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Time to consider gear for next year.

 

No choice.

 

My dog nearly took a finger from me while I was trying to make her take a pill that she needed.  My 2015 golf season is definitely over as the snow will be here before I'm good to go again.  The little ****** has been climbing all over me this morning trying to make friends again. I didn't let her sleep in my room last night.

 

Although I'm stuck on vintage metalwoods that I really like, it may be time to finally accept the Third Millennium and give hybrids a try.  A possible lineup is presented below.

 

Who's going driver--one fwy mtlwd-two hybrids at the top of his/her bag?

 

 

 

 

 

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Sweet proposed setup Nifty........hope you win the Lottery or Powerball.

Driver: image.png.6ba1c8a254ad57aa05e527b74c2e04ba.png0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft

Fairways:  image.png.80321f01fc46450b6f428c7daf7b3471.png0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB  regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft

Hybrid: None in bag at the moment

IronsTitleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour

Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm).

Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or  ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707,   or Nike Method Core Drone  w/Evnroll Gravity Grip

Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). 

Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel

Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder

 

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Driver

FW metal 4

(I have a 3 HB I might work with some this winter. It got kicked out earlier in the summer.)

My Sun Mountain bag currently includes:   TWGTLogo2.png.06c802075f4d211691d88895b3f34b75.png 771CSI 5i - PW and TWGTLogo2.png.06c802075f4d211691d88895b3f34b75.png PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges

                                                                               :755178188_TourEdge: EXS 10.5*, TWGTLogo2.png.06c802075f4d211691d88895b3f34b75.png 929-HS FW4 16.5* 

                                                                                :edel-golf-1: Willimette w/GolfPride Contour

 

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Driver 3W 3H

:cobra-small: SpeedZone 9* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 60 S
:callaway-small: X2 Hot 3 Deep 14.5* w/ Aldila Tour Green 75 S
:taylormade-small: JetSpeed 5W 19* w/ Matrix Velox T 69 S OR :adams-small: Super LS 3H 19* w/ Kuro Kage Black 80 S
:mizuno-small: JPX919 Forged 4-PW w/ Modus3 105 S
:titelist-small: Vokey SM7 50/08F, 54/14F & 58/08M w/ Modus3 115 Wedge
:EVNROLL: ER1 34" w/ SuperStroke Fatso 2.0
MfleKCg.jpg Pro / 9dZCgaF.jpgH2NO Lite Cart Bag / :Clicgear: 3.0 / :918457628_PrecisionPro: NX7 Pro LRF

My reviews: MLA Putter // Titleist SM7 // PING i500 // PuttOUT

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Really sweet set up

 

As we know from another thread I'm in the throws of a dilemma  my current top of bag goes:

 

SLDR 12

Callaway xtreme 15,19

Callaway xhot 2   4,5 hybrids

 

 

I'm thinking of merging the two fairways into something in between and adding a club to the bottom of my bag that will fill in the gap there.

Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60  Aldila  R flex   - 42.25 inches 

SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft

Ping G410 7, 9 wood  Alta 65 R flex

Srixon ZX5 MK II  5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex

India 52,56 (60 pending)  UST recoil 75's R flex  

Evon roll ER 5 32 inches

It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD   

 

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I'm no help I'm afraid.

Driver 7.5*

FW 12*

3i bent strong 19*

4-pw

GW SW LW

Driver- Tmag 2017 M2 tour issue 8.5* actual loft 7.8* w/ HZRDS Green PVD 70TX"
Fairway Metal- Taylormade SLDR Mini Driver 12* w/ Fujikura Rombax TP95-X"

Utility- Mizuno MPH5 1 iron w/ Aldila RIP 85X (depending on course/ conditions)

Irons- Mizuno MP- FLI HI 2i w/ Aldila Proto ByYou 100X
          Mizuno MP59 4i-6I w/ PX 6.5

          Mizuno MP69 7i-PW w/ PX 6.5

Wedges- Scratch 8620 Driver/Slider set.  50*, 54* bent to 55* and 60*

Putter- Taylormade Spider Tour w/ flow neck
Ball- Bridgestone Tour B X

Bag- Sun Mountain C130 Supercharged

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Driver - G25 at 10.5°

3W - Callaway X2Hot 3 Deep at 14.5°

3H - Titleist 913H at 19°

4i at 22°

Driver -  :taylormade-small: M1 9.5* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 70X

Fairway -   :taylormade-small: M1 5W 19* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 70X

Hybrids -   :ping-small: G25 4H 23*

Irons -  :mizuno-small: JPX 850 Forged 4-PW w/ Nippon N.S. Pro 1150S

Wedges - :mizuno-small: S5 50*07, 54*12, 58*12 w/ Nippon N.S. Pro 1150S

Putter - Oddyssey Metal-X #7 w/ SuperStroke Pistol GT 2.0

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I am mainly sticking to what I have in my WITB thread maybe the only exception i may switch out my beloved Steelhead 3 wood for something around the 15* 17* range. The way it is set up I am getting where I cant hardly get any height on it and it is 13*. But I will see

Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha  Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56*  Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick 

 

 

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Since 13º is a driver to me, I don't wonder why it struggles for elevation off the deck! 

 

With my old Titleist set, which I will never give up, I called the 17 degree metal my three wood.  Even 15 is sketchy if the lie is even imperceptibly downhill. 

PT and DCI 962 set.gif

 

 

 

 

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Since 13º is a driver to me, I don't wonder why it struggles for elevation off the deck!

 

With my old Titleist set, which I will never give up, I called the 17 degree metal my three wood. Even 15 is sketchy if the lie is even imperceptibly downhill.

 

With the hotter faces and lower CG in the newer equipment I wouldn't be surprised if you wouldn't hit an 11 or 12 higher than you do your current 13*

Driver- Tmag 2017 M2 tour issue 8.5* actual loft 7.8* w/ HZRDS Green PVD 70TX"
Fairway Metal- Taylormade SLDR Mini Driver 12* w/ Fujikura Rombax TP95-X"

Utility- Mizuno MPH5 1 iron w/ Aldila RIP 85X (depending on course/ conditions)

Irons- Mizuno MP- FLI HI 2i w/ Aldila Proto ByYou 100X
          Mizuno MP59 4i-6I w/ PX 6.5

          Mizuno MP69 7i-PW w/ PX 6.5

Wedges- Scratch 8620 Driver/Slider set.  50*, 54* bent to 55* and 60*

Putter- Taylormade Spider Tour w/ flow neck
Ball- Bridgestone Tour B X

Bag- Sun Mountain C130 Supercharged

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I'm Afraid we're on opposite ends of the spectrum....

 

Driver- 7.5* measured 8* (off the deck if I'm feeling frisky)

Hybrid- 16* (measured 17*) aka The Messiah

Driving Iron- 21* (bent to 20*)

 

Experimented with the "mini driver/thriver" for exactly one swing- XHot 3 Deep few years back- first swing into a two club wind carried it 280 yards on a short par four with heaps of roll (I know because there was a creek I was trying to stay short of and I hit over it) and said hmmm yeaaaa that's not going to fit my gaps well haha

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Since 13º is a driver to me, I don't wonder why it struggles for elevation off the deck!

 

With my old Titleist set, which I will never give up, I called the 17 degree metal my three wood. Even 15 is sketchy if the lie is even imperceptibly downhill.

You NEED to give that up- nobody is good enough to play that set! Dci962 (if they're B's your a masochist)... Man the sweet spot on those is the size of a ball point pen, I know because when I was a decent player I tried em and failed, miserably. Still own a PT 15* though- great fairway metal, awesome memories with that guy.
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I'm Afraid we're on opposite ends of the spectrum....

Driver- 7.5* measured 8* (off the deck if I'm feeling frisky)

Hybrid- 16* (measured 17*) aka The Messiah

Driving Iron- 21* (bent to 20*)

Experimented with the "mini driver/thriver" for exactly one swing- XHot 3 Deep few years back- first swing into a two club wind carried it 280 yards on a short par four with heaps of roll (I know because there was a creek I was trying to stay short of and I hit over it) and said hmmm yeaaaa that's not going to fit my gaps well haha

Hey there's some company. I was starting to feel like the odd man out lol

Driver- Tmag 2017 M2 tour issue 8.5* actual loft 7.8* w/ HZRDS Green PVD 70TX"
Fairway Metal- Taylormade SLDR Mini Driver 12* w/ Fujikura Rombax TP95-X"

Utility- Mizuno MPH5 1 iron w/ Aldila RIP 85X (depending on course/ conditions)

Irons- Mizuno MP- FLI HI 2i w/ Aldila Proto ByYou 100X
          Mizuno MP59 4i-6I w/ PX 6.5

          Mizuno MP69 7i-PW w/ PX 6.5

Wedges- Scratch 8620 Driver/Slider set.  50*, 54* bent to 55* and 60*

Putter- Taylormade Spider Tour w/ flow neck
Ball- Bridgestone Tour B X

Bag- Sun Mountain C130 Supercharged

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At the end of the day, the fact remains that I bought a very expensive Hogan FW-15 set that I love, aesthetically, but which isn't ideal for my game.

 

My first set new was shiny forged irons (PowerBilt Citations), but that's all that was made in 1959. The cast stainless clubs wouldn't appear for another decade.  There were a very few stainless steel blades, but they were buffed to a mirror finish that looked chromed.

 

Now though, shiny irons, cavity or no cavity, make my brain think "beautiful but difficult" while dull gray, stainless steel irons make my brain think, "OK, I'm in my element."  The DCI 962s (not Bs) were/are dull gray.

 

We know how the Hogan's got me. No club numbers. I hate club numbers.  Perhaps I belong in well-padded quarters, but for whatever reason, I hate club numbers because they don't mean what they used to mean.  But here's what I didn't know a few months ago.  I could have gotten stainless steel Edel cavity backs, very clean uncluttered appearance as I like, and they may be ordered with no club numbers as well.  The pictures show the loft on the sole and the club number on the back. Until you dig deeply, however, you don't discover that either can be deleted on order.  In fact, if you like to use "the force" when choosing clubs, both can be deleted. You can even choose the color of the paint fill in the stampings, just like with the wedges.

 

The Edel irons, not just the wedges, were the clubs that I needed to buy. I don't even have to hit them to know.  If the length and lie angles are right--if the shafts and grips are right--there is no question in my mind that I can hit them.  They look classy, but they're dull gray stainless steel, and thus, they will sooth my (very damaged from nearly sixty years of golf) brain.

 

The Titleist PTs won't need changing until I stop hitting them decently. I don't care how old they are.  But those gorgeous Hogan irons are mocking me for being taken in by their beauty and lack of club numbers.  It wasn't an inexpensive mistake. And I don't ever sell clubs.  I still have those Citations.

 

 

 

 

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