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It really is the season for re-testing and it has been great to see the community band together with these re-testing opportunities. For this one we have @Hook DeLoft to thank, as he gave these irons a glowing review, but in the end his Mizunos still performed better. He has kindly offered up his set of MacGregor MT86 irons to be re-tested by a selected member. A big shout out to him and big thanks for providing this for additional review. Here are the Specs MacGregor MT86 Irons 5-PW Shafts: Regular Flex Recoil 660 F3 Grips: Lamkin Crossline Length: 1/2 inch longer than standard Lie: 2 Degrees Upright So interested in being our next tester for these irons? You need to have all of the following to be in consideration. Photo of current set and why they are your gamer set What would make you the ideal tester for these irons? That's it! We will be going through candidates and the reviews over the next few days and contacting the selected tester before the end of the week. *Shipping expenses to be paid by the new tester *Irons can be reshafted at new testers expense if they so choose. *Full testing requirements are still expected for this testing opportunity.

Good morning All, It’s cold here, but the coffee is countering that by being hot and delicious. Little man is home sick today with a stomach bug and our oldest dog is in his final days. Our anthem for this month Have a grand Monday

Good Morning as spies got to golf this weekend and it was cold shot a 50 for nine Enjoy your day all!

Cold here today. It’s Monday. I think I am “possibly” catching a bug. I don’t usually get a cold, maybe once every few years or so. Going to just take it easy today and “think” about golf between meetings. Hope everyone has a wonderful week! Today is National Stretching Day ….. so, get some stretches in. I’ll be doing that later right after my nap Cheers

Morning all, A storm blew through here around 10:00 last night with some high winds. Spent an hour this morning picking up sticks, and a few branches. Once the leaves dry out a bit it will be another hour or two blowing and raking them up. I already fixed all the Christmas decorations that got blown over. Then pack my bags and off to New England for work. Last travel week for the year. Hope everyone has a great day.

Good Monday morning all! Had a great weekend with a holiday party on Friday evening with a Yankee Swap/White Elephant/Nasty Christmas (thank you to The Office) where my kiddos actually get to play. It is always funny the things they like. My son last year got a 100 piece drill bit set that he loves and I can't use unless I ask him. This year he got a pickle ball set, my daughter got a Grinch shaped bar of soap, and my youngest managed to pick a bit of a joke gift that had a picture of one of the partygoers dog. Joke is on them though she loves dogs and now wants to hang it in here room. Had my parents up the next day for a nice visit after some cross country skiing in the morning before the rain last night ruins it all. Then Sunday was the chores and relaxing day which is always nice way to end the weekend. Now back to it and getting the week rolling. Have a great day everyone!

Good morning MGS! Welcome to the final work week of the year! Well, it is for me anyway! Woohoo. There's a bunch to do this week so I'll be earning my time off. Coffee cup #2 in hand and already getting after it. Wishing you all a fantastic day! If you're able to play golf today I hope ya hit em straight. No golf in sight for this guy... stay healthy everyone.

Good morning everyone! It's a chilly Monday morning in Tennessee and I'm enjoying the warmth of my coffee before walking in here in a few minutes. I enjoyed my limited time off over the weekend, I Hung out with my wife and got a couple of small tasks taken care of. Right now I'm looking forward to next weekend and hopefully playing golf. I hope y'all have a wonderful start to your week!

Good Morning everyone!! Exercise day today; let's see if I can not break something. Best wishes for a Marvelous Monday!! Well, I lied... I made a mistake yesterday telling my wife that if the temp got to 40º, I would play. It got to 41º and stopped raining, so we called the clubhouse to see if we could get on... the pro laughed and said, "See you when you get here." Got there about 1pm; 9 cars in the parking lot and no one in sight on the range or #1 tee. The only way that I was going to play was to walk, so we both loaded up our push carts and off we went. At least I stayed warm walking. For this time of the year the course is surprisingly green from all the rain and mild temperatures. Hope it continues... a gray day and no sun.

Good Monday Morning Spies! Chilly Central Florida morning, 51 degrees & windy. Considering yesterday it got up to 80 degrees. No golf this morning. Golf buddies were texting at 6am, they were bailing too cold with the wind, LOL. Ranger duties this past weekend, Saturday was the worst day since I started the job in July! Everything went wrong, kind of funny, LOL. No golf today, back to work at regular job. Great milestone @GolfSpy_APH, over 11k Good Morning Thread posts! Testament to MGS & the great Spies on the site! Thanks for all you do! @Ben Joest Merle Haggard perfect song, sorry to hear about your son & oldest dog . On 2nd cup of espresso. Have a Great Day Everyone & Stay warm! !

Good Morning, hope you are all having a good start to your workweek, if that is the case. Big week for me, rolling into the main prep for my business buildout, next week is where it really gets crazy, but going to do as much as possible to set it all up. Exciting stuff, will post some details soon, but it's all coming together Cheers, hit em straight, if you can.

Good morning all! Just noticed this, but pretty impressive that this thread has nearly 11k responses in less than a year. Thank you all!

Good morning spies! Happy Monday to each of you as well. Three days remaining of the 5am start at work for me and then back to 6am on Thursday. I usually don’t mind the earlier start but for some reason it’s really messing me up this time. Sleep just isn’t very good lately. Starting the day off at 20° and it should rise to around 42° this afternoon. Highs will be back to around 50°for Thursday and Friday so fingers crossed for just a bit more golf this season. Hope everyone has a great day!

Good morning! Early start to the day for me as I had to travel up to northern Michigan for work today. Hopefully things go well and I don’t need to stay the night. Had a nice weekend helping a friend move into their new house and putting up more Christmas lights around my house. I even got to take advantage of the warmer than normal weather and got out golfing twice! The cold weather is back so my golfing is moving back indoors for the foreseeable future. Have a good day everyone!

Good morning everyone. Another cold wake up but it looks like we might get a string of days ahead in the 40s which should allow me to get some time in on the putting green soon to get some serious testing done with the Odyssey Ai. Not that I mind working on the putting mat but nothing beats the real thing, am I right? Two four-day weeks in a row for me and then Christmas break. We can do this. Hope everyone has a great Monday!

Good Monday morning! Hope everyone has a great day!

36⁰ this morning. Windy too. Brrrr. Had no water this morning. Thought the well went out. Happy to report it was just the pump contact switch. Replaced it with a spare in the garage. Crisis averted! AI-one putter arrives today!!!

I'm here in Fairfield Glade and we just got some lightening, thunder, and rain luckily. Hope everyone made it though unhurt and unscathed. Good morning spies and welcome to another week of fun and frolics. Haha, just kidding. Welcome to another week of work. Everyone have a great week. 2 weeks till Christmas!

Good morning folks! It's going to be high 50's and sunny all week here in Northwest Arkansas which is pretty unusual this time of year here. I intend to take full advantage of it with lots of range sessions. I hope everyone has a great day and a great week!

Good morning MGSpies on this dark cold WNY Monday, glad to be back to routine and work computer sorting out its network while I get this greeting together to add to the nearly 11K thread responses, thanks for that numeric joy Jamie @GolfSpy_APH! Sending out positive good thoughts for everyone as we head into the holidays as keeping spirits bright is important now as always especially with only 10 days to go before Winter Solstice which is why it is so dark out these days in the Northern Hemisphere, enjoy your long daylight days MGSpies Downunder! And may golf be a part of your day!

Good morning Spies on this back to work Monday for me, and many others here. Seems like the weekdays here will be colder than last week but warming back up to mid 40's by next weekend. With the holiday season upon us, end of the year work gets a little hectic in the automotive world, so I am looking forward to some time off between the holidays. Hope that your day is the best it can be, and that something enjoyable is also in your plans.

Morning all. Still fighting this sickness in my sinuses and I still have to work. Ugh. Swapped out the coffee for hot tea with honey this morning. Hoping I start to feel better later today but I am not holding my breath. Needless to say I did not get out to try the new simulator place so maybe next weekend. Have a great Monday ya'll. Back to work....

All good in Nashville. Seems quite devasting in the northern part of the state though.

Good morning spies! Hope everyone had a great weekend. I was able to hit some balls at the sim on Saturday. Has turned into a nice weekly routine for me and another friend who can't quite give up golf for the year. Was also able to test out various 7 woods that I am considering gaming next year. Biggest takeaway for me is that the gapping is too close to my 2-iron. Might have to either put the 3 wood back in the bag or find a 4 hybrid or something similar to add. Was also able to attend my first Chicago Blackhawks game last night. Had a blast even though they lost 4-1. Hockey is one of those sports that is just so much better in person. Couple of short work weeks before the holidays. Coffee on the ready. Let's make it a good one!

I appreciate it! I'm a bit southeast of Nashville and while we got some heavy rain and lightning, we didn't get tornados. My wife didn't even know we were under a tornado watch until the next morning, I didn't either as I slept through everything. I hope @vandyland is ok, vi know he lives up in that area.

Manic Monday has arrived after a seemingly all-nighter weekend. So, how you doing my fellow spies? Hope everyone is working hard at staying off the naughty list for a couple of more weeks. My young flat bellies have been avoiding me like I was a loan shark coming for a ballon payment. Temps have fallen to low 40’s to mid 30’s at night. Had to root out a couple of the young that were trying to avoid working in the cooler temperatures. 7 more days this year of doing the bidding of “those people” and then just back to indentured servitude to the “ Great She Thing “ Have your way with this Monday my friends as you set the course for your week… Hoping for golf the coming weekend.

Well since it's a non MGS contest I would guess the guy who won it 5 years ago?

Good morning friends! Hope all is great and continues to get better! Busy day ahead with work and learning! Hope to play on the sim tonight! Paradym driver should be coming in tomorrow and really excited for this! BE THE BLESSING!

Played yesterday in 39 degree weather and high winds. Now THAT was a rollback.

@vandyland, that's good to hear. I feel bad for the families affected by the storm. @Ben Joestsorry to hear about you soon and dog.

Dang. Best thoughts to you all

Sorry to hear that @Ben Joest. Hope your little one feels better. Will be praying for the old dog too. Never easy losing one.

From a looks standpoint, these were my absolute favorite looking irons of 2023. The nostalgia they fill me with, is like a warm hug. The only thing that kept me from signing up for this test was timing. While I have tested my set of irons this year and are still quite happy with them, I must admit to a bit of envy for the member that gives these a go and gets to write about their experience. Good luck to those that apply, I will be following along and living vicariously through you!

Just a quick follow up on the last few times using the deWiz Swing Modifier. I had a chance to get it out on the course again. The first time was the day I received the unit and I think I had 2-3 swings register. I accounted that largely to the fact that I was using a cart and my very quick pace when it comes to addressing the ball and hitting it. This time I had 17 swings register. Not great but at least it was an improvement. While I wasn't constantly looking at my phone during the round to track progress, I'm sure a number of the missed ones were due to not addressing the ball and staying still for a second or two. I was also in a cart again so some of the swings could have been missed due to being outside Bluetooth range. All things considered I don't think the on course mode is really for me. I'm just not interested in going into apps, selecting clubs, live tracking results, etc. Without that diligence it's really hard to do much with the info. I WILL try and get it out during another practice round at some point and really focus on logging all of the information but it's just not something I see myself doing very often at all. I have been using it more frequently indoors and have really focused on the Practice & Learn options. In that menu you can practice Transition, Tempo, Length of Backswing and Distwedges (length of backswing on wedge shots). I've found them helpful and the immediate feedback from the phone audio is great. I think this will be where I spend 95% of my time with the app and will just slowly adjust goals and get them tighter and tighter. I've dabbled with but haven't spent a ton of time with Distwedges since I wasn't fully confident in what my norms might be for specific yardages...but my next step is to practice hitting a variety of yardages and tracking the backswing lengths. Once I have those I should be able to go into Distwedges and set up "Gears" that are backswing length targets generally resulting in specific carry distances. I should be able to get a lot more out of wedge practice at that point. I have been a sub 5 handicap for the last few years but I believe my wedge game, especially in regards to consistency, could definitely improve. I do think pairing the Distwedges with a launch monitor or even at an outdoor range will really help with getting more consistent carry distances when I'm inside of 120 yards.

Hello fellow spies! I fully realize I am well into the afternoon and checking into the good morning thread, but it was a busy and fun weekend! We had Thursday and Friday off last week to early celebrate our youngest son's birthday at a waterpark, which we always do for birthdays. I am glad we did it that way, too, because he has come down with a nasty cold that kept him out of school today. I was home with him this morning, thus the late appearance to the forum. I also made an active choice to spend less time on my phone and more time FULLY engaged with my family this past weekend. I, like I am sure many parents of young children do, find myself too much on my phone when I could be giving that time to my kids. I am aiming to do a much better job of that going forward. That doesn't mean I will be here less. This forum means a lot to me and is a place I find a lot of comfort and solace in with the banter and camaraderie. I just had that kind of "holy crap" moment this weekend as I watched my boys going down waterslides without needing me right there holding their hand or going with them. Life comes at you fast in those moments, so I am trying to make them go as slow as possible. Sorry for the sappy soap box!

Good morning, I see you are gaming Takomo's, how long have you had them?

Hope yall were good through the nasty storms that rolled through

Extremely busy this weekend with SWMBO out of town so my practice time was a tad limited. I was able to get a few short sessions in today on my practice mat. One of my sons stepped in after I had to step away and when I came back his first words were, "Dad, even my mishits were going the same distance as the ones I hit in the center. My Scotty never does that." I told him that was the premise behind the design of this putter and he told me he wanted to change up his Christmas list. Score one for the Ai technology!

Having gotten out early this morning to finish up Christmas and my wife's b-day shopping (yea!!), I headed over to our Granite Falls North practice area to test the putter. As I mentioned in my main review post, I want to get used to rolling the Odyssey before starting my strokes gained test plan. Apparently lots of folks like to watch football as the green was wide open. I putted 5 balls around the four holes for over an hour. These were ~15 to 25 feet apart, each having some contour. I'm really liking the feel and "click" off the face. It's much different than my non-insert ER5v. I'm guessing what I'm feeling is the slight flexing of the insert? Gaging distance did not present a problem and I'm stroking both putters pretty much the same. I also tried a few "controlled" strikes in attempt to assess distance and dispersion when purposely striking toe and heel positions on the Ai milled face insert... you know, where the magic happens . I really couldn't get a sense of how this was or was not working as that part of the practice green is too contoured. I'll need to re-do this test over at one of the other practice greens that have a really flat area. Anyway, a productive time and I'm thinking the ER5v might be in trouble .

I don’t think anyone should call @RickyBobby_PR a zealot just because his group play by the rules. Isn’t that what everyone should aspire to do? We play by the rules here. The men’s club and a couple groups adhere to some local rules in competition. However, we still play by the USGA rules. I know those that don’t and that is fine for them. I would never berate anyone for doing the right thing and following the rules. Maybe that is my Marine background…….

It's the good morning thread, but I'm calling it a night. Long weekend and back at it tomorrow early morning. Another surprise coming your way tomorrow! Stay tuned.

Haven't been hitting golf balls to rest the old back and the wrist I seem to have damaged, possibly a bit of repetitive stress... ..but have been swinging my Orange Whip in the garage for a few minutes every few days .. working on a fuller turn back staying in balance, followed by a better weight/pressure shift forward in the down swing. Also been rolling the ball on the basement putting mat, alternating 3- and 8-footers, trying to smooth out the stroke - seems to work a little better for me with my elbows closer in to my body, vs arms hanging at the sides. As always - Work In Progress!

Oh man.... Fingers crossed the little man bounces back quickly .. sure he will! .. but man oh man now I'm sad hearing about the old pooch... It's so tough having to say good bye to your fur baby .. keep him comfortable .. hope you and the family make it through ok .....

I don’t care a damn if golfers playing casual rounds or for fun/practice play by any set of rules. The only ones that I want to see adhering to ALL of the Rules of Golf are the ones who are playing in the competitions (leagues, tournaments, club championships, etc.) in which I am also playing. Since this comprises the vast majority of the rounds of golf that I play, that means that I generally expect that the golfers with whom I am playing and/or competing are strictly adhering to ALL of the rules.

Mmmm I'm gonna guess the big announcement is that the whole golf ball rollback hullabaloo was just another Internet hoax / hacker misinformation social media campaign

@Ben Joest so sorry to hear about your pup. Never an easy thing to go through. Sending good thoughts to you and your family. Hope the little guy feels better soon as well

... I guess this is where the written word without expression or context can fail us. I have no bitterness at all for anyone that loves the game and has an opinion different than mine. I don't even disagree with them, I just have a different opinion.

This is where the problem comes in. What the ruling bodies did does nothing to fix whatever problem they are trying to claim exists. The long hitters are still going to be long. The ones that people claim fly the trouble with a 8-15 yard reduction are still going to fly these various trouble area whether it’s cutting a corner, flying a bunker, etc. then as Sasho points out they will get the distance back and we are in the same spot as today with the “ball going to far” problem even though just like now it’s not the ball but the golfer. So what then? It will be another rollback and more harm to the amateur golfer. If this isn’t the breaking point for people being done with the ruling bodies will the next one be. This rollback doesn’t bring back shorter courses on tour or in the majors. It won’t affect scores and it wont have golf courses not maintaining their current tee boxes and using them so when the tee boxes are at the same place as now but amateur golfers are shorter off tee the game becomes harder because they need to hit a longer club than before the rollback. Some will say move up but there are lots of golfers that want to be challenged on the course and enjoy playing further back to see how good they can score.