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Date 04/25/2024 Course Name Bajamar Oceanfront Golf Resort Gross Score 90 Course Handicap 16 Gross Strokes over/under par 18 Net Score to Par 2 Net Score 74 Net Birdies or better Longest Drive Slope - 66.2/Rating - 116 7 Pars on a very overcast, sometimes rainy day. Very pleased with how I played. Although I pulled some of my shots on the back nine due to a back that was getting tight, I managed to limp in with a 90. I included one of Bajamar's bumper stickers. With 5 holes along the Pacific Ocean, lost balls are almost a certainty. I must say that I didn't get any wet though I did lose a couple to the left that ended up in the cactus on the hillside. I didn't look too hard for them as there are rattlesnakes about. Golf ball v. rattlesnake? Not even a choice. The snake wins every time.

I put the TaylorMade Qi10 Standard in the bag with a new head cover. I also traded out the grip to the Golf Pride Tour Wrap 2G Standard grip. My old driver head cover was the Tazmanian Devil - I never quite knew where the ball was going to end up. With my new cover on the Qi10, the Moose is loose...with more confidence! The driver continues to perform as advertised. The 60xTwist Face is getting a workout as I don't always hit it on the button but the results give me more confidence as the ball flight isn't as off-line as it could be.

I usually show up an hour before. I have to stretch. 16 spinal surgeries will do that to ya. Then I hit balls to finish the warm-up followed by putting. Yes, I know...putting should be first according to my coach (Bobby Lopez, PGA) but I find this works for me.

I generally carry three in my pocket with another 12 in the pocket of my bag. I usually give balls I find on course to the club to be used on the range. I, too, walk and weight is a consideration. I generally save the extra weight for carrying water.

Baja Country Club - 69.5/117 Sorry I didn't post it. I had it right in front of me too. Ugh.

Date 04/23/2024 Course Name Baja Country Club Gross Score 88 Course Handicap 15 Gross Strokes over/under par 16 Net Score to Par 1 Net Score 73 Net Birdies or better Longest Drive Today was one of my more solid rounds. 6 pars, 8 bogeys, and 4 doubles. Yea !! No Triples!! I was watching Bryson Dechambeau at the Masters and noticed his more upright position. That is something I had somehow gotten away from. Since I play single length irons like him, I thought I would emulate him more in the setup and swing and it worked.

Where I am in Mexico, Baja Country Club offers yearly packages of $3500 USD. Bajamar Oceanfront & Golf Resort only has per round pricing ranging from $65-$125 USD. Bajamar does offer us a golfer's club membership which gets us $56/round on Tuesday/Thursday mornings when we have our bi-weekly skins game and when we have our monthly tournaments. We also get that $56 price after 2:00pm.

I currently use the Shot Scope X5 Watch. I find that the tags are rather unobtrusive when I hold the club. I find myself making sure that the club is detected before I make my swing. I think that is an old habit I developed when I used to use the Game Golf system with the belt sensor that you had to tap. Customer support with the Shot Scope system, at least for me, has been first rate. They recently replaced a whole watch when the band went bad after almost two years for free. Can't beat that.

Let's get it on!

Not from FL. MA actually. I just love the look of the flamingo. There’s just something about them being in a garden

I watch Danny Maude from time to time. I have picked up a few useful tidbits. But...it is easy to go down the rabbit hole.

Good morning all. A bit of a mixed bag in Baja, California this morning. It appears like our usual "May Gray" has set in early. The marine layer that comes in every morning is usually burned off by the afternoon yielding temps in the 60's. That's when I'm teeing off today. I usually golf at 8am when the temps are in the upper 40's/low 50's so this will be a welcome change. I've got a board meeting of the La Sociedad de Amigos this morning thus necessitating the afternoon tee time. Have a good end of the week out there. If your plans for the weekend include golf, hopefully your weather will be nice and you hit 'em straight and long. Take care spies.

For this review, I want to do the Good, Bad, the Inbetween. For this section, I’d give the TaylorMade Qi10 an 18 out of 20. First, the Good. The new TaylorMade Qi10 Standard is a quantum leap from what I had in my hands before, which was the TaylorMade R-15. The R-15 feels like a brick on a stick compared to the Qi10. I’m actually a couple of miles per hour faster with the Qi10. The 60xCarbon Twist Face has saved my bacon on more than one occasion. Where we play, the fairways are lined with olive trees for the most part. Once in there, it is like a one-stroke penalty. Off-center shots are generally guided back on line. Next up is the Bad. The Qi10 Standard would be a shade better if it came with an Open/Closed/Neutral adjustment for the face. I like the look of the more closed face when at address. Hey, I had to find something to gripe about. Now for the Inbetween. The Qi10 Standard is as basic as you can get as far as the head/hosel adjustments go. Nothing fancy. Just your basic Higher/Lower loft settings. I didn’t find that the Qi10’s adjustments made any difference on the flight except for the height. In my area where there is a fairly constant 10-15 mph wind, the Lower setting did produce a bit more penetrating ball flight. It didn’t make much difference, for me at least, on the left/right flight of the ball. For this review, Play it or Trade it, I have to give the TaylorMade Qi10 Standard a strong Play it score of 20/20. For my tournament on April 7th, the Qi10 performed as expected. I didn’t get lost in the olive trees, stayed out of the rough, and played out of the fairway. I came in 4th (just out of the money). It wasn’t for the driver that happened. My up and down short game was in down mode. I made quite a few putts which saved me. But, I digress. You don’t want to hear about my tournament. You want to hear about the club. I believe that TaylorMade has made a huge leap forward with the technology in the Qi10 Standard over what I used before (TaylorMade R-15). The blend of distance and forgiveness is definitely there. The lightness of the materials makes for a faster club, at least for me. That lightness hasn’t sacrificed any strength, however. The use of the carbon fiber in the crown puts the weight of the club lower on the face where the power is generated. The Thru-Slot Speed Pocket on the bottom of the club helps if you hit it too low on the face. At $599.99, it is not inexpensive. If I walked into a fitting session and was led to this club, knowing what I do now, I’d take it out of the store with me. Who is this club for? Wow! That’s a question. I feel that the Qi10 Standard would benefit the golfer who hits the ball fairly on line at the moment but who also gets the occasional hit to the heel or to the toe. The Twist-Face technology will help the ball flight. I don’t think someone who sprays it all over would find what they are looking for here. All of the above has led me to want to put the Qi10 into use on a daily basis.My overall review of the TaylorMade Qi10 Standard is that this is one badassed club. It rates an overall score of 98/100. All of the tech features built into this club renders it worthy of the TaylorMade moniker. To me, TaylorMade has always created the best in drivers. I’ve had a TaylorMade driver in my bag like forever. The verbiage in the TaylorMade literature about the TaylorMade Qi10 Standard talks about the MOI, lower CG projection, 60xTwist-Face, Carbon Crown, and the Thru-Slot Speed Pocket. To me, that is lost. What matters is the performance. My off-center shots are not as penal. The ball is not far offline. I haven’t lost any distance in the process. I don’t always hit it on the button, but this club forgives that. What’s not to love? This club performs. Pure and simple. If you have a driver that is a few years old, do yourself a favor and give this club a look. Book some time at your fitter of choice and give it a go.

My overall review of the TaylorMade Qi10 Standard is that this is one badassed club. It rates an overall score of 98/100. All of the tech features built into this club renders it worthy of the TaylorMade moniker. To me, TaylorMade has always created the best in drivers. I’ve had a TaylorMade driver in my bag like forever. The verbiage in the TaylorMade literature about the TaylorMade Qi10 Standard talks about the MOI, lower CG projection, 60xTwist-Face, Carbon Crown, and the Thru-Slot Speed Pocket. To me, that is lost. What matters is the performance. My off-center shots are not as penal. The ball is not far offline. I haven’t lost any distance in the process. I don’t always hit it on the button, but this club forgives that. What’s not to love? This club performs. Pure and simple. If you have a driver that is a few years old, do yourself a favor and give this club a look. Book some time at your fitter of choice and give it a go.

For this review, Play it or Trade it, I have to give the TaylorMade Qi10 Standard a strong Play it score of 20/20. For my tournament on April 7th, the Qi10 performed as expected. I didn’t get lost in the olive trees, stayed out of the rough, and played out of the fairway. I came in 4th (just out of the money). It wasn’t for the driver that happened. My up and down short game was in down mode. I made quite a few putts which saved me. But, I digress. You don’t want to hear about my tournament. You want to hear about the club. I believe that TaylorMade has made a huge leap forward with the technology in the Qi10 Standard over what I used before (TaylorMade R-15). The blend of distance and forgiveness is definitely there. The lightness of the materials makes for a faster club, at least for me. That lightness hasn’t sacrificed any strength, however. The use of the carbon fiber in the crown puts the weight of the club lower on the face where the power is generated. The Thru-Slot Speed Pocket on the bottom of the club helps if you hit it too low on the face. At $599.99, it is not inexpensive. If I walked into a fitting session and was led to this club, knowing what I do now, I’d take it out of the store with me. Who is this club for? Wow! That’s a question. I feel that the Qi10 Standard would benefit the golfer who hits the ball fairly on line at the moment but who also gets the occasional hit to the heel or to the toe. The Twist-Face technology will help the ball flight. I don’t think someone who sprays it all over would find what they are looking for here. All of the above has led me to want to put the Qi10 into use on a daily basis.

For this review, I want to do the Good, Bad, the Inbetween. First, the Good. The new TaylorMade Qi10 Standard is a quantum leap from what I had in my hands before, which was the TaylorMade R-15. The R-15 feels like a brick on a stick compared to the Qi10. I’m actually a couple of miles per hour faster with the Qi10. The 60xCarbon Twist Face has saved my bacon on more than one occasion. Where we play, the fairways are lined with olive trees for the most part. Once in there, it is like a one-stroke penalty. Off-center shots are generally guided back on line. Next up is the Bad. The Qi10 Standard would be a shade better if it came with an Open/Closed/Neutral adjustment for the face. I like the look of the more closed face when at address. Hey, I had to find something to gripe about. Now for the Inbetween. The Qi10 Standard is as basic as you can get as far as the head/hosel adjustments go. Nothing fancy. Just your basic Higher/Lower loft settings. I didn’t find that the Qi10’s adjustments made any difference on the flight except for the height. In my area where there is a fairly constant 10-15 mph wind, the Lower setting did produce a bit more penetrating ball flight. It didn’t make much difference, for me at least, on the left/right flight of the ball. For this section, I’d give the TaylorMade Qi10 an 18 out of 20.

See what happens when I turn off the TV early and don't check the internet...oops

My "safe" bet was Rahm. Figured he was a lock to contend, now he's on a plane to the next LIV destination. Next up is Matt Fitzpatrick. He's my longshot to win. C'mon Matty boy!

Your Qi10 Standard comes with a range of shafts to choose from. A lot of them are standard (no pun intended) and you have the option to upgrade (for a fee, of course) making your shaft/head combination almost limitless. I chose the Aldila Rogue Stiff, Low-Launch version for my Qi10 Standard.

Here we have the Qi10 Standard's Carbon Fiber Crown. The carbon fiber makes this Qi10 Standard light and fast. Others that have tried it noted the same thing...how light it felt compared to their drivers. The 6xTwist-Face Technology gives the Qi10 Standard forgiveness to go along with that speed and lightness.

As you can see, I've been putting the Qi10's 6xTwist-Face Technology through its paces. I've gotten quite a few off the toe. As you can maybe see, there are a few high on the face as well. Our tee boxes are not the best and there are high and low spots which can result in balls hitting up on the face. What I like in particular is the fact that the misses are not as penal. I've said that before but it remains to be said again. Misses with this Qi10 Standard generally come back on line. I'm not talking about swing path issues but I'm talking about shots on the correct plane, the correct angle of attack, just that you missed the sweet spot. The ball does not get far off line. The 6xTwist-Face Technology in the Qi10 Standard may be the greatest thing since sliced bread or maybe pop-top beer.

@golfspy_ben is going to help me with this. I took a slo-mo video of me using the Qi10 Standard. I wanted to get the impact and the sound...that thwack! That sound of a good shot. Well it only took one take but I got one. I hope the video can be uploaded and it will do the club justice.

I currently own the Voice Caddy Swing Caddy 100. I think that this is the most basic one on the market, but I could be wrong. I would love to get one where I can log performance when I change clubs like drivers, 3-woods, etc. I would love to upgrade to one I could plug into my computer. Price, however, is a concern.

Although I didn't win my tournament, the Qi10 performed admirably. Mine was the only Qi10 in the field. It garnered quite a bit of attention with guys getting a look at it. I mentioned the carbon fiber crown, the twist-face technology, how light it felt, and how it worked for me. I let a few try it on the range and they all had smiles on their faces afterward.

As long as I do my part, lol