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That option has crossed my mind. It's the kind of bucket list opportunity that I could be tempted to Icey Hot, KT tape and crack on... ha ha. I have 3 weeks to rest up before then, so it's not entirely off the table!

Needed to add a low bounce option to my wedges, so picked up an ex-demo Vokey SM9 60* 04L from the used rack at the local Golf Galaxy. I had a $40 off coupon expiring next week, so only paid $70 for it!! Cleaned up great (some metal polish for the head and standard club brush for the grooved face). Look forward to getting to know it more when I can next get some practice in. Just need to replace the GP Tour Velvet 360 standard grip with one of my spare midsize Plus4 Tour Velvets.

Good evening spies! Hope everyone has a great weekend and has some golf planned. Still no full swing practice for the past week plus thanks to this muscle strain (all the symptoms of serratus anterior strain). Seeing a sports physio next week to confirm the injury and develop a recovery plan. Hoping it's not a tear. League golf starts next week, so that's now out for me for a while. I also have a work trip to Italy and was/am hoping to get a round at Marco Simone (Ryder Cup venue last year) as I'll be pretty much driving right past on a Sunday with time to kill. I'm also testing the Sqairz Velo shoes, but limited to putting and chipping practice so no walking rounds just now. Impeccable timing! Consoled myself with a bargain club purchase. My 60* lob wedge is a little too high bounce and doesn't sit low enough to the ground at address for summer golf on my regular courses and for the rock hard bunkers. None of my wedges are low bounce variants, so I grabbed a great condition used Vokey SM9 60* low (4*) bounce. Should do the trick... once I'm back playing. Ha ha. Look forward to getting some practice in with it when I can.

I have been thinking about making a similar change and pull the 3W out of my bag. I hit my 3W great off the tee, but very rarely use it off the ground. I think a de-lofted 5W would be better as a '4W' to fit between my driver and 7W and ground interaction and launch may be better than an increased loft 3W. I also carry a 3H (dropped to 18*, so a 2.5H) in place of a driving iron as a fairway finder and to use for recovery shots and when keeping it low off the fairway.

Had another little practice session. Just short game, while my side muscle pull/strain recovers, but the Velo continue to impress in terms of comfort and stability. I feel more stable and 'in place' with these than my Ecco Biom and the added width makes them overall more comfortable. The Adidas are softer sole, but decent stability for spikeless shoes. The grip of the Velo feels great and the sole flexibility falls between the Ecco and Adidas, but closer to the Ecco. Should get another practice session in tomorrow pm and hopefully walk 9 on Sunday, injury allowing. Tempted to just play the forward tees to reduce temptation to swing too hard.lol

So these will turn me into the righty Mac Boucher? #aimright

Interesting that both you and @Wheelieb are seeing a draw bias just through change in shoes/ grip levels. I look forward to testing for the same change when I can get back to full swings. I already have a natural draw with my irons, so I could really do without turning it into a hook/ pull! With the driver I wouldn't mind turning my fade/slice to something straighter or even a consistent draw. Ha ha

Thanks! No perceived pinching today. Not that I noticed. I've had that on shoes in the past too. I'll be walking 9 later this week, so I can test more then. But they felt comfortable walking up a gentle slope and I didn't feel any heel lift either - they flexed enough to not be noticeably too rigid. I'm sure they'll break in some more, but I'll be sure to include that on further updates.

Nice find! Fairway woods in the sale too? Guessing they would be, given they are all past models. I feel a little stop at the local Dick's might be in order on the way back from the office tomorrow...

Damn. Sorry to read that. My major cancer surgery was 8 years ago and chemo ended in 2019, but I still have regular checks and scans.

I was finally able to get my hands on the shoes, so I've updated my post with my first impressions and first experience using them on the practice greens and bunkers. Link:

Congrats all testers and great job on the intros and initial posts about test and selection process. All very interesting stuff. I've only had a very brief roll with a DF2.1 at Golf Galaxy and it's definitely different and would need a good amount of comparison testing. I look forward to reading how the testing goes!

Glad you found something you like. If you like the stock or midsize MCC+4, have you tried the Tour Velvet Midsize +4? That's what I've had on my irons and wedges for most of the past couple of years. The compound is softer than the MCC and comfortable. The only reason I'm trying the Jumbomax STR8 grips is to find a slightly bigger diameter grip with minimal taper. I may end up sticking with Tour Velvet +4 but throw on 2-3 extra wraps of tape to expand grip diameter if the JMX STR8 X-small grips aren't right for my irons and wedges. The XS feels good on my hybrid and I'm trying it on the driver, as the medium I ordered for the driver didn't arrive and was cancelled by the store.lol

I keep going back to look at those. I'm interested in trying 5W and 7W. I have a 7W that I could do with changing. The price point makes it very appealing!

Yeah, I've had similar.Ha ha. For many years (college to my mid 30s) I used clippers to cut my own hair. During Covid lockdown I had my daughter cut my hair with clippers for the fun of it. Haven't grown it since then and keep using the excuse of that saving $30-40 per month that I can use on golf. lol