Spuzz I guess I was absent that day! I was pretty active in the old FGI days although not so much at the end. When this place started I was busy with starting a new job, kids, etc.

    shokosugi

    Something for you to look forward to: When I was 45 I also was swinging X-Flex (in woods) and continued to do so until about age 50. I was stiff flex in everything else. Now at age 69 I'm between Regular flex and Senior flex. My driver and irons are regular flex (although I have another shaft for the driver that is senior flex that I switch back and forth). My fairway wood is senior flex as is one of my 5 hybrids.

        mulegolf Something for you to look forward to: When I was 45 I also was swinging X-Flex (in woods) and continued to do so until about age 50. I was stiff flex in everything else. Now at age 69 I'm between Regular flex and Senior flex. My driver and irons are regular flex (although I have another shaft for the driver that is senior flex that I switch back and forth). My fairway wood is senior flex as is one of my 5 hybrids.

        Ditto for me as well. Plus we hit from the Senior tees and don't get to the spot in the fairways where we used to land hitting from the tips 20 years ago. Still OK. Senior tees really help keep the game fun.

            49... for now. Thankfully no one believes it, so I feel young still.

            ...wait, that may be based upon how I act and not a compliment at all.

              hobbit It's been awhile since I read the books, but don't hobbits live longer on average?

                  sdandrea1
                  How long is your course from the senior tees? I read an article somewhere recently that said for my average drive (more or less 200 yards, hopefully) I should be playing a course at about 5400-5500 yards. Just a few years ago 6000 yards was about right for me, but now In my group we move up on par 3's over 180, par 4's over 370, par 5's over 500.

                      fatshot How long is your course from the senior tees? I

                      5600 and 5700. The par 3s are a bitch tho.

                        My home course is under 6000 from the whites, but it's tight as heck. Lots of heavy woods and OB as well as uneven fairways. There's even OB on the inside of the course. It's not a course you can overpower. The advantage for the big hitter is that they can club down; they can't really go over the trees for the most part. I've always lived nearby and avoided playing it because I felt it was too punishing. I only joined because of a fantastic 2 year deal, but it really beat me up last year lol.

                        KCee True, I tend to forget my heritage... unless its second breakfast.

                        When people ask me what I've been up to I sometimes say "living like a 20-something, way past my expiration date". Its fitting.

                          I'm 64. I'll be 65 in September when I'll retire and start playing more golf.

                          32, do i get a prize!

                          Sad part is i think i joined FGI when I was around 16 when I built my first Integra IV with a UST Proforce, been downhill ever since.