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Here is the difference between big box stores and Club Champion. Although a driver from Club Champion has additional costs, you will probably get the correct one you require at CC. Head, shaft, & grip will be correct. Not all fitters at CC are PGA certified, but they have been trained well and understand fitting very well. They are also familiar with shafts and what to expect in performance. I'm certified and have worked for a major retailer, however, I had to spend my own dime to learn and become a certified fitter. I went to the factories on my own dime and learned at Ping, Callaway, Titleist, and Taylor Made, plus visiting shaft and putter manufacturers. BUT, most employees of the big box stores have just left McDonald's, have no experience, learn from one minute videos, and are told by the manager to just sell anything to anyone...because the customer is too dumb to know any difference! Go to Club Champion. Buy your balls, tees, and gloves at a big box store.
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As a fitter, Srixon did a fitting at Golf Galaxy, but at these inside facilities you can't tell anything. Taylor Made gave me a sleeve of TP5 and TP5x and asked me to complete a survey, and the TP5 is still the best ball, in my opinion...PERIOD. Titleist sent me two white sleeves with a #2 and #3, no idea what the balls were, and asked me to complete a survey. The #2 was the best...wish I know which ball it was, although I believe it was the 2022 Pro V1, while the #3 was the Pro V1x.
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Who Cares! When Tiger had Nike in his bag virtually no one bought them. His clubs were made for him...Period! People are so gullible when it comes to marketing.
- Dr Strangelove, russtopherb and PMookie
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I dropped Arccos immediately. Not worth the problems and it won't work with all phones. I have a Garmin S20 watch and Bushnell Pro XE scope. Unless you're a PGA Tour Pro, you don't need Trackman or anything like it! Don't waste your money.
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Don't have a 3 wood...use a 5 wood turned down to 16°. Perfect off the tee and deck.
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Rule #1...never think while playing. Keep your mind a blank.
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From fall into winter I use the junk I find in the woods and water! Just a word to you fellow golfers. Please, stop using those cheap two piece crappy balls!!! I just hate going into the woods or fishing off the green to find this junk! Come on, get with it. At least 3-piece, if not Pro V1 or even TP5 (my favorite). Thank you!
- brutal brutus, PBH3, GregGarner and 1 other
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Went from Winn to Superstroke Cross Comfort, and wanted something that would last longer and perform to where the club wouldn't slip..FOUND IT! Lamkin Sonar+. Excellent feel, solid grip...just feels great. Put them on all my clubs in September and very happy with them. Too soon so see how they wear, but the materials appear to show I should get two season from these grips.
- christina42 and NC Golfer
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Golf Galaxy...Golf Galaxy...Golf Galaxy....For heaven's sake, with few exceptions these "Dick's Sporting Goods" employees have ZERO TRAINING. I worked there...I should know. When I was hired I was thrown out on the floor and told to sell-sell-sell! NO TRAINING! So I spent my own money and traveled to California and Arizona, went to the manufacturers and learned how to fit the right way. I'm certified, not by watching a 5 minute video, but hands on by professional fitters from four different manufacturers. I also visited a shaft manufacturer and putter designer's studio. PGA Members at local clubs, Club Champion...they are the professionals. Golf Galaxy, with few exceptions, are burger flippers. Check out the clubs at the big box stores, but get fitted by professionals.
- lmo425, flyingwedges and Everardo
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I carry a 54° and 58°. The 58° is great for flops, short sand shots, and a perfect 75 yard shot into the green with a dead stop.
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You need to hit them both. There are no rules on shafts. A stiff shaft one brand could be a regular in another. The flex listed is for comparison of shafts for that brand only. If a fitter tells you all stiff 70g mid-kick are the same, which most uneducated hamburger flippers turned fitters will tell you, leave immediately and find a PGA certified fitter. Just like tires, a 600 wear rating in one brand cannot be compared to a 600 wear rating in another. The ratings only apply to comparisons of tires within that brand.
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Take it to the dealer where you bought it, or a Ping authorized dealer. Ping does not work with consumers. You must go thru an authorized dealer who will call Ping, get a repair ticket, and send it in for repair. Ping should cover the issue.
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You're familiar with road rage...this would be CART RAGE! I'd let it alone. Too many idiots (drunk too) out there.
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I've payed $100-$200 to play TPC tournament courses, including $180 for Torrey Pines South afternoon rate. If it's a once-in-a-lifetime, do it. I played TPC Scottsdale several months ago, and when I got to 16...it was just a plain old par 3! But I played Sawgrass a few days before it closed for The Players, all the stands were up, mulch was down, course perfect, and when I got to 17...That Was PERFECT! (Pin back left, hit the retaining wall, ball bounced to 6', made the putt!). That was a great experience.
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As a fitter, I'm glad to answer a question or two, but if someone is making a purchase, no. But without a purchase, yes. Collect the fee up front, credit it when the sale is completed. Bring your car in for a squeak or rattle, and it's $150 just to look at it. Time is money.
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On my G400MAX, I replaced the Ping Tour shaft with a Mits Diamana 60+, but cut down to 44.5" (I'm 6'), and I'm killing it in the short grass. I have added lead tape in a "V" shape from the weight to the right and left corners of the head in 1" increments, which allows me to adjust the weight and feel until I got it perfect.
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I fit clubs and never sold one set of One-Length clubs. No one even asked about them! It was like when Tiger was hitting Nike and no one wanted them! Clothing & shoes, yes, but not clubs. I could never figure that one out!
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Are you paying for the name? Basically, YES! My family has been in the clothing manufacturing company, as was I for a while, and the same manufacturer made the same products with different labels. I sold clothing for major retailers and discounters, the same exact item, with different labels. Outlet store products, in most cases are NOT the same products in the main locations. They are cheaper made items with the major label sold at discount prices. It's one thing to buy at a major store when it's on sale opposed to an outlet store or on line. Clothing mark-up is generally 70%, although I sold shirts for $12 wholesale, the store marked it up to $59, then on sale for $29. Nice profits!
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I assume you weren't fit for your driver. I've had many customers 5'4" and I've never sold any of them a "standard" length driver. I'm 6' and use a 44.5". At your height I'd be looking at 1.5"-2" shorter, and when properly fitted, the weighting from the factory is correct. Before cutting your driver, go into a shop where you can hit different length drivers and have each weighed. When you find the length for you, have a club fitter cut it down then add the correct amount of weight for balance. I use lead tape which I can easily add or subtract, placed in the correct areas, to make the club fit correctly.
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WALK? WALK? I walked to school. Now I ride everywhere!
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I'm 100% Ping right now. Putter may change from Ping to a Bettinardi or Odyssey from time to time. But I love my Ping woods, hybrids, irons, and wedges.
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Been to Golf-Tec with a lesson thru Schwab. Good info and I told the instructor I wanted the $300 package to tweak up my game. He said "that would be a waste of money...you need the $1000 package". Needless to say, I went to a real PGA Pro at a private club and was able to tweak my game for a reasonable price.
KBS vs Project X
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I'm a certified fitter and I tell customers the following...you cannot compare one brand of shaft to another by their specs. Flex differences and kick points are for that specific brand only to distinguish between their own models. You have to physically hit each shaft you are interested in, look at the launch monitor numbers (especially if your indoors), and make a decision based on your feel and the numbers. If you can be fitted outside, ex: a country club or demo day, all the better, as you can physically see your complete shot. Feel is so important, just like the look of an iron when you're deciding on what to buy. If you're not convertible with the head, shaft, and/or grip, don't buy it. Keep looking until you get the right combination.