The Golf Thread - 2016!

[DuncanM]

FrankAbagnale said:

Ah thats interesting as my PW/SW is a very open stance compared. I'll give it go!

Here we go, published in 1957, and as true now as it was then

[Blackpuddin]

That's an interesting and useful diagram, thanks for posting it.
On a separate subject, does anyone have any recommendations for golf rangefinding devices? Guys I play with seem to use a mix of Garmin and TomTom wrist gadgets, but the online reviews seems equally mixed.

[mikal83]

DuncanM said:

FrankAbagnale said:

Ah thats interesting as my PW/SW is a very open stance compared. I'll give it go!

Here we go, published in 1957, and as true now as it was then

for me the shorter the club the more it goes mid stance. Not always of the left heel as you have to hit down onto the ball more. Longer clubs, you sweep more.

[Blaster72]

DuncanM said:

FrankAbagnale said:

Ah thats interesting as my PW/SW is a very open stance compared. I'll give it go!

Here we go, published in 1957, and as true now as it was then

I've got his book and it's fantastic but I still don't understand that diagram. Seems to go against everything I've learnt elsewhere.

[cheddar]

Blaster72 said:

I still don't understand that diagram. Seems to go against everything I've learnt elsewhere.

Looks perfect to me

[Blaster72]

cheddar said:

Blaster72 said:

I still don't understand that diagram. Seems to go against everything I've learnt elsewhere.

Looks perfect to me

Is it right to play all your clubs with the ball just inside the left foot heel and have the left foot turned out like that? Might be why I'm struggling with things, I play my short irons from the middle of my stance.

[cheddar]

Blaster72 said:

Is it right to play all your clubs with the ball just inside the left foot heel and have the left foot turned out like that? Might be why I'm struggling with things, I play my short irons from the middle of my stance.

To be honest Blaster I was looking at the foot stance, not the ball positioning, I play my driver with the ball forward of centre, mid irons middle and short irons with the ball slightly rear of centre

[Blaster72]

cheddar said:

To be honest Blaster I was looking at the foot stance, not the ball positioning, I play my driver with the ball forward of centre, mid irons middle and short irons with the ball slightly rear of centre

Thanks, i'll stick to that too for now then!

[DuncanM]

Blackpuddin said:

That's an interesting and useful diagram, thanks for posting it.
On a separate subject, does anyone have any recommendations for golf rangefinding devices? Guys I play with seem to use a mix of Garmin and TomTom wrist gadgets, but the online reviews seems equally mixed.

Nothing beats a laser imo, I bought a cheap one and it's exactly the same accuracy as my friend's bushnell, shot for shot

[Blackpuddin]

DuncanM said:

Blackpuddin said:

That's an interesting and useful diagram, thanks for posting it.
On a separate subject, does anyone have any recommendations for golf rangefinding devices? Guys I play with seem to use a mix of Garmin and TomTom wrist gadgets, but the online reviews seems equally mixed.

Nothing beats a laser imo, I bought a cheap one and it's exactly the same accuracy as my friend's bushnell, shot for shot

Thanks Duncan, the shot by shot accuracy aspect of a laser makes sense to me, but is it easy to use? That's the only misgiving I have about them.

[swisstoni]

HaplessBoyLard said:

swisstoni said:

Mph = yds !

Only if you still hit the middle of the club face!

You've got to hit it straighter too. Bigger distance = bigger misses. It's all a big trade off.

Funny you should say that. I went ahead and bought the prescribed setup and I can't hit it better than my old driver to save my life.
Just shows that 'the numbers' can say one thing but your head can have different ideas.

[DuncanM]

Blackpuddin said:

DuncanM said:

Blackpuddin said:

That's an interesting and useful diagram, thanks for posting it.
On a separate subject, does anyone have any recommendations for golf rangefinding devices? Guys I play with seem to use a mix of Garmin and TomTom wrist gadgets, but the online reviews seems equally mixed.

Nothing beats a laser imo, I bought a cheap one and it's exactly the same accuracy as my friend's bushnell, shot for shot

Thanks Duncan, the shot by shot accuracy aspect of a laser makes sense to me, but is it easy to use? That's the only misgiving I have about them.

Even my cheap one can hit a flag from over 260-280 yards, that's good enough I reckon

[Blackpuddin]

DuncanM said:

Blackpuddin said:

DuncanM said:

Blackpuddin said:

That's an interesting and useful diagram, thanks for posting it.
On a separate subject, does anyone have any recommendations for golf rangefinding devices? Guys I play with seem to use a mix of Garmin and TomTom wrist gadgets, but the online reviews seems equally mixed.

Nothing beats a laser imo, I bought a cheap one and it's exactly the same accuracy as my friend's bushnell, shot for shot

Thanks Duncan, the shot by shot accuracy aspect of a laser makes sense to me, but is it easy to use? That's the only misgiving I have about them.

Even my cheap one can hit a flag from over 260-280 yards, that's good enough I reckon

Which one do you have? If it's less than the Nikon Coolshot at about £150 I might be in for one.

[DuncanM]

Blackpuddin said:

Which one do you have? If it's less than the Nikon Coolshot at about £150 I might be in for one.

http://www.todaysgolfer.co.uk/equipment/accessories/gadgets/snooper/shotsaver/snooper-shotsaver-s400-laser-rangefinder/

Mine is the model before that, and was £100

My friend bought a proper ebay special for ~60quid, and it works fine!

[HaplessBoyLard]

Blackpuddin said:

DuncanM said:

Blackpuddin said:

DuncanM said:

Blackpuddin said:

That's an interesting and useful diagram, thanks for posting it.
On a separate subject, does anyone have any recommendations for golf rangefinding devices? Guys I play with seem to use a mix of Garmin and TomTom wrist gadgets, but the online reviews seems equally mixed.

Nothing beats a laser imo, I bought a cheap one and it's exactly the same accuracy as my friend's bushnell, shot for shot

Thanks Duncan, the shot by shot accuracy aspect of a laser makes sense to me, but is it easy to use? That's the only misgiving I have about them.

Even my cheap one can hit a flag from over 260-280 yards, that's good enough I reckon

Which one do you have? If it's less than the Nikon Coolshot at about £150 I might be in for one.

I've got the Nikon Coolshot, and it's a great piece of kit. It does struggle to pick a flag up at more than around 210 yards though. For those greens where I'm hitting a 3 wood in, i tend to have to laser the back edge of a bunker, or some other large feature.

Don't discount a GPS unit though. Have a read of this. He makes some good points.

https://practical-golf.com/why-rangefinders-arent-...

I use my laser on my home course, and other courses I know well because I know where the trouble is. On less familiar courses I use a GPS app on my phone as it gives that bit more information.

[Blackpuddin]

That is an interesting feature, thanks, it has changed my mind about the laser units. I like the idea of being able to stick a small thing on my hat rather than constantly fishing about in my bag for something that I then have to fire up and point accurately at the flag.

[bodhi]

Being Scottish and having an inbuilt aversion to spending money, I've been using the below for about 3 years now. Tried it on a variety of courses all round the world, and it has proved invaluable (especially on European courses where the distances are all in those curious meter things). Gives yardages to front, middle and back, doesn't help with pin positions sadly, but I have found it incredibly useful. I've compared it to various Garmins and other rangefinders, and it sppears remarkably accurate.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com....

Works with various smart watches too, just remember the GPS is measured off the phone, not the watch

[bodhi]

Just got back from Amsterdam to find out that Nike have stopped manufacturing golf clubs (and balls for that matter). I realise they weren't the most popular make int he world but I'm a bit gutted about that - used their kit for about 13 years now and it's been superb.

Not a great sign for golf either for that matter, especially with Adidas looking to offload TaylorMade....

[JamesNotJim]

I went from a GPS to a laser. Garmin S1 to Bushnell V3. I love the precise measurement you get with lasers. No having to think about adding or subtracting yards to get your clubbing. Im also a flag hunter and this helps massively. (maybe that comes more down to handicap ability than laser vs GPS)
Routine wise its easy. Get to your ball, grab the Laser off the case hanging off my bag. Quick zap, and then into your normal routine. Just as quick as using GPS.
I can't see myself ever going back to a GPS device.

[Blackpuddin]

bodhi said:

Just got back from Amsterdam to find out that Nike have stopped manufacturing golf clubs (and balls for that matter). I realise they weren't the most popular make int he world but I'm a bit gutted about that - used their kit for about 13 years now and it's been superb.

Not a great sign for golf either for that matter, especially with Adidas looking to offload TaylorMade....

I expect the Chinese will buy these brands as they have done with so many others. I never wanted to buy Nike because their 'boyz in the hood' branding annoyed me but the Nike golf shoes I eventually bought were brilliant, eventually the soles split in two which was an odd way for a pair of shoes to die.