Even Rungs Beat Long Rungs
How to turn a monitor session into a ladder with consistent spacing, and why chasing the longest number in every slot guarantees an uneven bag.
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The Ledger
Notes We Keep Printing Out
Six pieces that answer the questions we field most often at the desk. No gear reviews, no product launches. Just the reasoning behind how we gap a bag and why the air matters more than most golfers think.
Rollout Is Not Yours to Count
Total distance belongs to the fairway, not to the club. Why we gap on carry and treat roll as a bonus you cannot plan around.
Read the noteWhen to Club Up in Arkansas
Density altitude in plain language, with the seasonal ranges we actually record in Little Rock and what they do to a mid-iron.
Read the noteWhat 1,400 Feet Does to Your Card
Driving north for a weekend in the Ozarks changes your yardages before you hit a shot. Here is roughly how much, and which clubs feel it most.
Read the noteTwo 31-Degree Irons, Different Clubs
Why the number stamped on a sole tells you almost nothing on its own, and how much a set drifts across three seasons of ordinary play.
Read the notePlanning for Winter Carry Loss
Cold, dense air takes yards off every club and takes more off some than others. What to do about the bottom of the bag before November.
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Why These Six
They Are the Questions That Repeat
Every one of these started as something explained out loud in the bay so many times that writing it down became the efficient option. If a topic is not here, it is because nobody has asked it twice yet.
Corrections are welcome. If you play golf in central Arkansas and your own numbers disagree with something on these pages, we would genuinely like to see them.
Reading Order
Or read how a session runsReading Is Not Measuring
All of this is general until it is your page. An hour on the monitor makes it specific.