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[BIG STU]

14 hours ago, braincramp52 said:

I have to admit I get frustrated when I putt badly. I always feel if I'm on the green a 3 putt is not acceptable. I shot a 42 the other day with 3 three putts. That irked me. Last year I went a month without 3 putting one time. That's the way it should be. 😅

Back when I could putt I always thought I was subject to make any putt whether 3 feet or 30 feet. Now days it is streaky

[BIG STU]

16 hours ago, mshills said:

Those guys only exist on the interwebz. The “good ball striker with the bad short game that keeps him at a 15”….is impossible.
 

What this invariably is is a guy who thinks he’s a good ball striker because all of his shots are airborne and he plays every week with ~25 index guys. He does not know what a good ball striker is, and by definition, a good ball striker cannot be a 15 index!

 

Or it’s ego — somehow you have more street cred if you are a good ball striker with bad short game versus the other way round. The same guy feels like more of a player if his miss is left. 

 

I can’t remember if I was there for more than one refresh cycle but I was once below a 4 for a hot minute and I was never, ever, but never ever a good ball striker. I got there because I had a decent short game and was a good putter. Poor ball striking kept me from being better. 

Back when I could play I never considered myself a good ball striker. I used to not be a club ho. My old Mac Irons (First set of VIPs) I played on and off for darn near 20 years. Look at them and I do not have the "desirable" dime sized wear on the faces. My wear is all over the faces same with wedges. Back in those days I had a stellar short game and was a get out of jail artist. LOL with the real lumber I was long but could not spell fairway much less hit one. On really tight courses I used the 1 iron a lot. For some uncanny reason that was one club I could hit fairly straight. I can remember when my Old Man ordered me a set of 1974 Spalding Elite MV-2 irons (I paid for them) he ordered me an extra 5 iron. He told the guy he knew at the Spalding Custom Department " most players beat a wedge and 9 iron to death but my boy can't find a fairway so he beats a 5 iron to death". Yeh like I said before he was always about GIRs and FIRs and could not stand my game no matter the score. Yeah the 5 iron was mostly my get out of jail club and to some extent now still is. My old man would tell anyone if I could not get out of jail and was not a good wedge player and putter I could not break 95. But I always did things my way right or wrong and still do

[BIG STU]

14 hours ago, aenemated said:

I've always been a pretty confident putter. Never been all that technical about it; don't use any alignment aids other than "Is the face square to my line?" I'll visualize a white line from my ball to the cup once I have a read; step up, get comfy and let it go. 

 

Easy game! 

 

Speaking of which, they opened one of T-Dub's Popstrokes here; just south of Mandalay Bay. Def wanna go check it out. 

I was always an instinct putter. The last few years I had gotten away from that and had gotten really technical. Went through all the "stages" with SS grips on the putter and using the claw grip with my hands using a SBST stroke. I was always an arc putter with a slightly open stance. Now for a while because of my back I went to a Broom Stick. You have to really be technical with those things. My back had healed up so I went back to putting with a regular putter. I had noticed on the Par3 rounds with my wife that putting with one of my vintage putters I was actually relaxing and went back to my natural stroke which is an arc stroke. Now that little course the greens are small and fast with lots of undulation but are always in good shape and roll good. My home course is just the opposite. We do have some ridges but our greens are bumpy and grainy. The only way they roll decent is if they roll them. I know all of our guys were complaining yesterday. Of course right now as SOP this time of the year they are being trampled to death. Right now they are putting out between 120 to 140 players a day including us. I looked at reviews on line last night and most of the complaints are about the greens. But on the other hand we have the cheapest walk in rates on the beach and the lowest booking rates on the 2 sites they book on. I guess one can not have everything. But yeah I went back to one of my old putters I have had for 30 years and I love the feel so I am sticking for a while. 

[BIG STU]

17 hours ago, bladehunter said:

I used to fix my putting woes by being the most aggressive approach player on earth.  Stats showed me twice as likely to get up and down from anywhere vs trying to 2 putt a 35-40 footer. So I’d essentially miss greens to make pars.  And at the same time , stuff a few impossible approaches and two putt from 6 feet for par 🤣.  
 

I think I’m done talking about this.  It’s bad juju to relive some of this.  I’m certain of it.  Speak of the _____ and he will appear.  

Well do not feel bad. I had a blow up round yesterday as in nothing went right. I did hit the driver good only missed one fairway with it and got a bad break there (shrug part of golf). Had some crazy stuff happen around the greens but it is golf. Shot 87 (+15 ) off of a 10 index so I did not do squat. Looked this AM and my handicap went up to 12. Our handicaps change daily with the system we use. Like my partner said yesterday typical Stuey 77 one day 87 the next. With me anymore it can be drastic swings. Yesterday we were the first group off and played the first 9 in under 2 hours. On the turn with the double tee tourist traffic we ran into a log jam on the back. took us 3 1?2 hours to play the back and I lost all concentration. Back never tightened up but I lost all focus. One of those days I had to keep reminding myself I was lucky to even be playing golf.

I am off in a little to play the Friday small money game

[dashanks]

17 hours ago, braincramp52 said:

I have to admit I get frustrated when I putt badly. I always feel if I'm on the green a 3 putt is not acceptable. I shot a 42 the other day with 3 three putts. That irked me. Last year I went a month without 3 putting one time. That's the way it should be. 😅

Nothing more demoralizing than a bad putting day when you're hitting the ball well.   

Edited April 26 by dashanks

[bladehunter]

9 hours ago, braincramp52 said:

Bean field. Will be corn this year. The green is waterways.

Well. I was closer than I thought.  Awesome.  That’s a nice thing to look at in my opinion.  Much better than 2k neighbors.  

[bscinstnct]

9 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

Well. I was closer than I thought.  Awesome.  That’s a nice thing to look at in my opinion.  Much better than 2k neighbors.  

 

Depends on the neighbors 🤣

 

My first NYC hood was replete with smokeshow models, immodesty attired, making their way about wherever models go lol

 

Oh and our building prior to this one there was this stunning chick who would do some rather tantalizing yoga 🧘‍♀️ in the back garden 🤣

 

 

[mshills]

2 hours ago, BIG STU said:

Back when I could play I never considered myself a good ball striker. I used to not be a club ho. My old Mac Irons (First set of VIPs) I played on and off for darn near 20 years. Look at them and I do not have the "desirable" dime sized wear on the faces.

😁 I’ve played Pings most of my life, with one lengthy detour to Titleist 755 irons, so I’ve never gotten the satisfaction of the dime wear spot. Or in my case, 14 different wear spots. 🤣

[dashanks]

20 hours ago, Soloman1 said:

 

 

 

I had plenty of speed my last round.  Putted it off the green.  Twice.   Nothing like it when your second putt is a chip.  

[Fellaheen51]

21 minutes ago, mshills said:

😁 I’ve played Pings most of my life, with one lengthy detour to Titleist 755 irons, so I’ve never gotten the satisfaction of the dime wear spot. Or in my case, 14 different wear spots. 🤣

 

Why club selection can be something of a guessing game.  In my case, subtract 20 yards.  

 

[Soloman1]

 

[bladehunter]

2 hours ago, bscinstnct said:

 

Depends on the neighbors 🤣

 

My first NYC hood was replete with smokeshow models, immodesty attired, making their way about wherever models go lol

 

Oh and our building prior to this one there was this stunning chick who would do some rather tantalizing yoga 🧘‍♀️ in the back garden 🤣

 

 

Nah.  I’m not built for a wide arc of people. My filter is measured in feet not microns.  🤣.  I’m too much of a people  watcher too.  More watch time would equal a dystopian outlook that would be woefully unhealthy for me.  Seeing the glass half full is hard enough.  Having more evidence to back up my instincts would be too much to overcome. 

[bscinstnct]

10 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

Nah.  I’m not built for a wide arc of people. My filter is measured in feet not microns.  🤣.  I’m too much of a people  watcher too.  More watch time would equal a dystopian outlook that would be woefully unhealthy for me.  Seeing the glass half full is hard enough.  Having more evidence to back up my instincts would be too much to overcome. 

 

Absolutely! 👍 

 

I grew up in the standard burbs, not rural with such expanses like you, but our property directly border hundred ls of acres of preserved woodlands and it’s the best. Ensconced in nature to the extent I came home drunk like 4am I  HS once and almost got kicked in the head by a 🦌 hanging out by our side door 🤣

 

 

 

 

[bladehunter]

34 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

 

Absolutely! 👍 

 

I grew up in the standard burbs, not rural with such expanses like you, but our property directly border hundred ls of acres of preserved woodlands and it’s the best. Ensconced in nature to the extent I came home drunk like 4am I  HS once and almost got kicked in the head by a 🦌 hanging out by our side door 🤣

 

 

 

 

That’s hilarious 😂.. i’m just being honest man, I get small bites of it every time I go into town. Or 2 large events, etc. I have to play complete defense the entire time and wait out the clock until it’s time to go home. There is no real chance of enjoying that much interaction.humans aren’t  trustworthy . 
 

Had to edit out my example, a little birdie told me that it might be construed as talking about a current popular political topic. Which is complete BS, but to be on the safe side.🤨

🤣

Edited April 26 by bladehunter
Self censorship

[bladehunter]

2 hours ago, Soloman1 said:

 

Man that’s priceless! 🤣

[huskydawg]

5 hours ago, BIG STU said:

I was always an instinct putter. The last few years I had gotten away from that and had gotten really technical. Went through all the "stages" with SS grips on the putter and using the claw grip with my hands using a SBST stroke. I was always an arc putter with a slightly open stance. Now for a while because of my back I went to a Broom Stick. You have to really be technical with those things. My back had healed up so I went back to putting with a regular putter. I had noticed on the Par3 rounds with my wife that putting with one of my vintage putters I was actually relaxing and went back to my natural stroke which is an arc stroke. Now that little course the greens are small and fast with lots of undulation but are always in good shape and roll good. My home course is just the opposite. We do have some ridges but our greens are bumpy and grainy. The only way they roll decent is if they roll them. I know all of our guys were complaining yesterday. Of course right now as SOP this time of the year they are being trampled to death. Right now they are putting out between 120 to 140 players a day including us. I looked at reviews on line last night and most of the complaints are about the greens. But on the other hand we have the cheapest walk in rates on the beach and the lowest booking rates on the 2 sites they book on. I guess one can not have everything. But yeah I went back to one of my old putters I have had for 30 years and I love the feel so I am sticking for a while. 

I’m sure SuperStroke works for some people but not me. When I went to the used club store in Japan to build a bag, I picked up a Bettinardi with one of those. After a while I just had to cut it off, was getting no feel in my hands and wrists.

[bscinstnct]

Dude is very attached to his driver 🤣

 

 

[bladehunter]

44 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

Dude is very attached to his driver 🤣

 

 

An sldr of all things 😂

[braincramp52]

9 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

An sldr of all things 😂

I had one of those for a minute.😆

[Conrad1953]

1 hour ago, bladehunter said:

An sldr of all things 😂

 

At least he had a good grip on it.😃

[Soloman1]

sldr’s are being repurposed as subway defense weapons.

 

you can keep people at bay with it and swing it, if necessary.

[BIG STU]

Well I feel I redeemed myself today in the small money game. Like I said I am erratic as heck. Ended up with a 76 (+4) in the small money game. Handicap went back to 10. Hit the ball well. Greens were in terrible shape so I did not make any putts do it had the potential to be lower. Happy though we took home the money

Tomorrow it is the Par3 with the wife and I will be playing all hickory shafted clubs. Will be fun for sure

[Soloman1]

well, it’s friday martini night. 2nd one being prepared by the lovely wife before i cook a steak while she makes a killer salad.

 

gimme some ideas. it’s ask soloman1 night!

 

physics, bloody ev’s, the universe, the bloody fractional reserve system.

 

had some good news today. some old friends are coming here to play golf. known them for 30 years and haven’t seen them in ten, but we talk regularly. they probably have lots of gray hair now, but quality guys. we’ve had so many great golf times at different places and each one has been memorable.

 

i don’t really “connect” with a lot of people. i have a lot of acquaintances, but only a few friends. i’ve met @scotee and he’s a prince of a guy. i speak to @nitram regularly and he’s another prince of a guy, but never met him. hope to do that one day.

 

 

Edited April 27 by Soloman1

[Soloman1]

you can use the sldr to fend off snakes, pythons, on the nyc subways.

 

what the hell is wrong with these people?

 

[Soloman1]

apparently it’s bird mating season and my back yard is listed on birdmatimg.com as a prime location.

 

quail, pigeons, mocking birds, et al are noisier than my neighbor.

 

he’s only there on weekends. high-pitched giggling and squealing like pigs noises waft over the wall from the swimming pool.

 

i hate him.

[scotee]

1 hour ago, Soloman1 said:

apparently it’s bird mating season and my back yard is listed on birdmatimg.com as a prime location.

 

quail, pigeons, mocking birds, et al are noisier than my neighbor.

 

he’s only there on weekends. high-pitched giggling and squealing like pigs noises waft over the wall from the swimming pool.

 

i hate him.

 

You have lots of great birds down there. On a course very near where we played I was surprised to see 3 pairs of Love Bird Parrots living in the wild. I think there is quite a population that must have been released and are feral. Also see Vermillion Flycatchers on golf courses there. 

 

 

[scotee]

Prolly not a bad idea for these new helmet covers for NFL FB.

Maybe these suits to follow?

 

 

[BIG STU]

On 4/25/2024 at 9:29 AM, bladehunter said:

Their lies are the straight part.  The distance isn’t really talent in today’s equipment. It’s just youth.  A 6-1 6-3 guy who’s 25-35 can fly it 300 if he’s coordinated enough to tie his own shoes , with today’s drivers .  But he has no idea where it’s going.  You can go play any of these am events for state or county level and see a field full of them.  Only about half will be in control.  
 

( I’m not arguing by the way. Just telling you what I’ve seen in person ). 

Correct. I learned that fact sitting on the Patio at my course watching the 10th tee when I was rehabbing. Almost anyone can hit a modern 460 CC driver. Even us half crippled old farts. Like I said I practice some with one of my beater persimmon drivers on the range quite a bit. I have told the guys in the league numerous times. Want a dose of reality? Hit this thing as I present a persimmon driver. So far no takers. In reality I only hit a modern driver about 200 to 220 these days. Persimmon about 180 and 190 when I nut it.  But by practicing with the persimmon makes me straighter with the modern. 

[Fellaheen51]

8 hours ago, Soloman1 said:

well, it’s friday martini night. 2nd one being prepared by the lovely wife before i cook a steak while she makes a killer salad.

 

gimme some ideas. it’s ask soloman1 night!

 

OK.  Although it's now past martini time Friday.  

 

What shafts do you use in your SLED putters?  Specifics.  A new putter head is in-coming and trying to determine whether I want to pull a generic steel shaft from one I no longer use.  Or install one of several steel iron shafts I have on hand.  Like an uncut TTDG R300 Sensicore .370.  Weight is similar to listed putter shafts.  Been researching, and not found consensus on tip trim amount.  Read 4i, 8i, PW.  Do putter shafts make a difference?  IDK.  

 

Comments from anyone would be appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 27 by Fellaheen51

[Fellaheen51]

Martini time.

 

Hot tip.  (Saw this awhile back, waiting for a drop opportunity.)  Get the Mrs. an upgraded bev cart to serve up your martinis.  Makes them 'mo better.  

 

 

Thought this was interesting.  Beware the lady in black with a mischievous expression.  Something in the glass besides gin?  Solly becoming vaporized?