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Great first round with the 10K and the 25g weight with the Tour Chrome 2.0 in stiff. I think this is my gamer combo going forward (mainly just to let it settle in). I wasn't seeing any two way misses any more, and the miss was a pull hook, which is me, not the club. If anyone else is struggling with inconsistency in dispersion sometimes, I would definitely think about trying a lighter headweight. Way cheaper than going with a new shaft.

The entire putter has to be rebalanced.

Can you ask Sam about whether they've done any testing with putter color (particularly red/blue/green) and putting accuracy? And then the same question but for alignment marking and eye dominance? I feel like their tech is tailor made to do some pretty strong A/B testing to see what putters work best for different folks. There is a lot of evidence for red putters providing better alignment contrast on greens, but there was an interesting study showing that blue might be better for fine motor control tasks, while red is best for "strength" tasks.

I was playing around with a lighter 25g back weight at the range today and noticed a much tighter dispersion with the Tour Chrome 2.0. Going to try it on course tomorrow and see how it goes!

If it doesn't work out for you, I'm just down the road in DC and it'll fit perfectly into my G430 10K (although not sure our swing speeds would be compatible...) If for whatever reason one of the testers doesn't end up working out with theirs, I would love a shot at testing the 405X or 505.

Congrats to all the testers! A bit sad not to make the cut on this one as I doubt I'll ever be able to drop ~$800 on a shaft! I would be very interested to hear how folks handled the "fitting" experience - particularly those who were on the bubble between two swing speeds.

Alright, I think I may finally have found my dream shaft/10K combo after a bunch of searching! Two rounds in with the Chrome 2.0 and it is an absolute weapon. I'm finally consistently seeing the distance I saw in my fitting, along with a WAY tighter dispersion. Still figuring out aim line, as I seem to either hit it dead straight or with a 15-20yd draw, so it's still something i'm calibrating. That said, I hit some absolute bombs today (some of the course was downhill, so hard to tell if that was a major influence), but everything was comfortably over 250yds with a few in the 270/280yd+ range. Hoping to take it out on my home course next week, so that'll be the clearest test yet of this shaft/head combo. Definitely getting a bit more height out of this shaft, than the RDX, so I may eventually go back down to 10.5 (currently playing this in the small plus setting).

Thanks! For me the only challenge is disaggregating poor technique and the impact of practice. The ExPutt helped me identify where some things were going wrong, which combined with a bunch of practice has ironed out a lot of my putting woes. I've regressed back a little bit as seen below in the orange line (honestly not been practicing as much with ExPutt as I've been out on the course more) and as a result have had a couple of three putts creep in, along with a few shorter misses during aeration season. That said, it's still night and day from where I was before. Weather has started to warm up and I'm guessing green speeds will follow, and I do typically putt better on faster greens.

I think you're both right. I definitely find it a bit harder mentally to step on the gas with this club compared to my G425 which felt so so forgiving. I think part of that was the nightmare start I had with it and the wrong shaft (Tour Black) but I need to get back to a place of trust and total commitment.

That's my hunch as well. It's a bit of a difficult beast finding the sweet spot between consistency and committed speedy delivery!

Thanks! My search for a light-ish weight stand bag with a putter well and 4-5 other dividers and decent storage continues!

Will you release full reviews of all the bags you tested @GolfSpy_APH? Still struggling to find a more in-depth review of the Mizuno BR-D4 stand bag as it looks like an improved Ping Hoofer and i see it hiding in the picture! Would love thoughts from your testers on it.

I'm still a hair mixed with my 10K. I will have rounds or spells when it is absolutely perfect, and then rounds like yesterday where I get a dead hooking ballflight that only goes ~220yds. It's definitely me and not the club, but I'm wondering if something magically happens when you drop below a certain swing speed. I've been focusing a lot on contact with my other clubs and so wonder if that has taken SS down a notch on course. I'm back on the swing speed training, so we will see if that changes things for the better. I am a bit tempted to buy a Tour 2.0 Chrome shaft and see if it performs differently.

I'll add on here as I've played this cart for a whole season. Things I like Build quality is very high and it feels well putt together The wheel lock is pretty strong and can happily stop my cart on a 30º incline The bag foot is sturdy and the elastic straps hold everything in place The rubberized handle is very comfortable I use the little pouch below the scorecard holder more than I thought I would and it's handy both to stow warm gloves in winter between shots and also food items It rolls very true and goes in a straight line with no adjustment necessary Things I don't like It's HEAVY! Don't get me wrong, it rolls really well, but loading it in and out of the trunk or carrying it upstairs it is build like a tank. I kind of wish I had gone more minimalist or something a bit more skeleton frame The wheels will randomly start clicking sometimes during a round. I think it's the brake mechanism not fully disengaging The wheels are an absolute magnet for goose poop, which is a problem for a lot of the fall/spring season The rear wheels look like they are not fully engaged even when they are in place (you still see some of the silver axle) - for the first two months I thought I had done something wrong but that's just how it looks It's a very solidly made pushcart, and I don't plan to change it. My only regret is not trying some more lightweight options first as it is a bit of a behemoth.