Tom, Just send me the plane fare and I'll come out to your miserable California climate and show you how to hit a long driver. :-) A three club iron difference? You DO need some lessons.
I love saying that after a 92 on Monday. First and second times out after the transplant I went 81 and 78...about as expected. Was hoping for a 75 Monday on my favorite course, but middle back tightened up on me warming up and couldn't make a full turn. Couldn't get more than 230 on my drives and hit short and crooked irons all day...couldn't bend to putt, so lots of three-putt greens. Highest round I can remember, but it was still fun just to get out and BS with the old pharts after sitting around for almost three months. (Only lost $2.) Know I can improve on that score, anyway. Geez, 36�F, mixed snow and rain right now here in East TN. Have an 11:27 tee time tomorrow, but 0% chance of playing. Oh well, if you'll send me the plane tickets, I'll bring along a few demos and my back will feel much better at 75�. Bernie Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "tflan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 3:42 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Club length > Hi Bernie; > > Long time no discuss this subject. I just quit using a 47" Cobra 10.5� 427 > headed driver. I used it for at least 2 months, playing 3 - 4 times per > week. I'd guess I hit about 30 buckets of range balls over that period as > well. I changed shafts 3 times, and lengths 6 times. I actually lost > distance using this club. Old as I am, I don't really hit it particularly > far but with a Titleist 975J at 45" I was moving it about 235 - 245 with the > occasional 250 yarder. I could not hit the long one any farther than about > 220 or so on average. I get the ball in the fairway most of the time with > nearly any driver I use - straight has never been a significant problem. I > got it in play with the long one as well. But I didn't hit it for distance > worth a damn. > > I certainly understand your feelings about longer drivers and I agree that > they will help some folks. But they sure as hell haven't helped me, and I've > tried many incarnations over the years. This current "experiment" included > the use of an Apache Micro 58, a ProLite 3.5, the original UST 60, a > Grafalloy 50/50, an Innovative BTD, and a Callaway BBB ultralight. I went > from 48" down to 46" in 1/2" increments with all the shafts. All were spined > at 12:00, FLO at 3:00. Overall weights were manageable for my feeble thrust, > as were SW's. I simply cannot hit the damn things. So, back to the 975J for > me. > > As you know, I'm a relatively decent player - or at least I used to be > ;-( Now I'm at about an 7 -8 - 9 hdcp, depending on the course played, and > I'm scoring in the mid to high 70's to low 80's in our cool weather. But I'm > hitting 5 and 6 irons from places where I was hitting 8's and 9's. So I > guess what I'm saying is that ultra long clubs aren't for every senior. I've > tried. I'm one of those seniors who simply cannot perform well with them. > > TFlan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bernie Baymiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 12:03 PM > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Club length > > > >
