ChaosTheory

Lower loft.

I’ve been cutting graphite with a Rem-Grit hacksaw blade for 25 years. I’m only on my second blade. Here’s an eBay listing. I bet Golfworks sells them as well. https://ebay.us/m/vxp7xd

I see there is now an e12 HiLaunch. Might be the ticket. I need a ball for one hole, where there is a big tree in the fairway about 70 yards from the green. And the approach shots are from a slight downhill lie. It’s beyond annoying.

I wonder if that’s highest of the premium balls only? I think there should be a 2 piece designed for max launch. But maybe not.

I’m a 7, with lowish swing speed. Two bad things in particular happen when I use 2 piece balls. One, not enough check up on near-green pitches and chips. Our greens are firm and quick. Two, occasional low spin flyers off short irons, from the fairway. There’s nothing more disgusting than flushing a 9 iron and watching it fly the green and bound into the woods. It doesn’t happen to me with tour type balls. My favorite balls are Maxfli Tour, Wilson Triad, and Legato. The yellow Legatos are crazy durable. Amazing. I played 10 rounds with the last one. Now it’s in someone’s yard. 🙃 If you are a decent and consistent striker with irons and wedges, play a good ball IMO. BTW I was on the opposing side until a few years ago. Once I saw how much better of a short game you can develop with a premium ball, I switched.

What is the highest launching ball off irons? Or what characteristics are typical for this? In the past I felt the high flyers were soft 2 piece balls with a lower dimple count. Is there a ball made to launch for slow swings, for example?

That makes perfect sense. I wondered how a person who presses on his own would deal with a LAB.

Actually it’s the opposite of what you are thinking. The stock grip lets it feel conventional. A regular grip would need to be pressed forward to make the putter work right.

The Press grip lets you hold the grip vertically, with no press of your hands and arms. A regular grip will require a setup press by you. If you don’t, you’ll be using too much loft.

I meant lower than the score predicted by the GIR formula. ie Low relative to the GIRs.

Strokes gained would be a big help but I don't have any such data at this point. So I took what stats I have entered in GHIN, and slammed the last 42 rounds, starting March 1st until yesteday, into a spreadsheet. I'm trying to see where the improvement is coming from. Below is a photo of the summary data by month. My index is down almost 4 points over that span. The scores reflect that. The column for 95 - (2 x GIR) is the commonly accepted estimate of what you should shoot based on GIR. The Variance next to it is what I actually did versus that projected score. In my experience, if one goes low, that means a good short game. And the opposite is true. What do you see in the numbers? I'll give my thoughts, feel free to disagree. The GIR trend is slightly better, but not much? Could almost be noise. I'll be generous and say the trend is 0.5 improvement in GIR, which could be 1 stroke. All putting numbers are slightly better, but they add up. 0.2 fewer putts per (times) 7 GIR would equal 1.4 strokes. 0.1 fewer putts times 11 missed GIR would be 1.1 strokes. If so, that's 2.5 strokes from putting. But some of the non-GIR putting numbers are coming from better chipping, I know that from my improvement in that area. Maybe half a stroke. So the best guesses I can come up with: Tee and approach: 1 stroke Putting 2 strokes Chipping 1/2 stroke There is another 1/2 stroke buried in the noise. Agree overall that putting was my big winner? Or do you think otherwise? edit: I see yesterday's round got included in the screenshot. Oh well. Also, the column ordering is a little goofy because I added some later in the process.

Sometimes our water is coming from a big lake which is fed by a bunch of muddy creeks. And sometimes from wells. I can always tell when it's lake water by the softness. I haven't noticed it being off color but it could be a factor.

I’m coming to the same conclusion. I’m going to take the advice of @MattM97 and channel my inner Jack Nicklaus. Yellow shirts for next summer. Studies say yellow is about as good as white at rejecting the sun’s heat. Maybe there is a market opportunity. Yellow shirts with untucked lengths. I did get a nicely patterned yellow Walter Hagen shirt this spring from Dick’s. It looks sharp.

TC Pro ICT hybrids. Any noticeable draw or fade bias?

Thanks. In my case I am using the right sunscreen. So I’m not getting the orange collars. I’m talking more about slight graying or yellowing of the overall shirt.

You just described me. I’m fitted to the Shogun Blue M2 in my driver. The fitter tried Vanquish and Ventus White and a couple of others, but the Shogun was easily the best. I play a 5 wood that really needs a better shaft fit. Is there a shaft profile I should look at? You mentioned droop and forward bend, which I understand. What shafts fit that idea? Does the Shogun blue fit it? Thanks!

Yes, and I like yellow shirts. The market doesn’t seem to agree lately though.

Any proven laundry tips for getting more mileage out of white golf shirts? I need white for the Texas summer. But between sunscreen stains and just plain discoloration, it’s not worth buying good ones. Can they be whitened with a laundry product? edit to add: I have recently switched to mineral sunscreen on my neck to help with this problem. But the shirts get dingy anyway.