MISC/RANDOM/BS Golf Chatter Thread - Page 9

john voight · 05-12-2009, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by weevil

This might be an oldy for some, I just happened across it.

Fred Astaire hitting golf balls while tap dancing

lol, i think im gunna do this next time i'm on the driving range.

ahh, the days when Hollywood promoted creativity.

NxtWrldChamp · 05-12-2009, 12:13 PM

anyone playing in the US Open qualifiers? Shot 73 yesterday to miss out on sectionals by 3 shots.

mjcace · 05-12-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by NxtWrldChamp

anyone playing in the US Open qualifiers? Shot 73 yesterday to miss out on sectionals by 3 shots.

damn, there must be some good golfers itt.

I am going to hit the little ball today here, Not a brag by any means but it is the nicest of the 3 courses in my area.

hendrix23 · 05-12-2009, 10:30 PM

Few questions.

Anybody have any opions on TaylorMade Tour Burner Drivers?
http://www.golftown.com/gtcommerce/s...-P8407C20.aspx

I'm looking for a decently preiced $200-$250 driver. Fwiw I suck horribly with a driver and havn't even kept one in my bag the last couple years.

What's the deal with "fade" drivers? Also any loft, or shafts that would be best suited for someone with a pretty crazy slice?

bjohnson · 05-13-2009, 01:11 AM

had a five putt today.

last day in houston so went and played a nice pro course with my group..greens were rolling 11-12.

midsize par5, on in regulation, and proceede to lag up to 3 feet or so, and lipout 3 putts in a row. it was disgusting.

westhoff · 05-13-2009, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by hendrix23

Few questions.

Anybody have any opions on TaylorMade Tour Burner Drivers?
http://www.golftown.com/gtcommerce/s...-P8407C20.aspx

I'm looking for a decently preiced $200-$250 driver. Fwiw I suck horribly with a driver and havn't even kept one in my bag the last couple years.

What's the deal with "fade" drivers? Also any loft, or shafts that would be best suited for someone with a pretty crazy slice?

If you have a slice you want a draw driver. I've heard good things about these.

burner draw

sylar · 05-13-2009, 09:02 AM

golf goals for the future. in no particular order.

(1) pass a PAT
(2) participate in a state golf association tournament
(3) shoot par
(4) play the old course at St. Andrews
(5) pass through one stage of qualifying for anything (mini-tour, some open, some am tournament, etc.)

what are the odds on any of these happening?

TripleH68 · 05-13-2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by sylar

golf goals for the future. in no particular order.

(1) pass a PAT
(2) participate in a state golf association tournament
(3) shoot par
(4) play the old course at St. Andrews
(5) pass through one stage of qualifying for anything (mini-tour, some open, some am tournament, etc.)

what are the odds on any of these happening?

St. Andrews is a public course.

sylar · 05-13-2009, 10:14 AM

i know, but i think there's still 75% chance i'll never play it. hell, there's 50% chance i never go to england.

bonds · 05-13-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by sylar

golf goals for the future. in no particular order.

(1) pass a PAT
(2) participate in a state golf association tournament
(3) shoot par
(4) play the old course at St. Andrews
(5) pass through one stage of qualifying for anything (mini-tour, some open, some am tournament, etc.)

what are the odds on any of these happening?

If you're at all serious, I'd say you could be 75% to pass a PAT, 100% for participate in a state golf tourney, 75% to shoot par, 99% to play St. Andrews and 75% to pass thru a stage of qualifying.

These are all attainable goals imo if you're willing to invest the time (or in the case of St. Andrews the money) to reach them.

I'd be curious as to how you would rank them - most wanted to least. Unless you're planning on getting into the biz, I would think PAT would be lowest but I could be wrong.

sylar · 05-13-2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bonds

If you're at all serious, I'd say you could be 75% to pass a PAT, 100% for participate in a state golf tourney, 75% to shoot par, 99% to play St. Andrews and 75% to pass thru a stage of qualifying.

These are all attainable goals imo if you're willing to invest the time (or in the case of St. Andrews the money) to reach them.

I'd be curious as to how you would rank them - most wanted to least. Unless you're planning on getting into the biz, I would think PAT would be lowest but I could be wrong.

i would rank them (1) pat (2) par (3) qualifying (4) tourney (5) st. andrews.

anything that's an actual achievement means more for me. the pat is easier than par (maybe not), so it's more attainable. qualifying i think would be much harder and more unlikely than the other two, so it's a bit further down. a tourney would be cool, but if i do it before my game is ready, i am just not going to enjoy it at all. i get very dark when i am sucking it up. st. andrews is like a vacation spot. it's not really an achievement, just an experience.

hendrix23 · 05-13-2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by westhoff

If you have a slice you want a draw driver. I've heard good things about these.

burner draw

thanks.

They didn't have any burner draws at teh store, so I ended up getting a Callaway FT-i 10degree draw.

bonds · 05-13-2009, 12:18 PM

If you're bored, a thread on wife versus your golf habit.

hendrix23 · 05-13-2009, 02:16 PM

Anybody have any idea how to cut down on backspin, and lower the ball flight?

The golf store had me @ like 13 degrees-ish, and 3400-4200 rpm. I got out on the driving range this afternoon, and I'm hitting a lot straighter with this draw club, but I'm hitting pretty high which is cutting down on my distance I think.

sylar · 05-13-2009, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by hendrix23

Anybody have any idea how to cut down on backspin, and lower the ball flight?

The golf store had me @ like 13 degrees-ish, and 3400-4200 rpm. I got out on the driving range this afternoon, and I'm hitting a lot straighter with this draw club, but I'm hitting pretty high which is cutting down on my distance I think.

is this with the driver? i'm gonna assume it is.

my guess, instead of low-kick shaft you probably need mid-kick or high-kick. that makes a more penetrating shot, rather than a high trajectory. of course, you might just need to adjust the lie of your driver/stiffness of the shaft anyway.

edit: by the way, i am by no means a club fitter, but i do know a little bit from reading. your launch numbers do not strike me as extreme by any means. i'd be plenty happy with 13 deg 3500-4000 rpm. maybe work on a little smoother rhythm, more repeatable motion? dunno. just my 2 cents.