My guess is that he means position it off your body, not your foot, as body/torso position can change relative to feet and negate what you're trying to do.So whats the not awful way to do it?
Your guess or you know since we talked about it? LolMy guess is that he means position it off your body, not your foot, as body/torso position can change relative to feet and negate what you're trying to do.
In all seriousness, yes this.My guess is that he means position it off your body, not your foot, as body/torso position can change relative to feet and negate what you're trying to do.
I have used a few different apps over the years, but have settled on 18 birdies the past two seasons. It works well in conjunction with Apple Watch, though I can't speak to Android/Wear OS. The watch gives distances to front/middle/back and you can enter basic scoring info (score, GIR, number of putts, penalties) on the watch. You need to pull out your phone to use other features or to check distances to specific hazards or points on the course.I just bought my first smartwatch. Does anyone have any recommendations about smartwatch-compatible golf GPS apps for measuring distances to the green? (Unfortunately the relatively cheap deal I got on the watch was for a Wear OS device, which I gather is mostly inferior to what Samsung is doing these days.)
Thanks, but FWIW, 18 Birdies doesn't appear to be compatible with Wear OS.I have used a few different apps over the years, but have settled on 18 birdies the past two seasons. It works well in conjunction with Apple Watch, though I can't speak to Android/Wear OS. The watch gives distances to front/middle/back and you can enter basic scoring info (score, GIR, number of putts, penalties) on the watch. You need to pull out your phone to use other features or to check distances to specific hazards or points on the course.
I agree with everything Lomb said above. He nailed it. I'll address the quoted specifically though. Bombtech makes great stuff. I'm a 2-3 handicap and currently have a Bombtech 3-wood and 5-wood in my bag. I've had everything from their drivers to their wedges to their putters and all of it has been quality stuff. I have a buddy (about a 12) who plays their 1st gen iron set and loves them. I have bunches of their wedges un-opened in my garage because it's cheaper to buy a set of their wedges than a single wedge from the big boys. I don't generally play them because I prefer a heavier wedge with a different bounce, but at least once a year I'll switch to them when I'm not feeling my current wedges or when I need new ones. In short, at your level, they're absolutely good clubs.6. Does anyone have any experience with BombTech clubs? With the variety of specials they run the price seems right, but how much of the price being right is due to the lack of expenses they claim to incur and how much (if any) of it is due to being an inferior club?
Thanks for any insight you can give me.
A lot of 75-year-old men actually manage their way around the course incredibly well, because they know their limitations and how to mitigate their weaknesses.Speaking of lessons, maybe this is the year I splurge on some serious lessons so I can stop managing the course like a 75 year old man.
There are a lot of older guys who live in the 80s because, while lacking power, they dump short drives in/around the fairway, leave themselves in the fairway short of the green most of the time rather than with some hellish greenside shot, get really good at mid range pitches/chips and sink a few 10-footers.A lot of 75-year-old men actually manage their way around the course incredibly well, because they know their limitations and how to mitigate their weaknesses.
Well, yes, but as an in-shape 26 year old I want to stop having to do this.There are a lot of older guys who live in the 80s because, while lacking power, they dump short drives in/around the fairway, leave themselves in the fairway short of the green most of the time rather than with some hellish greenside shot, get really good at mid range pitches/chips and sink a few 10-footers.
Thank you to everyone who replied. The golf shows are partially what made me finally ask the question, because I'm probably going to the Boston one in a week and a half. RI used to have one but it doesn't appear there's been one in about 4 years now.I was told a good time to get price discount on previous year's clubs was March at the golf shows. CT has one weekend of March 21 in Hartford. I'm guessing there will be shows in MA and RI too.
Where are you? I bought a similar deal 2 years ago at a local course here in RI, Foster CC. Felt the same way about it that you feel about yours. More than paid for itself in year 1.I plunked down a whopping $179 for a 3 year membership at a local semi-private course. I really don't care for the course, but I play it enough that the price made it a no-brainer. Walk it 6 times in 3 years, and it pays for itself. Even dropping $20 for a cart makes it still affordable. The only restriction is that I can't play before 11AM on the weekends, which is fine with me. Hopefully, this will help my short game-- which I think of as my bread and butter- get back up to...par.
It's more than just 8/20 vs 10/20. It's a whole new formula, it's calculated daily and course handicaps are vastly different. There's also a new rule for equitable stroke control of net double bogey for all handicap levels. I highly recommend any who plays competitive rounds of golf to read about the new world golf handicap system.There's some background here: https://www.golf.com/instruction/rules/2019/10/17/golf-handicap-about-to-change-what-to-know/
Switching from lowest 8 of last 20 rounds from lowest 10 of 20 should reduce handicap for many folks. You're punting 2 higher scores after all. There's also apparently an adjustment for scores registered for different players on the same course each day to deal with harder/easier playing conditions. Not sure if that's retroactive or going forward. The buzz I saw last year was people will see changes but they won't be massive. Maybe for folks who only play days when conditions are hardest or easiest?
Foster Country Club is running a similar deal now. Two years for $198, carts not included, good anytime Monday-Friday and after 10 weekends and holidays. Definitely thinking of pulling the trigger.Where are you? I bought a similar deal 2 years ago at a local course here in RI, Foster CC. Felt the same way about it that you feel about yours. More than paid for itself in year 1.
A friend of mine has that deal at Foster. He lives in outer Johnston, so its great for him. I have no idea how they make money with deals with that, but I guess drives people to their bar and restaurant? The place is truly in the middle of nowhere.Foster Country Club is running a similar deal now. Two years for $198, carts not included, good anytime Monday-Friday and after 10 weekends and holidays. Definitely thinking of pulling the trigger.
That's exactly it. When i got mine a couple of years ago, i was talking to the Tavern staff and that was their answer. trying to drive traffic to the restaurant. I'm in Burrillville so it's not too far for me.A friend of mine has that deal at Foster. He lives in outer Johnston, so its great for him. I have no idea how they make money with deals with that, but I guess drives people to their bar and restaurant? The place is truly in the middle of nowhere.
It's a good deal. Course is good, not great and has some unique holes so it's not boring.I'll be there this spring / summer!Foster Country Club is running a similar deal now. Two years for $198, carts not included, good anytime Monday-Friday and after 10 weekends and holidays. Definitely thinking of pulling the trigger.
For some reason I just saw this-- it is at Pine Ridge CC in North Oxford, MA. It is a short course, (6000 from the tips) but the greens run hard and fast, and are all crowned.Where are you? I bought a similar deal 2 years ago at a local course here in RI, Foster CC. Felt the same way about it that you feel about yours. More than paid for itself in year 1.
I'd be interested in hearing about it. Any particular reason you chose Newport Indoor Golf for the fitting?I have a driver/3 wood fitting on Friday night at Newport Indoor Golf. Will post a write up if there is interest. The owner, Max, is also the club fitter. From our conversations he definitely knows his shit so I'm excited to see what I can be placed into. He's already asked me a bunch of questions on preference, problems, budget, etc... From going there myself and trying the demos I'd like to go with Ping or Titleist but am open to anything that works.
I’m also interested in a write up. Fittings are always a lot of fun.I have a driver/3 wood fitting on Friday night at Newport Indoor Golf. Will post a write up if there is interest. The owner, Max, is also the club fitter. From our conversations he definitely knows his shit so I'm excited to see what I can be placed into. He's already asked me a bunch of questions on preference, problems, budget, etc... From going there myself and trying the demos I'd like to go with Ping or Titleist but am open to anything that works.
I came close to that - sans eagle - last Saturday where I walked up to #8 and proceeded to go triple-double-double-birdie-par-par-bogey. I did manage to stay on the latter end of that trend to salvage the round for a respectable (for me) 87 but I was ready to throw my shit in the water and go home after that second double.Just looking at cshea's post in the other thread, I had a 9 hole stretch last year in which I made triple, double, bogey, par, bird, eagle.... The pupu platter of golf instability...
Yup. This is why being a low handicapper sucks for everything but stroke play events. Let's say you're a 10 and I'm a 2 and I need to give you 5 a side. In stroke play, that can happen on 3 or 4 holes. In match play, you make a 9 and I make a 4 and I win one hole. I wish there was a defined percentage of full handicap defined for non-stroke play matches.I'd argue that if you play a lot of fourball - I'd much rather be a 10 handicap that makes doubles and triples and a bunch of pars than a guy who makes 7 pars and 11 bogies....My blowup holes now end up being mental errors more than physical ones - if I don't lose my mind I can usually save bogey on everything but the par 3s.
Yeah, but it’s not true at all. Match play using handicaps significantly favors the lower handicap.Yup. This is why being a low handicapper sucks for everything but stroke play events. Let's say you're a 10 and I'm a 2 and I need to give you 5 a side. In stroke play, that can happen on 3 or 4 holes. In match play, you make a 9 and I make a 4 and I win one hole. I wish there was a defined percentage of full handicap defined for non-stroke play matches.
Anecdotally, my club runs a net match play championship every year. Although there‘s an even spread of handicaps at entry, not only has a double-digit cap never won, one has never even made the final.Although handicaps are supposed to equalize matches, it's not always true, is it?
Unfortunately not. The scale is tipped in favor of the better player.
The way the formula works, for every six strokes difference in handicap, the better player has a one-stroke advantage, because the lower handicapper is more likely to play at or near his handicap than the high handicapper. In a match between an eight handicapper and a 14 handicapper, the better player is giving away six strokes, yet the odds are still 60-40 that he will win the match.
Why?
As we explained in part one ("Handicaps 101," Apr., p. 97), the USGA set up its system to favor better players. Its philosophy is that handicaps should be based on potential rather than average ability.
Interesting. I get the point about better players being more consistent, but I I guess I still don't understand how it's not an advantage to essentially get more strokes than your stroke play index. The consistency aspect would seem to harm the better player in that better players are less likely to make > bogey on a hole. I guess it will be interesting to see what the new handicap system does since it's no longer intended to reflect potential but average.Yeah, but it’s not true at all. Match play using handicaps significantly favors the lower handicap.
From Dean Knut:
Anecdotally, my club runs a net match play championship every year. Although there‘s an even spread of handicaps at entry, not only has a double-digit cap never won, one has never even made the final.