I regret not playing in HS. It's so much fun, at least when you can get a good group to go out. That's tough nowadays for me.

Just had my first lesson last Sat. to fix my slice, but once that's done and I'm consistent I'm getting a new set of clubs for Xmas - Summer will be testing each brand to see what feels best.

Lessons will just turn your slice into a hook :)

There are so many great choices in clubs out there nowadays it is hard to decide. I have a Taylormade R1 TP on order right now...can't wait!

:icon17: Well, part of my problem is I swing too hard I think. My grip wasn't bad, but we made some tweaks to it, and then it's about not pulling my shoulder to try and lift the ball - which happens when I swing too hard. If I go easy, my slice turns into more of a fade and I can keep it in the center of the fairway pretty much.

I'd like to just get rid of it completely - I just want to hit the ball straight.

Even my irons have a bit of a fade, but I can somewhat cope with it, for the most part they are pretty straight - it's just the woods/hybrid.

Damn how did i miss this thread. Other than the love of the z I'm a huge golfer. Anyways just got a new set rocketbladez 4-pw/rocketballs stage 2 4H-3H/ ztp sand wedge and a rocketballs adjustable driver. Was cursed with the slice but it was because I wanted to smash the ball. Slowed down my swing and my shot shape is much more controllable.

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Right now I have an R11 driver (1st gen) and TaylorMade Firesole woods/irons, with a TaylorMade Rescue club in the mix.

I had some old Cobra's, but control was the same as my Dad's old Firesole's, but I got more distance with the graphite bubble shaft, so I went with those.

However, they're almost fifteen years old now (have only been playing with them for about a year and a half) and it's time for something new.

The Masters has begun!

I hope it's as exciting as last year, though I'd like to see Tiger win it again, I wouldn't mind Bubba getting back to back wins either.

just stumbled upon this thread. surprised i've been on here this long and never saw a golf thread.

anyways i try and play once a week minimum in the warmer months also do a couple pro-am's with a friend who is a PGA pro.

only golfed about 4 summers now and last summer i was at about a 12 handicap. beginning of summer was a lot lower but struggled towards the end.

so far this year i've been shooting mid 80s and a couple 90s on high wind days. but it's early in the year and just shaking rust off.

goal for this year is to stay consistently shooting 85's

Watson's in trouble of not making the cut. :thumbsdown:

DJ imploded and went from -7 to -1.

Tiger, Couples, and Leishman are tied at -5 for the lead - Tiger's not done and Choi is making a charge at -4.

i've had it live on my second screen all day haha my boy tiger is killin it :tup:

Me too. :D

I'd like to see Fowler win it too. Or at worst do really, really well.

i just want tiger to win :tiphat:

Me too, because it would piss so many people off. :icon17:

If not him, then I want Fowler.

Couples wouldn't be upsetting either, since he'd be the oldest to ever win I believe.

God, CBS/ESPN sports sucks sooooo bad! Do they have retarded monkeys manning the cameras? Sorry to insult mentally challenged persons and primates...

That perfect shot by Tiger hitting off of the stick and going into the water was a heartbreaker. On the other hand I do like Jason Day a lot. It will make for an interesting weekend!

Adam Scott is your 2013 Masters Champion. Wow. So glad Cabrera didn't win it.

I play at least once a week... Clubs fit nicely..;). Anyway, 10 hadicap down a couple so far so....

I have a tourney this Sat.

I had more lessons last Sat. and with a little persistence I was beginning to straighten out my drive. I'm so stoked to play in this tournament this weekend.

Not to win it, as it's a best ball tourney for charity, but it's just fun to be out there and win prizes at the end. :tup:

Btw, awesome win for Tiger at TPC Sawgrass.

Loved seeing Sergio choke over and over on 17 & 18.


Read this quote from Tiger today about Sergio blaming him for a bad shot on 2:


:bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:

I cracked the face of my Burner 2.0 driver so I picked up a R1 and played with it for the first time last weekend. Review: bad hits go long and straight...good hits go really long and really straight. Recommended!

Happy for Phil. Good to see him win an open.

Those were some beautiful shots on the 17th. I was happy to see him win too, although I want to see Westwood win a major at some point too.

Can't believe I missed this thread upon revival! I love golf. I've always loved golf. About 8 years ago, I had 2 sets of clubs stolen out of my apartment storage. I had a drought after that because I wasn't willing to throw down for new equipment. I finally received a decent set of Cleveland irons (4-PW) for Christmas from my grandparents and my wife bought me an awesome University of Texas golf bag. I picked up a $25 Wilson 5 wood that I can blast ~250 yards without effort, a $50 550cc Green Monster driver from Golfsmith that works fine for my casual purposes, and a $15 68 degree wedge.

I average probably 2-3 rounds per year, so I'm way behind where I want to be. But after ~5 years without playing at all, I am making the best of it. My typical round these days is mid-90s with a birdie or two, a couple of unmentionables, some very nice shots, some terrible 3 putts, and 6-8 beers. I haven't broken 90 since before the drought, and I haven't broken 85 since high school. But I still have a blast every time I play.

I'm hoping to play Newport Dunes (an Arnold Palmer course) in Port Aransas, TX in August when I'm at the beach for vacation. And I also hope to play Laurel Hill in Lorton, VA during a business trip to Fort Belvoir in September.

i cant express my sadness when tiger went down hill towards the end a bit. i really want him to win everything again.

tiger is the man lol

I'm with you, Flacid. I have always rooted for Tiger :tup:

same here.

speaking of which im at a crossroads on whether to go golf sunday or do a charity car show......car show requires a $20 and from what i can tell will be a lot of ricers.

golf will be around $50, no people, and alcohol. also i've been playing well so that makes it more enjoyable.

i think golf wins lol

no contest there... golf every time :tup:

yea for sure. i was so mad last weekend. driver was on, irons were 80% working lol, wedge game was good, but the typically best part of game wasnt there.....putting. so mad when i got birdie chances and end up with pars and bogeys.....few doubles as well :shakes head:

you know who pars after having a 20ft eagle putt from the fringe.....this guy lol

:icon17: I'm with you there. Bogey after GIR is not an uncommon occurrence during my rounds :ugh2:

i rather scramble and get par to feel accomplished then play good to only then blow it on the greens and feel like shit :shakes head:

I have to get out soon or I'm going to explode. Been working at a litigation firm all summer so haven't been out nearly as much as I'd like. Going to have the last few weeks off before school starts again so I'm going to power golf (i.e. every day lol)

:tup:

get to it man. i'm just pleased my friend left his head pro position at a public course (due to poor ownership/management) and took a assistant pro position at a really awesome and very private country club.....that i am golfing for free on sunday :tiphat:

best perk of knowing a golf pro is free golf lol

Sweet deal!! ^

That's where the booze comes in handy :yum:

The last round I played a few months ago, there was a Par 5 where I started with a nice, straight drive and then rolled a beautiful 4 iron up to the front edge of the green about 25 ft from the pin under GIR (not a terribly difficult two putt). I guess I was still a bit amped from the great second shot and blasted the uphill putt over 10 ft past the hole. Coming back downhill was another terrible putt 8 ft back below the hole. My putt for par then ended up perched on the lip and did not fall until I gave it the final tap in for a bogey. When I got back to the cart, I slammed the half empty beer that I had waiting, and said, "man, that was a nice 4 iron!" My father just chuckled and told me I needed to work on my putting. I just ignored him :icon17:

i read that whole story and the only thing that stuck is that i'm pretty sure you wasted half a beer......:shakes head:

:bowrofl::bowrofl:

but yes i've been there my friend. honestly my putting got a lot better when i switched my putter early last year.

:ugh2: I think you read it wrong. Slammed = chugged = gulped = drank fast :tup: I'm a few years out of practice, but I can still shotgun a 12 oz can in ~2-3 sec. In my heyday, I could chug a full pint glass (16 oz) in about twice the time it took the Fox (from The Man Show). Considering he could do it in under a second, I was still incredibly fast :tiphat:

i thought more literal definition of slammed out of anger lol now with the correct context i'm ok with that now haha

RIP fox lol

back on golf talk i think its time to upgrade my driver and hybrid. only 2 clubs i didnt upgrade in the past summer or 2. last year was new irons and putter. the winter just before last spring i upgraded my wedges.

I actually purchased a pretty nice Nike putter a few years ago when I started getting my golf bag back together. However, I simply don't practice with it enough. I have good spacial visualization which should help my putting, but I tend to either rush my putting or think it over too much. The main change when I switched putters was that I'm much better about not trying to putt with my arms or muscles. I use the length of my back swing to control the speed and let the club head and gravity do the work for most putts.

I used to get so frustrated on the golf course as a kid (even though I still loved the game). Once I started drinking on the course, I stopped worrying about crappy shots as soon as I got back to the cart and my beer :icon17:

:iagree: :tiphat:

yup take the arms and wrist out and let the body just pendulum and the weight of the putter takes care of the rest.

right now my bag is:

Driver - taylormade R7
Hyb - some shitty one that came with my starter $200 bag
Irons - titleist AP2 712 3-PW
Wedges - cleveland CG14 52 and 60
Putter - titleist scotty cameron black: blade with heel shaft

see i've always been drinking on the course i didnt start golfing until i was about to be 21. i only got about 4-5 years experience so far and i had to switch from lefty to righty lol

i'm lefty and learned lefty at my aunts in FL when i was like 7 for 2 weeks never touched a club again until i was 20 and was taught righty for ease of learning.

golf and drums are about the only things i can do right handed lol