i bet you wanted to kill him. hell, i don’t even know him and i want to kill him.

When I was 8 and just learning to golf, I made a deal with my mom that when I got a hole-in-one she’d give me $20 (was a lot of money to me then). I figured it’d take a year, max… there was one par 3 I could reach in one shot, it was downhill, and never came that close. Have come close since, and damaged a few cups, but no aces.

If we are going to do a commenter outing I’d rather get it dialed in right away to budget time; I’ve run a # of outings and could help some logistics if need be. let me know

When I was in high school, this kid I hated, made a hole-in-one with a driver on a 155 yard par 3, that rolled the entire way down the hill bounced across the river and up the hill onto the green.

i bet you wanted to kill him. hell, i don’t even know him and i want to kill him.

dude was a duffer…shot was complete luck.

When I was in high school, this kid I hated, made a hole-in-one with a driver on a 155 yard par 3, that rolled the entire way down the hill bounced across the river and up the hill onto the green.

add 18 yards to the distance, bail out to the left if need be; chip on, dont run your lag 20 feet past the cup getting cute, move to next hole.
I’ve seen some guys misjudge that tee shot, and it goes short and left and all sorts of unplayable lies come into play there, IF you can find your ball

you nailed it…last two times i played it, i hit 6i about 5 yards longer than pin high and to the left, just like you said. chipped in once, up and down the next.

best shot i ever saw was from a guy who hit it into the trees short and right (where the cartpath starts to go seriously downhill). probably had a 40 yard pitch, uphill, completely blind…dude stuffed it to 3 feet and made his par.

dude was a duffer…shot was complete luck.

Nothing beats the feeling of being dialed in and hitting any shot you want.

amen.

Hadn’t played in 6 weeks and played friday after thanksgiving. Shot +2 on the back, with 2 three-putts, and had two birdies. I was dialed in down the stretch. Last hole, needed a birdie to break 80, and was 170 into the wind, called a cut 6 iron, curved around the bunker. Stiffed to 6 inches.

that’s a damn good round, lawya. shooting around 80 in wet, cold-ish weather is pretty fuckin’ solid.

last round i played went a similar way. had a chance for a 36 with two birds on the front until i took a 8 on 9. was just blasting it, long and accurate, and the crappy weather made it even better. unfortunately, the weather got even worse, and i was playing a course with a 75+ course/140 slope rating and got beat around a bit on the back for a 44. shot 84 altogether, so that’s not too bad.

add 18 yards to the distance, bail out to the left if need be; chip on, dont run your lag 20 feet past the cup getting cute, move to next hole.
I’ve seen some guys misjudge that tee shot, and it goes short and left and all sorts of unplayable lies come into play there, IF you can find your ball

My putting stroke esp on short putts is in a straight line. its the longer strokes that the path needs to curve, that is more difficult to keep on line and i dont like the face balancing

yea, you’d probably do better with an anser/newport. something like that.

im the same way…from 15 feet in, face balanced is awesome. horrible on long putts tho.

That back 9 was some of the best golf I ever played, hybrids in on like every hole;

Hadn’t played in 6 weeks and played friday after thanksgiving. Shot +2 on the back, with 2 three-putts, and had two birdies. I was dialed in down the stretch. Last hole, needed a birdie to break 80, and was 170 into the wind, called a cut 6 iron, curved around the bunker. Stiffed to 6 inches. Nothing beats the feeling of being dialed in and hitting any shot you want.

That back 9 was some of the best golf I ever played, hybrids in on like every hole;

oh yea…and it’s a very difficult driving course too. a lot of challenging tee shots, esp off the back tees.

only hole i hate on that course is the par 3 (now no. 3, used to be 12) that’s WAY uphill. fuck that hole.

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if you open up the putter’s face going back a lot, half shaft (like this). if you you only open the face a little, anser style (like this).

do you have a strong arc or is a gradual arc with your pendulum? if it’s strong, go with something with a flow-neck and 1/2 shaft of offset. if it’s a subtle arc, go with an anser style.

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/you lost me here. you can give me some help at the TBL golf outing in Philly next May
//no really, it’s gonna happen

That flanagan just put 1 line to line up the center of ball, that’s all you need; I feel my putting is prettygood, my weakness is I have big distance control outside 30 feet, and with my iron game being quite average, I fould up a few lags per round normally. Inside 15 I feel really damn good about my putting.

Face balanced or heel-toe balanced for putters? My pendulum swing has helped steady me on short putts but it’s not as good for long putts

if you’ve got a face balanced putter with a pendulum swing, it’s probably not the best putter for your stroke. guys have managed with a face balanced putter and pendulum stroke, but you probably want something that encourages the face to shut, and would probably be better off with an anser style.

do you have a strong arc or is a gradual arc with your pendulum? if it’s strong, go with something with a flow-neck and 1/2 shaft of offset. if it’s a subtle arc, go with an anser style.