Ding-dong

I have got my OP fully set up, and I have learned a lot along the way. 
I thought I might try the new Titleist GT and I hit it with the stock shafts. I need to back to back my head vs the GT but the shaft options are so far away to the OP . I think the GT is a good direction but I think the fitting would get amusing!
 

I have got my OP fully set up, and I have learned a lot along the way. 
I thought I might try the new Titleist GT and I hit it with the stock shafts. I need to back to back my head vs the GT but the shaft options are so far away to the OP . I think the GT is a good direction but I think the fitting would get amusing!
 

I have got my OP fully set up, and I have learned a lot along the way. 
I thought I might try the new Titleist GT and I hit it with the stock shafts. I need to back to back my head vs the GT but the shaft options are so far away to the OP . I think the GT is a good direction but I think the fitting would get amusing!
 

Couple of grips, std mcc+4 and a jumbomax to try.
installed the jumbo on my driver and it’s stayed on ( although it did rotate 🙄)
also got dragged out to recycling/ antique/ bric a brac places … picked up a Bronty Chipmaster 2 in very good condition… and then my heart broke as I know these clubs unceremoniously dumped were loved by some old chap who’s wife was skipping around happy as Larry because she got her garage or garden shed back to dump gardening and crockery rubbish in.

I treated myself to a Callaway carry+ pencil bag. My current carry bag has a damaged pocket and is a bit heavy. So I got this new bag with its stumpy legs and shoved in loads of clubs and made it as heavy …
Winter carry set up is: 
Driver, 5w, 4/5 hybrid ( dunno really it’s the yardage I need ) then 7 to 46 degree G430 irons, 50 degree wedge, 58 degree SW , putter.
might have some redundant clubs in the bag.. hopefully I can find out this afternoon 

Not stuck the grass in the base, but it’s stable enough. 
Went bananas and had 3 simulator rounds +5,+13, E … then some range time.
Absolutely shattered now ! 
Prime objective was to stop my feet tearing up the lawn .. and it’s done that.
The artificial grass I have won’t last long but I had 3x2 so I can get another square from it before looking elsewhere.. or buying something more expensive.
As you can see it’s out of sight and stowed away .. Missus Ding Dong may notice it if her Dahlias keep flowering.. here’s to a frost! 

Will do , being a bit of a skin flint I was going to rotate the mat around and I have purchased Birtees as well so no holes to aid longevity. 
If I am honest I haven’t ever rubbed a mat bald ( don’t quote out of context) 

I use L flex in GPLB , but to be honest this is stout shaft in all forms. It also depends on transition and that’s why autoflex and ottophlex work for some and not others. If you need a stiff shaft because your transition isn’t fluid you will either be paying a lot to get lighter and maintain stiffness or you cannot use the lighter cheap shafts. 
I may have missed the point but I have been trying to get as light possible. 

Got  out this morning, set up is 46” jumbo grip head set to 9.5 and draw . Really comfortable now with the driver. Distance is good and it is predictable. Had now a couple of rounds in the mid seventies and the dropped shots were not the driver. 
So now it’s concentrate on other parts to really make scoring headway. 

Got  out this morning, set up is 46” jumbo grip head set to 9.5 and draw . Really comfortable now with the driver. Distance is good and it is predictable. Had now a couple of rounds in the mid seventies and the dropped shots were not the driver. 
So now it’s concentrate on other parts to really make scoring headway. 

Investigating Ai Smoke and it looks to be a slower driver … both TM and Cobra are generating faster swing speeds and ball speeds … so that would degrade all gains with GPLB set up. I won’t be going there !

Investigating Ai Smoke and it looks to be a slower driver … both TM and Cobra are generating faster swing speeds and ball speeds … so that would degrade all gains with GPLB set up. I won’t be going there !

Sorry not been on for a while as I had not really done anything of interest.
Weather here has been mild and I have managed to get a few rounds in. I had been struggling with a bit of swaying and the rotating head issue mentioned previously. 
So I was on a reset and go again. 
I think I have the swaying stuff sorted, my knees are recovering okay with a little bit of tendon soreness. 
I have started to try the big fat grip again but I installed on a 46” GPLB ladies. I have the head set to 9.5 std. 
Yesterday I played my first full round with it after a couple of range sessions (2 x 20 ball bucket warmups). I noticed I had a nice fade moving left to right by 3 yards max. I could increase this just by hitting earlier or I could remove it  by changing the path so sending the  club through at 11 o’clock of the ball.
Suffice to say I had the ball on a string and hit every fairway except 2 which were in the 2nd cut ( no pick and place). I went round in 74, 1 birdie and 1 double bogey, 4 bogeys… didn’t convert enough chances to be fair. The last 4 holes were slow because the 3 ball in front were playing too slow and I started to get stiff plus the sun was setting. So 3 shots dropped in the last 3 holes … 🙄.
Distance was good, and for the first time I had some ability to vary my shape and distance, well pick a target and hit it  … I hope this continues, but it is comforting to know I can still do it .
I did think about the new Callaway AI smoke … simply because it would suit the GPLB colours… but hold that thought, let’s see if this round can be repeated and bettered! 

Sorry not been on for a while as I had not really done anything of interest.
Weather here has been mild and I have managed to get a few rounds in. I had been struggling with a bit of swaying and the rotating head issue mentioned previously. 
So I was on a reset and go again. 
I think I have the swaying stuff sorted, my knees are recovering okay with a little bit of tendon soreness. 
I have started to try the big fat grip again but I installed on a 46” GPLB ladies. I have the head set to 9.5 std. 
Yesterday I played my first full round with it after a couple of range sessions (2 x 20 ball bucket warmups). I noticed I had a nice fade moving left to right by 3 yards max. I could increase this just by hitting earlier or I could remove it  by changing the path so sending the  club through at 11 o’clock of the ball.
Suffice to say I had the ball on a string and hit every fairway except 2 which were in the 2nd cut ( no pick and place). I went round in 74, 1 birdie and 1 double bogey, 4 bogeys… didn’t convert enough chances to be fair. The last 4 holes were slow because the 3 ball in front were playing too slow and I started to get stiff plus the sun was setting. So 3 shots dropped in the last 3 holes … 🙄.
Distance was good, and for the first time I had some ability to vary my shape and distance, well pick a target and hit it  … I hope this continues, but it is comforting to know I can still do it .
I did think about the new Callaway AI smoke … simply because it would suit the GPLB colours… but hold that thought, let’s see if this round can be repeated and bettered! 

Oh yes I forgot to mention we are off winter tees, some are forward but there is no roll out, it’s soft. The settings are quite a high flight for me, but I think correct. Also I was playing a reduced number of clubs … well to be fair the ones I only need really 14 clubs is a bit overkill 

Oh yes I forgot to mention we are off winter tees, some are forward but there is no roll out, it’s soft. The settings are quite a high flight for me, but I think correct. Also I was playing a reduced number of clubs … well to be fair the ones I only need really 14 clubs is a bit overkill 

Sorry not been on for a while as I had not really done anything of interest.
Weather here has been mild and I have managed to get a few rounds in. I had been struggling with a bit of swaying and the rotating head issue mentioned previously. 
So I was on a reset and go again. 
I think I have the swaying stuff sorted, my knees are recovering okay with a little bit of tendon soreness. 
I have started to try the big fat grip again but I installed on a 46” GPLB ladies. I have the head set to 9.5 std. 
Yesterday I played my first full round with it after a couple of range sessions (2 x 20 ball bucket warmups). I noticed I had a nice fade moving left to right by 3 yards max. I could increase this just by hitting earlier or I could remove it  by changing the path so sending the  club through at 11 o’clock of the ball.
Suffice to say I had the ball on a string and hit every fairway except 2 which were in the 2nd cut ( no pick and place). I went round in 74, 1 birdie and 1 double bogey, 4 bogeys… didn’t convert enough chances to be fair. The last 4 holes were slow because the 3 ball in front were playing too slow and I started to get stiff plus the sun was setting. So 3 shots dropped in the last 3 holes … 🙄.
Distance was good, and for the first time I had some ability to vary my shape and distance, well pick a target and hit it  … I hope this continues, but it is comforting to know I can still do it .
I did think about the new Callaway AI smoke … simply because it would suit the GPLB colours… but hold that thought, let’s see if this round can be repeated and bettered! 

I'm only 11 pages into this thread, but figured I'd get myself down this little rabbit hole.
Just ordered a PXG Gen5 driver 9* with the Motore X F3 5R2 shaft (thank you Hero pricing). Can't wait to get it in and give it a go. I was fit into the 6 S version a couple years ago, so I'm hoping that carries over into the lighter flexier version.
I'm also eyeing the PLB and ProSeries UL. But then again, I'm also eyeing UST 55 Gold, Proforce V2 HL, and the Aldila 45g Orange. But we'll see how the Motore works and I'll go from there. I have a few of the PXG weights coming too in case I need to alter it for swing weight.
Now to get my net put together in the garage and the R10 out of the box and registered. 🙂
Let the Otto Phlex journey begin!!

Oh yes I forgot to mention we are off winter tees, some are forward but there is no roll out, it’s soft. The settings are quite a high flight for me, but I think correct. Also I was playing a reduced number of clubs … well to be fair the ones I only need really 14 clubs is a bit overkill 

Sorry not been on for a while as I had not really done anything of interest.
Weather here has been mild and I have managed to get a few rounds in. I had been struggling with a bit of swaying and the rotating head issue mentioned previously. 
So I was on a reset and go again. 
I think I have the swaying stuff sorted, my knees are recovering okay with a little bit of tendon soreness. 
I have started to try the big fat grip again but I installed on a 46” GPLB ladies. I have the head set to 9.5 std. 
Yesterday I played my first full round with it after a couple of range sessions (2 x 20 ball bucket warmups). I noticed I had a nice fade moving left to right by 3 yards max. I could increase this just by hitting earlier or I could remove it  by changing the path so sending the  club through at 11 o’clock of the ball.
Suffice to say I had the ball on a string and hit every fairway except 2 which were in the 2nd cut ( no pick and place). I went round in 74, 1 birdie and 1 double bogey, 4 bogeys… didn’t convert enough chances to be fair. The last 4 holes were slow because the 3 ball in front were playing too slow and I started to get stiff plus the sun was setting. So 3 shots dropped in the last 3 holes … 🙄.
Distance was good, and for the first time I had some ability to vary my shape and distance, well pick a target and hit it  … I hope this continues, but it is comforting to know I can still do it .
I did think about the new Callaway AI smoke … simply because it would suit the GPLB colours… but hold that thought, let’s see if this round can be repeated and bettered! 

To be honest, modern golf is a different animal. Larger driver heads promote swinging hard, which has in turn impacted golf ball development. They are intrinsically related. Your average golfer who has never played classic or played prior to the big Bertha era won’t know about this.
I remember having a lesson 40 years ago using a Mizuno impact 7 iron and being told “wind it back , control it, shelling it 180+ yards is not required”. Driving was the same, be efficient find the middle swing inside yourself even Nicklaus was advocating using a 80-85% of your power and to control. 
The pros don’t miss the middle by much, the amateur misses enormously but we need to discourage them from trying to hit too hard and encourage them to be accurate. By having a ball that gives you nothing beyond a certain point is the solution…it won’t ruin the game that’s just fertile imagination running out of control.
Hitting in shaped long irons are a thing of beauty … mashing wedges is boring 

Sorted ! Found the super 2 part glue monkey wrench and gas hob. It did resist, but I told it resistance is futile .
Shaft cleaned up and adapter glued back on .. will see how it is tomorrow.

Today I did some more testing and got to the conclusion that 4g extra in the head was okay. Launch angle was a little high as peak apex was around 90-95 ft.
So I went out to fiddle further… and this is when I confirmed the hosel adapter was rotating on the short shaft. Initially I thought it was my poor grip fitting… but it was someone else’s poor tip gluing 🤭.
So have I just been down a massive pointless rabbit hole ? 
 
To a degree yes, but I have a 1” longer version of the GPLB .. which I was testing as well. 
So the +4g stays, the strike is toe side of centre and I cannot get it to heel or middle (help!?!) . I dropped the loft to 8 degrees, apex dropped to sub 90ft and spin reduced (R10 guesses so no point being too specific) . My set up and ball position is locking down, as it’s dictating club face angle. 
 
I am now thinking should I remove some shaft butt end? 
I could brutalise the other tip off , I don’t have a shaft puller just a monkey wrench, gas hob and a steady hand.
Or I could piss the wife off and order a new shaft with the right adapter glued on… given the cheapness of these shafts it’s a frivolity I can manage.
i will check who supplied the poorly glued shaft and I will check my 3wood shaft .. 🙄

So new grip installed and tomorrow I will hit a few with it.
Today was very cold so I will take care.

Manage to get out on my home simulator and go through some options.
To cut a long story short..
The jumbo grip is off the driver, reducing the head weight to get the closure rate was too costly regards ball speed.
The OP feels better than the Hzdus … back in the game gents !