Vertical Groove Driver from Vertical Groove Golf

[BIG STU]

Not to throw water on the bon fire so to speak but I wonder if it will be USGA conforming? I know about 10 years back or so I had some Asian Tour iron heads forged CBs that had the grooves at a 45 degree angle and do not know the depth or type but they were very non-conforming to USGA and R&A standards at the time. We had gotten those heads (2 sets) on some kind of package deal out of California with some other stuff

 

Note; One set of those heads showed up about a month ago still not shafted. A guy was trying to sell them to me still in the box they came in. I laughed and explained them to him showing him the original shipping label for our own shop. He had bought them from a flea market somewhere for $10

 

Sorry got  off the original subject

[PMookie]

Not to throw water on the bon fire so to speak but I wonder if it will be USGA conforming? I know about 10 years back or so I had some Asian Tour iron heads forged CBs that had the grooves at a 45 degree angle and do not know the depth or type but they were very non-conforming to USGA and R&A standards at the time. We had gotten those heads (2 sets) on some kind of package deal out of California with some other stuff

 

Note; One set of those heads showed up about a month ago still not shafted. A guy was trying to sell them to me still in the box they came in. I laughed and explained them to him showing him the original shipping label for our own shop. He had bought them from a flea market somewhere for $10

 

Sorry got off the original subject

 

 

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[GolfSpy Barbajo]

Followed up with an interview with their VP of R&D yesterday. He shared some interesting anecdotal info and I'm hoping to get a look at their test results from Golf Labs.

 

Grooves aside, it seems like they're saying it's a low spin driver with a healthy amount of forgiveness in a 450 cc head.

 

 

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[cksurfdude]

Looks like a wilson Driver vs Driver candidate that didn't make it to the finals.

Ha!

 

Not sure exactly which driver I'm thinking of .. Foz: is it the JGR? .. that has horizontal grooves low/center but vertical grooves toe and heel..???

[Orange Hog]

Would love to see MGS test this one.  I'm not really buying the vertical groove tech jargon from the OEM.

[BigtazzGolf]

Two thoughts. One, the bumps to me would seem to cause more clubhead drag when you swing it. Two, the vertical lines, to me would seem to promote side spin. And I'm pretty sure no one needs extra side spin.

Hope they give us a try to put it thru it's paces.

 

Tazz

 

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[GolfSpy Barbajo]

Two thoughts. One, the bumps to me would seem to cause more clubhead drag when you swing it. Two, the vertical lines, to me would seem to promote side spin. And I'm pretty sure no one needs extra side spin.

Hope they give us a try to put it thru it's paces.

 

Tazz

 

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On lower lofted clubs grooves actually reduce/control spin - it usually starts right around the 5 or 6 iron.   Bridgestone has been all over this for a few years - they've micro milled grooves in all different directions on the J series and the JGR drivers - claiming the grooves can control up to around 300 RPM worth of spin.  Not enough to make a slice straight, but maybe enough to keep it somewhere where you can find it.  

 

Here are a couple of links...

 

http://www.mygolfspy.com/bridgestone-jgr-driver/

 

 

http://www.mygolfspy.com/bridgestone-golf-power-milling/

 

Notice on the JGR driver the milling is actually vertical on the heel and toe.  Not the same as grooves on this thing, but they are vertical.  

[revkev]

I hope they participate in the test.  It will be interesting to see how this driver stacks up.  At least they are trying something different.  Kudos for that effort.

[Golfzilla2069]

It sure looks like those grooves would accelerate side spin.

 

 

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[BIG STU]

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LOL you got me on that one--- I did not really read all the info closely---- The pics actually got me to thinking about those irons I mentioned

[newballcoach]

This story popped up on golf digest today about the driver... interesting take on the technology

 

http://www.golfdigest.com/story/vertical-groove-a-new-driver-with-grooves-at-right-angles-to-the-rest-of-the-market?mbid=social_twitter

[GolfSpy Barbajo]

We published our take on the Vertical Groove Driver on the Main Blog this morning.  Check it out...

 

http://www.mygolfspy.com/the-vertical-groove-driver-genius-or-gimmick/

 

So, Genius or Gimmick?

 

And if you're a gear head - make sure to check out the actual patent. It's kinda interesting reading...

[hckymeyer]

We published our take on the Vertical Groove Driver on the Main Blog this morning. Check it out...

 

http://www.mygolfspy.com/the-vertical-groove-driver-genius-or-gimmick/

 

So, Genius or Gimmick?

 

And if you're a gear head - make sure to check out the actual patent. It's kinda interesting reading...

I feel very similar between this and both Wilson Driver v Driver clubs. It's only a good idea if it performs. We will find out soon enough.

 

 

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[Ashton Plumley]

I still love this driver. It is so cool.

 

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[BigtazzGolf]

Out of curiosity I looked at this club again. Curious at the cost with an upgraded shaft.

Price tag of $599

Sorry JD even if you win with this club. It won't find its way into my bag.

Wow that's 5 pair of fancy pants vs 1 club. No brainer lol

 

Tazz