Now that I'm home, unpacked, and rested, time to jot a few thoughts on the past few days....
Accommodations - Ballyhack was everything I thought it would be and more! The cottages were cozy, the food was amazing, very friendly staff, and those Transfusions...sooooo good!!!
Course - Hole #1 is a great indication of what's in store for golfers the entire round: tee shot into a left sloped fairway, then make sure to have enough club to clear the front of the elevated green (which I failed to do all three times I played #1). Oh, and it gets better from there Very tough golf course, but not tricked up in any way: you definitely earn your score. Carded a 90 on day one, 90-ish on day two (w/birdies on 5 & 17). I played with @Golf4Lux , @bigbov , and Jacqueline the first round: we had an absolute blast!! Day two was played with @Golf4Lux , @Jman , and Josh: not only did we have a great time, but watching @Jman and Josh absolutely crush a golf ball with their TSRs was a thing of beauty!!
The THP Players - From the first moment the THP group met at Three Notch'd Brewery, I knew this was going to be a fun few days! Honestly, I couldn't have asked for a better group to be in an event with! @Duffer Waldorf , @SkiBumGolfer , @BoilerCLE , @Jman , @bigbov (my squid brother), @Kmench , and @Golf4Lux (my cartmate for two days) were all great golfers and even better people! If any of you need to escape the snow and ice coming your way shortly, come out to AZ and play in an Arizona THP League event!!
THP/Titleist Staff - None of this would have been possible without the support of THP and Titleist! A sincere thank you to @JB and @GolferGal for their tireless work in setting up the Titleist Experience! Then there's the Titleist gang: Josh, Stephanie, and Jacqueline were knowledgeable, generous with their time, and also pretty darn good golfers in their own right!!
TSR Driver/Fairway clubs - I don't have the most repeatable swing, so I definitely have my moments of lol golfing. However, I do know that when I hit it like I should, my TSR driver goes BOOM!! My Titleist fitter nailed it for me: for example, I made a slight adjustment prior to round two, going .75* flat like I normally did with my drivers. After seeing two drives go tailing off to the right, I went back to A1 (standard loft/lie), and my drives went back to straight and long. Not only did it show me that those loft/lie settings do make a difference, but that my fitting wasn't just for show. My TSR 5 wood has also been quite the pleasant surprise: off the tee it's darn near automatic, and off the turf it has been solid. If you don't at least demo TSR, you are missing out!!
Again, I am grateful to THP to be afforded such a wonderful opportunity. Every moment of the Titleist Experience was memorable, and makes me glad to be a part of such a fantastic community!
Shipmates for life my guy!