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My patience has been rewarded

Not sure if I can swing Myrtle, but I’m locked in for the hypothetical “fall” outing that is still being workshopped. 

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Good morning fellow spies and happy Tuesday (or is it Wednesday, @GolfSpy SAM? 😜)
Had a good range session yesterday working on getting back to better ball striking with my driver. Made a small grip adjustment and then tried to feel less DJ wrist at the top of my backswing. That helped me to find the center of the face consistently and led to some very solid and straight drives. Thanks @GolfSpy_BEN for the tips and to remind me that I am not a terrible golfer all the time 🤣.
Getting out of work early today as my dad has an appointment this afternoon and can't watch the boys, and then going to take them out on the course along with my wife for a 3:40 tee time. Hoping to play 9 holes, but we will see how the round goes. I will more than likely not play full shots on each hole as it requires one of us to monitor the kids lol. Should still be fun regardless.
I am signed up for a Taylormade fitting/demo day tomorrow at noon to hit the new P770s as well as the P790s. Looking forward to that and then going to play 9 after as I have a super early morning/late evening workday, but time in between where I can be gone for awhile and still work almost 11 hours 😅.
Hope everyone is having a great day!

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Debatable on that better beer part! But as a man of science and someone constantly in search of the truth, I'm willing to sacrifice my body for the good of the forum to determine just who has the better beer. No need to thank me, the thrill of knowledge seeking and truth learning is more then enough reward for me. 

yes, very much so.  
The optimizer on Trackman showed what I already knew, that if I increase loft a couple of degrees, I'd get 10 yds+ more carry.  But with a slow swing speed, I'd be eaten alive hitting into the wind so I tend toward max rollout.  And I don't hesitate to adjust loft if I need to prior to a round.  If it's 85% humidity and dead calm, or if the course is really soft, I'll bump the loft up a click and tee the ball up a tad more.
  
 
 

Looks like you did a pretty good review of the HD! Nice job. I didn’t fit into it for the very reason you like the HD- low flight for the Florida winds. Up her in the “swamps of Jersey” (Springsteen reference), I need to have more carry. That’s why I played the UB and asked to test the VR- higher launch. The VR gives me a higher trajectory than the UB and the HD for sure.  
I can’t remember if the HD was a smooth as the UB and VR are- that’s why I originally went with the UB over the Ventus Blue- it felt so smooth. Do you find the HD smooth feeling? 

No one tested the HD?
Just did a shaft retrofit at Club Champion and the HD was the clear winner.  HD has Graphite Design's 3-3-3+ profile.
I'm a 69 year old with an 85 mph driver swing speed.  Since we often have a decent breeze blowing here in St Augustine, FL.  I prefer a fairly low ball flight and typically play a slight fade.  I'd like to call it a "power fade" but I don't really have any power, lol.   My carry distance is between 190-200 yds with a roll out to 210-225.  Don't currently have a HCP index (back in the day I was a +6) but I average +9 at 6000 yards (sea level).  If I move up to the senior tees I'm about 3 strokes better. 
I'm pretty accurate and consistent with my irons and fairway woods and have a competent short game.  When I'm in the fairway off the tee, I'll shoot in the mid to low 70's.  I've shot level par for 9 holes a few times; hence the search for accuracy off the tee.
Swing speed suggests I should play a regular flex but I have a quick transition and get much better performance from a stiff flex, especially in the driver and 3 wood.  Currently have a stock Speeder NX (stiff) in a Qi 10 LS.  Loft setting is either 7.0 or 7.5 degrees.  I get acceptable distance (for me) but I've been spraying it all over the place.  Went to CC looking for the least dispersion I could get without sacrificing distance.
After working through maybe 10 different shafts, the fitting came down to Ventus Blue (velocore) and the AD HD (both in 5 stiff).  Distance was the same.  But the HD was much more consistent and had half the dispersion...ALL of the shots with the HD were closer to the center line than than the best with the Ventus. 
Speeder is purple, Ventus is red, and AD HD is blue in the image below.  Driver loft was 7.0 on those graphics but I will likely play the HD at 7.5 or 8.25, depending on course conditions. 
Looking forward to delivery!
 
 

Not sure if I can swing Myrtle, but I’m locked in for the hypothetical “fall” outing that is still being workshopped. 

Week 17 Scoring Recap





 
 

Not sure if I can swing Myrtle, but I’m locked in for the hypothetical “fall” outing that is still being workshopped. 

Week 18 is Now Open for Scoring!
 
photo courtesy of @tw1ns
 

Not sure if I can swing Myrtle, but I’m locked in for the hypothetical “fall” outing that is still being workshopped. 

Nice work @GolfSpy_BEN. Thank you for keeping this together for us!

Just a few months early, but welcome to SC! @BIG STUand I will start forming the welcoming party. 
And, Stuey is an encyclopedia of Myrtle Beach golf.  
 

I would be pleased to help organize a Canadian meet up!  Advantageous FX rates for Americans, better beer and great golf options in Canada!  

The calves are in, hopefully @GolfSpy AFG can make it too.

Week 17 Scoring Recap