Need to check out the best golf teacher ever:

yea, clement’s damn good.

http://www.youtube.com/user/clemshaw

My best friend had just played in a tournament there from the tips when somebody asked about it. It’s admittedly tricked up to the gills.

+1 250 yard carry off the first tee.

And fuck black diamond. Way too gimmicky.

I cetainly wouldn’t pay the daily rate there, but it’s good for some things.

shit, if they’re in decent shape, i’ll buy a box off your hands.

TBL will take all his rock flights off his hands.

We were playing in late april, early may, so they may not have been able to get on top of things, but there was clover in the fairways, bunkers weren’t kept.

not a good sign…

black diamond sounds like the old thunder hill course that just closed. i loved that place…but in a shitty economy, losing a dozen balls on top of greens fees isn’t exactly appealing.

shit, if they’re in decent shape, i’ll buy a box off your hands.

I bought 200 balls from Lostgolfballs about a year ago right after I joined my club. I think I’ve gone through maybe four dozen of those since. In the meantime I find roughly a dozen 4-pc balls every round I play (when I walk). I spend a lot of time digging around the edges of fairways when waiting to hit.

i feel like i remember someone here talking about how it’s one of the toughest coursees around…

It’s a grossly unfair course. It punishes good shots and if you hit a bad one, forget about it.

All that said, after playing both Boyne and Oglebay, we keep going back to Black Diamond. The cost of Boyne was about $700 for three days (plus 7-8 hour drive), Oglebay was nearly $600 (2.5 hours). We play Black Diamond for $275, including food and beer. Plus, you’re the only people there at night, so things can get out of hand, where at Boyne and Oglebay, people are nearby.

95% of the balls I have are “good” balls (ProV, B330, Penta) so I’d hate to send them to certain death in a minefield. I’ll probably donate a couple hundred to First Tee this fall.

shit, if they’re in decent shape, i’ll buy a box off your hands.

Dang. I sent two of the massive “if it fits, it ships” boxes maxed w/ balls to the middle east for soldiers to hit. They hit them into a mine field. There are things like this you can do w/ them.

That’s cool… had no idea you could do such things. I’ve seen one of the courses that was built in Basra. Three holes alongside a minefield.

95% of the balls I have are “good” balls (ProV, B330, Penta) so I’d hate to send them to certain death in a minefield. I’ll probably donate a couple hundred to First Tee this fall.

Dang. I sent two of the massive “if it fits, it ships” boxes maxed w/ balls to the middle east for soldiers to hit. They hit them into a mine field.

AWESOME.

regardless, place looks gorgeous. should be awesome.

Dang. I sent two of the massive “if it fits, it ships” boxes maxed w/ balls to the middle east for soldiers to hit. They hit them into a mine field. There are things like this you can do w/ them.

I love the 9-to-3 w/ PW for when I don’t want to go hard after a gap wedge or don’t like a lie. Very good shot ot have.

I think most people need a “go to” short game shot and go from there. Too many choices can be a bad thing. I work hard on the standard bump and run (can use various clubs) and putting w/ my hybrid. Two easy items that take fear out of short game. I can flop but do less now, puts too much stress into the game when you dont play as much.

So he has a problem, admits it, gives a plausible reason – and that means he is unstable. I think he’ll fix it and be fine. He’s been making plenty of cuts. Once he frees himself up w/ confidence he’ll be even better.