[Who plays one brand throughout their whole bag? Is it brand loyalty or dedication to the best product?]

1 hour ago, Pingistheanser said:

Im pretty much all Tommy Armour now.  For me, its not so much that I think TA is the best but that they are among the best and the best value.

I played the 845’s Silver Scott’s in high school and then upgraded to The 855’s. I have a soft spot in heart for Tommy Armour. I still have both sets 

[Who plays one brand throughout their whole bag? Is it brand loyalty or dedication to the best product?]

5 hours ago, dgoober said:

Interesting question. Important to remember that Golf is about style and statement as well! @FrogginBullfish @Nic @Bgreen44

Guys, please help me out with some likes - want to get out of Recruit status today.

When assembling my current set of clubs, I started out with Titleist brand loyalty with some used original AP2s and SM wedges. That quickly moved to Cleveland wedges as I found some used Zipgrooves and a Cleveland TFI 8.0 putter I was fit for. 

I did purposefully buy a Titleist branded bag though to match the irons. Don’t consider myself brand-loyal, but I did think it was nice to match bag with irons. My big need was a 14-way bag, and just happened to find a Titleist one I liked. 
 

Really interested in your thoughts on branding: do you buy something matching your favorite club, or go for a complete-set brand and color scheme?

 

I personally fell into an all Titleist setup. Got fitted for the driver and irons over the course of a few years and then was gifted used Titleist fairway metals. I moved away from my all vokey wedge set up and Have fallen in love with the TM high toe. I am really curious about the TM sim driver and ping fairway metals. I have no brand loyalty and have always gone with what looks best on my hands. I was playing Mizuno Iron’s for the 10 years prior to my AP2’s. I almost went with another set of mizuno, however, after going through the fitting and hitting about 6 different sets, it was Titleist that won out. Curious what my next club will be.

[Who plays one brand throughout their whole bag? Is it brand loyalty or dedication to the best product?]

1 hour ago, Shankster said:

I had a full Taylormade bag at one point.

Working towards a full PING bag, just need to replace the driver, FW, and Hybrid.

And of course a sweet PING Tour Hoofer bag.

I believe it is some brand loyalty. For the same reason I’ll only buy Apple products, Toyota vehicles, Nike running shoes, Vizio TV’s, etc.

You get used to the quality.

I love my Hoofer!

[Does Your Putter Have to Look Good?]

I think looks and a putter go hand in hand. If I don’t love the look I frankly don’t care to use it even if it does give me a small advantage. Now, if I made money playing golf then I’d have a very different thought. I’d find every advantage possible and as someone said, I’d put with a brick if it was better than my $400 shiny putter. I have too many putters and plan to add more based on how they look. I think my next step is to actually get a putter fitting. I’d be very curious of what I like would be contradicted by data (I’m 100% sure it would)

[Weight Loss Thread]

On 12/28/2017 at 9:31 AM, MattF said:

Further to OG and GS Barba's posts regarding weight loss and helping each other out, I'm starting this thread in the hopes that those of us that need or could stand to lose a bit of weight will chime in.

 

I really want to get down to 180lbs. I've been struggling with my weight for years and my lowest (about 6 months ago) was 199.2lbs. 

 

I've crept back up to 207lbs and am not really happy about it....but that's the holiday season.

 

So, I'm thinking that those of you who want to participate can just post here, maybe what you're doing, eating etc or just a weekly/fortnightly weigh in.

 

So that's it in a nutshell, chime in or I'll talk to myself.

I’m with you. Currently clicking in at 215 with a goal of 190. During this “time off” I’ve taken a serious interest in flexibility. I’ve being doing Foundation Training every night and I’m finding some serious benefits, including weight loss. The little bit of added mobility from stretching is motivation. It’s lead to less beer and better sleep habits. I may not be seeing the actual weight loss yet but the benefits from the stretching regiment has been very noticeable and my swing feels significant stronger. Check out foundation training if you are curious. Their free content is more than enough to see some benefits.

[Who plays one brand throughout their whole bag? Is it brand loyalty or dedication to the best product?]

At one point in time my entire bag was Titleist and not by design. I’ve since switched up a few items and it got me thinking. Did I subconsciously do it out of loyalty while not being sponsored or was it because it was the the right set up for me. I  am coming to appreciate a more diverse set up. Thoughts? 

[What us everyone’s Most inconsistent golf shot]

Definitely 60 yards. I used to take the approach that getting as close as possible was the best path. I’ve definitely changed mentality. I saw a video with DJ talking about the 50 yard approach  shot and how he would approach it and I will never forget his thoughts. He basically said, first of all, I would never leave myself 50 yards. Such simple yet great advice. I’d rather have 93 yards in. That is my ideal approach shot. 

[The club you cant remove from the bag?]

My ancient, hand me down, slightly bent shafted, Titleist 913 21 degree Hybrid. It is irreplaceable. A playing partner just handed it to me one day. It’s ugly, beat up and an outright monster. I don’t understand it, but this club is just amazing. One day it will go, but Until it just disintegrates, I will use it.

[Best wedge to chip with?]

I pretty much stick to one club, my TaylorMade HighToe 60, unless the circumstances are unique. I find that by sticking to one club, I can open or s*** it down very consistently. It just is one less thing for me to think about and just focus on the feel of the shot.

[WITB 2020 - curious what I will rotate in this year]

Driver - Titleist 917 D2 10.5 Aldila Rogue X65

3wd - Titleist 913 F 15.5 

hybrid - Titleist 913 21

irons - 718 AP2 AMT X100 1 degree upright ( this is my first ever set of irons I’ve been fit for! Thank you Titleist Thursday’s)

Titleist SM6 52 degree

Callaway 56

TaylorMade High Toe 60

Scotty Cameron 2016 Newport 2.5

 

what would you upgrade? 

 

[New Scotty Cameron Special Select Putters]

I suppose this means it’s time for the 3rd Scotty. Currently gaming the 2016 Newport 2.5. Thinking of going straight Newport for the next. What’s your favorite model?