Threatening sky tonight. It moved past without getting me wet.
So... bogied the hole?My drive on the 296 yard par 4, 6th hole, at my local.
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Measured by GPS at 279 yards.
So... bogied the hole?
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Dayum. I hit one almost that far once, but I got a bounce on a cart path
haha. Two pulled drives in a row hit same spectator.
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I've notice that as well. There's something about walking away for a minute and then coming back refreshed. It applies to studying a subject and solving problems as well. Maybe it could apply to a hand-eye type of activity.hit the ball better than usual.
Last month a friend of friend got steamed rolled by the secret service. Said he was really nice. He's always up in Maine. I use to easily do 2 hr rounds at my clubView attachment 739892
Back when I had one, I would come to a heavy loaded spot and be there for an hour grabbing dozensmiss those days, need a new one. I remember a lot of people would notice it and have some smart a... comment about how it defined me as a golfer. Mind you they are the first to ask to borrow it. I never paid any attention and smiled when I pulled free prov1s out of my bag. Thanks for posting the link, will check it out.I LOVE this ball retriever. My last one fell apart completely. It was that sort that you cock, then it snaps closed around the ball. It worked OK, so I used it for years.
But this replacement is FAR SUPERIOR. It's a little heavier (bad), extends a lot farther (don't really care about that), but it's DYNOMITE at picking up the ball. Nothing to cock afterwards, feels like it'll last forever. No springs, snapping gizmos. We'll see about that. The thing is so simple, literally one moving part and no springs. Great engineering is a sight to behold.
Amazon.com : Callaway "15th Club Golf Ball Retriever for Water, Telescopic to 15' with Dual-Zip Headcover : Golf Ball Retrievers : Sports & Outdoors
It is. It's a working harbor and you see every kind of boat. The course is on a nice lot of land with elevation. The fairways may look open but theyre shaped for challenges. Trees are there for a reason and there's a couple of streams that meander at 200 yds. The back nine goes up and back into the woods but keeps giving glimpses of the harbor. One of the greens where I didn't bring the camera a beautiful sailboat was going by and as I walked off the green and looked down off the cliff a couple of lobster boats were pulling up traps.
The turf was in great shape. Usually being on the coast you get a little crusty or wild but it was pure on and off the green. Great weather too. Almost a little bit but then crisp fall nights and maybe some fog in the morning.
You can rent that cabin in the 9th and 3rd pic. it was avail and at a great rate. Just a little above a dirt cheap rate we got for our room. I told my buddy if I was forced to do "together time" I'd be more than happy sitting on the deck cooking, eating and drinking. Only issue would be to get three couples agree to go in together.
Cooler! Cooler!? I just made tee times for Friday! Early tee times! Thursday and Friday night is gonna hit in the 20's in my town. Well actually the course is just down the road from the new Treehouse brewery on Cape Cod. Suppose to be only lows in the 40's there. High of 50.
I actually like this time of the year as the crowds are smaller and if you wear black it's perfect temp. Only problem is the shortening of daylight. No tee times after 12 following this weekend.
Best thing I ever did was ditch my Sat 9am tee time group for late after noon weekday tee times. A round on sat would take 6 hours sometimes. Weekdays I'd watch the online tee sheet and could get done and play in 2 hours. The only problem now is if I play with that group and it's slow? I lose concentration and play like cr*p.Haha, I didn't even leave the house until 4. I finished, but skipped two holes - ran into a slow group. I'm not in a hurry, but I play fast. My golf watch says I played for 2:20.
I did a lot of research. I bought a Garmin Vivosmart HR like 8 years ago. It's really a health monitor with a golf app. A ton of other useful Geeky apps too. Works perfectly.BTW, I upgraded my watch. This thing is stupid expensive, so don't say I didn't tell ya.
I could go on and on about what it can do, but you'll google if you're interested. Anyway, I highly recommend. Garmin Approach S62. Replaces my S60.
Amazon.com: Garmin Approach S62, Premium Golf GPS Watch, Built-in Virtual Caddie, Mapping and Full Color Screen, Black (010-02200-00) : Everything Else
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Best thing I ever did was ditch my Sat 9am tee time group for late after noon weekday tee times. A round on sat would take 6 hours sometimes. Weekdays I'd watch the online tee sheet and could get done and play in 2 hours. The only problem now is if I play with that group and it's slow? I lose concentration and play like cr*p.
BTW, I upgraded my watch. This thing is stupid expensive, so don't say I didn't tell ya.
I could go on and on about what it can do, but you'll google if you're interested. Anyway, I highly recommend. Garmin Approach S62. Replaces my S60.
Amazon.com: Garmin Approach S62, Premium Golf GPS Watch, Built-in Virtual Caddie, Mapping and Full Color Screen, Black (010-02200-00) : Everything Else
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I did a lot of research. I bought a Garmin Vivosmart HR like 8 years ago. It's really a health monitor with a golf app. A ton of other useful Geeky apps too. Works perfectly.
I did have to get a return as the first couple of versions of the watch had problems with software. I'm amazed the amount of rounds, heat and sweat it has taken. It's showing it's age with software tho. There's a good possibility that it now doesn't pair with my watch or download the course. To the point where I think I need a new watch.
Yup. The HR I was able to get for $150. A lot less than their other offerings. A while back there was a good article on how Garmin's algorithm was far superior on determine heart rate. It did everything I needed and really didn't see a difference in the Fenix except for the price/look. Plus the Fenix was a lot clunkier? Larger in size. The Vivosmart is nice and compact. I like the $150 price point. If I had to deal with the hw/sw issues on paying more I would have been pissed. It took a little bit of talking to but Garmin did replace it. I'm actually quite shocked on how long it survived. Just the battery making it is impressiveNice lookin' watch!
I ended up buying a Fenix 3 HR Sapphire years ago (~mid-2016) primarily for hiking/exercise. I was lucky enough to have a contact hook me up with a Garmin employee/friends/family discount, so thankfully it was 35% off MSRP.
Then late 2020 I saw Amazon with a one-day sale on the Fenix 5X Sapphire for I think $299, and snapped it up in an impulse buy and sold my Fenix 3 on the bay...
I think that the Garmin Approach golf watches are better for golf, but the Fenix series is better for everything else.
So if you're looking at an upgrade, ask yourself whether golf is the primary activity you'll be using it for or whether golf is just one of many. If the latter, something like the Fenix might be a better way to go. If the former, the Approach will have more golf-specific features than the golf app on the Fenix.
Here's an overview article on the differences between the two devices. It does get one thing wrong - a really good GPS (WAAS enabled + receives US & Russian sats) can have the same 1 yard accuracy as a laser.So, does a GPS watch have more or less the same accuracy as a range finder? Most of the guys I play with use range finders.
Here's an overview article on the differences between the two devices. It does get one thing wrong - a really good GPS (WAAS enabled + receives US & Russian sats) can have the same 1 yard accuracy as a laser.
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So, does a GPS watch have more or less the same accuracy as a range finder? Most of the guys I play with use range finders.
So, does a GPS watch have more or less the same accuracy as a range finder? Most of the guys I play with use range finders.
Here's an overview article on the differences between the two devices. It does get one thing wrong - a really good GPS (WAAS enabled + receives US & Russian sats) can have the same 1 yard accuracy as a laser.
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Thanks. I will start with an app for my phone and see how that works. I just downloaded Golf Pad, but cell phone coverage for one of the local courses might be a little dicey.
One advantage of a range finder is that it gives you distance to the pin. The watch only gives distance to front/middle/back of green, since obviously the pin location changes and it doesn't know where it is.
Granted, it's not like that makes much of a difference to someone of my limited skill... If visually I see it's a center pin and my watch tells me it's 125 to the center and the rangefinder tells me it's 127 to the pin, it's not like I can adjust my shot for that perfect 2-yard discrepancy lol...
The other aspect is slope. I do think some GPS watches know the topography of the course and can give you a "plays like" number that takes into account whether it's uphill or downhill. My Fenix 5X does not have that capability. Most rangefinders have a slope calculation built-in. Mine will tell me it's 127 to the pin but it's playing 120 because it's downhill, or playing 135 because it's uphill, for example.
Costco has a CaddyTek rangefinder with slope for $129. I use it sometimes in addition to the watch when I want that slope calculation.
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