Tyler86

Which model?

Any body in the Minneapolis area, Victory Links is playing fantastic right now.

I play a lot of public courses around the metro of Minneapolis. Even on Sat/Sun, 5 hours would be on the long end. Even the beginners seem to move ok or let people play through. Now fixing divots on the other hand, oofda.

Im a huge fan of Pebble Beach and PGA Tour or whatever PGASS’ brand is for polos. Comfy and stretchy and moisture wicking enough. The shorts are great too. At 20$ i dont feel to bad when my cigar ash burns a hole in one.

@revkevi want to game a 7w but theyre hard to come by used with a reg or stiff shaft that arent super old or brand new. For now i play a 3h and 4h. When i find a 7w the 3h may leave.

Im intrigued by this. Does a stiffer shaft give you straighter ball flight? I feel like having a stiffer shaft than your “normal” would amplify the hook/draw ball flight that is so typical with hybrids?

Curiosity, why not just buy the balls personalized?

Ive been playing Snell MTB-X for about a year, love it. But by complete accident, played a recovered Bridgestone TOUR BRX this spring, on a high wind day. The ball flight was substantially better for me off the tee with driver. Similar launch as MTB-X, but flew noticeably straighter. 13hcp, 95mph maverick max, neutral swing path. Experimented a little the next day, strong wind again. Played Tour BRX front 9 and MT B-X back nine, results confirmed. Bought some 2020 BRX and have played the last 15 rounds with them. Now that the greens in MN are playing a bit closer to normal, i find it a little harder to hold greens outside 160yards. Not sure what the greens are rolling, but courses i play the most are around 138-145 slope. I know that the packaging and GolfSpy research shows that the Bridgestone Tour BX doesnt quite fit my swing speeds but the Golf Spy study shows some evidence of slightly higher spin, with minimal sacrifice to ball speed and launch angle at slower swing speeds. Going to pick up some Tour BX this week and see if i can hold more greens with similar ball flights, especially in the wind. But all of this leads me to feel conflicted. I love Snell as a company and the MTB-X is fantastic at the price point, but i also love the results ive had with the Tour BRX, and the “Made in the USA” is huge to me. Considering playing 2 balls, Tour BRX/BX on windy days, MTB-X on calm days. Does anyone else play 2 balls for this reason?

I personally prefer a 5w. Mid handicapper. My miss hits are far better with a 5w than a 3w. When im in a groove i can still carry 250, almost driver distance for me. The few 3w ive gamed “ok” dont hold greens as well as my 5w when im lucky enough to hit them.

No 3w here. Play a 5w. Not looking back.

Hello. Im Tyler. Grew up playing golf from a young age. Took a long hiatus from 14-32. Got back into it 2 seasons ago. Currently a 14 handicap, typically scoring between 80-90. Love everything about golf. The ups, the downs and everything in between. Always something to work towards. Been visiting golfspy a ton for reviews and such. Love it. Figured why not join. Live in Metro Minnesota. No home course, to many good ones close by. MN golf is amazaing scenery and weather, for 3 months [emoji1787].
 Minneapolis pipefitter by trade.