The OS Golfer's Thread!

[N51_rob]

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Recently switched to the Bridgestone B330-RX and love the ball. Long, soft, and does what I expect off the putter. Gave the RXS a go for 9 holes, but it seemed to spin too much as I pretty much was slicing a lot of shots, probably was my swing, but when I went back to the RX the slice went away.

[SinisterAlex]

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I've recently switched to the Taylormade Tour Preferred X Ball. Glad I made the switch, this is the first ball I've used where the ball doesn't spin to much with full iron shots into greens. I've gained a little bit of distance with all my clubs due to the lower spin traits. Played a 9 hole course on Monday and the final hole was a 170 yard par 3. Took out my 7 iron and factoring in carry + the roll I hit the ball to the back of the green which was about 176 yards.

I just like how the ball just doesn't land and stop like with all the other balls I've tried and used. I don't have to aim and play for exact pin yardages anymore as I can pull a club less and know that I'll get some roll which is nice.

[MDgolf]

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[TheBleedingRed21]

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I hit a slight draw, so here goes:

G: 110
P: 130
9: 135
8: 145
7: 155
6: 160
5: 170
4: n/a - I don't hit it, use hybrid usually
3hi: 185
3W: 200
Dr: 220

As you can see, my yardages could be significantly higher - but I know what they are. I don't hit the 4 out of preference for my hybrid. I'm not tall, just barely 5'8. I got some weight on me though at 210 from previous lifting and soccer/athletic - but lately more fat than muscle (no gym, rarely exercise). Driver carry is 220 on average, my longest drive of playing is 285 on a level set up - no wind. Swing speed needs to be figured out though as it's been a while.

I'll work on the hinging of the wrists. Snapping the wrists kind of reminds me of Mike Austin style, but not quite that much supination (or is it pronation) past the ball (so not flipping at it).

Saw your post about your size, we are roughly the same height but you outweigh me. I drive around 250.. But my 7 goes around 145.. 6 150, etc but since I stopped trying to crush it, they are dead straight.

Basically, my point is that I have a slower swing than most but do get on it with a driver..(I'm not saying I hit the driver far at all btw! Lol) Size can give you more weight going into it but as he mentioned with your wrists, If you learn to keep them hinged, you can out drive anyone of any size that don't do it.

[fistofrage]

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Saw your post about your size, we are roughly the same height but you outweigh me. I drive around 250.. But my 7 goes around 145.. 6 150, etc but since I stopped trying to crush it, they are dead straight.

Basically, my point is that I have a slower swing than most but do get on it with a driver..(I'm not saying I hit the driver far at all btw! Lol) Size can give you more weight going into it but as he mentioned with your wrists, If you learn to keep them hinged, you can out drive anyone of any size that don't do it.

Straight is always good, but if you can hit your drive 250, you got to get more out of those irons or it will be very hard to score on longer courses. I figure 260 off the tee is really the maximum I need to score well, but 250 is about the minimum. 420 par 4, if I can put it out there 260, Ive got an 8 or a 7 into the green. Problem is, throw a little headwind into that, mis-hit the drive a hair and only get 230 out of it, then you have 190 into a green. It gets tough to score if you are trying to hit hybrids and woods into greens. I pretty much play those as a par 5 at that point. Avoid the traps, get close to the green and hope I can chip and putt and save par, worst case I get my 5 and move on. My long irons and woods are eratic. Plugging in a greenside bunker from that distance can be a round killer. I'm pretty accurate from 160 in.

[pietasterp]

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Straight is always good, but if you can hit your drive 250, you got to get more out of those irons or it will be very hard to score on longer courses. I figure 260 off the tee is really the maximum I need to score well, but 250 is about the minimum. 420 par 4, if I can put it out there 260, Ive got an 8 or a 7 into the green. Problem is, throw a little headwind into that, mis-hit the drive a hair and only get 230 out of it, then you have 190 into a green. It gets tough to score if you are trying to hit hybrids and woods into greens. I pretty much play those as a par 5 at that point. Avoid the traps, get close to the green and hope I can chip and putt and save par, worst case I get my 5 and move on. My long irons and woods are eratic. Plugging in a greenside bunker from that distance can be a round killer. I'm pretty accurate from 160 in.

Good points, fist. Course management is a really underrated part of scoring, and knowing your game is key (of course, we're all always trying to improve our games to make our options easier...).

As you point out, it's basically impossible to score well if you are constantly hitting 5-iron or above into greens; it's hard enough to get anything decently close with shorter irons for many of us. I'm slowly coming to the realization that a huge part of my scoring woes are due to approach shots, and not getting them close enough for reasonable chances at 2-putt pars. It's an area that I should probably try to improve this season.

[fistofrage]

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Good points, fist. Course management is a really underrated part of scoring, and knowing your game is key (of course, we're all always trying to improve our games to make our options easier...).

As you point out, it's basically impossible to score well if you are constantly hitting 5-iron or above into greens; it's hard enough to get anything decently close with shorter irons for many of us. I'm slowly coming to the realization that a huge part of my scoring woes are due to approach shots, and not getting them close enough for reasonable chances at 2-putt pars. It's an area that I should probably try to improve this season.

I played with a -1 handicap guy on a couple of occasions. He quickly pointed out that on any given course there are basically 6 pins you can go after, 6 sucker pins that should be avoided at all costs, and 6 pins that you should only go after if you must. He really only went after 3 or 4 pins that day. He never 3 putts and made a couple 20 footers. He shot a 67 that day.

His advice to the middle handicapper, hit everything to the middle of the green and learn to be a good putter. I have been as low as an 8 and as high as 14 over the years. But its honestly because I will let a couple holes get away from me. If I shoot around 78-80 with a birdie or 2, 7 to 10 pars, and no doubles or worse, its a good round in my book. I know how to play better then I can execute unfortunately.

I take that 1 step further, especially in match play tournaments. I see where the traps and trouble are at. If the pin is on the bottom 3rd of the green and the traps are on the side, I will aim to be a hair short, give myself an uphill putt and keep the traps out of play. Short and straight is always a good play if there is no trouble infront of the green. I'll even pull my 7 iron out from 175 or 180. Sometimes I get there, most of the times I'm a little short, but if there is trouble around the green, I know I'll either be on or in the fairway/fringe. And I always use my putter from just off the green in the fairway. I've got real good touch so I feel pretty confident getting up and down from 50 feet in.

90% of the game is 100% mental or something like that.

[BBallcoach]

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Actually, no. You don't really have much wrist hinge in a chip (I am talking 2-5 yards), if you mean a pitch shot, then yes, the wrist does hinge that much but the left wrist stays straight all the way through.

It is hard to explain in words, but it is pretty much a putting stroke, and maybe your wrist slightly bends, but I do not think it is supposed to bend like an L.

I am assuming you know the difference between chipping and pitching.. believe it or not, tons of golfers get them confused, just making sure we are on same page haha.

Anyways, I got a round scheduled at 1 tomorrow, excited to get back out and try a new pre-shot routine to hopefully become way more consistent. Right now, I feel like I have 5-6 different swings!

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There is a great video to show what I mean, he even explains how people bend their wrist on the chip and it is incorrect.

This is the video I watched and applied, you break the wrist and hold it, your right wrist is creating an L while your left wrist is straight (or vice versa if you're a lefty)
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[TheBleedingRed21]

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Hmm. I don't break it back like that. Every swing is different. Apply what works.

[jmaj315]

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Hmm. I don't break it back like that. Every swing is different. Apply what works.

I dont do it in that same manner, I just lean the shaft of my club forward at address slightly and keep it like that throughout the chip/short pitch...
Also keeping the club low through and after impact is supposed to help get a tad bit of spin


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Day 1 in the books. Played at PGA National on the Squire course. (no Bear Trap for us today)
I shot a 90, but hit a handful of very good shots. I definitely hit my driver too often as this course isn't very long and i missed a ton of greens. That being said, I did figure out that my driver is butter when i dont dip in the downswing. Apparently I don't need to do that anymore (i did with my R5 & R7)

Tomorrow afternoon we're playing at Martin Downs in Port St Lucie and maybe something here early in the morning to warm up. Skin pot at Martin Downs

Im gunna swallow my pride and focus on going low tomorrow. Lots of 3irons off the tee

[jmaj315]

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Played 36 at Martin Downs yesterday. Started with an 89 and the replay was an 86. I didnt get to keep the scorecard
Just as fast as I thought I figured my driver out, I lost it. I'll wait until I get home to really get it smokin. Im so close it hurts to think about it sometimes.

Keeping it in the bag today because we're playing at the Seminole. It's my third time playing there and I'm hoping to shoot an 84 lol

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[jmaj315]

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Well.... fixed it on the back minus the 8. Won 2 greenies and a skin with a par on #13, and GIR on #8 and 13. Like 20 people in our little group. On cloud 9 man
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[jmaj315]

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Round 2 today was at north palm beach country club. Just a solid course, nothing really special about it. If it didn't get so much play itd be really nice imo.

Shot an 85. Started on #8 and played back around to #7 because we were late finishing at Seminole. I got soooooo tired after #14 or 15. Everything went left after that (except driver occasionally went right)

Edit: Also I want to note that I probably wouldnt hit driver so often from the whites in a competitive round. Really short from there. Would probably hit a lot of 3irons and 5 irons



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[jmaj315]

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Aaaannd the golf trip concludes with a terrible round of 93. Hammock creek got the best of me here. But I find it much harder to play from the whites. It's like I have to hit driver on anything shorter than 330. Normally id hit 3 or 5 iron and a pw into the green 2putt and move on. Meh

Changed my posture and setup on my longer clubs so that it matched my shorter ones. I guess I lost knee flex when I had longer clubs in my hand. Many more consecutive shots with solid contact. I just have to hit the range and get 100% comfortable with it. And maybe try to work the ball on purpose more often



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[cake612]

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Finally played my first 18 of the season and did pretty well considering I hadn't swung a club in almost a year. It was actually 15 holes since we played on a twilight rate and ran out of daylight but I would have come pretty close to a 95 which is about as good as it gets for me. Thanks to a raise and new hours I actually have a little more time and money to play this year so I'm hoping to crack 90 for the first time in the next couple months.

I could use a new wedge and am just wondering if you guys have any recommendations or have bought anything in the last few months. Forgot mine broke last year and the 9 iron Sand Wedge combo I used this weekend was not ideal, my short game is already bad enough.