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FTF: Assemble the best golfer of all time, #SB2K16 with Spieth and Fowler

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WRXers weigh in on #SB2K16 brofest
If you aren’t the Snapchatting type and haven’t been attuned to the more social-media driver spheres in the golf media space, let us tell you, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth, Smylie Kaufman, and Justin Thomas are having one heck of time vacationing in the Bahamas.
To see what the millennial pros have been up to, and to see the range of WRXers opinions are on the boys’ trip, check out this thread.
Assemble the best golfer of all time
User Railroading13 kicked off this thread regarding how to assemble a Voltron-esque supergolfer with these component parts:
- Driving and off the tee – Greg Norman
- Long approach game – Tiger
- Short approach game – Phil
- Scrambling – Seve
- Putting – Ben Crenshaw
- Mental game – Tiger
How many elements are there to the the supergolfer? Who should make up those parts?
Site founder’s father on Trackman: 74 years young!
Site founder, Rich Audi, posted this awesome thread. Rich golfs with his 74-year-old father every Friday that he can, and it looks like he got pops on Trackman.
To see what Rich found, and how he fit his dad for a better driver, check out this very cool thread.
And 92 mph swing speed at age 74? Impressive stuff!
“Spiething” it
Bogeypro started this thread with the comment that he fatted a pitched wedge and his partner said he’d “Spiethed” it. We’d argue, as SteelPride did, that a more precise definition of “Spiething” it is in order.
As he said, “Did the same today and my brother said the same. I did though; didn’t finish the swing with a wedge and it leaked right and short….Anyone that plays golf seriously has hit that shot before and it sucks. It’s a deadly miss. You almost can’t believe you can hit a wedge 12 yards short.”
Yay or nay on the addition to the poor golf shot lexicon? Let us know what you think.
Your golfing superstition
How deep does the rabbit hole of golf-related neuroticism go among WRXers? Check out this thread.
Some truly great stuff, like these comments from golfinray
“I have to have two orange tees and 4 quarters in my left pocket. I swear it throws my balance off if I don’t. Plus if you use a pink tee you will hit it in the woods every time.”
Add you superstitions to the list and be consoled that you’re not as crazy as you think in this thread.
Equipment
I’m a 31 year-old male and I turned my apartment living room into a driving range stall – GolfWRXers react

In our forums, our members have been reacting to a post from ‘GolferTodd’ who has turned their apartment living room into a driving range stall. ‘GolferTodd’ produced the following photo in our forums with the caption:
“To the exclusion of furniture. Bachelor life.”
And our members have been reacting to the post in our forums.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- MtlJeff: “This is amazing……When i was 28 i lived in an apartment that had my winter tires in the kitchen, i only had one plate and 1 set of knives and forks, and i cooked pasta in a witches cauldron from 1835. And i still convinced a woman to marry me. So i am all for this. In fact this is way better than what i had to offer.”
- TiScape: “Love it Todd. Go Dodgers!!”
- imkirby34: “Based on the view out the window, it looks like you’re on the first floor, which is probably a good thing because I’d hate to live below you, even if you have an extremely shallow AoA. Haha.”
Equipment
Best classic irons – GolfWRXers discuss

In our forums, our members have been discussing classic irons. WRXer ‘DonaldDunes’ has caught the vintage club bug, and wants to know other members’ favorite iron models that “have stood the test of time or were the top performers for their day.”
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Maine Golfer: “I love a lot of clubs but ’69 Wilson Staff’s are an all time favorite. Easy to hit in relative terms and they look amazing.”
- Wilsonian: “No surprise from me, but the Wilson K-28 irons, specifically blades with the glide thru sole. I grew up playing Ram clubs, but got away from them as I got older. My return to vintage was with the Wilsons, and my first set of hickories were the Wilson Plus Success irons. You’ll try a lot of sets, but I think it’s a matter of what feels best in your hands, specifically your 7 iron which is the best indicator imo.”
- Hawkeye777: “Hogan Redlines. Macgregor Nicklaus Muirfield 20th. Wilson Staff Tour Blade. Those are mine, don’t play any of them these days (no real reason to) and didn’t really “collect” them. The Wilsons I played with for years.”
Equipment
When buying used irons how much wear is too much? – GolfWRXers discuss

In our forums, our members have been discussing how much wear is too much wear when purchasing used irons. WRXer ‘con_mon2’ is interested in a used set of iron and kicks off the thread, asking:
“Would love to hear everyone’s thoughts on this! How much wear are you comfortable with?
I found a set of irons on eBay that I am very interested in buying, but they have a bit more wear than I’m comfortable with. I have attached a few pictures showing especially the wear on the sweet spot on the PW and 9 iron. Maybe you can convince me that I’m being too picky and I should just buy them? Or maybe I should be concerned about the wear? I’m not really sure. They are Ping i230s which came out in 2022 so they aren’t that old. And the seller had this to say about the condition: ‘Good: Normal wear for their age. Excellent playing condition but they have cosmetic wear on faces and soles. Sweetspot wear is visible.’
Beyond the cosmetic, I’d really like to know this: At what point do you start to worry about the grooves being so worn that they have a substantial effect on the shots you’re hitting?”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts in response.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- rsballer10: “The term you are looking for is “browning” and these irons have some of that going on. They are completely playable, but I’d say they’ve reached their half-life.”
- Nessism: “Those heads are stainless steel. The “browning” that some people reference, is really the yellow shade of the nickel layer under the chrome. When forged carbon steel heads wear through the chrome, the “brown” is RUST. These heads will never rust. People applaud the old Ping irons as being “indestructible”. Those heads had no chrome. These heads, even if the chrome is beginning to wear through, on one head, are miles more durable than the older unplated “indestructible” Ping’s. And even further ahead of any forged club.”
- phizzy30: “Hard pass for me. I would rather get a new set of DTC irons and would be glad to spend the extra couple to few hundred.”
Entire Thread: “When buying used irons: How much wear is too much? – GolfWRXers discuss”
Dj
Apr 22, 2016 at 3:05 pm
Nah. I’ll take tigers physical game and mental game and someone else’s health. The end