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    Thoughts about Driver Fittings

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    On 4/8/2020 at 3:09 PM, RickyBobby_PR said:

    It’s as beneficial for the better players. I’ve seen pros say if they can get 3 extra yards on a drive they are taking it and run. They are looking for a ball to be in a certain launch window and for it to fly a certain way. They use fittings and technology in clubs,  shafts, launch monitors, the ball and the club building process to achieve this. A number of pros switched from the prov1x to the Prov1 with the 2017 and 2019 releases because of spin.  

    It's definitely beneficial to better players- my point was the worse you are, the more you stand to gain.

    Taylormade SIM drivers - Thoughts?

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    On 4/2/2020 at 12:45 AM, Fullsendglf said:

    I am a HUGE taylormade fan. With that being said, I think that with the release of the new SIM driver, they regressed a bit. With the loss of the adjustability of the weights in the T tack to only the front slide row for draw and fade setting, players like myself who spin the ball high and need the weights to be in the front aren't going to fit well into the SIM. I am currently playing the M5 driver in a 9.5 deg head turned down to 7.5 deg with one weight set in the draw and the other to the very front, my numbers are 118 swing 2300 spin 174 ball and 13 deg launch carry for 305yds. When I sent to get fitted for the SIM and well lest just say I'm going to stick with my M5. At the fitting my numbers were 119 swing, 3000 spin, 175 ball, 15 deg launch, carry 289yds. All of my numbers were from the fitting on GC Quad with range balls onto a range on the same day and the numbers were averages.

    Were you using the same shaft? These heads seem to have different weight characteristics- could be affecting your delivery. Stick with what works obviously- most of us would lose a toe for those numbers!

    Thoughts about Driver Fittings

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    This subject can be frustrating for sure, but think of it this way- fittings, club/putter tech, lessons, etc. are generally going to help the less skilled golfers more, not less. There are exceptions, sure, but while a tour pro can hit any club/combo/swing exceptionally well, the lesser skilled of us use these (fittings, lessons, tech) tools to put together a game and equipment that works for us and our abilities. Much more room for improvement on this end.

    Taylormade SIM drivers - Thoughts?

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    On 2/18/2020 at 12:30 PM, Golfspy_CG2 said:

    Yep, I have heard even the MAX head is lower spin compared to some other mainstream drivers out there.   I'll give it some more time, I have hit one or two very good drives with it, but if my life depended on having to hit a fairway...the TS1 would no doubt get the call. 

    If it's a lower spin head, and cranking the loft up closes the face, you might still be close to the same spin window- I noticed on TXG Matt was hitting a 10.5 head even at his swing speed. They also seem to think that this driver does a good job of separating or decoupling launch angle and spin rate.

    Why do you continue to pick blades over the forgiveness and technology packed into todays irons?

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    I've been thinking, and I wonder what the coming generations will consider to be "good" feel. I'm assuming most of us older guys grew up playing cut down 5 irons, dad's old set of blades, etc. With the proliferation of designed-for-kids sets and GI/SGI/player's distance irons I think a lot of kids will not ever play old wilson blades or whatever- their perception of "good feel" may be entirely different, preferring a more lively face and more explosive sound to the soft/solid (deader?) Feel of a good forged MB. Hmm...


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