Your favorite equipment misconceptions

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What are things you hear or read that make you chuckle?

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My absolute favorite is "blade irons make me concentrate more so I hit better shots"

[jbil8802]

My absolute favorite is "blade irons make me concentrate more so I hit better shots"

I've never played true blades, but there was a time when I switched back and forth between G25s and S55s to experiment with that theory. I shot consistently lower scores with the S55s. I think it ultimately came down to the fact that I was more comfortable looking down at a smaller iron with less offset.

 

My favorite misconception has to be hearing people talk about shaft flex all the time on the range. "Oh man you need stiff not regular!". Yep, that's exactly he's hitting the ball of the planet.

[revkev]

That Callaway makes the ball that reinvented the ball.

 

 

 

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[chershey]

The "Man, I hit my irons too long, I've got to stop hitting the gym so hard." Umm, you realize your 7 iron has 30 degrees of loft and lower spin than your driver, right? You also can't hold a green if your life depended on it. Maybe you should get custom fit and get this whole GIR in regulation thing figured out.

[numberonecoog]

That the shaft is the engine of the golf club. *Runs from the group with pitchforks* It plays a role but if you think its more important than the club head youre nuts

[jaskanski]

The list of misconceptions from shafts alone is enough to make me laugh.

Often used classics are, for example:

 

"low torque shafts hit straighter shots"

"higher price shafts perform better than cheap ones"

"tour issue dynamic golds are selected from the batch in the middle of the oven"

"high launch with low spin"

"this regular was tipped to make it stiff"

"tipping a shaft will move the bend profile"

"i've aligned the spine to make the ball draw"

" 'made for' shafts are junk"

"adding tip weights will make x-flex play like stiff"

 

The single question I get asked the most though is:

"what shaft plays the most like this other one?" The answer is quite simple - get the shaft that you are describing - not the one that it's pretending to be!

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The list of misconceptions from shafts alone is enough to make me laugh.

Often used classics are, for example:

 

"low torque shafts hit straighter shots"

"higher price shafts perform better than cheap ones"

"tour issue dynamic golds are selected from the batch in the middle of the oven"

"high launch with low spin"

"this regular was tipped to make it stiff"

"tipping a shaft will move the bend profile"

"i've aligned the spine to make the ball draw"

" 'made for' shafts are junk"

"adding tip weights will make x-flex play like stiff"

 

The single question I get asked the most though is:

"what shaft plays the most like this other one?" The answer is quite simple - get the shaft that you are describing - not the one that it's pretending to be!

That is an awesome list.

[Kenny B]

The single question I get asked the most though is:

"what shaft plays the most like this other one?" The answer is quite simple - get the shaft that you are describing - not the one that it's pretending to be!

That's all well and good, but I spent weeks trying to find a shaft that played like the SCOR Genius9 graphite made by UST Mamiya.  SCOR wedges were discontinued and folded into the Ben Hogan line as the TK wedges.  The shaft was "made for" and doesn't exist anymore.  Ben Hogan went to the UST Recoil shafts, and while good, they didn't feel like the Genius9.  I finally found a guy at Ben Hogan that used to work for UST and he said that the ProForce 95 was similar.  I order some to put into my MacGregor VIP 1025M irons.  Glad I did, because those aren't available anymore either!!

[Golfspy_CG2]

The blanket statement, that "if you want to play golf, don't go to work in the golf industry"

 

I know every situation is different, but since I started working in the industry I have played more golf this year than the previous 3 years combined. And have turned down at least a dozen other opportunities to play. 

[StrokerAce]

New clubs hit the ball farther than old clubs.

See this for reference:  http://www.mygolfspy.com/taylormade-m2-vs-rbz/

 

You need a different ball.

 

Only pros can use a 60 degree wedge.

 

Your (driver/3w) shaft is too long

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New clubs hit the ball farther than old clubs.

See this for reference: http://www.mygolfspy.com/taylormade-m2-vs-rbz/

 

You need a different ball.

 

Only pros can use a 60 degree wedge.

 

Your (driver/3w) shaft is too long

But the article you just referenced shows that the new club does hit the ball further...

[Kenny B]

To shoot your best score, you have to use a tour ball.

Tour balls go further.

[StrokerAce]

But the article you just referenced shows that the new club does hit the ball further...

 

5 yards for the average player (most players do not swing the club at tour level speed)...

 

Is 5 yards worth investing many hundreds of dollars in ???

[numberonecoog]

5 yards for the average player (most players do not swing the club at tour level speed)...

 

Is 5 yards worth investing many hundreds of dollars in ???

Just because you dont believe 5 yards is worth the extra money doesnt make it a misconception.....

[Kenny B]

5 yards for the average player (most players do not swing the club at tour level speed)...

 

Is 5 yards worth investing many hundreds of dollars in ???

Well, 5 yards over the RBZ for the average player, but if the assumption the RBZ Stage 2 was 10 yards longer than RBZ for tour players is true, then the M2 only gained about a yard over the RBZ Stage 2.  That's probably within the statistical uncertainty of the test.

[StrokerAce]

Just because you dont believe 5 yards is worth the extra money doesnt make it a misconception.....

 

...but 5 yards has to be within the margin of error.  

[null]

...but 5 yards has to be within the margin of error.

It was with robot testing.

 

I understand your point, but if you wish to discuss the details of that test there's a thread we can do that on

[StrokerAce]

It was with robot testing.

 

I understand your point, but if you wish to discuss the details of that test there's a thread we can do that on

 

My point is that I think it is a misconception that if you buy a new club you will hit it better and farther and that the reason you suck is because you don't have new clubs.

 

People look in your bag, see you're playing a 5 year old 3 wood (see: Henrik Stenson) and conclude that you should get a newer club...

 

I really don't care about the new tech that hits the club farther but if it is being presented as "buy this club and you'll be a better golfer!!!" then that is a serious misconception... and it just seems like this is how TMag was positioning this club if you were to read between the lines.

[numberonecoog]

My point is that I think it is a misconception that if you buy a new club you will hit it better and farther and that the reason you suck is because you don't have new clubs.

 

People look in your bag, see you're playing a 5 year old 3 wood (see: Henrik Stenson) and conclude that you should get a newer club...

 

I really don't care about the new tech that hits the club farther but if it is being presented as "buy this club and you'll be a better golfer!!!" then that is a serious misconception... and it just seems like this is how TMag was positioning this club if you were to read between the lines.

Testing has shown you will more than likely hit it further.

 

Both distance and forgiveness have improved. Forgiveness being distance on mishits. if you come OTT badly then no club will make you hit a draw. A club can get you to 225 on a OTT Toe hit vs an older club that will get you 210 with that same OTT move.

 

No one club will allow you to put  abad swing on it and get great results. Newer clubs can help with distance and forgiveness. Thats not really debatable. Go hit a r5 then go hit an m1. The m1 can be set to your swing and both can have the same shaft and I can almost guarantee the M1 will be closer to the center line and be further. 

[mcavoy]

The list of misconceptions from shafts alone is enough to make me laugh.

Often used classics are, for example:

 

"low torque shafts hit straighter shots"

"higher price shafts perform better than cheap ones"

" 'made for' shafts are junk"

 

 

 

From that list those are the ones that stood out to me.  I'm not a junkie when it comes to understanding torque and all of the other shaft metrics.  I've personally found I've had my best results (at least from a driver perspective) with shafts that are advertised in the mid-torque range.  Say 4*-5*.  The higher priced shaft one made me chuckle.  Like they're sprinkled w/pixie dust or something.  If you watch enough golf on TV you'll see pros gaming UST Pro Force V2's or V5's.  Pretty garden variety in regards to price.  Bargains even.  But if it works....  The made for comment is a little more understandable because I have played some that were absolute garbage.  But I've had some others - the made for Project X that came in my original Cally X Hot 3w comes to mind - that were great.  Still have that club.  But it can be a mixed bag.

[StrokerAce]

Testing has shown you will more than likely hit it further.

 

Both distance and forgiveness have improved. Forgiveness being distance on mishits. if you come OTT badly then no club will make you hit a draw. A club can get you to 225 on a OTT Toe hit vs an older club that will get you 210 with that same OTT move.

 

No one club will allow you to put  abad swing on it and get great results. Newer clubs can help with distance and forgiveness. Thats not really debatable. Go hit a r5 then go hit an m1. The m1 can be set to your swing and both can have the same shaft and I can almost guarantee the M1 will be closer to the center line and be further. 

 

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree....

[GolfSpyC]

Offset is for people who want to hit a draw

[Kenny B]

Offset is for people who want to hit a draw

I love this one!!

[Fireinthehole]

"You have to be scratch/ pro to play blades"

 

 

 

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[EthanSterlingPrice]

"The number one (insert product here) in golf" should be "the one we pay the most people to use in golf" I'm not against OEM's or advertising but that bugs the fire out of me.

 

 

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[Kanoito]

Sidespin?

[PMookie]

Grip size affects draw/fade... "Oh! If u go with a bigger grip you'll slice the ball!" Hmm. My hand position or my swing have NO bearing on that whatsoever?? Jeez! Then the folks that slice only need to reduce their grips size and it will stop!

Many articles in various mags and on the web that prove this is a misconception.

 

 

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[numberonecoog]

Sidespin?

Another one that drives me crazy

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The better you are, the less bounce you need on your wedges