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TooSteep

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    50-59
  • Swing Speed
    91-100 mph
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    10.1
  • Frequency of Play/Practice
    Multiple times per week
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    Approach
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    Putting
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  1. I find that I only putt well on really fast greens, and I'm sure the reason is that I like to use a short backstroke. Is there a putter configuration that favors a short backstroke? What is the effect of weight, both in the head and counterbalance weight in the grip on backstroke length? Perhaps the proper solution is to lengthen my stroke, but I thought I'd ask. I realize that for my natural stroke, I'd like a flatter lie putter with more toe hang, so since I'm shopping now, I thought I'd see about the impact of weight and counterbalancing as well. Thank you.
  2. "Clark measured his performance with the putter on a Quintic putting analysis system, and Odyssey made small tweaks to the loft and lie angle for Clark’s particular stroke" https://www.pgatour.com/es/article/news/equipment-report/2023/05/15/how-rickie-fowler-putter-helped-wyndham-clark-become-a-pga-tour-winner-odyssey
  3. Puma Cloudspun fabric is the most pleasant non cotton fabric I've found. Can get them for $60-$70 Canadian here at Golftown on sale. I always pick one of these first when my whole pile is clean
  4. I must say that I was surprised to keep reading about how long lasting IOmic grips are. I put one one a 5-iron I build up for the winter, and by spring it was worn slick. I couldn't use it with any moisture in the air. I acquired a set of NOS MP-60s this summer that had brand new GP Tour Wraps on them. I must say that I really like them and they have worn incredibly well. I hit a LOT of balls over the past 18 months, and was wearing through grips quickly. Leather Grip Masters were the only other grip I've found that wear as well as the Tour Wraps. Rally nice feel too. But ... they are absolutely useless in the rain. The transform instantly from tacky and grippy to smooth and slick. Does anyone know of a Tour Wrap type grip that works well in the rain?
  5. The TXG guys spend 15 minutes discussing this in their 'COG Fitting and Edison Wedge Review':
  6. I'll chime in here with my winter experience. I have played Project X 5.5 shafts for many, many years. I had an iron fitting last fall with a highly regarded local fitter, and ended up ordering a few different 5-irons, and trying them all out all winter. I went to the range at least 5 times a week, and have recently made it out on the course for 8 rounds. I picked 5-iron because long irons have always been my biggest weakness. Project X 5.5 SteelFiber CW 115 (R and S) Modus 120 R Modus 105 S I built my Modus 105 5-iron 1/4" longer than the others to try and get a comparable swingweight. To make a long story short, the 5-iron with the Modus 105 S has been amazing. I hit it 9 times on full swings this week on the course and 8 of them were so pure that I couldn't ask for anything more. Feel is smooth, flight is high, but still wind piercing, and the ball flies straight. The straightness shocks me a little every time. I've never had that kind of flight with a long iron before in my life. (Head is a Maltby STi2) The results are so good, that I now have a dilemma. Build up a full set with the exact same specs (Golf Pride Z-Grip - I don't really like the feel) , or put on a Grip Master grip that I love the feel of, and potentially mess with the on-course results, as it is not as firm, and 4g lighter, which will increase the swingweight and change the balance. I don't mind the Modus 120 R, but I do not achieve the same effortless results that I get with the 105 S.
  7. This is from a video advertising DST training clubs, but the information and presentation is excellent and really worth watching. I like that they show in great detail how, why and when we lose control of the clubface. 100% of tour pros reach full extension after impact. 84% of club golfers reach full extension before impact (20:29). (Only the final 40 seconds of the video talk about their product.)
  8. The OP showed an earlier interest in Mike Malaska's instructional videos and teaching method. Mike is 100% about starting from impact and working backwards, so it is a good fit for him.
  9. I was clearly too terse. 1. Every decent golfer on the planet looks similar at impact. Maybe without that much side bend, but definitely with hips open that much. 2. The open hips and angled shoulders are what allow you to press the shaft with the forearm!!! Put a sandbag or something where the ball is and start from a static address position. Now press so hard with your right forearm that you bend the shaft significantly. You will be in DJs position, and your left leg will be clearly behind your right leg, with your shoulders angled down. My point is that it makes no sense, from an efficiency of improvement point of view, to worry about the minutiae of earlier positions in the swing if your impact is that far off. Once you learn the feel of a solid impact position, and how to swing through it, many, many other things fall into place in short order.
  10. Below is a screenshot of your impact position from that video. Compare that with DJs position at impact in 4. Since you mentioned earlier that you are a fan of Mike Malaska, I would highly recommend Mike's videos and focus on aligning your shaft with your right forearm, and pressing the shaft into the ball through impact - working on your swing from impact backward. If your impact position is wrong, nothing else matters, and you will forever fight inconsistency. I feel like the hip turn DJ shows at impact is a natural result of an intent to compress the ball with right forearm squeezing the shaft. I'd start with partial SW shots and mess with impact until you are they are rocketing effortlessly off your clubface. Then video your impact position and compare it to the pros.
  11. That is completely wrong. 0% of golfers are going to be 'best served' by getting a single set set from a single model. There is so much room for improvement here that it kind of boggles the mind.
  12. Watching that video was much more than 'encouraging'. That kind of consistency, as well as the perfect gapping would be game-changing for many, many golfers, including myself. I see a set of Wishon one-length coming my way over the next two months. I can't see how anyone could watch that video and not want to try it.
  13. ... or some such thing. Looking through the data on all of the MGS 'Most Wanted' iron tests, it seems blindingly obvious that what we want out of scoring irons 8,9,P,A is different than what we want out of mid irons and long irons. I feel that if manufacturers would get their lofts and lengths somewhat in sync, than they could offer sets of 4 scoring irons in 38*, 42*, 46*, 50* lofts that would target distance consistency, dispersion, spin and drop-and-stop flight characteristics. A wide range of golfers could benefit from this. Mid irons would target different characteristics - perhaps a blend of forgiveness, spin control and distance consistency at 30* and 34*. Long irons would be all about distance and forgiveness below 30* loft. You see SGI long/mid irons on tour, and almost everybody carries some sort of hybrid/driving iron. So players are already doing it - and are often jettisoning irons purchased as part of larger sets. By looking into blended sets, perhaps MGS can drive manufacturers to bundle their irons in ways that more players would benefit from. Looking at this years reviews for example, Ping i210 short irons, Titleist T300 mid irons and XXIO X long irons might make a great blended set.
  14. No tape or plastic on the P790. It is a high-volume fitting place, they have a huge selection of 7-iron heads. I'm still trying to sort my head around the idea of 2 sets of irons: 24, 28, 32 for easy distance, and 40, 44, 48, 52 for scoring (not sure about 36). Question - if my fitted steel iron shafts are +1/4" and 2* upright, what would I do about graphite iron shafts, which run 1/2" longer. Would those clubs still be 2* upright, and 1/4" longer? I ask because I am curious about the idea of a graphite shaft in the long irons, and steel in the scoring irons.
  15. Great information. Thank you both. My first thought after reading Popeyes comments about the TS-2 being 'distance monsters' had me wondering if they could be bent 20,24,28,32? So 1* stronger in the 4, 2* weaker in the 7, and 1* weaker in the 6. I could see these being paired with a high-launch softer shaft. Does anyone have experience bending these? Then the PTMs in their standard 36, 40, 44, 48 lofts (8-G) would match well, and I could pair them with low-launch stiffer shafts. Or the TS-1 in 36, 40.5, 45, 49.5 and end up needing 1 fewer wedge. Have people experimented with combo irons where you change the shaft as well as the heads? I guess its what something like the KBS Tour FLT is trying to do. What would the equivalent be in actual different shafts?
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