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im holding onto to that length as long as I can. I got a feeling I’ve only got 3-4 more years before that becomes the flushed driver instead of the 2nd tee option. I really wanted the smoke, but availability was an issue.

How's everyone liking the brnr? I got one to test as a 3 wood replacement as essentially a tee only club, and lofted the 11.5 to the higher setting w/ ventus tr black 7x. (left handed). hoping it sits nicely into the 260-270 range for me and makes that club slot actually usable for me.

The cut will be -3. score to par Sunday 70.3

1. The cut line will be +1. 2. Tiger will be +6.

I got the tour bx in the second round of sampling opportunities a few weeks back. The following are my thoughts about the ball. I game a left dash currently. I am a high speed, high launch, high spin player so I know pretty quickly if a ball just isn’t going to work for me. My first experience with the bx was on the chipping green. I found a similar performance with the bx to the left dash for me, albeit I am relatively inconsistent when chipping onto the green. The feel was different, I can’t say it was better or worse, just different. The next time out with the bx was specifically on the putting green. I believe that this testing opportunity was geared specifically towards the mindset technology, and not necessarily the ball. The ball felt fine putting, I did notice that my left dash tended to roll out a little further for me, but it was negligible. As for the mindset tech: I love the concept, the logo does not look bad to me, however I do find it a bit busy. On course, the ball is as advertised. It flies high, didn’t spin too much on an average strike, and went far. This is ultimately where I decided that the left dash was superior to me, only because of the feel. Again, not better or worse per se, just different. The left dash admittedly is tough to beat for me because when I hit a center strike, I can’t tell that I’m hitting a left dash. The Bridgestone I can’t say that for, as the sound and feel is just distinctly different even when struck pure. Not a knock on the ball itself, just my preference. my big takeaway, I love the idea of mindset. I think the psychology in it is spot on. I just find the visual on the ball to be too busy for me. However, I have adapted the principal of it in my putting, and have since found myself closer to the hole more often. if anyone is interested, my alignment aid of choice is the same concept as triple track, however I use the stock alignment line, and 4 dots in the locations of the beginning and end of the two outer lines. It gives me a triple track effect, without the business of three full lines.

First impressions are everything. As a lefty, with a tendency to have high spin off the tee, there are few options I was looking at for next year moving out of my stealth 2 that offered an 8 degree head with the ability to flatten a lie angle. Titleist has met those needs with the last several releases, and the only reason I am not still in my tsr2 is because of foolishness. That being said, based on the initial photos of the gt line, I have to say it looks like a cheap Temu version of a tsr. My understanding is that the excitement around them is performance based, and hopefully that remains to be true.

Anyone have any insight on how the two compare? Historically loved the tour 360 (other than the 22) model, and had the first iteration of the new hyperflex design (2021 I believe). My understanding is the hyperflex issue with the foot rolling over the edges was fixed with last years model. Who’s got experience with both?

IMO Swingweight is subjective, just like most other things golf related. So many variables come into play, that Swingweight is just a piece of the puzzle. In its simplest form, to me at least, Swingweight is just a way to quantify feel. Static weight is easy, a club weighs what a club weighs. Swingweight to me is just a number applied to a club to quantify feel when force is applied to it. I do believe it is relevant, only in attempting to obtain the same or similar feel throughout a full set of clubs that are built differently. it could be something similar to pureing a shaft. Are their real gains or is it placebo effect? More than likely the answer is going to be “player dependent”. I myself am not totally sold on pureing, but I do think that it has value at its core, the gains are probably just so minimal that it doesn’t REALLY matter to anyone not making a living playing golf. I do believe Swingweight matters, simply because I am someone who is sensitive to Swingweight, and I prefer a club to feel heavier, even though it may not actually be much heavier.

Been curious about these balls. I have been really getting into using alignment aids the past two years, love the concept, but always get worried that the ball is getting “too busy” and I worry too much about the perfect alignment before I even address the ball to make a good stroke.

I've actually been through three separate fittings at CC now in the past 4 years. 2020 I got my feet wet with a putter fitting. I enjoyed the process, and with a putter is nice because in a lot of the cases you are essentially buying a putter at retail price, and paying for the fitting and they make whatever adjustments necessary. Not only did I notice an improvement in my putting, but peace of mind is worth a lot to me, and knowing my gear is right for me is important. And let's face it, being left handed I am limited at best for fitting options in the putter space. In February of this year I went for a complete long game fitting as I have really been struggling the past few years with consistency. I am a fast player, that loads the shaft a ton in transition, but have a fairly neutral delivery and typically am around 1 degrees up in AA. Results? A shaft swap for my Stealth 2, with albeit a very expensive shaft, however after hitting several heads the fitter agreed that another $600 for a new head to gain 3 yards with very similar dispersion just wasn't worth it. On to the 3 wood and driving iron space. The conclusion after hitting shots with my gamers and talking through my style of play, I hit them well enough for the small amount of use those clubs get in a round. No change there. I went into this fitting with the mindset that the numbers will dictate what products I walk out with, and told them that I was not concerned with a budget because I wanted to get the best setup for my game. All in all I walked out with a driver shaft ordered when the opportunity was there for them to upsell me on a few thousand dollars of product. Fast forward to this morning. I've had about six weeks of a honeymoon phase with the new driver setup. Consistently seeing about 20 yards more total distance (mostly due to spin reduction from high 5000's to around 3000) I know, 3k is still a little high, but a 40 percent reduction is about all I can ask for right now with the lack of practice time I have to make any significant swing changes. I went in today with the same mindset for an iron fitting. I have struggled to love my irons for the year that I have had them, often times just feeling like there was something off about them. I game 2023 p770's with Dynamic Gold 105 X100 shafts. A shaft I was fit into at a different fitter in 2019. My 6 iron SS today was right at 100 mph throughout the fitting, peaking at 102. My thoughts the past few months were that the shafts I was playing were simply too light for me, but I felt the style head was right for my game. My result today, fit into an iron head that I would have never envisioned for myself in the past, and yes, a heavier shaft that still has a little bit of feel in it. I ended up in a T100 (4,5) and 620CB (6-p) combo set, 2 degrees flat, with the CB's bent 1 degree strong in a Modus 120x, swingweighted at d6. I have learned through all these processes that I prefer a heavy SW. My driver is weighted at D7. All in all, is club champion expensive? Yes. Is it a good experience? Yes. Is it worth the cost? That answer is dependent on you as a golfer. I explain it to a lot of my friends that think I am crazy. If you truly care about playing your best, and maximizing your potential to improve, then yes it is worth it. If you simply play to enjoy time with your friends or whoever and don't care if the ball ever actually makes it to the cup, then no, it isn't for you. For me, it is the access to all of the options, and being able to actually hit them. No more guess work, no more internet advice and $1500 mistakes that cost you 3 times as much in the long run. Barring injury or major changes to your swing, your setup should last years. And before I get flack for being a 15 handicap with CB's in the bag, I am a good ball striker and my swing is pretty repeatable. A majority of my lost strokes came off the tee, losing 3-4 balls a round before this year. Add in the occasional duffed wedge or pull hook with a long iron, and the score jumps up fast. Time will tell if I actually see gains from these changes, but I certainly feel better about my equipment.

1. Cut will be +5. 2. Low amateur is Neal Shipley.

Got my Mezz 1. Max in a few weeks back. Played first round with it yesterday and had one 30 min practice session last week. First Impressions, it seems to be pretty point and shoot as far as line goes. Pace control, jury is still out. What I have noticed in my very limited run so far, long range putts I seem to be relatively close, whereas with previous putters I tended to be well short. Mid range putts up to 15 feet or so, I tend to blow past the hole, but can hit a second putt immediately and be inside a foot consistently when it doesn't get holed. Short range putts, I think the mid range issue was stuck in the back of my head, and I would baby putts that before the LAB I would hit firm, and that was causing any break present to come into play much more than it should. All in all, Look doesn't bother me, Feel is good without a massive mishit, and I can really notice the technology working through the stroke, which is not something I have ever said about another putter. Full Disclosure, I am very out of practice right now with short game, as I went over a month without touching a club prior to the day I practiced putting with the LAB, so I'm sure that also played into it. So far so good.

I love this.

Interesting read. I typically have used the 7 iron carry x32 method to determine the boxes i SHOULD play from. That puts me at about 6500 yards with a carry at 175. Admittedly, I am on the faster end of the swing speed scale, dispersion is my issue. Another thing I have found is that although a majority of my friends want to play closer to 6200 yards, I do not notice any real fluctuation in my scores from playing further back. I have come to the belief that when I move up, it could be a good drive that is simply too long for the tee boxes, that puts me into water or a fairway bunker or otherwise, where the same shot from one set back of tees could have left me short of the trouble and more playable. Even when its just a friendly wager, if you are someone who has the luxury of hitting the ball further than someone you are playing against, but they tend to be straighter, your advantage will only come from being able to hit from closer. Forcing a layup off the tee to leave yourself the same distance in from a full shot from a deeper set of tees doesn't do you any good.

Just ordered my Mezz 1 Max on Tuesday. Pumped to get it in and try it (in 6 weeks). Couldn't quite bring myself to the $650 price for the custom with upgraded accra shaft, and no luck on the outlet at 33" and 67 lie angle from the virtual fitting. Wanted to go to Club Champion for an in person fitting but learned that they dont stock left handed fitting putters from LAB at any of there stores. Went for the stock option. If I love it as much as I hope I won't have any issue springing for the Orange version with the accra Shaft. It's crazy to me that in 2020 I was fit for a 71 degree lie angle at 33.5 inches and there is so much difference with this, I would assume that the lie angle for LAB would translate to every other putter, and the true difference would come into the balance? Anyone have any input on that? Hopefully I'll see some good results. With a new baby on the way in March, 2024 is likely going to be a range/practice year for me for the most part, but I'm hoping that means I can get nice and comfortable with the new flatstick and give it a proper go when I can get back to the course more regularly.