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re: Destin area golf

Posted by TXGunslinger10 on 6/25/26 at 7:23 am to
Played Raven yesterday. Beautiful course. Very well maintained. Greens were still a bit sandy and on the slow side but got faster as the round went on.

re: Chicken wing

Posted by TXGunslinger10 on 6/19/26 at 8:07 am to
The old inflatable ball in between the forearms or band around the elbows aid will help you with this. Just got over a bout of this last season
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Went to the range yesterday. I put a head cover down right outside of my ball and never touched the thing. Left pull was still there. I’m not steep coming into the ball. That much I know.

I worked a lot with an inflatable ball between the forearms to neutralize my hand position to be square at impact. It mainly pops up when I get tired. I’m either standing up once I start the downswing or shallowing the club too much it feels like when I get tired. Downswing feels rushed when I get like this. The only variable I haven’t messed with is the grip.

I still think it’s a club face at impact issue. Going to try to go back Friday and experiment with a slightly more open face at address, or possibly weakening my grip a touch (I have a very strong grip)
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Probably too steep…


On the downswing?
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Was your pro asking you to work on a cut to use on the course or more of a swing thought to help with your hook. I know that can be used at times by coaches to cancel out a swing flaw by trying to do the opposite.


Yes it was more of a swing thought but obviously I’m over exaggerating it.

The root problem is too closed of a club face at impact, and maybe a touch of hips clearing too early. Early in the round it’s a beautiful baby draw. As the round goes on and I get more tired, the pull hook comes out and is damn near impossible to get rid of at that point. I’m trying to figure out something I can employ on the course when it gets like that and I’m in pull hook jail on every shot
I’m a natural drawer of the golf ball. In a recent lesson, my pro was working on fixing my hands at impact to eliminate my pull hook which tends to creep up on me pretty regularly.

So as a solution he had me start working on a cut shot. Open stance, ball forward in stance, out to in swing path.

Well since then every time I try to hit a damn cut I’m open face shanking the piss out of the ball almost dead right.

You fellas know anything I might employ, as a natural draw shot to hit an easier cut shot that doesn’t result in the full on shanks? I’m worried I might be headed down the wrong path

re: Destin area golf

Posted by TXGunslinger10 on 6/13/26 at 10:58 am to
I’ve played most of them.

Kelly - always immaculate. Ice cold apples on #10 Tee hit the spot. We did have an issue with a marshal up our arse for no reason last year. Never mind it was 2 groups in front of us that was the problem.

Regatta - Nice course after the renovation. When I played it was hot as hell and soft from recent rain. Only way to play it at an affordable price is to tee off after 10 am which is suicide in the summer. In my opinion it’s not worth the $200 for an early morning tee time. Course employees were great though. Constantly bringing you cold towels.

Emerald Bay - I’ve thought about booking here multiple times, but I read some reports that the bugs are horrendous on that course and it’s like playing in the middle of a plague.

Indian Bayou - really fun track. Best value of the good Destin courses. Course employees were great. Greens were immaculate. Would play again anytime

Raven - ive kept an eye on Raven for several years and finally going to play it next week when we’re down there.

Windswept - never played it

Seascape - the City Park of Destin, minus the historical part
You clearly don’t follow the league closely then. There were a handful of guys who got called up to the ECHL this year
They've got a great arena and no real competition with other sports.
Fairly certain the Ice Pilots ceased operations or moved elsewhere.

Their name now is the Ice Flyers...probably due to a kingfish like situation where they couldn't get the rights to the old name for the new team and had to choose something slightly different.
Different parts of the journey.

ECHL guys were seasoned pros within grasp of an NHL spot.

FPHL guys are just starting out on their professional journey. Lots of FPHL guys have gotten ECHL callups.
Its not out of the realm of possibility to think there will be a major shift in A hockey to move into the SPHL in a couple of years.

All that's left that are significant enough of a market to add to the SPHL are Winston Salem, NC, Columbus, GA and Baton Rouge. It would make a lot of sense for them based on what the SPHL already has in place

Pensacola
Mobile
Athens
Pee Dee
Knoxville
Macon
Fayetteville
Huntsville
Birmingham
Roanoke
Carolina
Columbus
Baton Rouge

Plus Evansville, Peoria and Quad City. That's 16 teams.

That's as close as you could get to getting the old ECHL back.

That would make the FPHL a largely Northeast/Midwest league again, plus Cali freakin fornia. if all the southern teams migrate to the SP.
They have a brand new arena which made them an attractive option. Plus their first roster was big time minor league talent and they ran over most of the league. It looked like a mismatch between team and league from the getgo. They were always looking to move to the SP or ECHL
The press conference is available on WBRZ.com.

Ownership group consists of a local guy plus the owners of the back to back to back league champion Binghamton Black Bears. This is starting to look promising.

No official team name announced. I'm assuming they're still jumping through legal hoops to obtain the Kingfish name.
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Even if they could move a step up to the SPHL, that would be a big improvement.


I hope that is the end goal. With the FPHL expanding west and north, travel is going to become a serious issue. Hopefully they can build some momentum and move up like Athens and Pee Dee did this year
Lots of rumors swirling that they’ve reacquired the rights to the Kingfish name and the new team will be named the Baton Rouge Kingfish.

FB fan group have hinted at a possible announcement tomorrow

They’ll still be in the same clown car of a league though.

GO FISH GO
Ready to be disappointed for the 20th year in a row