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I just installed these shafts in two wedges for a customer and have a couple of observations and unfortunately I didn't get to hit them since they weren't my clubs. He purchased the 115g version. The website lists these as 500 CPM and I can confirm these shafts are crazy stiff. There is no movement whatsoever when trying to waggle the clubs in my hand. They also made the swingweight of the wedges a few points higher which makes sense as the top half of the shaft is lighter graphite combined with a heavy steel tip (this is similar to the original stability shaft putter adding swingweight). It's a little strange looking down at them from address but having played the stability shaft in my putter for so long, it didn't really bother me. The two tone color could bother some people though. I'm really interested in hearing back from him on how they feel, especially since they are so stiff. BGT claims that everyone that tests them feels they feel better than regular steel shafts. I'd be really interested in seeing a comparison of the ZNE shaft and a super stiff wedge shaft such as a DG X7 or CTaper 130X or even a very stiff graphite wedge shaft to see if the dispersion and spin are similar or not. Obviously the ZNE shaft is going to be lighter in the 115 weight than those which a lot of people may prefer. I'm guessing the graphite might also feel a little better than a super stiff steel shaft but of course feel is subjective and dependent on a lot of factors. Overall a very cool concept but fairly expensive. I'm actually half tempted to purchase one of the 115g or 130g shafts and install it in a putter to see if it could be a budget stability tour putter shaft since the ZNE shafts are $180 vs. $300 for the regular stability tour putter shaft.

Why is the mention of the titanium from ATI materials company being left off of the drivers this year? The MSG blog post states "The most notable bit in that is the inclusion of what now is the second generation of Titleist’s ATI face technology." but ATI isn't mentioned anywhere in the Titleist marketing material.

That's around what I usually see when I use my PRGR launch monitor. It's not an expensive launch monitor by any means but it reads swing speed and ball speed very accurately.

The fade side of that graph indicates a shaft with a stiffer tip that will prevent the club from turning over and encourage more of a fade. The draw side of the chart has shafts with softer tips that will deflect more and would be more likely to help the club face close quicker and produce more of a draw shape. That's also why you see most of the draw side as higher launch and the fade side as lower launch. Hope that helps.

The Gen 5 driver is really good. I never disliked the sound of the previous generations but they really nailed the sound on the Gen 5. I was also very happy they brought back the toe weight as my miss tends to be left. Look at address is very TM SIM like which I always thought was great looking so that is a winner also. For $299 it is by far the best driver you can buy right now which is what I had previously stated for the 0211 driver which is also still really, really good.

Basically said good performance in the same vein as the ProV1X and the Maxfli Tour X but costs a lot at $50.

It's too bad that OnCore's marketing tactics are essentially souring an otherwise decent lineup of golf balls. Rumors I've heard about the V2 is that it's a ProV1 Left Dash killer but I haven't tried it yet to confirm. That being said the price was also said to be $50/dozen which I'm not sure I'm willing to drop on an unknown entity since it's the same cost as the tried and tested ProV1 Left Dash. I also saw on IG that the white version of the Vero X1 ball isn't on the USGA conforming list for some reason. The other colors that they make it in are listed but the white isn't so I'm not really sure what's going on with that either.

Macgregor VFoil M765 irons. For some reason they have the best shape of any "blade" irons I've used and the tech was extremely advanced for the time. If you read how they were made it sounds like something that was released this year. "MacGregor uses two different types of forged steel in these irons. The 3-6 irons are crafted from forged 1045 Carbon Steel and the 7-PW are crafted from forged 1025 Carbon Steel. The 1045 steel is a harder metal, more suitable for low spin and more distance. The 1025 steel is a softer metal to give you more feel, spin and distance control on your shorter shots. Perhaps it is just me, but I like the feel of the long irons better than the shorter clubs in this set. The faces of the irons are constructed with harder metal in the center and softer metal around the outside. They call this “V-Foil Speed” technology. The softer outside increases feel and power for off center shots. The off-center shots I hit didn’t feel terrible like a typical blade. The set employs a variable muscle-back weighting technology. What that means is the muscle back progressively gets bigger the longer the iron. There are internal Tungsten weight cylinders positioned in the back toe and heel of the 3- and 4-iron. The faces of the irons really caught my eye. They have your standard grooves, but when I first glanced at the clubs I thought I’d seen an optical illusion. For a second I swear I saw a rainbow on the club face. No, wait, I did see a rainbow! There is a very light series of arches in a rainbow shape literally milled right into the face of the club. You can really see it when the light is just at the right angle. I began to wonder if this was even legal but I suppose it is. MacGregor mills this rainbow into the face at 1/1000 of an inch. They call these lines “U-Groove Scoring Lines.”

Explain why you chose the model you did and what you'd hope to get out of them performance wise -- I played the 2020 Cobra Forged Tec Irons and loved them. The new model has slimmed down the size and looks absolutely fantastic! I'm glad they broke it into two models in order to trim down one of the two and provide more options. List your first name/city state (US Only entries) -- Rob, Wake Forest NC What current irons you're playing -- JeffMont Avian 735, 535, 335 combo set Handicap -- 1.3 Will you agree to patriciate in discussions on the forum about your experience with the irons after receiving them. -- I agree for sure

I don't play a glove and live in NC where the heat and humidity get pretty intense this time of year. What I do is use a Frogg Toggs chilly pad throughout the round to wipe off my hands to keep the oil and grease from the sweat from building up. I keep it damp but not soaking wet so that it absorbs water instead of getting water on you. If you wipe your hands right before each shot, the film of water evaporates and you have perfectly clean/dry hands to hit your shot with. This keeps my hands dry for each shot and has worked for me without powders, lotions, etc.

Given the current worldly supply chain issues, etc, the "seeding" phase doesn't mean anything and the product the tour players are using is what's coming to retail. Product lines are created years in advance and it's crazy to think that Titleist would be able to change anything with an entire product line in the next few months if the pros didn't like something about it. The only tweaking the pros are going to do is getting into the right head and getting it spec'd up to their preference (hotmelt, loft, shaft, etc). Titleist was already working on the next drivers when these got announced.

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They're really good.

I found this test really interesting - https://mygolfspy.com/lab-golf-putter/

Why does the red face and twist face have anything to do with squaring the club face at address? The only thing that matters is if it's square at impact. Pick a point a foot in front of you on the target line, point the face there and swing. Easy game

I'll just say that a Ventus without Velocore isn't a Ventus. It's kind of like a Lamborghini with a lawn mower engine in that it looks the same on the outside but is missing what makes it special on the inside. I'm not saying a Ventus without Velocore won't work for some people but there's a reason these shafts are as popular now as they were 3 years ago when they came out.

Been watching the coverage yesterday and today and with the amount of mics all over we're getting to hear lots of f-bombs all over the course

Cobra King Forged Tec Irons 2020 5-GW excellent condition. Expensive upgraded Nippon Modus 3 Tour 130 Stiff flex shafts, factory installed from Cobra. Excellent condition Golf Pride Tour Velvet BCT Cord grips. Standard length and lie. SOLD

Or it's terrible and no one bought one Just kidding, VA stuff is fantastic

Cool for people who have a fitting center anywhere close to them.

That's exactly who I use but if the package has long length dimensions, they tack on that surcharge for USPS there also.

Unfortunately due to the surcharge the USPS is putting on longer boxes, I had to quit using them entirely. UPS/Fedex will deliver a package for $9-10 that the USPS wants $20-$30 to ship.

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Found two tour issue drivers tonight at my local Golf Galaxy. A "TC" serial number Callaway Rogue with the Tour red dot (flatter lie) adapter and a "+" marked Taylormade M1 430 driver. The Callaway has the Graphite Design DI 7X and the Taylormade has the Graphite Design 6X. I talked to the employees and apparently they were both traded in by the same guy, a player on the Duke University Golf team that just landed a club deal. I don't know if it's the shafts or what but these are two of the lowest spinning drivers I've ever hit. The M1 was giving me results in the 1200-1800 rpm range and I couldn't get the Rogue above 2200 rpm. It was nuts. All used golf clubs were 10% off too!

The putter always gives me hell.