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Granted, forgiveness isn’t the LS’s selling point, but the strikes I had toward the toe weren’t punitive, as the distance loss wasn’t too severe.
I don’t typically miss on the heel side, so I couldn’t say on that miss, but I would presume the results to be similar.
when I have the club in hand for testing, I will grab some powder spray and see what I can create in terms of misses and comparative distance 

Ok, so went to the range earlier today and acted like I was playing the course with the exception of putting. Went and practiced that afterwards. While on the range I had an “Aha” moment, which will probably throw everything out the wind the next time I play cause I’ll revert back to what I have been doing…fun times…Anyway, it was to do with alignment and by golly when I set up the way I was on the range, nice butter cuts or baby draws. Then got to my new new driver, the Callaway Paradym AI Smoke. Not once did I fade it. I did pull hook it once, but the other 5 shots were beautiful 265-275 cuts or draws. I love this thing. Can’t wait to see what happens on the course now. 

Ok, so went to the range earlier today and acted like I was playing the course with the exception of putting. Went and practiced that afterwards. While on the range I had an “Aha” moment, which will probably throw everything out the wind the next time I play cause I’ll revert back to what I have been doing…fun times…Anyway, it was to do with alignment and by golly when I set up the way I was on the range, nice butter cuts or baby draws. Then got to my new new driver, the Callaway Paradym AI Smoke. Not once did I fade it. I did pull hook it once, but the other 5 shots were beautiful 265-275 cuts or draws. I love this thing. Can’t wait to see what happens on the course now. 

Ok, so went to the range earlier today and acted like I was playing the course with the exception of putting. Went and practiced that afterwards. While on the range I had an “Aha” moment, which will probably throw everything out the wind the next time I play cause I’ll revert back to what I have been doing…fun times…Anyway, it was to do with alignment and by golly when I set up the way I was on the range, nice butter cuts or baby draws. Then got to my new new driver, the Callaway Paradym AI Smoke. Not once did I fade it. I did pull hook it once, but the other 5 shots were beautiful 265-275 cuts or draws. I love this thing. Can’t wait to see what happens on the course now. 

Ok, so went to the range earlier today and acted like I was playing the course with the exception of putting. Went and practiced that afterwards. While on the range I had an “Aha” moment, which will probably throw everything out the wind the next time I play cause I’ll revert back to what I have been doing…fun times…Anyway, it was to do with alignment and by golly when I set up the way I was on the range, nice butter cuts or baby draws. Then got to my new new driver, the Callaway Paradym AI Smoke. Not once did I fade it. I did pull hook it once, but the other 5 shots were beautiful 265-275 cuts or draws. I love this thing. Can’t wait to see what happens on the course now. 

I will never delete this tee shot on to the island green 17th at TPC Sawgrass. 2 putt par. 

Did it seem, based off your fitting, that the level of forgiveness has increased?

I will never delete this tee shot on to the island green 17th at TPC Sawgrass. 2 putt par. 

I will never delete this tee shot on to the island green 17th at TPC Sawgrass. 2 putt par. 

QI-10 LS Fitting
Once I received confirmation that I was to be one of the testers for the QI-10 LS, I stopped in to one of my absolute favorite places, The Southwest Golf Ranch, to see the head pro and club fitter, Steve Landrum. Steve is fantastic at what he does, so I am including his contact info, if you ever find yourself in Southwest Ohio and in need of his services:

They use trackman and an outdoor range for fitting purposes. 
 


I cannot stress enough, how beneficial seeing the actual flight of the balls you are hitting is, during the fitting process. Having gone through this sort of process with the Titleist irons and now this driver, I won’t do a fitting any other way.
My current gamer:


 
I have mentioned it in my intro, but given my slightly negative AOA and propensity for producing spin, I have found an LS head in combination with a heavier X-Stiff shaft does a decent job of keeping my driver spin manageable. With that in mind I chose the following head to test:

After hitting a warm-up bucket with my PW, 7i, and current gamer to get loose (it was 45 degrees Fahrenheit with a light breeze) we got down to business. The Paradym is a 10.5 head, so that we started with the corresponding QI-10 LS head and this shaft:

After 3-4 swings, Steve switched to 9 head and the following setting:

as well as sliding the weight to the draw setting. That combination started producing a subtle fade with spin in the high 2000’s to low 3000’s, which for my swing is about right. With the settings settled upon, I took turns alternating between the Tensei black shaft as mentioned above and these shafts:


As is shown in Taylor Made’s shaft matrix:

These were the best stock options available to me for this test. There is a temptation to put a Ventus black 7X into play, after testing is complete, but that is a post for another day…
In all, I hit between 50-75 balls with these three shafts. From a performance standpoint, they produced an average: spin of 2900 rpm 
carry of 245 yards
total of 267 yards
ball speed of 153 mph
height apex of 87 feet
There wasn’t a standout performer in the group, as they all did similar in that regard. Which brings us around to feel. 
 
Feel is such a subjective measurement, but it absolutely has to be accounted for. After factoring feel into the equation: the shafts finished in the following order; Tensei Black, Kai Li White, Aldila Rogue Silver. 
I left the fitting encouraged by the results and reassured that the driver I am testing is setup to help me succeed. Which is the point of this entire exercise. With that said, the work continues and the waiting game commences…

I will never delete this tee shot on to the island green 17th at TPC Sawgrass. 2 putt par. 

I was going through some photos today looking for some specific golf related ones for something I was putting together.
 
When doing this I stumbled across some gems and thought, once we post something or take a picture of something does it just sit there and we forget about it? Well wanted to start this thread to get some of the old goodies we maybe forgot about. A photo album if you will, just like grandma had.
This one is from 2019 I believe, November (around then anyway). Was a late fall round right after Thanksgiving when the weather let us sneak that last round in. Was down in Cape Cod and this course has a very cool island green about 100 yards or so. Well I made a mockery of it and of course @GolfSpy BOS was there to not only capture it but remind me how bad I missed it.

Morning all,
I would say it’s back to work for me today, but it is a federal holiday. That means I am off on this cool day. I may take my new driver out to the range or may try and get 9 holes in if it isn’t to cold. Have a great day everyone. 

There’s not a good enough reaction to use for this question. I didn’t select him, but feel for the ones who did. 

Morning all,
I would say it’s back to work for me today, but it is a federal holiday. That means I am off on this cool day. I may take my new driver out to the range or may try and get 9 holes in if it isn’t to cold. Have a great day everyone. 

Morning all,
I would say it’s back to work for me today, but it is a federal holiday. That means I am off on this cool day. I may take my new driver out to the range or may try and get 9 holes in if it isn’t to cold. Have a great day everyone. 

Thank you for yours. And pass it on to who may want to know. 

Morning everyone,
Concert was fun last night, even if it was super crowded. Got back home close to 2330 or 1130. Got the pups out and went to bed. Today, since plans changed, we are going to get her two chickens she won. May try a new brewery as well, that is still tbd. And it’s still chilly today. Hope everyone has a great Sunday. 

Morning all,
I would say it’s back to work for me today, but it is a federal holiday. That means I am off on this cool day. I may take my new driver out to the range or may try and get 9 holes in if it isn’t to cold. Have a great day everyone. 

Morning all,
I would say it’s back to work for me today, but it is a federal holiday. That means I am off on this cool day. I may take my new driver out to the range or may try and get 9 holes in if it isn’t to cold. Have a great day everyone. 

played US AM Tour Tournament at Kiawah this weekend. Tough conditions yesterday at The Ocean Course. But so much fun 

There’s not a good enough reaction to use for this question. I didn’t select him, but feel for the ones who did. 

Hands up who had Tiger in their line up this week 🖐

Morning all,
I would say it’s back to work for me today, but it is a federal holiday. That means I am off on this cool day. I may take my new driver out to the range or may try and get 9 holes in if it isn’t to cold. Have a great day everyone. 

Morning all,
I would say it’s back to work for me today, but it is a federal holiday. That means I am off on this cool day. I may take my new driver out to the range or may try and get 9 holes in if it isn’t to cold. Have a great day everyone.