Well I have finally reached Houston. A 30 some odd hours on the road and a few packs of gum later I am away from snow and ready to start my preparation for this season. Unfortunately upon my arrival it was pouring rain, the kind of rain that reduces the courses to puddles. Tomorrow there is supposed to be sun and stay for the next 5 days so hopefully I will be able to get some good practice in this week. It won't be "practice" as much as shaking the cob webs out. It's been a while since my last round of golf as I took the winter months to focus on my fund raising and weight training, which is going well I might add. I plan on using the Redstone facility which is where the Shell Houston Open is played. They have a world class practice area which includes brand new Titleist range balls and a very nice surface to hit off of. Certainly with all this rain it will be the best place to get some swings in tomorrow. I can't wait to try my new Titleist AP 2 irons that were fitted in October and I have to start playing around with the new Titleist Vokey (Gold) wedges as they have the V groove and will respond differently to the square grooves I used in the past. Some of the guys on tour are using the only square groove wedge "allowed" on the PGA Tour at this moment, the 1980 PING i2 wedge I believe. Only because of a lawsuit this club is on the good list for clubs allowed to play on the PGA Tour however it certainly does not conform because of its grooves. Many have weighed in on the debate whether the grooves even help... remember this is a 20 + year old club. As far as I'm concerned the old PING i2 or any PING club made back then weren't even a good looking club, and perhaps the grooves have worn down some over the 20 years lifespan its had (if you can even find one used or unused... they aren't making any new ones). I'm sure there won't be much of difference when it comes to these grooves and the TV commentators are blowing it well out of proportion. Either way I will weigh in on that after i get a chance to try them.
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JS
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