back to basics

no doubt about it -- i'm now a terrible golfer. funny how 20+ years of golf muscle memory can disappear in 2 weeks.

march madness

whoopee! i am tied for #1 in my ncaa march madness bracket.

i don't know why i picked davidson to beat wisconsin, but i will be the man if it happens

i think we could be friends...

here's a review of the adams pro forged irons by one mr. morrison, taken from http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/clubs/adams_idea_pro_forged_irons_review.

it's pretty funny and accurate for a golf nut/purist. after reading this, i just wanted to shout -- "YESSS! i feel you man." i also ended up buying this set after reading the original review.

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My dad taught me golf on some banged up TopFlite irons that communicated the errors of my ways only slightly more sternly than a nun challenged by an impudent child with: "Is there really a Trinity?" Key word: pain.

I've always been a purist, until about 5 years ago I caved and bought some Ping cast irons as i no longer had the swing, patience, or discipline to hit a proper club, well, properly. Kind of felt like a sell out.

Dutiful and predictable, my Ping Eye 2's got me around the course routinely with an uneventful 81 or 82. But like kissing your sister, there was no joy in the act.

Thanks to this review, I purchased a set of Adams Idea Forged irons. Key word: schwing!
These are so velvety smooth, crisp and pure. The swing weight is pleasantly heavy. (I find that with underweighted clubs, i feel the need to swing harder, thus inducing problems.) These are very balanced, but head-weighted. The look at address is understated cool...brushed, not polished. the lines are mostly old school, with some very subtle tweaks.

For example, when you look at the bounce on the irons, there is enough to prevent gouging the earth. there's still a definitive 'blade' on the leading each, but the sole's bounce gives you enough resistence to prevent you from going too deep. As a result, you are encouraged to take a slightly steeper, pinching attack angle (as opposed to sweeping which i sometimes did to prevent hitting fat on older forged irons/blades).

I sense that the clubs are giving me grace for my unfortunate increasing: age, bulge, view of my own abilities...fielder's choice. When I'm off center, there is a penalty, but it's more of a gentle finger wag instead of the industrial ruler across the knuckles that my MacGregors gave me. (Call me co-dependent, but I loved those clubs.) The ball doesn't fly as true or long, but it makes an approximation of what i intended it to be.

But when I'm 'on'...papa like. The feel is pure and smooth and the sound is so pleasing. You can feel and hear the crispness of a well placed contact point.

The consistency of the divot is also a metric i would not have previously considered until reading the review above...but it's dead on. consistent depth, length and pattern. A great 'after the fact' feedback on how you contacted earth AFTer contacting ball.

I agree that you don't want to "go hitting these devils thin". However, I 1000% agree that these are truly 'game improvement' irons because they enable you to assess your game and make improvements in such tangible ways. There is no benign, autonomic play here. The club is an extension of you...thought (confidence) and action (swing).

They are better than me...but that only makes me want to honor them by making me better with them.

Swing well.

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