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Jackson Koivun would like a word:

- Lowest career scoring average in NCAA history, better than everyone including Tiger, Phil, Rahm, Scheffler
- 1st team all-american all 3 years, 2x player of the year
- Won his 3rd PGA tour start
- Undefeated in President's Cup
- Higher world golf and data golf ranking than Brown
It’s because they use different steel
I have a lob and prefer Cleveland. They are a good value right now but they are slightly smaller than other wedges and don’t feel much better. It also comes with a much lighter stock shaft (KBS) than most (DG) which makes the overall club feel much lighter, which is a negative for me but would be a positive for others. They also won’t last as long being forged. Prior season Vokey, Cleveland, Ping, TM are some to look at
I stopped eating them because they stick like glue to my teeth
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Shough is good, but not that good.



I think he is pretty close. I think Shough is a top 10 qb in the league right now surrounded by a bottom 3 team and will only get better. There will not be a coaching opening with a better qb this year.

The only qb's I would prefer are Allen, Mahomes, Purdy, Burrow, Williams, Goff and maybe Lamar. Stafford is too old, Dak isn't as talented, he's been more consistent than Maye, etc.
Yep. You also had the D-line completely selling out on the rush leaving gapping running lanes when, even it it was a pass play, it was going to be a quick one and they weren't getting home anyway
Sounds like you would like the traditional shaped hybrids with a darker face to “hide” the loft. I don’t think ping, TM, or Callaway really make those (UW shape is great but larger than a traditional hybrid). The Titleist GT2 and GT3 shapes are great but they have silver faces and white scoring lines which will show loft.

Cobra Optm would be my first recommendation. Or the King Tec if you want something smaller but it is really short front to back, like the old Adam’s pros.

Also:
-Mizuno JPX One
-New Srixon RKT looks intriguing
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Hes become such a vile person, who cares


It’s not new, people just believed his fake personality on camera. His nickname on tour was FIGJAM decades ago, always been a self-absorbed prick
Iv iron infusions are the fastest way and safe. Can fully replace iron in with just 1 or 2 infusions a week apart. Fully replacing iron orally takes 3+ months usually. Oral iron is poorly absorbed and vit c makes no difference in trials. To get IV you usually have to fail oral or not be able to tolerate oral due to GI issues, which is common

re: Improving HDL’s

Posted by NewOrleansBlend on 9/21/26 at 6:43 pm to
Low HDL itself is not causative of heart disease, and high HDL is not protective. Elevating HDL by itself with niacin, ctep inhibitors have not been effective at reducing heart disease in clinical trials, ctep inhibitors actually caused harm.

It is correlated with it but correlation does not equal causation. This is primarily mediated through insulin resistance and subsequently elevated triglycerides. High triglycerides directly lower HDL as HdL is consumed transporting them in the blood. Do not trust the labs that say <150 trigs are normal. Normal is actually less than 80, maybe 100 at most.

What are your triglycerides? Have you checked a fasting insulin preferably or at least an a1c?

re: Srixon Z Star Diamond

Posted by NewOrleansBlend on 9/21/26 at 5:05 pm to
A few reasons. Balls are usually fit to irons first and most Srixon staffers play zx7’s, which are lower spin than other players cbs so they complement each other. Most players distance or game improvement irons are even lower spin than the zx7 so they should complement those as well.. Also, pro’s like high spin (Tiger is the extreme). Finally they fit their driver to their ball so they can use a lower spin head or lower loft to mitigate excessive spin. Many pros also spin drivers higher than amateurs think are ideal, 2500-2800.

re: Srixon Z Star Diamond

Posted by NewOrleansBlend on 9/19/26 at 7:03 pm to
It’s a great ball as long if you prefer a high spin ball. It spun 3-400 rpm more off the driver for me compared to pro v1x but great everywhere else. Despite the high spin, it’s plenty long.

re: SOLD

Posted by NewOrleansBlend on 9/5/26 at 3:18 pm to
Bump for price drop

SOLD

Posted by NewOrleansBlend on 9/5/26 at 2:32 pm
2 tickets for sale for tonight’s LSU Clemson game

Sec 418

Will electronically transfer the tickets

$160 each, want to sell as a pair. Would be willing to split if I have a buyer for both.
Got to hit the S3 today. I thought I would love the shape but the hosel transition is terrible, offset looks massive even though it’s less than the Zx7. Lots of offset + 34* 7 iron equaled high spinny shots that lacked distance. Feel was nothing special. The Wilson Staff CB and MB did everything better IMO - performance, feel, shape, offset (almost none on the MB), forgiveness.

Mizuno has lost the plot on irons IMO. Wilson and Srixon are way ahead.

Their new putters are amazing though, picked up the Osaka S. Also picked up a T1 lob as mine was getting old, love the shape and feel.
They show the comparison on the Mizuno website. Fractionally shorter in 7-PW, essentially equal in longer irons.

Doesn’t seem like a true Srixon 7 series competitor, which should have been the target given the success of Srixon IMO. Misses less than 10mm heel or toe on the Mizuno are losing 10-15 yards on these reviews. On my Zx7 Mkii a 10mm heel or 7mm toe strike feels flushed and goes the same distance +\- a couple yards as out the middle.

The shape is still awesome and better than Srixon so will give it a demo

These seem very similar to the S3 performance-wise based on the Cool Clubs comparison. S4 is actually fractionally shorter heel to toe than the S3. Was hoping they would be a little larger, more forgiving, and 32* in the 7 iron to directly compete with the Srixon 7 series personally.
Wedges are so personal and low-tech that I don’t believe there is a “best” wedge. They were looking at averages, I wonder how many of the testers voted Costco their #1. I bet there was a lot of variability for each testers #1 wedge

Plus the 52-56-60 set is the only option, which won’t fit most modern iron gaps unless you use 5 wedges.

What driver and loft do you currently use?
I believe anyone’s game would benefit significantly from having a driver that suits them. I think if you went somewhere with a monitor and you found the Ping G440 driver model and stock shaft that you hit the most consistently (not the one you hit the furthest on 1 shot), it would be worth the $450 they are going for now.

If you slice it like most do starting out, try them on the highest loft settings (a 10.5* at 12*), which will promote a draw and generally a straighter ball flight due to higher spin. As you get better and start hitting it straighter and further, a lower loft is usually better. You can then just adjust the driver down and it can grow with you.

Rory is right most of the time, on LIV and Bryson for sure. He is a smart guy.

He is probably a little too outspoken at times (he was right about Bryson but maybe shouldn’t have said it during a Major). But in a world where almost no one says what they mean (Rory, Brooks and a few others are exceptions), it’s kind of nice.

I think he would get a lot less hate on here if he didn’t have a nasally voice with a European accent.