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Hey random (and general) question about equipment, for the past few years I have been using like 10 year old irons that are hand-me-downs from my dad, not bad clubs but certainly not top of the line. If I go spend like $800-$1000 on a new set, how much of a difference do you think I will notice? Also what if I get fitted? Just wondering how much equipment has changed in the last 10-12 years. Fwiw I'm a 17 handicap.

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06-20-2011 , 01:18 PM

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brendoh

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**** yes! Just won an eBay auction for this set of irons. Good bye 2003 big berthas! Might need to get clubs fitted, but it will end up costing 2-300 less than retail hopefully when all is said and done.

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06-20-2011 , 10:34 PM

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Spottswoode

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This Feherty show is really good.

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06-20-2011 , 11:34 PM

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pokerzzfun

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is there any par6 in any of the golf courses

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06-20-2011 , 11:43 PM

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tzwien

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There's one in MN I know of. Never played it, though. It's only 620. I've played par 5's longer than that.

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06-21-2011 , 12:31 AM

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this us open i was watching i saw 500+ yds par 4, i was wondering if there any 270+ yds par 3 or even 700+ yds par 6, this is crazy distance

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06-21-2011 , 12:52 AM

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715 yard par 6 http://www.theinternational.com/club...GRP=8211&NS=PG

277 yard par 3 http://www.theinternational.com/club...GRP=8211&NS=PG

500 yard par 4s are not that rare in Tour events but i've never seen a 270 yard par 3 or 700 yard hole on Tour and they usually don't play courses that are more than 7500ish yards

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06-21-2011 , 12:52 AM

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they made that one par 3 a few years ago 300 on Sunday if I remember correctly. Don't think there's been a 700 par 5 yet.

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06-21-2011 , 01:13 AM

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they made that one par 3 a few years ago 300 on Sunday if I remember correctly.

wow I didn't believe this but Oakmont #8 has played at 300 yards

http://www.aolnews.com/2007/06/14/ab...00-yard-par-3/

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06-21-2011 , 05:44 AM

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JESUS! That course is 8300 yards with a rating of 80 on a par 73! wtf

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06-21-2011 , 08:59 AM

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Oakmont's 8 is downhill somewhat though too iirc

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06-21-2011 , 09:02 AM

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this us open i was watching i saw 500+ yds par 4, i was wondering if there any 270+ yds par 3 or even 700+ yds par 6, this is crazy distance

Also, there has been a 663 yard par 5 at kapalua, 665 yard par 5 at La Cantera, and 667 yarder at Firestone. Which are obviously crazier than a 700 yard par 6

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06-21-2011 , 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Keyser.

wow I didn't believe this but Oakmont #8 has played at 300 yards

http://www.aolnews.com/2007/06/14/ab...00-yard-par-3/

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Oakmont's 8 is downhill somewhat though too iirc

Very, very little downhill. The only saving grace is that there is a huge landing area short of the green with a slight downslope that if you can draw it a bit and miss the left bunker that starts about 40 short you can bounce it up on the surface. The one time I played it was about 280, and I hit a hook 3 wood that hit about 20 short and rolled over the back.

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06-21-2011 , 11:41 AM

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Oakmont's 8 is downhill somewhat though too iirc

Yeah and Oakmont almost always plays hard and fast. It's still a beast but it's a lot more reachable than it sounds

My Dad marshalled that hole in the '07 Open

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06-21-2011 , 11:52 AM

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My car broke down today. First thought: how am I gonna Get to the golf course ?

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06-21-2011 , 12:25 PM

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Also, there has been a 663 yard par 5 at kapalua, 665 yard par 5 at La Cantera, and 667 yarder at Firestone. Which are obviously crazier than a 700 yard par 6

mehhh I hit gap wedge twice this weekend into the 672 yarder at my club. Didn't even have to lay up with a 3 wood....just a 5 wood.

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06-22-2011 , 03:32 PM

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anyone in WNY area might wanna check out groupon for a deal on South Shore CC - $27bucks for 2 greens frees and 2 drinks (cart not included)

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06-22-2011 , 05:04 PM

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baumer

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That's about 45 minutes from me. Would you be playing weekend or weekday?

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06-22-2011 , 10:04 PM

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Has anyone been to Barton Creek Resort and Spa in Austin, La Costa in Carlsbad, The Homestead in Virginia, or Rancho Las Palmas in Rancho Mirage?

I just joined a local Clubcorp club and have an offer to do 4 days/3 nights lodging + 3 days unlimited golf for $500 at any of them. Thought it sounded like it might be a good deal for the $$$ but I have no idea about these courses. Also no one else I know would go with me and pay full price and I'm not sure if doing a golf trip by myself would be awful or if I'd end up getting paired up and meeting fun people or whatever.

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06-22-2011 , 10:22 PM

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All are great but I would choose Barton Creek last.

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06-22-2011 , 11:10 PM

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I almost did a getaway last year to Barton Creek. IIRC their course fee was like $200 for guests. We ended up doing something a lot cheaper. That coupon sounds like a good deal but I've never been there. Ship, what were the negatives of Barton Creek? Love that part of Austin.

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06-23-2011 , 12:40 AM

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im doing barton creek in july...better be cool

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06-23-2011 , 12:59 AM

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mehhh I hit gap wedge twice this weekend into the 672 yarder at my club. Didn't even have to lay up with a 3 wood....just a 5 wood.

350 yd driver, that's cool man

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06-23-2011 , 01:35 AM

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Also, there has been a 663 yard par 5 at kapalua, 665 yard par 5 at La Cantera, and 667 yarder at Firestone. Which are obviously crazier than a 700 yard par 6

Pfft. This doesn't come close to telling the whole story.

The 18th at Kapalua mentioned above is reachable for everybody in the field as it's something like 200 feet downhill!

A lot of holes the actual yardage means nothing, it's all about how it plays.

At a college tournament in Hawaii ~1991 there was a 600+ par 5 I reached with a driver and a 4-iron. Sounds weird right? But then I mention it was downhill, down tradewind, with rock hard fairways.

Sunday I crushed driver off a 426 yard par 4 and had 4-hybrid in. Later in the round I crushed driver off a 510 yard par 5 and had 9-iron in.

Yardage means (basically) nothing.

BO

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06-23-2011 , 02:34 AM

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yup they r deceiving at their best, all of a sudden green looks so closer n all of sudden it looks miles n miles away, quality shots with downwind , downhill n rock hard fairways make u feel great

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