2012 Golf Season - No matter how you slice it, it's still fun.

[mookie1995]

Re: 2012 Golf Season - No matter how you slice it, it's still fun.

played wannamoisett cc yesterday.. spectacular golf club. wonderful course. love it. loveitloveitloveit!!!

 

[ajoyce02]

Re: 2012 Golf Season - No matter how you slice it, it's still fun.

I haven't really had time to look into it, but I just kind of assumed there would be a RBZ tour style and a player performance style, and if you were hitting the tours, they'd be a lot tougher to hit.

For what's it's worth, one of my qualifications for a club of ease of hitting and the guy said these were among the easier to hit irons on the market. Just didn't seem to mesh with me for whatever reason.

 

[SteveP]

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Got this today via an email from the Philly PGA:

Earlier this week we informed the Membership that one of our golf shops was robbed of six TaylorMade R11s driver heads, and one RBZ driver head, when two people of interest took the golf clubs into the dressing room, and removed the heads with their own personal tool. Well, another facility has been hit with this same type of theft and two Callaway club heads were stolen leaving behind the shafts.

Apparently the State College Dick's Sporting Goods was recently hit as well. Bastiches need to be whipped with the shafts they left behind!

 

[joecct]

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Anyone have pro/cons of playing with yellow golf balls? I hit one this AM in hazy weather off the tee. Felt like a crushed it but never picked up the ball at all off the tee and lost the darn ball. I went out 200 yards and walked both sides of the fairway and rough for 20 yards (220 is just about my max) and no ball.

So I went to the next tee and yep, the darn ball was tough to pick up. Do I need new glasses???

Oh yea - the hybrids. I gained 40 yards in hitting a 3H vs. a 3I. I seem to have better control of my irons too. But every once in a while my 3H does strange things. I swear to heaven that I lined up correctly and darn if the shot did not go off in a wonderful 45 degree angle to my left. It was pretty - nice loft, nice velocity. Just went straight into a dense forest. Oh it was a yellow Titleist.

 

[MavHockey14]

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Yellow balls..for me, yuck.

So much of golf stuff is preference and how you play with the stuff, so ultimately that's your call.

 

[bigblue_dl]

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I don't know anyone that uses colored balls, except for some girls that use pink ones. Stick to white.

 

[MavHockey14]

Re: 2012 Golf Season - No matter how you slice it, it's still fun.

I don't know anyone that uses colored balls, except for some girls that use pink ones. Stick to white.

FWIW, I work at a Golf Club, and I don't know that any male members use anything but white balls.

 

[MUnRPI]

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Pro: Visibility
Con: Looks Ridiculous

I was in a head-to-head tournament several years ago and my opponent played a yellow Top Flight. I wrote him off as a hack and he beat me 5 and 4. Never judge a golfer by the color of his balls

 

[joecct]

FWIW, I work at a Golf Club, and I don't know that any male members use anything but white balls.

You work at Augusta National?

 

[RaceBoarder]

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I actually switched over to the yellow NXT Tour S for this season...

In addition to the softer feel, I think I can follow the ball a little easier, especially when against a hazy or cloudy sky...

 

[bigblue_dl]

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I actually switched over to the yellow NXT Tour S for this season...

In addition to the softer feel, I think I can follow the ball a little easier, especially when against a hazy or cloudy sky...

I like how they have an NXT with "Tour" in the name. You can't actually tell me that any golfer on the tour uses NXT's and not ProV1's.

I haven't played much lately, but for the past few years my favorite ball has been the Bridgestone B330 (that may have been replaced by a new Tour ball, but I don't know for sure)

 

[RaceBoarder]

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I like how they have an NXT with "Tour" in the name. You can't actually tell me that any golfer on the tour uses NXT's and not ProV1's.

I haven't played much lately, but for the past few years my favorite ball has been the Bridgestone B330 (that may have been replaced by a new Tour ball, but I don't know for sure)

Well, unless you are paying ~ $4.25 per ball, no, you aren't getting "Tour" quality, ha ha... That's just a bit on the high side for me, ha ha... I'll stick with my NXT's till I can actually justify blaming the ball for a crappy shot

In other news, y'all can add me to the new club camp... I was out with a friend who was looking at some clubs and ended up hitting some for myself... I was really surprised at the feel of the Callaway Razr X Black irons... Also, they seemed quite forgiving despite having a slightly thinner sole than many other irons out right now... As someone who needs both forgiveness AND "playability", these seemed to be the right mix for a "Game improvement" set... Right out of the box, these seem to be about 5-8% longer over my ancient Wilson irons as well... Very happy with the results that I got in the simulator at Golf Galaxy...

This purchase is going to shuffle what I carry in the bag as well... The iron set is a 4-AW... The AW is something that I have wanted to pick up for a while, but didn't want just a single wedge... Also liked carrying three woods in the bag at the top end of the set... Well, after hitting the Razr X HL 3H, I will no longer need a 5-wood... Both go about 230-240, but the hybrid is much more consistent... It's almost all carry distance where as the 5-wood would include some roll... I'll gladly give up 5-10 yards in roll if that means being on the right edge of the fairway vs rolling a few yards into the rough... This does leave a distance gap between about 215 and 230 yards between the 3H and 4-iron, but I can deal with that...

Overall just need to save up for a bit, and I'll be out rocking

 

[SteveP]

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We're hosting the NCAA Women's Regional Tournament through Saturday. Wow, these women can play!

 

[joecct]

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We're hosting the NCAA Women's Regional Tournament through Saturday. Wow, these women can play!

How long are they off the tee? I'm watching the golf channel today and the women PGA are driving the ball 270+!!!! I get out there around 200 +- 10 yards.

I've played a few rounds with the Adams Hybrids / Irons. They added at least 20 yards over the old McGregor irons. I've dialed in the 5H -> PW. The 3H is still giving me trouble when I hit it from the rough. I seem to be getting too far under it and popping it up.

We have a local 9 hole course that I've been using to get used to and try different things out before I "employ" them on the 18 holers. Went out today and nailed it. Parred all the par 3's and only one 3 putt. Had 2 Phil Mickelson holes where I tried to hit the ball between some trees after the tee shot went awry. Any idea on how to avoid hitting trees?

GAWD golf is fun!

 

[SteveP]

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How long are they off the tee? I'm watching the golf channel today and the women PGA are driving the ball 270+!!!! I get out there around 200 +- 10 yards.

I've played a few rounds with the Adams Hybrids / Irons. They added at least 20 yards over the old McGregor irons. I've dialed in the 5H -> PW. The 3H is still giving me trouble when I hit it from the rough. I seem to be getting too far under it and popping it up.

We have a local 9 hole course that I've been using to get used to and try different things out before I "employ" them on the 18 holers. Went out today and nailed it. Parred all the par 3's and only one 3 putt. Had 2 Phil Mickelson holes where I tried to hit the ball between some trees after the tee shot went awry. Any idea on how to avoid hitting trees?

GAWD golf is fun!

From what I saw from them on the range many of them are well over 225. They're playing from the men's tees and are hitting it a lot farther than I do.

Glad the Adams sticks are working for you Joe. I'm thinking of saving $$ by reshafting my current set.

Can't help you with the trees, since I spend a lot of time there myself. But - as I always say - anybody can play down the middle but real men play from the rough.

 

[bigblue_dl]

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How long are they off the tee? I'm watching the golf channel today and the women PGA are driving the ball 270+!!!! I get out there around 200 +- 10 yards.

I hit it 200 with a 5 iron. (280-300 with a driver)
I'm long, but not very consistant or accurate.

 

[joecct]

Re: 2012 Golf Season - No matter how you slice it, it's still fun.

What's your normal warmup for a round?
Bucket of balls? 20 minutes on the putting green?

 

[hockeyplayer1015]

What's your normal warmup for a round?
Bucket of balls? 20 minutes on the putting green?

I usually like to get a bucket on the range, start off with a mid iron (7 usually), then some 9 irons, some 4 irons and then finish up with some drives. If I have a few balls leftover, I'll hit some wedges. Then I'll usually hit the practice green for some putts/chips.

I was getting 250-270 with my driver when I got out a few times back in April. I might try getting a new set of irons towards the fall, maybe some closeout/end of season deal or something. Of course, when I move to Florida, there isn't really an 'end of season'

 

[RaceBoarder]

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What's your normal warmup for a round?
Bucket of balls? 20 minutes on the putting green?

Ideally I like to have 60-75 minutes of warmups before teeing off... I'll hit a mid-sized bucket starting with a PW and moving up a club after a few swings... I also like to stretch a few times as I loosen up... If the practice area allows it, I then like to hit some "bump and run" type shots to get an idea of the speed on the greens... From there I'll then do 15-20 minutes putting...

Then again, I hardly ever have this much time, so I guess it's a moot point

 

[mookie1995]

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Any time I get to spent at the club before I tee off is
1) talking to staff in the pro shop
2) getting a drink from the bar
3) chatting up fellow members
4) after dropping the bag on the first tee, throwing my ball on the adjacent putting green and maybe rolling one or two.
--- then teeing off.

And I like to set my alarm 15 minutes before tee time to wake up (I live 8 minutes from club)