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Daric posted:
The trick to straight cuts with a circular saw on sheet goods is to clamp a straight edge/saw guide/etc. To the sheet being cut, so the edges of the shoe of the saw are registering against the straight edge.
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I’m very jealous of you indoor setup folks
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Mar 17, 2022 22:14
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What wedges (56-degree or so) can be best used with a full swing? I’d sure like something between my gap wedge and pitch-range. 16 handicap, and currently improving. I’m an old with two arthritic shoulders, so distance is an issue from the tee box & fairway — so I’m often approaching the green from 70-80 yards, and my current 56 is definitely not intended to be used with a full swing. I’m in dry Texas, so tight lies are the norm.
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Mar 18, 2022 12:44
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Lincoln posted:What wedges (56-degree or so) can be best used with a full swing? I’d sure like something between my gap wedge and pitch-range. 16 handicap, and currently improving. I’m an old with two arthritic shoulders, so distance is an issue from the tee box & fairway — so I’m often approaching the green from 70-80 yards, and my current 56 is definitely not intended to be used with a full swing. I’m in dry Texas, so tight lies are the norm. Start here. https://www.vokey.com/explained/wedge-bounce Talk to your local pro in the course shop where you play. But, all clubs are fine for a full swing.
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Mar 18, 2022 15:35
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Lincoln posted:my current 56 is definitely not intended to be used with a full swing. It definitely is. It’s just that there’s less room for error on a full swing with a wedge.
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Mar 19, 2022 16:39
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Went to the driving range and all of the balls went relatively straight, but club type did not change the distance at all  That doesn't seem right
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Mar 19, 2022 17:36
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RCarr posted:It definitely is. It’s just that there’s less room for error on a full swing with a wedge. I'm a...decent golfer (handicap is fluctuating between 9-12 right now) and I'm still terrified to hit my sand or lob wedge full. I have zero confidence in full swings with those clubs - the one or two times a round I need it...it gets skulled 30 yards past the green. I tend to just use a pitching wedge or 9 iron and knock those down and have much greater success.
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Mar 19, 2022 21:21
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mattfl posted:Hey I just realized I never got an email from you. When are you in town again? Right now! I emailed you two weeks back or so. Idk that we can get something set for tomorrow, but maybe next time. Also, I hit next to Trevor Immelmann today. So buttery.   I try to not be a divot monster but can’t do it like that.
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Mar 19, 2022 21:49
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I’m the one fancy alignment stick paired with a Home Depot driveway market
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Mar 19, 2022 23:11
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Very dumb question, what do you use them for when practicing? I got some good strokes in today, had to drive like 45m bc the city driving range is closed tho. Mainly focused on 7-9 but got a few swings in with the new 3wood. Tbh I think that's all I'll be hitting (besides wedges and putter) to start the year. Keep it simple and easy.
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Mar 19, 2022 23:58
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ChiTownEddie posted:Very dumb question, what do you use them for when practicing?
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Kirios posted:I'm a...decent golfer (handicap is fluctuating between 9-12 right now) and I'm still terrified to hit my sand or lob wedge full. I have zero confidence in full swings with those clubs - the one or two times a round I need it...it gets skulled 30 yards past the green. I tend to just use a pitching wedge or 9 iron and knock those down and have much greater success. I carry 4 wedges. PW (45), GW (50), 54 and 58. They are 145, 130, 110 and 100 full swing carry, and I use them for full swings all the time. I've did not know folks didn't like to use their wedges for full distance. I mean, what do you do for 100 yard approaches?
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Mar 20, 2022 00:42
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Choke up on a 9 iron? Honestly ive never had a problem whaling on my wedges. Pretty much from 90 in is a wedge for me.
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Mar 20, 2022 00:53
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Today was the day I found out that I'm regripping the club in the backswing and the face is extremely closed when I make contact. Just another swing falt to work on
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Mar 20, 2022 01:13
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I'm sure it's all a mental thing that's different for everyone but I have way more confidence leaning on my 54/60 than on any other club in my bag. I'm actually terrified to replace my (15 year old) 60* because it's probably 2/3rds of the strokes gained in my game lol
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Mar 20, 2022 02:08
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ChiTownEddie posted:Very dumb question, what do you use them for when practicing? What Josh said. I also use one for ball position (how far forward/back in my stance). And I occasionally stick one in the ground behind me. I am working on not having my first move at the top being a drop inside, so this helps me to feel like I get the club head more in front of me.
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Mar 20, 2022 02:17
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torgeaux posted:I carry 4 wedges. PW (45), GW (50), 54 and 58. They are 145, 130, 110 and 100 full swing carry, and I use them for full swings all the time. I've did not know folks didn't like to use their wedges for full distance. I mean, what do you do for 100 yard approaches? 9 iron pitch assuming there isn’t a lot in the way. That’s a very reliable spot for me. 110 is full Gap and I have zero problems with that shot.
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Mar 20, 2022 02:32
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Omerta posted:What Josh said. I also use one for ball position (how far forward/back in my stance). And I occasionally stick one in the ground behind me. I am working on not having my first move at the top being a drop inside, so this helps me to feel like I get the club head more in front of me. Cool, thanks ya'll haha. (Yes, I ordered some so it can help with my aim practice hehe)
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Kirios posted:9 iron pitch assuming there isn’t a lot in the way. That’s a very reliable spot for me. 110 is full Gap and I have zero problems with that shot. How much run out is normal? I've lost my ability to spin the ball back on demand, but I can drop my 58 degree at 100 and it's never more than 6' from it's ball mark (not necessarily close to the target, some side effects, not valid in Tennessee). I've never gotten bump and run down to any real accuracy outside 25 yards or so, so watching folks do that accurate shot from 100 yards always baffles me.
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ChiTownEddie posted:Cool, thanks ya'll haha.
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Mar 20, 2022 23:58
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I had a driver fitting and went with the Stealth/Ventus combo. I wasn’t swinging that great during the fitting, so hopefully I didn’t mis-pick!
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Mar 21, 2022 00:54
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https://www.golfdigest.com/story/phil-mickelson-2022-masters Mickelson out for Masters! Holy hell did he absolutely gently caress himself.
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Kinda crazy. It’ll be extra wild if he doesn’t show up at Southern Hills to defend (wtf how is Phil the defending PGA champion).
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Had my first lesson this morning at OCN. Started out very rough, but by the end I was doing alright. Completely changed pretty much every element of my grip and a few other tweaks. Now to keep up with practicing. It feels so unnatural right now
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Omne posted:Had my first lesson this morning at OCN. Started out very rough, but by the end I was doing alright. Completely changed pretty much every element of my grip and a few other tweaks. Now to keep up with practicing. It feels so unnatural right now By OCN do you mean Orange County National?
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Mar 22, 2022 18:39
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Crosspostin' from the GIF thread:
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mattfl posted:By OCN do you mean Orange County National? I do, we live in one of the neighborhoods down the street
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Omne posted:I do, we live in one of the neighborhoods down the street Nice! Love those courses but can't stomach the rates right now, need the snowbirds to go home and rates come back down to normal before I can get back out there lol
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Mar 23, 2022 13:05
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The walking course at OCN is a fun time. Don't make it out that way very often though.
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Diplomat posted:The walking course at OCN is a fun time. Don't make it out that way very often though. I've never actually done the walking course, I'll have to try it one of these days. Also, can winter rates just gently caress right off already. I know we're fortunate that we can golf year round and the 3-4 month rate increase happens every year and every year I bitch about it, but christ. Courses that are normally $50-60 on a Saturday morning during the normal golf season are $100+ right now and there's no tee times at all available! I'm lucky that a friend is a member at Legacy and Heathrow and gets me out there on the regular but all my go to courses are just booked solid, and I usually start looking the Sunday before the coming weekend to find times. I know I know, Florida golfing problems, shut up and enjoy my year round golf right!
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mattfl posted:all my go to courses are just booked solid, and I usually start looking the Sunday before the coming weekend to find times. Have you tried looking at this project I made to aggregate tee times? I made it cause I was having the same problem last summer and got sick of checking 10 courses before finding a tee time. It might help narrow things down to save you some time or maybe find you a course you weren’t aware of. https://teewatch.com I’ll probably work on it some more once golf season starts up where I live. Thinking about adding a map, and there’s always more work improving the course discovery/scanning process
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Summit posted:Have you tried looking at this project I made to aggregate tee times? I made it cause I was having the same problem last summer and got sick of checking 10 courses before finding a tee time. It might help narrow things down to save you some time or maybe find you a course you weren’t aware of. I usually use golfnow(which it looks like your site is mostly pulling info from) or will go to the courses website directly that don't use golf now. I've lived and golfed in the area for 20+ years, there aren't any courses in my area or within a 60 mile radius I'm not aware of lol  But I appreciate the suggestion!
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GolfNow (and their subsidiaries) is the biggest tee time provider so a lot of data does come from them (usually from TeeItUp, which they own), but it's highly regional. As you've pointed out Florida is well covered by GolfNow - it seems to be their most active market and probably where they focus most of their sales team. Meanwhile, where I'm at in Minneapolis GolfNow covers very few courses. It's far more mixed in the northern states with each course choosing their own direction. In the end I've found some regions benefit less from TeeWatch due to this, usually those in the south.
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Summit posted:GolfNow (and their subsidiaries) is the biggest tee time provider so a lot of data does come from them (usually from TeeItUp, which they own), but it's highly regional. As you've pointed out Florida is well covered by GolfNow - it seems to be their most active market and probably where they focus most of their sales team. Meanwhile, where I'm at in Minneapolis GolfNow covers very few courses. It's far more mixed in the northern states with each course choosing their own direction. In the end I've found some regions benefit less from TeeWatch due to this, usually those in the south. It's probably also because GolfNow is located in Central Florida
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mattfl posted:It's probably also because GolfNow is located in Central Florida Ha! Yeah, I figured it was something to do with that. Despite some attempts on my part I've yet to get any provider to directly partner with me. It would be nice, and also drive them more traffic/sales, but I think I'm still too small to even talk to at this point.
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I wish golf was unpopular again (PLEASE DIE GOLF) so it wouldn't be 3 deep at the driving range.
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I got reminded by the NCAA Tournament that the Masters is in two weeks. I am extremely excited for it!
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Jin Young Ko’s stats are bananas—just unbelievable. 66 consecutive GIRs, 16 rounds in the 60s, 114 bogey free holes. I mean, what the gently caress.
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66 straight GIRs is incomprehensible to me
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Omerta posted:Jin Young Ko’s stats are bananas—just unbelievable. 66 consecutive GIRs, 16 rounds in the 60s, 114 bogey free holes. I mean, what the gently caress. Dang, she is breaking golf. Don't worry, I can even it out in just a couple rounds.
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