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I'm a nippon 105 fan too., Too clean them up the simple steel wool or bar keepers friend will do the trick. Then apply a coat of wax to seal them even if temporarily.
When the rust breaks through it is a sign of an ultimate failure. when there the million dollar question. If we can remember back to chrome bumpers on vehicles. tough as nails, looks good until the first rust spot shows up. A quick clean and everything is good until the next one and the next one and so on. the bumper still works just looks bad. until you need it.... Do i think it will collapse in a year, no but if not kept clean and out of the environments maybe sometime after.
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count me in for pinehurst !!! I put down the deposit just now
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4 hours ago, Golfspy_CG2 said:Well this isn't a buy, it was actually a win. Some of you know, I won a set of special edition SteelFiber shafts in the Aerotec halloween contest. I decided I'd put them in the Mizuno Hot Metal HL i just bought earlier this fall that had the stock KBS shaft, I wasn't planning on keeping those much past next year so just went stock shaft.
So these had to go somehwhere, so off they went our resident Top 100 Clubfitter @McGolf for him to install. If you aren't aware Jim has a very good youtube channel, and one of his features is a very fun and interesting What's In My Drawers Golf Talk that he does every Monday. He talks about the jobs he is workig on that week, then takes about 45 minutes of live chat. A lot of regulars just drop in to say hi and chat, but also questions about equipment and golf talk.
Well, Jim showed my shafts on this weeks episode, and he does a much better job of showing them than the IG pics I put up. Here's the link to his show this week, my shafts come onat the 7:40 mark, but really I encourage you to make his channel one of your regular viewing habits.
Just so Happens that episode went over 40 mins just talking golf stuff. We went nutty and it was great. I think because of that we also just a minute ago reached 30k in subscriber's. We are just bowled over at the following. The Mizuno HL will be a surprising good at least from testing.
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no I'm not cutting them in half. but I did test them with a wedge, iron and driver and had a 0 HC and a Plus HC test them
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from a to original point of view
The Titliest clubs are chrome plated when you see rust that means the plating has been worn. The club would need to be stripped and rechromed.
from an I'm just figuring out what I can accomplish point of view.
a nylon wheel on a drill or on a bench grinder can remove the rust without much damage to the head. Then a polishing with a black rouge and switch buffing wheel will deliver a high polish look however rust will reappear because the chrome is worn off.
For removing the shaft labels I'd suggest using acetone, I dont have any experience with goo gone but Im sure can work.
removing the head makes it easier to clean and polish but not required depending on your level of effort.
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On 11/17/2022 at 4:18 PM, RichL85 said:
Nobody near me had them in stock, so I got lazy and ordered three different sizes to try when I experimented with them. Not the feel for me personally. Their sizing would fit me into a Large grip, but that hurt my hands quite a bit. The small was better as far as a fit for me, but I just really didn't like the feel of the grip. It reminds me of Winn grips and I have never gotten along with them. Also, the feel of the clubs get a little weird depending on the model because of the weight of the grips.
I think the sizing may be a bit over when measuring. I liked the small (which is big!) and I believe I'm sized to a large
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2 hours ago, cnosil said:
Yep, commenting on an old thread. There are several JumboMax grip discussions and based on a video by one of our forum members and clubmakers @McGolf I’m now interested in trying them. I know he specifically tested irons, but I’d like to try it on driver; not really looking for more distance in my irons, but as is everyone else I’m looking for better and longer tee shots
I’m willing to put $17.00 into this experiment and see how it performs for me. I’ve gone to the JumboMax site and it seems the fitting is based on glove size….I get the reasoning for that, but as studies have shown, people use the wrong size glove and I doubt there is a standard size for gloves either. Not sure my usual golf store has them, but the GG that is about 40 minutes away does so I just need to find some time to head over.
For clarity, not everyone saw an increase in distance. Two golfers did not see an increase. That said a majority of the golfer did see an increase and some saw an additional reduction in the landing pattern i.e. more consistency. Does this mean any size will produce those results? Not even close. Much like getting fit for a standard grip then is a point of no return in the larger grips too. The biggest issue with the grip is a magnitude of change for the golfer or acceptance of the size even when the results are there. Basically out of a comfort factor. I'm going to try them after this last set of testing. Might be a good video jumbo max a year later.,,,,
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Had to read the entire thread to get a better idea of the questions to answer
1) something does not compute when leaving a shaft that weighs in at about 120 and you are going to a 95 g shaft the swing weights should go down by say 2 ish points. If we assume , yes i know what happens when we do that, you should see about a D1 D0 with a standard grip. So a D2.5 is not to far off the beaten path.
2) if you decided to go with a slightly larger grip that is your choice by either preference or by the fit. Depending on the grip used in the demo cart which is typically a tour velvet type grip, the difference may required a 4 ish gram tip weight. You probably wont get to it exactly but the feel will be comparable.
3) as posted, don’t get to hung up on the swing weight. You were striping D2.5 if it feels good swinging then you should be ok. From a build stand point a swing weight point in the either direction is in a spec as most folks can’t feel the difference of 3.
4) adding weight to the head will only really start to move the CoG when you approach 10 g
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I had one a putter i used for a season and recommend them
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yu might look into the pure grip selection, might be tapered enough but tacky
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Id check out the flightscope mevo+. plenty of other parameters monitored easy to set up.
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My rep came by - the V sole is there but not as pronounced as it predecessors. The weight is moved ever so slightly with a cleaner bade.
The Biggest leap for them is the ZX4 this is a massive improvement to the clunky half baked version. It worked but just didnt look right to me. The new model is in line wit he ZX5 and 7 and looks fanatastic.
The woods improved too. how much remains to be seen.
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The HL irons are going to be the surprise performers, unfortunately only in RH. Did some fittings and they are working great.
The 923 forged and tours to come shortly.
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1 hour ago, Powermaker said:
I’d like to put you in my contacts for next spring as I’m thinking about getting fitted. I would gladly drive up from Lexington Ky. for a quality fitting. I don’t do instagram or twitter . Any other ideas how I can contact you ?
[email protected] or [email protected]. We just had two from Louisville this last weekend
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You may look to irons with a weaker loft, for instance the hot metal hl can very well give you a better result than regulars hot metal model.
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On 9/23/2022 at 7:22 PM, TaketheCannoli said:
I'd love to get fit by a reputable fitter. I'm not sure who the reputable fitters are in either Central Ohio or Southwest Florida. We have True Spec and Club Champion, but from what friends have told me both are out of my price range. One buddy told me he paid $400 for a driver fitting at one of those.
My golf club does fittings. Iron fittings are $150 and I would pay that. It's done by our club's pros. I'm just not sure if they are good fitters.
Is anyone familiar with fitters in Columbus, Ohio or the Fort Myers/Bonita Springs/Naples Florida areas?
I might know a guy,,,,,
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Im glad to know he watching me. balancing the shaft is a chicken or the egg type is discussion. There is always two camps, there are always two opinions and always two results.
Im the one that says removing the inconsistencies. Because it does. His analogy of the 3 tires is a bit flawed. He is talking about deformities(flats) or hard spots etc. on the shaft which cause the inconsistencies and yes are always there but can be over come.
Using the car tire story, I would say this is closer to the example: when you get tires on your car there are inconsistencies from rims or tires being a bit our of round or heavy to one side etc. the application of a weight puts them into round for a better ride.
spinning imo is used in conjunction with FLO to get the better set up like the car tire.
The statement is made that spinning, floing puring it is not necessary however if you get a bad shaft send it back. How would you know if you didn't test it? Hence the reason we do.
The real question is does it work????? Which is the question he is trying answer. There is as much evidence to support either opinion. golfers will say " I got it done and it didnt do a thing." or "I had it done and it worked great!" did you have a bad / good golf day?" Result are "mostly" emotional and made on the first outing when golfers talk to the subject. In golf there are few if any absolutes. This is among them.
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The tip weights were installed to make up for light head weights to obtain a particular swing weight.
The 919s IMO run a bit light however it is unknown the size of the weight in each shaft as they certainly can be different.
lastly and already posted is the fit of the shaft into the head. the 919s are .355 and hoping the AMTs are also 355 at the tip.
If that it true and the weight can be in the way making for a sloppy fit.
Id take them out, do the dry fit as suggested and then weight them to your liking (if needed) and have fun making the set.
Livestream with BGT.,,,
in Golf Balls/Shafts/Grips
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If this is no allowed please pull it however, we do a live-stream every Monday at 530 pm eastern discussing golf equipment repairs, fitting etc This Monday we are talking with the folks from BGT - breakthrough golf technology. Talking how the group got started and the idea behind the shafts, stability, ZNE and the new driver shaft.
http://www.youtube.com/mcgolfcustomclubs