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02-07-2019, 07:46 AM | #1 |
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2019 Golf Thread (The Penalty Area)
Herro. Welcome to 2019 golf thread. The sport of golf, not the car.
New rules coming into play this year will be interesting. Many have already seen the benefits of leaving the flag in during rounds. Also, all those hazards and stuff are now called penalty areas. Been playing on a sim myself at Newport Indoor Golf (newportindoorgolf.com). They have 4 trackman bays setup and does a gret joerb. Don't have the room like Jahhhhd for a fancy indoor getup. --kC
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02-07-2019, 08:01 AM | #2 |
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Thanks KC.
Informational video on the new rules http://www.usga.org/content/usga/hom...612697001.html And some humor |
02-07-2019, 08:02 AM | #3 |
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Left it in on every putt earlier this week and it definitely felt strange.
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02-07-2019, 08:27 AM | #4 |
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I haven't made a full swing/hit a golf ball since the beginning of October before I tore my calf. I have been chipping around the basement a bit with foam balls, though. My swing needs a full overhaul this season.
That's a pretty sweet basement setup...I need to go rent some indoor/Trackman time at 1 of my local indoor places soon to see how things are gonna go this year. |
02-07-2019, 12:56 PM | #5 |
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I haven't had a chance to apply these new rules yet, stupid weather and time constraints.
Damn you Jard for sending me down this home golf sim rabbit hole. Been looking at budget friendly set ups. I have a perfect spot in my unfinished basement for this package with a 55" TV mounted behind the net. And it's on sale! Optishot 2 |
02-07-2019, 01:14 PM | #6 |
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I have a room in my basement that would be perfect for a sim setup ... but I think the ceiling might be a touch low. The price of a decent setup isn't astronomical anymore ... it's so tempting
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02-08-2019, 08:02 AM | #7 | |
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02-08-2019, 08:48 AM | #8 |
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Yeah, the Optishot isn't technically a launch monitor. It doesn't track the ball, but instead just checks the club head just before impact. There are a bunch of sensors in the little slot in the hitting surface right before impact that evaluates club head speed, face angles and stuff like that. Apparently it's pretty accurate, but is more of a simulator. It's a much more budget friendly alternative to Skytrak or Foresight for sure, and doesn't give the same info or as much true feedback.
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02-08-2019, 08:52 AM | #9 |
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I kinda agree about the launch monitors...Skytrak is probably the most budget-friendly but still accurate launch monitor, unless you found a nice used Foresight GC-2 model. I've never liked (or had accurate results) with much of anything else. The newer Trackman and GC-Quad are gonna cost about the same as a new Honda Fit (or more), so that's probably not feasible
And I'm working from home today, but work is super slow so there might be time for me to screw off and get an hour in at an indoor place after lunch. Hmmm... *edit - got a 12-1pm slot and will be trying out a GC-Quad for the first time. Only $25/hr, too! Last edited by tommaso05; 02-08-2019 at 10:47 AM. |
02-08-2019, 12:56 PM | #10 |
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I would love to trade my Skytrak for a GCQuad or GC2 with HMT but it's at least 3x-10x the price.
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02-10-2019, 11:05 AM | #11 |
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I tested out the basement room that I want to use and it is 8'9" ... I can swing a 5 iron without hitting the ceiling, but I think a driver/woods would be a no go. I think 10' is the recommended minimum
I do have a double garage I could retrofit ... my wife uses one half and the other have is filled with old car/motorcycle parts, old stuff I never got around to throwing away and various boxes that can be moved elsewhere. Only problem is that I live in Canada and the garage can get pretty cold in the winter (which is when I think I would use it most). I could put a heater and insulate it by putting a wall up, but now I'm getting into construction costs on top of simulator costs. The biggest problem of course is now I have the bug in me ... I'm not one to give up too easily. I'm tempted to cut a hole into the basement ceiling to see if there's any space in there ... but I know there is no way there's an extra foot hiding up there Hmmmmm |
02-11-2019, 11:10 AM | #12 |
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I know I can get a little high with my follow-through on my driver if I'm swinging a little bad, so a low ceiling just immediately makes me nervous
Just fired up the last couple of holes for the Pebble Beach tournament (Phil has to win). I didn't watch any coverage yesterday, but hey, might as well do it on work time. |
02-15-2019, 01:32 PM | #13 |
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60 degrees here and I am off at 3 today. Time for 9 holes to finally try out the reshafted clubs.
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02-15-2019, 01:51 PM | #14 |
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02-15-2019, 06:46 PM | #15 |
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Heard about that. I don't think the substitute club caddie should have received the 10% a tour caddie normally would if his player had won, but what he did get was a bit short IMO. So many sides and pieces of the story come out. True they had the agreement about what he would get paid if kooch made the cut, made the final or won and word is Kooch offered an extra 15k on top but the dude declined because he wanted more.
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02-16-2019, 12:39 PM | #16 | ||
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Fitting so far for irons using 7 iron heads: Quote:
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02-16-2019, 03:02 PM | #17 |
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^ Very cool. When will you get them? I walked 12 holes yesterday. Hit it ok and like the new shafts. Getting out of bed this morning was a little tough. I am so out of golf shape.
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02-16-2019, 04:52 PM | #18 |
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Order will probably go in Monday to Srixon; through our county courses my BiL gets equipment at cost + 10%. I’m sure it will take at least two weeks for build and shipping...
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02-18-2019, 07:55 AM | #19 |
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I've always been intrigued by Srixon irons, but have never tried them.
After a couple of practice sessions the past couple of weeks, I don't think I'm gonna bother with new anything this year, except finding a new driver shaft. What I have now just has the worst feel (it's counterbalanced), and I have no idea where the club head is. My club just got their new shipment of Callaway demo stuff, including a couple different kinds of driver shafts that should fit what I'm looking for (Tensei Blue 60x and HZRDUS Smoke 60x). I'm pretty much done with my Tensei Orange experiment. I think I could still sell it for what I have in it, though. Also, I couldn't watch any of the tournament at Riviera on Sunday. Watching super slow play is just brutal, and JB Holmes is the worst offender. |
02-27-2019, 01:19 PM | #20 | |
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Had my long game fitting last night and wrote up my experience:
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02-27-2019, 01:33 PM | #21 |
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Neat! Always fun (and usually exhausting) to go through a fitting like that. You learn a lot about your swing, what works for you, what clubs you like/give you the best results, etc.
I've never had the chance to try out any of the Evenflow series, but I did use a HZRDUS Black for a while. I'll be trying out the Smoke here once it warms up a little bit more. |
02-27-2019, 01:49 PM | #22 |
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I went to the range yesterday (63 and sunny omgwtfbbq) and was smashing the irons, but my woods continue to be a mixed bag. I used to crush everything, but due to not playing enough lost it.
I have managed to recover my irons, but my woods are a sore spot. I also (based on a post in here) realized no golf simulator in my basement. I don't have the ceiling height. I thought I did but a couple swings proved otherwise. |
03-04-2019, 11:19 AM | #23 |
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So I ordered the M6 this weekend to replace my current 2017 M2. I've been hitting my M2 driver only slightly farther than my M2 3w. I find that I launch it lower than ideal and it's simply not flying.
I went to the shop and hit just about everything new on the simulator and the M6 was the clear winner for me. I even put a couple of different shafts which seem to better fit my swing in my M2 and it still couldn't keep up with the M6. My second swing with the correct shaft on the M6 ended up at 326 yards. The longest with my M2 (which happened when I put the HZRDUS Smoke shaft in my M2) was 314. While that one swing was significantly longer than anything else I hit, the average was also a bit higher with the M6. My dispersion with the M6 was much smaller and on mi****s the ball really does fly. I had a few which appeared to be off the toe and they were still rolling out there around 300 or so. Whereas with the other current offerings (my M2 included) the hits which were off center on the face would end up in that 285-290 range. I'm excited for the new stick to show up to see if any this actually translates on the course lol. I feel like the simulator adds a good 15+ yards of roll out which never seems to happen on the course (unless it's 115* in the desert). I think the biggest improvement with the M6 is the feel and sound. It feels so solid throughout the entire face and sounds really good. One of the better sounding drivers I have heard.... ever. Just a really solid thwack. |
03-14-2019, 03:00 PM | #24 |
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72* and sunny here this afternoon. I'm headed to the course in a few, anyone else? I'm going to walk as many as I can before dark.
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03-14-2019, 03:06 PM | #25 |
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If I can get my work done, I will be going out for a few holes or up to the range at a minimum. We're at 69 (guitar riff.mp3)
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