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@cnosil @GolfSpy MPR Thank you for the responses! Great info in each. I forgot that I actually have the info from the trackman session that day. I'll just put my averages from once I moved it down to 7*. Average from about 20 swings. My height still appears to be a problem lol My current golf ball is whatever random one I find on the course . I have started looking into choosing a ball fit for my game!

Greetings players, I'm pretty new to golf and started getting into the more of "science" on club / ball numbers in order to optimize distance. My buddies who have been playing for a long time told me that it seems like I hit the driver too high, and spinny to where the ball just seems like its floating at times. This was when I was gaming a Callaway Mavrik 9* head with an Aldila Rogue White 60s (which I've read is a mid launch/ mid spin shaft. I got a deal too good to pass up on a Callaway Rogue Triple Diamond LS 9* with a Kai'li White 60x which seems to be the lowest spinning head Callaway offers and the Kai'li being a low / low shaft. Seemed perfect for me. Decided to go to the local shop and use the trackman to get some data to try and dial it in. My average swing speed was around 110-115 with ball speeds around 160-170 range. Even with the head cranked down 2* (so playing 7*) I still find myself struggling to see spin rates average below 3000, which based on their optimizer tells me I'm sometimes losing up to 30 yards of potential distance... I know that drawing the ball is a way to take off some backspin. I've always drawn the ball with my Mavrik but with the Rogue I seem to hit it more straight sometimes even a baby fade. The Rogue TD LS is supposedly a fade bias driver, and I think from what I've read that lowering the loft of a club from the hosel is actually opening up the face even more? Maybe I should experiment with going -2*, and the draw setting? All that being said, equipment can only take me so far and at some point I'll need to learn how to swing correctly . I've heard the basics of dipping the back shoulder a bit and hitting up on the ball which is something I've always done (very apparent by how high I hit it sometimes). This isn't something I'm super worried about, I've luckily been able to consistently command the driver since I started playing so accuracy isn't really an issue but I mean cmon who doesn't want to go out there and just hit bombs? Sorry for the ramble but I guess that's what the forum is for haha. Any tips would be appreciated! Edit: Added swing data from that day (roughly 20 shots from when I dropped to 7* Head)

Good morning players, Newbie golfer here. Just purchased an Apex 21 3Hybrid from Callaway Pre-owned listed as Like New condition at a solid discount. I previously bought a Mavrik Driver and 3 wood from them in Like New condition and they were perfect, still had plastic on the face / head and everything basically brand new. Upon opening this hybrid up I noticed DEMO printed into the top of the grip. The face and everything looks clean, no scratches or ball marks that are concerning. I have never used demo clubs before, I know the local shop I've been to will put tape on the face of clubs that you pull off of the rack in order to limit markings but not so sure about how demo clubs work. In simplest terms I'm slightly concerned that the club could have been hit a thousand times but still look super nice since it was taped up the whole time. I could also be being a diva and if they typically don't tape demo clubs maybe it was actually barely used. Customer service didn't really give me much of an answer and I have the option to return it but figured I'd consult the community before going through the hassle of return shipping and all that jazz. Overall, what's your opinions on purchasing and gaming clubs that were previously demo clubs?

Yeah I had no idea places like Golf Galaxy and such let you hit practice shots into the net before you buy... Never owned my own set of clubs so that was news to me . Thanks everybody!

Thank you all for the responses! I think I'm going to go check out the used section at my local shops and see if I find anything I like. If I have no luck I may schedule a fitting and let them know my intentions then browse online for something similar!

Greetings Players, I am seeking some info on club fittings. I have golfed off and on for about 10 years now and I am looking to get back into it. I don't currently own my own set of clubs and have been borrowing my dad's for the last year. It's a set of Niklaus Irons (3-PW, with the PW being my only wedge lol) from probably the 90's paired with TaylorMade Burner woods / driver (2007 I think?). So they definitely aren't the fanciest clubs ever but they seem to do me just fine. I am definitely a leisure player more than a competitive player (around a 18 handicap thru 18), and I will have a few drinks with every round I play so I'm not really looking to have a perfect set of clubs built to shave every stroke possible off. I am more just looking to try out some different clubs and see how they feel, possibly experiment with some added length since I am a bit taller, steel vs graphite and stiff vs regular flex. I'm not really looking to build out a bunch of clubs for a ton of money with specific offset and such considering my swing probably differs greatly from beginning of the round to the end. My plan is probably to try out some different models at the fitting and find something I like, maybe discover if I play better with stiff shafts vs regular flex and then buy some used clubs online. From your experiences, do you find that fitters will mostly carry the newest models of clubs (2020 and newer)? Wondering if its even worth getting a fitting if I will only be swinging brand new models of clubs that are gonna run $1000+ for a set of irons. Since I'm a pretty casual golfer I'm looking to probably buy a couple year old model just to save some money and in my mind I'm probably not good enough for nicer clubs to make a huge difference but who knows! Fitting retailers near me are Club Champion, GolfTec, Golf Galaxy, Scheels and a couple non-franchise shops. Do you guys think its worth me getting a fitting if I'm just going to be a diva about how much I'm wanting to spend? Feel free to share opinions or your personal club fitting experiences! Thanks!