I just love when the virtual golf tour shit talk infiltrates other corners of the Refuge.
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~clears throat~
Actually,
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Keep this up and Red Bull will have no choice but to trade for you.
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Pretty disappointed not to be selected @Tron
I spent the whole weekend figuring out how to explain to @LPondgolf that I went to more refuge events than her actual tournamentsā¦
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Itās kinda like when cartel wars spill out into the suburbsā¦
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Iām certain it was @djpieās ārandomizerā that screwed us.
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Stop the steal. I want a redraw!
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an injustice not seen since the infamous āi donāt know how to follow instructions, now iām on the waitlistā debacle during the Scotland trip registration of 2019.
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Definitely in the same neighborhood. Perhaps future bracket fodder.
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@Tron apologies if this has already been answered but will there be a follow-up email with any additional details or do we just plan on showing up with enough time to warm up, exchange pleasantries, etc before a 2pm tee time?
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Yes there will be a follow-up email forthcoming.
And @Darikashi Louisville Golf is providing the hickories, so no need to bring anything on that front. Just glove and golf balls.
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Did Bobby Jones wear a glove? Did Walter Hagen? Did Ben Hogan?
Anyone playing in this event should toughen their hands the way Moises Alou did or youāre not ready for hickories.
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Any recs on types of balls we might want to use with the hickories?
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Are there special hickory balls?
Good question. The short answer is No. At the moment, most hickory events allow you to hit any USGA-approved ball. Hickory players tend to favor soft balls with low compression ā the Wilson 50s and Duos, the Bridgestone E6 and B330s, the Maxfli Noodle, the Callaway Chromesoft and Supersoft. We could go on and on as there are a lot of choices. Some folks hit their ProV1s because thatās what they hit with their modern clubs and theyāre not going to change. What everyone generally avoids are cheap, high compression balls (most Top Flite models, often dubbed range rocks) and balls designed for high speed swings and tour players (almost anything with an X or Extreme in the name).
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Whoever is making new balls under the Penfold name, I use them with hickories and persimmons and havenāt noticed any issues with the clubs yet. You can also get balatas on eBay for relatively cheap.
I have a couple of Titleist balatas Iāve found over the years that are making the trip with me.
Iām also starting to piece together a nice scripted fit.
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I guess Iām off to the local antique stores to find something to practice with!
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So now Iām obviously gonna drop a bunch for some vintage Hogan balatas on eBay, just to lose half a box on the course, right?
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iirc these are the softest balls on the market right now, and unless someone feels like shelling out $20/3balls for balatas on the electric auctioneer, the Supersofts would be the best option as far as recreating what it was like back when.
The 5th hole could be a tough scene. Either the ball is going way right in the trinity or way left in the valley of shit.
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