(12) Steve Stricker(3) Jim Furyk(3) Graeme McDowell(5) Dustin Johnson(4)

+1 Dustin Johnson -1 Steve Stricker -1 Zach Johnson Tiger Woods(7) Steve Stricker(11) Jim Furyk(8) Luke Donald(4) Graeme McDowell(10) Dustin Johnson(14) Zach Johnson(3)

My bad on the noob post. Wasn't paying attention.

I'm back in school getting my Masters, and I make it a point to at least go out a few times, whether its to the range to work on something or on a course. Reason being is that I feel that golf is my escape. Even as frustrating the game can be, I am one that keeps working on something. I just have me, my club, and the ball. It keeps me sane under my schedule of always studying or working.

+1 Ernie Els -1 Louis Oosthuizen -1 Lee Westwood Lee Westwood(5) Tiger Woods(13) Martin Kaymer(9) Phil Mickelson(7) Steve Stricker(10) Jim Furyk(13) Paul Casey(10) Luke Donald(12) Graeme McDowell(12) Rory McIlroy(12) Ian Poulter(10) Matt Kuchar(8) Ernie Els(11) Dustin Johnson(12) Francesco Molinari(0) Edoardo Molinari(0) Hunter Mahan(11) Retief Goosen(8) Adam Scott(10) Zach Johnson(11) Padraig Harrington(10) Robert Allenby(8) Louis Oosthuizen(1) Anthony Kim(0) Rickie Fowler(9)

I was thinking along the lines that its easier for anybody to get to play with the pros via these basic entries. I do not see tryouts for pro teams, or rather coaches and scouts saying "nope, you're not good enough" in golf or poker. There isn't anybody really there to say that to you in golf or poker, except yourself.

I think its also because golf has sort of this availability of being "easy" to grasp. You do not need to be a great athlete that can bench X amount of lbs to play this game. Everyone can just start and pick up a golf club, swing away at a range, and get golf lessons to improve. I kind of relate this to the poker boom. Any joe schmo can play in the World Series of Poker if they had the money. Same thing with golfers. Anybody can enter Q school if you have enough money or join a monday qualifier. It's that ease of getting onto a pro level event that intrigues people that "anybody can do it." When was the last time you had open tryouts for NFL teams? Last I checked, if they had tryouts, they were usually invites.

5 iron, dogleg left 480 yards to pin. I made it to the green barely because I had a good bounce, too bad that the pin was at the back edge. Ended up 3 putting.

I like five guys, but I might be biased, because I had them first when I lived in DC. Chipotle or the dirty taco trucks here in the city, along with the halal trucks too. I love those food vendors at the end of every block. I don't care if its bad for you or if they're dirty, its still good to eat.

About 2-3 rounds a week depending on the weather. Range sessions usually every other day, since they are open really late around here.

Ha, I know how true this is. I played baseball and soccer all throughout my youth as well. Even got to the point where I got looks from baseball scouts from tryouts and played D1 college soccer and was on a USL team (United Soccer League, warmed the bench though). The key point here is that it's all about the sacrifice, and how much work you're willing to put into the goal. Many people tend to say "well I would of made this professional league if it wasn't for ." Professional athletes sacrifice to get to their goals, whether it means leaving their families with huge debt or not spending time with them. They don't make excuses to get to their level. Everybody had to work their butts off to get where they are, and that in itself doesn't guarantee them making money to break even. Athletic ability and will power potentially can get you to become a professional. It doesn't guarantee it.

I think it's more the Mecca for sports. With the hustle and bustle of the NY and its diversity, you can almost say that about any sport, thanks to the NY Media. Personally, as much as I am a New York fan of many of the teams, most of the fans and sports media here can be very delusional. New Yorkers like to complain about a lot of things with their teams. If the Yankees don't win 66% of their games (which by the way is 107 games, which is a spectacular record), people aren't happy. If Eli Manning throws 2 interceptions and loses a fumble, people call for his head. Even now people don't consider him an elite quarterback, and the Giants are one of the best teams in the NFC. With that said, NY has high expectations from its sports. With basketball, it's because a lot of the stars that play or played in the NBA either were born or grew up in the NY area. I mean if you played any team sports, wasn't it every little kid's dream to play for their hometown team and be the clutch player? Everyone dreams around here of playing an NBA championship series in the Garden. It's really more about the historic arena being the mecca of basketball, considering for years the Knicks were butt ends of jokes. So many of the youth players around here look up to players, and there's usually better support if the superstar is from their hometown. To give you an idea of how many good players were born in NY area, take a look at this link: http://www.basketball-reference.com/...ry=US&state;=NY You have players like Kareem and Carmelo on this list. And a lot of the players that are from NY usually transfer to those high end prep schools, i.e. Oak Hill, so they can get better exposure to basketball scouts. With that, I'm looking forward to watching the Knicks, regardless of how bad or good they are. Sometimes its fun to watch a train wreck on the court.

Currently working on ball striking with my irons. Need to start hitting consistently. Been just doing pitch shots and 9-3 drills to sort my problems out.

I still follow the Knicks, since I never got off the Patrick Ewing, John Starks-dunking-over-Jordan bandwagon. Even getting Stoudamire, they'll be a sub .500 team. In the East, they can still make the playoffs with a record like that sadly...

6'1" and 210 lbs....yet, I can't drive the ball more than 220 at the moment... then again, i'm still a beginner

I like the Karsten Anser myself. I kind of want to try out the Redwood Anser once I get better at the game.

Is it just me, or am I thinking that when I hit the ball with these white drivers, I'm just gonna see a white swoosh during impact? I kind of would find it distracting. At least with the ghost putters, it's a small gentle stroke...not a 95+ mph clubhead hitting the ball..... Just my $.02

I like music and noise, and I usually have it on during work and studying time. Golf is sort of my getaway from society and just enjoy the outdoors. It's usually a nice change from my daily routines. So no, I don't listen to music while on the course, or the range for that matter.

Work as an IT Security Consultant, while I go back to school to try to get a Master's