MD/DC/VA Golfers - Twelve Monkeys Mental Divergence

[TheCityGame]

Have you guys played the "Florida Man" game yet? You google "florida man" plus your birthday to see what comes up. Me. . .

 

 

[SullGolf]

t4t3r said:

Any chance that the venue for Solstice will be known soon? Had so much fun last year but don't want to skip TRU for Solstice if it's going to be too far of a drive.

I'm not sure if it's 100% official and locked in yet, but should be at Woodmore.

 

[ceejay81]

Sweet.

 

 

[top.h]

dcmidnight said:

BLUF - Rounding the numbers I gained 12 yards of carry but zero yards total distance. Height increased from 74 to 95 feet, launch angle from 9* to 12*.

So I knew going into the fitting that there was not going to be a *ton* of potential gains, if any. Think I posted as much. But it was a xmas gift and I'm never going to argue with hitting shots for an hour and a half. I also know my problem is hitting a lot of low/mid trajectory drives and when you have a year like last year, I lost a lot of distance off the tee because my total drive distance relies on a lot of roll.

Their Fairfax location is right on 50 - couldnt be easier to get to and park at. So basically the opposite of their Rockville store.

Hit a ton of drivers after getting warmed up. Did not like the shape of the Flash or the T3 so we tossed those immediately. Liked the G410. Loved the feel of the Cobra but we just could not get it to behave that well. Finally settled in on a 12* M5 head with an Aldila Green 65x shaft. Total distances were not going up at all, even down 1-2 yards, but everything else was great. 

Not only was carry distance up but the dispersion was much tighter. In fact he overlayed the dispersion circle from my wedge warmups and my driver circle was smaller. That either says I'm a terrible wedge player or was really hitting the D well.

I knew I could pretty easily get my hands on a cheap 12* M3 head too and the first thing he suggested was trying my current Ad-di shaft on the 12* head with both the weights forward. 

Overall I like the location, the setup and the two fitters were great, I wouldnt hesitate to recommend them. I just think their financial model is asinine.

This table wont post well but I'm going to try it anyway.

 

		Club Speed	Ball Speed	Smash Fac.	Launch Ang.	Spin Rate	Carry	Total	Land. Ang.	Attack Ang.	Height
M5 12*	Avg	106.6	157.3	1.48	12.1	2588	264.7	287.9	37.5	1.5	95
M3 Gamer	Avg	108	158.8	1.47	9.8	2190	252.1	289.9	29.5	0.1	74

my numbers are almost exactly the same as yours with the M5, 5' less on peak height and about 100-200 rpms less. I am intrigued that you got almost 2* more launch with that though it looks like if your attack angle with the m3 matched the m5 you'd be seeing something similar. I know at CC they build up a quick database of X swings but maybe you just weren't having your best goes at it that day? how did you feel over the m3 shots vs the m5 shots in terms of the swing you put on the ball? 

 

[siegel159]

Sept. 19:  "Naked Florida man starts house fire after baking cookies on George Foreman grill"  

Nice.

[gregh729]

Florida man makes beer run with gator in hand - WPLG

https://www.local10.com/.../florida/florida-man-makes-beer-run-with-gator-in-hand-1

Jul 28, 2018 - - A man made a beer run to a Jacksonville convenience store carrying a live alligator with its mouth taped shut. Video posted online shows the unidentified man walking into the store holding the gator under his right arm. He walked toward the counter, asking, “Ya’ll ain't out ...

[gregh729]

All time great quote from that Florida Man story “Ya’ll ain't out of beer are you?”

[FAbb]

Before, and after.  The "before" video is actually taken once we had already added the tilt at setup.  So this is just me trying not to move off the ball.  You can see how much less my entire upper body is moving through the swing.

 

 

 

 

 

[SullGolf]

Nice try City, but I'm still not going to remember your birthday and send you a present.

 

[baddomes]

I can totally see the difference between the two.

 

You had a hat on in the "after" video

[FAbb]

You're right, Domes.  And I regret putting it on.  I was having a great hair day.

 

[davechen]

Not shown in video, Fabbs grasping his wrist in pain, shrieking and collapsing into a crumpled heap.

[TheCityGame]

My wife's birthday. . .

 

[thechief16]

therealsneek said:

Did anyone watch the new Wild World of Golf from last night?  It brought a huge smile to my face to watch my boy Trust Fund Tron top one off of the 2nd tee. 

Yeah.  A 6 who tops drives and can't/won't chip.  Did you see some of his putts?  He was missing 20 footers 8 inches wide and 6 feet long.  He's a fraud.

[thechief16]

Anybody got a tip for how to come back to the new board at the last unread post? 

[FAbb]

I'd like to hear more about what drives chief's aggressive campaign to expose Tron as a vanity cap.

 

[TheCityGame]

@nolayingup

 

 

[thechief16]

He's a fraud, riding Soly's coattails.  Never has a new take.    And he has extremely thin skin, so I know that it will piss him off.

[TheCityGame]

what's their actual handle here? @nolayingup doesn't do it. 

[HighBoomingDraws]

Nuzbacks is lit right now.

[FAbb]

It's "No Laying Up"

 

Not sure how to @ a name with spaces in it.

 

 

 

 

[FAbb]

Maybe this works?@No Laying Up

 

[TheCityGame]

Ball is in your court, Tron. 

 

You guys know that there's no "like count" anymore, but there appear to be weekly and all time standings. I'm not sure how many points you get for an "agree", "like" or "LOL". 

[davechen]

Uff.  Maryland down 9 to Belmont.

[jhbangas]

The thing about the Tron takes is recognizing how much worse the overall NLU product would be without him. That said, Big Randy is obviously the MVP. 

[dcmidnight]

thechief16 said:

He's a fraud, riding Soly's coattails.  Never has a new take.    And he has extremely thin skin, so I know that it will **** him off.

Wait a minute, he's a 6? No way.

 

Either that or that is amazing shtick.

[FAbb]

jhbangas said:

That said, Big Randy is obviously the MVP. 

Yes.

 

Big Randy 2020

[GooseHook]

Coldest take : Anthony Cowan is not a good shooter.

[thechief16]

dcmidnight said:

thechief16 said:

He's a fraud, riding Soly's coattails.  Never has a new take.    And he has extremely thin skin, so I know that it will **** him off.

Wait a minute, he's a 6? No way.

 

Either that or that is amazing shtick.

 

 

[thechief16]

OK, credit to the Marshals for entering the 21st century re: social media rendering.