Ring content - my ring pinches me when I play, so I never play with it. Silicone could work, but I have never investigated. Golf is the only time I take my ring off.
My solution to not losing it is to clip it into a small carabiner that is clipped to my valuables bag. I also clip my keys to the same carabiner. I want that stuff to be as big as possible to not lose it during a round.
Not sure if this has been brought up, but as a lefty I have never been able to wear mine while playing. Not sure how the glove on the left hand affects the feeling for those who play from the wrong side of the ball. I don’t have a consistent system of what I do with mine…shocked I haven’t lost it yet. If I do, its going to be a disaster…to do so while playing golf will add an immense amount of insult to injury for her fer shur.
@ChickPhilA has an awesome Forey romper!
No thoughts as a guy but please feel free to post in the fashion thread too. We can always use different voices in there!
Yes! I do have a shorts romper from foray that I love. I have posted it in the fashion thread (that is def where I post my golf fit pics).
Here is a different photo of it in action in Vegas this may.
I love it because it has sleeves.
I tried that puma romper on a few tones last year but I need an xl for my hips and then the armholes were gaping so much I could never wear it without something underneath unless my golf course is finally cool with just letting my sports bra hang out lol!
The twilight runs biiiiiig. I’m typically a medium, but I was able to fit well into the small (it was a random sample that was left over in golf and ski warehouse in NH, so it was the only one).
I JUST found the Foray one! Is it worth the price? It seems a teeny bit expensive. It does look SUPER cute, though!
I mean yah it’s expensive. It’s Italian stretch woven fabric with a nice smooth face on the inside, seams around the zipper are bound, it’s beautifully crafted. Has 4 functional pockets. Made in USA in small batches so there’s where your premium price comes from (and it takes a lot of that expensive Italian fabric). I love it though.
Ah, that does make sense, then. It sounds like quality stuff! I’ll…most likely have to think about it for a bit and poke around.
I know it’s a ways away, but Foray always has 40% off everything on Black Friday. I usually restock on a few basics each year.
Will also confirm that their quality is great. I’ve worn my stuff a bunch and it’s all held up really well.
Also one of the Grueter Golf Ladies Club benefits is a 23% off of foray all the time…
I’m thinking of joining Greuter Golf ladies club! Question, though: does it matter what location I choose for my plan? I live in CT but am often in Chicago to see my parents—I really don’t go to NYC at all.
Also, if there is any sort of referral bonus thing, I’m happy to do that!
Honestly, I’m so jealous. I can only be a #cartboi.
I’m getting my daughter a membership as soon as she’s game. She hasn’t gotten the bug just yet. But she’s 11, so there’s time…
There are some perks that it doesn’t matter where you are (stuff like foray discount, a discount on Wilson clubs, etc…) but most of the events far are nyc metro based at the moment, or in the cities that 5 iron is in (Philly, Chicago, Baltimore, nyc - basically you get a pretty significant discount at 5iron too and ability to play in the leagues for free!), discounts at some nyc area courses, etc… I’m in south Jersey/Philly now, but lived in nyc metro for a long time and pre-pandemic still would be up in that area at least every other week for stuff - concerts, visiting, work, etc… so for me the nyc events are nbd. I just drive up the hour/hour and a half. Also going to the overnight trip later this summer down in Atlantic City area which is just another hour drive or so from where I live.
I know they are looking to roll out a more “national” membership tier so that it’s less focused on where you live.
The British Women’s Am is live on the R&A website:
A/S through 7. It’s being held on the Kilmarnock (Barassie) links. There’s a 2 club breeze, it’s slightly chilly and it’s very firm underfoot. Proper links golf conditions. Also, a train line runs alongside the course, so you get the occasional train thundering past in shot. It’s delightful.
Hi! Anyone planning on going to solheim in sept at Inverness? Should be an awesome event at an amazing venue. My wife and I are planning on going and would love to meet up with any fellow refugees
I was unsure where to put this, or if I should create a new thread for it, but I have a small rant:
I hate hate hate it when when I’m browsing in the used clubs section in a store and some (usually old and white) dude comes over and attempts to steer me towards clubs that are “appropriate” for me (ladies clubs). It’s even worse when they still insist on showing me where I supposedly should be browsing after I say I’m all set, thanks.
There are ways to ask if I need help without being patronizing or making assumptions. This isn’t an ego/how-weak-do-you-think-I-am thing, it’s the assumption that I don’t know what I’m doing or where I am. There is no shame or judgement in terms of what shaft flex player’s prefer.
I know there has been a slow movement away from the gendering of flexes for shafts (Japan uses a numerical system, for instance), but it doesn’t seem to have reached “ladies” yet, at least here in the USA for the public. We have extra stiff, stiff, regular, A (or senior, but we are also moving away from that), and then “ladies.” This assumes that every other flex is only for men, when in reality, gender has nothing to do with what sort of flex players use. The whole schema disenfranchises everyone by making “men’s” the default assumption.
Can we just change ladies flex to light flex (if you want to keep the “l”) or super flex or something?
Tl;dr version:
Old white patronizing men are annoying when I’m browsing golf clubs, and the current layman nomenclature for shaft flex is dumb and encourages toxic masculinity.
I think I’m a fairly progressive, woke guy but I have to say what you describe is something I’ve never even thought about and that’s lame by me, but so much worse by club manufacturers. It’s bad enough that all courses are designed for men. The clubs can’t even be built for everybody? Sigh. So much work to be done.
You’re not alone, this happens to me all the time in golf stores. Labeling needs to change for equipment, for tees, and scorecards. Institutionalizing the separation of women perpetuates the issues we face on and off course. The type of equipment someone uses has nothing to do with their sex or gender or age so why are they labeled that way?
I usually avoid the sporting goods stores or the golf specialty stores for this reason. Professional club fitting companies (I.e. club champion) understand this dynamic that sex/gender labels mean nothing for equipment but going to professional fitting isn’t always an option (can get expensive and no used clubs).
Point is I feel you, I see you, you aren’t alone, and I’m as frustrated as you are.
This sucks and I apologize for white dudes. We should be better. I like your idea for numbering shafts.
It’s a demeaning situation for sure.
Unfortunately things like that have labels that need to be moved on from. The solution is relatively easy on the sales side: Ask your swing speed. Then steer you in the right direction based on that. And if the customer doesn’t know? Spend a couple of minutes on the Trackman/Quad to find out.
