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Congrats on the new set @revkev

There is a company(I don’t remember which) that will do custom ferrules. I’ll have to look back and find them

Date 05/12/2024 Course Name Hillside Golf Course Gross Score 84 Course Handicap 0 Gross Strokes over/under par 12 Net Score to Par 12 Net Score 84 Net Birdies or better Longest Drive Not a good ball striking day for me. Once I switched balls on the back things changed for the better. 45/39. Slope and rating 107/68

Taylormade TP5x Ball Quick Review I have just over 36 holes with the TP5x balls and can say without a doubt, these aren’t for me. The TP5x Pic ball made it 2 holes before it was pocketed. This isn’t a knock on the Pic being distracting or anything as that is a personal preference thing. For me it was pocketed because it was difficult for me find in the rough. I have terrible eyes and the Pix just blended in for me. When I switched to the regular tp5x ball, it was much easier to track and find. The issue I had was I could not stop these on the green to save my life from any distanced. Even with the almost 5” of rain over the past week and a half. Just completely unusual for me. I switched between the tp5x and the prov1x left dash yesterday and had zero issues holding greens. Thinking it was a fluke I did the same thing today only this time I switched to a 24 Wilson Staff Model ball I found and I was right back to holding greens. Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t all negative as i absolutely love the performance off the tee and with fairway wood but irons, wedges, and to a lesser degree the putter was lacking. I ended up giving the rest to my BIL. He played the pix ball the last couple rounds. He loves them. He says it feels like his slight misses are much more consistent. He plans on stocking up on them for the year. Guess that’s why there are so many different balls on the market. Here is the best shot from testing with the tp5x ball. It’s on the 157 yard Par 3 that is normally a stock 7-iron to the middle of the green. This time I grabbed an 8-iron, landed short and ran it on. Unfortunately that isn’t a consistent way for me to play and score my best.

2 more rounds in this weekend with the Aretera shaft and it continues to amaze me. My swing was junk all weekend resulting in 82 yesterday and 84 today. That said the driver was still on point. 6/14 yesterday but had 3 that barely missed and 10/14 today included 4 over 300. The Aretera Alpha One is just so consistent. I know as long as I put a half way decent swing on it, I’m gonna find the middle of the face.

Date 05/11/2024 Course Name Hillside Golf Course Gross Score 82 Course Handicap 0 Gross Strokes over/under par 10 Net Score to Par 10 Net Score 82 Net Birdies or better Longest Drive Not a great swing day for me. Hopefully tomorrow is better. Rating and Slope are the same 107/68

This isn’t entirely true. If you find the right guy(I lucked into it) you can get new for substantially less than most places. For Most big retail places it’s probably true though.

The used market on golf forums is always the best option and usually really good at policing itself against fakes. There are plenty of fakes out there so always do your homework and remember if something is too good to be true it probably is. eBay is also good but they charge ya tax which adds to the cost. As for a suggestion I’d try to get a driver fitting somewhere. Let them know upfront you won’t be purchasing if you won’t be. This will get you a good idea of what shafts work for you and then you can shop around and find them or similar shafts. Also don’t get set on what “should” be a fit. I swing 108-113 and can get to 120 if I really go after it and have played shafts in the 40-70 gram weight range and from Regular flex to XX Stiff. Current shaft is the Aretera Alpha One Grey 65/04 shaft. It’s made by a new company that was founded by the guy that developed the Ventus Velocore. It’s really good if you get a chance to hit it.

I love mine. I no longer need to carry a damp towel either. If the face doesn’t get a bunch of mud in the grooves I just spray the face with the brush and wipe it off with a towel. Had it for about a year and honestly don’t know how I managed without it.

I played the x-stiff Brava shaft for a bit last winter during league golf. It’s a great shaft but make no mistake if you swing 100 or better it isn’t an autoflex killer. It is more stable and lower spin/launch than the autoflex for sure in stiff and x-stiff.

I’ll go a different direction and say when in a slump buy a new to you club. Can be a cheap piece of beating up crap but the different look and feel can be a help. Plus it feels good to get clubs in the mail lol

Date 05/05/2024 Course Name Hillside Golf Course Gross Score 77 Course Handicap 0 Gross Strokes over/under par 5 Net Score to Par 5 Net Score 77 Net Birdies or better Longest Drive Course slope and rating is 107/68 I believe

Nice. I know the kick feeling is a timing thing and I’ll get there with more repetition but it’s amazing that even without it it is just so consistent. I hope more people get a chance to game this shaft.

Today was a great day off the tee. Really hoping that today continues next round. I managed 5/7 fairways on the front and an amazing 6/7 on the back with the only miss being like 5 feet. This combo is really something for me. The Aretera Alpha One Grey has transformed the PXG head and my tee game. If this is a honeymoon I hope it never ends. One thing to note from today was I noticed on a few swings that there was a pronounce kick to the shaft at impact that wasn’t there on Friday. There was a noticeable distance gain on those swings too. There seems to be a gear here that I need to unlock more often. Gonna try to get some trackman numbers this week.

Great stuff Jamie. Looks like a beautiful course. I’m hoping to play more tournaments this year too but I’m more looking at 4-man ones over singles. Just because I got away from playing with my buddies over the last few years and really wanna get back to doing it. Good Luck

Well hanging around MGS will improve those odds quite a bit lol

I appreciate the offer but don’t go to any trouble for it. It’s just a pipe dream at this point. Lol

Looks great. Love the #9 style putters but they don’t like me on the greens lol. Im always envious of those that can do this work. So clean. Bravo Wish I could make my own putter. It’d be a “mini” X5/EV5 style with a flow neck and the descending loft face milled out of carbon.

Probably for the best. You may prefer it over the Paradym lol

No most wanted testers that are left handed?

It feels really good but is large. So far it’s really my biggest complaint. The PXG BO is bigger than the TM M2 gen2 head that my BIL has. What are the odds that HQ has a lefty one on hand when you visit?

Well unfortunately we got another 1”+ of rain last night and the course is now soaked. No carts which isn’t a deal breaker but half the holes are also closed. Almost 4” of rain since Wednesday night has made for a muddy mess. Wind has picked up and the sun is peaking through so fingers crossed I’m good for tomorrow. If not I’ll go to another town to play. The itch to keep hitting the Aretera Alpha One shaft is real! Tried getting in on the sim but it’s currently booked so unless there is a cancellation I’m stuck. I shoulda left my cage up for the mevo plus.

Yeah hitting the ball high is never an issue for me even at 8* turned down 1.5*. It’s a blessing and a curse lol