I love golf, but I have 2 hybrids, a 5 and 7 wood ... what does that make me
Golfed last Thursday and shot a 36 on 9






























... the par 3 at McCall Lake

Well bring it on, Craig. I'll look at your "junk", especially if you've got a set of Callaways that you don't use 'cause they're too easy to hit and lack feel.

The Callaway's are not junk, they are X-16's and are sweet. They are the sort of club that most should start/finish with. They do lack feel, and I'm a feel golfer (while my back was giving me heck this year, last year I was down to a 10 HCP (low 80's for eighteen) and looking for single digits). It totally depends on what sort of golf temperament you have.

I'm a feel player - when I take lessons they have to explain how the movement feels, not how the mechanics work. So for me the switch to the Ping ISI BeCu's that I play was one of feel. They are the most spectacular clubs for feel short of a forged iron (or the Ping Eye-2 BeCu's). In fact, they are well over a decade out of production and are still highly sought after on the used market (like $400 on ebay).

As you move on, you may find a point where things stall out (like most things). For me, improving at golf meant figuring out where my miss hits were coming from. With the Cally X-16's you just can't tell. I can tell you just about exactly where I hit the Ping's (shank, toe, etc). Catch the sweet spot and they are the loveliest club to hit (they make a very special sound at that point) - miss and they punish you. That's how I learn. When I'm having trouble, the X-16's go back in the bag. In fact, with how much I've played this year - they should be there now.

As for the drivers, I switched from the 983K Titleist (a pure players club with a sweet spot the size of a dime) to a Taylor Made R7 Quad so I could get some forgiveness off the tee. So, you see it depends on where you need the help.

The rest of the junk is a set of Vokey wedges (gap, sand, 60), a Ping Crazy putter (I've got a ping Anser, Taylor Made Rosa Anser copy and their mallet thing, and a wooden putter that I use from time to time) and Callaway fairway woods and a couple of Hogan hybrids (2,3,4).

There you have my golf tool collection. It doesn't rival the garage, but it's a pretty good arsenal.

If anything is open when I'm up at the end of the month, we should go put some miles on the golf shoes (no carts).

Sheesh...Cat 1 and Cat 2 are at it again...

Well nobody's talking about fishing, so we might as well talk about SOMETHING.

Craig... you know I've been golfing twice, right? The first time was a vendor/supplier best ball thing, so that doesn't even count. I barely know what you're talking about. The only Callaway I've hit did seem to lack feel, but it's super easy to hit and if that's how they all hit, I can see why people shell out the extra money. I haven't hit it enough to know what kind of feedback it gives on a miss-hit, but then again I can barely tell what I'm doing and I miss-hit ALL THE TIME.

If you want to get out later this month and if anything's open, I'm in. Ian (Giles) is a newb golfer as well and he might like to join us. I'm sure we can both benefit from your teutelage (or we'll bury you in a sand trap somewhere).

Sounds like a plan...we'll see how the weather is holding up at the end of the month.

I'm in, I'm in

I haven't golfed in a year or two. You need a fourth, right? I'm in...

Cool, we have a foursome
when, where gents??

I've only golfed at a couple of your local tracks, so I've got no preference. I'll be in town the last weekend of Oct, so we have to hope that the snow stays away.

Somewhere wide and open, please. I played Springbank Links last week and I don't think I can afford that many lost balls two times in a row.

The three of us in Calgary should get together for a practice round ... Craig sounds like a pro