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Bobbers

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  1. From the photo it looks like the hosel, where the shaft inserts, might be broken off. That would make reshafting it problematic. If it's simply the shaft is broken off it's a piece of cake to remove the old shaft and start over.
  2. Your .5 swingweight difference is equivalent to 1 gram at the tip of the shaft (adapter/epoxy/ club head) or 2 grams at the butt end. Given that grips and shafts as well as heads and adapters all have manufacturing tolerances it's going to be next to impossible short of dismantling the entire club to evaluate each component to determine where the variation occurred.
  3. Not really. They used a lot of pot metal in making their products. Chrome plating can only go so far in making that which is hideous look beautiful.
  4. As long as the head covers are NOT equipped with zippers. How about some hybrid covers for consideration?
  5. Zevo Carbite Putters Mac Burroughs Northwestern used to make every imaginable inexpensive type of golf equipment here in the US. "Bassackward" putters
  6. The more you know about us the more "sense" our reviews will make. Hopefully. I think that's the general consensus among the testers. Glad it's being received that way.
  7. My experience with the graphite shafts was along the lines of "I had no idea how much flex my steel putter shaft really had!" If you're a halfway decent putter versus someone who approaches every putt as "poke and hope" I think you'd be surprised at how much, for a reasonable price in most cases, variance is removed from your stroke. That's one person's opinion of course.
  8. The same from me. Ask away, I'm sure we'll do our best to give you an honest answer.
  9. And I would be happy to accept...lol. Seriously, I'll find a way. I do play the forward (what my regular golf buddies call the "weenie tees") tees if that's ok? I promise a round with me will make you look really, really good...
  10. It is. As testers we're encouraged to be thorough, objective, and unbiased. Given I have the DF 2.1 here it seemed logical to put the Runner up against the "hot" model to see how they compare to each other. The usefulness of MGS, in my opinion, rests on our ability to be honest with each other. I've read innumerable reviews of other products here and realize how high the bar has been set and what our responsibilities as testers is.
  11. Introduction Hello. My name is Bob and I'm a golfer. (Audience replies, “Hi, Bob!”) Player Profile I've been golfing for about 60 years which should tell you something about my age. Lifelong resident of Wisconsin and have lived in the southeastern part of the state for the majority of my life with the exception of stints in Stevens Point, Eau Claire, and Green Bay. Grew up playing municipal courses long before irrigation was a thing which makes me a “picker”. Trying to take a divot, particularly in the summer months, was literally a question of whether you were trying to sprain a wrist or break it. Golf balls were covered with balata until the glorious day that Surlyn was introduced. Finally, a chance to play a round without having to worry about how many “smiles” our bladed irons were going to inflict on the ball due to a less than perfect strike. We'd put our golf bags on our backs, bicycle an hour to the course, play 18, and head home. A round of golf, a Coke, and an Acushnet “Club Special” cost all of $2.00. I'm left handed...except for golf. Only clubs I had access to were my mother's discarded set from long, long ago. Blades of course, a persimmon driver, a blade putter which was hard to differentiate from a 2 iron other than by the length of the club. Yeah, spent my first six years with a short set of “Miss America” hammer forged blades. Steel shafts, before chrome became a “thing” covered in an acetate sleeve to prevent surface rust from showing. Immediately below is a photo of my first putter. I recall vividly that my score for my first round was 150. Yet I persist to this day. I play a mixture of courses here in the southeastern Wisconsin area. Our season is unpredictable but averages sometime in April until November/December depending on the year. I shoot anywhere between 85-98 depending on how the day goes. I'm a “driving range rat” and honestly enjoy hitting a bucket of balls as much as playing around. I'm the guy who flips to the “you generally hit the ball straight but a lack of distance puts pressure on your game” advice columns in a golf magazine. My short game is pretty good as, for the most part, is my putting. For the past ten years or so I've used a mallet style putter of one sort or another, I find them more forgiving. I also tend to favor a somewhat heavier head. I have a pretty straight back and through stroke and favor face balanced putters versus those wth a lot of toe hang. I tend to point my left elbow toward the hole, something of a “chicken wing” position, to help keep my stroke straight. I entered to test the Runner putter because I liked the futuristic look, my assumption was that the company having been recognized with a “Most Innovative Product” award at the PGA show reflected respect from the industry, and perhaps foremost the adjustable weights at the rear of the putter offering the ability to potentially “dial it in”. I'm hoping the Runner will become a “dependable, reliable friend”and can enjoy an extended stay in my golf bag. My weekend round is generally early morning so I'll be testing my Runner mallet at various times when the dew is still on the green. My weekday rounds tend to be mid-morning to early afternoon so I'll also be testing during the heat of midday when things have firmed up. I'll be comparing the Runner to my Cobra Nova. I've enjoyed the confidence the Sik face offers. I feel that variable face loft helps compensate any variations in the amount of forward press present in any particular putt. I'll also be comparing the Runner to a LAB Golf Directed Force 2.1. I enjoy a good one putt, as we all do. I can live with two putts. I absolutely abhor three putting. We can debate whether those three putt greens are caused by a poor first, second, or third putt. But for me it's missing that 3-6 foot second putt that lights my fuse. I'm sure I'll be testing from close to distant from the hole. Predictable distance control is important to me. More subjectively the “feel” of the ball coming off the face is a big factor in how I relate to a putter. I have a preference for what I guess you'd call a softer face be that via the material, an insert, or milling magic. Right or wrong I'm a golfer who uses a softer ball in the early and late stages of our season and a more typical compression ball during the height of the season. I intend to run tests using different balls (all of which will be yellow) to determine if I experience any noticeable difference.
  12. I assume my wife isn't going to read this??? Seriously, up to around $500 I suspect. It's the part of my game that's at least average, I enjoy practicing on the putting green, and if we short hitters can't putt we're doomed.
  13. By definition they'd have to have improved...
  14. And for me at least it performed as ugly as it looked...
  15. YES!! That's the one. In looking for this thing I ran across a list of "worst irons ever designed" and wouldn't you know it, the Ping Zing 2's I had and the Slingshot irons I had both made the list... Can I pick 'em or what???
  16. No, those were odd but this one was even weirder.
  17. Ping G430 with the Alta Quick shaft. Light, easy to get the ball in the air, it's been a confidence builder for me.
  18. Worst: Can't remember who made them but there was a driver that had an almost hollow center; there was a concave opening about the size of half a golf ball. Sounded bad, performed worse. Nike "Slingshot" iron set. Didn't fit my swing or something but I had to struggle to get five yards of distance between clubs. A set of Ping Zing irons with hard tip, stiff flex shafts. Again, shame on me, no idea what I was thinking. Took them on a golf trip to the Biloxi area, it was soggy the whole trip, probably never got an iron to fly higher than 20 feet off the ground. "Splat" is the sound I remember most from that trip. "Dimple" grips. Might have been Avon, not sure, they were black with gold paint filled dimples. Offered no traction or "grippability" at all. Best: I think the Maxfli Tour S ball and I, based on a few holes a couple of weeks ago (six inches of snow since then, dammit) are going to get along very, very nicely. Cleveland CBX wedges have worked pretty well the past two seasons. Edel offers a round putter grip. Helps me focus more on the head alignment and not have to deal with the typically misaligned flat face putter grips. Small change admittedly but a major plus in my putting.
  19. There are more variations on this scam than one can count with new ones popping up every day. This IS a scam and best avoided. If you're lucky all you'll do is lose your clubs for no payment. At worst your bank account will be at risk. The same applies to your girlfriend.
  20. Agreed. When the fairways look like the landing area for mortar practice it's nice to see some common sense applied.
  21. Believe me I am NOT trying to spend other people's hard earned cash. I'm a devotee of reuse/recyle/repurpose shafts, grips, etc. when it makes sense and will give a good outcome. You went to an x flex in your irons. Using an s flex in your wedges will have you going "softer" in your wedges than your irons, sort of contrary to what most people do. There's going to be an issue relative to getting the right shaft from the old irons into the right wedge head in terms of getting similar performance. If it were me, and I realize it isn't, I'd be looking at something like: https://www.ebay.com/itm/334327742717?itmmeta=01HSGF1XW75F146B6A0NFVYHBZ&hash=item4dd77c80fd%3Ag%3AnTcAAOSwz2tfLhAo&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4E16dDUgSbgWdPp1J%2FRPJmY1F6dKlZSGm6JI5x2ChbEEltn0vzQww1gAsTUK6XoyEABdsxAHeoxJNTccZiVehgqIsc%2BmhwQTzg5aODaZVydYqqBZCFEhMzHdhCknE2%2BkLdHXKsxhy2QXWWbMEthaVJuChK5xlzOiyYufiT5%2FDz0oyqnAX1lPvY08etzClhk1dR7NanvldoBxDOLTuHFXkoiszjt9pFX1bv%2F9vyh2nbHfSAWJkFF0eJGwKiezDNCqFEsqronUB3CTl7xBUM2T7JxOWJWDsPshg0TvAKDbkMaR|tkp%3ABk9SR6Teh4_MYw&LH_ItemCondition=1000 I'd then sell the old shafts as a set and come out equal or maybe even a bit ahead on the deal. Again, just one person's opinion on the matter, I'm sure others will chime in.
  22. Lots to unpack here. Let's start with what brand and age are the wedges in question? What are the diameters of the shafts in the current wedges? Why don't you buy wedge flex shafts from someplace like Golfworks and simply leave them longer in their final version (i.e. don't butt trim as much) and be done with it?
  23. I tried that among other targets. I finally settled on a dinner plate, seems to make me a much better putter as I can hit it at least 7 out of 10 putts...
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