The Sand Trap: for Players, Hackers and Duffers

Ah today was good , Back in the groove . Shot a one over 36 with several birds , Changed my left hand grip ever so slightly to lock in the shaft and keep the face square AT impact so GIR' s were decent only 15 putts . Hot on the course today even with a good breeze off the River .

Best time of the year for golf ( The Fall) is coming up woo hoo
 
Fall like Today ,52 degrees ,Brisk but sunny shot a 38 lucked out on 50 footer for a bird .

Had the fun of Playing with a couple former hoopsters ,who were in town visiting family . One a Retired AF Sr Officer, i actually played hoops with his dad on a barnstorming squad after college and the other man's bro was our CFO at the college . Good day , lots of laffs and bs 'ing . Those guys went on to also play the back nine after playing the front side with the Ole Man ?
 
TJ : how you liking those new clubs ? Did you gain distance , accuracy or both ? What shafts are on thm

I have several senior shafts ( Dr ,3w, 2 hybrid , 5 hybrid and AW )but my 6-9 , pw , sw and 3and 4 hybrids are still Regular shafts . Been thinking of swapping them out for sr.shafts. too
Frankly almost never use 3and 4 hybrids so may dump them but the others ARE used
 
Ok THIS is a true story happened yesterday : i played and was so happy to be with those young snots ? I did something really stupid . Now i have been stupid before , BUT this is the situation . The parking lot is on a hill and the road is beaucoup narrow and the drop off on the edge is about 3 ft .....got the picture?

Impatient jerk that i can be , i threw my clubs onto the cart and instead of backing out from the car , i tried to simply turn it around by circling . Well i went off the edge dropped 3 ft i hanging out the side of the cart holding on by a thread . My head is damn near below the horizon and one leg was out as i was falling . I dug my left leg into the cart floor trying NOT to fall out and in doing so i must have hit the accellerator and the cart smashed into the bumper of the vehicle ..oooffff.

I Was initially worried about my hip replacement cuz it was on that side .Well the hip is fine BUT last nite and today my foot on the left leg where i dug in is seriously tender . So am in an ankle brace ( had so many braces for skiing ?)

Luckily its not discolored or broke, just a wrenching of the tendons near the arch . I can stand on it and hobble ?. Also have a swollen middle digit hahah on the hand that was holding the wheel .

Moral of the story . I will take my time , impatient Sob that i AM ...oh and i never full circle the damn cart in THAT lot evah!
 
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Warp daddy said:
TJ : how you liking those new clubs ? Did you gain distance , accuracy or both ? What shafts are on thm

I have several senior shafts ( Dr ,3w, 2 hybrid , 5 hybrid and AW )but my 6-9 , pw , sw and 3and 4 hybrids are still Regular shafts . Been thinking of swapping them out for sr.shafts. too
Frankly almost never use 3and 4 hybrids so may dump them but the others ARE used
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I got the g710. Won't be long until all clubs are made hollow IMO. Graphite shafts. They measure stiffness by numbers. Mine are 89. Considered stiff but I would say semi stiff. The clubs are forgiving. My 8 iron on my gs' i would hit when I was 138 to 150 out depending on where trouble is. The 710s I'm not 100% dialed but I use a 9 iron for less than 145 And use the 8 up to 155. 6 iron flyers 180. Been using my divot repair tool much more lately. Overall my handicap is trending down. 12.5 right now. Take a tune up lesson once per month so that probably has more to do with it then the clubs. Around the green I'm a bump and run guy with my pitching wedge. That has been the toughest adjustment. The light shafts and poppier face is messing with me. Overall Im happy with the purchase. First hit with the five iron the head went flying. I guess they forget to glue it on.
 
Tj sounds like u got a good set o tools and that forgiveness factor is a bonus . You'll get dialed in soon enough . Taking lessons is a good thing , unfortunately i am self taught .


Have fun
 
Played in a one day member guest yesterday. The format was cool. It was two man best ball gross and net added together. My partner and I shot 74/64 for a total of 4 under 168. Had a great 4some and plenty of laughs. Holes 10-13 are new holes which the members have named the "Bruce Trap", Bruce is the owner and head pro. They are friggin hard holes. We played those 1 under, our only claim to fame for the day....lol
 
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Geez when DJ sank that 45 foot double breaker i thought it was lights out for Rahm , but that damn 66 footer with a huge bender in it was off the hook .........great golf
 
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