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Stewart Customer Service is actually not bad. They honored the warranty, even would have paid for shipping back and forth, but I just wanted the mainframe because I saw that it was simple to replace on YouTube (6 torx screws). The part arrived quickly, and surprisingly they addressed the cheap strap issue as well . It was real easy to replace, but it’s still flimsy and won’t stay upright. I hate it still, and I love the X9 - haven’t received the X10 because it’s out of stock?

The thing that bothers me about the Zip Navigator are those wacky spinning front wheels, and trying to make turns while holding the handle. The Zip Navigator AT version that they sell at Costco has much better front wheels, more spaced apart and stronger looking. I tried the Zip between the two Stewarts and returned it.

There is a fuse in the box that is easy to replace and costs about a quarter to buy. Sounds like that is your problem - just a blown fuse. Good luck!

I’m at the point where I actually hate my Q. I have the X9, and it was good for years until it developed a turning problem. It was out of warranty, so I figured I’d try the Q. I’ve only had the Q for a little over a year and the handle is broken, the top strap is busted from stress (forcing me to use an even tighter eyelet), it doesn’t reverse (but I haven’t tried resetting it to factory settings), the bottom strap looks like it’s only got a couple of pulls left before it snaps. I’m going to contact Customer Service, but I’m using the X9 right now with it’s’ faults, and I realize that it’s a MUCH better cart in every way except folding up small and tight. This is what I want everybody to know, including Stewart: I have ALREADY ordered the X10. Damn the folding up. If they honor their warranty and somehow fix my Q, it’ll be a backup if the X10 fails, AND the X9 fails!

I’m late to this party, but I lost 80 pounds intentionally over a year and a half, and my swing suffered at first. But since some of that weight loss was muscle, I started lifting weights and that actually helped my swing. I guess maybe I have better muscle control or something - I have no idea, but the yards returned. Anyway, as to the original post, if you add another variable to the experiment, you’ll be surprised by the results. Try the lowest lofted head you can find with the lightest shaft, but play the shaft as long as you can. Once you time it up, and it’s not as hard as people think, you will hit absolute bombs. The low loft goes well with the long shaft - that’s the long drive tournament setup. But with the lighter shaft with the right torque, normal golfers can control that setup. I’m playing a Grafalloy Blue 45 at 47” with a Stealth 2 head. I didn’t even change the weight in the head because the club is so light, the swing weight feels fine with a heavier grip. But I’m going to tinker anyway and change the heel weight from 25 to somewhere around 14 just to make the swing weight feel even lighter.

Bad for me seems to be stiff tipped (not stiff flex) shafts, with low torque. But the head and swing weight is so important. I had a Project X Smoke in a Stealth Plus head that didn’t feel right, put it in a Stealth 2 head, and it felt better than great. Then I bought the exact same shaft, but added an inch and a quarter length, put it in the Stealth Plus head, and it was wonderful. For me, regardless of what anybody has to say about playing a shorter shaft to hit it more consistently, I’ve found that for my swing, longer is MUCH better. What this means is no matter what, try any and every shaft you can try - long, short, off the rack…and if you love a certain head, try different shafts in that head - you’ll be amazed how different you can make the same club. I gained over 20 yards difference when I found the perfect match. OVER 20! And to me, overall club weight and swing weight made a huge difference, no matter the flex (although I only tried regular, stiff, and Senior flexes. Senior made me lose yards…).

You may not associate the Los Angeles area with severe weather, and the rainstorms I’ve played in are challenging, but fun IF you have ALL of the right gear. Of course we play in the rain - that’s why they make golf rain gear…duh! But my most severe weather round had nothing to do with rain. I played a round once in severe wind, and that round beat me up pretty good. All of that “breezy swing easy” stuff may work for your driver, but all other clubs, if they need to carry a hazard, are a coin flip. The worst part is that the wind was never really at our back. This round led to arguably my most comical shot in 25 years of golf. 100 yards in, which is a sand wedge for me. “Unfortunately”, I hit it pure, right into a gust. I walked 25 yards forward to take my next shot!