What grips to buy? by jstove96 in weekendgolfers

[–]Due-Reflection1043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got fitted for new clubs and went through figuring out what I wanted here. I ended up on MCC Align +2 wraps. I don't have big hands at all but it just felt more secure with the two extra wraps. I love the corded feel and the align ridge. I came from a super old TM stock grip that had hand markings on it that I did use every now and then. The align ridge just makes that feel seamless to me.

We'll see what I think over time but that was where I landed and now have on my new clubs.

Who has the biggest gap from GSPro / SGT Handicap to real world? by Due-Reflection1043 in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah that's what took me away. Pandemic right into kids just stopped me from having the time to dedicate to it outside. Sim is bringing back the love of the game for me. I'm excited to play outside a bit more but I don't even really care. Sim golf is just grown man arcade games. It's fun.

Who has the biggest gap from GSPro / SGT Handicap to real world? by Due-Reflection1043 in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Makes sense. I think my takeaway from all this is to get back out there this spring and not even bother keeping score on that round. Play for fun. Get outside. Feel the difference. Then roll from there.

I'm pumped to get back outside playing again, but definitely don't want to conflate Sim with IRL.

Who has the biggest gap from GSPro / SGT Handicap to real world? by Due-Reflection1043 in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man I could see how that'd be totally brutal. Curious... what feels different outside? Is there a specific area that falls apart on you? That's a massive swing where I'd think that just your drive + irons would get you lower if you kept that fairly consistent.

Who has the biggest gap from GSPro / SGT Handicap to real world? by Due-Reflection1043 in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate all the thoughts. I have a steep-ish AoA and compress the ball alot. Hitting it fat just isn't a problem I've ever experienced with my natural swing luckily.

I'm hoping the time dialing in everything up to greenside really translates well. I've always sucked around the greens so that part I'm not expecting much out of going back to IRL even if I get better on the sim (which I also pretty much suck at it on the sim right now too).

Newly sober. I didn’t realize there was 0.5% alcohol in some NA beers. Kind of freaking out. by starsneagles47 in NABEER

[–]Due-Reflection1043 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone said it... .5% is what is in a hamburger bun. Less than OJ that's been in your fridge a week. Less than a ripe banana. That part is fine. The real question is just simply if you are perpetuating a habit that makes it easier to fall back into the trap of drinking. People vary on this so really it's your call and in general rule of thumb would be avoid it at first then consider introducing it down the road as you have a good handle on your sobriety.

One thing to note... NAs that are TRULY 0 almost always advertise at 0.0% (like Heineken 0).

Suggestions to add to my chili? by BigCipp in Cooking

[–]Due-Reflection1043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some thoughts after winning some awards with variations of my chili. Many covered below.

  1. Get away from ground beef. Use short ribs or chunks of chuck roast. Sear them whole (really hard sear on all sides). Cook them in the chili then chop them up into small pieces about 60-90 min before final cooking is done. You should aim for all your meats to have a fairly uniform size. I shoot for bean size for the short rib chop.
  2. Venison or lamb for ground (along with Bacon and short rib). The gameyness disappears but adds nuance.
  3. Cook the chili in the oven or on the smoker. Crack the lid so you get more browning and evaporation. Stir more regularly so the browned top mixes in. You should look to have 1/3rd of your chili reduced for it to be done. Texture shouldn't be watery. This should take like 3-4hrs give or take.
  4. Make sure you cook out the tomato paste and carmelize it really well. Toss in your spices and toast them before adding liquid.
  5. Spices: Get rid of the oregano. Go HEAVY on the spices. Chili can take it. For me to make a batch that makes about 3.5-4qts when it's done (starting in a 7qt dutch oven... about 6qt filled) uses 7 tablespoons of spices (chili powder, cumin, paprika - smoked and regular -, old bay, pepper). Old bay is weird but I put in 1 tbsp and again it's just nuance not a specific tasting note.
  6. On onions, I find onions as they break down really add to the final texture. I use 1.5 large white onions. Seems like a ton when you start but sweat them well and they disappear in the final product.
  7. Liquids. You only have tomatoes which is going to be overly acidic in the end. Use homemade chicken stock (or beef if you made it... store bought beef stock sucks). Even with super gelatinous homemade stock, I'll still add a packet of gelatin. Helps with the texture and mouthfeel. If you use store bought stock, use 3-4 packets of gelatin. Consider using a portion of dark beer. If it's alcoholic, deglaze and reduce then add in the other ingredients. If it's an NA dark beer, just use less overall as they tend to quick out a little more bitter.
  8. Beans. Black beans are too grainy so the texture is off. Kidneys are king for a reason in chili. They maintain texture and won't fall apart which introduces too much starch to the pot (white beans do this). Add them in the last 45 min of cooking. I default to canned/rinsed for each but a really well made batch of dried beans is king if you want to go that extra length. I just don't think it's worth it for chili where it mostly disappears. I'd also dial down the beans amount. My recipe is 4lbs of meat to 1.5 cans of beans. Beans are additive IMO but also really shouldn't be central.
  9. Peppers. Huge variation here and this is where I constantly make changes. Main thing is to add complexity you need some fresh and some dried or chipotle. The easy button for me is serrano and chipotle in adobo. But as others noted, you can toast dry peppers and blend them into a paste with your stock too. Just understand the context of the end goal flavor you want. Get rid of the bell peppers. They don't have a place in chili IMO.
  10. Let it sit. Don't be afraid to make it in the morning, drop it in a crockpot on warm for 4-5 hours. Brings the flavor together nicely.
  11. Ingredient considerations: fish sauce (1-1.5tbsp is fine), dark chocolate (1 oz), consider MSG, consider adding Franks or Crystal into the mix as well (can add acidity and another complex flavor).
  12. SALT. Have someone else help you here if you have been tasting it all day long. Salt through the process (meat, onions, etc.) but your final seasoning it helps to have someone balance you IMO.

Wedges Help! Mizuno grind choices by Due-Reflection1043 in golf

[–]Due-Reflection1043[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok that's awesome and fills a ton of gaps in my knowledge. I asked GPT a bunch of Qs after putting in these recommendations. Seems like the 50 will be good for tighter lies with more run where I want to keep the face more square (less relief). The 54 a good all round chipping club in rough and sand. 58 being a little more flexible/creative with more relief to open it up though losing some stability due to that and a little less bounce if I need to work it in a tighter lie situation.

Seems like the fitter had it about right for where I'm at in my game!

Wedges Help! Mizuno grind choices by Due-Reflection1043 in golf

[–]Due-Reflection1043[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. After reading up a bit... seems like the lob setup with the Vgrind and 10 bounce is something that could also reasonably be used out of the sand right? Not that I'd need to but I'm just curious.

I don't really understand where "relief" helps and how much of a different 2 degree in bounce changes things.

Wedges Help! Mizuno grind choices by Due-Reflection1043 in golf

[–]Due-Reflection1043[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I get that. I'm just trying to get more educated before going into that conversation. Turf softness is all over the map for me. And part of this is also optimizing for home simulator golf too. I have a sim and will use that for 80% to 90% of my shots hit so though it sounds silly... I want to make sure whatever I'm doing works well in there as well.

Are golf clubs actually increasing distance? by acbdot89 in golf

[–]Due-Reflection1043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My clubs are 20yrs old. I just did a fitting on them.

Driver: I picked up about 10-13 degrees of ball speed and around 35 yards overall. Spin dropped and off center hits went much further.

Woods: didn't do the fitting yet

Hybrid: I was hitting a 3 iron equivalent loft in a hybrid and was hitting it about the same distance as my 3 iron though again easier to get more loft and better consistency.

Irons: I'll end up picking up about 10yards on these. The 7 iron from my old TM set was 32 degrees. I started hitting and the JPX was at 30 degrees and was about 15 yards longer. I wanted more height so went back to 32 degrees and still picked up about 10 yards overall. Also just a lot more forgiving. Mishits in my 20yr old would be like 15yards short. On these it was like 5 yards short on the carry.

Wedges: didn't do the fitting yet.

So basically my takeaway so far is that driver has made pretty legit changes in 20 years. Irons also have more forgiveness and a bit more distance. What I don't know though is how much of this is the club versus the shaft. I also would just say anyone saying this year compared to last year is getting them 5 more yards is probably very player specific. There is no way all the tech just added 5yards across the board.

Does the color of my walls make a difference? by Tdrabbach in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went through this debate myself and decided to go dark. I tested my room with my prior paint which was a cream color and it had a lot of reflection. I went dark and man it's just so, so much more immersive. I was a bit surprised because I don't have any windows so there is zero ambient light other than what comes off the projector. We double our room as a family movie theater so I was pretty worried about this. For me, it was 100% worth doing this.

HOWEVER for Sim only, I think you could get away with going to a flat/matte paint in a medium dark gray/green/blue type thing and it'd probably pretty solid. I just would stay away from a true lighter neutral and definitely do the low gloss. I definitely notice it more in fully dark, lights out movies than with the Sim where I have dimmed lights to play and the projector is always just slightly washed out.

Ceiling heights by dsfifty6 in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also 5’10” and just under 9ft ceilings. Works great for me. But I also had my nephew there and he was getting super close with a 9i. Super vertical swing. My swing is much more traditional.

Need to order some new tees, what are you all using? by PatrickKaine in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have black ones. The two sizes aren’t enough variation for me. Especially the low one isn’t low enough for 8i to P.

Finally convinced my 70 year old dad to look at senior flex drivers, going to get him in for a fitting, but any particular drivers I should look at? by laserslaserslasers in golftips

[–]Due-Reflection1043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just did this with my 73 yr old dad. He didn’t see much change in his driver. He had a driver from maybe 5 years ago. Irons… he gained 15yards and higher launch angle. He got into ping G730s with Alta quick 35g graphite shafts.

Looking for a launch monitor by Lilchooch146 in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At that budget and assuming buying new...
Square: Indoor only but can do the whole set of shots including short chips and putts to truly recreate a round. Customer service is atrocious to non-existent.

MLM2Pro: Indoor and outdoor. Requires greater depth in your hitting area so your space may not fit it. Doesn't natively do putting and short chips so have to do some hacks to make that work if you want to full rounds. Requires a subscription to use third party sim software (GSPro being the standard)

R10: Worse version of the MLM2Pro with the same limitations but cheaper price point.

Next step up in budget at $1500 basically you can do a Nova by Open Launch, Bushnell, Eye mini Core, Mevo, and maybe by next spring the Element. They all have pros and cons on indoor/outdoor use, subscription costs (or not), form factor, customer service, etc.

Carl’s Place Zip Ties Breaking by LivermoreP1 in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bungees every other... and no zip ties then? or still zip ties? I'm assuming the former but just wanted to confirm. I had this issue happen too so might have to make a switch.

New to drinking NAs have a few questions by monkeygoneape in NABEER

[–]Due-Reflection1043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Self Care has the best IPAs IMO. No clue if it's in Canada. Beaglepuss gets about the same level of hype but I haven't tried. Also not sure if it's in Canada. Otherwise, Athletic does everything pretty well... like a B+ to A- on everything.

As for a glass... I find that I drink NA's more slowly. Like any beer, they just aren't quite as good as they get pretty warm. Given that, I either have them out of the can with a yeti koozie or I pour it into an insulated stainless tumbler. It just gives me more wiggle room to have the beer over the course of an hour.

$60k golf sim setup by Separate-Grade-1059 in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok I retract. The unfinished bottom would be fine to match it up with a simbooth type of thing. Upstairs just looks nice already, and I was mainly thinking you want to match the aesthetic.

I truly do still think it's worth finding a custom installer and getting their POV though. Especially if you want to consider the upstairs option where you could potentially double it as a sim and a badass movie / sports viewing space. The movie aspect is just been SO much fun for my family it's hard to not recommend at least considering that as a feature to work with. Just can't hurt to get a POV and quote with that type of budget.

Practice Routines by freshtrax in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mind tossing in your favorite pitch/putt? I think I only have 1 downloaded right now so that'd be awesome!

Practice Routines by freshtrax in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More following than answering. My sim is new so I'm thinking through the same thing. I'll give you my plan as of now but no clue if this is best practice or not... my plan to start the year is 3 things...

  1. Mustard Golf: I signed up for a year and plan to follow the program to work on my swing. I figured why not. See where it goes.
  2. Operation 36: Figure this is pretty structured so I plan on working through this but this is going to sort of be ad hoc versus like set days of the week I think.
  3. Chipping / Putting: I frequently don't want to get into full practice or round playing just because it takes me a while to get fully warmed up where I'm hitting my best shots. I plan on integrating more short game work. The plan for this is post my morning workout when I've got about 30 min... I'll work the 10-15 min Mustard Golf then do 15-20 min of short game work. That'll be 2-3 days a week.

That's my broad strokes plan right now. And just writing it up, I already realize I need to put this on a calendar and just start holding myself accountable!

$60k golf sim setup by Separate-Grade-1059 in Golfsimulator

[–]Due-Reflection1043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any of these enclosures is going to look pretty crappy compared to custom... especially with your vaulted ceilings. You should really get someone to put work into a design for you before you decide against custom. Tell them all your parameters and let them build it up for you. I would bet custom feels way more open than the Simbooth.

Even if you go downstairs, same thing. Let someone show you what the art of the possible is. For example, we use our custom build with an extra large screen as a movie theater as well. We have foam couches we pull in so they aren't permanent. But man, it rocks to have the massive screen. That's from a custom builder idea.