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TSR line, specifically the 3....I dont need a driver but damn I have not self control

I told you I was weak. I found one on auction. I may or may not have one coming in 3 hours and 42 minutes.

Buy it. Don't be selfish; we can't continue to live vicariously through the club purchases of others if you don't do your part.

PGA show is this week and as a result there will be lots of new equipment announcements. On various social channels I have seen that Steelfiber and Accra are releasing new graphite putter shafts; guess I have to add some things too my ponder list

IMHO, the funniest social media post I've ever made! Four years later and I'm still laughing hysterically at myself. YMMV.

47 notifications about likes from this thread alone dang Chuck

Callway Paradym Fiting at 2nd Swing Golf with Kevn Kraft---Yout Tube Star of the 2nd Swing Chaannel! The Stock Photo will have to do for now. I will obviosuly post in hand photos when I get it and get it on course. So since we were set on Paradym all we had to do was determine which head and shaft. It started out a lot like my session on Thursday I was hitting my driver all over the face and damn near missing the face on a couple...ha But mde solid contact on a couple good enough tto show us a base to compare it to. Now most of you know I have no ego shame in my game, it is what it is. So I don't miind sharing numbers that would get me laughed off the site at WRX...ha But they are real numbers sorry to say, and I know there are probably a good handful of guys here who might relate to these numbers...we should start a support group! So maybe it will help them. Now one thing, I've seen in the past. Trackman reads swing speed lower than and GC Quad or Mevo. And that was true today. Last week most of my swings were in the 83-84 range, with a couple low at 79 and one or two at 86. But 83-84 is what I'd say I was most at. Trackman today read almost al lof them at 78 and a few at 79. So 5 mph or so slower. Man as if I didn't already swing slow enough...ha I wont' bore you with thoughts on each shaft, the two best are shown bleo. We tried both the X and the standard head. He quickly decided he liked the Standard for me over the X. The draw bias inthe X wasn't giving me any more draw than the standard in the draw settting, so he said why not keep the option of moving that back to neutral if you ever need to. Next were shafts, We tried-everyhting in R flex Tensei Blue 55g HZRDUS Black 50 G (he said a brand ew option in 50g for them) Aldila Ascent 40G Adila Synergy 50g Cyper 45G Current Titleist HZRDUZ Black Gen 4 50g Aldila Ascent 40g Dispersion Chart The two that were best were the Aldila Ascent 40g and HZRDUZ Black 50g Both had the same swing speed 78.7 vs 78.9 Both ball speed of 117 and both had smash factor AVERAGE of 1049 I had one at 148 on each the others were all 1.49 or 1.50. Both these shafts just felt very good to me, like I was able to really swing them well. The difference was in spin, the HZRDUS had an average of 2822 spin and he Ascent 2425, so while they both carried 181 the Aldila had total average of 207 yards to 203 for the HZRDUS. Not a huge difference, but my two longest were with the Aldila 213 and 211 So certainly not numbers that are going to scare any of my opponents But the gains over the TSR were pretty signifcant, I was hititng it at max balls speeds of 108 and total distance of 174.....YIKES...again that was with hitting it all ove rthe face..actually mostly it was very high toe...prtty consistent out there from what we saw on each strike. The Aldila brought me back a bit towards the middle, stil favored slightly toward the toe, but not near as much as the 1.49 indicates. So gains over the Titleist were 38 yeards, but I wouldn't say that was all the club, a lot had to do with my swing. Honesty I should have gone back and asked to hit the Titleist again at the end, to see if I was a bit more warmed up. Now the ugly part. His fitting is complete with video from two angles and all the club path etc. My swing, I know I've always been a very OTT swing, at times I can control it to maybe -6 or 7 degrees Out to In. But today every swing with every club was around -12* out to in. I did a decent job closing the club at impact, to turn it into a decent size fade insteead of a slice. But I need to get that down the the -4 or -5 range at highest and I'll gain some big yards back. So the end reuslt is a Paradym Standard with the Aldlia shaft in 9.0 lfoted up 1 degree and set in the draw setting is on order. Actual release date is February 23rd. Not sure if I'll get it sooner or later. But I'm anxious either way.

Don't think I posted it here, but recently redid my upper bag with all PXG stuff. Started with a 0211 22° hybrid, then did a fitting and replaced my old 210D driver with an 0311FX 5th Gen 10.5* and added an 0311FX 5th Gen 4 wood. All have the ProjectX Cypher shafts in 5.5. They shortened my driver shaft by an inch, which is still an inch longer than my last shaft. Seems to be working well for me, have good gapping and got some extra distance on the upper end.

I really should video the two different feels l have, but for me, I tend to see better numbers when I perceive either: 1) A slower, complete backswing, focusing more on staying in balance than anything else. or 2) A faster backswing with what feels like a brief pause at the top. I suspect the "brief pause" I feel at the top is likely more of my body getting synced up and finishing my backswing fully. I think sometimes the hit impulse can be greater for me with a faster backswing, and that causes all sorts of issues.

For me it is nowhere near a Hideki pause, it is just a slower transition that allows my body to start the downswing. If I try to swing "hard" my arms outrace my body, sequencing is off and am slower.

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These have to be hand delivered. They can't find you with all the camo on!

I'm thinking about a Titleist TSi 1 three wood to go along with my driver. I know @BIG STU is going to call me nuts as I hit my TaylorMade SLDR three wood so well. But now that the Titleist's new models came out the price drop makes it more appealing! I am feeling weak at the moment. Trying to stop myself.

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Sometimes it is just good to play the old hits... Or revive threads which don't necessarily be known to many of the new members.

Ha Ha .. The Three Stooges! (..just reading each page in this thread going back in time to 2018..!)

I suggest you register for this giveaway.

Last time I checked in here, I mentioned I was stagnating a bit, holding right around 100-102 with the Stack at 195g. (Max driver speed is typically about 10mph above Stack speed, due to the Stack being about hybrid length.) Well, I found something my past two sessions: EDIT: Because looking at the before and after numbers might make even me skeptical of myself, that I sandbagged my initial baseline to make bigger progress, here were my on-course Arccos driver numbers for last season (this is my driver data, not just my "off the tee" numbers):

Well the shootout kicked off officially today. Well kind of officially, I at least have something to report on of the 2023 models. The Callaway Paradym. Of the 2023 models it is the first one I've hit and been fit for. And full disclosure, it might be the only one I get trulyfit for, the others I likely will order based on my past experience of shafts and recent LM data. So that will be one of the fun/interesting things about the Shootout, you'll not only hear about the heads, but several different shafts along the way on how they work for ME..of course as always YMMV So to start, I had a min fitting or demo with the Callaway rep on Thursday, got to hit both the Standard and X heads, didn't even try the Triple D, as it's not anywhere near my level. Tried 2 or 3 stock shafts he had on hand, nothing too exotic. I'm going to copy and paste from a recap I sent to a buddy who was very interested to hear how it went. But before I do, and I'll updat the original post with this. For those who don't know my swing stats, I'll recap here briefly. I'm 63 and have multiple physical limitations and limits on ability that keep my swing speed and numbers firmly in the slow to moderate at best aeas. My usual or daily driving distance hasn't exceeded 220 yards much at all when in season Often times it's closer to 210 to 215. My swing speed on Foresight is around 83 to 84 and on Trackman arond 78 to79. That is nromal and I've seen it played out many times oerr the past years. A good ball speed for me is low 120s with the average maybe 117 to 119, and occassionaly will see a 126 or 127. I'm going to do some off season work, I really am, and may goal is to see if I can get that average or normal up to 128 event 130! We shall see. As mentioned I'm not long, but I'm fairly straight, I play a slight fade that hardly ever turns into a slice, yet the next time I hit an intentional draw, will be the first. I often say I couldn't drawi if you gave me a pencil on the tee. My Smash Factor during a lot of practice seessions is usually in the 144 to 146 range. OK...Onto this weeks Paradym resutls. i'm going to post below, so this post doesn't become 10 pages long TBC

I just added a Titleist TSi 1 15 degree three wood with a TENSEI AV Blue 65 graphite shaft (stiff) to my ever-increasing arsenal. Should be delivered in about a week. Note to self. Go play don't shop.

Watch a "Mcgolf" video on utube, then buy the cheapest irons at the local charity shop to practice with. Pull them apart and glue them back together and your good to go, that's what I did easy peasy... P.s..I posted a $40NZ "brake pad/shaft remover" hack on here simple, you can actually remove shafts on the dinner table or at the beach NO problem. Good luck..

Guess who won the auction? Yup it was me. Click, click, hello operator. Please transfer me to the "What have you bought lately" thread.

update for all, Finnleigh is now 3 months old. She has a big scar on her lower spine, as a reminder. She is always smiling and happy, although she has much PT and most likely surgeries ahead to correct, he legs issues. Just wanted to follow up so you won't think I don't appreciate the support.

I placed an order for a L.A.B. DF2.1 putter a couple of weeks ago. Should see it in the next 2 weeks (hopefully).

For me it is a feeling of a pause at the top. When you watch on video though there is no pause. Its just the momentum of the club still going back and the pause is more of a trigger to get my weight to shift.

That makes sense. If either of you gets the chance would you post a video? I think I am falling victim to rushing into my downswing too quickly and getting out of sync.

During my fitting yesterday I averaged right around 110 MPH swing speed (Trackman), topping out at 113.2. Well struck balls were flying with about 165 MPH ball speed. I've remarked the past few weeks that I've lost some speed since early December as a result of trying to cut some weight I put on over the holidays. First, as to not lose sight of the forest through the trees, I went back and looked at my Trackman fitting from spring 2019 during the Epic Flash test here on MGS. At that time my absolute all out swing went 103, with the majority of my drivers sitting under 100 MPH. My max ball speed during that fitting was 148 MPH. So I'm obviously ecstatic to have added that speed over the past four years. Second, regarding my nutrition, my goal over the next few weeks is to slowly ramp up my carbohydrate intake in an effort to regain some of the 3-4 MPH I lost over the past month. I was reading a pretty interesting research summary on Stronger by Science, which highlighted the relationship of glycogen storage in type 2/"fast twitch" muscle fibers. I'm continuing to make some gains in the gym with weights, but the speed has stagnated/regressed a bit since the fall. Since the start of the year my wife and I have gotten back into being lower carb more seriously (we've been low carbers for over 10 years now, but splurged a bit this past fall/holiday season) and that has correlated directly with my loss of speed. I'm hoping by introducing a few more carbs I might capture some of that lost speed while still allowing me to work on body composition. Fun little experiment to take me through the end of this challenge.

I actually make my brother yell that out loud every time he actually hits a good drive. (Don't worry.... its rare!)

yeah well now there's pressure for me to make the switch so that the Mod team looks like we're sponsored by Titleist drivers

I don't need to be convinced or nudged! My compulsive nature does that by itself! Blessing and a curse.....

I carry 10 to 11 clubs, even for tournament play, and I use them all, frequently enough. 5 handicap, walk/carry, superlight bag, hilly course, age 62, cancer survivor, it's about health and fun more than every advantage.

Cost no object, The Stack hands down. Couple things that haven't already been mentioned that are advantages to the Stack system for me: Enforced rest periods through Grit score. I'm an impatient person and with the SuperSpeed protocols I never gave myself enough rest between sets. The Stack app gives direct comparisons to other golfers in your age bracket. One stick vs. three. In combination with the Stack's speed priming workout you have a really portable and awesome quick warmup before a round of golf. No opposite hand or kneeling swings. FlightScope integration, if you have one.

Blasphemy! I dug further into the data last night. After looking back on both the standard and Triple Diamond models, my numbers with the Triple Diamond were actually better to my eyes. My concern about spin and height with the standard Paradym were re-validated after looking at landing angle and also removing a few outliers where my spin was low enough to drag the average down a bit. I also feel that the Triple Diamond gives me a little more versatility in golf ball choice and builds in some flexibility for any speed that comes back after my cut. I think with the weights switched around I'll be at a very comfortable level of spin at 9.5, or I can play at the stamped 10.5 degrees with the weight forward.

Quick thoughts: The Stack has a much better app and will most likely be easier to follow if you don't have a lot of motivation or self-discipline. SuperSpeed is perfectly fine and you can see great results if you stick with it. I went from a driver swing speed of 104 up to 115 doing a year of SuperSpeed. If I had to start it all over again though I would definitely go with The Stack due to the app. Check out some of the other forums on the site for more detailed reviews. There are a couple of great ones already started.

So today was a inadvertent test, it was 40 degrees and raining and quite foggy. So foggy in fact that it provided a good test for the cobalt. I tried to get pictures of the conditions but I don't even think this quite captures it. The Cobalt did quite well, though there were some flags I had to shoot a few times to get them but my other rangefinder couldn't even pick them up. Overall a very good day for the Cobalt.

I liked that^ post (hahaha going crazy reading every page going back and having lots of laughs!)

Hall of Fame thread!!

Just so you are aware, it can vary a lot depending on which fitter you are working with, especially in a big box store. I was more thorough than some. An independent fitter has to be good or he goes out of business.

... I hate to see QBs taking those hits. I think they should always slide our get OB and avoid contact. That said, I understand it's a playoff game and you lose, you go home so sometimes the competitor will take the risk but when you have a franchise QB losing them to an jury is brutal. Defensive players in todays NFL are just soooo fast, big, strong and hit like a brick wall so always best to avoid them. That is a big part of "if he stays healthy *"

... So far missed every game this weekend continuing this losing season. I am waiting for a phone call from one of the teams left, telling me they will send me a jersey if I will just bet on their opponents.

*fingers crossed* This is finally the year I get to re-do the whole bag with some brand new equipment. Mizuno driver and fairways, Cobra irons, Vokey wedges, maybe just stick with my Cleveland putter but also curious to see what a fitter would direct me towards... That's just if I'm picking off looks and personal preferences though. In a fitting, I want to test pretty much everything lol!

Bump one of the best threads of all time! I'm still waiting ... maybe they got my address wrong?

WEEK 17 FINAL LEADERBOARD MYGOLFSPY FORUM MEMBER CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR ==================================================== The MGS Forum VWCT Regulars were playing some good golf again this week. I can't wait to put my name back on the leaderboard and enjoy some healthy competition with my Forum Friends!! WEEK 17 WINNERS Low Net Score To Par: Taking down the champ for the last three weeks, and playing strongly off his tie for the top spot last week, @tony@CIC held off @Golf2Much this week by one stroke with his Net Even Par round at Scepter! Great Playing Tony and enjoy wearing that MGS Forum VWCT Black Jacket this week!! Most Net Birdies or Better: @Mr. Mushball was ON FIRE through his round at Sah-Hah-Lee posting ELEVEN (11) Net Birdies or Better. Congrats on earning the Birdie Badge this week Longest Drive: And again, @snicerz is showing the forum what it means to "grip it and rip it" capturing the longest drive of week 17 with a drive of 343 yards. The POWER is strong with this one!! Great Week everyone, Hope to see more member scores posted in the weeks to come as we close our SEASON 1! Remember: PLAY OFTEN ~ POST OFTEN!!

Yup, he finally has a NFL coach.

Laurence is a damn gamer. Have not seen much of his play besides these playoffs but in that 4th quarter when he got the first down scrambling (believe it was 3rd and 8 or 4th and 8 ) he got it and took a shot. Was the play right before the fumble. That play alone made me like the guy, kids got a long career ahead of him as a leader if he stays healthy *

It sound like you had the golf geeks perfect scenario. I'm glad you got the opportunity to do this and I'm looking forward to hearing about your experience in more detail.

Cincinnati played very well. Four Quarterbacks should be around a long time, Burrow, Allen, Mahomes & Laurence.

If I won the O Works putter, I would be putting with it one handed on my PuttOut mat as I'm drinking coffee in my other hand. Talk about perfect putts!

I have a four iron, I basically use it on for punching out of the trees.