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I have been playing a 7 wood for about five years (a 9 wood as well). It is my club of choice for shots that need to fly long and stop quickly into a green. Usually from 200 to 220 yards. It is also handy for long fairway bunker shots if the lip of the bunker is low.

I have zero issues with buying "like new" clubs FROM REPUTABLE SELLERS. I have been a big fan of www.callawaygolfpreowned.com and have bought "like new" wedges, putter, and multiple fairway woods from them. They also list their clubs on eBay. I just have never bought irons from them...yet. Their "like new" has always been pristine. I would recommend staying away from some stuff on eBay as there is A TON of counterfeiters out there. I do not trust anyone on eBay selling driver shafts as it is super easy to buy a premium shaft only to find out later (when you replace the grip and see what was underneath the grip tape) that it was a repainted $10 shaft made in China. Sure enough, I found a manufacturerer in China that counterfeitted shafts and they would have sold the counterfeits to me in bulk. I bought GolfPride iron grips once only to find that they were fake. As soon a a drop of solvent touched the Golf Pride logo, it ran. There are several YouTube videos showing how good counterfitters are making things look. I am not saying everything is counterfeit, but, buyer beware.

I have the Garmin R10 as well but I use a different radar devise to capture swing speeds with the SSG system. Their website hypes the PRGR but I struggled with it capturing accurate results so I returned it. Instead, I bought Sports Sensors SSR364 Swing Speed Radar for $99 on eBay to measure swing speeds.

I have also been inundated with offers lately. I started with SuperSpeed Golf swing sticks about a year ago and have been enjoying the results. It is tough to gauge true swing speed increases on the course but I estimate the gains at almost 10 mph. I now out drive my playing partners by 20-30 yards and that feels amazing. I also started a mobility and rotational power program endorsed by Scottie Scheffler called Golf Forever in December and I believe it will indeed keep me golfing for the next 20 years. The curated programs keep me engaged every day and it cures the morning stiffness in my back. If I had it to do all over again, I would try the Stack system instead of SSG as I have heard Sasho on a few podcasts and I am impressed.

How long have you been playing golf? Since I graduated college in 1988 but seriously only for the last 12-15 years. What’s your handicap or normal score? Current handicap is 8.3 and I am happy to be trending in the right direction. On a good day I will shoot 75 and on a bad day in the mid eighties. What do you love about golf? I love continually trying to improve my game. I am fortunatele to be able to play about 130 rounds a year now and the guys I usually play with are very low handicappers so I am always striving to improve. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? I love data so have read Mark Brodie's book "Every Shot Counts" and I am a huge proponent of Arccos so I can gather strokes gained information and hone the various aspects of my game. Do you already know any other Spies? Not outside of the forum. Where are you from? Currently living about 30 minutes north of Charlotte, NC What is your home course? River Run Country Club at Davidson. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? The best things are that (1) it’s year round golf even though it gets into the 30s in the winter and 100s in the summer, and (2) I enjoy the people I play with each week. I will play in any weather condition except a driving rain. Worst thing about golf is that sometimes there is a driving rain. What do you do for a living? Retired from running a sales organization in the information technology field. How’d you pick your user name? It has been my nickname for 20 years and given to me bny a close friend. WITB? Bettinardi Queen B #15 putter Titleist Vokey SM9 wedges Titleist AP1 irons Callaway Paradygm 3, 7, and 9 wood Callaway AI Smooke Max driver with Tour AD shaft Vessel Player III golf bag

I used to buy BOAs but the cable stays kept failing and I got tired of sending the shoes back to FootJoy over and over again. Granted, they replaced them with new ones through my Club, but, it became an irritation.