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2025 GOLF: I don't think the heavy stuff's gonna come down for quite a while

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On 11/29/2025 at 3:42 PM, hacker said:

Swinging about 75% but one of my better ball striking rounds in a while.

username checks and all that.

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7 hours ago, Elvis said:

Help please!  I neeed to buy a set of beginner clubs for my 16yo son.  He's my same height and proportions about six foot, so I think anything that fits me will fit him.  

I have tried many many tries to hit golf balls consistently.  It has never worked out for me, even with lessons and all the money you can throw at a thing like that.  I'll be able to tell if a club fits me I guess, which should be close enough for boy.

He's only played once with his friends, and he wants a cheap FB Marketplace set, which is fine with me.  

Or is a Play it Again Sports type of place a better bet?  Or a real golf store?

I think he just needs the bare minimum - irons, a driver, a putter, and a wedge, a bag....that's probably it.  I doubt he even needs shoes yet.

Does $150 sound like the right price for a used set?

 

Also, I met a guy at the gym a couple of weeks ago.  He's an instructor and he gave me his card for lessons.  $100/hr.  I asked if that was a good price or not.  He said it was a great price if I ask around.

 

Any advice on equipment and lessons appreciated!

When my daughter was starting, I bought her a cheap set of Strata beginners clubs. Basically cheap ass driver, hybrids, cavity back irons, shitty ass putter, and carry bag. I think I spent $200 for the set including bag.

In hindsight, I wish I would've used that $200 on "nicer" set. After a year, I built/bought her a better set, and now the shitty Strata set is just sitting in the garage.

Sooooo, get him a decent cavity back iron set. Used TM Rocketbladez, older set of named Callaway releases like Rogue, Cobra, etc. Cavity back is cavity back. Weight low and back to help get the ball up. Get cast irons, and not forged. He'll tear up the forged clubs. Then get some older hybrids. Hybrids haven't improved much. I still game a 2014 4H from Adams. Then get him a 5-6 year old driver. Something with a Max name is good because it'll be forgiving (read, spinny to help him get the ball up and reduce the slice).

If buying off ebay, I'd stay away from anything used from TM, Ping, and Titleist. There are a shitton of fake clubs from those brands. Callaway, Srixon, Cleveland don't seem to have a problem of fake clubs on ebay.

eBay is the cheapest route. I buy and sell clubs on eBay all the time. 

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I bought 3 skyforger 002 wedges on Black Friday. I can’t hit my vokey sm10s for shit. Going to sell them and break even on the Takomos.

14 hours ago, Elvis said:

Help please!  I neeed to buy a set of beginner clubs for my 16yo son.  He's my same height and proportions about six foot, so I think anything that fits me will fit him.  

I have tried many many tries to hit golf balls consistently.  It has never worked out for me, even with lessons and all the money you can throw at a thing like that.  I'll be able to tell if a club fits me I guess, which should be close enough for boy.

He's only played once with his friends, and he wants a cheap FB Marketplace set, which is fine with me.  

Or is a Play it Again Sports type of place a better bet?  Or a real golf store?

I think he just needs the bare minimum - irons, a driver, a putter, and a wedge, a bag....that's probably it.  I doubt he even needs shoes yet.

Does $150 sound like the right price for a used set?

 

Also, I met a guy at the gym a couple of weeks ago.  He's an instructor and he gave me his card for lessons.  $100/hr.  I asked if that was a good price or not.  He said it was a great price if I ask around.

 

Any advice on equipment and lessons appreciated!

Are you in Austin? If so, I have a set of irons, 3W, and driver (head only for driver) I no longer need that I'll just give away. Cobra forged tec GW - 4i, Taylor Made M2 driver and 3W.  

Also, don't cheap on lessons. Cheap on clubs. 

12 hours ago, dieucla98 said:

Are you in Austin? If so, I have a set of irons, 3W, and driver (head only for driver) I no longer need that I'll just give away. Cobra forged tec GW - 4i, Taylor Made M2 driver and 3W.  

Also, don't cheap on lessons. Cheap on clubs. 

That would be great!   I live in Round Rock.

i have a set of titliest ap1's 714, very new grips

multiple drivers i'd let go, mostly taylor made

a set of ping tour wedges; square grooves 

probably a fairway wood or two 

50 putters or so, not sure what i'd let go 

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

good stuff ...

 

I'm not going to argue with Tiger but the fuck? 

4 hours ago, crash_davis said:

I'm not going to argue with Tiger but the fuck? 

I think "giving a lesson" isn't what was really happening. I bet someone said "you look like you have a pop stroke" and he was just defending himself that he essentially dead hands it at impact with a super light putter.

On 12/3/2025 at 11:37 AM, tx 3 putt said:

i have 

50 putters or so, not sure what i'd let go 

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anyone have any experience with golf simulators?  thinking about getting one for the house and they're all over the place.  would love to hear from anyone who's looked at them / purchased one and has thoughts.  

15 minutes ago, Gale Snoats said:

anyone have any experience with golf simulators?  thinking about getting one for the house and they're all over the place.  would love to hear from anyone who's looked at them / purchased one and has thoughts.  

Stupidly, years ago I spent too many lessons at GolfTec hitting on mats and a simulator. Chunky shots are not punished any where near as much as they are punished on the course. Also with drivers, I would always hit big slinging hooks on simulators but ball flight on the course was very slight draw or straight. Also find that hitting irons on mats on the simulator and range also leads my balls to draw much more than on the course. 

Probably not the answer you're looking for but from experience, I wouldn't take the ball flights and distances as gospel. 

1 hour ago, Gale Snoats said:

anyone have any experience with golf simulators?  thinking about getting one for the house and they're all over the place.  would love to hear from anyone who's looked at them / purchased one and has thoughts.  

I have a SkyTrak from ~5+ years ago so I can opine on it. In general, it's pretty accurate and fun to use. The pairing with your device requirement is a bit annoying - sometimes it struggles to connect and in general, I'd much prefer the unit to come with it's own display like the new Garmin does. But otherwise, for $2k and the ability to plot ball flight (big selling point), calc RPMs, launch angle, swing speed, ball speed, face angle at impact, etc... I've been pretty happy with it. 

However... If you're even remotely OCD, it 100% triggers that and you start to fuss over 0.5 degrees open and 2 yards offline and 500 rpms too high and.... You get the idea. Which then requires you get a good hitting mat to avoid injury because you will certainly end up swinging a ton. I use RealFeelGolfMats.com and have been happy with them, no elbow injuries and it's been in use since 2021.

2 hours ago, Gale Snoats said:

anyone have any experience with golf simulators?  thinking about getting one for the house and they're all over the place.  would love to hear from anyone who's looked at them / purchased one and has thoughts.  

 

lot of good info on reddit

New club day. A friend of mine just opened a play it again sports. I get first crack at the golf stuff that comes in. Just picked up an unused Scotty Cameron pro platinum Newport 2 mid slant from 2000. And a brand new vokey sm10 black vapor 56* M grind that was still in the plastic.

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Too bad it’s fucking December in Pittsburgh and currently snowing. 

10 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

ugh, i really need a mid slant 

 

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50+ putters and not one is a mid slant?

 

I was on the fence about it because I’ve only used one putter for the last 20+ years, a Cleveland made 8802, so why try anything different now.

I paid $250 for the pair, so since the one vapor is $225 retail, I told myself I was getting the Scotty for $25, and how could I turn that down. 

5 hours ago, dieucla98 said:

My guessing Matsuyama has a slightly different budget than @tx 3 putt.

 

mine were usually free or under $100 

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I’m trying not to jinx it, but we close on a house Jan 30 that backs up to the #9 tee box on one of the nicer semi-private clubs in Jax. I’ll be able to walk out my back yard and loop 6, 9 or 18. Driving range is about 500 yds away. I turn 50 next week and this sets up the next 15 (?) years nicely!

The nightly golf ball fishing is going to be fun. Only downside is I may also see a few flyers from #1 in my front yard

We're going to be in New Orleans for a long weekend soon and are thinking about trying to get on somewhere.  any recs for a round in / around NO?  anyone know anything about the Audubon course?

On 12/13/2025 at 5:26 PM, Lurch said:

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Being able to walk out to the 9th or 1st tee box is a dream. Well played. 

On 12/13/2025 at 6:50 PM, Lurch said:

The nightly golf ball fishing is going to be fun. Only downside is I may also see a few flyers from #1 in my front yard

No gators in Jax?  We swam many a golf course pond in High School (Raveneaux CC anyone?) getting more balls than we could use in a lifetime but it seems a little questionable in FL.  Unless of course, you are Paul Bedard or something.

 

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No gators in Jax?  We swam many a golf course pond in High School (Raveneaux CC anyone?) getting more balls than we could use in a lifetime but it seems a little questionable in FL.  Unless of course, you are Paul Bedard or something.
 
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Oh definitely have to be careful but the bigger ones are removed long before they become man eater size
Being able to walk out to the 9th or 1st tee box is a dream. Well played. 

Totally, plus the added discovery I can just loop 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9.
On 12/11/2025 at 8:15 PM, tx 3 putt said:

 

mine were usually free or under $100 

Love me some lightly used putters. I see our interests align in more ways than one. 

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On 1/6/2025 at 8:19 AM, nolongerU2horn said:

2025 Intentions:

 

Full bag fitting in Feb-March (Barton Creek Fitting Studio--irons are closing in on 20 yrs old)

Break 85 (Current 19 hcp/former 12 hcp, shouldn't be that hard)

Play at least 20 rounds (11 last year)

Make my first hole-in-one after 45 years of playing (Yeah right)

zero-for-four

1 hour ago, nolongerU2horn said:

zero-for-four

Golf's a bitch.

Rory said it best (I think it was him...) - golf is the only sport designed to make you lose.

2 hours ago, nolongerU2horn said:

zero-for-four

You could still take care of No. 1 & 3 before the end of the year.

3 hours ago, nolongerU2horn said:

zero-for-four

 

lot of good markdowns on irons 

Let’s see em!

123 is the high score

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On 12/8/2025 at 11:37 AM, Gale Snoats said:

anyone have any experience with golf simulators?  thinking about getting one for the house and they're all over the place.  would love to hear from anyone who's looked at them / purchased one and has thoughts.  

Have a uneekor eye mini lite and love it.  Im getting better little by little.  Nothing replaces hitting off grass but this is good backup choice.

Let’s see em!
123 is the high score
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Can’t compete with 123 rounds but had 49 courses for my 72 rounds (which was actually 56 courses for 80 since my Bandon rounds were out of season)

49 courses for the year is insane

You guys are killing me with the amount of golf you play. My season only runs from April - October, and I still don’t come close. Just didn’t have enough time. 

19 rounds, plus a few team events, on 16 courses. 

Hardest course by rating was Mid Pines @ 72.3 / 138. I think pinehurst #2 played harder, but I played like shit at both so it was hard to tell. 

The real disappointment of the season was going from 14.1 to 16.5. I finished last season strong and was planning to try to get from 14 to <12 to try to make a run at single digits next season. Not enough time to practice and pinehurst beating me up for a week sent me in the wrong direction. Went into that week as 14.1, left at 17.8. 

Going from 16.5 to 9 in one season seems unlikely. 

Y'all got me on rounds and courses though I'm pretty happy with my handicap progression:

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Anyone done a golf trip to Kohler in Wisconsin or Big Cedar Lodge in Missou?  Looking at maybe booking one of these in 2026. 

1 hour ago, heso said:

You guys are killing me with the amount of golf you play. My season only runs from April - October, and I still don’t come close. Just didn’t have enough time. 

19 rounds, plus a few team events, on 16 courses. 

Hardest course by rating was Mid Pines @ 72.3 / 138. I think pinehurst #2 played harder, but I played like shit at both so it was hard to tell. 

The real disappointment of the season was going from 14.1 to 16.5. I finished last season strong and was planning to try to get from 14 to <12 to try to make a run at single digits next season. Not enough time to practice and pinehurst beating me up for a week sent me in the wrong direction. Went into that week as 14.1, left at 17.8. 

Going from 16.5 to 9 in one season seems unlikely. 

I was in a similar spot, got down to 14.2, best in my life. Slid back to 17.5 with a couple really good rounds rolling off, but feeling really good about how it's going. But same, when I was 14.2 mid-year was hoping single digits in 2026, but dropping 8 shots feels unlikely but then again, I will turn my cap over 4 times, so no reason why not!

22 hours ago, Zwylde said:

Anyone done a golf trip to Kohler in Wisconsin or Big Cedar Lodge in Missou?  Looking at maybe booking one of these in 2026. 

Haven't done Kohler but have done Sand Valley plus a few other smaller Wisc courses and they are all awesome. Wisconsin golf is tremendous. 

Never been myself but I've never heard anything great about Big Cedar Lodge. Sounds like a gimmicky golf tourist trap based on reviews from friends.

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