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8 hours ago, lagratte said:
Hello,
I'm a french guy and for my first iron set i don't want to pay for marketing, but i want a set to play more than 6th month or one year.
The first solution is pre-owned or used.
I think the beginner set like cobra xl is not a good idea, but perhaps i am wrong.
The other solution is alternative brand, but in France it's difficult to have reviews on other brand than titleist, callaway,........ We find just some disparate experiences with very differents reviews and purposes.
The alternatives brands "readily" available are maltby, acer and dynacraft with very differents prices between sellers. Acer XV is the cheapest
I don't know if it's a good idea, but i look the us seller for alternative brand.
I see Alpha rx-2, gigagolf trx v11, sub70 and those i previously quoted.
What do you think about my idea to import without trying ? My professor say me it's a very bad idea lol
Could you give me, with your experiences or knowledge, a ranking "best value for money" of brands i quoted ? I have a big doubt about Gigagolf's quality. The price is very low.
Regards
Sub70 is great, and can help you get into the right clubs... the ceo is quite responsive and will help you find the right set of clubs.
maltby is great, but you need to know what you want to make it work.
[email protected] send him an email, tell him what you are looking for and see what he says... I’m not sure what’s available in France, but he should be willing to help.
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On 4/24/2021 at 12:18 PM, mikeanthony said:
I’m at 6’4 and use a 36” putter. Was one of the benefits in getting the PING Heppler for the adjustable shaft length.
I’m also 6’4”... I’m using a 37 inch putter but i grip it all the way down, so it effectively plays to 36 inches.
got custom fit for it at seemore in Nashville... it’s perfect.
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I’m not sure why you think a heavier shaft would help you?
Longer irons are tough to hit... a one iron with under 100 chs is going to be hard to get airborne.
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On 4/23/2021 at 5:56 PM, dlow206 said:
Yesterday i was pondering about what using the bounce means. Today i hit some pitch shots into my net, setting up in a way to expose the bounce. Was hitting off a mat so it wasn't a perfectly real experience, but i get what using the bounce feels like now. I feel like the bottom of the club sorts of glides along the turf into the ball.
Made me realize how dangerously i used to live, hitting a pitch shot trying to pick the ball with the leading edge and shaft lean.
It's funny, I have never really though about actually using the bounce on pitch shots... I usually just use it for chips around the green.
I read "Your Short Game Solution" by Sieckmann last season and have tried to adapt his teachings into my short game... It's definitely big on presenting the bounce from 40 yards and in.
On the power shots, he's more about hitting the low flighted heavy spinning drop and stop pitches. I've been struggling with them, so I wonder if I should step back and hit the high, bounce friendly wedge shots in the short term (and work on building the lower flighted shots when I practice)...
On my practice front, I've been doing tons of tempo drills and really trying to create a better "pendulum" swing... I think I went too far in letting the club move itself, and spent some time starting my swing with enough force... it seemed to work well on the practice green, but I've struggled to convert good practice on the practice green into good putting on the course. It's mostly mental and all about confidence... I think a few rounds with decent putting and I'll start lowering my putts per round.
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I've discussed my shoe problems elsewhere here... but I figured I'd explain things...
I got fit into 14 wides about 10 years ago for the width of my foot... I could wear some 13 4Es, if they were built wide enough...
Over the course of time, I never got refit and basically just shifted to online buying and purchasing shoes on sale... Anytime I saw 14 wides, I would buy them. If they looked like clown shoes? I'd buy them. If they looked like bowling shoes? I'd buy them... I amassed 6 pairs of shoes and basically only wore 3 pair as the rest were ugly and uncomfortable, with one pair being soft spikes that I don't wear on the course.
Last year in the member member, I wandered into some mud helping my partner recover a golf ball... I now owned 6 pairs of shoes and only wore 1 to actually play golf... So I did the only logical thing and bought the 7th pair of shoes... tomorrow, I'm going to donate 5 or so to Goodwill to get them out of the house... They are mostly ugly but in decent shape.
Shout out to FootJoy HyperFlex shoes for being comfortabale and large enough to fit my box feet.
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I’m a big advocate of sieckmann, and highly recommend your short game solution... the techniques are great.
Practice is an interesting problem... it’s hard to get into situations where you can replicate on course conditions and build “feel”...
ive been working hard in a simulator to practice hitting the ball certain distances... it’s been mostly successful at creating a consistent feel, but my numbers are different on the course vs on the simulator... interestingly, I’m much longer on the course.
Honestly, this is one area where a great practice facility is a huge advantage... but you have to figure out what you can make work.
I think the key is to just work on developing the feel for consistent less than full swings... I didn’t focus on clock positions or 1/2 swings... just what felt comfortable for certain lengths.
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1 hour ago, DaveP043 said:
It also reads like a publicity blurb from the jacket cover of his book.
Haha, yeah... I was familiarizing myself with the instruction forum and saw this and thought it had some interesting thoughts that weren't fully fleshed out into an idea... I do think there is something to be said about how we analyze our golf game, our practice and our swings... I figured I'd toss some fuel into the fire and see if we could get a stew going.
I'm still very much caught up on the concept of finding the things in golf that are actionable. Golf is easier if you hit the ball 300 yards, but that's not real advice on how to get better. I think it's easy to get caught up in concepts and forget about the end goals of putting the ball in the hole as quickly as possible.
I keep going back to my putting, as it's a personal anecdote that resonates well with me... I've known I was a mediocre putter for my entire life. It just wasn't something I ever really focused on or worried about. I spent time improving other things and getting better everywhere else... when I finally decided to get better, I had no idea where to start. My first putting lesson left me worse than I was, as we weren't digging into root problems, and I did not really understand WHAT I was trying to do and or fix.
Honestly, my Edel fitting opened my eyes to how bad my speed control was. It was a lightbulb moment for me and led me down the path of improvement... but it took a long time for me to get to that point. I had to both be looking and see what I needed... One of my big takeaways from that was to have a more open mind about how I approached golf and what inputs I should be focused on.
I'm much more receptive to learning now, and willing to work on things I was not working on previously... there is still the challenge of limited capacity to work on things, and it creates an interesting struggle to not only FIND what we need to work on, but work on it in a way that actually helps our game. It's less rebuilding swings and more making and reinforcing small, impactful changes. Toss in some randomize practice, and you can actually improve.
What I find most interesting in all of this stuff is how few golfers are actually improving over time. I'd love to see the numbers, especially for golfers over 30. I'd bet 80% are treading water at best, even among those who are playing 20+ rounds a year.
Also, Hi Dave, I practically never see you anymore.
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8 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:
f you get in trouble don't try the hero shot. Your not a Pro on TV, get back in play
My favorite quote on this is from Max Homa... you just missed a 40 yard wide fairway and now you want to hit a 5 foot gap?
ive definitely directly improved my game simply NOT hitting the shots I don’t have... strategy and course management are definite an interesting subject and something worth delving into! I may have been calling colt Knox names on Twitter last night when he was arguing about aiming for “angles” with a drive.
Golf is such a unique sport...it’s the only game where you are hitting a ball at rest and the constant variable is the course... and everyone brings their own set of skills and mental approach.
I agree with you that knowing your game is a huge part of playing your best... knowing your swing is also a huge help and understanding what makes the ball fly differently is a big part of that...
I won’t get into the square club face part
but I agree you need to consistently present the face (close to square) and work on having a one way miss.
- Kenny B and silver & black
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On 4/21/2021 at 12:50 PM, JFish350 said:
I am not sure why I am looking at any other club/clubs to buy. I am a huge customer service person and that goes a very long way with me. I generally will pay more just for good customer service.
Everything I have read, and I did ask Sub70 a question a few months back and they not only responded, but did so in a quick fact finding for their need to help fashion.
Can't wait till I can make a golf swing again, These are my number one choice and I haven't swung one yet. Eye of the beholder I guess.
If you want to support a smaller company with outstanding customer service, buy some sub70... they make quality equipment too.
I have two black wedges and some rounds in on them... they’ve held up well and the wedge designs work for me. I have a 286 54 with higher bounce for sand shots and most easy chips... I have a low bounce jb 58 for the delicate stuff... both function great.
my least favorite sub70 club is my 639 cb 5 iron... it’s fine! Perfectly acceptable five iron... it was my first purchase from sub70. No complaints, but I can’t wax eloquent about a five iron.
699 4 utility is a Goldilocks club for me... I disliked all the other driving irons... most felt too clunky and the ping felt hollow... this one feels just right. Also great for flighting down for stingers. I did miss a green in two with it from 220 my last round, but I got up and down with my sub70 wedge!
my pro hybrid is, I think, a good example of them progressing as a company... it’s well built, came in an incredible package and flat out performs. The movable weights are great and the club feels solid. It replaced an Adams hybrid that I loved and the old hybrid didn’t stand a chance.
I also love their visors... I actually paid for the one in my avatar... Jason dmed me when I jokingly asked for one with an order and included my other visor for free on Twitter.
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I’ve never noticed a difference in trajectory. No.
ive played the black and the X, with last season being entirely with the mtb-x... it’s a good ball and a great value.
I moved back to the Bridgestone, though. I hit it farther (enough to be noticeable) and think it’s a touch more friendly to my game around the green.
im trying to shoot as low as possible this year, so the extra money on a marginally better ball made sense...
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4 hours ago, McFly said:
myherobobhope
We had one full session with wedge fitting which was just over an hour. Used a bounce plate with several markers on every set up. I tried Titleist, Cleveland and ultimately, settled on Mizuno PW and GW. The SW and LW had a better and more consistent results with the Callaway JAWS.Very cool! Im happy with my current wedges, but I’m just curious what others do with grind and bounce.
grind is one of those things where I know enough to know I don’t know that much about it, if that makes sense...
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On 4/10/2021 at 5:44 PM, DStar said:
After a couple of rounds I've noticed I'm struggling with distances.
The club have removed 200 & 150 marker posts and have discs in the centre of the fairway, all ok if you're in the middle of the fairway.
So looking at a GPS or rangefinder, which do you recommend and why?
Garmin G10 is £90 so similar price to a MiLESSEY rangefinder on Amazon.
I’ve been wearing an s62 for about six months now... it’s great. I think GPS is plenty of information for most golfers, but I also think it’s a best practice to aim for the back middle of most greens (middle of its a front pin) and I think a rangefinder will anchor a distance into your head...
I get the desire to carry a rangefinder but I’m not confident it actually helps me play better.
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On 4/7/2021 at 10:34 AM, james ragonnet said:
Your golf swing -- like your signature, fingerprint or pancreas – is uniquely yours. Therefore, adopting swing components from others who don’t share your parameters is risky and foolish. Frankly, I wasted many years trying to imitate Hogan’s swing. Instead of becoming a better version of myself -- I tried to become someone else.
There is no established path for all golfers. Find your own path by becoming an independent thinker and learner. No teacher taught you how to speak and walk. You taught yourself. No teacher taught Sam Snead – who won 91 professional tournaments – how to swing. He taught himself.
I think taking ownership of your golf swing is an important part of golf... I know people who want their swing to look pretty, and I know guys who watch YouTube videos and focus on small elements of others swings and try to copy them... neither is a particular fruitful path to success.
I really like Adam Young and his teaching... he’s more focused on teaching things like why the ball draws and fades instead of proper angles for your elbows.
I truly believe you are going to swing better if you are focused on how you are coming into impact rather than worrying about where your hands on... his hammer the nail drill is an exceptional example. When you hammer a nail, you don’t think about where your elbow is... you just focus on hitting the nail. It works with golf balls too!
my focus this year is finding stuff that is actionable and focusing on it... it’s very easy to get into the weeds and try to fix things that aren’t a problem in your actual swing...
im focused on my putting right now, and working on things like ladder drills and tempo drills... I’m seeing measurable improvement on the course because I’m practicing smarter and actually practicing things that help me improve... I spent time previously doing things like gate drills and just grinding putts on the practice green, but it didn’t fix my problems because it wasn’t addressing my tempo and speed control issues... it took me awhile and some outside help to get on the right path, though.
ultimately, no one else really cares about your game... it’s up to you to find the correct resources and make sure you are doing things that actually improve your game with the time you have.
i think one of the big problems with modern instruction is it ignores our limits and chases after perfect over good enough.
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I haven’t hit the 3 wood... but I love sub70... they also have a great return policy and demo program.
I just got the pro hybrid, but went with the pro force v2 shaft... its a long time favorite of mine.
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3 hours ago, rbsiedsc said:
Tommy armour impact forum testing
Very cool... I was looking at those based on the testing here...
it’s been nice to see the Tommy armour brand on quality equipment again.
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46 minutes ago, Crane263 said:
I heard hunting creek was a nice place
It’s a good course. If you ever want to play, hit me up.
what hvac company do you work for? I worked for Hughes supply for a few years... good times! (It was over near 2js if you’ve never heard of it... ruud dealer til we got shut down)
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1 hour ago, Golfspy_CG2 said:
Those are the main ones I have time for, there are some ohters I'd like to fit in like Chasing Scratch
Chasing scratch is completely different than the others... I’m still shocked at how good the audio quality is... listen to the first episode and if it’s not your cup of tea, they don’t change a ton.
they just got done playing the ocean course from the pro tees... this season should be fun... or maybe they jump the shark and I stop listening!
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4 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:
I rotate mygolf shoes into yard working shoes. Once they have a few seasons on them they go to weed eating, and lawn mowing. Waterproof and good traction. Once the next set rotates in the older pair is trashed.
I'll keep one of the six extra pair for this
I just haven't cleaned out the closet in awhile...
Off the top of my head:
Size 15 True Links I bought on sale... they fit my toe box but feel like clown shoes...
Size 14 random barefoot shoes... I don't know why I bought these. Possibly due to head trauma. They look like bowling shoes and aren't comfortable.
Size 14 Adidas - Fine, just old
New Balance 14s - Need to clean these up, they are fine
New Balance 14s part 2 - These were my daily golfers until the FJs
Foot Joy Spikeless 14s - I tend not to golf in the spikeless shoes, but like these fine
New FootJoys - My wife doesn't know I've bought these yet. Surprise!
So I can keep 3, relegate one to yard duty and donate the first three.
- Rickp and Tom the Golf Nut
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On 4/23/2021 at 10:17 AM, txgolfjunkie said:
I did some digging and found my old post regarding a comparison with a TM M1, Cobra F7+ and the old Adams Launch Lab (released in 2012).
I know I can't compare the new 2020/2021 releases to the Adams since I've sold it away to another lefty, but the Adams held it's own compared to the 2016 M1. I did another comparison when I bought my 2020 TM SIM with the 2017 TM M1 and saw exactly 0 yards gained between the two (using the same shaft). You probably see more forgiveness with newer drivers but unless your swing isn't matching up with the current shaft/head combo, then you might not see a huge jump in distance on well struck shots.
I think the biggest change in driver tech in the past 10 years has been the low spin options... the SLDR was a monster because of it's low spin options (and Adams was ahead of the curve).. other than that, I think it's just a question of what shaft you are playing... I do think there have been some shaft upgrades, or at least some more variety in shafts to gain some tangible benefits from.
I was happily playing a Cobra LTD Pro until I won a Mavrik... If I hadn't felt guilty about selling the Mavrik, I would have sold it... I ended up tossing a Ventus Black into it, and it's now a monster, but I'm confident the Cobra would have been equally happy with the Ventus Black in it... (sadly, I scratched the head with an alignment stick and thus the Cobra is now resting in a place of honor in my basement).
I also think that every generation of heads has it's plusses and minuses, and if you don't think you are getting the numbers you want it's worth the time to try some new stuff... but my stock recommendation for people looking for cheap drivers is to figure out what shaft they want and then buy that and play whatever head it is attached to...
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5 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said:
Yes I was. I am keeping my commitment. If it doesn’t work I have a fall back potentially. Really looking forward to the test still
What putter are you testing?
I think the LABs are cool, but got fit for a SeeMore instead... I also did a free Edel fitting with our assistant pro before he had to send his cart back to them... It was interesting!
The best part of the SeeMore fitting was spending time with Cody... he knows his stuff and was more than happy to help me with my overall putting... I walked out with more knowledge than I walked in with... (And a hat... and some ball marks... and a receipt for a new putter).
My putting last year was historically bad... every part of my game was going well except my putting... I hit 10 greens in a row one round and had two 3 putts and 8 2 putts... 2 over after 10 GIR. I started putting with my eyes closed and it didn't HURT my putting... so I've been on the road to redemption since then... I don't think SeeMore is the only answer, but I do like what they make... I like the RST and the center shaft... I'm not sure why center shafted stuff isn't more commonly available... (it looks weird, but I think it putts great). Oh well.
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3 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:
When the Sub-70 699 Pro irons showed up last year, I actually showed my wife the thread where I was selected as a tester. That gave me more credit for a few more purchases to show up.
"Boy I'm on a role dear. I can't wait for the next tournment!"
Love me some Sub70... the wife is tired of seeing the black boxes... I've pick up a hybrid and 2 wedges from them this season... The new pro hybrid is great for me. I think it looks great, the movable weights are nice and it has performed on the course... it was my most recent club purchase...
I did pick up some new FootJoy HyperFlex shoes... 13 4E and they are actually roomy for me. It's great. I'm so used to wearing shoes that don't fit, it's odd to have shoes that do fit... I'm going to have to clean the closet of old shoes so the wife doesn't get mad. (I keep buying shoes I don't like for cheap and keeping them... I have a number of 14+ shoes headed to goodwill on Monday)
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On 7/30/2020 at 4:36 PM, russtopherb said:
Well. Looks like I have a new podcast to go subscribe to.
If you never got into this, listen to the episode after his win at Riviera... it was really interesting to hear him talk about all aspects of his win, but especially the mental stuff and surrounding himself by people who supported him. It's a great look into the mind of a "mid tier" professional golfer... I really like Max (other than the Dodger fan part) and it was awesome to hear him discuss everything he's been working on and how important this win was to him.
I think, more than anything, he does a great job of humanizing golfers while also acknowledging the amount of privilege they have... He's happy to talk about the highs and the lows and is willing to criticize the PGA objectively. It's just a great podcast.
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On 7/15/2020 at 2:46 PM, Kevin Kikkert said:
I agree! Chasing Scratch is one of the most entertaining podcasts I have ever listened to. Mike and Eli are HILARIOUS!!! I am one episode behind on Season 3 and almost died from laughter at Mike's version of "Hallelujah."
A friend and I who are big fans of "the pod" went down to Raleigh for the listener's par 3 event and had a blast. We didn't play well, but got paired with Eli and had some great conversations.
I also listen to all of the NPG podcast powered by My Golf Spy and really enjoy the insight and information that is provided. Always good for a laugh and update of the golfing world.
Kudos to you, Kevin... and as always, kudos to craigers.
I'm a big chasing scratch fan (it's gotten a little weird... I was watching the Kiawah live cam in a chat room with some other guys... we briefly discussed whether or not we had crossed a line...) They just speak to my struggles to actually improve at golf. Hack it Out Golf is a great podcast, and Get a Grip is great as well... They both have some amazing episodes that dig into the mental aspect of golf and some stuff I'm actively working on (mostly keeping focused on the GOOD stuff and letting go of the bad stuff).
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Yeah, no offense to Edison, but they aren’t worth $250... plenty of good options for less.
I think the modus wedge shaft or the 125 stiff makes the most sense... It’s the commonly suggested setup.