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    What Brands/Products Do You Want To See for Member Testing 2024?

    in General Equipment Talk

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    6 hours ago, Mackey said:

    How about a data comparison between like item winners from the last year 3 years for anything that is being evaluated.  With the restrictiveness of the rules the windows for improvement seem to be closing to minimal gains.  The most important thing for my game may be very different than what another player may be looking for.  I may want the straightest ball, iron or driver and someone else may be looking for gear that will draw or fade more easily.  We need to know if the new gear is better than what we could pick up cheap from the last year or more.   

     

    I would also like to see more japanese forged irons.  

    How about some boutique brands of putters, wedges and irons.  

     

    The first bit is more of an HQ thing vs forum testing. While it is slightly different year over year there are data points you can refernce to see where clubs improved etc. Tricky part I see with that is the different stock shaft options that come available each season and what fits who best. 

    Japanese - email out but zero responses. Not really surprised, but we continue to try. 
    Boutique brands - some emails out, most have responded with this isn't their niche and prefer other methods vs testing as it isn't always the performance vs aesthetic etc with them. 

    TEMU + Golf - woohoo or boohoo?

    in The 19th Hole

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    So here goes a list of different things I have gotten from there that is golf related.

    2 Golf Putting Mats
    1 Chipping Net
    Ferrules
    Golf Gloves
    Putting Gate thing (amazon finds article item)
    Wire Drill Bits for club building
    Club Head stickers (impact locations)
    Rubber tees (the ones you can put actual tees into them for better heights)
    Crest Practice ball (devil ball knock off)
    Umbrella holder for golf cart
    Ball marking kit
    Golf Ball Marker Level (amazon finds lol) 
    Acrylic paint pens
    Splash Caddie Brush knock off (maybe my favorite item)
    Universal holder for golf cart (water bottle and phone holder)
    Golf Shoes (really like these actually, boa and all!)
    Callaway Adapter
    Chipping discs
    Golf shirt (pretty decent)
    Mini projector (crap)
    Golf Grips 
    Golf Shaft Quick Clamp (excellent)

    I have also got a bunch of other things which have been surprisingly good for the price (headphones, keyboard, mic, mouse and more tech)
     

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    Forum Community Calls

    in Spy Meetups

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    Truly, from myself and Matt @GolfSpy SAM and the other's in staff. We love hosting these. It is a great way for us to connect to the community and make this place a little more personable. 

    Online it can be a challenge to get a feel for who ppl are and I'm hopping this breaks that barrier. Even just a little bit. 

    I'm glad so many are joining and spending some time with us each and every Thursday. Really cool to see the cute group grow and us go for having 5 or so on to 15-20 on a fairly regular basis. That may not seem like a lot but it is huge for us. 

    Big thanks to all! Whether you cone chime in or just listen it's great to have all of you!

    Which Fuji Ventus Driver Shaft?

    in Golf Balls/Shafts/Grips

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    12 minutes ago, chisag said:

     

    ... Ola! It was a fun place back in the day before Jamie took over. 🙄  I don't do well with soft tipped shafts so never hit the AD-DJ but from everything I know I would not put it in the same carry as the OG Blueboard that has a more stable tip. Here is a little inside info from one of the best Design Engineers in the biz. I played a round of golf with him and he said if the the NV fits your swing, you will never find a better shaft. He planned on more releases of course and said if the NV/NVS is not a perfect fit there will be tweaks down the road that may provide a slight improvement in spin, trajectory or distance but they will be minor. I imagine the same can be said for the Blueboard and there are plenty of shafts based off the design but I think if the OG was a perfect fit you aren't gonna find something substantially better. 

    ... As a shaft Ho I just enjoy hitting and playing different shafts but with marginal swing speed around 95mph the differences are more about feel and fun than an actual performance boost. Like you the OG Blueboard was a great shaft for my swing and I have found quite a few through the years that are similar. I do think the Tensei Blue AV is as close a shaft as any out there so I would suggest hitting one and see how it works for your swing. They can be found at bargain prices too. And as stated earlier the new Kai'li Blue is a modern Blueboard with more bells and whistles but feels and performs virtually identical for me. 

    You talking about me 😉

    Mizuno ST-Z 220 Adapter Adjustments

    in Golf Clubs

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    2 minutes ago, GT1885 said:

    I recently purchased  a used Z 220 in 10.5º. Can anyone explain the adapter settings on their provided chart? In the Standard setting does the 1 designate that it is 1º closed?

    1 degree represents Loft up or down. There will be a certain degree of lie change as well.

    Future Equipment

    in Breaking News and Debate

    Posted

    49 minutes ago, ballhawk said:

    What does the future hold for equipment? Drivers heads/length and face have all been restricted to specific numbers. Balls aside from the new rollback non-problem also have specific limitations. Irons have been lengthened and stronger lofted and hybrids have taken their place, so just what can the manufactures come up with to keep moving forward or have we finally hit the proverbial wall?

    The use of more exotic materials to help optimize speeds, weight distribution and strength of equipment. 

    Distances for 7 iron

    in The 19th Hole

    Posted

    26 minutes ago, Stuka44 said:

    Ok, and I'm not trying to be a smartass, as many believe when I question things! I went back and watched him ramp up the speed of his swings, and multiply.  Then at the end he says that we all play with people some can hit it 170, and he comments should I be chasing that number. Then he mentions, maybe their hitting a draw, delofting the club He doesn't really finish this  thought, but then finishes commenting that "these are important numbers to have in mind". 

    Honestly as a "non-numbers" guy I'm asking?

    If my 7 iron distance "fits" with my other clubs, then why is that an important number?  If not perhaps an underhanded way to suggest to someone they need new clubs to hit their 7 iron, and presumably all other clubs, X number of yards further, then absent an actual yardage gap in clubs, what is the importance of it.?

     

    Not being a numbers guy the video definitely wouldn't be catered towards you. Just saying. 

    The question many people ask in bays and all around the globe is how far they should be hitting their 7 given their swing speed. This happens because 7 irons are often the test clubs. This video helps give them a simple answer. Swing speed times 1.9. That is a good optimal length for ones 7 iron. If they are way short of that number they then have a goal of how far they can hit an optimized 7 iron. 

    Again it isn't about gapping, gapping would follow after they get the 7 iron in line. You have a set that works for you great, does your swing speed times 1.9 match the 7 iron distance? If yes, great you are adding to the theory he has. If not, maybe you are leaving something on the table with launch, spin or something else. It is up to you whether you want to try to optimize that further or not. If you are happy with where you are great, but then the whole video isn't meant for you as you are happy with your set and configuration. 

    Bottom line many many aren't as happy with their setups, many have these questions and find these simple things like swing speed times 1.9 = optimal distance extremely beneficial when testing new equipment or trying to get the most out of their game. 

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    What Brands/Products Do You Want To See for Member Testing 2024?

    in General Equipment Talk

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    11 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

     

    Curious @GolfSpy_APH , I know it was mentioned about scaling back in 2024 on the QUANTITY of tests available to members. Will MGS be expanding the field of persons needed per testing opportunity as well?

    That is all determined by the OEM. However 4 is our magic number.

    More than 4 the 5+ reviews don't get the same attention and therefore we recommend to the companies 4 testers.

    Where we had 220+ testers last year I would expect that number to be closer to 180. There is room for us to trim and not get on this again, but enough less than okay reviews that we feel it's better to cut back a little to get better reviews and reward those who participate and do good reviews vs just getting tests for the sake of getting tests.

    Distances for 7 iron

    in The 19th Hole

    Posted

    19 minutes ago, Stuka44 said:

    I watched about half of the video, and I have to be honest, if I heard the words "should hit it", "should", Should", one more time I was going to scream, which is why I turned it off.

    Maybe its just me, but my 7iron, ACTUALLY GOES, 155 yards with my swing.  And this distance fits, for me "perfectly", with my 8 iron going 145, and my 6 going 165.  I appreciate the idea behind the video, honestly maybe I just missed the point,  but isn't that what the gapping of the lofts of your clubs are supposed to do, with ones "normal" swing.

    I would expect that anyone who has owned more than one set of clubs, and takes the game relatively seriously, and is putting out the often high expense of new clubs, would have purchased clubs based on a pretty good idea, of what they needed to fill in any gaps based on the lofts of their previous clubs.

    I can see "tinkering" with ones swing, ball, and equipment, to achieve a number, for how far they "should" hit a particular club as being fraught with danger.  I will not be checking how far I SHOULD, hit my 7 iron.

    You are right, you did miss the point of the video. That's okay though. It is not a iron gapping video. This question is widely asked and a topic for many golfers which is why it was produced and why this thread has a good number of comments on it. 


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