BolloxInBruges:In my own experience it's extremely rare for me to be greatly dissatisfied with the result of a dinged shot with nikes or R11s w/ any type of balls. Bad shots almost always my fault.
Thank you for the comment - greatly appreciated.
This is why I came to the forums with this. Like I say I think I am pretty level headed. I know my limitation's, but also my strengths. Clearly people have been having different experiences which is why it was good to thrash it out I think. Start getting too much in to how people miss the ding and it can muddy the waters. Not many play the game to this persons standard but we all know how to hit a good shot fto the simple standard in question here.
A ding on a not much wind par 3 should not keep going so way off. That was the final straw for me seeing that happen one time too many with a 172 yard easy enough simple 7 iron.
fatdan: and I think the same applies here, we blame everything else for our bad play when it's just plain us, we f'd up a weeeee bit and vem made us pay for it, just like we f up sometimes and it ends up perfect....I think the courses vem setup at that particular tournament has more to do with it than clubs do.
Dan I agree with much of your post, and much of this bit is human nature as well of course, but no this time there were (hope were, not are) real issues across the board.
Please don't take any of it wrong just my view trying to be clear with you and anyone else who may give a rats.
I did not crawl out from under some rock with this after three WTFs. I had discussed it with sensible people even during play, and skyping discussing shots sometimes etc.
I know all about high level sport and the trials and tribulations of that. I played sport to a reasonable standard myself. I spent the best part of the last 5 years running especially my eldest to various part of the State for elite football (soccer). Culminated in a trip to England last year. At that super elite level he never quite made the grade, but things up there would not even be spotted by most even half local coaches, and unless you test yourself at that level (years of hard work to) no one can tell anyway. I know all about sport, and the ranks and how they work on the way up.
I don't come here with every WTF round whether I think I had that poor round or not, just not me to bother.
I was though convinced this must be some sort of intermittent issue, and wanted the opinion of some good level headed reasonable players who all know how to hit a good shot. I think this was achieved.
Nothing here is going to convict any one in a court of criminal law in a civilized country, but some of the findings are compelling. One good player, could not get a ball to go straight and another, same ball, saw it going straight all the time and so on. These are sensible people who play this game to a good standard, and can do so under testing conditions.
For the purposes of a simple test of equipment competency people like this should be listened to.
I hope my equipment generally performs same as it did my last few goes now. I don't and will never play this game to standard of this Bollox in all likely hood, but I am more than able to tell if it's me or the equipment performing that badly to the test required here.
I know all about the great divider that is sporting competition whether it's local park football or the cauldron of State Finals or trials for very elite teams; all about the highs of selection, of winning, the heartbreak of knock backs and losing the big one as must sometimes happen. Seen all about the celebration's for winning, and the gap analyses after losing, and the years of hard dedication and of sacrifice just to get that chance.
Yes been there seen it, have the video, got the tee shirt. and lived it for the last few years especially with the eldest boy. After those years and before, I am well able to tell poor plays, good shot's at all the levels, condition's and all the different pressures that come with that etc........Now like I say compare that to RGs here if you like I know all about sporting competition.
As sure as god made little green apples there was an issue for the simple standard of test needed here. Lets hope it is in the past and has settled for all. Thanks to all who have contributed, and I hope this can begin to fade.......(never realised I went on that long LOL). Anyway Can only hope:)