Golf 2023

calodo2003 said:
Bought a few on eBay. There’s always deals on there.

I just don’t see the markup on a new club as remotely justified v. that of a used club. Slap a new grip on a used club & it’s new to the new owner.

I only had two sets of irons my golfing career of 35ish years. Luckily both fit my eye & were eminently playable.

That’s how I justified buying so many used wedges & fairway woods / hybrids, that I saved so much in never changing out my irons I could be a whore for those used clubs.
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Yeah makes perfect sense. I've already resolved to do something similar when I move on from my current stock irons - just hoping to get good enough to justify looking for a used set of Mizuno 223s!
 
TheMagicFoolBus said:
I saw a used set of 221s that I didn't quite have the balls to pull the trigger on at the time - wasn't sure I could justify the cost given the lack of forgiveness. But goddamn are they beautiful clubs in my opinion
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Mizuno has made the sexiest irons for decades imo.
 
mariachi-19 said:
My TM your preferred MB’s say hello….. except for the stupid stamp on the back which says “tour preferred”. They’re gorgeous.

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Good looking, no doubt, very clean & a bit old school, but there has always been something about Mizuno irons that has always caught my eye. Never played with them outside of on the range, they never could supplant my sets of irons, but I still lusted after them. A bit of unrequited golf love.
 
calodo2003 said:
Good looking, no doubt, very clean & a bit old school, but there has always been something about Mizuno irons that has always caught my eye. Never played with them outside of on the range, they never could supplant my sets of irons, but I still lusted after them. A bit of unrequited golf love.
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They’re shit hard to hit though. I flush them on the sim but off turf, they’re hard as feck. I maybe get 3/5 clean hits. I genuinely love looking down at them but my handicap isn’t where it is yet to use them regularly.

im getting a set of P770’s weakened to traditional lofts in a few weeks. Just want something that looks good to the eye but is more forgiving.
 
Fantastic weekend viewing at the Scottish Open. Gutted for Bob as it would have been unreal for him to win, but so pleased for Rory. Some outstanding shots yesterday.

Buzzing for the Open, my favourite tournament by far. Should be a belter.
 
Vault Dweller said:
Fantastic weekend viewing at the Scottish Open. Gutted for Bob as it would have been unreal for him to win, but so pleased for Rory. Some outstanding shots yesterday.

Buzzing for the Open, my favourite tournament by far. Should be a belter.
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Both of their approach shots to 18 were unreal.
 
This is awesome. I was a year too old to ever get to be on the same team as my brother. Would’ve loved to have been able to compete with him.

 
calodo2003 said:
I wish shot angles like that were used more often live in telecasts.
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They are in European telecasts but not in America. They tend to have shot tracer over there on everything so front facing shots don’t work.

Rory’s stinger is also super impressive due to the flight. His cut stinger gets that nice upward turn right at the end which kills the speed in. If he played a draw stinger he’d have ran the green.

that skill is next level.
 
I feel like sticking a stupid amount of money on someone to win outright

maybe i should let the caf decide
 
I’m on Burns, Hovland and Morikawa

Anything from +2 and better looks a decent day
 
Out of bounds inside the boundary of the golf course is & will always be a foreign concept to me & should never occur.
 
JT with a Hormel into a stacked bunker. Might have to play out sideways.

Almost holes the bunker shot.
 
Not to be rude but today elevates the issue with the open and the size of its field. The course conditions for morning and then late evening are miles apart. That really shouldn’t be the case.

also I really like Adam Scotts position on the distance. Tell them max 300cc driver head and watch them try and drive the ball at 130mph club head speed there.

byrson would never see a fairway again.
 
mariachi-19 said:
Not to be rude but today elevates the issue with the open and the size of its field. The course conditions for morning and then late evening are miles apart. That really shouldn’t be the case.

also I really like Adam Scotts position on the distance. Tell them max 300cc driver head and watch them try and drive the ball at 130mph club head speed there.

byrson would never see a fairway again.
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Get what you are saying, only being able to tee off on the first hole makes for a long, unpredictable day of golf. Reversing the tee sheet for tomorrow helps even out the playing conditions.

The thing I like about the OC is that the rain & wind typically happens sans lightning & the round is rarely paused unlike storms over here.
 
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