hckymeyer

I live on the course and have a golf cart I can just drive up to the clubhouse.  So I start with a vodka lemonade I make at home to bring up to the course.  I currently using the ICE lemonade as a mixer.  Usually half lemonade flavor and half cherry limeade or berry lemonade flavor.  Then my current drink of choice on the course is either regular high noon's or tequilla high noons.  Yes I also have a water that I mix in from time to time.
If I'm really tired or need an energy kick I'll make that first drink with a vodka + ZOA or vodka + accelerator energy drink.

I live on the course and have a golf cart I can just drive up to the clubhouse.  So I start with a vodka lemonade I make at home to bring up to the course.  I currently using the ICE lemonade as a mixer.  Usually half lemonade flavor and half cherry limeade or berry lemonade flavor.  Then my current drink of choice on the course is either regular high noon's or tequilla high noons.  Yes I also have a water that I mix in from time to time.
If I'm really tired or need an energy kick I'll make that first drink with a vodka + ZOA or vodka + accelerator energy drink.

I live on the course and have a golf cart I can just drive up to the clubhouse.  So I start with a vodka lemonade I make at home to bring up to the course.  I currently using the ICE lemonade as a mixer.  Usually half lemonade flavor and half cherry limeade or berry lemonade flavor.  Then my current drink of choice on the course is either regular high noon's or tequilla high noons.  Yes I also have a water that I mix in from time to time.
If I'm really tired or need an energy kick I'll make that first drink with a vodka + ZOA or vodka + accelerator energy drink.

I agree with everything above!  I would add that part of that relationship and developing trust is on you as well.  You need to start with being honest and open with what you are looking for up front.  I would start any fitting with an open discussion of what you want to accomplish or hope to get out of a fitting.  This is also a great time to give a budget if you have one as well.  
 

I agree with everything above!  I would add that part of that relationship and developing trust is on you as well.  You need to start with being honest and open with what you are looking for up front.  I would start any fitting with an open discussion of what you want to accomplish or hope to get out of a fitting.  This is also a great time to give a budget if you have one as well.  
 

I agree with everything above!  I would add that part of that relationship and developing trust is on you as well.  You need to start with being honest and open with what you are looking for up front.  I would start any fitting with an open discussion of what you want to accomplish or hope to get out of a fitting.  This is also a great time to give a budget if you have one as well.  
 

Sorry man, I made an assumption and as usual made an @ss out of myself 🙂  Sounds like for many of us you have the dream job 🙂
I would really look at it based on irons.  Would you rather play Cobra or Srixon irons?  For me Srixon wins that battle, but I don't really think there is a wrong answer.  From the sounds of it if you go Cobra you are probably looking at irons and top end of the bag?  If you go Srixon it's irons and wedges?  So you just have to ask would you rather have freedom to experiment with the top end, or bottom end of the bag?  Or another way to ask, would you rather have to buy your own driver, or your own wedges?
This sounds like a fun problem to have, best of luck on your decision!

I agree with everything above!  I would add that part of that relationship and developing trust is on you as well.  You need to start with being honest and open with what you are looking for up front.  I would start any fitting with an open discussion of what you want to accomplish or hope to get out of a fitting.  This is also a great time to give a budget if you have one as well.  
 

I don't believe I ever said I was a golf pro, you don't have to go pro to get a staff deal. While I'm not a pro golfer, I am a golf professional, BIG difference. I'm the tournament director at a very exclusive/prestigious club. I don't have to play well to make my living, but I do play quite a bit with our members. That being said the reps from both Cobra and Srixon/Cleveland said they'd be happy to give me a staff deal just to get their products in friendly hands and in front of our members as all of our pro pro's are already in staff deals with Titlist, TaylorMade, Callaway, and Ping. Make sense?

I agree with everything above!  I would add that part of that relationship and developing trust is on you as well.  You need to start with being honest and open with what you are looking for up front.  I would start any fitting with an open discussion of what you want to accomplish or hope to get out of a fitting.  This is also a great time to give a budget if you have one as well.  
 

Intro
Greeting MGS!  My name is Brian Meyer and I am very excited to be reviewing The Stack System for you guys.  Like the other guys we don't have much for pictures to post yet, so instead you'll be getting a little golf and some family pics thrown in along the way.  Here's a quick family shot from this summer.

A little background on me now. I've been around this forum for almost 13 years in various roles.  Member, Forum Mod, Forum Director and for the past few years happily back to forum member.  I'm 44 years old and live in Minnesnowta but originally from Wisconsin.  I started golfing in the backyard with my dad's old persimmon clubs when I was probably 5 or 6.  Did the local junior camp in the summer in elementary school.  Played quite a bit in Jr High when I got a membership at the local muni.  I played in high school on the JV team just as something to do in the hockey off season, then hockey took over my life through college and didn't play a ton.  After graduation I played a couple times a month in the summer but for the past 10 years I've lived on a golf course and get out as much as I can.  Here's my youngest son (age 9) acting silly on the range and my oldest (age 12) doing Drive, Chip & Putt this year.  He got 1st in the putting stage at the local qualifier but no where near moving on to the next one.

The past 2-3 seasons have been pretty good for my golf game.  I'm currently sitting at a 2.5 index and I've been anywhere from a 1 - 3.5 for the past couple years.  I'm not really long, but can still get it out there 260-270 when I'm swinging well.  My strength is iron play, weakness is chipping and putting is very streaky.  I'll go days making 100'+ of putts in a round and then days when I struggle to make 20' of putts in a round and I'll miss a couple 3 footers.  

(Event called The British at my home course)
I'm very excited about testing out The Stack System.  I've been very serious about getting in better shape over the past 2 years.  My wife and I got a Peloton bike and I'm bought in to the workouts.  I love doing the rides and also the strength and yoga exercises.  I don't think all the workouts have really added much length to my game though.  I'm very hopefully that The Stack can really up my distance.  I'd absolutely love to start off next season with an extra 10-20 yards off the tee!  I'm hopeful that we have another 1.5-2 months left in the golf season here, so I'm also very curious if my accuracy changes at all while working with The Stack.  
That's about it for now, feel free to drop me any questions you have as we get going!
Last pic ... Wife and I went to Italy this spring

First Impressions (10 out of 10)
Since this is a training aid and not a club review my first impressions are going to be a little different.  I'm not going to do a traditional unboxing (it came packed well in a shaft tube) and there won't be a bunch of product pictures, but I will add those in the review.  
My first impressions of the hardware were very positive though.  You get a nice carrying case with 5 milled weights that seem very high end.  The club looks nice, grip is grippy and everything is very easy and intuitive to use.
The software app is fantastic, again pretty intuitive, lots of instructional video's and very user friendly.  I'll save the main walk through for the actual review.
In no particular order here is a list of my first impressions of The Stack and my journey in to speed training.
Do the warm up!!!  This is probably the single most important thing to getting good results The workouts are quick, but also take a big chunk of time.  Once you factor in a proper warm up it's at least 35-45 minutes from start to finish for me to do a session. If I want to do a regular gym workout too then it's easily an hour plus Use proper swing mechanics, I went all out on some of the max swing sessions and my lower back was hurting for a day or two.  I may have went overboard It does a great job of teaching you what fast feels like.  Sometimes I'd swing out of my shoes and get slower numbers, then swing smooth and gain 5mph over the previous swing Just like good and bad days on the course, you will have faster and slower days speed training.  It's not a linear journey Hitting person records is addictive 🙂 That's all I can think of for now.  It's been a very fun first few weeks getting going and I'm very excited to keep going in the journey to hitting bombs!
Final Review
Hello Spies, it's time for the final review of The Stack system.  Let's start with some Aesthetics
Aesthetics (17 out of 20)
Both The Stack system and PRGR are very intuitive and easy to use right out of the box.  They came packaged very well in a tube mailer and the fit and finish is great.  As you can see sometimes the yellow nut of the end of The Stack can come in to contact with concrete while traveling at a very high speed.  Fortunately the thing is well made and can take a beating and still look great and function!

I did take off 2 points for the quality of the grip.  It's nice and tacky and feel great in the hand.  However through 1.5 programs so far and there is a noticable dent/wear spot from my right pointer finger forming in the grip.

Lastly since this is my personal Aesthetic score I took off one additional point because it's not blue 🙂
The Numbers (19 out of 20)
Bottom line, it works.  Since this section is literally titled "The Numbers" here are some numbers.

The Driver eSpeed is a calculated number that shows my potential max driver swing speed.  The 195g training speed is the actual measured club head speed of The Stack with 195g worth of weights installed.  
As you can see the proof is in the pudding so to speak and I'm getting faster.  
The hard part for me is that winter has kicked in here in MN so my course has been closed for over a month.  The last couple times I golfed it was also in the 40 degree range so it was very hard to judge distance compared to where I would normally be.  I am very excited to keep using this over the winter though and as Phil would say, I'm expecting to hit some hellacious bombs next season!
Last thing I will say here is the effect this training has had on my body.  I exercise almost every day doing something.  Treadmill, weight lifting, Peloton bike, yoga, stretching etc ... I have to do something every day.  I say that to see that I live in a world of aches and pains 🙂  Something is always nagging me.  The thing I noticed with The Stack is some ache and stiffness in the first two knuckles on my middle and ring fingers in my right hand.  It's nothing bad and nothing I would see a DR for, but it's there.  I'm assuming it's my grip and trying to swing fast with much heavier weights than a normal golf club.
Practice makes ...? (20 out of 20)
The coolest thing for me with The Stack was being able to quantitatively see the results.  You take an action (a swing) and immediately get results (swing speed).  I did find myself chasing that celebration sounds whenever I would hit a new record!

The app will keep track of both individual swing records and overall set average records.  It's a fun feature that gameify's the process and makes you want to keep achieving goals.  I loved it!
I also really loved the immediate feedback on the radar that equated to a specific swing feel.  Many times I would swing and check the radar and ask myself "how come that one was so fast?" or the opposite as well.  Many times I thought I was swinging sooooo fast based on my effort and then realize it was 3-5mph slower than a smoother easier swing.  This system really does do a great job of getting you to realize what type of "feel" you need to achiever a fast swing.
The Good, the bad, the inbetween (20 out of 20)
This is an easy one, I only had one bad.  I was doing 300g max effort swings and the Kirkland Signature glove couldn't take the heat and had a spontaneous disassembly. 

I thought this was a pretty cool "good" thing.  At the end of the first program you get a cool summary of all the work you put in.

Play it or Trade it? (10 out of 10)
I am absolutely playing it.  I'm already half way through my 2nd program and I plan on doing this all winter.  My personal goal (for now) is to hit 120mph with my personal driver and then hopefully be able to cruise in the 115-117mh range.  
Unless you've been living under a rock the past week, we all know what's coming in 2030.  If the ruling bodies of the game want to take away our distance with the ball, I say we all give them a big F.U. and go Stacking and get it all back plus more.  Seriously this product would benefit every single golfer out there as long as you can commit to the process and do the work!
Conclusion
This product works.  If you want to hit the ball farther you should absolutely try The Stack system.  My one and only regret after testing this is that I didn't start it 2 years ago.  
Final Score 96 out of 100

Stack FOMO is real.  I said it in my review, but my single biggest complaint about the whole Stack system is that I didn't start 3 years earlier.

I agree with everything above!  I would add that part of that relationship and developing trust is on you as well.  You need to start with being honest and open with what you are looking for up front.  I would start any fitting with an open discussion of what you want to accomplish or hope to get out of a fitting.  This is also a great time to give a budget if you have one as well.  
 

I agree with everything above!  I would add that part of that relationship and developing trust is on you as well.  You need to start with being honest and open with what you are looking for up front.  I would start any fitting with an open discussion of what you want to accomplish or hope to get out of a fitting.  This is also a great time to give a budget if you have one as well.  
 

I agree with everything above!  I would add that part of that relationship and developing trust is on you as well.  You need to start with being honest and open with what you are looking for up front.  I would start any fitting with an open discussion of what you want to accomplish or hope to get out of a fitting.  This is also a great time to give a budget if you have one as well.  
 

Read reviews on the fitter, talk to them before you schedule a fitting to see what their approach is, etc, just like interviewing  a potential instructor.
Talk to friends and other golfers about their experiences and what fitters they recommend.
In today’s age it’s not hard to find information on a fitter and to contact them. 

From a thought exercise perspective this is fun.
If you are truly a golf pro that joined 13 hours ago and your first post is asking an internet golf forum what staff deal you should go with to set up how well you will play to earn your livelihood for the next season then this is just scary.  You should already know the answer is demo clubs from each OEM and get fit and see what works best for your game.
Now back to the thought exercise just for fun.  Like Preeway said as long as Cleveland wedges count towards your 10 I'm going Srixon all day.  You really can't go wrong with Srixon irons and Cleveland wedges are fantastic.  I'd keep our current driver, woods and putter, then between irons and wedges you've got your 10 clubs.

As a group we buy/sell/trade a lot of gear on a regular basis, time to show it off.  So what have you bought lately?
 
I picked up a Carnahan St. John's putter in the bargain bin at 2ndSwing for $8.  Took it home and reshafted/gripped it and put in some new paintfill.
 

 
Next up is the possible replacement for my SLDR.  I really wanted it to be a G30 LS, but the numbers just weren't there.  So hit this bad boy and spin dropped almost 900rpm and ball flight straightened out.  I'll have to get it on the course for a side by side comparison before I determine if it makes a spot in the bag.
 

They don't hand out prizes for having clubs that are harder to hit.  They hand out prizes for shooting lower scores.
If your goal is just to have fun, then by all means play whatever brings you enjoyment.  If your goal is to shoot the lowest score possible I would beg you to please not rule out GI or even SGI clubs.  
FWIW I have been playing Cleveland CBX (firmly game improvement irons) for the past 6-7 seasons, I just last week decided it's time to upgrade and went with Srixon ZX5 (also game improvement) mostly because I wanted something new and shiny and I gained some swing speed to I needed to reshaft my irons anyway.  I'm currently a 1.9 handicap and usually move between a 2-3 throughout the season.  For me there is zero compelling reason to play anything that makes the game less forgiving.
Also "working" the ball is over rated. I've never in my 35 years of golfing ever heard someone complain because they hit the ball too straight.  
I just realized I'm way top young to be having these "get off my lawn" rants and sounding like a cranky old man 🙂  In all seriousness play what makes you happy but please give serious consideration to trying the most forgiving club you can stand to look at.

Stack FOMO is real.  I said it in my review, but my single biggest complaint about the whole Stack system is that I didn't start 3 years earlier.

They don't hand out prizes for having clubs that are harder to hit.  They hand out prizes for shooting lower scores.
If your goal is just to have fun, then by all means play whatever brings you enjoyment.  If your goal is to shoot the lowest score possible I would beg you to please not rule out GI or even SGI clubs.  
FWIW I have been playing Cleveland CBX (firmly game improvement irons) for the past 6-7 seasons, I just last week decided it's time to upgrade and went with Srixon ZX5 (also game improvement) mostly because I wanted something new and shiny and I gained some swing speed to I needed to reshaft my irons anyway.  I'm currently a 1.9 handicap and usually move between a 2-3 throughout the season.  For me there is zero compelling reason to play anything that makes the game less forgiving.
Also "working" the ball is over rated. I've never in my 35 years of golfing ever heard someone complain because they hit the ball too straight.  
I just realized I'm way top young to be having these "get off my lawn" rants and sounding like a cranky old man 🙂  In all seriousness play what makes you happy but please give serious consideration to trying the most forgiving club you can stand to look at.

They don't hand out prizes for having clubs that are harder to hit.  They hand out prizes for shooting lower scores.
If your goal is just to have fun, then by all means play whatever brings you enjoyment.  If your goal is to shoot the lowest score possible I would beg you to please not rule out GI or even SGI clubs.  
FWIW I have been playing Cleveland CBX (firmly game improvement irons) for the past 6-7 seasons, I just last week decided it's time to upgrade and went with Srixon ZX5 (also game improvement) mostly because I wanted something new and shiny and I gained some swing speed to I needed to reshaft my irons anyway.  I'm currently a 1.9 handicap and usually move between a 2-3 throughout the season.  For me there is zero compelling reason to play anything that makes the game less forgiving.
Also "working" the ball is over rated. I've never in my 35 years of golfing ever heard someone complain because they hit the ball too straight.  
I just realized I'm way top young to be having these "get off my lawn" rants and sounding like a cranky old man 🙂  In all seriousness play what makes you happy but please give serious consideration to trying the most forgiving club you can stand to look at.

They don't hand out prizes for having clubs that are harder to hit.  They hand out prizes for shooting lower scores.
If your goal is just to have fun, then by all means play whatever brings you enjoyment.  If your goal is to shoot the lowest score possible I would beg you to please not rule out GI or even SGI clubs.  
FWIW I have been playing Cleveland CBX (firmly game improvement irons) for the past 6-7 seasons, I just last week decided it's time to upgrade and went with Srixon ZX5 (also game improvement) mostly because I wanted something new and shiny and I gained some swing speed to I needed to reshaft my irons anyway.  I'm currently a 1.9 handicap and usually move between a 2-3 throughout the season.  For me there is zero compelling reason to play anything that makes the game less forgiving.
Also "working" the ball is over rated. I've never in my 35 years of golfing ever heard someone complain because they hit the ball too straight.  
I just realized I'm way top young to be having these "get off my lawn" rants and sounding like a cranky old man 🙂  In all seriousness play what makes you happy but please give serious consideration to trying the most forgiving club you can stand to look at.

They don't hand out prizes for having clubs that are harder to hit.  They hand out prizes for shooting lower scores.
If your goal is just to have fun, then by all means play whatever brings you enjoyment.  If your goal is to shoot the lowest score possible I would beg you to please not rule out GI or even SGI clubs.  
FWIW I have been playing Cleveland CBX (firmly game improvement irons) for the past 6-7 seasons, I just last week decided it's time to upgrade and went with Srixon ZX5 (also game improvement) mostly because I wanted something new and shiny and I gained some swing speed to I needed to reshaft my irons anyway.  I'm currently a 1.9 handicap and usually move between a 2-3 throughout the season.  For me there is zero compelling reason to play anything that makes the game less forgiving.
Also "working" the ball is over rated. I've never in my 35 years of golfing ever heard someone complain because they hit the ball too straight.  
I just realized I'm way top young to be having these "get off my lawn" rants and sounding like a cranky old man 🙂  In all seriousness play what makes you happy but please give serious consideration to trying the most forgiving club you can stand to look at.

They don't hand out prizes for having clubs that are harder to hit.  They hand out prizes for shooting lower scores.
If your goal is just to have fun, then by all means play whatever brings you enjoyment.  If your goal is to shoot the lowest score possible I would beg you to please not rule out GI or even SGI clubs.  
FWIW I have been playing Cleveland CBX (firmly game improvement irons) for the past 6-7 seasons, I just last week decided it's time to upgrade and went with Srixon ZX5 (also game improvement) mostly because I wanted something new and shiny and I gained some swing speed to I needed to reshaft my irons anyway.  I'm currently a 1.9 handicap and usually move between a 2-3 throughout the season.  For me there is zero compelling reason to play anything that makes the game less forgiving.
Also "working" the ball is over rated. I've never in my 35 years of golfing ever heard someone complain because they hit the ball too straight.  
I just realized I'm way top young to be having these "get off my lawn" rants and sounding like a cranky old man 🙂  In all seriousness play what makes you happy but please give serious consideration to trying the most forgiving club you can stand to look at.