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I can’t stand playing SM too many clowns who think they are Gods gift to golf out there. Too many ppl act like they are “members” and you are burdening them by being on “their” course.


Sadly this is true, though in do find its better this year than last year. I live in the sub and play other courses if i can before SM. Dealing with the entitled old man brigade who think they own the course is rough. It’s not all of them by any means but the ones that ads like that ruin the experience. Also i find the people i get paired with are SM to me overall not as nice than say Webb or Beaver.

re: QI35 Driver

Posted by LSUStjames on 3/27/26 at 5:57 am to
I’d get a QI10 or Sim2 over the QI35
what makes him different is he was doing it way back in the 90s when the tech wasn't what it is today, so he has roughly triple the experience of most fitters today. It also has to do with his concept of what a good golf swing actually contains vs what people think it contains.

James Leitz @ Tchefuncta Country Club

Posted by LSUStjames on 3/25/26 at 12:50 pm
I just read an article about him recently about being a top 100 fitter in the country and one of the best as instructing using trackman. His insights and concept around the golf swing were pretty awesome.

Any one use him for either? I'm in BR but wonder if the drive over would be worth it at least for a fitting.

re: Webb park greens

Posted by LSUStjames on 3/25/26 at 12:45 pm to
I play a weekly group out there and its got the point we were talking about just giving gimmie's inside 6'. The ball hops off line like crazy. You are lucky if you get anything to roll true past 2'. Also you entire approach strat changes to run everything up and don't land on the green. you can hit the green with 9-10k spin and watch it roll off the other side.

re: Santa Maria and all of BREC

Posted by LSUStjames on 3/25/26 at 12:35 pm to
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They are doing a good job out there at coppermill. nice fun golf course. love the 6 6 6 design


Same, wish more courses were 6 6 6 design. Having extra par 5s are great.

And to the other point in this thread, yes those groups book those tee times the day they become available, the issue is they don't cancel the ones they don't use. I live in SM and it's impossible to get a tee time before noon if you don't book it 13 days out. Every now and then someone will actually cancel a booking and you can grab a saturday or sunday AM time the day before but it's very rare. I walk onto the course mid Sat or Sun AM and there are lulls in play at times because of groups that don't show. If they would allow walk ups it would be fine, but the pro shop has turned me away multiple times staying all times were booked even though they had no shows.

They need to charge $5-$10 to hold a time, it can go against your green fees. I think charging something to hold a tee time will stop alot of that behavior. If you can't beat em, join em.. I guess I'm going to have to start booking a SAT and SUN AM tee time every weekend just in case I want to use it.
I have one of the strangest bags you will find! But it works for me, currently playing off a 6.

Driver - Sim2 Max playing at 8.5° and 44". Project X Evenflow Riptide CB 5.0-45g

3W - QI10 Max with NS Speeder stiff shaft

6W - (5W turned down to 6) QI35 Max with Project X Evenflow Riptide CB 5.5-50g

6h-9h - Majek Hybrid irons for full shots, only touch these between 125-195 yards

37° 8i, 41° 9i, 46° PW, 50° GW Callaway Big Bertha irons from 2006, Mostly used for flighted knock down shots. I will only knock these down as I'm still scared of ground interaction after suffering Tennis Elbow for 2 years. Everything between 60 - 125 yards

54° Vokey SM8 S14
58° Vokey SM8 M8

Putter: LAB Oz.1i 33" with the Accra shaft.

Ball: Bridgestone Tour B RXS

Tried the hybrid irons when I was suffering from horrible tennis elbow and ground interaction was causing extreme pain. They've never left the bag because they are way too easy to hit.

re: "Tennis" elbow experience?...

Posted by LSUStjames on 1/20/26 at 11:01 am to
shock doctor brace is the best I've found. It's a compression sleeve that has the tendon pads also.

Amazon Link

Flex bar as well. I've been dealing with it for almost 1.5 years at this point. I did 2 steroid shots that both offered relief for a month each. Did 3 months of weekly PT which really didn't help all that much.

The brace allows me to still play with relatively no pain. I do the flexbar 2-3 daily.

When they looked at it, they said I had 3 micro tears.
The eagle on 8 had to have you lit. Take it you holed out your approach?

Does this happen to anyone else?

Posted by LSUStjames on 12/11/25 at 5:53 pm
This is totally a vent, first world problem, post...

It seems I always have to end a round early when I'm on pace for a really low / best score. It's like some type of karma. 3x this year I've been on pace for a really low if not my lowest round and get pulled off the course by either a work emergency, pick a kid up from school, etc.

Happened today. Had to vent. Was +1 thru 12 and had to shut it down. :lol:

re: Takomo Irons

Posted by LSUStjames on 12/8/25 at 9:47 am to
Maltby offers WAY more customization options than Takomo, way more shafts/grips, etc..

Go to the custom shop , then irons, then pick what you want. Also if you call them, they are pretty great that route as well.

I would actually go to Dicks and get an iron fitting just to see if you need loft/lie angle changes or if you need standard length. It's under $100 and well worth it. Will probably tell you what shaft you should get as well.

ETA: I saw your other post. The size difference between the 101 and the 101T are TINY. The 101T are smaller, but barely smaller. The main diference is the loft changes. The 101T are closer to old school standard lofts while the 101s are jacked lofts like the P790s.
I saw it on here in an earlier thread AB’s brought it back to the front page

re: LSU has the best…

Posted by LSUStjames on 12/6/25 at 10:14 pm to
LSU fans love talking shite and having shite talked at them. It’s why Kiffin is a great fit for this fanbase. We will eat that up.
It’s too funny not to.
Jam Miller would have definitely had them in 2nd ??
1. Georgia: 141
2T. Arkansas: 0
2T. Auburn: 0
2T. Florida: 0
2T. Kentucky: 0
2T. LSU: 0
2T. Miss State: 0
2T. Missouri: 0
2T. Oklahoma: 0
2T. Ole Miss: 0
2T. SCar: 0
2T. Tennessee: 0
2T. Texas: 0
2T. TAMU: 0
2T. Vandy: 0
16. Bama: -3

re: Takomo Irons

Posted by LSUStjames on 12/5/25 at 10:50 am to
I would recommend Maltby over Takomo. I have 101s that I played for a season. They are fine irons, nothing special. A little hot of the face at times but I think that's all hollow body. Also, the Takomo's are truly hollow, no foam filled like TaylorMade.

Maltby are every bit as forgiving with a forged iron and roughly in the same price range. Maltby is widely considered on of the best club designers int eh business. He's designed irons for all the major brands as well as the new Maxfli irons for Dicks.

You can find quite a few different ones on Golfworks. I would recommend the TS3.

re: Nick Saban on Lane Kiffin

Posted by LSUStjames on 12/3/25 at 7:59 am to
Didn't that have something to do with Saban's daughter? :lol:

re: Rats on a sinking ship...

Posted by LSUStjames on 12/2/25 at 12:55 pm to
Will you make another post when Ryan Williams ends up at LSU?

re: Melt: Day 3

Posted by LSUStjames on 12/2/25 at 7:48 am to
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This is starting to feel like a reverse melt. Are you LSU fans OK?


it's almost like LSU fans haven't had shite to be excited about in 6 years :lol:

re: How often do you gap your bag?

Posted by LSUStjames on 11/21/25 at 12:46 pm to
I'm playing Callaway BB irons from 2002 and Vokey SM8 wedges. All standard lofts (46 PW). I had switched to Takomo 101s for a while, but ended up giving those to my son and went back to my Callaway`s. I don't know why but I've always hit these irons better than any other I've played.

I'm noticing it mostly in my KD shots. I also notice the change is not even across the clubs, the shorter the club, the more gain. I'm thinking I'm doing a better job delofting the club at impact. My launch angle for my wedges are all hanging around at 30 to 32 degrees which is slightly high but good enough. My spin is staying relatively consistent around 6500 RPM though it can dip on off center hits. These are all 3/4 9oclock swings.
Ed's ex broke him. His last season he was mailing it in.

I don't think he will be a good coach again until he is stable, too much chasing tail.