No Beating the Heat

With the East Coast in the grips of a killer heat wave, I decided to rest my game this weekend. The thoughts of last weekend's final few holes at The Fairways and how I felt afterwards from the 90+ temperatures were enough to confirm that skipping golf this weekend wasn't such a bad thing. I did, however, pick up two new pieces for my arsenal--an Adams Golf Speedline Fast 10 3- and 5-Wood. They will replace the TaylorMade Burners that I had been previously carrying. I picked them up on sale at a Dicks Sporting Goods near Easton, Pa., while visiting family this weekend.

 The 3-Wood has an 15-degrees of loft and an Aldila Wasabi graphite shaft, while the 5-Wood is 18-degrees with a Grafalloy High Launch graphite shaft. As you may know, Adams Golf first made its name with its Tight Lies Fairway woods in the 1990s, which revolutionized fairways woods through its low center of gravity and upside-down head design. Adams has gone on to become a leader in hybrids and is very popular among players on the Champions Tour, including Tom Watson. I've ready really good reviews of the Speedline Fast 10 and I can't wait to get them on the practice range to get better acquainted

Sunday Washout

Another Sunday, another washout as thunderstorms hit the area today. Unlike last week when I managed to play four holes, today I never even made it to the course. This was particularly disappointing for several reasons. First, I've only managed to play one full round in the last three weeks and August is now here, so opportunities are going by fast. Secondly, I've still only been able to play two holes using the TaylorMade R9 Driver I bought two weeks. I did, however, shorten the Driver's shaft this week by three-quarters-of-an-inch to 44.5-in., which I feel is the optimal length Driver for my swing.  And thirdly, this past Thursday night I went to Golfsmith

to buy some grips and also bought a used TaylorMade Rescue '09 TP 4-Hybrid with a Blue Grafalloy Pro Launch shaft that has the same FCT as the R9 Driver. But I'll have to wait another week before I can use it on the course. So with this week's washout, I'll have to head to the practice range again this coming week to get in my swings.