Josh Lyman posted:

loving lol Bubba Watson being the kid left out of the cool table and asking to join as an afterthought vice captain.

DJExile posted:

Andrew Redington of Getty got an amazing picture of Rickie Fowler during the celebration while everyone else was smoochin' their GFs/wives.

mattfl posted:

daslog posted:

I love my 8 and 9 irons. I hit them well and consistently. Why oh why can I not hit my 7 iron?

daslog posted:

Tiger just withdrew from this week's tournament because his 7 Iron is worse than mine.

Suprfli6 posted:

Disappointing news. I don't care if he comes back and sucks or if he starts tearing it up again, I just think golf is more entertaining when Tiger's playing.

I played in an impromptu captain and mate match this afternoon, and our opponents were 4 under after 3 holes. We ended up winning, mostly thanks to my partner acing the par three 15th. Really fun time despite poor play on my part and some wind-related frustration.

Halo14 posted:

Make him play the web.com tour.

daslog posted:

I love my 8 and 9 irons. I hit them well and consistently. Why oh why can I not hit my 7 iron?

mattfl posted:

Finished up my bag the other day.





Picked up a Callaway XR15 3 wood and a Apex 2 Hybrid.

Have a few rounds in on the new clubs now and I absolutely love them. Haven't hit the 2 hybrid on the course yet but I spent some time in a sim with it and it will fill in nicely between my 4 iron and 3 wood.

Farking Bastage posted:

I've yet to make an ace, but hooooly poo poo did I come close today. 125 yards PW 6" It actually burned the edge of the hole. So close.

DJExile posted:

Neon yellow ball too

respect

Shrapnig posted:

It bugs me in an incredibly autistic way that you have a Scotty headcover on a Nike putter.

Shrapnig posted:

Hit as many different sets as you can and pick the ones that give you the best results.

Suprfli6 posted:

One or more of you guys play TM Tour Preferred X balls, right? The reviews and launch monitor numbers that are coming out for Costco's new ball (4 piece urethane, branded Kirkland Signature like other Costco stuff, made by a Korean company called Nassau) are basically identical to the TPX and they are $30 for two dozen. I ordered a pack off the Costco site and as a non-member paid $34 total since they have a free shipping deal going right now. They haven't arrived yet so I don't have first-hand feedback but I haven't seen any negative reviews at all from people who are playing them. Basically a tour quality premium ball that is under $1.50 apiece. I get pretty similar results from just about every tour ball so I should be able to play this one no problem. Hopefully I'll get to play them Friday or this weekend and post my thoughts.

Paul Proteus posted:

I'm due to upgrade my irons after using a 15+ year old hand me down set for a while now. I saw Cobra is releasing a 1-length set because of DeChambeau. I know this is super uncommon up until this point, but has anyone seen/used any before? I know brands have come and gone with these before - any input on if this is just a gimmick?

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The question is whether the single-length set can produce the distance gaps that are seen in traditional, graduated-length iron sets. In traditional irons, the distance gapping from one iron to the next occurs through increasing swing speed (because of the iron’s longer arc), combined with the loft, as well as other hotter-face technologies. Also, in graduated-length sets, the irons get shorter the closer to the hole they’re going to be used, for enhanced precision.

In a single-length set the distance gaps occur through the change in loft and the changes in head weight. More mass in the long irons (relative to traditional iron sets) will transfer more energy to the ball; less mass in the short irons will reduce the force directed into the ball.

But single-length advocates say shaft length doesn’t have that effect. “Those half-inch gaps in traditional sets mean nothing to your distance,” says 1 Iron’s founder, David Lake, who believes single-length irons produce more repeatable distance gaps for all players. “When you start eliminating those variables of the stance, the timing, the ball position, the feel, the swing plane, that’s when golf actually starts to become a lot easier.”

Of course, across a range of lofts “easier” is a relative term. Though it seems likely that it might be somewhat easier to find the center of the face on a 4-iron built to a 7-iron length, it seems just as likely that a pitching wedge built to 7-iron length might produce the same kind of inconsistency you were hoping to eliminate in your long irons. In other words, there are compromises.

Paul Proteus posted:

I'm due to upgrade my irons after using a 15+ year old hand me down set for a while now. I saw Cobra is releasing a 1-length set because of DeChambeau. I know this is super uncommon up until this point, but has anyone seen/used any before?

runoverbobby posted:

I've seen one-length sets but not used them. Everyone I've seen with them looks like a giant dick (even more giant than people under 50 who use anchored putters).

If you have a chance to hit them without buying them, hit them and report your experiences. I would not recommend a blind purchase. If you hit them and like them, I would still think long and hard if you value the social aspect of golf.