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FTF: Least favorite commentator habits? Best equipment purchase of 2016?
The GolfWRX forums exist so golfers have access to the latest equipment releases, hottest discussions, real equipment reviews, best instruction, new technologies and everything golf you can imagine. So if you love golf, the GolfWRX forums are your sanctuary.
In the From the Forums weekly feature, we bring you the hottest, most buzz-worthy topics from our forums for your convenience. I’ll be your trusty tour guide to navigate the latest buzz. Here’s a peek behind the curtain into golf’s sanctuary.
What do commentators routinely say that you can’t stand?
Let’s begin by conceding that commentating, especially in the traditional two-person team format, isn’t an easy job. And no human being is at its best when asked to speak ceaselessly, especially during the tightrope that is live broadcasting.
Even so, there are some particularly annoying recurrent element in golf telecasts, and user doubleeagle5 has posted a thread dedicated to cataloguing some of the most irksome tendencies. Stuff like, you know, trying to make “3-metal” a thing.
Best equipment purchase of 2016?
What bag-fillers had GolfWRXers hearts a flutter this season? For thread-starter C-rad, it wasn’t an item in his bag, but rather the bag itself: a Sun Mountain Superlight 3.5, which helped him “rediscover the pleasure of carrying.”
Awesome. Three cheers for playing the game it was meant to be played and all that. Want to see what other WRXers loved?
Share your course pictures
Appropriately, as they say (paraphrasing here) “a picture is worth more than a rambling introduction for a forum thread in the weekly From the Forums feature,” we’ll get right to the link on this awesome collection of user course photos.
The agony and the ecstasy of the solo ace
User WidespreadPanic poses the question: “Who here has had an ace while playing solo? Was it your first or only one? What do you do about it? I know that you would know you did it so there’s that obvious satisfaction, but do you tell people about it?”
A poignant inquiry. Of course, if there’s one truth in golf, it’s that nobody believes the solo ace maker. So what do you do when you see your par-three tee shot find the cup?
Puttator Girl!
Wrapping up FTF on a note lighter than Rory McIlroy’s newfound putter grip pressure, if you haven’t seen the putter covers Scotty Cameron released for the Web.com Tour’s Boise Open, do yourself a favor and check out this thread. Maybe we’re childhood toy sentimentalists here at WRX, but SC and company have outdone themselves with this one.
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.”
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.”
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”
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Dave r
Oct 8, 2016 at 9:55 pm
Johnny Miller one of the most negative persons on tv . Ever listen to him never has a positive thing to say about anything, unless it’s about when he played. No matter who makes a shot this could have been done better or that was a bad chip for a pro or a bad putt. Please get some new blood on there and make it fun to listen to announcers again. Let’s face it you do need a good laugh once in awhile.
Philip
Sep 17, 2016 at 10:03 pm
They talk
bucky316
Sep 17, 2016 at 6:09 am
when Terry Gannon “snorts” into the mic
Jacob
Sep 16, 2016 at 8:44 am
I can’t stand how commentators(and everyone actually)say “golf” before everything that comes out their mouth as if people can’t figure out what sport they’re talking about.
“What a beautiful golf shot!”
“Justin puts his sunglasses on his golf hat”
“Well obviously Daly has always that long golf backswing”
david
Sep 16, 2016 at 5:47 pm
Football announcers do that too. I used to think it was to remind themselves what they were doing, now I think it more out of self-importance.