How did you shoot today at Golf
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Walterjn FWIW Walter.....I have a buddy (good player!) who tried speed training last year. He spent $400-500 on a shaft and various weights that he was supposed to attach to it and swing every day, according to the instructions. He said he felt it screwed him up and gave it up after about 4-5 weeks.
fatshot not playing with weights to swing. This is what I'm using.
https://aero-swing.com/pages/golf
Not expensive, not heavy.
So far, it hasn't screwed up my irons, then again I play with those every week. I've been playing my little executive par 3 course. No place for me to really hit my driver, aside from one hole, and that can go bad if you don't hit it straight.
The range at this course is only 200 yards, so I can't hit my driver there, and they have signs requesting that the range be irons only.
So, I don't use my driver very often at all.
I've been working on my irons there, and playing the course irons only. Not a difficult thing as the longest hole is listed at 257 on the score card.
That's working out to a good 4 or 5 iron, then a wedge. If I screw it up then, it can be a bad 4/5 iron, then a 7 iron, maybe a 9 iron.
My driver has been out of the bag, until I play a full size course. Then I'm struggling hit it well. I need to break down, pay the $ for range balls, and really work on my driver, and play the larger courses more.
OK.....Now, IF you can work with the chick in the blue/white outfit, then by all means keep it up!!! 
fatshot yeah, she's not hard on the eyes...
I just don't get to do anything with her...
When I day not expensive, the sets I'm using are these. Kid brother got me one of every color.
https://aero-swing.com/products/aero-swing-pineapples-doubles
I've given 2 set away for a couple other people to try.
I have a set at home, on a driver shaft. I also have a set in my golf bag. If I don't get a chance to hit some balls, I can pull that out, put it on my club and swing a few times to loosen up a little.
They claim that both full size pineapples weigh about the same as a driver head, so the weight issue isn't really anything. It's all done with air resistance.
20 of us are taking the team game to Hot Springs Village for the next three days.
Here’s the view from the balcony of one of the houses we rented. It’s the 18th hole of one of the courses we’re going to play.
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DonM Stayed there and played a couple of courses way back in 1998. They were great. Don't remember which two now though.
First tee Granada course.
Shot the on course temp, 76....38/38.
11 FW. Ones missed were only a foot or so out, but...the ones hit were almost dead center, so.....big misses?
27 putts, again.
Only 6 GIRs, which may be a record for me.
Played with 2 drivers, both had stiff shafts in them. Did manage a few drives around 230, but that flex is not going out with me again!
Played the new MacGregor VIP irons. The heads themselves were very nice, great feel, almost like a forging when struck 'properly'
. But, I got nothing from another build with shafts that are apparently 'my flex(A) & weight of the past'. I lost a lot of yardage due to the shafts flexing wayyy too much; a lot of very high shots that just dropped and stopped. Not sure yet what I'm going to do with them. Hate to pull the shafts(I can't use them and few here can/will) and rebuild into steel. I've got others ready to try.... (SMT 579 w/R flex steel).
A lot of rainy days coming this week, again, so I'll probably be figuring something out. And keeping busy.
Do I have to mention the wind in every post
, jeeeez......76-80* here, you used to be burning up. Now, it's kinda cool.
Got my butt kicked with an 88. I didn’t count putts but it was 40+. Driving and approaches were pretty good. I couldn’t get the ball to the hole and I was playing safe on approach shots so I had a lot of long putts. CPO and hilly terrain made for a 5 hour round. It’s rare to have a level lie here.
The course played long and I think tomorrow the captain is going to switch us to the silver tees.
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77 at Timber Greens. Had two birdies. We were paired with a single this morning. Turns out we had played together before. He’s going to join us on Mondays. First out this morning. Went around in 3:15.
For the last few rounds I got my 84 year old buddy to move up to the shortest tee at 4119. The tees are painted blue. So he can tell people he plays off the blues. lol Today he shot an 88 (47-41). Had 5 pars on the back.
The difference is now he has a decent chance of hitting greens in regulation. Whenever we get paired with someone he lets his ego get in the way and says he’ll play the reds. But I drive the cart, so he’s forced to check his ego at the door and play the blues. lol
Played 9… felt like I shot 100. Shot even par but hit it awful. Didn’t hit one good shot. Went to the range afterwards. Gonna play tomorrow, was thinking of 18 but I’ll probably just do 9 and get some work done. Hitting the Stealth 2 with a regular flex shaft. One more day of that and I’m going to take out the G400max again for comparison.
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Back to reality. Played 18 today at The Gauntlet. My VA PB Dye-abolical home track. Two weeks of rust results in an 86, but I usually don't break 80 here. 2 doubles and a triple in there. Good times tho. Beats the hell out of dealing with moving. The Paradym X still rules.
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Another so-so round.....40-42-82 at Bedford Hills, straddling the state line between Ohio and Michigan, with about half the course in each state. Maybe the fastest greens I've ever played, and on the front 9 at least, the pin positions were impossibly tough.....right near the edges and tucked behind traps, making chipping and putting very difficult. Hit 6 GIR and 35 putts.
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fatshot No....it's not as bad as it appears. I think that picture is a little bit distorted.....probably taken with a drone. The green is elevated about 10-15 feet above the fairway, but relatively flat. They do have one on their third nine which is RIDICULOUS that way, so we seldom play it....!!!!
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Played 18, shot -4. Was only going to play 9 but one of the members would have been playing the back 9 by herself and today is her birthday. So I kept going and paid for the beers. Brought the G400max with me as well as the Stealth 2. Our 9th is a big carry to get over a Brook. I took out the Ping and cleared it, even caught it a bit low. The TM the last few times I don’t think made it. Irons are getting there… swing is still not solid. Hit 14 greens… usually it’s 16-18. Couple irons where I was sliding, not staying over it and turning and hit a little fat.
Going over it today in my head… yeah, gotta fix the irons, didn’t seem as bad as the other day because I was getting up and down I guess. But the front 9 I was in 3 traps… I’m never in sand. Got it up and down each time though. So I only hit 12 greens but had 25 putts. Moving off the ball and not getting off my back foot.
Played the Cortez course today. Not as hilly, and not CPO today. We played longer tees again though. I shot 81 including 5 over on the last 5 holes. The heat and humidity got to me.
On a 165 yard par 3 that was all carry over a lake, into the wind, I hit a smooth 5 wood to 3 feet and a birdie. 
Our team played great. I was the C player. We use the best net 3 scores on each hole, with a new game every six holes, plus the total 18. Our score for 18 was 196, which is equivalent to net 65.3 per “person”. We’ll find out the results at dinner.
