The Best Guerrilla Golf Balls, One-Length Irons For Every Golfer?
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, I look at the guerrilla golf ball market compared to the best premium balls and discuss the best options for one-length irons.
This past Monday, I played in the U.S. Amateur local qualifier at Rock Creek Country Club in Portland, Oregon. A full tee sheet from 7:30 a.m. to 1:55 p.m., the top 11 scores would make it to the U.S. Amateur final qualifying.
I teed off at 10:48 a.m.. With the 7:30 am tee time, you can get a feel for the leaders’ pace, and they were off and running on the challenging setup at Rock Creek.
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Getting to the highlight of the round on the par five 17th, a drive up the left side and 212 yards left to the front hole location. I took out a 5-iron with plans of middle of the green. The ball ended up 8 feet left of the hole, pin high. A slight downhill putt dropped in for an eagle 3 on the 17th. With the cut line looking to be anywhere from -2 to even par. This was the boost I had been waiting for all day.
With making par from the trees on 18, it was time to wait for a potential playoff with a posted score of one under par 71.
Three hours later, it was playoff time. 8 players for 6 spots. I made par on the playoff hole, which was good enough to advance to the U.S. Amateur final qualifying in July. USGA qualifiers sure deliver on all of the emotions in golf!
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Building my 2026 gamer WITB: Ranking the contenders and new putter projects – Club Junkie Podcast
The annual What’s In The Bag build is underway, and on this episode of Club Junkie, Brian breaks down the clubs currently leading the race for a spot in his 2026 gamer setup. From drivers and fairway woods to irons, wedges, and shafts, he ranks the equipment that’s performing best and explains what’s separating the front runners from the rest of the field.
Brian also heads into the workshop to discuss several putter projects currently on the bench. From head options and shaft choices to build ideas and testing plans, he shares what he’s working on and which putters could become serious contenders for the bag this season.
If you’re a gear junkie who loves equipment testing, club building, and the never-ending pursuit of the perfect setup, this episode is for you.
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Tour Edge Exotics mini driver review + TaylorMade Spider ZT Max first look – Club Junkie
On this episode of Club Junkie, I put the new Tour Edge Exotics Mini Driver to the test and break down the performance, forgiveness, distance, and where it fits compared to a traditional driver or strong fairway wood. If you have been curious about adding a mini driver to the bag, this one is worth a look.
I also dive into the new TaylorMade Spider ZT Max putter that was recently spotted and discuss the growing zero torque putter trend. Plus, there is a closer look at the new Project X Titan Yellow shaft showing up on the PGA Tour and what makes it different from other profiles currently out there.
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ButchT
Apr 15, 2017 at 8:11 pm
Also, the Sterling irons can be easily tested by trying at a custom fitter/custom builder location. They have demo sets available.
ButchT
Apr 15, 2017 at 8:08 pm
I enjoyed the presentation. Please test with some slow swingers (80 – 85 MPH.) Also, I use the Snell and Vice balls. They work very well for me, especially with the moderate prices per dozen. Thanks.
Darth Maul
Apr 12, 2017 at 6:47 pm
Why use a few words when you can use thousands to say absolutely nothing. Is ‘Tech Tuesday’ an ironic title? Not for me.
TCJ
Apr 12, 2017 at 11:06 am
Video blogs suck.
Steve S
Apr 12, 2017 at 10:16 am
Tech Tuesday? Where is the tech? 15 minutes of some wanker babbling on with no “tech”. 15 minutes of my life I’ll never get back….
Double Mocha Man
Apr 12, 2017 at 10:42 am
This makes the two dudes who dress alike while droning on about the golf swing seem absolutely brief!
Jack
Apr 12, 2017 at 3:33 am
Please test them to see how they react with different types of clubs and swing speeds. So have a PW/6 blade, CB, GI club, Wedges (full and partial, chips), driver performance (again maybe a 90 mph vs 110), feel off putter face. It’ll be a lot of swings though is the main issue. I’m just wondering if different clubs work better with different balls, assuming a proper descending strike on the ball.
Mat
Apr 12, 2017 at 2:52 am
16 minutes? GTFO.
Michael Christiansen
Apr 11, 2017 at 10:42 pm
I think Peter he did a good job here. Interesting info on one length irons. I didn’t know that any other serious golfer used them. As far as golf balls go, I still don’t see the Costco balls in our store, or their web site.
Double Mocha Man
Apr 11, 2017 at 7:56 pm
I gave it a SHANK because it was 15 frickin’ minutes long. No, I didn’t watch more than a minute of it. Sorry, most important things in this world can be said in under 5 minutes.
LD
Apr 11, 2017 at 8:11 pm
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Double Mocha Man
Apr 11, 2017 at 8:29 pm
I bet the guy’s girlfriend yawns a lot when he’s talking.
tlmck
Apr 12, 2017 at 2:30 am
You don’t understand. Guys like Pete and Jim Nance get paid by the word.
Steve
Apr 11, 2017 at 3:12 pm
Why can’t you put the text below the video.
Double Mocha Man
Apr 12, 2017 at 10:45 am
Oh, you don’t mean subtitles because the guy is difficult to understand… you mean the small novel published in addition to the video. Got it.