Topic: Golf Equipment / Callaway 2004

Saw a sample of ERC fusion wood on the weekend ata demo day in griffith, looks very interesting, as does new big bertha fairway woods. I was talking with the rep and apparently the HX Black ball is really popular with the guys on tour already. Looks like Callaway is making a comeback,Taylormade and Titliest had better watch out.

Topic: Golf Equipment / yet another.......whats in the bag now?

Completely new bag for me

Driver: experimenting with a few clubs Taylormade 360 9.5° with stock R-80, PGF Great Big Chief 10° Grafalloy Blue and PGF GBC 10° with Grafalloy Prolite 45R. Waiting on a Harrison striper J to try in GBC.

Fairway woods: PGF TP02 15° and 19° fairway woods with Grafalloy Prolite.

Irons: PGF TP02 3 iron to Pitching Wedge ( 3 & 4 irons with reg flex TX90, 5 iron to p/w with Dynamic Gold R300 ).

Wedges: PGF TP02 blade wedges 56° bent to 54° and 60° lob wedge with dynamic gold R300.

Putter: Odessey white hot 2ball centre shaft

Bag: PGF 9 inch Tour bag

Ball: Optima Soft Core

Extras: Set of Titliest DCI's plus about 12 other putters and various woods

Topic: Golf Talk / Ernie question via Ebay??

Dean if my memory serves me correct Ernie played Ping irons before he played Lynx. 8)

Topic: Golf Equipment / Zebra Tear Drop

Gotta get a two ball centre shaft justa awesome putter I had a look at one of those teardrop zebras what a piece of trash (in my opinion ). Any wonder there is a few of them on sale on ebay :wink: .

Topic: Golf Equipment / Futura $595, WHAT THE !!!!!!!??????

Australia represents only 1% of all golf sales worldwide so I doubt that acushnet is too worried about not being able to bring in SC Futura's in Oz. There is no way that PGF is about to sell Futura name rights to Acushnet when Lady Futura is one of their biggest selling clubs.

Topic: Golf Equipment / MONZA!!!

I tried the monza as I cannot find a big ben. I found it easy to line up and to be of a good weight but I was really looking for something centre shafted so I got a twoball. I never really liked the twoball but this centreshaft is awesome. I used it for the first time to day and I putted great with it, I am sorry to say but my scotty is GONE!

Topic: Golf Equipment / Bettinardi Big Ben

Thanx kwantfm. I have had a look at a few sites overseas but I am trying to find one in the land of OZ.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Bettinardi Big Ben

I am looking for a Bettinardi Big Ben putter GRH std length. I have been to several of the big shops and Hogan stockists but no on has one in stock and will not be able to get one in until it is know what will happen with spalding/topflite takeover by Callaway. If someone knows where I could get one could you please let me know.

Topic: Golf Classifieds / Scotty Cameron Studio Design $350 ONO

For Sale: Scotty Cameron Studio Design Model 1
GRH 35 inches with Yellow studio design head cover and divot tool
Putter is brand new ( rates 10 out of 10 ) and still has plastic wrap over grip
$350 ono

Topic: Golf Equipment / Titleist price rise rumour!!!

I know for a fact as I have seen the new pricelist that when Acushnet takeover next month that the wholesale price will come down on such things as wood, irons and wedges by substantial amounts but the balls will stay roughly the same. This does not mean that the retail price will come down but instead they are trying to make the brand more profitable for the on course guys so they will stock the gear. Also why these off course discount shops will say that is most of these off course shops will not get an account with acushnet as they want to stop these outlets bastardising the product and keep profit margins in the porduct so the clubs pro will support it.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Grafalloy blue users

I was a meeting yesterday where the vice pres of true temper globe sales was talking to us about graphite blue and explained that it can not be tipped as the shaft has a micro-meshng in the tip that helps reduce the torque but still provide feel. So if you tip the shaft you will break the meshing.

Topic: Golf Talk / Pro's Handicap

When PGA members play in open events they play off scratch unless they are a member of that particular club. When I played at the Lakes last month I had a look at the handicap board and noticed that Peter O'malley and Peter Lonard where both members there, POM had a handicap of +2 but Lonard does not have a handicap. But the interesting thing was there is a young guy who is a member there by the name Ewan Porter who is struggling to get starts on the tour but plays in a few pro ams and he is off +4 so a guy who can't get a start on the Aus tour has to give a seasoned campaigner on the European tour two shots start.

Topic: Golf Talk / Open Days in South Western Sydney

Depending how far you want to travel you also have the following
Monday- Dunheved, Strathfield, Riverside Oaks, Castle Hill
Tuesday- Ashlar
Wednesday- Penrith, Cumberland
Thursday- Leonay, Ashlar, Liverpool, St Michaels ( my fav, just hope on the M5 )
Friday- Dunheved, Richmond

Topic: Golf Equipment / Harrison Shafts

Rusty the striper J was a silver colour and the Pro2.5 was blue

Topic: Golf Equipment / Harrison Shafts

Had a hit of a mates driver and 3wood that had Harrison shafts in both, one shaft was a Striper J and the other was a Pro 2.5 I think. I really liked the Striper J and am looking to put one in my driver. I am interested to here if anyone else is using a harrison, if so which one , what flex and what they like about the shaft.

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / The Lakes

Inspector I liked the old 18th hole but now that all the bunkers have been removed and the green has been extended I think they have butchered the hole. Gadget are your initials S.A.?

Topic: Golf Equipment / 2nd hand equip in Sydney

Got to agree can't go past Jerry for good second hand gear. I was there last night and can usually spend a couple of hours looking around that tiny shop. Amanda he does not carry a heap of second hand ladys gear but if you are after something in particular best to give him a call first.

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / The Lakes

Gadget pull your head in will you! You're off 1 and you have won a couple of vardons thats great but who cares :?: I set up this topic to find out what other iseekgolfers thought of the changes made by Thompson to the Lakes not about your career on the NSW vardon circuit. As I have stated just because your are a good player does not mean you are a good designer or even a good coach for that matter. In my opinion the Lakes was a great layout after the work Jack Newton had done to the course. And as for the quote about the design work that Thompson had done as I understand it Royal Sydney was not happy with the changes he had done and have already had someone else redo the work. :mrgreen:

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / The Lakes

I was fortunate enough to play at The Lakes on the Saturday and Monday of the long weekend and could not believe the changes that have taken place at this great course under the supervision of Peter Thompson. Although Peter Thompson was a great player this does not mean he is a good designer which is evident by his work at the Lakes, in my opinion and that of the members I played with all he has achieved is to make the course easier. From what I understand Peter Thompson was brought in to fix the problems that the course had with their bunkers, largely balls plugging. His way to address this was to fill in the bunkers. I will list below the changes that I saw which he has made.
1st. Filled in the righthand side fairway bunker and replaced it with a sand wasteland and is planning for the trees to be removed on the hill on the right hand side.
4th. Added fairway traps on the left hand side of the fairway so you now have to aim down the righthand side towards the road and the OOB fence which is what the mounds on the right were designed to stop you doing. He has also filled in the bunker short right of the green.
6th. Filled in fairway bunkers on the lefthand side of the fairway which was really the feature of the hole and now requires a much less accurate tee shot.
7th. Filled in both front traps. The trap on the left is now just rough whilst the bunker on the right is now a putting swalle. So basically if you miss the green to the right you now have a birdie putt instead of a bunker shot. What a great idea :roll:
8th. Filled in the cross bunker just short of the green . Where once a player had to decide to go at the green and risk going in the fairway trap or lay up short with an iron you can now hit a wood and if you come up short you just have a pitch from the trap. He has also filled in the bunkers on the left side of the green.
18th. Removed all bunkers surronding the green with the exception of the bunker on the front left and has extended the green to were the bunker once were so you now have a putting surface with an incline similar to the valley of sin at the old course.
The good news is he will back later in the year to make more changes . I don't understand why they found a need to change such a great especially by rmoving bunkers and making it easier. From what I have heard Thompson was contracted to do some redesign work at Royal Sydney the club was not happy with his work and had another designer change it again. To me it looks like a legend of the game is trying to leave his signature on a great cousre. It wil be interesting what the pros think next time the course hosts a tournament or even if it will get the chance to host a tournament in its current layout.
I would be interested in anyone elses opinion who has seen the changes made to the course.

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / The Ridge

NFI I remember those ads uoi are taking about. There is a course at wisemans ferry but not sure if it is the sameone or what it is like but from what I understand it is run by Les O'keefe who was the pro at Richmond GC before Daivd Ecob.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Get in early guys - good luck!!

Tell him he's dreamin!

Topic: Golf Talk / David Duff-val

Forgot to mention Mark Brooks, Tom Lehman, Steve Jones.
:oops: I agree onewood I would like to hit the ball like these guys do but these players at one stage in their golfing career have reached the top of the golfing tree and most of them now struggle to maintain a tour card and some do not even play instead work in commentary. But I am sure we will see any of these guys again most likely on the champions tour especially if they drop the age level soon enough.

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Help me choose a Sydney course

Some other courses that are in a similar area to the ones you have mentioned Heckler but are obviously not in the same league include St Micheals( always in good cond ), Bonnie Doon ( currently undergoing some redesign work ), Moore Park ( normally in good condition especially considering the amount of trafffic it has on it ) and The Coast ( looks a bit rugged but has some of the best views ) or you could travel over the bridge and try Killara ( not sure never played there ultra exclusive from what I have been told )

Topic: Golf Talk / David Duff-val

I just got a list of some of the pairings for the British Open.

David Duval, Lee Westwood, Sandy Lyle
Nick Faldo, Corey Pavin, Seve Ballesteros
Wanye Grady, Mark O'mera, Ian Baker-Finch
John Daly, Jasper Parnevik, Curtis Strange

Alternative: Notah BegayIII, Chip Beck

Hate to see these guys play a worst ball format :cry:
How do these guys go so bad? Once upon a time these guys could play but now they would be happy just to make the cut.

Topic: Golf Equipment / HELP - re Oil Can finish

Vokeys any day. I found clevelands very weak in terms of distance. I have a 54° and a 60° vokey oil can and found after a couple bunker shots they oil finish is gone from the sole and the face. And yes it is true that if you don't oil then they will rust.