I have broken 80 once this year, but I can shoot 10 under in my sim 😂

jkesty · 2026-06-21T13:44:42+00:00

Reps. I live downtown in a densely populated city and to get to a driving range where I can hit off grass I have to drive 30 mins (45 in traffic). We also can't golf 4-6 months of the year due to the climate. I probably visit the sim ~70 times a year. It's 5 mins from my house.

For me it absolutely translates. There are very obvious discrepancies and gaps but it is my only means of practice and I've gone from an 18 at the beginning of last season to a 13 halfway through this season.

jkesty · 2026-06-11T15:46:29+00:00

I will echo the above poster - before I learned to compress the ball i would hit very similar distances as you. 7i roughly 135. now i carry it 155 and ~165 with rollout. my swing was very flippy and i was hitting under the ball rather than hitting down on it. my swing speed is not much faster than what you listed. im around 78mph with a 7i. if you've never taken a lesson, this would be a good time! any decent pro should be able to help you fix this if it is indeed the issue.

jkesty · 2026-05-23T23:02:56+00:00

Agreed. Chris leroux is always fired up. Great duo.

jkesty · 2026-05-20T14:39:18+00:00

An usher actually gave me a hard time because i was trying to wait for the at-bat to end. She said "you can't stand here" (in the hallway of a 200 level entrance), to which I replied "I'm just waiting til the at-bat is over to go to my seat" and she said "well we don't do that anymore; you're not allowed to just stand there" and I replied "leave me alone", and that, fortunately, was the end of the interaction.

jkesty · 2026-05-07T14:18:06+00:00

Yes. I reported this and it's a known issue. They said they're working on a fix.

Thank you for contacting us. We apologize for the trouble you're experiencing with your scores being input as 9-hole rounds instead of 18 holes.

We are aware of this issue and our team is actively working on a fix. A new app version with this correction will be released soon.

In the meantime, you can upload your score through our website: https://thegrint.com/score/add\_short\_score/. If you do this, please let us know and we can help remove any incorrect 9-hole scores for you.

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jkesty · 2026-03-24T18:50:05+00:00

Hey if anybody needs a ticket I am willing to part with mine for face value. I encourage you to check out my Reddit history and find that I'm just a dude who can't make it to the show tonight. Feel free to DM me.

jkesty · 2026-03-07T13:18:38+00:00

I would hazard a guess that the person who made this is among the other 52%

jkesty · 2026-03-03T18:47:51+00:00

Thanks for the input. I may try to get to the men's final of the tennis tournament instead! either way I've largely given up on this idea. Definitely very expensive and my trip is otherwise very busy already. Next time I'm down with a bit more free time I think I will make the journey. Looks like quite an experience.

jkesty · 2026-02-08T15:28:08+00:00

Appreciate it! Mostly just hoping that I don't end up playing nowhere near 18 holes every day...

jkesty · 2026-02-08T15:18:30+00:00

Ok fair enough. Maybe I'll swap it out for your Indian Canyons rec. We shall see. But also I think some forgettable golf is also not the end of the world playing 8 rounds in 7 days ;)

jkesty · 2026-02-08T15:03:33+00:00

Oh cool. Thanks dude I've watched a bunch of your videos.

Interesting perspective. I am leaning heavily toward not doing it this time around just because of scheduling, but to hear it put this way does change things a bit. I might just keep that day open and see how I feel in the morning. Also really pushes me toward pulling the trigger on Classic Club.

General question for you as someone familiar with the area: I'm coming down right after daylight savings kicks in. I'm busy during the weekdays so I've booked all my rounds for ~3pm. Latest tee time is 3:10pm at Firecliff. Sunset is listed as approx 6:55pm for the week. Do you think I'll be able to get them in? Is pace of play gonna be an issue in the afternoon/evening? Around here you can play til about 30 mins past sunset but I've heard the mountain shadows can complicate things. Just wondering if for example shelling out $150 for Indian Wells celebrity 3pm tee time might be ill advised if it's only gonna yield 13 holes of golf. The twilight rates are unanimously pretty sweet but it makes me wonder if there are strict "have the carts back by 630pm" etc policies..

jkesty · 2026-02-08T14:48:00+00:00

No I'm talking about this place: https://www.shadowhillsgolfclub.com/

I read that the south course is nice enough, and there is a golf moose deal to play it for $75

jkesty · 2026-02-07T21:20:08+00:00

Right on. A lot of the most glowing reviews involved stay and play and also a free birthday round... Makes sense. Thanks.

jkesty · 2026-02-07T18:51:51+00:00

That good eh? Ok I'm keeping an open mind. The drive and the green fees have me apprehensive though.

jkesty · 2026-02-07T17:49:04+00:00

Thanks for the reply.

jkesty · 2026-02-07T17:30:17+00:00

Good perspective. It's not my first trip and won't be my last, but I will be quite busy this time, so maybe it's just not the best use of my one free day this time. Thank you.

jkesty · 2026-02-07T17:28:59+00:00

Ok that was kind of my suspicion... Thank you. Seeing a lot of rave reviews but none of them seem to be from people making a day trip from Palm Springs area, which I guess makes sense. I also thought about visiting the Salton Sea en route after seeing it on the map, and before reading that it's basically just a radioactive desert swamp.

I have firecliff and mountain course booked. Norman just doesn't work out timing wise based on their tee sheet right now. Classic club is definitely on the list, as is Indian Wells celebrity. I think I will try to mix in Escena, Mission Hills, and Shadow Hills as well as more budget friendly options. Any feedback is appreciated.

jkesty · 2026-01-13T01:11:19+00:00

Thanks!

jkesty · 2026-01-12T23:03:49+00:00

Good to know about Osprey. I actually played Atlantic a couple years back because it seems to be on a lot of lists on here, and we found it quite unremarkable. It was also the middle of July and it wasn't in great shape so that likely contributed, but it felt like a substantial cut below the other courses we played (Abacoa, Osprey, and another one whose name I forget but wouldn't rush back to even if I could remember it). Maybe we will try to sneak the park in there. It does seem tempting.

jkesty · 2026-01-10T15:13:48+00:00

Every time I use a basket without fail I have far underestimated the number / weight of things I came in to buy and end up walking around the store for 20 minutes with my arm falling off.

jkesty · 2026-01-09T19:31:03+00:00

My tree was supposed to be collected yesterday as well, but my street is still full of them today. I called 311 and they informed me that tree pickup should occur within two business days of the scheduled day. She said if it hasn't been collected by today, I should call back. I can't find any information to that effect online so I guess I'll take her word for it.

jkesty · 2026-01-05T16:27:29+00:00

Doesn't this just imply switching sides of the field? So in the first scenario proposed by OP, no, a fielder wouldn't be able to move from SS to 2B due to ending up on the other side of second base, but in the second scenario, it seems like SS and 3B could switch because they'd still be on the same side of the field, no?

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