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#10,751
#10,751
Back up to a 10 handicap after dropping 3 strokes over the winter. Thinking the extra clothing may have kept me compact and less armie/wristy on my swing.
 
#10,755
#10,755
I was in Edwin Watts last week just picking up a grip for my driver & some guy was getting fit for a driver or just checking some out. Anyway he was hitting balls into the screen & caught one really low or topped it & it hit something at the bottom of the screen & came back & hit an older guy that works there in the eye. Luckily he was paying attention & it was a glancing blow & he even caught it but it left a nice mark.
 
#10,756
#10,756
govols/cc said:
I was in Edwin Watts last week just picking up a grip for my driver & some guy was getting fit for a driver or just checking some out. Anyway he was hitting balls into the screen & caught one really low or topped it & it hit something at the bottom of the screen & came back & hit an older guy that works there in the eye. Luckily he was paying attention & it was a glancing blow & he even caught it but it left a nice mark.
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Just "some guy" did that, huh? :question:
 
#10,759
#10,759
80 today. Sank a lot of putts. Friends have brand new putters that are like $150 and mine was $14 at play it again sports, so it was a glorious day to say $14 after some long ones went in. That's a normal day 86-88, but I one putted the first 6 greens and they were all from 8-20 feet. I've never had a putting round like today before. I think I ended up with 24 putts.
 
#10,760
#10,760
Of all the technological improvements in golf, the one I still haven't participated in is putters. I'm using a circa 1990 Ping Zing2 with a 3 gram strip of lead tape that I added to the back purely for a sight line.
 
#10,761
#10,761
GAVol said:
Of all the technological improvements in golf, the one I still haven't participated in is putters. I'm using a circa 1990 Ping Zing2 with a 3 gram strip of lead tape that I added to the back purely for a sight line.
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I had a ping zing 2 not too awful long ago. Can't remember what exact iteration it was.
 
#10,762
#10,762
govols/cc said:
I had a ping zing 2 not too awful long ago. Can't remember what exact iteration it was.
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I putted with a stainless Zing2 all through high school and college and then got away from it for some reason I can't remember. About 3 putters later I happened to find a beryllium copper Zing2 in a used club barrel at a golf store for $40.
 
#10,763
#10,763
GAVol said:
I putted with a stainless Zing2 all through high school and college and then got away from it for some reason I can't remember. About 3 putters later I happened to find a beryllium copper Zing2 in a used club barrel at a golf store for $40.
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I think mine was a later stainless version. It didnt have an insert or milled face or anything like that. It was a good putter probably the best blade style I've used. Had a cameron & played like 2 rounds before I traded it. Don't see what the big deal with those things are.
 
#10,764
#10,764
govols/cc said:
I think mine was a later stainless version. It didnt have an insert or milled face or anything like that. It was a good putter probably the best blade style I've used. Had a cameron & played like 2 rounds before I traded it. Don't see what the big deal with those things are.
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I won a Cameron at a Member/Guest and gave it to my Dad. It felt horrible to me.
 
#10,765
#10,765
Went to the range again today and same result hooking the piss out of the ball, another guy was there and we started talking and I told him what my problem was so he watched me hit a few balls then he suggested for me to back away from the ball, he said I was standing too close. So I did what he suggested and what do you know I hit my iron straight as an arrow then I hit my driver 10x straighter and further. I still hook my diver a little but it's not near as bad as it was.
 
#10,766
#10,766
Blake25p said:
Went to the range again today and same result hooking the piss out of the ball, another guy was there and we started talking and I told him what my problem was so he watched me hit a few balls then he suggested for me to back away from the ball, he said I was standing too close. So I did what he suggested and what do you know I hit my iron straight as an arrow then I hit my driver 10x straighter and further. I still hook my diver a little but it's not near as bad as it was.
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I always get my club in the right position before I take my stance. Helps me with that problem.
 
#10,770
#10,770
Spartacavolus said:
80 today. Sank a lot of putts. Friends have brand new putters that are like $150 and mine was $14 at play it again sports, so it was a glorious day to say $14 after some long ones went in. That's a normal day 86-88, but I one putted the first 6 greens and they were all from 8-20 feet. I've never had a putting round like today before. I think I ended up with 24 putts.
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Awesome stat with the 24!! Rare but welcomed
 
#10,771
#10,771
GAVol said:
I won a Cameron at a Member/Guest and gave it to my Dad. It felt horrible to me.
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It's all about the weight for me. Friend of mine that plays is a big, strong guy and has one of those huge grips. I tried his putter and felt no weight and it felt terrible to me. Almost like the weight was in the grip. I went to play it again sports and bought a SW and putter for $28. I wouldn't buy a set there, but I saved @ $200 and hit/putt as well as I would've with others.
 
#10,773
#10,773
Spartacavolus said:
It's all about the weight for me. Friend of mine that plays is a big, strong guy and has one of those huge grips. I tried his putter and felt no weight and it felt terrible to me. Almost like the weight was in the grip. I went to play it again sports and bought a SW and putter for $28. I wouldn't buy a set there, but I saved @ $200 and hit/putt as well as I would've with others.
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Most of these big grips are lighter than conventional grips & make the head feel heavier. Maybe just his putter.
 
#10,774
#10,774
govols/cc said:
Most of these big grips are lighter than conventional grips & make the head feel heavier. Maybe just his putter.
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I've had the opposite experience with one of those Superstroke grips. It made the putter top heavy and feel like a PVC pipe.
 
#10,775
#10,775
GAVol said:
I've had the opposite experience with one of those Superstroke grips. It made the putter top heavy and feel like a PVC pipe.
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I guess a lot of of factors come into play but most standard putter grips are at least a few grams heavier than the superstroke, at least the smaller versions. I have a slim on one putter & a 2.0 on the other. Both are mallet style putters (2-ball & nike method concept) & have a little weight to them compared to what a blade style probably is.
 
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