Love Golf?

[beersk]

I loved that he won, especially after getting ripped on Memorial Day (one day away from easily winning that one). Yes, Louis O is a class act too. I only watched the last few holes of the US Open. DeChambeau is a bit of a tool - used to root for him, but hard to watch him now.

My father-in-law gave me a dozen of those pro-v1s. I gave them to my boys, who I'm sure would have a better idea what to do with them. I am a hack

Man, I feel the same way about DeChambeau. What a meat head... Brooks definitely takes the higher road in that whole stupid feud they got going on.

 

[Broothru]

They offer it as a seasonal between September and December now. Yours looks very tasty!
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Not Humidor Series, but I found this at the Class 6 store at MacDill AFB the other day.

I'm usually not a fan of hazies, but this one is quite nice. Cigar City has branched out a bit since our last trip down here 20 months ago. My son-in-law also had a session hazy from Sierra Nevada that I quaffed and found it quite nice as well (simcoe and mosaic). I hope he and my son will tolerate the Old Man's IPA and Jai Alai knockoff at the beach next week.

 

[doug293cz]

I hope he and my son will tolerate the Old Man's IPA and Jai Alai knockoff at the beach next week.

If they don't like your beers, let them get their own.

Brew on

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Personally, I think ProV1's are great, but unless you're scratch or better golfer, I think you should save your cash and get something a little more affordable. Those suckers are crazy expensive. You're not going to notice a difference. You might think you do, but you won't. Not if you're not that great of a golfer. A lot of prima donnas out there... I was probably one at one time in my youth.
I'm not too picky, I like Srixon or Precept. Certainly not going to play cheap shag balls, top flite, etc. Not going to play orange or yellow balls, those, back in the day were ***** balls that only top flite or the cheaper ball companies put out. For me, there's a stigma around that. Just seems lame and cheap and hacker-esque.

My father-in-law gave me a dozen of those pro-v1s. I gave them to my boys, who I'm sure would have a better idea what to do with them. I am a hack

I agree that an average golfer isn't going to notice a difference between basically any of the brands of 3- or 4-piece urethane cover golf balls.

I disagree that an average golfer won't notice a difference between a 3- or 4-piece urethane covered golf ball and a 2-piece surlyn/ionomer ball.

Spin matters, especially around the green. Most average golfers have trouble generating spin already, and if you give them a 2-piece surlyn ball they're not going to hold greens pretty much anywhere. Give them a urethane ball and at least they've got a chance...

Of course, $4/ball is ridiculous. We just bought my FIL a box of 12x Callaway Chrome Soft (his preferred ball) and it was $48 before tax. For half that price I get 24 Kirkland and they're considered a "premium" ball in basically every way otherwise.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Best round of my life yesterday...

In all my memories of golf, I cannot recall a single round where I've made more than one birdie; I made three yesterday.

I finished the 18 holes +9, halfway between par and bogey golf. I say it that way because it's a par 60 course, so saying I shot a 69 makes it sound WAY too impressive lol... The best I've ever played that course previously was a 75.

3 birdies, 6 pars (including a streak of 5 in a row), 6 bogeys, and 3 doubles. No blow-up holes (triple+). No lost balls. No penalty strokes, unplayable lies, etc.

I was on fire!

 

[beersk]

Nice work!

And I agree about the Kirkland balls (and gloves for that matter), they're affordable and quality.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Clubs are here!

Had them bend the PW to 44* (from 45) and the GW to 48* (from 50), as I've ordered wedges in 52/56/60. So I've got 4* gaps throughout the set.

 

[passedpawn]

Oooh so shiney. Now I have the urge. To splurge.

 

[passedpawn]

Tune in tonight for the exhibition match. Gonna be fun, I will have it on.
https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news...on-tom-brady-bryson-dechambeau-aaron-rodgers/

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Played 9 with my son yesterday.

He hit two milestones in his golfing career. This was only his 4th round of golf in his life (he's 13).

On the 6th hole, he made his first ever par. It's a short course, so it's about a 60 yard hole. He hit a partial PW that was beautiful, hit the green, and rolled to the back fringe. I reminded him "think about the putt, read the green, and plan what you want the ball to do"--because he sometimes gets a little too quick to hit a putt rather than think about it. It was a pretty fast downhill putt, so I was worried he was going to kill it 6 feet past the hole, and he hit it with PERFECT pace and it finished 12 inches right of the hole, giving him an easy par putt.

Then, on the 8th hole, which was about an 85 yard par 3, he hit a full-swing PW with a nice little draw on it that hit about pin high and rolled ~15 feet past. He flat out told *me* this time that he was going to make sure he looked this one over and thought about it... Which was good, because he sunk the putt for the first ever birdie of his life too!

For his 14th birthday I've signed him up for a little Jr golf camp at the same course, so in another 2 weeks he's going to get four days of actual professional instruction. I think he'll be ready to go out for 18 soon.

 

[passedpawn]

Played a rainy round tonight. Rained on me for first 9 holes, but last 9 were dry. It was just a little drizzle, so wasn't totally uncomfortable.

Slammed a 7i into the vertical wall of this bunker on 10. Agghhh. Got out in 1, but not onto the green (fringe).

8th hole at Chi Chi's. It's a long par 3, and I didn't make it. Pic below is after my second shot Gray skies and you can see the rain hitting water there.

 

[passedpawn]

Played 9 with my son yesterday.

He hit two milestones in his golfing career. This was only his 4th round of golf in his life (he's 13).

On the 6th hole, he made his first ever par. It's a short course, so it's about a 60 yard hole. He hit a partial PW that was beautiful, hit the green, and rolled to the back fringe. I reminded him "think about the putt, read the green, and plan what you want the ball to do"--because he sometimes gets a little too quick to hit a putt rather than think about it. It was a pretty fast downhill putt, so I was worried he was going to kill it 6 feet past the hole, and he hit it with PERFECT pace and it finished 12 inches right of the hole, giving him an easy par putt.

Then, on the 8th hole, which was about an 85 yard par 3, he hit a full-swing PW with a nice little draw on it that hit about pin high and rolled ~15 feet past. He flat out told *me* this time that he was going to make sure he looked this one over and thought about it... Which was good, because he sunk the putt for the first ever birdie of his life too!

For his 14th birthday I've signed him up for a little Jr golf camp at the same course, so in another 2 weeks he's going to get four days of actual professional instruction. I think he'll be ready to go out for 18 soon.

Keep it up. Getting them into golf is a great idea. I got both my boys involved early.

 

[doug293cz]

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Slammed a 7i into the vertical wall of this bunker on 10. Agghhh. Got out in 1, but not onto the green (fringe).
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That's nasty! I'd be thrilled to be out in 1 no matter where it landed.

Brew on

 

[passedpawn]

That's nasty! I'd be thrilled to be out in 1 no matter where it landed.

Brew on

I dug my left foot into that bank and paid close attention to the angle of the blade of my sand wedge. I was much surprised when it jumped right out of there in the direction I had hoped for.

Had to do some reconstruction of the wall there. Kinda wrecked it.

 

[passedpawn]

Okay, I'm a bit of a loner. I work from home, self-employed, etc. I typically golf alone. But even I find it odd when the course seems totally abandoned and when I get back to the parking lot, even the staff is long gone. Just their bus and my truck back there. Feels like one of those post-apocalypse books.

But I like

 

[doug293cz]

I dug my left foot into that bank and paid close attention to the angle of the blade of my sand wedge. I was much surprised when it jumped right out of there in the direction I had hoped for.

Had to do some reconstruction of the wall there. Kinda wrecked it.

I'd just clean up my footprints and divot, and leave the wall rebuilding to the grounds crew. What did they think was going to happen to it? If they want to create a little hell for the player, then they deserve to suffer a little too.

Brew on

 

[passedpawn]

I'd just clean up my footprints and divot, and leave the wall rebuilding to the grounds crew. What did they think was going to happen to it? If they want to create a little hell for the player, then they deserve to suffer a little too.

Brew on

Haha, I was just reading (golf magazine) about a 40' bunker wall somewhere. Gotta find that and link it here. When I read it I thought you could srsly hurt yourself falling into that.

 

[passedpawn]

Okay, here's what I was talking about. Royal St George Golf Club. site of the Scottish open this last wkend. 4th hole. As you're approaching the green, don't hit this ODD bunker. C'mon, this is ridiculous. I can see some repeat uses of my sand wedge, and my favorite epithets #%&*#@!!! here.

 

[beersk]

That is insane. You'd have to go backwards to get around that sucker...I'm looking forward to the British Open this weekend.

 

[passedpawn]

Anyone use synthetic "Zero Friction" gloves? (Amazon).

I've had a problem with gloves this summer (and, well, forever). The leather ones

• In summer, get saturated with sweat so bad the driver will fly out of my grasp
• Gets stiff between rounds. Tough to put on when stiff. Smells like vinegar

I played a round with them today and they were flawless. They are one-size-fits-all. At first I thought they were a bit tight, but really they weren't, I'm just not used to this sort of stretchy "compression" glove. After the first drive, didn't even know they were different than my reg gloves. Grip was perfect a all day, never got sweaty or wet. The white part is synthetic - it was grippy all day, no issues at all. The gray part is mesh and breathes. This includes parts of the front, inside the grip. You can actually feel your palm cooling when you open it.

Probably my new glove.

I'll keep using them and let you guys know how it turns out.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I use Kirkland gloves. 4 for $20 for nice real leather gloves can't be beat, right?

I do remove my glove when putting. I also will remove my glove going from tee box to my ball, or from my approach shot to wherever it ends up, when it's hot or humid out. That helps keep my glove from getting nasty during a round.

Where it gets really nasty is when I go to the range though... Hitting ~100 balls in a row in the heat and sweat certainly doesn't make the glove very nice lol.

 

[passedpawn]

I use Kirkland gloves. 4 for $20 for nice real leather gloves can't be beat, right?

I do remove my glove when putting. I also will remove my glove going from tee box to my ball, or from my approach shot to wherever it ends up, when it's hot or humid out. That helps keep my glove from getting nasty during a round.

Where it gets really nasty is when I go to the range though... Hitting ~100 balls in a row in the heat and sweat certainly doesn't make the glove very nice lol.

I never take it off - not even for putting. If these gloves don't work out for some reason and I need to go back to leather, maybe I'll start removing the glove at times. But now it does not seem necessary.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I've noticed that pretty much every PGA tour player I've ever seen removes their glove for putting... I assume that most believe that they have better "feel" putting without a glove.

True? False? I don't know, but I know the putter isn't going to slip out of my hand without a glove, so I putt without a glove.

Removing it in between shots is only really important to me when it's hot out, and that's just to reduce sweat/etc. So if you like these gloves, probably no reason to do that. But then it's kinda hot and humid where you live, so it might improve the life of the glove...

 

[LAHammer]

I stopped using a glove 20 years ago. Got to the first tee one day and didn’t have one in the bag. Fred Couples convinced me afterwards that it was ok. I use Golf Pride Tour Wrap grips and use a big towel to dry my hands before each shot. I’m in south Alabama where it’s always hot and humid.

 

[passedpawn]

I've got a new bag coming in the mail. So, I'm going to buff out my irons and clean up my drivers - clubs look a bit rough haha.

I stopped using a glove 20 years ago. Got to the first tee one day and didn’t have one in the bag. Fred Couples convinced me afterwards that it was ok. I use Golf Pride Tour Wrap grips and use a big towel to dry my hands before each shot. I’m in south Alabama where it’s always hot and humid.

I like the way you think. Imma gonna give that a try. Thanks!

 

[passedpawn]

Sick of my ugly cavity backs. Polishing. I have a new bag coming, just can't put my old nasties into it.

 

[Broothru]

Okay, here's what I was talking about. Royal St George Golf Club. site of the Scottish open this last wkend. 4th hole. As you're approaching the green, don't hit this ODD bunker. C'mon, this is ridiculous. I can see some repeat uses of my sand wedge, and my favorite epithets #%&*#@!!! here.

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Coincidentally reminiscent of the pot bunker that (in the British Open, aka, The Open) started the downfall of David Duval's profession career.

 

[bkboiler]

Got a chance to go to the range TWICE this week after not having been in a while...man am I sore!
May just try to work long hours Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday next week so I can have a few hours off Thursday to get a round in!

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

I have every other Friday off. We've gotten about 9" of rain in the last 3 weeks. Made a day of golf and beer. Made breakfast at the crack of dawn and never turned on the phone in fear of work. Drove an hour west sunny and it was 90° and 70+ dew point and was informed the course made it walking only due to the rain Hilllllly course. I was dying by the third hole. Phone died trying to connect my gps watch on the course. I did find a hop farm and brewery 3 miles down the road and got pix of that. Wet hop harvest next month

 

[LAHammer]

That looks like a lot of work! Purdy though.
Just remembered that there is an antiperspirant for your hands that works amazingly well. DryGrip is one.

Sick of my ugly cavity backs. Polishing. I have a new bag coming, just can't put my old nasties into it.
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