paul6057

For GPS yardages I have a Garmin watch and I use the Golfshot app, but I also have Arccos in my clubs. I don't know whether Arccos is really that great yet as I haven't had a lot of proper rounds in there. It seems to miss out a lot of putts and requires a lot of correcting after the round. Curious if anyone has any experience with Arccos versus the Garmin CT10 tracking, and which they prefer.

I don't see anyone getting close to Scottie while he's playing like this, but I think over the course of the next year, Ludvig Aberg will start to separate himself as the next best guy, and when Scottie comes back to the pack after his purple patch, it could be the Swede next.

I could book a fitting at a range that use Z Stars and GC4, but most of my local places are either on the range with range balls, or in indoor simulators.

I have no idea how distances between a 7 wood and 4 hybrid would stack up, but if the 7 wood is 21 degrees (I could have sworn my late 90s Mizuno 7 wood was more like 24 degrees), and with the slightly longer shaft, I'd presume it would be a bit longer than your 4 hybrid, and also launch a bit higher. With a 190 hybrid and 175 longest iron, that seems like a decent enough gap to maintain, so I'd definitely look at something that can get you that 210+ sort of distance, if that's useful for you. I would say, don't discount driving irons, I find mine so useful when it's windy, as it has a much more penetrating ball flight over a hybrid, which tend to balloon. It's also great when the ground is firm and I want to hit a low runner of a shot. I guess it just comes down to where you think you need more cover.

In my bag I have a Taylormade P790 UDI 2 iron, which I use primarily for tee shots, and I love it. I also have 19 and 24 degree hybrids which are a mix of tee and off the deck. I carry a 3 wood but I rarely ever use it. I ditched the 4 iron from my bag. I have a 5 iron still, but it doesn't get used too much. Irons are fine if you have enough speed to launch them. That's where things fall down for most handicap golfers, if the speed isn't there so the distance plateaus after 6 iron. It sounds like you shoul ditch the 4 iron at least, and depending on what the gapping is between your 5 and 6 iron, might be better off getting rid of the 5 as well. I'm a big fan of hybrids over fairway woods personally. I think the slightly shorter shaft makes them so much easier to play from a variety of different spots. I do have a soft spot for a 7 wood though having had one back when I started playing golf as a junior.

That just seems like WAY too many balls to be hitting! I'd barely be able to lift the club if I hit 100+ drivers.

My instinct on this one is "obviously, yes" but then I got thinking a bit further. If I'm being fit using GC4 or Trackman, does the ball I'm hitting make a difference to the club fitting numbers? Are the spin numbers and ball speed numbers actually measured and calculated, or are they estimated based on the clubhead? I'm asking because a lot of courses seem to offer fitting services, but in range studios, so therefore the only option is to hit range balls. Is that type of fitting any good or should it be avoided?

Is the Stack system better than SuperSpeed, for those that have experience with both?

Personally, retiring balls isn't something I've had to worry about too often, but generally when I can see and feel scrapes or scuffs on them, then I replace them. MGS have a done some testing on the difference that mud or damage have on ball performance, so it really depends how serious you're taking that round. The net/net of that is that if your ball is particularly scuffed, you'll probably lose it shortly after because of how it impacts the ball flight. https://mygolfspy.com/labs/mygolfspy-lab-how-does-cover-damage-affect-golf-ball-flight/

I have never seen any site that has reviews of club fitters, so I don't know how you would go about doing that. I've always felt that getting fittings at an establishment that has a stronger reputation for "golf" gives me comfort that they're hiring and training proper fitters. I also think understanding the situation around the fitting important, as I have clubs here that offer "fitting" services but they're on a range hitting range balls. That's completely useless! I think "caveat emptor" comes in along the way too. If you're going to shell out $1,000+ on golf clubs, you owe it to yourself to do a bit of market research beforehand. Get a sense of what kind of clubs you're interested in, or what you think your game needs. You're the one that obviously understands your needs best, rather than a fitter that has never seen you hit balls before. If you go into a fitting completely blind, then you seriously risk having buyers remorse if you only do that research after the fact. To that extent, you might also want to try two fittings, and don't be forced or pressured into shelling out money on a purchase if you're not 100% confident. As Marlin said above, the numbers should be there for you to see for yourself, and compare against each other. You might be steered towards an expensive shaft upgrade or similar, but again, if the numbers show it's better, then you have a personal choice as to whether it's worth the money. It's not like the fitter can fake the numbers.

I love the control I get from my 2 iron off the tee. I can hit it straight, I can fade it and I can draw it depending on what I want. It's greatest value though is I can hit it low, which given it's often quite windy when I played golf, that was very useful. I don't think anything feels as good as a well struck 2 iron.

2 iron P790, then 5 to P Mizunos, and two separate Vokey wedges presently, so 9 in total.

If I'm on a tee box, I will put everything on a tee. Some of them might be teed down so low they're basically on the ground, but why give up the advantage of a cleaner connection?

My coach had a drill where he put a bit of paper about 4 inches behind the ball. That will show you if you're too shallow or hitting the ball a bit fat, which as you say, you get away with on a mat, but is a disaster on grass.

My old range changed the pricing model so now they charge by the hour: OFF PEAK/PEAK HOURS AND PRICES Off Peak: £17 per hour Monday – Friday 7am to 5pm and from 10pm Saturday – Sunday 7am to 8am and from 9pm Peak: £22 per hour Monday – Friday 5pm to 10pm Saturday – Sunday 8am to 9pm Bank Holidays – 8am to 9pm the balls were always pretty new but they were low compression balls intended to not fly very far. The Top Tracer they had was great, but the distances were all estimates as it boosted everything up by a certain percentage to account for the rubbish balls. Even still, that's way too expensive by my standards.