RoverRick

The thinner sole has always worked best for me. I used to chip in an unusual amount of times with the Hogan Ft Worth 15’s. My best wedges were the original Spin Mills before they had a bunch of different grinds. My last wedges were the M Grind and didn’t really know any better. I gamed these today and had 4 tap-ins and 2 hole-outs. Sure I hit some too hard or soft but perfect contact every time. I don’t play the Ft Worth 15’s anymore because they have the sweet spot of a gnat. But they were great around the green.

I was out ho-in’ around today. I recently bought (traded) an almost new Stealth 2 Plus driver. After a brief honeymoon period I gave the G430LST another try and there was no difference in distance, but the Ping was more forgiving and a touch higher. So I still had plenty of time to take back to 2nd Swing for full credit. Hummmmm. I’m not going to find a driver that saves me strokes off the tee. I did notice that my older wedges weren’t spinning enough. So off I went this morning for a wedge fitting. I determined I wanted a 54&58 and the S Grind. The SM10’s fairly expensive. But I was prepared to pay that until I found some new in the plastic SM9’s that were $100-160 cheaper for the pair. So I traded the Stealth and still have credit. MGA Championship this weekend so off to the short game practice area tomorrow morning.

Almost won this. Missed first place by 147 points.

1. What will the Cut Number Will Be +3 2. What will the scoring average be for the entire field on the Final Round Sunday? 75.2

It’s a narrow sole with 60° 8° bounce vs wide 58° with 12° bounce. I really hadn’t considered getting rid of it simply because they have low value used when they are so cheap new. Plus I have the option of swapping them based on expected course conditions.

Excellent review. When I got fitted for my TPT shafts in March I fell in love with the LINK/TPT shaft. I need to sell my excess clubs and buy one. Why have I waited 4 months? Well, there is absolutely nothing wrong with my DF2.1/Accra setup. While I did fall in love with the other putter, I did not fall out of love with my gamer. I had a rough start today with my putter on the first 5 holes on the longer putts and had 18 putts on the front 9, but then had just 9 putts on the back. I’m talking 15-20’ers on the back 9. My playing partners were looking at me like I had 2 heads. I still plan on getting the Link/TPT combo because it really felt nice, but my only complaint about the DF2.1 is it takes up a lot of space.

I put black heat shrink on a heavy putter shaft. It looked good for a while, but did change the overall weight. Didn’t matter on a heavy putter, It may have a drastic effect with wedges. It also didn’t last. I left it laying in the Texas sun on a 100° day for over an hour while “consulting” in the bar, and it rippled.

Actually, I recently bought the ES21w 58° 12° bounce. I game this and the ES21 54° 8° bounce more often than not. I don’t play the 60° much anymore. My thought was I could always sub in the 60° with narrower sole and less bounce if I find this is too much for the dry conditions. But if it’s a tight lie I tend to go with the 54° and go “chippier” than “floppier” if that makes sense. We have grass and sand bunkers and nice fairways, so the wide sole big bounce has been very good for me. I just looked, and I bought the ES21w 58° new in the plastic for $65.

I bought a Paradym TD several weeks ago and traded it for a regular Paradym within 30 days. Obviously, the TD didn’t do it for me. Sadly, some knee issues kept me off the course for 3 weeks, but I was able to play 9 out of 10 days around the 4th holidays. I loved the hosel design of the Callys but the regular Paradym wasn’t doing it either. Too much spin. I was wondering now that my knees were better, should I give the TD another run. I had until the 11th to make the decision. Then Friday, I ended up playing a full 18 with a Qi10 LS. Well, the results gave me the “club-hornies” for a Qi10LS. I mounted a TM Sleeve on my TPT shaft and went to 2nd swing this morning with the intent to leave with the Qi10 LS but also wanted to try the Mizuno ST230 Max. I told the fitter exactly what I wanted to do, and we started hitting my SIM2 on the TPT to loosen up. Then several variations of the Mizzy, and finally the Qi10 LS. Mizzy wasn’t even close to what I needed. I had just about decided on the Qi10 LS, but asked to hit the Stealth 2 Plus on my shaft. I expected it to be a bit slower, perhaps a touch more spin and lower launch. I was wrong. For me, Stealth 2 Plus was average 2 mph faster ball speed, slightly faster swing speed, 200 rpm’s less, 2° more launch and this translated to 14 more yards. An added benefit was he picked a slightly used one with the “cheapest” shaft since I would be using the TPT, and it was nearly $300 cheaper. Even swap for my Paradym experiment. My first round with it will be tomorrow and perhaps my driver dilemma is solved.

I have an update on my i525’s and P790’s. i525’s are going away. I simply over-draw them too easily. I wanted to love Ping, however while they are very easy to hit, I may “Play my best” but I don’t score my best. P790’s just got reshafted. SteelFiber i95S. These will be my long term gamers. Distance, feel, consistency, all are everything I want.

Date 06/23/2024 Course Name Sulphur Springs CC Gross Score 84 Course Handicap 9 Gross Strokes over/under par 75 Net Score to Par 66 Net Score 75 Net Birdies or better Longest Drive Wow! Wow! Wow! I was happy just to be able to hit short irons and wedges today. I had planned to try it on the range, but didn’t expect to be able to hit driver today. I didn’t get there in time to even warm up. I told everyone I was only in the deuce bet, not the others because I didn’t think I could hit driver all 18 holes if at all. First hole, perhaps the best drive of the day. Perhaps 190 center of the fairway. I doubt I hit anything over 190, but I wasn’t swinging full speed. Overall,I played better than expected, my knees not only held up, but the thing that has me most excited is after an hour in the bar after the round, I was able to stand up.

I don’t know if anyone noticed, but this season, I have barely participated in this thread. This is my 9 or 10th attempt to post here. I deleted the others because they were depressing, whinny rants, at least to me. Mainly because I have been depressed and whinny since I came to realization that my season was probably over. 12 days ago I had a great round. When I walked (limped? Shuffled? Hobbled?) off the course 11 days ago, I was convinced it would be 8-16 weeks before I could play again at best. I paid my losses and went immediately home. I was certain my only option was two total knee replacements. It’s been a rough few months leading to this decision, but I decided I was out of options. I’ve lost 70+ yards off the tee in the last 2 years, and this year I struggle past playing 14 holes. The doctor wanted to try other things first, and I had a couple of much smaller procedures on both knees. It’s been a few days, and today I went in back yard and made some swings. No problem with the mid-irons thru wedges. (About 80% power) The left knee is not ready for the driver or full power just yet. And I maybe able to walk from the cart to the greens in relative comfort. It is my hope to play a partial round tomorrow. By that I mean dropping 150-100 yards from the green and playing the hole out but only from level lies. And I will not hesitate to call it quits if I need to. Obviously, I won’t be posting a score, but I will be returning to posted rounds much sooner than I expected. I now expect that middle or end of next week I can play 18 holes. Ultimately, I will likely have to have the replacements, but at least I can schedule so that I’m not missing June-September. Edit added: I am no longer depressed about it.

No. Clubs aren’t supposed to have certain lofts for certain numbers. The point of the numbering system is to tell one from the other. Hogan Ft Worth 15’s printed the lofts on the bottom, and everyone hated it. Loft is but one element that determines the ball flight, and important one, but just part of the equation.

He’s getting irons 3D printed especially for him. He has wedges 60,55,50,45 (I’ve heard him reference those by lofts.) I’ve also heard him call out a pitching wedge. He has said that he has the irons lofted to hit a particular flight window, and he hits the ball very high. But originally he was having standard Edel irons bent. Later Cobra and then Ping for a short while in testing. That’s the number that was on them after they were bent. After the PW he uses conventional nomenclature for his irons of 9,8,7,6,5. He has a 5w, 3w, driver. He’s said his 5 iron is 17°, but his driver is 7°. He has to call his irons something. He could call the iron that longer than the PW, George, and the next one Sally. He could say, “Greg, give me the third from the left.” He could call them by lofts. Many of us remember how cumbersome the Hogan Ft Worth 15 nomenclature was. “Is my 37° longer than my 33° or shorter?” The bottom line is the ONLY thing conventional about his clubs is the nomenclature he uses.

I would say it is absolutely not ALL about the grip. The forward press grip is but one piece of technology in the L.A.B. Putter. The Lie Angle Balance head, shaft choices, and grip are all engineered to help you make a better putt. They are all areas that for me is proven to work. They have different heads with different levels of MOI, sound, looks, and forgiveness. Different shafts for feel. Different degrees of Press Grip. All combine to make, in my opinion, a superior putter. You can put a supercharged 6.4 Hemi engine in a pickup, but that doesn’t make it a Challenger Hellcat. Just the engine doesn’t make it a TRX. It may perform better than it did because it is real technology, but it will still lack the suspension and other components to make it perform the same as a TRX, and it will never be a Challenger HellCat. I’d rather have a PowerWagon, but drive a Chevy because I don’t like to wait for my truck to be repaired. Totally different argument. I can totally understand how the Press Grip improves your putting. There are real benefits to endure your hands are leading the head at impact, but I would say it’s not ALL in the grip.