LSUStjames

This is totally a vent, first world problem, post...

It seems I always have to end a round early when I'm on pace for a really low / best score. It's like some type of karma. 3x this year I've been on pace for a really low if not my lowest round and get pulled off the course by either a work emergency, pick a kid up from school, etc.

Happened today. Had to vent. Was +1 thru 12 and had to shut it down. :lol:

I saw it on here in an earlier thread AB’s brought it back to the front page

It’s too funny not to.
Jam Miller would have definitely had them in 2nd ??

I would recommend Maltby over Takomo. I have 101s that I played for a season. They are fine irons, nothing special. A little hot of the face at times but I think that's all hollow body. Also, the Takomo's are truly hollow, no foam filled like TaylorMade.

Maltby are every bit as forgiving with a forged iron and roughly in the same price range. Maltby is widely considered on of the best club designers int eh business. He's designed irons for all the major brands as well as the new Maxfli irons for Dicks.

You can find quite a few different ones on Golfworks. I would recommend the TS3.

Will you make another post when Ryan Williams ends up at LSU?

I'm playing Callaway BB irons from 2002 and Vokey SM8 wedges. All standard lofts (46 PW). I had switched to Takomo 101s for a while, but ended up giving those to my son and went back to my Callaway`s. I don't know why but I've always hit these irons better than any other I've played.

I'm noticing it mostly in my KD shots. I also notice the change is not even across the clubs, the shorter the club, the more gain. I'm thinking I'm doing a better job delofting the club at impact. My launch angle for my wedges are all hanging around at 30 to 32 degrees which is slightly high but good enough. My spin is staying relatively consistent around 6500 RPM though it can dip on off center hits. These are all 3/4 9oclock swings.

This is what I was scared of. I'm watching the launch angles pretty close. I have yet to go backwards though, the range just grows a little.

toe down chipping seems to work best with most lies. It's a steep swing since you can't sweep with the toe down. The ball will come out more dead, so I've learned to release the club at impact. If I want spin, i hold the face and don't let my hands roll over, opposite for no spin.

The Ag fans at the game were awesome, they always are though. The ones that took over the student section even did the T I G E RS cheer when LSU scored the late touchdown. I bet they would have sang neck if the band played it ??

1. Learn to play your miss.
When planning your approach, aim in a place where if you miss, you will still be able to get up/down. My swing is a natural fade so I typically aim at the left side of the green, if I hit it straight I'll either be on the edge or right off, but if I miss, I'll fade it right at the pin. Good way to be happy about a miss

2. Play to the back or middle of the green instead of pin distance. If its a front pin, use the middle of the green yardage, if its middle, use back. The only time you should be worried about pin distance is when you have a setup to attack the pin, ie.. good pin location with 50 yards in or something like that.

3. Don't use driver every hole, use 3W, 5W, Hybrid when it makes sense. Nothing funnier than watching someone try to drive the green on a short par 4 and their ball sail 50 yards OB. Just hit a 5W and leave yourself 50 yards in.

4. Work on consistency inside 100 yds. Learn to play half strength / 9'oclock / flighted shots. Outside of putting, this was by the far the biggest place I shaved strokes. I figured out a 9oclock swing for 9i, PW, 50, 54, 58 and documented their carry distances. I know my gapping starting at 55 yards all the way to my first full shot at 110. Anything under 55, is a short game shot. This type of shot is WAY more consistent with much tighter dispersion. I can pin hunt when in these ranges because of this shot.