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What Have You Bought Lately? (CHA - Club Ho's Anonymous)
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How'd you play?
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How'd you play?
fozcycle and 6 others reacted to russtopherb for a topic
Shot 51/49 for a surprising 100 today. I honestly didn't think I was that high, I was thinking low 90's late in the round but there ya go. It was 42 degrees when we teed off with some gusts that lasted throughout the round. I know I dropped a few shots here and there due to missing greens then needing to chip up due to the wind or not taking enough club in the cold, but thankfully I only took two penalties off the tee today with the Bertha Mini - one was to the right in the thick of some trees where I literally had no shot at all, and the other was a pull into a marsh where if I was a few feet to the right, I would have been fine. I did have 6 3-putts, so yeah... now the 100 is making more sense. Still though - I played golf here in MA and it's practically December, AND I found more balls than I lost. And living where I do, they're pretty much all ProV1s. So wins all around LOL7 points -
2020 Classic Bag Challenge
JohnSmalls and 6 others reacted to BIG STU for a topic
Ok I am somewhat in ---- I played 2 nine hole rounds one Monday and one yesterday all vintage with my 62 FCs and an assortment of woods. And BTW John I did not cheat and use Rusty either I used another one of my Ironmaster putters. I am trying to get my feel back again. Used a combination of the Old Maxfli Elite wound 90 and some NOS PGA brand balata. And I am sticking to my 5 handicap I had before injury no concessions. I played from the green super senior tees. Glad I got 2 rounds in with heavy steel shafts and persimmons with minimum stiffness and pain so here goes. BTW played the back side first on Monday 43 40--- Rating 66.7 Slope 109 Yardage 5120 Par 72---- You brains can figure this if you will--- As long as my back and weather holds up I am planning at least 3 vintage rounds a week. I am done with the Scrambles for now got me swinging too hard and fast. But so far so good. As I get more strength and form I plan on going back to my regular senior tees7 points -
2020 Classic Bag Challenge
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2020 Classic Bag Challenge
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Shot a 79 today... miracles do happen. I committed to playing a fade off the tee all day, I had some crap drives into the wind that only traveled 230~ yards, and some down wind shots in the 270+ range. One hole i hit a 3 wood to compare to the driver. 263 3 wood, and like 266 driver. I really need to figure out what the heck is happening there. I only had one double cross drive, it was pretty bad, but I ended up saving par somehow from a long ways back. short game let me down all day, the grass is funky right now and it’s pretty mushy out there, so I’ll blame some of it on that. Great day out there though, and I even picked up a new winter hat, last one on the counter in the pro shop... was a bit chilly out there.6 points
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What Have You Bought Lately? (CHA - Club Ho's Anonymous)
cksurfdude and 5 others reacted to Rickp for a topic
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2020 Classic Bag Challenge
JohnSmalls and 5 others reacted to BIG STU for a topic
Hells bells that ain't nothing we have people around here that think Miura are knock off clubs. My bud who was the Miura dealer before he retired told me not to explain because they would not understand6 points -
2020 Classic Bag Challenge
JohnSmalls and 5 others reacted to BIG STU for a topic
LOl I do my own Classic Stu Style. 63 overweight limping moving slowly floppy hat and sunshades Stinson Style. Sometimes the big cigar. My own style of Shabby Chique6 points -
Random Thread
kardboard.kid and 5 others reacted to Kenny B for a topic
Have you ever thought about going into politics??6 points -
I am now team bump and run. I had always struggled with high lofted wedges with pitch shots from the fairway, and chip shots. Generally leave them short. Last couple of rounds i went bump and run (with no practice) and they generally worked out pretty well.6 points
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Do 70% of your shots come from only 30% of your clubs?
GregGarner and 5 others reacted to Shapotomous for a topic
The thing that drives me nutz worse than the 'safe club snapper' is hitting the safe yardage club to keep from going into a hazard and I flush it & the Hand of God comes down and carries the ball 25 yards farther than I normally hit it or it bounces forever....right into the water.6 points -
2020 Official Member Review: Titleist TSi Drivers
GolfSpy_BNG and 4 others reacted to HeathS16 for a topic
Honestly it is no contest[emoji854] Tiffany has been nothing but straight up rude to Eddie Epic. I am taking the plunge. Now I need to buy all matching Titleist stuff, that’s how it works right? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy5 points -
2020 Official Member Review: Titleist TSi Drivers
JohnSmalls and 4 others reacted to TSauer for a topic
So far, who’s letting their TSi bully their current gamer out of their bag? I’m right on the edge.5 points -
Just makes me wonder why I would ever pull the driver. My miss with the thing is round ruining. The 3 wood miss is not nearly as bad.5 points
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This is not uncommon for me. Not all the time but there are holes or times that due to the landing angle my 3w will go almost as far as my driver. My driver is almost all carry but 3w has the added benefit of roll. Not sure if that's the case with you but I wouldn't focus a lot on it.5 points
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Random Thread
kardboard.kid and 4 others reacted to GolfSpy AFG for a topic
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COVID restrictions are pretty tight in Scotland at the moment and golf is about one of the only things you can do. It is what is keeping me sane at the moment.5 points
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Steadfast Golf Driver Shaft?
Timberwolfmadcat and 4 others reacted to jddaigneault for a topic
Send a few shafts to MyGolfSpy HQ to let their testers see how your claims match up with reality. Send a 1X shaft to TXG and let Matty rip on it while Ian gives us his thoughts on the tech specs. If it performs according to those guys, people here (and beyond) will be more willing to trust the results and give the product a go. You can always contact the mods of this forum and set up member testing as well. Read through some of the recent shaft tests done here, I think you’ll find the dedication to detail quite impressive. Those are the things the MGS community relies on, as opposed to data that comes from “golf laboratories” and doesn’t cite any form of EI profile to help us understand bend characteristics or anything about how the shaft really performs.5 points -
What/How Did You Practice Today?
cksurfdude and 4 others reacted to edingc for a topic
I'm thankful for this range, despite the quality of balls. Nice Fiberbuilt mats, and the heat is good enough to be outside swinging as long as it's above 10-15 degrees. And his price for a large bucket is less than almost everywhere else even with heat ($12). I understand why the balls are bad, since they sit under the snow for a long time. My only other option for a heated range would cost something like $60 for the same amount of balls.5 points -
How'd you play?
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Sounds like a lot of my posts.....5 points -
Day 2 into renovating my kid’s playroom and converting the loft area into a home office/tv room. Sometimes being the son of a contractor comes in handy being able to do all the work myself. So far all the carpentry in the office area is done, put new lights in my attic and almost done with paint. Unfortunately I still have to lay a new floor in the playroom on Friday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk5 points
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2020 Official Member Review: Ben Hogan Golf ComPany-VKTR+, UiHi and GS53 FW
JohnSmalls and 4 others reacted to TCUfrog for a topic
So as promised yesterday, here is my first impressions full write up. Let's start with the unboxing first impressions. Man, oh man am I a sucker for a good headcover or what and Ben Hogan did not disappoint on this one. The classic white and blue primary colors with red accents. The Ben Hogan logo just pops on top to finish it off. Having the headweight sticker still on the plastic wrap was also a nice touch. The grip is going for a similar look to Golf Pride's MCC but is all one material and feels like it's made of cheap material, but more on the grip later. Now on to the first range session. After going through my typical warm up I dove into a full testing session of the hybrid. I started with 10 balls just to get a feel of the club (which came with a couple shanks) then went into a head to head test in comparison to my Taylormade M6 21 degree hybrid. 5 balls with each to start with my 85-90% swing focusing on finding the center of the face. Instantly, I noticed how much more penetrating of a ball flight the Hogan had. Obviously this is partly due to the stronger lofted VKRT+, but even when I tried to keep my hybrid lower the ball flight was probably launching 5-10 degrees higher than the VKTR+. Besides the more penetrating ball flight, I noticed I was getting about 15-20 yards further carry with the VKTR+. Carry average at 215 compared to 195 with my M6. Things that I love about the VKTR+: The look at address is great. Minimal offset and high face looks inviting and comfortable to hit The head shape feels like a true hybrid between and iron and wood unlike the Taylormade M6 rescue which feels like wood condensed down Ball flight is awesome to watch and is easily repeatable A few quick hitters on room for improvement on the Hybrid at first opening The Ben Hogan branded grip while a good look is obviously made of cheaper material and needs replacement immediately upon getting the club. Whether you're a cord fan or a MCC fan or even a Wynn Grip fan (gross), they're all much better options than the standard grip. The paint on the bottom of the VKTR+ seems to be wearing off rather quickly compared to my M6 which has 20+ rounds on it I was able to play my first round yesterday and while I only used the VKTR+ once, it was a 228 yard missile down the middle. Looking forward to a round on Friday to test further.5 points -
Random Thread
kardboard.kid and 4 others reacted to Shankster for a topic
That’s exactly what I did. I told a story in 5 different ways, all with the same ending. Then the conclusion was a mash up of all of the thing I already said. None of it made any sense.5 points -
I found a 3-qt saucier that had been on my list of "sh*t to buy when we find a new house" on sale at TJ Maxx for 50% of the price so I grabbed it. Made some quick weekday sauce in it to throw on some noodles. Made from canned San marzano tomatoes and basil from my mom's garden, plus some fresh garlic4 points
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Yeah, I hit a 3 iron off the tee today further than a driver... I’ve never liked drivers, actually never liked a 3 wood either, but this thing is my go to. 3 wood was going further than the driver before I messed around with the weights, I didn’t even use the dang thing at the beginning of the season. No point. Been hooking my 2 Hybrid off the planet, so it is in time out. And getting a letting more right to left out of the t100s than I’d like to see on a stock shot. I’ve tried a few little things to reduce it, but I don’t think I can hold the face off any longer without hoseling them...4 points
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If it is always that way then yes I would question it, if it is rare then you should be ok. I play a public course most Sunday's. 10th hole is a 400ish yard par 4 with a landing area that is slightly downhill (maybe 5 feet total downhill). There is a bunker at 295. Driver goes in it, so I drop to 3w, which ends up rolling to about 5 yards of it, and I have hit it in it, so I drop back to driving iron and it still gets within 10 yards of it. Haven't hit the driving iron in it yet, but on paper there is 60 yards or more between DI and driver but in reality there are instances where that gap shrinks immensely.4 points
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We've had a pretty bad week rain wise so the course has struggled to get us on 18 holes. Last couple of rounds we play 11 holes then restart and play another 7. They have also requested us to walk and carry if possible to protect the course. So it is 4 layers of clothes on top, snood, beanie hat, golf mitts, waterproof trousers and golf boots with stinger cleats but I'm still out playing. Chipping is particularly difficult at the moment you just can't predict how the ball will react on the 1st bounce, sometimes it rolls out others it just digs in and rolls 6 inches. Saturday only lasted 14 holes, 15mph wind and a squall came in and just soaked us. Still managed a decent score in trying conditions of 6 over Today 5 over for 18 without really making a putt, had my Mavrik Driver back with the lengthen shaft and this seems to be doing the trick, striking the ball really well. 17th is a 275 yd par 4, down wind I can just about make it, putting for eagle twice on it today (missed them both). Going to try and play the next 3 days forecast is cold but dry so hopefully get a decent score or 2.4 points
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Random Thread
kardboard.kid and 3 others reacted to MaxEntropy for a topic
We had to have our 15 year old lab put down about 8 years ago and we finally decided it was time for a new pet. My wife was leaning towards a cat. We went to a rescue shelter last night and found this boy.... He's about 1.5 years old and lost his front paws when he was staying warm in an engine compartment and someone started the engine. He's a snuggly sweetheart and purrs so loud it sounds like a pigeon. His name is Bennett. I decided his full name needed to be Bennett Stumpington.4 points -
2020 MGS Fantasy Football
ChiefMikeOfficer and 3 others reacted to KurtActual for a topic
Thanks for reminding me that if I choke my way out of a playoff spot that the numbers were in my favor to make it4 points -
What/How Did You Practice Today?
Rickp and 3 others reacted to GolfSpy BOS for a topic
Will be headed to the simulator for an hour on lunch today. Going to take my oldest son with me so just using it as a range and some fun with him. I would just got to an outdoor range but if I play one more hour at the sim facility I'll get a free "membership" for the winter so I'll save $10 an hour all winter. The place is the least expensive around to begin with so the plan is to go 2 or 3 times a month over the winter. It will be good today anyway to just hit some balls since I'll be playing on Black Friday and it's been a little while since I've played.4 points -
2020 Official Member Review: Ben Hogan Golf ComPany-VKTR+, UiHi and GS53 FW
Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 3 others reacted to Siamese Moose for a topic
As gbtrsc said, based on the club length the frequency for an R ought to be more like 275. However, I should add that this was tested with the grip ON. I haven't tested with this grip model before, so it's quite possible that there's a lot of damping going on. I don't want to pull the grip until after I've used the club a bit, but I will go back and test with the grip off sometime soon. I should have realized that before my original post, but it's been a while since I used the frequency analyzer. My brain is rusty. To finish on a positive note, my COVID test came back NEGATIVE. Yay! Plus, since I never had a fever I do not need to further isolate (per Ohio guidelines). It took 33 hours from when they took my sample to when the email arrived. I'm a retired analytical chemist, so I understand testing protocols and schedules. I'm really impressed by that speed! I'll test the club soon, maybe at the range tomorrow. Today is out, as the rain is hammering down right now in Cincinnati.4 points -
The Match 3: Mickelson/Barkley vs Curry/Manning
downlowkey and 3 others reacted to PMookie for a topic
Charles is great for commentary, but not for watching actually play... I’d rather the old Skins Game. Even add some fun stuff to holes, challenges, etc. After Bernhard did better than Bryson at the Masters, I’d love a Senior Tour/PGA Tour mix where the older guys could show off their classic talents along the way!4 points -
Random Thread
kardboard.kid and 3 others reacted to PMookie for a topic
Fishing hit a note with me.... We didn’t have much money growing-up, six kids, two teacher salaries, and one of them didn’t start working until I went to school (I’m the baby), oldest is 12 years older than me... So, when I was the last at home for my final two years of HS, my Dad bought a little two-man Coleman boat, with oars. He loved to fish just for the peace-and-quiet. He didn’t care if he caught anything.... He’d always ask me if I wanted to go with him, and find a small lake to paddle around. 99% of the time, I said no... I was always very uncomfortable in that boat, and we never caught anything, which was the reason I would fish.... All of these years later, this is the one thing I would change if I could. I’d have gone fishing with my Dad 50% of the time, at least. I didn’t know then it was just to be around each other, and to enjoy some peace.... Ugh.4 points -
Had my second FaceTime lesson with Tyler McGhie yesterday and it went very well. As always with swing changes, this will take time, but I can’t say enough about how much better I like the virtual lesson via FaceTime than sending video and waiting for a reply. I was able to ask questions live, clarify, hit multiple clubs, even joke about how his Coastal Carolina fb team beat my Mountaineers Saturday! I need more range time, which has been tough since our move a couple years back, but hopefully I can find some time to go more often!4 points
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2020 Classic Bag Challenge
JohnSmalls and 3 others reacted to deejaid for a topic
I got the Tour Editions, Medallions, and Grinds, all from the same collector. Had I bought the Tour Editions first I wouldn’t even had bought the Hogan’s. The Tour Editions are a much better club for me. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk4 points -
When I get it done. Still looks like a war zone Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk4 points
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Pictures are part of the requirement to post on this thread [emoji23] Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy4 points
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Southeast: KY, TN, NC, SC, AL, GA, FL
GaDawg and 3 others reacted to LeftyMatt89 for a topic
How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? Been playing since 2015 my handicap is hovering at 12 right now. Hoping to get to single digits What do you love about golf? It is challenging and fun at the same time. I love equipment and learning the new tech What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? I am a long time reader and wanted to join forum to see what else the site has to offer Where are you from? What is your home course? I live in Summerville, sc and home course is Berkeley cc What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Best is the weather and courses are everywhere. Worst is I come from California and out here courses are much more narrow What do you do for a living? I work in purchasing for a fortune 100 company How’d you pick your user name? I am lefty, my name is Matt and I was born in 89.4 points -
2020 Official Member Review: Ben Hogan Golf ComPany-VKTR+, UiHi and GS53 FW
AGutierrez7 and 3 others reacted to heavygolffeels for a topic
Hit up the launch monitor today with the UiHi and a hybrid of mine that I call my "driving hybrid". It's not a club that I currently bag, but was the first hybrid that I got along with. Very anti-left, and great off the tee. The Apex has been shortened one inch from standard down to 39 inches, playing 3/4 of an inch shorter than the UiHi. I've added a +4 grip to neutralize the right hand some. Both of these modifications reduce the swing weight, so I have substituted a 12 gram weight in the head versus the standard 6 gram. Low launch, low spin, 85 gram evenflow black is a touch heavier than standard as well. Ultimately, we get low launch, great control and a flatter lie angle to keep it from hooking. Of course sacrificing some speed, height, and carry to do so. I figured this would be my most similar club to the UiHi in terms of ball flight and potential use on the course. I needed little warmup for the hybrid. I know that club well and turned the monitor on after 2 hits. I captured my next 10 shots without removals. Then I switched to the UiHi, and really struggled for a handful of balls. Not sure if it is the weight, or length, but something throws me off. More than just the obvious difficulty of loft. Eventually, I switched back to the choked down grip that worked better for me on the range yesterday, and then I started to find the clubface again. I then turned the monitor on and captured 10 shots with one removal on a nasty pull hook. All shots with both clubs were from the deck. Clubhead speed and ball speed are pretty similar. Kudos to the UiHi for having the better smash factor. That's pretty impressive for an iron. Especially with the Apex being shorter and my impression that I found the sweet spot better with the hybrid. I also kept the UiHi more on line and with less side spin, although the Apex did its job of being anti left. Ultimately, I am not launching the ball high enough to maximize distance. From a fitting perspective, more loft would help. Bending 2 degrees weak might help. A 4 UiHi might be a better option. Lighter, higher launching graphite shaft could help. But on the flip side, continuing to work with the 3 UiHi and improving my delivery would likely translate to better shots throughout the bag. I am obviously committed to testing the UiHi and am curious to see what else I can get out of it.4 points -
Got Problems?
MaxEntropy and 3 others reacted to kardboard.kid for a topic
Not to bring every one down more, but I could use some prayers. My dad celebrated his 85th birthday in the hospital due to a 1" kidney stone. (YIKES!!) while there he had some other issues and after tests were all done they released him with contact info to Hospice. He has stage 4 lung cancer that has pretty much spread everywhere. Depending on how much fight he as he could see March next year. My siblings that live near him say maybe Christmas.4 points -
edingc's Work In Progress
sirchunksalot and 2 others reacted to edingc for a topic
Had a fantastic range session this morning. I started my winter work last weekend and the first range session wasn't great. Looking over the video I realized I had gotten my hands really close to my body at address (again - this is a recurring problem that I've been working on for a long time). Today I went in keeping that in mind and after 15-20 balls feeling it out, I started hitting some really great shots. I was happy to see ball speeds with my 5 iron creep over 131 a few times, 6 iron over 125 and 7 iron over 123. I'm sure with real balls I can squeeze out a few more MPH. More importantly, I'm hitting nice tight draws throughout the bag now and nothing that really cut at all. Still lots of work to do, but I had a good set of feelings going today: Proper grip, alignment and hand position at setup. I ended up having to weaken my right hand grip a little to keep the ball from moving too much right-to-left. Also need to continue to place my left hand a little lower on the grip so that my pinky can wrap comfortably. Feel the grip strength coming from my left pinky. Having a little tension there still allows my wrists to be fluid and loose. If I get other fingers involved my wrists tense up and I start to leave the ball right. Getting a nice wide takeaway, going straight back with my left arm and keeping the feeling of "right forearm over left" to the top. This keeps me connected and turning into my right hip. Staying balanced in my turn so that I feel tension in my right hip and weight in my left foot just slightly toward the toes at completion of my backswing. A feeling of throwing the club down the target line on the downswing. My tendency is to spin left and swing my path out-to-in which results in hooks if I don't get into the front of my left foot well. I spent about half a bucket going maximum speed with the 5 iron and need to do more of that. I also tried speeding up my backswing some and the results were OK, but felt that, for me, feeling a little longer and normal tempo'ed backswing gave me the same speed and better results. It feels good to feel like I'm making progress.3 points -
F**K CANCER. Sorry to hear about this man, prayers up for real. I'm not taking the first few iterations of the vaccine by choice. Let the first batch turn people into zombies and after they work out the kinks I'll get mine3 points
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How do you respond when not playing well?
edingc and 2 others reacted to Tom the Golf Nut for a topic
I'm not much of a range rat. For me, I just walk away from a bad round. Now one thing to keep in mind is your level of play. A lower handicap players idea of a bad round is different from a higher handicap players. So for me as an example, a normal round would be 72 to 74 and a bad round could be 77 to 78. So that change in score could be something minor over the course of the round. Green speed, deeper rough, compacted sand traps after a rain, wind, and stuff like that. Sure maybe a bad shot or two. Not typically a swing issue. But if I felt it was a swing issue I would work on it at home. I have better tools there than at the driving range. I have a simulator and a Mevo to give me the data to analyze the problem. January and February is simulator season for me. I will try to play new year's day and then call it season until Early March. But the simulator at least lets me play all year long. I do use the range for about 10 balls before my round. Typically five drives and five 8 or 9 irons just to warm up.3 points -
2020 Official Member Review: Ben Hogan Golf ComPany-VKTR+, UiHi and GS53 FW
AGutierrez7 and 2 others reacted to heavygolffeels for a topic
My first preference is to shorten the shaft. That is what would generally help to find the center. But that is also going to stiffen the shaft and reduce the clubhead speed. Should also produce lower launch. With the ball flight that I am seeing and the numbers from the launch monitor, shortening the current shaft is really the last thing I want to do. I need something that launches higher, and more speed would help. That's where a graphite shaft at 95 grams or so should have some increased speed over a 110 gram steel shaft, and something with a more active tip would launch a touch higher. With those benefits, going shorter would be a possibility.3 points -
No, there's not. BBQ is, in it's simplest form, meat cooked slowly on a metal frame in a container filled with smoke. If the protein being cooked is not meat, then it's not BBQ in a true sense. My 2c.3 points
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2020 Official Member Review: Ben Hogan Golf ComPany-VKTR+, UiHi and GS53 FW
AGutierrez7 and 2 others reacted to golfish! for a topic
Hope your test comes back negative so you can get out and test! (that sounds weird off the tongue lol) What is your reasoning for the graphite shaft to find the center a bit better? Is it due to shaft flexes being different or something inherent to a graphite shaft compared to a steel shaft? I thought at this point with technology it was just a preference? 253 CPM makes a soft L flex? What is the range of numbers for the flexes? I'm sure I could just google it but I figure since you have experience building clubs, you would have more first hand knowledge.3 points -
2020 Classic Bag Challenge
JohnSmalls and 2 others reacted to deejaid for a topic
I’ve wanted a set for a long time as I heard so many good things about them in the Classic Golf forum. I love the fact they are Spalding. People just assume they are some KMart clubs or something. Little do they know these are some of the finest forged irons ever made with a PGA Tour pedigree. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk3 points