Has Golf Become too Formulamatic?

[Mitchell]

Good answers all of you! Yep I miss the old players like Trevino and Miller ( minus the mouth) that could manufacturer a shot when required and like in Miller's case make a club fit the task at hand. I do not subscribe to modern mechanics that much I am strictly a feel player.

 

Saw a tourist golfer or yuppie golfer as some of us call them on the range the other day. He had all the latest and greatest (?) staff bag and all. He was resting and watching me hit and was checking out my stand bag with the old Macs, rusty Cleveland wedges and of course the rusty Scotty. He saw my 2 iron and asked me "can you hit that old blade 2 iron?" I looked at him and growled "If I could not hit it --- it would not be in my frigging bag"---- I am getting older and like the old man as in "get off my lawn"----- I try to be a nice person so I resisted really saying yes I can still hit it I am not a poser like you are!

 

I have already had a couple of prim proper golfers almost have a heart attack over the rusty Scotty and folks absolutely do not believe me when I tell them I work for a metal recycling company and found that thing on the junk pile

take a pic of your bag at the range next time

OK Teevons this is for you

 

 

That is what I play with took in the parking lot because I always leave my phone in my truck when at the course

 

The Rusty Scotty Santa Fe-- I can putt the lights out with that rusty SOB!

Stu,

Noticed the 22* Quadpro, had a 19* with the Bi-Matrix like David Toms used- hope you enjoy!

[stevemcgee99]

If flags were of totally random sizes, I think it would be hard to choose a club. I can say that often I can't even see a red flag on a black pole anyway. I just aim between the traps lol.

 

One of the things I enjoy is playing new (to me) courses. Sometimes it's frustrating when I can't figure out which fairway to hit down - but that's pretty rare. More common is getting lost looking for the next tee. Signage is for dudes in carts, hitting from the back pins. I walk from the previous hole to the next forward tees. No signs along those paths most of the time.

 

But I like how some course designers mess with me and make a hole look closer, or hide a huge shallow bunker in front of a green with a nondescript knoll. Last round I played at Bennet Valley fooled me on the 9th hole. I sliced anyway...

[stixman]

'But I like how some course designers mess with me and make a hole look closer, or hide a huge shallow bunker in front of a green with a nondescript knoll. Last round I played at Bennet Valley fooled me on the 9th hole. I sliced anyway... '

 

Spot on, you got the yardage right in that statement!

[NRJyzr]

Limit the ball's speed and control-ability. Limit the size, length, and loft of the clubs.

 

 

These things have already been done. :)