GOLFERS: What's in your bag? - Page 5

Herzig · 07:08 PM

I am an admitted "club slut". I'm always buying, selling, and trading equipment. Naptown is the only one here that I know of that is as bad or worse than I am about this addiction. Just curious what's in your bag...

Ping G5 Driver 9* TFC Stiff shaft
Ping Rapture 5 Wood 17* TFC Stiff shaft
Ping G5 Hybrids 19* & 22* TFC Stiff shaft
Ping i5 Irons 4-PW ZZ65
Cleveland 588 50* Gap
Cleveland 588 56* Sand Wedge
Oydessey 34" Two Ball Putter tour filled and trilined

**Skip Towne** · 04-27-2005, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Herzig

Yep..it's pretty rusty right now..on my good days I'm shooting in the high 80's...mostly low 90's...wait til summer you bastage!! My personal best is 79 which I've shot 4 times(Lost Springs). That's all relative though considering the course.

Skip has an old bent wedge he needs to retire...

Philfree claims to be about a scratch golfer to 3-4 handicap...as far as I know, he's about the best player here. I'm more of about a 9 or 10 in the summer when I play more.

You know better than to badmouth my "Magic Wedge". Even though it does have a bent shaft it is very effective you have to admit. It is a Jack Nicklaus "Golden Bear" model. I paid $5 for it out of the used clubs tub.

**Skip Towne** · 04-27-2005, 05:12 PM

This may sound stupid but Herzig actually plays better than his scores would indicate. He always manages to step on his dick on one hole every round and get an 8 or 9. Don't know why. I've seen him right near par at the turn more than once and end up with an 86. He's a hell of a match play guy.

**Skip Towne** · 04-27-2005, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Herzig

Love the Eye 2's...classic sticks...over 20 years old and a used set still goes for about 250-300 bucks...talk about holding your value...

I hit a hole in one with an Eye 2 SW back in Oct. 99'...lucky shot.

Let me guess...it was on the green that is shaped like Arkansas and your name is on the plaque in the clubhouse.

**Skip Towne** · 04-27-2005, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by whoman69

I think equipment is ruining the game. How far would Tiger hit them if he still had metal shafts with actual wood woods, and the same golf balls they built in Jack Nicholas' era? Want to Tigerproof a course, take away his clubs.

Agreed.

**Skip Towne** · 04-27-2005, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SCTrojan

Actually, IMO if you want to level the playing field in pro golf, course design is the way to go. The object is to take the driver out of the bombers' hands, not make the hole distances so long that you simply magnify their advantage.

350-yard holes that don't allow the use of a driver through their design bedevil Tiger and the boys more than a 650-yard par 5s.

You just described Southern Hills in Tulsa.

Over-Head · 04-27-2005, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by whoman69

I think equipment is ruining the game. How far would Tiger hit them if he still had metal shafts with actual wood woods, and the same golf balls they built in Jack Nicholas' era? Want to Tigerproof a course, take away his clubs.

I'll second that!
Just imagine this guy with "Graphite shafts"

http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0109280.html

Ben Hogan
Born: Aug. 13, 1912
-4 time PGA Player of Year
- one of only five players to win all four Grand Slam titles (others are Nicklaus, Player, Sarazen and Woods);
-won 4 U.S. Opens
- 2 Masters
- 2 PGA'ss
-and 1 British Open between 1946-53.
- one of only two players (Woods) to win three of the four current majors in one year when he won Masters, U.S. Open and British Open in 1953
- nearly killed in Feb. 2, 1949 car accident, but came back to win U.S. Open in '50
- third on all-time list with 63 career wins.

Died: July 25, 1997

IMO possibly the best player the game has ever seen.

Miles · 04-27-2005, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Over-Head

I'll second that!
Just imagine this guy with "Graphite shafts"

Ben Hogan

IMO possibly the best player the game has ever seen.

Hell yea. He did a lot in the way of teaching the modern swing as well.

With all the sports movies over the years it would be cool if someone made one about his accident and that US Open he won after comming back.

**Skip Towne** · 04-27-2005, 06:01 PM

Yes, Boozer, I actually did start with hickory shafted clubs in about 1957. I couldn't afford a set so I borrowed them from a guy who didn't play much. For about 30 years, someone in the golf industry came out with a new gimmick every year. One year it was a reverse twist in the shaft to counteract torque and was sure to improve your accuracy. It didn't. So I've always said "It ain't the arrow, It's the Indian". But it's not that way anymore, it's the arrow. I hadn't played in about 10 years when I played a few times with Herzig. I was amazed at how much distance those oversized drivers created. I could hit Greg's driver 30 yards farther than my Big Bertha Warbird.

whoman69 · 04-27-2005, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SCTrojan

Actually, IMO if you want to level the playing field in pro golf, course design is the way to go. The object is to take the driver out of the bombers' hands, not make the hole distances so long that you simply magnify their advantage.

350-yard holes that don't allow the use of a driver through their design bedevil Tiger and the boys more than a 650-yard par 5s.

Making courses longer plays right into the longer hitters advantage. Now you have the shorter hitters needing longer clubs just to make the hole on par. The only thing you can do to Tiger is to put rough and sand where he wants to hit his drives.

**Skip Towne** · 04-27-2005, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by whoman69

Making courses longer plays right into the longer hitters advantage. Now you have the shorter hitters needing longer clubs just to make the hole on par. The only thing you can do to Tiger is to put rough and sand where he wants to hit his drives.

Several years ago, one of the British courses "Tigerized" the course. They moved several fairway traps out to 265 yards. When asked how he would handle that Tiger replied "fly it". I've never seen ANYONE take such a vicious cut at a golf ball as Tiger Woods.

Stinger · 04-27-2005, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

I've never seen ANYONE take such a vicious cut at a golf ball as Tiger Woods.

hehe ... oh I have seen people take vicious cuts at a golf ball like Tiger but I have yet to see anyone get the results like him

Herzig · 04-27-2005, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

This may sound stupid but Herzig actually plays better than his scores would indicate. He always manages to step on his dick on one hole every round and get an 8 or 9. Don't know why. I've seen him right near par at the turn more than once and end up with an 86. He's a hell of a match play guy.

I hate it when I step on my dick. Ouch.

Hey Mike....Guess who was playing behind me today at Paradise Valley?.... Nolan Richardson. I got him to autograph my golf glove just for you since you're such a big fan of his.

Boozer · 04-27-2005, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

Yes, Boozer, I actually did start with hickory shafted clubs in about 1957. I couldn't afford a set so I borrowed them from a guy who didn't play much. For about 30 years, someone in the golf industry came out with a new gimmick every year. One year it was a reverse twist in the shaft to counteract torque and was sure to improve your accuracy. It didn't. So I've always said "It ain't the arrow, It's the Indian". But it's not that way anymore, it's the arrow. I hadn't played in about 10 years when I played a few times with Herzig. I was amazed at how much distance those oversized drivers created. I could hit Greg's driver 30 yards farther than my Big Bertha Warbird.

Jeez, I was joking about the hickory shafts.

As I said earlier, though, the Indian/arrow effect is much greater for the duffer than it is for the touring pro. I've got almost a thousand dollars in my bag, but I don't think I could get within 25 strokes of Tiger/Phil/Vijay/Ernie/etc. even if you were to outfit them with a $99 K-Mart set. That might be a bit of an exaggeration, but does anyone doubt that one of those guys could break 75 on an average publinks with WallyWorld clubs, having never swung them before?

Archie F. Swin · 04-28-2005, 07:15 AM

When it comes to golf, the more important question would be: "What's in your sack?"

Herzig · 04-28-2005, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Archie F. Swin

When it comes to golf, the more important question would be: "What's in your sack?"

Nuts. (padding the ol' post count)

04-24-2005, 06:56 PM
Herzig Wooooooo Pig Soooooiiiie!!! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Northwest Arkansas Casino cash: $9984900	GOLFERS: What's in your bag? I am an admitted "club slut". I'm always buying, selling, and trading equipment. Naptown is the only one here that I know of that is as bad or worse than I am about this addiction. Just curious what's in your bag... Ping G5 Driver 9* TFC Stiff shaft Ping Rapture 5 Wood 17* TFC Stiff shaft Ping G5 Hybrids 19* & 22* TFC Stiff shaft Ping i5 Irons 4-PW ZZ65 Cleveland 588 50* Gap Cleveland 588 56* Sand Wedge Oydessey 34" Two Ball Putter tour filled and trilined Last edited by Herzig; 03-02-2009 at 07:08 PM..
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04-27-2005, 05:12 PM	#62
Skip Towne Supporter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: T-Town Casino cash: $10004900	This may sound stupid but Herzig actually plays better than his scores would indicate. He always manages to step on his dick on one hole every round and get an 8 or 9. Don't know why. I've seen him right near par at the turn more than once and end up with an 86. He's a hell of a match play guy.
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04-27-2005, 06:01 PM	#68
Skip Towne Supporter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: T-Town Casino cash: $10004900	Yes, Boozer, I actually did start with hickory shafted clubs in about 1957. I couldn't afford a set so I borrowed them from a guy who didn't play much. For about 30 years, someone in the golf industry came out with a new gimmick every year. One year it was a reverse twist in the shaft to counteract torque and was sure to improve your accuracy. It didn't. So I've always said "It ain't the arrow, It's the Indian". But it's not that way anymore, it's the arrow. I hadn't played in about 10 years when I played a few times with Herzig. I was amazed at how much distance those oversized drivers created. I could hit Greg's driver 30 yards farther than my Big Bertha Warbird.
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Archie F. Swin This is the way Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Casino cash: $9975673	When it comes to golf, the more important question would be: "What's in your sack?" __________________ "No Two People Will Do It The Same, You got It Down...When You Appear to Be In Pain!"
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