Didn't see Lamkin on my first perusal but sure enough, they be there. They're a legit product, so cool.
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I play quite a bit of golf so I will say I like quality grips, My personal go to grips are golf pride tour wrap 2g. Mid-size.
Golf Pride Tour Wrap 2G Midsize Grip
Soft and tacky rubber grip One-piece simulated wrap style with small dot pattern Minimal moisture management Light surface texture Available Colors: Black, White SPECIFICATIONS Material Rubber Core size 60 Round Weight 58g Outside diameter Midsize (Golf Pride Sizing Chart) More sizes...
www.grips4less.com
Lamkin, Winn, Iomic all are high quality grips, I have the Lamkin Sonar grip on my driver (just wanted to give it a try and I like it)
I have never used Champkey so I can’t specifically comment on them, I do a lot of regripping of clubs for friends etc and for the ones that want to go with a less expensive grip I usually use Tacki Macs, Avon is also a solid option for less expensive grips IMO. I am not saying there is anything wrong with Champkey I just have no experience with them.
Those grips are great. And durable.I play quite a bit of golf so I will say I like quality grips, My personal go to grips are golf pride tour wrap 2g. Mid-size.
Golf Pride Tour Wrap 2G Midsize Grip
Soft and tacky rubber grip One-piece simulated wrap style with small dot pattern Minimal moisture management Light surface texture Available Colors: Black, White SPECIFICATIONS Material Rubber Core size 60 Round Weight 58g Outside diameter Midsize (Golf Pride Sizing Chart) More sizes...
Lamkin, Winn, Iomic all are high quality grips, I have the Lamkin Sonar grip on my driver (just wanted to give it a try and I like it)
I have never used Champkey so I can’t specifically comment on them, I do a lot of regripping of clubs for friends etc and for the ones that want to go with a less expensive grip I usually use Tacki Macs, Avon is also a solid option for less expensive grips IMO. I am not saying there is anything wrong with Champkey I just have no experience with them.
Yeah, I have tried various grips but always end up going back to the tour wraps, Wash them with soap and water and the tackiness magically returns.
Last set of irons I got, the first thing I did was remove the Lampkins and installed some Golf Prides. I have never liked the Lampkin brand….they seem to be “slick” in my hands……
You grow corn there toO, huh? Iowa is no stranger to humidity…not the length of time Florida gets…but damn, summers here can really be tough……
When I played a lot, I really liked the cord line gripes to combat sweaty hands, dam,p weather.
I have never been a fan of cord grips, Just never liked the texture, Very popular style of grip though.
That’s cause they’d eat up your hands! You had to get used to them….I pick up a “Wynn” grip and feel their softness….and laugh!
I tried the Winn Dri Tac grips, They felt great to me but they wore out very quickly. Awhile back I googled the most popular grips on the PGA tour and not one of the top 100 tour pros used Winn grips, That honestly surprised me. The clear number one grip on tour was Golf Pride tour velvet.
Hell yeah…pros get their clubs regrouped on demand! Doesn’t cost them a damn thing. I have always had success with GP.
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“It’s not “how” but “how many”.......
There is no place on the score card that keeps track of “style points” in golf.
I put this brand (oversized) on my PXGs and for me, it was a good move.
Just switched from Winn Dri-tac to these. I love the Winn grips but they aren't very durable. These seem to have the same feel, but aren't wearing out as fast.
The Aldila shaft on my driver broke while it was in my friend's car on the way to the course last month. I had an old Taylormade R5 driver that I used until I could get a replacement shaft my my Cobra driver. On a whim, I bought a PXG driver, but I haven't tried it out yet. What can I expect?
You may like it, you may not.
I went to a PXG driver and put away a Big Bertha. I liked the way the PXG ball flighted and seemed to “bore” into the wind better.....I do like the “feel” of the Big Bertha and it seems to me to be a little more forgiving in miss-hits.
When I hit the two clubs pure, there was no doubt the PXG goes further...but it certainly is not a consistent outcome, as I am not consistently hitting the ball off the sweet spot on either club.
Quite honestly, good golfers are like good jump shooters… they are a dime a dozen. Golf is incredibly competitive….and fickle.
Does anyone have an interest in a Callaway Paradym driver 9 degree with a Kai’li white 60 stiff before I put it on Facebook Marketplace? $400 shipped.
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Tour Wrap is the way to go
Just switched from Winn Dri-tac to these. I love the Winn grips but they aren't very durable. These seem to have the same feel, but aren't wearing out as fast.
Half cord for the driver
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Not a particularly long course, but hilly and challenging with a quirk or two. In close-in Arlington, so easy to build into a trip to the city. Original layout by Ross/Flynn, with some mods and a recent major reno just before covid. A lot of cool history to the club - actually one of the earliest usga member clubs (circa 1894).
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I interned at Congressional in the summer of 2005, and the history there is also pretty remarkable. Hopefully their recent major renovation will put an end to the constant tinkering. One of, if not the hardest, regions of the country to maintain a golf course.Home | Washington Golf & Country Club - Arlington, VA
Not a particularly long course, but hilly and challenging with a quirk or two. In close-in Arlington, so easy to build into a trip to the city. Original layout by Ross/Flynn, with some mods and a recent major reno just before covid. A lot of cool history to the club - actually one of the earliest usga member clubs (circa 1894).
Oh man you’re not kidding. Our cour has huge challenges with a small footprint and such hilly terrain. Used to have more trees which drove the agronomists crazy with different lighting
I had to check it out on Google Earth; that’s a fun-looking course, but traffic management has to be a nightmare. There are some really tight green/tee complexes, which always make me nervous as hell, haha.
I want to play hole #15.
As noted, the invitation is open should you be in the area.
The place actually moves along pretty well, and safely; they did some really good, and subtle things as part of the reno to keep people from bombing each other. Some of the green/tee complexes are the way they are so they could save maintenance cost/time by using a single mower. Also added two new tee boxes this year (6, which gives a longer option for the tiny par three, and 13, which gives you a spectacular shot at the cathedral and minimizes slice bombs onto 12) that have been very positive. Greens are small, and G-earth really doesn't reflect the micro-lumpiness of the green surrounds. Places is in really great shape right now, and as is typical for DC this time of the year, the rough is really grabby.
As to 15, no, you really don't unless you can bomb it, or unless they finally bite the bullet and make it a p5 from the ultra-back tees they put in but rarely use. Tom Doak had one job in the reno, and that was to fix 15. He screwed the pooch, and if anything, it's probably even harder than it used to be. It's just way too long for the average club player, who may not even have a look a green at the 2d shot. Green was supposed to drop another 20 feet in elevation and shift to the right. As it is, you have a long ass second shot, with about 50 feet of elevation increase, into a two-tiered (back to front) green guarded by bunkers and super high fescue on the right side. If you don't get there, or if you do get there but you're on the tier above the hole, there's a non-negligible chance you'll be hitting a subsequent shot from 50 yards short of the green.
Three is a great hole. Nine is a solid fun hole with a green that plays like someone crumbled up a piece of paper, unfurled it and planted grass over it. Ten and twelve are solid. 18 is just a great view coming up to the clubhouse, and always fun because everyone who is sitting on the rockers knows EXACTLY what you lie coming in on Friday afternoons.
I’m a HORTGORTIA poster, which obviously means I can carry it 315 off the tee, so I’m good on 15.
How long of a hole is it?The trend lately to tie green and tee surrounds together is interesting because it means more area to spray, since bentgrass is extremely prone to disease. A better playing surface, being mowed 2-3X per week with a fairway height reel mower as opposed to 1-2x/week at rough height. They did this a lot at Cedar Rapids Country Club in their recent reno (also a Ross design), and in certain places it funneled wayward approach shots onto the teeing grounds for the next hole. Which slowed play, but you know what? There are going to be pros and cons to anything and the membership there LOVES the work that was done.
A college roommate of mine is a descendant of AW Tillinghast. His family had some original sketches of his when he was laying out Baltustrol. So, so very cool.
Very cool. 15 plays about 450. Or at least it feels like it.I’m a HORTGORTIA poster, which obviously means I can carry it 315 off the tee, so I’m good on 15.
The trend lately to tie green and tee surrounds together is interesting because it means more area to spray, since bentgrass is extremely prone to disease. A better playing surface, being mowed 2-3X per week with a fairway height reel mower as opposed to 1-2x/week at rough height. They did this a lot at Cedar Rapids Country Club in their recent reno (also a Ross design), and in certain places it funneled wayward approach shots onto the teeing grounds for the next hole. Which slowed play, but you know what? There are going to be pros and cons to anything and the membership there LOVES the work that was done.
A college roommate of mine is a descendant of AW Tillinghast. His family had some original sketches of his when he was laying out Baltustrol. So, so very cool.
As small as our footprint is, there’s really not as much hitting into others as you’d think there should be, and particularly around greens
4 pars on the front. Still finish. +13. Don't want to talk about the back.
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