Sparkee

Good day , my name is sparkee and I …. My story starts with getting a set of jazz irons and after a summer of not knowing where the ball is going . I found out at the driving range that in 4 of my irons the glue was letting go and the head was moving . From that point I became a tinkerer , yes a tinkerer . Experiments began getting more and more complex requiring specialized tools to get proper results . I am 67 now and the garage is full and I am slowing down .it is still hard not to scratch the itch . Oh what the hell it’s good fun ! Enjoy your golf existence wherever It takes you ladies and gentlemen. It is a life long sport !

What makes the head so stable ? The design ? When you watch the tv ad the new driver is very stable on the hit as compared to the old one , I wonder if the shafts have different torque values . Does the shaft torque contribute to the stability of the head ? Is it the Center of the face contact more significant than anything ? Just a couple of thoughts .

I have lots of interest in what you are experiencing as it seems at 66 I am entertaining the idea of a new swing to alleviate the bottom half . I retired 6 years ago and when Covid hit I ended up walking as a way to get outside and get some exercise well now that Covid has passed ( as far as I am concerned) . It turns out my right knee has some issues which will hopefully be discovered in an upcoming mri , so we can move on with remedying my leg. I also have osteoarthritis in other joints in my body . Anyways I always to be in some kind of pain , walking and golfing might turn into carting and golfing although I hope not . But like you I can’t get a whole game in without changing my swing to alleviate something else . That’s my story so far , I will be checking in on this thread and hopefully contributing some good information.

Plastic , Martini stemless for the driver only . Then whatever tees I find on the box for the rest .

Hack it out ,Sub par , No putts given and No laying up . As an aside my second favourite sport is hockey and Spitting Chiclets is a good one as they associate themselves with golf . Whitney and Bisonette video golf matches they have against a lot of current and retired nhl players . Alcohol and strong language are involved, so if you don’t like that stay away .

The latest trend I have noticed is players selling the head and keeping their shaft for their next one . So if you keep THE shaft that works for you and just look for the head you might want or even come across one that you have been wanting to try for a fraction of the cost .

Yes I have definitely read these , the big difference here is that the sacrificial shaft does not weigh in at the 40 gram weight required for the Otto flex experiment. I would hazard to say that many shafts have been sacrificed in the ottoflex trials . I tried selling the shaft for 30 and there are no takers so I figure it would be a good learning lesson for me .

Thank you sir , that is certainly food for thought .

Excellent information my man . I have never used this shaft , so first thing to do is try it as it is . It gets pretty windy here in the north , I would say 60% of our game days are windy , so I am looking to lower my flight without swing manipulation. I will keep you posted as I go along . I am going on virtual golf information and how it feels at this time of year . Thanks Chisag .

If you tip trim 2 inches could that not be used for a five wood ?

Tip trimming driver shaft to change soft tip to medium tip ? Is this possible ? Is it worth doing ? Could be my next experiment. The shaft is a Fubuki shaft z50x5ct A flex . I am finding as I get older I am more to open using equipment I have sitting around before going to buy the proper shaft . what are you going to do ? Ask the experts I say .

Like I b golfin was saying at the start of this thread . All a guy wants to know is , is the shaft I am buying the real deal or not . Never mind getting fit for a brand new driver at a cost of over $1000 after tax , lots of golfers can’t afford to blow the budget on a driver worth twice the price of the rest of his bag . I have never bought a brand new fitted club or clubs off a fitter . Rather I go to the used golf market where it is quite a bit more economical for some golf budgets. Yes you can get fit into used equipment. Like , does every body buy brand new cars , not really , when you think that as soon as you drive it off the lot you lost 33% of your investment. So a little brand identification is all he is asking for . Ease up boys ! That’s all I have , the only good thing is when you purchase the way I do you learn to do your research , which can be quite tedious sometimes .

Martini with the stop always and the odd martini with an olive after the round !

Was looking for a set of iron heads to install a set of Mitsubishi MMT shafts and ran across some 7 irons coming from the factory with a 28* loft 7 iron . Is this getting out of hand maybe ? What about delofting a 33* 7 iron to 30* ? I am thinking that today’s 7 iron is 30* . Would 3 degrees change make it unplayable as in sole interaction with the turf .

I do own a set of TM Rocketballz with graphite senior shafts , also a set of Ping G30 reshafted with UST MAMIYA Recoil Smac wrap reg flex shafts . A set of Callaway steelhead XR’s reshafted with UST MAMIYA recoil reg flex ( favourite set right now ) . I recently got my hands on a set of PXG pulls , Mitsubishi MMT A flex shafts . So in order to try the MMT shafts I went to our local golf emporium, Caddy Shed , and went through the used bin and found a TM R9 6 iron . I brought it home and promptly inserted the appropriate MMT shaft in it . I then set up my in garage hitting bay with my Voice caddy sc200 and did a comparison of my four 6 irons. It turns out that I hit them all in the low 160 yards except the R9 with the MMT shafts , it went in the mid 150 range . I really liked the look of the R9 at setup and I liked the feel of the shaft too . Well the tinkerer that I am is thinking about maybe hardstepping the MMT’s into a set of R9’s or whatever iron set shows up that I might like . But the next step is putting the 7 iron shaft in the R9 head with an extension to 6 iron length .