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cshea

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I played Southers Marsh in Plymouth a few weeks ago. Nice little executive course if you're looking for a quick 18. 7 par 4's, 11 par 3's that weaves through cranberry bogs.
 

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Sitting in the bar at Green Hill in Worcester. Enjoyable round for the 12 holes we got in, reasonable rate ($59 w cart) and the course is in nice shape.

Real wild card is the wind, which was a huge factor today
 

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PedroSpecialK said:
Sitting in the bar at Green Hill in Worcester. Enjoyable round for the 12 holes we got in, reasonable rate ($59 w cart) and the course is in nice shape.

Real wild card is the wind, which was a huge factor today
 
Great little course! The front is fun and short and the back can tax you a bit with the up-down-up-down holes on the hill. The new bar/restaurant is a huge upgrade too.
 

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PedroSpecialK said:
Sitting in the bar at Green Hill in Worcester. Enjoyable round for the 12 holes we got in, reasonable rate ($59 w cart) and the course is in nice shape.

Real wild card is the wind, which was a huge factor today
Yeah it is usually pretty gusty up there. Nice to hear that the course is in good shape, I need to start trying to get in 9 before or after work there .
 

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I've been playing like absolute shit this year in the few rounds I've gotten in. Today we played at The Colony in Bonita Springs and I got my first ever hole in one. 169 yard 6 iron into the wind. One hop and it disappeared. I thought I'd come up short, but we got to the green and couldn't find it. I started walking toward the hole and saw a ball mark about 18 inches from the cup and my heart started pounding. When I saw the ball in the cup, I got a bit weak in the knees. Amazing feeling. Yes, I just came here to brag a little.
 

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Thanks everyone. I've been playing since I was nine - I'm 34 - and this was my first that was even close. I've been within a few feet, but no pin rattlers. It was an amazing feeling. The three I was playing with were very courteous and didn't run up an enormous bar tab which was a bit surprising.
 

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Don't piss us off on the course... Last night in our league we were playing a member and his brother in law as a sub, member is a 24'cap and brother in law said he was same, so all 3 of us were getting 5 off my partner.
We won the first and on 2nd I'm on in 2, member puts his second on side of hill chips up 10' or so from cup. B I L chips up inside him and I say you'll be able to go to school on Mike. He lies 4 and putts. Dennis and I looked at each other going WTF? They are both inside us, he misses and member is getting ready to putt and I say Dennis is away. He lips out, I just miss but I'm in 4/3 member missed and I gave next to him. Dennis asks what he had he says 4?? Dennis asks net? He says no two up/ two on

I'm fucking steaming, and Dennis using his lawyer skills calmly says you were on hill in 2, on it 3 two putts for 5 and he grumblingly agrees

I look at Dennis and say 'step on the fucking gas'
I halve the next hole with net par, then we won every other, they never had a chance and believe it or not it was mostly me. Shot my lowest round ever on the front 9 at the 'Walk 41 with one ob

Don't piss us off
 

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Looks like I may get a rare day off -- off from both work and parenting -- to play golf next Friday.  I could play anywhere between NYC and Stratford CT, but would like to avoid places that are likely to be Bataan Death March slogs of more than 5+ hours for 18 so that probably rules out the NYC munis.  
 
Course should be either public, or capable of getting onto via something like the AmEx concierge service (I've had luck with that when traveling). Despite having bought the house in Stratford a couple years back, I still haven't played any CT golf.  Any recommendations?
 

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#Humblebrag. I'm flying to Monterey tomorrow to play Spanish Bay, Spyglass, and Pebble Beach this weekend/Monday with two buddies. We are all turning 40 in the next 4 months and this was the only weekend we could do it and we are treating ourselves ($385 to play all 3 courses on top of it!).

I'm a hack playing at a 13.3 index and haven't gotten out much this year. Instead of playing/practicing a bunch these last two weeks, I decided to buy audiobooks of "The Little Red Book" and "Golf is Not a Game of Perfect" and have listened to each literally about 7-8 times in the last two weeks while driving through LA traffic. I've paid full attention like twice, and just had it going the other times in an attempt to subliminally get my mind in the right place.

I snuck out and played 9 at my club this evening and struck the ball as well as I think I ever had, and didn't have one swing thought the entire time. 42 with 4 3-putts (gonna re-listen to that chapter).

I'm ready.
 

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I'm shocked you could play all three for $385. I would have figured Pebble alone would run you that, even if a bit less if you stay there.

Have a blast! Behind going back to Bandon that's my dream trip. Jealous.
 

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Papelbon's Poutine said:
I'm shocked you could play all three for $385. I would have figured Pebble alone would run you that, even if a bit less if you stay there.
Have a blast! Behind going back to Bandon that's my dream trip. Jealous.
They had a special for Duke's card members so we are playing Spanish Bay for $105 each (normally $325) Spyglass for $125 (normally $425) and I had two free rounds at Pebble Beach in the bag that I am cashing in, so the 3 of us are just splitting the cost of one round which is like $500 I think.
 

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So ive fixed hitting the ball thin with my irons. However i am now pulling the ball left. Anyone had this issue? On vaca, frustrated, and cant get to a lesson until next week.
 

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Sounds like you've steepened your swing in order to compensate for the thin shots - this will cause a pull/slice (depending if you square the face up or not). Make sure you're still swinging the club and coiling correctly on your backswing and not just lifting the club.
 

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FL4WL3SS said:
Sounds like you've steepened your swing in order to compensate for the thin shots - this will cause a pull/slice (depending if you square the face up or not). Make sure you're still swinging the club and coiling correctly on your backswing and not just lifting the club.
Congrats youre hired as my swing coach. Straightened that out very quickly. Thank you!
 

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Zomp said:
Enjoy man.  I did it last year on my honeymoon.  Second shot on 8 is a bitch.
Got married in '87 and spent our honeymoon in Carmel. I played Spyglass but decided to pass on Pebble. (Was difficult and very expensive to get a tee time so I passed on the opportunity.)

We were on the west coast last year and stopped in to Carmel for a day and my wife asked me "why didn't you play Pebble Beach while we were here before?"

I still don't have a good answer.
 

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Sorry...not carry but a few definately went that far. I was consistently pulling it from 150 and getting it to or just past the pin tho.

148 is expected carry w a 113 driver swing speed (adjusting for speed as you go down). My speed when i got fitted for the driver was between 114 and 115.

Driver avg carry is about 270. 3iron-220
4iron-200

From there i drop about 10 yards per club or so give or take. Wasnt trying to brag or anything my scores havent caught up w my length by any means. But i am long
 

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Just busting your balls man. I'm long too, if not that long (and not always straight!!). I generally figure my 8 for 155, then go down or up 15 yds from there with grip adjustments.

Of course, if you bought that game golf unit, you'd know! Lol.
 

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FL4WL3SS said:
9 iron is my 160 club. You going to call me a liar too?

I believe him. It's not that rare.
It's not that rare. It also isn't a 9-iron, it's a 40 degree (or something). Today's shelf 9 iron was between a 6 and a 7 for Hogan.

That being said, if your stock 9-iron carry is 160 you are playing the wrong clubs, and there is a great chance that virtually every shot inside 135 isn't close to being on a number. If you are consistently carrying it that far your specs are good enough for something you can work with.
 

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FL4WL3SS said:
9 iron is my 160 club. You going to call me a liar too?

I believe him. It's not that rare.
Not calling anyone a liar. Carry vs total distance are two different things. If someone tells me they're as long as the longest guy on tour, I might wonder if there's some factor not accounted for - wind, elevation, just flat out nutting one. Props to you both being super long.
 

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southshoresoxfan said:
Sorry...not carry but a few definately went that far. I was consistently pulling it from 150 and getting it to or just past the pin tho.

148 is expected carry w a 113 driver swing speed (adjusting for speed as you go down). My speed when i got fitted for the driver was between 114 and 115.

Driver avg carry is about 270. 3iron-220
4iron-200

From there i drop about 10 yards per club or so give or take. Wasnt trying to brag or anything my scores havent caught up w my length by any means. But i am long
This makes a ton more sense. Keep it going.
 

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Freddy Linn said:
It's not that rare. It also isn't a 9-iron, it's a 40 degree (or something). Today's shelf 9 iron was between a 6 and a 7 for Hogan.

That being said, if your stock 9-iron carry is 160 you are playing the wrong clubs, and there is a great chance that virtually every shot inside 135 isn't close to being on a number. If you are consistently carrying it that far your specs are good enough for something you can work with.
Can you expound on this? So basically if im too long w the 9 i should get a little more loft on all my irons? Even before the fix i was 140-145 pretty consistently w the 9. I carry a AW/SW/LW but typically low flight it inside 100 when possible. The aw is about 130-135 for me, sw 100-120 and lw about 70-80 full swing (which is rare as i prefer to pitch/bump and run)
 

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Second topic...i played a sleeve of DT Solos the other day...am i crazy for liking those a lot? I was nearly as long off the tee but straighter and my irons were controlled very well. I couldnt quite as much spin close to green but the greens where i played were in tough shape.
 

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southshoresoxfan said:
Can you expound on this? So basically if im too long w the 9 i should get a little more loft on all my irons? Even before the fix i was 140-145 pretty consistently w the 9. I carry a AW/SW/LW but typically low flight it inside 100 when possible. The aw is about 130-135 for me, sw 100-120 and lw about 70-80 full swing (which is rare as i prefer to pitch/bump and run)
Let's just stipulate that I was under the impression that your stock 9 carry was 160.

Personally, I look for 15 yard gaps in carry yardages. The problem with being super long is that you need to think more about your wedges and how many to carry.

Maybe this is me yelling at a cloud, but I think game improvement irons can cause huge issues for guys who can hit them well, because they are so tweaked that they create gap issues.

The DT Solo info is also helpful. They are great balls depending on what you need. They go a ton and aren't Pinnacles, but you aren't going to scrape one unless you hit a cart path. I'd be curious how they perform out of bunkers and on flop shots, but depending on your expectations or on a course where that didn't matter I would love to hit them.
 

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southshoresoxfan said:
Sorry...not carry but a few definately went that far. I was consistently pulling it from 150 and getting it to or just past the pin tho.

148 is expected carry w a 113 driver swing speed (adjusting for speed as you go down). My speed when i got fitted for the driver was between 114 and 115.

Driver avg carry is about 270. 3iron-220
4iron-200

From there i drop about 10 yards per club or so give or take. Wasnt trying to brag or anything my scores havent caught up w my length by any means. But i am long
 
How far is your 9 iron rolling out?  You could be hitting it too low.  When I hit a 9 iron my ball will usualy check pretty quickly.
 

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Freddy Linn said:
It's not that rare. It also isn't a 9-iron, it's a 40 degree (or something). Today's shelf 9 iron was between a 6 and a 7 for Hogan.

That being said, if your stock 9-iron carry is 160 you are playing the wrong clubs, and there is a great chance that virtually every shot inside 135 isn't close to being on a number. If you are consistently carrying it that far your specs are good enough for something you can work with.
I have no idea what you're even saying here. I'm playing the wrong clubs?
 
I'm a 4.5 handicap with a custom set of Titleist MB irons. My 9-iron has 43 degrees of loft. I'm not bragging, but I play with a lot of really good players that are better than I am that hit it even farther than I do.
 

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I though most modern irons have a few degrees less loft than 20-30 years ago? Not two clubs worth but certainly one(ish). Players are bigger and stronger too... And more willing to take a big cut at the ball more regularly.

I hit my i3 7-iron 155-160. =(
 

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Comfortably Lomb said:
I though most modern irons have a few degrees less loft than 20-30 years ago? Not two clubs worth but certainly one(ish). Players are bigger and stronger too... And more willing to take a big cut at the ball more regularly.

I hit my i3 7-iron 155-160. =(
Ha. Maybe you should find the weight room lomb. Wuss.
 

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Comfortably Lomb said:
I though most modern irons have a few degrees less loft than 20-30 years ago? Not two clubs worth but certainly one(ish). Players are bigger and stronger too... And more willing to take a big cut at the ball more regularly.

I hit my i3 7-iron 155-160. =(
More than a few.  A little Google searching found this table.  Also notice the shaft lengths are also increasing.  Delofting the club and increasing the shaft length helps sell clubs because the average duffer  will hit the ball longer with a  new 6-iron  compared to the ones he bought in the '90s but, the cost is lack of consistency. Frankly,  I always thought the obsession with distance was sort of stupid. If you are 150 yards out who cares what club you are using as long as you can land a ball within 15-20 feet from the hole.  FWIW, I hit my 9-iron about 135 yards.  
 

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Taylormade is notorious for messing with their lofts so that they can say their clubs are "longer".
 
It's fine in GI clubs, to be honest and that's what those Aeroburner irons are. If you're playing GI irons, you need the extra distance.
 

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FL4WL3SS said:
I have no idea what you're even saying here. I'm playing the wrong clubs?
 
I'm a 4.5 handicap with a custom set of Titleist MB irons. My 9-iron has 43 degrees of loft. I'm not bragging, but I play with a lot of really good players that are better than I am that hit it even farther than I do.
 
Interesting my PW is 44 degrees. So if your 9 iron is 43 - what does your set look like that after for degrees PW/52/56/60? Something else in between the PW/52 a Gap? 
 
southshoresoxfan said:
I care about distance because the longer out i can hit my 7-9 irons the more height i get/less roll out/ plus i tend to be more accurate
 
This goes against everything I have been working on this year, and maybe that is wrong. I used to try to hit my 7-PW as high as possible, now I am trying to keep them on the same launch angle as other irons and a more solid strike is allowing them to check up after landing.