You should probably get mulitple rescue clubs. Basically they replace 3 woods down through 5 irons depending on what you like. I carry an 18 degree which replaces my 2 iron. My irons are 4-PW. I am probably going to change to a 16 and 21 degree and get rid of my 3 wood.

In tournament play if you can't find you ball you have to take stroke and distance. This is a lost ball rule - similar to out of bounds. Worst penalty you can get - you must go back to where you originally hit the ball and take a penalty. This would mean that you are now hitting your 3rd shot from the tee.

Now when you are just playing with your friends and having a fun game just take a stroke penalty and drop near where you lost it. This saves time and the group behind you won't hate you.

Once you get better you can do this - If you suspect you hit a ball and it may be lost (not in a hazard though) You can declare a provisional ball. So just re-tee right there and if you don't find your first ball you can go to the second one and be hitting your fourth shot.

A) Im in.

B) I agree.

C) I WAS a putting-odds fish. Now I have more of an idea of how ridiculous some putts are to make.

Brag: In other news, I shot 100 today, HOLLA. It was weird. I didn't hit a single good drive ALL DAY, it was tilting me hard. I think it was because I was using clubs I'm not used to/probably bad clubs. The rest of my shots were pretty sick though. I got my first birdie too on a par 4. [/brag]

im in but Mbuckler gets no strokes until I see his game