First round of 2011?

[IrishGolfer]

Forecast looks decent, kids off school, public holiday all point towards a round of golf tomorrow, St. Patrick's Day. It will be my first sojourn of 2011. My expectations are uber high right now, but the reality is I may not make it past the first tee. Will have to see how my hip reacts to the whole thing. I don't really want to play unless I can hit full shots. I'm more nervous about walking over hilly, uneven ground.

My son is now a member so I might suggest a 9 hole family outing. Will keep SWMBO happy and will be a gentle introduction back.

Report to follow.

 

[VtDivot]

Have fun man!

I went out last week and hit the ball much better than expected. For a pure striker like you I expect nothing short of level par ;-)

 

[IrishGolfer]

I'll be level par standing on the 1st tee!

 

[thekid65]

Question, Irish...have you gone to the range and hit any balls? If so, shouldnt that let you know whether or not your hip is going to prevent you from playing?

 

[MCDavis]

Hit 'em long and straight, my friend!

 

[eclark53520]

Forcast says 60º here tomorrow...should play hooky from work and whack my balls around

 

[IrishGolfer]

Ha! Missed St. Patrick's Day, spent it with family doing fun stuff, but I did get to play on Saturday. I have to say I was a little nervous on the 1st tee, but smoked one off the tee, followed by a nice approach and 2 putts for an easy par. Finished with a +9, with a few idiot shots (duffed chips), but totally delighted with that. Guys were joking that they are going to get a new hip done.

To be honest I'm totally wrecked today. My shins are wrecked. I haven't walked 5+ miles in almost 3 months. So I am NOT match fit. Happy though that I can take a 80-90% swing without too much pain. It was as much a mental hurdle as it was a physical one. Lots of people warning me not to rush back

And I got my first taste for the Supertri. Nice! Balooned a litttle into the breeze, but seems very forgiving and solid when hit in the middle of the club.

So game on for 2011. He's baaacccckkkkkk!

 

[VtDivot]

awesome to hear IG! It will be another month here minimum before we can play.

What shaft is in that Supertri?

Funny story, I played my first round down in TN last week, drove it great, shot a 76 thanks to 3 birds. First thing I did when I got back to VT was buy a new driver.

Makes perfect sense right???

 

[IrishGolfer]

Cheers man. It's the stock Fuji Motore stiff. Bought it as a starter reference and will use it as bargaining collateral for an upgrade. Will be a few weeks yet before I am swinging it enough to really get a feel for it. Nice shaft though.

 

[MCDavis]

Good job, IG!!

VT, what are your 2 drivers (new and old)?

 

[IrishGolfer]

New = Supertri TP with a Fuji Motore S
Old = Maltby CT professional 9.5 with Graman 540UL S

Also Tour Swing TVC 9 with Fuji Motore R and Maltby VT 9.5 with VS proto.

Going to get to a shop with a launch monitor and a multitude of R9 shafts to demo. Totally sold on the "screw in shaft" stuff. 30 secs and you are ready to rock. So once you get a head you like, it's all about the shaft, right?

 

[VtDivot]

Good job, IG!!

VT, what are your 2 drivers (new and old)?

Old - 9.5 Ping i15 UST Axivcore Red
New - 9.5 Titleist 910 D3 Stock Diamana 'Ahina

Throwback - TM R510TP Fujikura Tour Spec 27.3