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Poco Deplorevole

On Thu, 04 May 2017 15:40:27 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 04 May 2017 13:51:37 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote:

On Thu, 04 May 2017 03:59:12 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 2 May 2017 10:29:20 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote:

wrote:
I am going up north for golf and fishing.

Panacea, Fl?

I was in Bradenton this time. Same guys, different venue.
They wanted to go offshore but the weather was not cooperative so we
just chased fish around by hitting golf balls into the lakes at
Manatee golf course. ;-)

Yesterday I got to the course before it officially opened. There's no driving range, so I'll hit a
few trash balls into the lake between numbers 10 and 11. I'd hit a couple into the lake and my next
shot went well out into the fairway on number 10. In other words, I totally missed a good sized golf
course lake! And, the marshall had come out of the clubhouse just as I took that swing. He though I
was starting on the back nine before the course opened. So I had to explain it was just a ****ty
practice shot.

I wish I could get such a shot every time I play number 10. About half the time the damn ball goes
into the lake!

I cleared every water hazard I had to go over. My problem was the ones
on the right ... out of play. ;-)
I have a nagging slice that just comes and goes. I got a nice 5 wood
(titanium) that was abandoned in the cart barn at my wife's place
before they tore it down. It has become my go to club for that 150-160
yard shot off the grass. I am hitting that one well. It does beg the
question that I might play better if I threw away my mismatched bag of
80 year old clubs or just sell them as antiques. I have a 3 iron from
Bobby Jones. a Ky Laffoon 9 iron.

I have an expensive set of Callaway irons foisted on me by a Golfsmith fitter. I've never been able
to hit them, but he said I was good enough for them now.

I recently bought a used set of Callaway 'Big Bertha' game improvement irons for $227 on Ebay. Love
'em. Funny thing is, I had the same set several years ago and gave them to the grandsons. There's a
nice set of Callaway XR's sitting in the garage until I 'grow' into them!

In your shoes, I'd consider a used set like the ones I bought.