my index at the end of last season was roughly 13...

shot 107 Wednesday morning in a great conditions, followed up by a 91 later that afternoon, 86 the next morning in a tornado and 103 today again in good conditions

swongs, they are a thing

If you have to drive by them, you should give them a heads up. Just blasting driver at them seems like a poor play on your part even if they're totally in the wrong.

Yeah you are right.

I hate double sided ranges soooooooo much. There's always some old guy on the other side, no matter what.

Wrecked the shaft on my 3 iron this week in an off-course accident. Of course I needed it on the last par 3 today. Slightly bummed that I'll have to get a different shaft put in it - Ping doesn't make the KT-M shaft anymore - but at least I have one other non-original shaft already.

That's a good excuse to ditch the 3 iron and replace it with a hybrid.

I have a closet full of hybrids I can’t hit. And it’s an Eye2 so the loft is about the same as a modern 5 iron.

I have a closet full of hybrids I can't hit too, but now I also have a g400 2 hybrid that's the best/easiest club I've ever hit and goes almost as far as my 3W

And the Eye2 has none of the new technology that gets the ball up in the air.

Maybe 1% of the golfers out there have any business hitting a 3-iron.

The G400 hyrids are awesome. So are the Titleist H1 and H2. Hell, the Rogue hybrids are also amazingly easy to hit.

In other words, go to a store and try the new hybrids.

I'm going to remember that next time I hit a low iron shot and I'll yell "DAMN YOU OLD TECHNOLOGY" in your honor*

Went to the closet and today's contender for a sufficiently stupid easy hybrid slash 3 iron replacement was a Ping G25 23* with stock R flex shaft. I tried the G25 hybrids at a demo day when they first came out and didn't miss a shot. No funds at the time to buy them. Picked this one up used a year or two back when I remembered how much I liked the demo. I think it lasted two rounds.

1st use: Second shot on a par 5. Usual club of choice 4 iron. Result: Pulled hard left barely outside the treeline, leaving a difficult third shot. Bogey.

2nd use: Second shot on long par 4. Usual club of choice 3 iron. Result: Big hook, somehow got through trees leaving a shortsided pitch. Bogey.

3rd use: Second shot on a par 5. Usual club of choice 5 or 6 iron. Result: Pulled left barely outside treeline, leaving a challenging third shot under and around tree limbs. Bogey.

4th use: The main event. Par 3, playing 175 yards into a slight breeze. Usual club of choice 3 iron. Yesterday I dumped a well hit 4 iron into the front left bunker. Result: Weak toe hook just short of the bunker. Mediocre pitch over the sand, bogey. Hit a second ball, carbon copy of the first shot but 10 yards further left.

Verdict: Yeah that's why it didn't stick in the bag. At a minimum, wrong shaft. Awful results, going on eBay this week.

Not sure when I'll be able to hit a demo day or Carls, so it may be a few weeks of replaying the oldies.



* Unless it was an intentionally low shot, in which case it will be thank you old technology.

Yeah that is just a super awkward cap. I am in a similar spot, 4.5. I won't touch net events but I need a really special day to compete when over half the field is between 1 and +2. I don't mind I like the challenge and don't mind donating, plus I feel I have just as much of a chance at the skins. Just way too many doubles kills.

Yeah, as someone who goes through iron sets and drivers like mad, I've found that overall the type of hybrid matters more than any other club, i.e., I flat out hate and can't hit a bunch of different hybrids, but have only slight differences between different iron sets and different drivers. And it's all individual swing/preference....Booker hates the Ping G25, and I loved them (love the G even more).

Because I hadn't taken it out of the bag to put it on eBay yet and tonight's match was in hand I gave the Ping G25 hybrid another chance on the par 3.

Hit it 70 yards. Fate confirmed.

Only in Florida:

Cops called in bizarre ending to Florida Mid Am

Awesome. I read the article this morning. I recognized one of the FSGA guy's name in the article as he runs some of the one day events around me. Going to ask him about this next time I play in one.

This NCAA women's tournament is pretty entertaining. These girls can play. Clutch eagle on 18 got Arizona into the team finals.

Took some video last week. Had the phone on the cart so not lined up good but you can get the general idea.



I am still coming over the top but it's much better than before. Most of my tee shots in this session were slight pulls.

Hard to see in the video but I am working hard on not standing open to the ball. I need a straight behind video to show that. The back foot moving pre-shot is trying to help turn the ball over. It's more of a pull across right now.

I have no criticism or comment because I'm a swing noob but it seems solid and your hcp is dropping, right? So keep on keeping on.


BUT! lol is a left handed golf swing hard for my brain to get around. they all look so funny...

That is all.

Current trend is a 5.8. Should go down throughout the summer though as the wet conditions makes the course wider.

i believe it was Malice that first mentioned Jim Waldron and the arm swing illusion in this thread (or any other thread in this forum). Because of his post i dug up a few Waldon videos on youtube, and the the biggest golf instructional video that clicked for me was Waldon starting at around 3:30 in this one.

You fold your hands inside very quickly and then have to loop up top to not hit a massive hook, and end up with an over the top move. If you could work on keeping your hands and arms moving back together, instead of just letting them roll inside, you'd be in a much more neutral position to hit it straight.

FWIW I had a very similar issue last year, and have really worked through it since March. Striking the ball better than I have in my life by getting my swing on plane.

thank you so much for posting this vid

Nice!

This is a concept I struggled with a lot (still do to an extent), but it's a good way to start thinking about keeping your arms in front of your body/chest.

Another guy I really like on Instagram is @shkeengolf

I really like his explanations and philosophy.

That looks a lot like the classic pull cut swing to me, likely caused by taking it too inside and around the body on your takeaway.

Your grip also looks very strong, which probably helps you to offset your cut spin, but you sort of look like you're going to hit a slap shot in your setup ☺

I think you're leaving a ton of distance out there too, which will be a nice benefit of improving the plane.

Check out the 2 guys above, I think they're really helpful for your swing flaws, some of which I share.