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We all have our views on fashion. For instance, I can’t for the life of me get used to the miniature suits that are popular for men now. I’m sure many of the younger Spies think they are great. I’m not a fan of joggers with dress style golf shoes. When worn with sneaker style golf shoes I’m ok with them. I could go on and on, but the bottom line is fashion is just that—what’s popular today will look ridiculous tomorrow. As far as Augusta National goes, it’s their tournament, they get to set the rules. I’m old fashioned enough that I would love to see a successful pro play without endorsements and no logos.

I agree. He most reminds me of Nicklaus, but that is now. In 3 years he may still be great or he may have fallen off the planet. It’s just hard to predict. Unlike someone posted above, I enjoy watching him play. I don’t need fist pumps to find excellence fascinating.

I talked to a TM customer service rep. He didn’t know if adding weight to the rear would increase the COR beyond 10 K, but he doubted it would. He also didn’t know why the 2 weight screws are a different size. Apparently, a mystery that will remain unsolved.

I just came across something on a different site that may explain the rear weight of the Max using a non-standard screw size. Supposedly, adding more weight at the rear will cause the C.O.R to exceed the legal limit of 10k. Does anyone know if this is true?

I had a Rapsodo MLM2 for a couple of weeks. Other than the range, the only place I have to use it is in the yard into a net. I don’t have a basement and I use my garage for the cars. Into the net, I was getting bad numbers, especially with driver. I have a 7 foot tall net and could not get enough distance between the ball and the net without hitting over the net. After some research, including joining Rapsodo and Garmin user groups on Facebook, I determined that no radar based system would work in my environment. I would need to get an optical based system and I’m not willing to spend that much. Also, a lot of people in the Facebook groups were having a lot of issues with both the Rapsodo and the Garmin.

Boy, the 4th hole is a monster today. A little while ago, one of the announcers referred to the 4th hole as "the driveable par 3 4th"

I got to the local Edwin Watts this morning and compared the Qi 10 Max to my gamer Ping G430 Max. I’m posting the results in my review post but bottom line is the TaylorMade is slightly better. That was with the regular flex shaft that came with the TaylorMade. After getting the numbers, I swapped out the regular flex for a senior shaft and saw a jump in distance with the TM. I left with the senior shaft in the TM. My plan is to make my next golf purchase an “Otto Phlex” shaft for the TM. The Ping already has that type of shaft in the form of the Distanza 40 that Ping offered for a few years.

I don’t use a glove in cool weather. In hot weather, my hands sweat so much that I cycle between 4 gloves every round. I’ve never noticed any difference between control with no glove in cool, dry weather and wearing a glove in hot weather.

That’s a tough question. I’m going with a short list. Golf in the Kingdom by Michael Murphy A Season in Dornach by Lorne Rubenstein To the Linksland by Michael Bamberger Golf Omnibus — a collection of hilarious short stories by P. G. Wodehouse who was one of the funniest writers who ever lived.

How old are your gamer wedges? I'm wondering if worn grooves may be contributing to the worse dispersion with those. Of course, the dispersion results with the Pings are so good that I wouldn't really care why.

Ouch. My wife and I made the mistake of going to Savannah, Georgia in July. Hot, hot, hot.

Great job! I can't see any sign of a mark.

I played 18 this morning. The Qi 10 Max may have just knocked my gamer out of the bag. I'm going to get in one last launch monitor session this coming week to confirm.

I haven't played a TM driver since the Sim 2 Max, but the forgiveness is definitely greater with the Qi 10 Max. I would say distance on center strikes is similar but distance on off center strikes is amazing with the new model.

I played 18 this morning. I played the TaylorMade on the front 9 and my gamer on the back 9. Very little difference between the two other than sound and feel. I finally got my swing in a good place and ended up with a couple of really long drives (for me) with the TaylorMade. One was a 224 yard strike into the wind. The other was 248 down wind and down hill. Very impressive at my swing speeds. Oh, and the 224 into the wind was a toe hit. Bottom line is this driver is as long as anything and very forgiving.

I played 18 this morning. I had a good front nine with the driver never putting me in trouble. Don't ask about the back nine....I was trying something different with my swing which resulted in better iron shots and worse driver shots. On good swings, I am not getting the distance I expect. I'm consistently 10 yards short of my normal spots. I am going to play Tuesday and use my gamer driver to see if I can figure out if the problem is the TaylorMade or my rapidly declining swing speed.

Good for you! I have a health issue that keeps me from walking the course and I really miss it. Comfortable shoes and a light bag are essential. I wouldn't carry more than 4 extra balls in the bag. If your course returns to the club house at the turn, you can always grab some more balls out of your car if you need them. When you get to a green, set your bag down where you will exit the green on the way to the next tee. Never stand your bag on the green. It probably wouldn't do any harm but just to be safe. Enjoy!

The group I play with tees off at 8am week days and 7:30 on Saturdays. In the summer, it is way too hot for this old man to play in the afternoon. Having said that, I have no doubt my old, stiff body would perform better in the afternoons.

I know mine. They are much shorter than yours.

I hope the lousy bum has a seizure. Just kidding. I have been known to think “miss it, miss it” but I generally try to just play my game and be a gracious loser or winner.

Interesting insight. I’ve never thought about it.

I haven't read the article yet but will. I have always enjoyed playing in the wind. It's just fun to try to figure out what I need to do -- what club? how to swing it? where to aim? I don't have a formula but I never fight the wind. If I am into the wind, I take plenty of club. If the wind is blowing hard right to left, I aim to the right and trust the wind. Since I hit a draw most of the time, if the wind is blowing left to right, I'll play less curve than in right to left wind. It's all feel for me. IIRC, Tom Watson said he would do much the same on British Open courses. He did alright. I have a fond memory of a round I played by myself in my first year of playing golf. The wind was blowing and just seeing how it affected the ball was, for some reason, a delight.

Firstly, you will not break the shaft. Bryson DeChambeau might could. A shaft is a timing device. Whether the shaft works for you or not is dependent on more than swing speed. How you "load" the shaft and your tempo are big factors. There is a long thread in the golf equipment forum in which people share their experiences changing to a lighter and more flexible shaft. You can read it here: I would say play the driver as is for a while to see if you are satisfied with the dispersion and distance. If not, you can start trying other shafts. Good luck!

I have tried pretty much every hosel setting. I find the differences to be recognizable but somewhat subtle. Except for the -1 degree setting. At my swing speed and the way I deliver the club, 8 degrees is just not enough loft. The Max driver doesn't have moveable weights, so that doesn't come into play. I did add about 4 grams of weight in the heel area to bring up the swing weight which gave me good results in strike location and club speed. On the subject of hosel adjustments, I think most know that adding loft closes the club face and lowering loft opens the club face. But that understanding is not quite right in my opinion. If you add loft and look down at the club at address, the face will be closed. In that case, you haven't really added loft, you have simply closed the face. However, if you are careful to rotate the face to a square position at address, then you have added loft and have not closed the face. I say all that to point out that hosel adjustments work only to the extent that you address the ball correctly.