RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-03 Thread Tom Flanagan
red. T Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 19:17:55 -0400 From: j...@gtagolfers.com To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? Speaking of "delete" :-) TFlan, how's "she who must be obeyed"? Tom Flanagan wrote

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-03 Thread Jen Kuntz
o: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? With all due respect Robert I think you are missing the point. The thread was not about a question, although it was worded in such a form. It was a discussion about lob wedges & other clubs and the merits of

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-03 Thread Mark A Patton
To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? With all due respect Robert I think you are missing the point. The thread was not about a question, although it was worded in such a form. It was a discussion about lob wedges & other clubs and the merits of

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-03 Thread Tom Flanagan
So, Jen, doing anything later? TFlan Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:47:57 -0400 From: j...@gtagolfers.com To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? With all due respect Robert I think you are missing the point. The thread was not about a question

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-03 Thread Jen Kuntz
With all due respect Robert I think you are missing the point. The thread was not about a question, although it was worded in such a form. It was a discussion about lob wedges & other clubs and the merits of them and not something where there is a right or wrong position or something needing

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread Robert Devino
91401 (818) 908-1691 From: Mark A Patton To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 3:38:45 PM Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? Wow, are we talking FitChip again? Only every been 2 people that went on ignore. Both are g

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread Allen Humphrey
: Dave Tutelman To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com; ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 2:24:29 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? At 07:23 AM 9/2/2009, Allen Humphrey wrote: > fwiwwhen I caddied and parked cars at the original Cedarbrook CC-Mt > A

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread Tom Flanagan
Hah. Yeah, Bozman was terrific. Too bad he's gone. Last I heard he was an EMT perhaps on some fire department? Not sure of that though. Anyway, it was fun reading his skewers. TFlan > From: mapat...@cfl.rr.com > To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com > Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread Ed Reeder
2, 2009 2:05 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Patrick Kelley wrote: Shame Gee - time for a time-out, people? -Dave -- Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. Lea

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread Mark A Patton
[mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com]on Behalf Of David Rees Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 2:05 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Patrick Kelley wrote: > Shame Gee - time for a time-out, people? -D

ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread Harry F. Schiestel
tember 02, 2009 4:10 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? Patrick, Your observations and comments are not only inaccurate, but also very inappropriate. Of course, this is merely MY opinion and I don't necessarily expect you or any other reader to agre

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread James Kaar
wrote: From: Patrick Kelley Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 10:06 AM Shame   You hack people here on an almost daily basis - your crass, underhanded insults reak of a career politician.   The only shame is th

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread Dave Tutelman
At 07:23 AM 9/2/2009, Allen Humphrey wrote: fwiwwhen I caddied and parked cars at the original Cedarbrook CC-Mt Airy,PA [Cheltenham Ave and Limekiln Pike ] in the early-mid 50s, [ Jerry Barber was Pro there in 1951 ] the silent owners were involved with the Phila mafiaLOL FWIW Al

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread David Rees
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Patrick Kelley wrote: > Shame Gee - time for a time-out, people? -Dave -- Shoptalk ** Sponsored by the new Aldila Voodoo. Learn more at http://aldilavoodoo.com/

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread Dave Tutelman
Today the LW was the only one of my wedges working properly. My partial swings with SW and PW were pretty inconsistent. That was sudden. Yesterday they were spot-on; I was pin-hunting with them all day. Oh well, it's a nice day today. Wedge practice in the afternoon sounds like fun. About Ced

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread Patrick Kelley
: shoptalk Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 12:56:42 PM Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? I assume you're talking about me, and what a shame. The one thing about this forum that's really great is that there has never been any personal slams against any other contrib

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread Tom Flanagan
, nor do I have Down Syndrome. Nor for that matter, do I think I'm right and know everything. I just opine. You may agree or disagree, but there's no need to cast aspersions, slurs or insults. TFlan From: kellc...@bellsouth.net To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is i

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread Allen Humphrey
...@yahoo.com 770-207-5360(O) 770-312-6398(mobile) From: The Kelley's To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 7:09:13 AM Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? It's not possible to 'consistently' spin the ball we

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread The Kelley's
ssage- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Dave Tutelman Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 6:25 AM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? At 11:58 PM 9/1/2009, The Kelley's wrote: >We'll a

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-02 Thread Dave Tutelman
At 11:58 PM 9/1/2009, The Kelley's wrote: We'll agree that the preferred shot is 'normal' ball position for a given yardage (whatever that is based on your swing and equipment - normal for me is about at my belt buckle, maybe 1" forward of that, tops). I'll debunk the idea that it's easy to fan

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-01 Thread The Kelley's
Original Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Dave Tutelman Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 11:15 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? At 10:19 PM 9/1/2009, The Kelley's wrote: >Maybe

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-01 Thread Dave Tutelman
At 10:19 PM 9/1/2009, The Kelley's wrote: Maybe I'm 'out there', but last I checked it's much easier to position the ball back in your stance and hit it lower with a specific club rather than putting it up in your stance and fan it open, while fighting the bounce and the fact that you fundamental

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-01 Thread The Kelley's
-Original Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Dave Tutelman Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 10:08 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? Well, I went almost two rounds without touching t

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-01 Thread Dave Tutelman
Well, I went almost two rounds without touching the LW. (That's not atypical.) Then I used it twice at the end of today's round: (#17) Flew the green into fairly heavy rough. The green runs away, and I short-sided myself. About 10ft to carry the rough, a foot or two of fairway cut, then 10ft d

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-01 Thread The Kelley's
x27;N') is working fantastic for me. This shaft has displaced an Ozik tp-7 (x) which I was playing in the R9. From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Harry F. Schiestel Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 10:08 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subje

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-09-01 Thread The Kelley's
...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Robert Devino Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 10:54 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? just goes to prove my point I had a different opinion and I got chastised for it. you couldn'

ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-30 Thread Harry F. Schiestel
s Harry www.myGolfDNA.com <http://www.mygolfdna.com/> _ From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Robert Devino Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 8:16 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-30 Thread Robert Devino
7:04:32 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? It's called a discussion, Robert, not a search for agreement. If you're distressed over the remarks then click on delete. No doubt you'll be a happier camper then. TFlan Robert Devino wrote: By >the way why

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-30 Thread Tom
It's called a /discussion,/ Robert, not a search for agreement. If you're distressed over the remarks then click on delete. No doubt you'll be a happier camper then. TFlan Robert Devino wrote: By the way why does every one on this board have to agrre on things. This thread has been goin

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-30 Thread Robert Devino
nt: Sunday, August 30, 2009 10:26:40 AM Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? All I'm saying is - practice with different clubs. And re; fishing, sure some clubs and some lures work sometimes. My tackle boxes - I have 3, are filled with spinners, plugs, worms, spoons, hundreds

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-30 Thread Tom Flanagan
All I'm saying is - practice with different clubs. And re; fishing, sure some clubs and some lures work sometimes. My tackle boxes - I have 3, are filled with spinners, plugs, worms, spoons, hundreds of flies, stink bait, marshmallows in red, yellow, green and orange, and just about any other d

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-30 Thread Bernie Baymiller
>Several guys here have said that using the 60 or even 64 degree wedges >requires a lot of practice. Why not just practice with the 56 and 58 degree >clubs - or even (gasp!) a 9 iron? I spent a lot of hours practicing 8 and 9 >irons for lob shots. That was a long time ago when I was a kid and d

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-29 Thread Tom Flanagan
Consider this; Several guys here have said that using the 60 or even 64 degree wedges requires a lot of practice. Why not just practice with the 56 and 58 degree clubs - or even (gasp!) a 9 iron? I spent a lot of hours practicing 8 and 9 irons for lob shots. That was a long time ago when I was

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-29 Thread Tom Flanagan
ng he gets a 7. Hell, I made 13 on a hole one time during a tournament. Multiple penalty strokes, but still had to post 7. TFlan From: mapat...@cfl.rr.com To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:42:14 -0400 3

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-29 Thread Mark A Patton
sanity LOL. Mark -Original Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com]on Behalf Of Dave Tutelman Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:33 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? Right you are, TFlan! My

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-29 Thread Mark A Patton
3 OB and give me a 7 ? Mark -Original Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com]on Behalf Of Tom Flanagan Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:25 PM To: shoptalk Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? You are

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-28 Thread Ed Reeder
Alan, I think one of the keys is "the favorite club" that you mentioned.  Confidence is an incredible thing. I play with an 18 handicap whose favorite full club around the green is a 65 degree wedge.  He'll be 40 to 50 yards away, take a full "windup" and an all out swing and drop the ball rig

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-28 Thread Tom Flanagan
x27;s a damn sight easier to chip closer to the hole with one than it is to chip with a lofted club. TFlan > Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:08:14 -0700 > To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com > From: alan.bro...@comcast.net > Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? > > We talk

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-28 Thread Alan Brooks
l Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Dave Tutelman Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:33 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? Right you are, TFlan! My LW is for popping it just over the

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-28 Thread Tom Wishon
how we all can get psychologically dependent on "higher-tech" clubs today!!?? HA!! TOM -Original Message- From: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Dave Tutelman Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:33 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subje

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-28 Thread jhm
I'm thinking of using my 60 deg in longdrive competitions. I can hit it about 200 yards, 3 feet off the ground with very little spin when just off the green, might as well put that distance to good use off the tee. John shoptalk Can a golfer hate an inanimate object like a golf club? I hate

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Sean Weijand
A few years ago I was taking lessons in an effort to improve my game (got down to a 4.8 index whoo hoo). At that time when I was 100 yards out I would fire up my ego and crank 60 LW hard. I could hit it 100 yards no problem but never straight. I would be left 15 yards or right 10 yards.

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Dave Tutelman
Right you are, TFlan! My LW is for popping it just over the bunker to a narrow green. (Did that twice yesterday.) Not primarily for flying that tall tree between me and the green. I count on hitting my PW 105yd and my SW 90. But I can get those distances 80-90% of the time -- that's what I me

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Dave Tutelman
OK, got it now. Thanks, DaveT At 09:25 PM 8/27/2009, Tom Flanagan wrote: You are perhaps familiar with the term "vanity handicap"? Hard to believe but this guy's one of them. I played with him today . . . adjusted 96 posted. "Gimme a 7, that's all I can take" was the mantra on several holes.

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Tom Flanagan
rds Mr Kelley at all. It's just that the overwhelming majority of golfers can barely hit a PW 100 yds. And most can't hit a 60 degree at all with any consistency. TFlan > From: kellc...@bellsouth.net > To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com > Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Tom Flanagan
You are perhaps familiar with the term "vanity handicap"? Hard to believe but this guy's one of them. I played with him today . . . adjusted 96 posted. "Gimme a 7, that's all I can take" was the mantra on several holes. Sure, you can massage numbers all day, but at the end of that day, this par

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread The Kelley's
27, 2009 5:59 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? At 02:57 PM 8/27/2009, Kevil, L H. wrote: >A very interesting discussion, guys. Are you all referring to full shots >only and not half shots, chips, or sand shots? Just speaking personally, >I h

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Dave Tutelman
At 02:57 PM 8/27/2009, Kevil, L H. wrote: A very interesting discussion, guys. Are you all referring to full shots only and not half shots, chips, or sand shots? Just speaking personally, I have better success - OK, less failure - with those shots than with a full lober. Speaking only for mysel

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Allen Humphrey
770-207-5360(O) 770-312-6398(mobile) From: Jeremy Ingle To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:28:07 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? After 4 years of persevering with my Lob wedge ,determined to master the Phil

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Jeremy Ingle
it is to ensure a solid face impact > to make the club work as designed. > > > > TOM > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > *From:* owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] > *On Behalf Of *Tom Flanagan > *Sent:* Thursday,

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Kevil, L H.
: owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Dave Tutelman Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:43 PM To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? Hi, TFlan! I agree with you and TW that a lob wedge is usually a game-hurter rather

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Dave Tutelman
Hi, TFlan! I agree with you and TW that a lob wedge is usually a game-hurter rather than a game-helper. No matter what Pelz says. What is the fly in the ointment about the Pelz advice? PRACTICE! As y'all know (from your own business experience), people want to buy a game, not earn one. My two

Re: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Allen Humphrey
ubject: RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? TFLAN Some time ago there was a thread on our Clubmakers’ Forum on our web site that was titled “Lob Wedge Hater’s Club”. The thread garnered a lot of posts from clubmakers saying pretty much the same thing you have here! The main reason so

RE: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Tom Wishon
msen.com [mailto:owner-shopt...@mail.msen.com] On Behalf Of Tom Flanagan Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:27 AM To: shoptalk Subject: ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club? Can a golfer hate an inanimate object like a golf club? I hate my 60 degree wedge. Hate it! Ever since that Pelz guy popular

ShopTalk: Is it possible to hate a club?

2009-08-27 Thread Tom Flanagan
Can a golfer hate an inanimate object like a golf club? I hate my 60 degree wedge. Hate it! Ever since that Pelz guy popularized the 4 wedge concept, I've lost more strokes than I've gained. What's the point of a 60 degree club if you already have a 56 or a 58 in the bag? Open the 58 two degree