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Speaking of spins on Black Sabbath... I like this Anthrax cover.

The hardest part of the shaft weight drop I'm making, it was only two or three years ago that I was still really blasting the heavier stuff, including 100g driver shafts. When it hits you, it hits you. Stevie Deuce warned me it would be at some point after hitting 55, and he was a little too on target.

Piggybacking on your post.... Equipment I'm thinking about..... toying with the idea of going lighter, which for me would be dropping from my Recoil 125s, RIP Tour 115s, and NV105s to Steelfiber i95, or maybe Fuji Pro 95s or even 85s. And, thinking about dropping from stiff to regular if I go Steelfiber, or avoiding the TS flex in the Fuji 95s in favor of the "mere" stiff. The 85s don't have TS, so it would be no problem. Aging. Yay.

Brother Sam, I'm only referring to one aspect of it. It's one thing to be pro-MB or pro-CB, but it's another to be called an idiot for your stance. I've been called stupid or worse for using an MB, but I can't remember seeing more than maybe one nutbar saying someone is an idiot for using a CB. Honestly, though it might not seem so at times, I actually agree with you. Adding to the irony... I'm contemplating trying CBs again... LOL at me

I'd agree with you if you were talking about the anti crowd.

I *do* know my published lofts, or standard specs, on most of my clubs. I also tend to not always follow those published loft specs; I am very much not a fan of 3* loft gaps in my iron sets. There are some exceptions where I've had to use a bit of inference. My TW282 and TW276 sets were limited edition, and due to their age and Ram's demise, I've not seen the published specs anywhere. But I *have* seen the specs for the "standard" Frequency Matched set that was produced at the same time. It's all interesting to me, but then, I'm a nerd. <shrug>

Used to be Pure Pro fan, but found them to be not good with any sort of moisture in play. I've switched to leather, currently using GripMaster Roo and Kidd grips on two of my sets, with a couple of their Perforated model here and there. If you want tacky, there's nothing more so than leather.

Small side note on the CW vs parallel... Per the profile data, the CW have a slightly stiffer tip. I have i125 in two gap wedges, one parallel, one taper, I don't really notice a difference between them. Perhaps if I really worked them together at the range, I might be able to tell, but that's a hopeful use of the word "might."

Just like Brother Matt above, I just paid for my pseudo-membership (season pass) at "my" course. Ready for 2022 golf. Except for the usual LOFT, snow, cold... you know

That's what made me set aside one of my iron sets (probably a repeat comment). When you get a 1½ club jump from a ball change, and your spin is still kind of high, maybe not right for you. LOL

That's exactly why I went rangefinder, less than ideal GPS numbers. Ran into one instance that was >30 yds off, LOL. I'm lucky that my course is well mapped, so I can trust friends' GPS where laser isn't viable (line of sight and so on). I know the person who mapped it, she's well beyond mere "good."

Been noticing the buzz about these, it's making me have thoughts. LOL

Sounds very similar. I like to know the distance to pin, but I'm always trying to account for the little things you're mentioning. Short par 4 at our course, fairway is a couple feet above green, <10 short it dips down, then slopes upward through the back of green. I play that differently than the par 4 two holes later which is gradually uphill, and has a two tier green. Went so far as to look at Google Earth to see how large the greens are, on my usual course, try to keep that in my back pocket. Then there's weather... Maybe it's a left brain thing, but I see it all as data gathering for making as informed a decision as possible. (Just throwing all this out there for general consumption, not so much a directed response) Added amusing irony... those various "tests" and surveys that attempt to classify left vs right brain tend to show me closer to 50/50 than I would think. Of course, they're completely accurate and meaningful, because I've seen them on the internet... Completely unrelated... saw you on TV again recently, in the random few seconds Dark Knight was on screen. Smiled at the WTF vibe you were putting out.

She Who Must Be Obeyed I've also seen it as TOWMBO, the first two words instead being "The One"

I love it when "feel" is brought up as a counter. It's essentially a euphemism for estimating distance, and the adjustments one needs to make for conditions present. We're doing the same thing, except replacing estimation of distance with concrete data, because we're not good at that estimation. Can I sound any more left-brain? LOL

I'd intended to wait a bit to figure out what I was doing, but the black Friday sale got me; I bought a full set of RT95s that I'll put in something or another. I may even spring for a couple TS1 heads to pair with Wood Bros blades and my HMB 2i.

I have a friend who couldn't understand why I'd pull out the rangefinder in that 40 to 70 yard range. Why didn't I just estimate it by eye? Had to demonstrate how incapable I am at distinguishing between 45 and 55, or even 60.

Well said. Personally speaking, I've always swung sub-70g shafts slower. At one time, 90g and up was where I had the most speed. Even now, 60something and low 70s gram shafts tend to feel pretty light to me, in less than a good way.

My biggest purchase has been my laser rangefinder. Aside from the obvious assistance, it's also helped illustrate my inability to gauge distance by eye. In terms of clubs, mine have been what many would call counter-intuitive. Buying a Louisville Smart Driver 20 years ago was my gateway to persimmons, and it was those persimmons that improved my tee game from OMG to merely not good. My first set of Golden Rams would be not far behind

Late to the party, feel obliged to comment on the above. IMHO, this change in scoring is MOI related. The massive change in forgiveness in drivers, especially, lends a hand not available when drivers were made of organic materials. A corollary to that, and this is only *my* opinion, is it helps illustrate how little difference that increased forgiveness actually makes, when it comes to score. Some pretty enormous changes and it's only a single stroke... The added irony, I fully realize the dichotomy in my views. On one hand, I will mention how amazing it is we have an iron clubhead more forgiving than the SLDR driver, while also saying it doesn't matter that much. I'll stop now, that's enough on my personal contradictions LOL

I'm sorry, I don't understand those words. Is that Sanskrit or Aramaic?

I'd randomly seen something referencing a Mizuno driver, so I started doing some digging on the ST190 and ST190G (and the 200 models, also). Because it's important to think about new clubs when you haven't played in 3 weeks, and likely won't be playing for another 3-4 months. One of the points I looked at was the CG location of the two ST190 drivers. As I looked, I noticed the dot of the F9 near that of the ST190. Which reminded me (with colorful mental language added) that I'd just bought a SpeedZone this year, and liked it well enough that I bought extra weights. So I sauntered into my "golf room," where I put a Black Tie 7m3 in my SpeedZone, replaced the rear 6g weight with a 14g, and now I have it ready to go at 43.5" and D7. All set for March golf (hopefully)... Non-golf related update... bought a PS4 for our family room. Now I'll be able to play updated Diablo III while riding my exercise bike. Also picked up Dragon Quest XI on a Black Friday offer I couldn't refuse. I'm set for retiree gaming, should I take that plunge in the near future...

I have a tall wife (not as tall as yours), and my first thought.... I feel sorry for her in the arena of clothes shopping. It's better now than it was, but its still not great. 35 yards, eh? Dayum!!