Some of us enjoy the game of golf so much and teeter on the way we make our bets that it can still be said we are an amateur golfer.
Too many thinned shots. Not so much the high lofted irons, although I have been known to blade a 60 degree wedge every now and then. An issue I am facing at the moment is thinning hybrids and my 3 wood. Maybe a tell tale sign is I have no issues hitting up on driver. … Read more
I’ve unlocked my Bushnell Launch Pro which basically makes it a GC3. Now to pay the bill. I went off on vacation and arrived home at 2am on October 8th. For the 9 days or so that I was away, I made every possible attempt to not access the internet. Obviously I wasn’t playing in … Read more
Recently I had a few relatives and friends over to watch the first Bears game. We’ll forget about that game.. and maybe the season. It didn’t take long before word got out that I had an indoor golf simulator or what I call a golf cave. So it came half time and a group gathered … Read more
LIV Golf Chicago made its way to Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, IL for the second year in a row. My wife and I attended on Saturday and it was an absolute blast. Saw some great golf as well as reminders that these guys are human too and can hit the same 15 foot … Read more
From time to time I post videos on YouTube. This weekend my wife and I will be attending LIV Golf Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms. The golf course is actually between Sugar Grove, IL and Big Rock, IL about a 5 mile drive from our house. I decided to play the red tees at Rich … Read more
Have you ever played golf with friends that want to shoot from the tips? Is there an easy way to tell what tee box I should play from? Well yes, there is a formula you can use and it works quite well. Let me back up a bit. I play an annual tournament with my … Read more
It should go without saying but don’t play with a cracked golf ball. A little story. I was playing in my golf cave the other night and felt a little stiff after my few warmup shots. So after the first drive and first few full shots were short of target, I thought no biggie. Maybe … Read more
First Launch Monitor Approximately 3 months ago I purchased a Bushnell Launch Pro. Let me back up a bit. Going back about 5 years ago I first picked up the Rapsodo R-Motion. It was a device you installed on each golf club you were going to hit and along with software such as TGC, you … Read more
In my most recent outing to a local golf course, I noticed I was having an awful lot of long distance putts. Now sometimes I have issues with greens in regulation (GIR) but on this particular day, I was hitting more greens but on these large greens I was finding myself with 60 foot putts … Read more
You are 125 yards from the green. What club are you going to hit? Based on experience, you might pull out a 9 iron. But do you truly know your yardage throughout all the clubs you own and take to the course? Let’s talk about bag mapping today. Bag Mapping One Club at a Time … Read more
