Silverhorn43

I've enjoyed reading your thread here, as it is similar to my journey that started a little over a year ago. I had been out of the game for about 20 years, as I took time to raise a family, and then jumped back in, taking the dive into the black hole of knowledge out there. Overwhelming sometimes... When I started back up, I went thru the same information overload in researching clubs, and swing and balls, and, and, and... So, after all that, I wanted to upgrade from my 20-year old clubs I had fit for me when I was in my 20's and I found a local, independent club fitter to go thru that process (I'm now in my 50's). He fit me according to my swing, and my game at the time (had been taking lessons, and grinding at the range for a couple months by this point, so it wasn't a wasted fitting). He wasn't there to "sell me a package" of what he had to make quota on, or what he got the biggest cut off of. I now have a very nice set of clubs that will last me a LONG time, with a lifetime warranty and adjustments (as long as I don't do anything stupid). You can see my sig for what I'm playing. I know may here will have differing opinions as to what I'm playing and the brands. That's cool... I say all this to suggest that you may want to get get a fitting from an independent guy, rather than Golf Galaxy, Dicks Sporting Good, or a big chain. I look forward to your updates, and your goal to keep bringing that score down. Keep it in the green stuff!!!

1965 Chevy Corvair Corsa Convertible, I'll work on pics.

I had used double-sided automotive emblem tape (left over from a resto-mod project) and that seemed to work well also. I'll keep the glue option in mind.

Ok, sounds like another excuse to go play more golf now! Thanks Matt

Yeah, I would hit the + then putt, then putt it in, then tap the Pin Collect? I wonder if that could be part of the problem, using the pin collect as my hole out putt.

No, I'm sorry. I wanted to wait until this round to see what happened, and well, it did it again. Said I shot in the mid 60's again. Actually carded a 94. SS Customer Support, here I come. Again, the only difference is me going to Manual Putting, and that is because my new Sub70 Putter has the SuperStroke grip on it and I didn't retag it. I'll let you know when I hear back from them.

Hey Tony, I have a round scheduled for this coming Sunday afternoon, so I'll see what happens on scoring with it. If I drop an obscene amount of strokes again I'll contact them (altho my handicap would LOVE it!!).

Wow that's nice, too bad I just bought a new putter. Dang

Hey Matt, yeah, firmware is up to date (as of last month I believe). And my rounds before, like yours, were pretty spot on prior rounds. I'm going to play again this weekend, and see if it does the same thing. If so, I'll definitely be reaching out!

Ok, played over the weekend and the watch missed THIRTY strokes, and didn't keep pin positions when I pinned out after putting. The ONLY thing I did different was go to Manual Putting Mode (mainly wanted to try it, AND forgot to put the tag on my spare putter when I left the house, see the Sub70 Putter thread for that explanation, so MP Mode it was). I added every putt (really surprised I remembered that) and hit "pin out" by the flag on every hole. When I sync'd up it said I shot a SIXTY-FOUR! HOT DAMN!!!!!! Yeah, that is NOT right... most of my putts didn't show up, and two holes were completely missed, no shots whatsoever. Not sure what happened, but it was never this bad, usually only missed 4-5 strokes. I don't even remember where all the pins were, so there goes my putting accuracy. I do keep my scorecard just in case, just not looking forward to all that editing. Still overall, I AM happy with this watch, I've been using it for almost 6 months. Hopefully this is just an "outlier". Anyway, carry on...

Well, I guess it's time for an update. I have a "new" Sub70 Putter hitting my door in the morning. If you recall I had the #4 Fang-Tooth putter (should still be at the top of this page - #2) and was really enjoying it. The only problem was (which was my own fault), I ordered the shaft too short and it just didn't feel comfortable at address after a few rounds. So I emailed Sub70 Customer Service and said can I return it and have a longer shaft put in under warranty? They said SURE! Ok cool, can I also get the double bend shaft in place of single bed, No Problem!! But...we are out of stock on those shafts for that putter until Mid to Late November. Well crap... Looked around the website and they had the #3 Mallet putter available with the DB Shaft, so I asked if I could do a swap. SURE!! (Man, these guys are GREAT!) So, I returned the #4 and ordered the #3 and it was pretty much a wash. The #3 was my initial choice at the very beginning, but decided to try something different and am now back to my initial choice. The only issue is it doesn't have the removable weights the #4 did, so we'll see how that plays into it. It' supposed to arrive tomorrow, and I hope to get out this weekend and get a round or two under it. Until then, keep em rolling straight and true (unless there's a break, then well...play the break).

Hmmm, I've played a few of my 9 hole courses here and haven't been given that prompt, I had to start completely over in "finding" the course. I'll have to look at my options closer next time. I always thought it would be nice if it asked if you were playing again. What would be cool is if you could change the tee boxes you played from during this "back 9". What my buddies and I do is we'll play one round from the whites, then one round from the tips (rarely more than a 20yd difference), or will alternate odd even holes doing this, just to change up the look of the holes.

Keep checking daily, the 004 was OOS one afternoon and back in the next morning.

Yes, I have! Went to the putting green at my Home Muni and putted around with it for about an hour. I'm really liking the feel of it. I swapped out the 15g weights and dropped in the 20g's. Love the sound when you strike the ball well. Played a round last night, and had no 3 puts, left more than I can recall with in 6-8", or right to the lip, and sunk a 53'er on a Par3. Only the 3rd putter I've ever used, but definitely the best quality one I've used. Only thing I was disappointed with was a velcro-close head cover, not magnetic. You'd think magnetic would be standard for the better putters. Highly recommend

Got a notification email about an hour ago that it's (004 Mallet) shipping today. I should see it by Friday at the latest! ~update~ WOW, Go Sub70, UPS 2-Day. Rethinking my day for tomorrow now, might be taking a couple hours at the putting green.

Well, you got me thinking about the double bend and them recommending it, so I called to inquire. They explained it's a toe-hang vs. face-balanced thing (I'm sure most of you know that, I didn't). Since I am currently playing a toe-hang mallet (single bend), he said to leave it as is (especially since it's packaged and shipping out today!! YAY). He said if I don't like it, or want to try FB, then send it back within the 60-day term and they'll swap it out. The customer service here is excellent, been very pleased the couple times I've called in. Can't wait to get my putter, should show up early next week.

Very Cool! Awesome that you got some extras. I ordered my 004 on 7/29 and it's still "processing", keep checking 3-4 times a day to see if that changes, altho the disclaimer was 2-3 weeks. LOL Did you purposely request the double-bend hosel, or just take it as default? My current putter only has the single bend, so since I'm used to that, that's what I chose. Did you adjust the weighting, or did it seem to be good at factory settings?

I'm running ShotScope, so I'll be doing the same tracking to see if it makes a difference.

I too read the write up on them and it sounded pretty impressive. Pulled the trigger on the 004 Mallet this morning. Did I need a new putter, no...but for the price I was willing to try it. Single Bend, SuperStroke Flat Front grip, 32". Now the wait , the hard part. I also have tried finding outside reviews of this particular model, and can't find much. Overall, across the entire line, review are very good, so I expect the putter to be there also.

I've been a V3 user now for a couple months. I was using Hole19, and while it gave similar data, it was very cumbersome waiting to update my location on the fairway, then club choice. Love the freedom SS gives of just playing. Have not had the need to import pix of holes, so I can't help there. I have noticed on one of my courses they have a P5 and a P4 swapped. Need to shoot that off to support and see what they need to update. Look forward to hearing tips, and hopefully providing some of my own.

I am currently using the Shot Scope V3 ($199 on sale now) and am liking it for the tracking and data it provides. The V3 watch is much smaller than the V2 as ChiefMikeOfficer noted, and is comfortable to wear. Tracking Tabs are small and don't interfere off the edge of the grip. You do have to edit your round at the end, as it does miss a couple shots, but overall I think it's a great app. I used Hole19 and my phone before, and it was a PIA having to input everything on the phone during the round. Shot Scope takes care of everything, you just play. Good luck in your search!

I also enjoy watching Rick Shiels channel, as I've gotten some good tidbits from him. Mr Shortgame is very easy to grasp with his concepts, and seems VERY excited to pass them on LOL The TXG guys are good also, I like how they do an all around review of the whole system and how it all comes together. One guy I haven't seen mentioned (yes, I read every post) was Danny Maude. Very straight forward and easy to understand. One YouTube golf couple I've really enjoyed watching lately is Stacked Golf. Young couple that goes garage saleing and Goodwilling looking for used clubs. Then they go play 4-5 holes with their latest find. Kinda fun. Great thread, I need to check out some of these other people that were suggested.

Thanks for noticing that, it is a service I feel I can give back to our Veterans in respect to the service they gave our county in sounding the Honor from the heart and not by battery. I too was "grabbed" by the Veteran theme in the advertising, and do feel that they are founded by veterans and are doing what they can to provide jobs. Yeah, the marketing is a little suspect, but being a startup I guess they are just trying to get out there. I am disappointed that you have had such bad luck getting in touch with them. Could it be a time zone issue, since they are in CA and last in line for sunrise? I'm not making excuses for them, just hoping to get you a resolution.

Wow, that is strange, I've talked to them 3-4 times and never had that happen. Are you calling Cust Svc at 888-864-9728? Sales # is 888-728-8090. And Welcome!!!

I 2nd Nate on this also GordyMoe, I think you might have maybe misdialed? I just got off the phone with them about returning the set of woods I was testing out. Give it another shot. Thanks to longdrivenate's experience on the phone with them I knew what to expect in getting the RMA. I fully intended to wait it out for the full refund as I had no intention of keeping them (for which I'll explain below), and got the "split the difference" offer which I said no to. I actually had the RMA # written down and he had one final offer. He said they'd be writing them off at $40/ea. since they were not considered new anymore and would I take that price (3 @ $120), I said make it $100 and refund the balance and I'll do it for the sake of not going the the hassle of boxing and shipping. Done deal, and for what they are, I'm happy. My oldest is taking a Golf Class so they can fill his bag. So back in September I started the fitting process and had a new set of irons and middle fairway woods (7w and 11w) made. The plan with my fitter is to fit me for a Driver and 4w after the 1st of the year, letting the bank account recover from the above purchase, so having a 3/5/9 in the bag doesn't really do much for me. So, the ad come across email and decided to bite, sure I'll upgrade my 2010 Callaway FTi for free LOL, and it'll be fun to test clubs. I did a 3w, 5w, and 9w for my test group (since I had the 7w). The only thing I did wrong was order Standard Grips, instead of Mid-Size. They are small, but that's an easy fix. I planned to play 2-3 rounds of golf outside of driving range time, but a freak snowstorm 2 days after I got these, a drowning in the pond at a Golf Resort that shut down the course the weekend I was there (sad story), and our Governor shutting our state down for two weeks over Thanksgiving, totally blew my 45 day test period. It's 2020, what more can I say. So, 95% of testing was done at the driving range, 3-4 days (lunch hours from work), and only 1 round of golf. Didn't get the distance I was getting on the range, but I wasn't hitting range rocks and the fairways aren't as hard. I used a Taylormade TP5 for the round. Driver (Reg Shaft / 44.5") - (PROS) Feels good overall, head looks good, no adjustments for weighting or on hosel. It performed exactly as I expected against a 10 year old driver. I was getting about 215-225 yards total with the Callaway, where I'd carry 225-240 with the Patriot driver and roll out another 25-30 yards. Nice, this will work well for now. Hit pretty straight, nice forgiveness. I'm not one that shapes shots yet, so not trying anything fancy, just keep it in the green stuff, and down the middle. Like I mentioned above, I "ordered" the wrong grips, so for giggles and grins, I bought a Jumbomax grip. Holy Hell, what a difference. Talk about grip it and rip it, unknown if it's added any real distance, but doesn't feel like I'm going to loose the club now. Anyway, this is staying in my bag until I get back with my fitter and complete the process I mentioned above. (CONS) - Those shafts...ugh, Orange and Cream. Really? Who thought that was an attractive color scheme?!? 3+ Wood (Reg Shaft / 43.5") - (PROS) Well, what can I say? Its a 3w, either you can hit it or you can't. I'm at the "can't" stage right now. The few shots that I did hit well went straight gave me decent roll outs to 220-230 range. Grips might be playing a part in this being too small, will upgrade those in the future and work on my technique and see if things improve. Will play with at the range, but most likely won't get a ride in the bag. (CONS) - Those shafts, did I mention the color? 5 Wood (Reg Shaft / 42.5") - (PROS) Very easy club to hit after a few swings. Everything was straight and would get 200 plus yards on roll out. I get this distance with my 7 wood that was fit for me, due to much better quality materials so the 5w will go in my son's bag. (CONS) - Did I mention the col....yeah, I think so. 9 Wood (Reg Shaft / 40.5") - (PROS) Again an easy club to hit, very forgiving and straight. Getting average distance and nice height on the shot, rolling out 180-195. Again, my 11w covers this gap, so it'll go in my son's bag. (CONS) - Yeah, I think you know. OVERALL THOUGHTS - For a Mid to High handicapper that is looking to upgrade the woods, I think this might be a good inexpensive option to upgrade to current tech, along with a "free" Driver. If I hadn't just upgraded my entire golf bag, I'd happily play these for a couple years or until I was ready for the next level. YMMV Thanks for reading and stay in the short stuff.