Off Topic BP, Golf shops in the desert..

[glockaxis]

BP, way off topic, but I was curious as to what golf store here in the desert you recommend as far as good attitude and customer service, selection, and competitive pricing?

Also, which clubs are you currently playing?

 

[Big Poppa]

callaway razor xomething or other driver...9.5 stiff Its new and I traded Jimmy daddario my r11s for it...we both are happy with the trade....I use taylor made rocket ballz 3 wook 3 rescue 4 rescue 5 rescue 5-pw r11 irons with stiff kbs shafts pind gap wedge 54 and 58 taylor made wedges that came with the r11 irons Scoty cameron putter

I buy all my stuff at the palms....

 

[TNT]

Yea, you can get a pretty fat swing with the Taylor, and lots of sustain using the Rocket 3's.

 

[peterd79]

I'm a big fan of the r11s

I'm playing mizuno mp32s p-2, mizuno wedges 56/60, Cleveland 3/5 woods, titlist 9* driver all stiff shafts...


BP – will you be visiting the US Open this year? I'll be there on the 16th with my father in law to be...

 

[Big Poppa]

No after spending a year on tour with Anthony Kim I have no interest in pro golf..... i watch if there is a young kid that is together otherwise Im over it.

 

[DrKev]

When I was a teenager, I was a fanatic. Home from school, I hop over the back fence into the field and hit 200 balls before dinner. Back then graphite shafts were fancy-shmancy. My driver was made of persimmon. Last year I played a few rounds with my brother, which were my first rounds in nearly 15 years. I miss it. I grew up in Portmarnock, one of Ireland's great classic links courses. Man, a summer morning on that front nine, you can hear the waves on the beach just over the sand dunes, gorse bushes smell like coconut, sky larks singing, it was about as close to heaven as you could get.

Can you imagine if the golf industry went the same way as the guitar industry? We'd still be hacking our way around using hickory-shafted mashie-niblicks ('cause it was good enough for Bobby Jones).

Mind you, there was a beautiful sound to hitting one 'out of the screws' off a persimmon head with a steel shaft.

What age am I again?

 

[kbaim]

Just started lessons myself. Haven't been on the course yet, just range and putting green.
In the small world dept, my instructor is a former lpga player who is married to one of the guys (pat hicks) who started GIT back in the day which i attended one summer ('82) and really enjoyed.

I went for the max fli "junior" set. For obvious reasons

 

[glockaxis]

I'm pretty much a novice at golf as well. Never thought I'd like it till one of my sons was taking lessons at 1st Tee and I went hitting some balls on the far end of the range with my older son (who also takes lessons on different days). I fell in love and it was terrific bonding time.

I got some cheap china clubs and already snapped a couple shafts (driver and wood) so I'm looking to make a step up in quality. I'm checking out Golfsmith today, as a friend gave me some coupon cash cards, but will try the Palms if they are open to the public.

By the way, a friend who has golfed many years is giving me instruction every time we go out and it has helped immensely.

 

[peterd79]

No after spending a year on tour with Anthony Kim I have no interest in pro golf..... i watch if there is a young kid that is together otherwise Im over it.

Bummer- it's awlays tough to have those types of experiences...