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Northern Monkey · April 5

1 minute ago, Northern Monkey said:

We need more pictures of those that have arrived. Can’t get enough of these bags

I will have some soon - Ball Pocket for mine is in Zurich so it should arrive today!

TJ Hall · April 5

At least for me it is penalties off the tee. Most everywhere else I am good or don't loose too many strokes. The rounds I have things working well off the tee I find I am making easy birides and just needing to capitalize on putting. The rounds where things are struggling is when I need to scramble and things just don't run as well.

For me my tee game sets the tone for the round and the results and is where I can best lower my scores.

revkev · April 5

It is actually rare that I have a ball last more than 20 or so holes. Just the nature of the courses we play. Lots of hazards and areas that cause grief and lost balls.

Rob Person · April 5

Mine would definitely be some sort of double wide blade style of sorts. It is a style I have never owned, but am still in love with anytime I go try them in shops.

TJ Hall · April 5

This looks amazing and I am definitely eager to try and see how it works. Have been a big fan of Puttout for a while now and really think they do an excellent job coming up with good and unique new products.

Rob Person · April 4

1 minute ago, SDunne said:

You raise a fair point about customisation here - was there the ability to tailor your clubs at all to make them closer to what you may have wanted?

This isn't really in what they do typically or what they cater towards. I would imagine as they grow this could be something they look into more.

CFreddie · April 4

Finally got these bent! Just made them a bit flatter which was perfect. Left the lofts as is for now. The metal is so soft and so easy to bend (in a good way) Definitely can tell this helps add to the feel, but once again really excited to get these on the course and see how they perform for me.

Josh Parker · April 4

Paradym is still safe - Tried and tested the AI Smoke TD and TM drivers and still had preference to the Paradym.

That and combined with the new Autoflex Dream7 it was so good. Ended up with my best driver being a 264 meter carry with 164 ball speed on Full Swing Sim. Super impressed and excited to get it on the course!

April 4

On 6/7/2017 at 12:57 AM, GolfSpy_APH said:

Figured after I did a good clean on the sticks they would good for my first MGS WIMB.

Only carrying 13 clubs right now as I am still figuring out my wedges and whether to potentially throw a 3 iron into the mix.

Anyway here goes!

Driver Cobra Fly Z+ Blue 10.5* xstiff

3 wood Cobra F7 Baffler 15* stiff

5 wood Nike Vapor Fly 19* stiff

Irons 4-GW Ping i Nippon Modus 105 stiff

Wedge Cobra Tour Trusty Rusty 56*

Putter Nike converge SC-12 Counter Balance

For the first time in a well forever I am really happy with everything in my bag and really enjoy hitting all my clubs....until something newer and more shiny comes along!

I kinda miss my old Nike 5 wood... Was such a good club. Amazed that I still have that bag, wedge, putter and 3 wood.

nupezb · April 4

Sounds like the Bridgestone sampling opportunity is starting to have their golf balls be received by the group so I would encourage all of you to post and share your experience with them here!

Posted April 4 · April 4

Thanks for the response!

Cfhandyman · April 4

When signing up please read the actual post and then sign up - ugh

Posted April 4 · April 4

@EMacK1961 your swing speed matches my father in laws and he was curious about some of your findings.

How would you rate it compared to your previous driver at the moment? Where are some of the early strengths and weaknesses?

He will do a fitting, but since so much of your games matched he wanted me to ask here first!

April 4

She has definitely been on a tear!

I am curious to see how she is able to perform during the majors.

Posted April 4 · April 4

1 minute ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

I still have a couple of tee times upcoming but I can say that when my swing is right, the Max is a gem. It is only when the face opens do I produce a fade, but it has not lead me out of play one time thus far and I don't expect it to before my final review is in.

Meant to ask how your handicap has changed during testing?

Member Reviews · April 4

So out of all that have gone with the try 2 type deal have you thought about going down a dot or two to see how those perform vs going a bit stiffer?

Bubba1985 · April 4

1 hour ago, Bubba1985 said:

Skechers are a good idea..I know they make a 15 too bc I own a pair of the slip in everyday type sneakers

Fingers crossed and be sure to let us know how you make out!

CFreddie · April 4

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Northern Monkey · April 4

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TSauer · April 4

Okay so here are some mock ups - There are more color options but the site is a bit buggy so I wasn't able to do a full wrap on all these. They are through Craftsman as they have offered the most competitive price and ease for us.

The core bit of the price depends on the quantity. So if we were to get roughly 140 pieces it would be in the $30 per piece range (not bad!). This would be the same if someone is to buy a driver or putter cover. So let me know what you think, what design is preferred (again colors are a bit off for some and we can change) then go from there!

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These are the color options.

frazzman80 · April 4

3 minutes ago, Bubba1985 said:

The New Balance have been ok.. The fit is great but I feel other brands can out perform them and my feet always are killing me after a round

Have you tried other models within New Balance?

Ecco may be another good brand to look at, Sketchers are also well known for comfort.

Rob Person · April 4

I think someone mentioned Yes! Putters which was a good one. They had such a unique face and based off the community call last week we know that Adams or now TaylorMade own them or the technology.

Funny how things going round and round.

MattF · April 4

It was more a matter of time for me as to when I got my membership booked, but finally pulled the trigger the other day. Feels good and got a few rounds booked in for next week.

@ToastedSoul got an opening on the 6 hole Monday evening at 16:30 if you are able to join!

Posted April 4 · April 4

41 minutes ago, johngschulz said:

First mini test…

Disclaimer: this is a very limited data set and it will take a lot more testing to confirm the results below

Okay here we go. I was fully expecting to see benefits around the green, but I wasn’t expecting to see such an impact on full swings immediately.

I hit 10 full stock shots into my garage net with each of my current gamer wedges against PING S159 to compare. I have the Rapsodo MLM, and I measured the shots in net mode, hitting off of my range mat. Since I have the non-pro version of the MLM I am unable to get spin numbers currently. This test would rely on the measurements for carry distance and dispersion and would give me my first comparison on how full shots felt. I dropped my longest and shortest carry for each club leaving 8 shots to compare and get an idea of my averages.

My Gamers…

After some warm up shots I started on my testing. I started with the highest loft and worked up (down?) from there. Starting with my 58* Maltby I hit 10 shots in a row and moved on to the next club continuing in that pattern. My 54* and 58* use KBS 125 wedge shafts and my GW has the Nippon Pro Modus 120 S shaft. Here are the results:

I have to say I didn’t feel like I was swinging too great, but I hit the ball well enough to get feedback knowing when I was hitting one a little toey. At this point of the year the results seem about right for not feeling “on it”. To note, I would consider the Maltby DBM GW one of my most confident clubs in the bag and it shows as far as distance dispersion relative to my other wedges in the numbers above.

Ping S159…

Same test, new clubs. 10 full stock shots into the net throwing out the high and low carry distances. I started with the 58* again, to note the GW below is actually 50* S-12 PING S159. My test wedges came with the stock PING Z-Z115 shafts and the Dylawedge Lite grips, D4 swing weight for all of them. I felt like my swing was still about the same through this session as well, and I was having trouble finding the center of the face. However… here are the results:

The dispersion in the S159 were significantly tighter. I felt like I had a fair share of mishits with both sets of wedges. I could feel when I struck the ball poorly still on the S159. They actually *felt* kind of hot off the face when I connected, maybe that’s the foam material?

The dispersion numbers are just wild to me and the distance loss/gap is definitely acceptable since I was all over the face of the wedges.

I’m not sure how easy it will be to tell in the pictures, it does look like the ball marks are more concentrated/ consistent on my gamers, but I still saw the better results on the PINGs.