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Saw a few videos from East coast of Russia. Good thing it's not a heavily populated area. A lot of people took it really seriously in Hawaii, as they should have. So much of the Islands are really low lying areas around the coast. I wonder if my friends on Victoria Island in B.C. noticed anything?

I have a feeling guys don't regularly clean their grips. And they get oiled up and then slick. I mean really clean them, just not a quick wipe with a wet towel.

It's likely not going to happen. Z Cords are really firm and are very hard to build up. You might not even get them on. When I was experimenting with Z cords, I could barely get +2 wraps on with compressed air.

Sorry that you had a hack assembling your clubs. Hope you have better luck at EW. I would ask for all my money back and ask for a new PW or a complete whole new set of heads. Go right past the young twerp and straight to the manager. They might just be hoping you go away but I wouldn't go away. I hope you took pictures.

The pain is telling you something. You are likely getting arthritis. A different grip will likely help, but you should still be seeing your Dr. to get it looked at so you know what you are dealing with. It might be nothing, but I would want to know. Found out that the reason all my shoes felt funny in my right foot was that I have osteoarthritis in my right big toe. Has not spread and is stable and I use a Diclophenic cream every night to help out. Turns out it is good on my elbow too.

1.) Tungsten powder is not the best way. Leads to using too much epoxy which usually goes up the shaft. Tip weights are used by every OEM now. I really like using lead tape. Tip weights do NOT affect flex. Too much substrate (tungsten, beads, sugar, whatever) in the epoxy can weaken the epoxy and lead to problems. 2.) Really hard to get to an exact swing weight which is why I like lead tape, Then it is easy. 3.) If there is an option, you should always used long cure epoxy. Short cure epoxy is usually more brittle and doesn't have the elasticity of a 24hr cure epoxy. If need be, you can heat cure a 24 hr epoxy so that it cures in under an hour. Typically long cure has greater shear strength. 4.) You can get the epoxy out of a shaft without taking off the grip. I use a long piece of brass rod that you can insert into the vent hole. The drawback is that sometimes it doesn't work and then you end up cutting off the grip to get the rod out. 5.) Length of the club changes the amount of weight needed to achieve one SW point. Takes less on a driver than it does on a PW.

I'm about 2500 KM from SoCal. Likely safe, but I'll sleep with one eye open.

There are many good ideas here. Just don't feel the need to over complicate things. I know the yardage for my PW. Stock 125y carry. The rest are easy enough to figure out from there. Of course one has to factor in temp. and wind direction, but that is based on experience more than some preconceived numbers on a chart. If I was on Tour and had a professional caddy, I would be more exacting, but I'm not. For example I've got a raw yardage of 148 -decent lie. If I hit it good I could get an 8 iron almost there. Slightly into about a 1 club breeze. Around 70º so I could get a 7 iron there if I hit it good. Odds of a slight mis-hit about 20% so I'll hit a 6 and if it is a little deep there are no problems long. Takes about 10 seconds to figure out and I never had to look at any cards or phones.

I doubt it. If someone were to drop their cell phone on your front lawn and you found it, do you now own it? And I've worked at golf courses for a lot of years and I'd never have a problem with anyone finding a good ball in the range balls and putting it in their bag. Now, one of the courses range balls.... that is theft.

Head is usually heavier and you can't really change that easily, if at all. It will feel weird.

Much like your premise, hopefully temporary. Tour Pros can go through stretches of time where either a mechanical issue or a confidence issue. Most of the time they correct it. Sometimes it is more problematic. If it is just putting, there are plenty of ways to correct it and it often is quick. Sometimes it isn't. Moving on.

Yeah, you're right. Brain fart.

So I decided to turn off the ad blocker in Chrome for a while. Now, a couple of weeks later I turned it back on. Just got so tired of looking at huge banner ads and popups. I hadn't realized how pervasive they really were these days. I guess I really don't need to go to the GC, Golfweek or PGA Tour sites.

I'm 2009 so that makes me in my 17th year. I'm expecting a Fergusonesk gift basket in early 2029. Maybe even some WRX swag. More than likely going to get a ban from the new cartel.

Not quite sure you mean about sanding it down? Aren't they shafts in the i230's .355" and the hybrid shaft .335"? If anything he is going to have to shim it and add weight depending on how long it is.

Other than esoterica, this does what for me?

Quite a few years ago, I saw a segment on The Golf Channel (TPI, I think) where they did a segment on how the brain and the eye work together to track things like golf balls in flight. Essentially, you (your brain) is making assumptions on where the ball will be and the eyes focus on that spot allowing you to see a track a ball. For some, the tacking doesn't go well and they lose the ball in flight. Something about how fast the eye is able to adjust as the ball moves away from you. They had a methodology in training your eye and brain to work better so that you would be able to track the ball. Unfortunately, I have never been able to find the video again. Back in the 1980's, Howard Johnson used some sort of eye exercise regime to help him see the ball better out of the pitchers hand. I know that NHL goalies use eye exercises to help them track pucks better. 1. Tracking Exercises: Finger Tracking: Keeping the head still, a player focuses on a finger moving back and forth or in a figure-eight pattern, mimicking the movement of the puck. Thumb Tracking: Similar to finger tracking, but using the thumb as the focal point. This can involve moving the thumb up and down, side to side, or in a figure-eight pattern, according to a hockey goalie coach. Ball Tracking: Using a small, light-colored ball, goalies will toss it against a wall and track its movement off the bounce, simulating rebounds and puck deflections. Eye Circles: Keeping the head still, goalies rotate their eyes in full circles in both directions, strengthening the eye muscles. 2. Visual Acuity Exercises: Contrast Sensitivity: This involves focusing on an object while moving around, simulating how a goalie tracks the puck through traffic and different backgrounds in the rink. Central Fixation: Focusing on the center of an object, rather than the entire object, which can improve the ability to discern fine details. 3. Hand-Eye Coordination: Juggling: Juggling with tennis balls or other small objects improves hand-eye coordination, which is crucial for catching or deflecting pucks. Wall Juggling: Juggling against a wall, focusing on catching the ball with the glove or blocker, simulates catching rebounds. Tennis Ball Drills: Various drills, like throwing a tennis ball against the wall and catching it, help improve reaction time and hand-eye coordination. 4. Mental Exercises: Visualization: Goalies can visualize the game, mentally tracking the puck and practicing saves in their minds. Mental Rehearsal: Mentally reviewing specific plays or scenarios can help goalies anticipate potential shots and improve their reaction time.

Some grips are made to be logo up.

100% Accurate. Again, 100% true. It's like saying Standard Lie, Loft and Length when you are used to Titleist specs and go to Taylormade. I always ask, grips and shafts - logo's up or down. Same with specs Whose standard and what do you really want? Anyone ordering anything - anywhere, one needs to be specific or ask questions. It's like ordering a Greek Salad and you don't like Feta Cheese. Don't be mad if it comes with Feta Cheese if you didn't tell them.

Realistically, any good quality plumbers neck putter should be able to bend that much. Not all putters are created with good metal. Scotty Cameron's would be my pick although there are plenty of custom putters that can be made to that spec.

Waggle? WTF is a waggle? Don't do it and I never have done it. Setup and done.

Usually washed, so that is something... Really good balls, I save to hit with a driver or fwy wd. It's going back from where it came.

The old pros were really good and subtle at it. You could scuff it with you shoe or your putter. You just might not be old enough to have seen it back in the 70's and 80's. Up until about 10 years ago, you would see often pros scuff the green with their putter after they had missed a putt. That too stopped when it became a bone of contention. Just like older pros would nestle a club (usually a driver or fwy wood behind a ball in the rough). Freddie Couples and Tom Watson (IIRC) were both good at it and they were not so quietly told to stop doing it once cameras became more prevalent. Lots of "funny business" went on when there weren't cameras everywhere.

I would think at higher spin rates the ball will look completely black. I don't think it is a fluke that the predominant color is white. In the fall, I will switch to a pink ball off the tee (Wilson Duo) as that color is easiest to find in leaves.

As mentioned, it will show the grain direction and therefore the break and the speed. Going back even a couple of decades, there were many tour players who would do all sorts of things that would seem very innocuous to gain an edge. With all the TV coverage and cameras recording everything in 4K, players don't do it anymore as they will get caught. You likely will still see it at the club level.