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The advantages to living in Florida are many but my favorite is still year round, affordable golf. However, let me warn you my good friends, there could be trouble lurking in twelve months of constant pounding on that course - pain. I don't know many country club golfers that don't suffer some serious discomfort, either in their shoulder or lower back. If you haven't, think about switching to graphite shafts, much less damage on the shoulders and arms. So take care of yourself, do some stretching before you play and consider an exercise regimen that will keep those muscle from tighten up. If you are playing for fun don't push too hard and, while we are speaking of "having fun", play from a set of tees where you can actually reach the greens in regulation. Let me know what you think.
Charlie Mandel, founder of MyDivots and Florida Sun Coast Golfer |
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11/22/2011
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Danny415
01/17/2013
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Living in Pennsylvania it is often difficult to play year round, but we sure give it a try. If there is no snow on the ground, our line of demarcation is 37°. (We have even played 9 holes in subfreezing temperatures.) Sure, we are golf junkies, playing in the sun, rain, and even on a few occasions, snow. But, if you walk on a cold day and use appropriate warms clothing and gloves, the experience can be truly exhilarating. I will add that when the weather is in the 40's or below, we do play the up tees. | |
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mikie500
04/20/2012
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Just bought the new Taylormade RocketZ driver with a regular shaft. Being that I'm now in my sixties I found this driver extremely long and straight. As a matter of fact in our club opener our team shot a net 49. I'm at least 15 yards longer with this driver than my older Ping G-15 driver. I think I'm switching all my clubs from a stiff shaft to a regular shaft. I'm looking forward to a fantastic summer. | |
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yankee
03/21/2012
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The consensus seems to be around 95. As for the flex that would equate to a regular to stiff flex but their are so many variables that these stats should not influence the purchase of a driver. You could use it as a starting point but as always, we recommend getting fit to your club. This will give you the best chance at finding the right club for you. | |
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mikie500
03/20/2012
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Does anyone know what clubhead speed the women have on the LPGA tour? Also, do they swing a stiff or regular shaft? | |
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yankee
03/16/2012
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Golf balls are much harder to test given our testing methods. We will be putting up an article about this in the near future. | |
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Golfer500
02/20/2012
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I meant, none of the top ball companies (Titleist-Callaway-Srixon etc...) will say not to buy a ProV1, Hex Black Tour, or Srixon Z star if your club head speed is under 90 miles an hour. Personally, I don't think the ball compresses against the head of a driver enough with these expensive balls. You have to loose distance. Help please????? | |
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Golfer500
02/20/2012
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You never talk about the golf ball. If one can only swing a driver at say 90 miles an hour can he/she hit a ProV1 or should they now hit a Titleist NXT? None of the top rated balls will let you know this info | |
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yankee
01/29/2012
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Hey Deacon, try some of the clubs from our iron test but make sure you try them with graphite, senior flex shafts. The shafts will make the biggest difference as we get older. | |
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DeaconW
01/28/2012
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Age 70 playing Palmer Deacon Irons losing distabce 150 yards instead of 8 iron now 6 iron hdcp from 10 to 20 need new equipment | |
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ping45
01/16/2012
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Hi..new here...wondered if you have any info on Ping i15's or on Wilsons latest ci11's. I see you covered Pings G15...Any help would be appreciated | |
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Riff
12/10/2011
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Too many of my buddies worry about their score and forget to just enjoy the day no matter how the games going! | |