[Graphite shaft - Wedge Experiment]

You guys are making me want to get a wedge head and throw a graphite shaft in it to see how it performs.   Sounds like it is providing some benefits.

[Callaway Supersoft experience - I was surprised]

AVX isn’t a high spin ball so you may be seeing similar spin numbers; or not enough to generate a significant performance difference as Most balls probably go relatively the same distance.  While you may be able to perceive some differences, The only true way to see if there are performance differences would be to use a launch monitor to measure.   That said, if you are happy with the ball hen by all means play it.  

[Donate to MyGolfSpy]

6 hours ago, MadMex said:

Must be age,,,, how do I donate again? Link or PayPal name

You can setup a monthly donation here:  https://mygolfspy.com/support-mygolfspy/

 

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[How'd you play?]

11 hours ago, Mackdaddy9 said:

The game of golf is a fickle mistress.  Yesterday I played and shot the worst score I have made in 5 years, 87 with 6 three putts.  Today I played the same course with the same foursome from the same tees and shot 71.   We play it down and bet heavily so no gimmies or mulligans.  

This game is crazy sometimes.  The major difference was simply confidence in my putting.

I am going to say this and it just may be me, but changing he font to cursive makes you post more difficult to read.  Staying with the standard font is probably best. 

[Random Thread]

11 hours ago, 2puttbogey said:

Didn’t see the need for a new topic to answer a question I have. Figured random thread would work. Anyway I’m doing a one day(5 hour) golf school next month, and was wondering how much to tip the instructor. Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

Do you tip your golf instructor for an individual lesson?   I do  understand that it is a gray area since they are providing a service but have never tipped my instructor;  we have an agreed upon rate that I pay per lesson.   Golf schools may be a bit different as there are often multiple instructors and you are paying the owner of the school and not directly paying each instructor.  Would you tip each instructor?

[Sub 70 Golf]

42 minutes ago, ejgaudette said:

I watched this and it only makes me want the TAIII irons even more. They really seemed to perform well and they seemed to sound a bit better as well. Am I good enough to play them probably not but we all know that's not going to stop the dreaming.

They aren't that bad and are fairly forgiving. I have been surprised by their performance in the players iron testing.   In my opinion just as good as anything else in the test.   

[Putting alignment help/drills]

9 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Yes!  Watch this Mike Malaska video.

 

Thanks for looking that up; I was being lazy

[Key to Winning: Switch to a Fade?]

24 minutes ago, thechrisgibbs said:

For the driver, I would definitely focus on a single ball flight, but the draw/fade play extends beyond just the driver. DJ exclusively hits a cut now with all clubs (save the putter). For a driver scenario, how about pulling a Phil Mickelson and carrying two drivers in the bag; one fade bias and one draw bias? TXG covered this concept really well HERE. Mattie shows the temptation of dropping a wedge to play two drivers on a very long course. Obviously, not everyone can play both shot shapes, myself included. 

Have you ever thought of trying to switch from your natural tendency and play a draw with the driver, @cnosil? There's potential you could get a boost in distance. Just food for thought!

I can hit a draw with my other clubs;  3 wood and hybrids tend to draw,  irons are tend to fade.   In the rare cases I need to hit a draw off the tee I’ll drop back a club. I only intentionally change my typical ball flight if there is an obstacle to go around, but never with a driver.  
yes,  I used to try and draw the driver but was never successful at being able to make it repeatable.  

[Key to Winning: Switch to a Fade?]

I am following the DECADE recommendation and playing a single ball flight with my driver which is a fade.  I never try to draw the ball with my driver. 

[Putting alignment help/drills]

12 minutes ago, TxTwinDad+2 said:

I'm looking for some advice on how to stop second guessing my putt alignment. Or do even know if i'm aligning properly I guess. I typically will line my ball up take a few steps back check it then either adjust or realign then remove my marker. Now here is where I have the biggest issue I stand over the ball and every time it seems that my ball is misaligned by like a foot. Any and all help is greatly appreciated  

What you are describing is common and called parallax error.   The ideal solution would be to get yourself in the setup that eliminates that perception.   Buy adjusting things like how close you are to the ball and head position you can find a setup that will show what you are seeing for the side correctly.  Or you can do nothing and try to accept that the setup,is correct based on what you saw from behind the ball.   

[HZRDUS Smoke Yellow Small Batch - What am I missing?]

5 minutes ago, chrisHan said:

Went to Club Champion yesterday and was quoted about $350 for a HZRDUS smoke yellow small batch tour stiff. I went on eBay to check availability and am finding the same shaft brand new for $110. What am I missing? How common are counterfeit shafts on eBay? I know Club Champion is expensive but not by that much for a shaft. The eBay seller has thousands of 5-start reviews. 

CC does not buy from eBay.  They source the product and sell it to you for MSRP plus some markup for their work.  The shaft is basically a $300 shaft bought from an authorized dealer.   Read any review of club champion and a main complain is the markup for product and that people can purchase the same equipment elsewhere for less. 
 

counterfeit clubs and golf products are a large market and often you can find them on eBay.  Not saying the ones being sold by the eBay seller are counterfeit.  

[Instagram Contest Crew (for tagging)]

38 minutes ago, JonMUSC08 said:

Anyone interested in buying the UST Mimaya Lin-Q purple woods shaft i won? Its a 65gr stiff. MSRP $250. 

 

I'd prefer the money so i can get a Scotty or Evnroll putter. 

Probably best to post in the BST forum.  

[Unofficial Review – How MGS chooses their reviewers, a non-scientific study of 18 months of member reviews.]

What your conclusions seem to indicate is exactly what the moderators state in their posts about how testers are chosen.  As you also indicated you had to make some assumptions on things that change over time like post counts and if/when a person became a donor, and their post frequency since becoming a member.  I have been a forum member since 2012, but didn’t get engaged until about 2017.   There are also quite a few frequent posters that never apply for tests as that isn’t the reason they are on the forum.  Even with the selection criteria there are still testers that take the product and don’t perform the reviews or have to be asked multiple times to post the review.  I would also guess that the mods keep track of who applies to what test opportunities to see who throws there name in the hat for everything versus those that apply for items they are really interested in and want to review....I know I probably would.    

as a tester you can’t control how people will respond to the review or even ask questions to help shape your review.  That said,  part of being a tester is trying to generate that interest by posting comments in the review thread to generate interest.  
 

The nice thing about your independent assessment is that it shows that anyone can be selected, being a part of the forum is important, and the criteria isn’t just be best friends with the people making the selections.  

[Poor Man’s Fitting: Optimal Self-Fitting for Used Clubs]

in the past, I have always purchased used clubs.  My approach is to hit them on the simulator and  see how I like them.  At your level of golf I think unless the club is a terrible fit you can find a club that will work well.  Lie angles can be adjusted.  Additionally, With used clubs you can hit every club and check the gapping before you purchase.  Basically this approach works, it just takes a bit more knowledge and time.  
 

 

[What/How Did You Practice Today?]

20 minutes ago, analyticandrew said:

My strokes Gaines putting on those 8 putts was -3.54. So yeah, a couple of them were REALLY bad. Again, I’m shooting for making 6. Realistically (as I noted) making 3 I’m happy with. Then the SGP on those at least looks a lot better.

Thats why saying something like inside 16 feet is really a bad way of putting things.   It is like when the TV announcers say that a player made X amount of putts inside of 12 feet.   They probably made 1 12 footer and all the rest were inside of 3 feet.   

[Mixed sets?]

9 minutes ago, Granata13 said:

@cnosil and @jlukes that’s really good information, thank you!! The mixed set I am thinking about is a little different.  I am thinking about going Callaway UT 21* and 24* (bent to 25*) X Forged CB 6 iron (stock is 29*) and MB 7-PW all bent 1* strong to match CB lofts and MB 50*

I don't think the combo is a problem.  I wouldn't adjust the lofts until you hit them and determine the gapping. Why bend if you don't have too?     

[Random Thread]

12 minutes ago, dlow206 said:

Just got back from Club Champion. Felt like I was swinging slow but also putting in more effort than normal. Made the fitter put the club on the swingweight scale. E2 with a Callaway head which tends to be on the light side. LOL

sounds like they didn't build their heads correctly with the adapter system.   

[Mixed sets?]

Callaway also provides recommendations on their iron pages:  https://www.callawaygolf.com/golf-clubs/iron-sets/

 

[What/How Did You Practice Today?]

3 minutes ago, analyticandrew said:

I missed 8 putts that were 16’ or closer. No three putts. I’m looking forward to making even 3 of those 8 in the near future and 6 of them in the distant future!

Lots of great work on the putting,  but I think you need to really look at putting expectations.   You didn't specify the distances of those 8 putts,  but anything outside of 8 feet is the 50/50 distance.   If those putts were all inside of 8 feet,  I wouldn't question your 6 of 8 desire. 

[Mixed sets?]

adjusting the lofts is about gapping; not the clubs themselves.   As was said,  most manufacturers make it easy for their clubs to be put into combo sets.   If you need to fix gaps,  you just bend to the lofts that give you the correct distance. 

[Random Thread]

1 hour ago, tony@CIC said:

Are people that stupid that the Consumer Protection Agency has to issue a warning NOT to fill up plastic bags with gas?? Hmm sir, would you like that premium gas in a double bag? 

https://apple.news/ABjC7Ha-CRs-zjKMPhcGmnw

 

Lines were shorter here today but I would say 70% of the gas stations you pass have no gas.   I will say that the memes resulting from this are pretty funny.  

[2021 Fantasy Golf]

3 minutes ago, blackngold_blood said:

At least someone likes my team. I’m still not 100% happy

You like trades,  straight up, my team for yours.  

[New driver problems.]

17 minutes ago, JohnCam said:

i have no idea :)) then i guess the fact that the tees werent broken did not reflect my AoA. 

Since my launch angles are 21 ish therefore my dynamic loft is about 20~23 therefore my spin loft is more than 23 ish which means that its too high and explains the high spins.

I dont think launch angles correlates to AoA.

You seem to be using the wrong formulas and information too calculate your data.  
 

The easiest way to lower launch is the lower the loft of your head. 

[New driver problems.]

9 minutes ago, JohnCam said:

Is the launch minus the driver loft equals the AoA?

No.   Also the loft of the club does not necessarily equal the loft at impact; that is sOmething called dynamic loft.   A vertical shaft at impact would be essentially be delivering the club at the stated loft. 
This is why you question is so hard to answer; there are lots of interrelated variables and without knowing them we don’t know what you are actually doing in your swing. 

[Best memories from summers as a kid?]

As kids we were outside all day everyday.   Pool, playing in the neighborhood, riding bikes,  playing sports, fishing, etc.  when it got dark we came in or played night games like spotlight.