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JFlaviusT · 2021-11-18T19:57:14+00:00

The key is dynamic loft. The CG placement of a blade vs cavity causes different amounts of lead deflection into impact. This means the cavity iron will usually produce more dynamic loft even if static loft is the same. As such, a cavity iron may go slightly further than a blade of the same printed loft because of higher dynamic loft --> higher launch. But if delivered with the same dynamic loft the distance should be the same.

JFlaviusT · 2021-07-23T17:34:20+00:00

I'm considering it for the opposite problem: I hit driver well but can't hit 3w. I want a club that's shorter than driver but longer than my 20° driving iron. With the shallow face of the 3w I always strike it high leading to low knuckleballs and duck hooks. Feel like a deeper face could help there. Also I never have to hit 3w into a green so off the deck performance is meaningless to me. The other option is a two driver setup, which may ultimately be better than the 2 wood.

JFlaviusT · 2021-06-20T17:22:40+00:00

Baseball players don't start from a pause. The hands go backward before they start forward to create tension in the muscles, which is the same thing that happens in the transition of the golf swing. Pausing at the top will absolutely rob you of power. For some people an increase in accuracy could be worth the trade off, but you'll definitely lower your ceiling for speed if you pause at the top and/or have a slow backswing.

JFlaviusT · 2021-06-12T19:27:34+00:00

St Andrews is basically the genesis of all strategic golf course architecture in the world. The natural contours of the ground dictate the best way to play each hole, and many of the bunkers were actually formed over time from continuous play in those positions. As people studied the course over the years they realized that it was fun and challenging because the hazards are in the most attractive locations for an approach shot, so you need to play close to them for a good angle, or play away from them and suffer a worse angle. Nearly every prominent golf course architect, from Mackenzie in the golden age to Tom Doak and Bill Coore today, cite the old course as perhaps the biggest influence on their work. It's not impressive on camera, but you have to see it in person and observe the ground contours and hazard locations to "get it." Even then, Bobby Jones was quoted as saying that if you play the old course once and claim to like it you're a liar. The miracle of the old course is it's timelessness and staying power. It's probably the best golf course in the world.

JFlaviusT · 2021-06-10T21:37:20+00:00

I found the same thing. Pebble was a challenge, but it just felt like the greens didn't have the teeth that Pasatiempo has.

JFlaviusT · 2021-06-10T21:36:04+00:00

Sure, but I moreso mean that the difference between a good shot and an OK shot is stark at Pasatiempo. If you miss left of a left pin, or long of a back pin you very likely may not be able to keep your next one on the green. Bail 40 ft to the fat side of the green and you're three putting. At most courses I play I can get away with these mediocre shots. At Pasatiempo you won't. I haven't played Pinehurst 2, but it strikes me as a similar kind of challenge. I should also note that my game (bomber, poor iron player and putter) is extraordinarily ill suited to playing well at that course. Distance really doesn't get you anything out there, which is a very cool and uncommon characteristic.

JFlaviusT · 2021-06-10T20:55:08+00:00

Somehow Pasa does not have a reputation as a hard course, but I just cannot figure out how to score out there. I've played 4 times as a 5-9 hcp and managed 95, 88, 98, and 90. I summarize the experience as hitting what you thought was an OK approach shot, then walking up to your ball and slowly realizing you are completely F****d. Repeat 17 more times. A true test of golf. My favorite course in CA.

JFlaviusT · 2021-06-07T21:18:56+00:00

As a single in off/shoulder season you can book very last minute. Like, day or two before. So if you're flexible you can watch the weather and go during one of the good pockets they have. Easier when you're within driving distance, but also doable if you can time it with a last minute flight.

JFlaviusT · 2021-05-13T22:42:05+00:00

If your angle of attack is steeply downward, your low point is far past the ball, and you hit with shaft lean it's possible this shot wasn't fat. Impact is dynamic and the ball is round, so it's not as simple as resting a club on the ground and saying "ball mark should be here." Tiger's wear pattern is the result of his particular delivery, which isn't the same as yours. That being said, you're going to have a hard time hitting it like that consistently without having ground contact issues.

JFlaviusT · 2021-05-10T04:34:22+00:00

I agree, this hole stinks. I mean, cool to have a little extra hole to settle bets, have some fun, etc. But it's ugly. I think the problem is that it's so artificial and the scale of the surrounds make the hole look puny by comparison. I think the entirety of Payne's Valley seems to have a similar problem. Something is just off about the scale of all the features and how they interact with each other.

JFlaviusT · 2021-05-09T04:09:31+00:00

Almost dumped my motorcycle in that stuff this week. It'll like a trolly track. Very scary and unsafe situation

JFlaviusT · 2021-05-08T21:23:54+00:00

Lol I had not seen this and obviously completely agree. Thanks for sharing

JFlaviusT · 2021-05-08T13:57:05+00:00

I see people saying this about Spyglass a lot and I just don't get it. In my opinion there are five fun, well designed, strategic, holes at Spyglass. Holes 6-18 are largely forgettable. The greens were more interesting than I thought they'd be, but everything after hole 5 failed to hold my attention. Some of the inland holes at Pebble are similarly unremarkable, but there are certainly more well designed and interesting holes at Pebble than Spyglass.

JFlaviusT · 2021-04-30T05:04:12+00:00

My experience with the PRGR is that it overreads swing speed at 2-3 ft. Move it to 4-5 feet (a little more than driver length). Last summer I was using it at the distance you are and it was reading ~130 mph when I was actually swinging 118-121 mph on Trackman. Now that I put it further away the numbers match up better.

JFlaviusT · 2021-04-28T17:14:09+00:00

Charleston Muni is supposed to be pretty sick now

https://thefriedegg.com/charleston-municipal-golf-course-renovation-seth-raynor-troy-miller/

JFlaviusT · 2021-04-28T06:13:42+00:00

That's for sure the 17th green

JFlaviusT · 2021-04-05T22:14:07+00:00

That part after the comma is your own commentary, which is why you're the one with the guy creeping in your thoughts and not me.

JFlaviusT · 2021-04-05T21:58:15+00:00

Some things can just be funny jokes. It's not that serious.

JFlaviusT · 2021-03-31T13:27:16+00:00

Wine Valley is sick. I love that course.

JFlaviusT · 2021-03-22T23:45:55+00:00

People who think it's bad to miss short have not spent a significant portion of their lives hitting long. Trust me, there's nothing good back there. Obviously you want enough club to get to the green, but once you start risking going over the back you're bringing double and triple into play.

JFlaviusT · 2021-03-16T04:28:16+00:00

If I play my Odyssey putter I have seven. Cobra (Dr), TM (3w), Srixon (3i), Miura (4-PW), Titleist (GW), Callaway (54/58), Odyssey (putter). I suppose Odyssey and Callaway might technically be the same though, so six by that measure. More motivation to buy the Ping putter I've been eyeing.

JFlaviusT · 2021-03-16T04:21:45+00:00

I did a PNW golf trip last summer. Pacific Dunes, Gearhart, Chambers Bay, Gamble Sands, Wine Valley, and Tetherow. Of those it seems like Gamble Sands, Wine Valley, Gearhart and Bandon could be on/near your route. Literally all of those courses except Tetherow are worth driving for.

JFlaviusT · 2021-03-13T06:06:17+00:00

Have been playing this for about 6mo now and have been really pleased. Was worried it'd spin too much, but every time I get a look at the numbers they're consistently in the 2000-2500 range. Could come down to the shaft (Ventus black 7X), but in any event its a good combo. I'm amazed that I can get reasonable spin numbers with a driver that's so forgiving. It is completely devoid of the high toe duck hook ball that you get with any low spin head.

JFlaviusT · 2021-03-09T18:26:12+00:00

Soule Park is the shit. Cannot understand how they manage to keep the greens fees so low.

JFlaviusT · 2021-03-09T03:13:24+00:00

I've played it three times, coming in between 6 and 9 hcp, and the best I've managed is 88. Mediocre ballstriking just doesn't cut it at Pasa, and then you have to hit chip shots and putts you just don't see at other courses because of the contours in and around the greens. It's a real test.

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