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I was B-Fit for Bridgestone TOUR B330-S golf balls. 1. Rory McIlroy -13 2. Jordan Spieth -11 3. Jimmy Walker -10

The Spinner shafts that Rifle makes for wedges made for a nice change for me.

Automotive touch-up spray paints. Lots of colors to pick from. Any auto supply place will have a lot of choices. Practice a bit on an empty beer can till you can spray a nice even coat that doesn't run. Might also want to practice your masking technique too.

When was the last time the grips on your clubs were changed? Old grips will tear the blazes out of your gloves and hands.

I know how good Tiger is. I know how great he is. The guy is amazing. Incredible. I completely respect him as a golfer. But I don't root for him like I did for Nicklaus, or Trevino, back in the day. Tiger is just cold, and robotic. I don't bond with him. I'd rather root for a human. Rooting for Tiger is like rooting for Microsoft, or Standard Oil, or AT&T.;

I drove from Ann Arbor to Toledo once. Caught it really square and solid. It took me just over an hour... lol

I use the Winn G8 AVS XF, in the Black/Red combo. They're great. I don't have to wear a glove and I still don't get blisters or callouses. They feel great, and I can really hold onto the club. Cord grips rip my hands to shreds. Tour Velvets give me callouses. Softies wear out too fast.

I have a rangefinder--one of the less expensive Nikons, and I find it great. What I find it especially good for is the shots that are less than 110 yards. Am I 80 yards from the flag, or 65? Is it 40 yards to carry that trap, or 50? I find the sprinkler heads, and the tee-box yardages are fine for me for full shots. But I rarely find any yardages marked less than 100 yards from the green, and even if I do, those aren't yardages to the pin--they're to the center of the green. And from less than 100 yards, I'm going for the pin. And whenever I play with someone who doesn't have one? They want to use it all the time! That's the best endorsement right there!

Hi Fisherdude, Yeah, I got hooked from the Golfsmith catalog too. The little online videos are a nice help, too.

So far, I've made the putter, and two fairway metals. I've only hit them at the driving range, but I'm very pleased with them. Even though the savings are substantial (much less than half the price of new name-brand clubs), the quality is very, very good. The shafts especially seem much better than what you get from manufactured clubs. It's not very difficult. All you do is order the parts, and glue them together. You need to have a vise to hold the club while you put the grip on, and a rubber pad they sell so you don't dent the shaft with the vise, but other than that there aren't many tools needed. Last season I re-gripped all my clubs, which was surprisingly easy. So this year I decided to make a couple. I see you're a Wolverine fan. Did you ever play the U of M Blue Course?

Gee, I never heard that the courses in Canada are not nice. I've heard there are some wonderful tracks up there. Sure, they're iced over a lot of the year--just like here in Michigan. But I've heard they have nice courses there.

Maybe he just wanted to stay home with the little woman. You know, while she's still little?

I find the golf market very segmented. None of the big players (Acushnet, Adidas, Nike, Calloway) have found a way to dominate all the golf markets. For instance, Acushnet is ahead in balls (Titleist). Adidas is probably ahead in drivers, and maybe clubs (Taylormade). Nike has a nice mix of products (balls, clubs, shoes and clothes), as does Calloway (which probably leads in putters). If I had to choose from only one line, I would probably choose Nike. But I don't!! So, I buy Titleist balls. Nike shoes and clothes. Oddysey (Calloway) putters. And Taylormade drivers! The market is very fragmented. Who will dominate the whole thing down the road? The consumer!!

bump it up there to the top...

Yeah, it's horrible how much cheating goes on in motorsports. Those guys from NASCAR should have to go back and finish high school, and read an entire book, as punishment!! And I think his sponsors--DuPont, Pepsi, and Nicorette--should all be fined $400 million. That'll help keep them honest!