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Lucky;(. I have lived in Jacksonville for almost 20 years total and the one time I was going to play with a friend that worked there he quit two days before we were supposed to go out.

I do like North Hampton a lot.

Just got the new AP-2's from Titleist. They have a tighter dispersion rate than last years clubs. The new wedges are the best I have ever hit. When I get to back to C-bus I play the S&G course. Since I live in Denver its easy to fly down to Vegas and I do that quite a bit. It can be 15 degrees and 65 there so it pretty makes sense to get down there.

I also bought the new Calloway Razr X driver with the adjustments. I was never a fan of this technology but I think they have something here. I played yesterday as it was 71 degrees here. I hit some nice drives and some not so nice drives so the jury is still out on this one.

I am looking at the new Nome putters when they come out in a couple of weeks......Ping I tend to miss a little left of the hole sometimes and these have a way to fix that.....so I hear.

He has been taking lessons from his future highschool coach and he is getting better. The past few years he was taking lessons from former Buckeye great Mike McGee. He still to this date holds the least amount of putts record per 18 holes on the PGA tour. He had 18 putts in one round. Google it. He was on the national championship team with John Cooke and Joey Sindelar. I think a car accident ended his career.

Try being a little more patient with the swing. The driver is the longest club so you really have to focus on turning your chest and waiting for the club to set naturally. If you want a draw you don't want to force it up and out to quickly. Try and feel a pause at the top of the swing and feel your upper body stop rotating; Once you get that pause feeling you can start the downswing by rotating your hips and holding your chest back until your momentum and the weight of the club carries it through. Usually that separation promotes a draw- I wouldn't be too concerned with your hands cause smaller muscles are harder to control in pressure situations and thats where you can get in trouble relying too much on timing.

As a side note, hitting a draw is overrated. If you can hit a consistent "gentle fade" that is the perfect shot to manage a golf course with.

just got done with the range.... wish i could hit the ball consistent. during my swing i move my head

It takes some real practice to really keep your head still. I remember watching a slo-mo video of Tiger swinging a driver and his head barely moved at all. It was insane when you try to keep it as still as he did... But he is the G.O.A.T.

PLSBUCK, isn't it a pain in the ass to change shafts when you have the 910 D2?

I highly reccomend these articles if you want to start hitting the ball better. It fixes my takeaway if it ever gets to the inside:

http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-instruction/2012-01/keegan-bradley-six-keys-to-solid-shots (!)

And here's a little background: http://scratchgolfschool.com/the-connected-golf-swing/

Maybe a couple of you guys who are local to Columbus should put together an outing for Bucknuts and friends? Be a pretty good time, and I bet you could raise some good money for the Children's hospital or some other charity. I don't have enough time to be the main organizer, and who the hell wants a troll in charge anyway, but I would sure be willing to help. I bet a lot of guys would.