The OS Golfer's Thread!

[MrArlingtonBeach]

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Club fitting today...new irons and wedges getting delivered in 2 weeks!

[pietasterp]

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I've been thinking about getting some cheap clubs and taking lessons. Never played "actual" golf before.

I encourage you to do so. I think you'll find it's a great game on so many levels, and you can enjoy it for a lifetime.

And you're doing the right thing by starting with taking lessons! I wish I would've started that way. It'll save you many years of trying to train out bad habits that never would have been picked up in the first place if I'd had proper instruction when I started.

[kehlis]

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I encourage you to do so. I think you'll find it's a great game on so many levels, and you can enjoy it for a lifetime.



And you're doing the right thing by starting with taking lessons! I wish I would've started that way. It'll save you many years of trying to train out bad habits that never would have been picked up in the first place if I'd had proper instruction when I started.

Man my problem is my baseball swing. Still can’t get that out of my golf swing lol.

[MrArlingtonBeach]

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Man my problem is my baseball swing. Still can’t get that out of my golf swing lol.

Ditto...found that out during my club fitting yesterday.

[countryboy]

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Going out tomorrow to play at a local course while hosting a customer of ours. Nothing better than getting paid to play golf and even better to put the food and drinks on the company card.

[Freakywwe]

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I've been thinking about getting some cheap clubs and taking lessons. Never played "actual" golf before.

Definitely get some lessons if you can. I think most of us that never got lessons can attest on how hard it is to get out of bad habits once they set in. Otherwise, a cheap set from the marketplace or something and even just getting out for 9 holes a week will do wonders to your improvement.

Personally, I like a nice empty course to practice on, trying to snag the last tee time of the day will let you get 9 holes in at your own pace and you can play 2 or 3 balls without worrying about holding anybody up or needing to let anyone play through. Most public courses will also give you a pretty nice discount after a certain time during the week, so it's an added bonus of not hurting the wallet too much

[kehlis]

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Going out tomorrow to play at a local course while hosting a customer of ours. Nothing better than getting paid to play golf and even better to put the food and drinks on the company card.

With the newborn at home I probably won't get out as much as I did last year. Counted my scorecards the other day before putting them away and I was over 30 rounds and that doesn't include all the scrambles and outings I played in.

But we're taking her to my parents house down in Maryland tomorrow which is great because my mom wants to spend some time with her and as long as the weather cooperates I get to go golfing Friday with my dad.

[jb12780]

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Got my tee times lined up for the next 3 weekend. Masters weekend I’m going down to my buddy’s club just outside of DC and playing a bunch.

Ended up finishing the season with a 31.6 handicap. Low was a 27.4 and high was a 43.8 when I first started carding rounds.

What a fun and therapeutic game.


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[MrArlingtonBeach]

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Will be watching this for sure on April 8:

https://twitter.com/GolfonCBS/status/1641138435707502603

[jb12780]

The OS Golfer's Thread!

Ended up reshafting my entire bag again. Look at some numbers and realized I’m 100 percent a regular flex instead of a stiff.

Arccos data showed a 30 plus handicapper drives the ball about 200 yards on average. Also confirmed that I should be playing 5200-5400 yards.

Anyway, I ended up goin from True Temper XP 95 stiff to the Aerotech Steelfiber Graphite in 70 degrees in my irons, Ventus Blue 6R in my 3 wood, Ventus Blue 5R in my driver, Mitsubishi Tensei Blue 65 Regular in my 4 hybrid (new club), and Project X Riptide CB 5.0 50G in my 5 and 7 woods.


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[pietasterp]

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Definitely get some lessons if you can. I think most of us that never got lessons can attest on how hard it is to get out of bad habits once they set in. Otherwise, a cheap set from the marketplace or something and even just getting out for 9 holes a week will do wonders to your improvement.

Personally, I like a nice empty course to practice on, trying to snag the last tee time of the day will let you get 9 holes in at your own pace and you can play 2 or 3 balls without worrying about holding anybody up or needing to let anyone play through. Most public courses will also give you a pretty nice discount after a certain time during the week, so it's an added bonus of not hurting the wallet too much

100% agreement with all of the above. Best advice you're gonna get on the Interwebs.

Ended up reshafting my entire bag again. Look at some numbers and realized I’m 100 percent a regular flex instead of a stiff.

Arccos data showed a 30 plus handicapper driver the ball about 200 yards on average. Also confirmed that I should be playing 5200-5400 yards.

Anyway, I ended up goin from True Temper XP 95 stiff to the Aerotech Steelfiber Graphite in 70 degrees in my irons, Ventura Blue 6R in my 3 wood, Ventus Blue 5R in my driver, Mitsubishi Tensei Blue 65 Regular in my 4 hybrid (new club), and Project X Riptide CB 5.0 50G in my 5 and 7 woods.

I put Ventus Red on my driver, and I like it a ton. It's significantly less spinny and my numbers are better across the board. I've also gone to graphites on my irons; not sure why I waited so long, but has made a big difference for me in my iron distances, ball flights, and spin rates.

Going out tomorrow to play at a local course while hosting a customer of ours. Nothing better than getting paid to play golf and even better to put the food and drinks on the company card.

Living the dream, country. Livin' the dream.

[PTownpipers]

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Anyone in AZ? Would love to get out sometime.

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[BDKiiing]

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Got my next golf trip planned on the books. Labor day weekend, heading back to Whistling Straits, and playing Blackwolf Run River Course the second day. Taking three buddies who've never played them before. So it should be a hell of a time.

[jb12780]

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Picked up my irons with the new graphite shafts and could immediately feel the difference. I’m able to feel the club head way more.

Also got the Arccos bundle half off thanks to EA Sports.

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[kehlis]

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Picked up my irons with the new graphite shafts and could immediately feel the difference. I’m able to feel the club head way more.

Also got the Arccos bundle half off thanks to EA Sports.

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Definitely try the Arccos but I’m dropping it this season. Was just too much to deal with and didn’t work often enough for it to be worth.

I eventually had to get the belt clip to not drain the battery and was always just one extra thing to worry about after every hole (did it track that putt or not?)