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silver & black · September 19

Regularly play as a single at my home course - how else do you get to practice, not the same as using the range. They are great and actually have it on the booking system that you will never be paired up with anyone else.

I like playing with people mostly, but I enjoy my solitude to play myself and try things out.

buckpillar · June 4

Congrats all!!!

Volvik Condor - @jayyarr @MichaelC_81 and @Zman56

Volvik Condor X - @TK_ @JackBurtonsPorkchopExpress and @Sharp.shell

Volvik XT Soft - @archship @MajorCavalry and @RajMahal

Looking forward to your thoughts and insights.

Shrek74 · June 1

3 hours ago, Shrek74 said:

This is literally my exact same result.

Cool and there was me thinking it was a bit random

Josh Parker · May 29

Interesting results......

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cksurfdude · May 16

I walk all the time, carrying or pushing. More enjoyable I find, plus that way I can convince myself I’m keeping fit too.

Alf. S · May 14

On 5/12/2024 at 8:53 PM, Alf. S said:

Oops just tried to order another couple of grips on-line and got a bit of a shock.

Wanted to change my wedges to match the MD5 head colour of blue.

I have 2 drivers, I have been using my Epic original driver which I regripped but I've switched to my Epic Draw driver yesterday which has a IOMIC std size grip. To match my other woods I wanted to get another Green grip.

I went to the website added 3 grips at £7 each => £21 only to get to check out and a £34 worldwide shipping charge!

So I guess I'll leave it for now. Probably take off the IOMIC and regrip with multiple layers of tape.

I was going to swap the Tour Stars that I got as part of the test for some Sidewinders for my woods and even went as far as adding a couple extra (as their website suggested) to qualify for the free shipping and got the same £34 shipping charge. Bit misleading during the order process so needless to say I've pulled the pin on that order - LOL

Josh Parker · May 10

This was an interesting discussion point on the last community call.
My road to moving shorter:

Got back into golf early 2022 after 10 year hiatus (don’t ask) and bought new clubs, my present to myself for being smart in getting back into golf, plus I didn’t really want to be seen with 10 year old sticks. I put my “new” misses down to the break. My fairways, irons etc. all got back on track to what I remembered. However the driver had developed a big miss right, sometimes the slice was just a sight to behold. I never missed right before, but I persevered and yes it got better, but consistency just wasn’t there not constant but enough to annoy and play with my head. I kinda learned to live with it though.

Got fitted for new driver a few months back which must have been on one of my good (lucky) days only the odd miss. So yes I thought it was my driver. However you got it the miss started to come back. Racking my brain on what to do next I suddenly had a mad idea to take my old R11 to the range and see if I could hit it the way I used to and no lie it was a dream, straight shots to a baby draw; it was like stepping back 12 years. Sitting down to argue with myself that was I really going to put a 14 year old club in my bag I looked over at my R11 next to the Paradym and there it was the R11 was shorter. Nah it can’t be that simple, but I quickly marked up the Paradym, choked down and bang, the heavens rejoiced as my driver sang to the flight I hoping to see. Played for a few weeks with this setup and my Eureka moment was proven, driver average up 12 yards, dispersion is consistent. So I cut it down to 44.5” from the stock 45.75” and haven’t looked back.
Swingweight so far doesn’t seem to be an issue, but I’ve bought a heavier weight which I may try out just to see.

Conclusion for me - 44.5” is more out of the screws. 45.75” can be all over the place with the miss low and heely.

Rob Person · May 9

good call glad I dialled in

May 7

5 hours ago, Donn lost in San Diego said:

You might look for my thread Step by step guide to putt cross handed. I spent a lot of time since Spieth in 2015, to switch to xhand. Matt Fitz is among many who go xhand. Face balanced, front (low) hand index finger on the shaft pointing down.

I will give it a look for sure, thanks for sharing .

TJ Hall · May 6

Hey I love putters, and buy them for fun, but that’s usually because I blame the tool and not “the tool” using it so now got too many. Now there are some insane dollars being dropped by some after going through this thread, however if you have the cash your call, why not. For me I’d say my top limit would be $500 at a push and then it has to putt for me.
I’m now going to (try) stick with my current and just work on technique.

Michael.Sandoval33 · May 3

20 hours ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

Still haven't pulled the trigger on a 7-wood yet, but they are definitely on my radar. So I answered No, and other to come back and say, I want one I have been looking at the Takomo 7 Wood and the Tommy Armour 7w that my buddy has and loves.

DO IT!!!!!!

Rob Person · May 3

Bummer to have missed this live, but just watched through - great questions, great answers. It's this part (Community Calls) of My Golf Spy that makes it just the best!!

Gavin at Shot Scope was cool, but then again I'm biased. All scots are cool!!

Big X5 user since launch and I wouldn't play without it.

May 2

So technically my 7W is a Heavenwood, but I'm going to say that counts. The club is sent from the Gods.

May 2

Ah golf shoes, my number 1 purchasing weakness - too many pairs (especially for my wife to know), I reckon if I play 1/week I could go months before wearing the same pair.

The survey could have been better to allow for multiple selections; I play both spiked and spikeless, laces and boa and Adidas & Footjoy. I rotate based on my mood, what I'm wearing (yes that comes into it) and the conditions.

Bohnson · May 1

On 4/30/2024 at 5:49 AM, Bohnson said:

INTRODUCTION

First off, thanks MGS for the opportunities you provide the golfing community with independent and unbiased testing. Excited to test out the ShotScope V5. I play out of Southwest Ohio and have been golfing for 25 years. I have been playing tournament golf for the last 9 years. I picked up the game after Happy Gilmore and Tiger Woods influenced a hockey playing northern Minnesotan to grip it and rip it. Tournament golf has got me hooked on the game, improving, running tournaments, and all around being a golf junky. I have a few certifications such as SuperSpeed, WHS, and Impact Zone. I took a yearlong Keiser University Associates program in Golf Management during the COVID times. I love the process of preparing, practicing, learning, and testing my game/equipment. I have done some testing for MGS in the past, so it is always a treat to get selected for another test. WITB: Still working with the Taylormade M1 in driver / 3W, Srixon combo set, and a WhiteHot RX putter. I game the Garmin S70 smart watch so it will be an interesting test to compare these two giants in golf tracking. Previously I used a Garmin Fenix, the S62, and prior to that I used Game Golf. I believe if you are not tracking your stats, you are probably missing some easy areas to improve your game.

I want to test this product by comparing it to my gamer, the Garmin S70. I will plan on playing a few holes most nights and a couple of rounds weekly. It will be interesting because the S70 has the extra smart watch features and the V5 is purely a golf watch. I will play some rounds with both watches on. I will offer some pros and cons to each product. The product will stay in the bag if I see a benefit to using the product instead of the Garmin S70. I expect that it will be challenging to move off of the Garmin S70 because it measures wind, slope, etc. I know the V5 is great for tracking club performance and showing clean statistics. The Garmin S70 does some of this if you have the club tracers. What I can tell you is that the ShotScope is a lower cost option for golfers not looking for all of the extras that the Garmin provides. Really this is going to come down to a cost benefit analysis. The Garmin app is not great so I pair the Garmin tracking with DECADE to really analyze my data. The shot tracking tags for the ShotScope are smaller than the Garmin so that seems like a big win off of the bat. I think this will come down to what is the biggest bang for your buck. The Garmin is expensive and provides extras. The ShotScope seems like it will provide some great data, save time, and $$!

Welcome and good reviewing - interested to see how it stacks up to the S70. Love my X5, pretty much for the reasons you give, lower cost and the data it provides, but the S70 is cool looking.

UNCRoss · May 1

On 4/30/2024 at 5:48 AM, unccross said:

Introduction:

First of all I would like to give a huge thank you to the MGS staff and Shotscope for giving me the opportunity to test and review the new Shotscope V5 golf watch.

Who am I?:

Hello spies, my name is Jeff Ross. I live in Radford, VA along with my beautiful wife Jill and my 7-year-old son Liam. I am a bingo supply salesman in Virginia and West Virginia. I enjoy spending time traveling with my family, fishing, golf, working out and the outdoors. I'm a die hard UNC Tarheels fan, this where my screenname uncross derives from. I’ve lived in a golf course community for the last 3 years but unfortunately, I have never played the course, but plan on playing it soon, its a beautiful course.

I started playing golf when I was in college in the late 90’s. Although I played a lot, I never really improved very much. I just enjoyed playing with my buddies and never took the game too seriously. I gave up about a dozen years or so after getting married and moving back to Southwest Virginia. I started fishing more and more, and really got into bass fishing tournaments for several years.

A few months ago, I decided to take my son on a round of golf with my dad for some quality grandpa time! Liam only made about 7 holes, but in those 7 holes I found the passion for the sport that I hadn’t felt in a long time. I decided to give golf another try. It is also awesome playing with my dad and spending so much more time with him that I probably wouldn’t have gotten the chance to without being together on the course.

I recently joined the county club back home and try to play at least once a week.

Blue Ridge Country Club -

My golf game is definitely a work in progress. I am currently around a 20 handicap and seem to struggle on most aspects of the game especially putting.

Testing Plans:

I have been using shotscope H4 for a few months now. I plan to compare how the V5 performs verse the H4 in performance, gps, ease of use and shot tracking. I will also compare the V5 to a few of the iPhone watch apps that I have tried briefly.

I am excited about testing an actual golf watch. Compared to the H4, I am excited see the full hole maps and distances to doglegs and automatic club tagging.

That is one nice looking course

RohanVster · April 30

2 hours ago, Willie T said:

Congrats to the testing team - while I love my Garmin Approach S20, this test will be a great one to follow as the Shot Scope looks to be a potential great upgrade….who knows, can the team convince me (and all the rest of the MGS community) that these are as great as they appear? Will have to wait and see?

I'm basing this on the X5 (only difference I can see is X5 has touchscreen and V5 has buttons), the Shot Scope is a great upgrade to your Garmin. Whilst yes overall the Garmin, especially their latest models are a better all round day-today-day watch, value wise the Shot Scope is just what it's designed to be - golf specific so you can't beat the Shot Scope; nothing tracks data better, it's subscription free, just forget it tells the time. For me the X5 is golf, I have an Apple Watch for everyday use, plus other non-tech "real" watches I wear off course. One size(product) doesn't fit all (everything).

Josh Parker · April 30

Congrats to all the lucky testers - the Shot Scope watch is a great piece of kit and the data is 2nd to none.

Have a blast guys.

William P · April 30

3 hours ago, RohanVster said:

Shot Scope V5 – Official MGS Forum Review by RohanVster

Howzit everyone!

I would like to start this introduction by thanking MyGolfSpy, the community and also Shot Scope for making this testing opportunity possible, weekly testers are being given the opportunity to test the latest tec and equipment, without you guys, these tests wouldn’t be possible, so from my family to your, thanks so much.

Intro:

Right, my name is Rohan, I’m 36 years old (turning 37 this Saturday) and I’m from sunny South Africa, staying in a mining town called Middelburg, located in the Mpumalanga province which is home to the Kruger National Park and the world famous and magnificent, Leopards Creek Golf Club, where the Alfred Dunhill Championship is played annually.

I relocated to Middelburg from a town called Mossel Bay in the Western Province for work, and currently working on a Power Station project as a Commissioning Engineer in the field of Control and Instrumentation. I got married to the most amazing and beautiful woman on God’s green earth last year December and I am so grateful for all her patience and support with me and my addiction for this amazing but sometimes frustrating game we call golf. The background you see in the wedding picture, that's the Kruger National Park

My game:

I started playing golf seriously about 8 years ago, prior to that, it was just a social outing for me and an opportunity to have a few beers with my friends and family. I’m currently playing on a 14HC but pretty sure it will improve as this year progress. Also worth mentioning, I am a cross-handed (cackhanded) golfer so for me it’s almost impossible to get a lesson or to implement YouTube videos on my game, but I am figuring it out as I go along and think I am not doing too bad thus far I play about once, maybe twice a week depending on my work loads, fortunately for me, I have 6 different course I can choose from in the region. Below you will find a video of my swing on the range using my MEVO.

Back to business - My testing game plan:

Currently I am using the Garmin S62 watch. My plan for this test will be not only to compare the two brand to one another (btw, how many times have you see someone wearing 2 watches, especially on the course LOL) but also to check out the full features which Shot Scope offer like the MyStrategy, Strokes Gained and Tee shot Plotted features available on the Dashboard and App. Using the 16x Gen2 tags will also be handy in getting more in-game yardages, because we all know, you can have more or less an idea from going to the range and using a launch monitor, but when it comes to the course, it’s a different ball game. I will be using a range finder to refence the different yardages for accuracy. . Another interesting test will be to see the accuracy of the international courses loaded on the watch (+36 000 preloaded courses). I will also be using this as a day to day watch and let you all know how it’s preforming.

I invite and welcome you all along as I test the beautiful watch.

Welcome and good luck on test - I have the X5 so can say you will not be disappointed on the stats you get from the V5. For me I've found it invaluable, not only to pinpoint my weaknesses to work on, but it shows my strengths; best club or length to leave into greens makes course management simpler.

Will be following along so have fun.

Rob Person · April 29

Just wanted to add to my fellow testers, @BreakfastBall15, @LeakyValve and @Alf. S thanks for all your similar and contrasting insights and especially your final thoughts. For what is a simple, overlooked piece of kit, but the only component between us and failure or golfing immortality (ok yes I’m blowing this up a bit) I’ve had a blast (of air) with this review.

Also to all my fellow Spies out there many thanks for all your questions and views on this topic it’s what makes it all worth doing

The good part this could be the longest running review since given Star Grips 3 year warranty it has to last that long.

Member Reviews · April 29

Just fitted this grip to my Odyssey Stroke Lab Seven in the last few weeks - my gamer is/was a Mizuno M-Craft VI fitted with a Zenergy XL Flatso 2.0+ and a 25g CounterCore weight. Grip weight of the Kotahi is 100g so not too much difference for me to notice.

The "palms up" technique does take a lot of getting used to so before using on the course (last few weeks) I hit ball after ball on the matt at home. Initial findings for me so far in real use have been better consistency, certainly on line with my setup - my miss was a push. Another big plus is my lag putting has got so much better.

Is it a game changer, well that's to be seen, but I'm loving it so far

Rob Person · April 29

8 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Love those, but they definitely weren't an option. I want a Green/White swirl grip now!

I’ll 2nd the Green/White - appeals to my Celtic roots.

Rob Person · April 28

On 4/26/2024 at 9:53 PM, Shrek74 said:

For those that are using tape along with the blow-on method, what type of tape are you using? Masking or Painter's Tape? Or maybe a different tape?

Used both, makes no difference as far as I can tell.

bama no 1 · April 28

On 4/24/2024 at 1:45 PM, LeakyValve said:

Push down of the grip? Like in the case of doing normal ones you would tap it on the ground to make sure it’s on all the way?

I found that when I put the rubber club grip on the shaft I would use that to make sure the grip was on all the way.

For me tapping down doesn’t work as grip is pretty much welded to the shaft, plus if it did I’d be worried about movement during use. Just always made sure to get on all the way with air with a final little push with the gun.

BreakfastBall15 · April 28

Final review is up.
Thanks to all for the good interactions and comments throughout.

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