Who's your pick for the MGS most wanted test?

[JBones]

The new Callaway double black diamond is an absolute beast and will be hard to beat.  I hope it wins so that I can justify to the wife that I am leaving yards on the table and need to upgrade ASAP!

 

You think so?  Out of curiosity, what is your swing speed?

 

I hit it yesterday and thought it was garbage.  It was SMOKED by the G30 and 915, which were smoked by the R15, which couldn't hold a candle to my SLDR. lol

[DanUsh]

I like the idea of picking the winners and also the top 3 or top 5 for each category, High SS, Low SS, Distance, Accuracy, and overall.  

[Bjorns Boys]

Callaways Big Bertha 815 will be the winner!

[markb]

Here are my guesses.

 

Fast swing speed guys:

 

1.   Nike Pro

2.  Srixon 545

3.  Titleist d3

 

Slow Swing speed guys

 

1.  Aeroburner

2.  G30

3.  Mizuno 850

[BK in TEXAS]

How about this:

 

1. Pick all winners (1,2,3) from all categories win $1000 cash (Grand Prize - but will be tough)

2. Pick the most winners amongst all entries win driver of your choice

3. Random entry wins driver of choice

 

Let me know if you like this idea.

How can you NOT like the idea???

[Kor.A.Door]

I doesn't really matter to be honest, unless you swing them yourself, and get the right shaft, head, loft, length combo the test won't show anything, just like last season. It's nice to know the numbers, but I think it also skews the view of many people, and then they may not even try a club that could actually help them, all because an inbiased review says it's not as good, but if you look at the numbers at the end from 1-10 they are very close. I for one do t like the most wanted test.

[RookieBlue7]

How about this:

 

1. Pick all winners (1,2,3) from all categories win $1000 cash (Grand Prize - but will be tough)

2. Pick the most winners amongst all entries win driver of your choice

3. Random entry wins driver of choice

 

Let me know if you like this idea.

What are the categories again? Lol

[Undershooter]

How about this:

 

1. Pick all winners (1,2,3) from all categories win $1000 cash (Grand Prize - but will be tough)

2. Pick the most winners amongst all entries win driver of your choice

3. Random entry wins driver of choice

 

Let me know if you like this idea.

If this is the game then tell me when and where to sign up and guess my answers and I'm in! Would be very fun.

[whiskey golf]

How about this:

 

1. Pick all winners (1,2,3) from all categories win $1000 cash (Grand Prize - but will be tough)

2. Pick the most winners amongst all entries win driver of your choice

3. Random entry wins driver of choice

 

Let me know if you like this idea.

 

This sounds like a fun contest.

[mbrodeur86]

K, so do we put our entries in this thread of pm them?

[Jmikecpa]

You think so?  Out of curiosity, what is your swing speed?

 

I hit it yesterday and thought it was garbage.  It was SMOKED by the G30 and 915, which were smoked by the R15, which couldn't hold a candle to my SLDR. lol

It is in the range of 112 to 115.  I have been playing Callaway drivers since the 90's and they just work for me.  The Alpha was not a real hit and neither was the Optiforce.....but they worked great for me.  As did the Razr Fit, Razr Fit Xtreme, FT9 and FT5.

[markb]

It is in the range of 112 to 115.  I have been playing Callaway drivers since the 90's and they just work for me.  The Alpha was not a real hit and neither was the Optiforce.....but they worked great for me.  As did the Razr Fit, Razr Fit Xtreme, FT9 and FT5.

 

I've got to agree with Mike, against my inner urgings not to.   I'm a 105 to 108 SS guy, but the Razr Fit, RFX, and Optiforces all crushed the competition for me and I generally don't like other Callaway products.  The Xhot was also decent for me, along with the X2hot and V series, but I couldn't hit any of the other BB's well.   Drivers are an individual thing I guess and it probably has more to do with the shaft pairing than anything else.   I've never hit a Cobra or Nike driver well and I get reliable but not long results out of Ping and Titleist, so I can't get excited about anything they put forward.   Taylormade gives me some really good and some crappy results mixed together, but I've had so many winners out of Callaway that I just can't ignore them in the future for fear of missing something.

 

That said, what I really want next is to try that Srixon z545.   Somehow they seem to be coaxing higher ball speeds out of that face for many testers.   But they are soooo hard to find used or even demo.

[hckymeyer]

Cool contest if you can swing it X, sound like fun!

 

This is a tough one this year.  I picked SLDR last year after hitting it, honestly I think it would still have a chance in this years comp if it was allowed.

 

High SS:

 

1. Cobra Fly Z +

2. Cally 815 DBD

3. TMaG R15

 

Slow SS:

 

1. Ping G30

2. TMaG Aeroburner

3. Titleist 915 D2

 

I'm also reserving the right to change my mind if an official contest thread starts

[Jmikecpa]

I've got to agree with Mike, against my inner urgings not to.   I'm a 105 to 108 SS guy, but the Razr Fit, RFX, and Optiforces all crushed the competition for me and I generally don't like other Callaway products.  The Xhot was also decent for me, along with the X2hot and V series, but I couldn't hit any of the other BB's well.   Drivers are an individual thing I guess and it probably has more to do with the shaft pairing than anything else.   I've never hit a Cobra or Nike driver well and I get reliable but not long results out of Ping and Titleist, so I can't get excited about anything they put forward.   Taylormade gives me some really good and some crappy results mixed together, but I've had so many winners out of Callaway that I just can't ignore them in the future for fear of missing something.

 

That said, what I really want next is to try that Srixon z545.   Somehow they seem to be coaxing higher ball speeds out of that face for many testers.   But they are soooo hard to find used or even demo.

I try a bunch of different drivers on a yearly basis and I always seem to get back to Callaway.  My Alpha is not as long as the R1 or SLDR for me, but I have a lot more confidence in it than I did with the other two.  I also agree on the shaft, the Tour AD DI is a great pairing for me in the Alpha head.

[mr_divots]

Hmm... G30 will be #1 or #2 again. It's a G series. They usually get it right.

Did Srixon send their wares? One of the only newer ones I've hit recently (Z545) and it has been a beast.

If we have a "surprise" category, that just may be my entry.

[markb]

the 545 is in the competition, although I don't know which category.

[markb]

Just saw the G30 Low Spin version in a Rick Shiels video and it performed MUCH better than the normal G30, which he didn't particularly like.   Neither did I.   Is the G30 LS tec in the MWD test?

[BombTech Golf]

G30 from what I hear is awesome, but I specifically think it will be the best for the slower swing speeds.

 

I'm gonna go with the R15 or BB Alpha for higher swing speeds.

 

For some reason I feel like Bombtech might perform well.

Thanks for throwing us in the mix!

[Tony Covey MGS]

Just saw the G30 Low Spin version in a Rick Shiels video and it performed MUCH better than the normal G30, which he didn't particularly like.   Neither did I.   Is the G30 LS tec in the MWD test?

 

Yes, G30, G30 SF Tec, and G30 LS Tec are all being tested individually.

[Tony Covey MGS]

Hmm... G30 will be #1 or #2 again. It's a G series. They usually get it right.

Did Srixon send their wares? One of the only newer ones I've hit recently (Z545) and it has been a beast.

If we have a "surprise" category, that just may be my entry.

 

We have both the 745 and 545 in this year's test. Early returns on the 545 appear (data far from completely analyzed) good with the caveat that slower swing speed players struggle to obtain near-ideal launch conditions.

[RookieBlue7]

I'm taking it the contest is low swingspeed and high swingspeed?

In that case, I'm going as follows:

Low swing top 2: TMag Aeroburner and Ping G30
High Swingspeed: Nike Vapor Pro and Cobra FlyZ

[fozcycle]

Here's my 2 cents.....

 

Low Swing:

 

Cobra Fly Z

Powerbilt DFX

Ping G30

 

 

High Swing:

 

TMAG Aeroburner

Bombtech Grenade

Nike Vapor

[Kenny B]

OK

 

Low SS:

 

Cobra Fly Z

Bombtech Grenade

TMAG Aeroburner

 

 

High SS:

 

Nike Vapor

Ping G30

TourEdge E8

[Undershooter]

Well I guess I need to revise my picks for swing speed... 

 

Low ss:

Taylormade Aeroburner

Ping G30

Wilson D200

 

High SS:

Taylormade R15

Nike Vapor pro

Ping G30LS

[mbrodeur86]

Low SS;

Ping G30

Cobra Fly-z

Bridgestone

 

High ss:

Touredge

Powerbuilt

Callaway