My first stop is always MGS before any intended purchase. The reviews here give me a good baseline of which to base my purchase. I always try the top choice and then go from there. Srixon ZX irons were on my to try list, I however like the Pingi230's better. The g430 Hybrid was next and that I did purchase because it is a machine, best hybrid I ever hit. Balls, well, that is user preference. However, I do test them, I do mush them and always Titleist is at the top, but for me, the Vice Pro is a close second. I only wish they would review the sellers on Ebay for these second hand balls as I refuse to pay retail for anything I am going to lose. I pay on average $1.25-1.50 a ball for Titleist and Vice. I have a few resellers that I target and never refurbished, always recycled.