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Slept pretty well and after a rather just adequate hotel breakfast I’m up and at ‘em.
The sun is shining and the birds are singing but it’s a bit frosty out. 46 degrees. A bit of a shock from the 82 yesterday at home.
Bundled up, though I imagine that I’ll be working up a lather soon enough.
Heading to the Texas Star golf course in a few minutes.
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Golf clubs retrieved, rental car secured, checked in to the hotel.
Going to hit the hay after I get settled in.
Staying about 2 miles from the Texas Star Golf Club where I’ll be headed in the morning for the fitting.
Sweet dreams of fairways found and distance gained!
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A little slower today. Probably didn’t warm up enough.
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Headed to Dallas Tomorrow Night!
- Excited and a bit nervous. Hope that my recent driver swing comes with me. Been hitting my driver very well this past week.
- Curious. Eager to meet Jon Sinclair not only to get fit for the TPT Golf shafts but also to learn more about the fitting process in general.
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There was a good article about the new Footjoy and Jon Buscemi 2024 collaboration on the MyGolfSpy main page that inspired me to take a closer look.
The new Premiere Field LX reminded me of my favorite shoes ever from Footjoy, the Split Toe Professional.
Was able to order a pair yesterday on the day the shoes launched.
By the evening the limited release shoes were sold out.
Looking forward to getting my shoes in a few days and will post more about them when they arrive.
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Thought I might share some reviews that I’ve found on the TPT Golf Shafts for everyone to watch while you are waiting for our fitting results.
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Back at it. Set a couple of personal bests today.
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Interestingly the TPT Nitro Hi shafts have two distinct bend profiles with the transition occurring at the 16 HI. So with the Nitro LO there are three bend profiles in the Nitro range.
The Power Range LO also have different bend profiles to their respective HI counterparts across the Driver, Fairway wood and hybrid shafts.
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Finally the TPT Power Range HI & LO hybrids:
Versus the Fujikura Fuel Hybrid shaft that I’ve played for a long time.
Since the hybrid I play, the Cobra LTDx, has a bonded hosel I have purchased a second one to receive the TPT Hybrid shaft.
My test and review of the hybrid shaft will include results from both. Will try to build to the same specs so that the only difference is the shaft for comparisons sake.
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In anticipation of my fitting I’ve started up my swing speed training with the Stack System again. Have also been walking 9 holes two or three times each week using my Bag Boy Quad XL cart and Alphard V2 wheels.
A week and a half to go!
Also have been spending some time reading everything I can on the TPT shafts and spent some time this week on the golfshaftreviews.com site to look at the information on each shaft that I’ll be testing and also the shafts that I’m playing currently. Noticed some interesting similarities.
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My two driver choices were either the Cobra LTDx LS or the Tour Edge C723.
I went with the Cobra LTDx LS because it is maybe just a little bit longer than the Tour Edge C723 but not as forgiving.
Since one of the claims of the TPT shafts is better dispersion I thought that the Cobra driver would be a better candidate to test.
Have been kinda considering upgrading to the new Cobra Darkspeed LS and if so the TPT shaft would fit that club as well.
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Congratulations to all of the testers!
A couple of years ago I went through the Ping Ballnamic fitting and the Maxfli Tour ball was my top recommendation. The reviews on MyGolfSpy gave me the confidence to try it out. Been playing it ever since.
I especially like the center of gravity being marked on the Maxfli balls as it saves me the time it took using my Check Pro Go to find the center of gravity and mark my previous gamer ball the Bridgestone Tour BRX. Started doing that after reading Dave Pelz’s book the Putting Bible.
I do revert back to the Bridgestone ball in the winter because it is a little softer and doesn’t spin quite as much which makes up for distance loss due to the cold and gives me a better feel.
It really performs well for me and I would most likely still play the Maxfli Tour ball even if it was priced the same as the Bridgestone ball. As is it’s a great value!
I prefer the double line alignment marking on the previous generation Maxfli balls over the current single line alignment aid.Very curious to get everyone’s impression of the new Max Align markings on these test balls.
The Maxfli Tour X ball flies higher and spins more for me while the new Tour S ball flies lower and spins less. Exactly as claimed by Maxfli.
The Tour ball is the Goldilocks ball for me.
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Congratulations to all of the testers.
Been playing the Maxfli Tour ball for couple of years now after it was my top recommendation from the Ping Ballnamic fitting and the MyGolf Spy ball tests and ball lab confirmed it as a quality option at a great value.
In the winter when it is colder to counteract the loss of distance I generally revert back to my previous gamer the Bridgestone Tour BRX ball because its a bit softer and doesn’t spin as much so it ges a bit further than the Maxfli Tour once the temps drop below 60 degrees.
The Maxfli Tour X ball flies a bit higher and spins more for me than the Tour ball. The newer Tour S flies lower and spins less for me. Doing exactly what they claim.
I preferred the previous generations alignment aid with the two lines over the current generation.
Very curious what everyone’s thoughts are on the new max align markings.
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Hoyoymac here from the coast of Georgia. Retired to this area about ten years ago with my wife to golf and fish year round and I live about 40 miles South of Savannah, GA playing over 200 golf rounds a year most often at the Sapelo Hammock Golf Club.
Despite this testing opportunity initially being offered only to Texas residents I was so excited to test the new TPT shafts that in my entry I volunteered to pay my own way to travel to Texas for the shaft fitting with Jon Sinclair.
Thanks to MyGolfSpy and TPT Golf for recognizing my enthusiasm and allowing me to participate in this wonderful opportunity to get fitted for and test the newest TPT golf shafts.
Why am I enthusiastic about TPT golf shafts?
Over the last few years I’ve observed this start-up company come in to the golf world and quickly establish itself with the most discerning players on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, World Long Drive circuit. These players have tried, put into play and won with these shafts.
I believe that the TPT Golf process to make golf shafts is a disruptive technology in the arena of golf shaft manufacturing.
As a golfer looking to gain distance and reduce my down range dispersion this makes me eager to see for myself how these shafts will benefit me too.
Here’s how my golf game looks at the moment:
The three clubs that I will be testing the TPT Golf shafts in are:
Driver - Cobra LTDx LS 9.0
3 wood - Cobra LTDx 15 deg.
5 hybrid - Cobra LTDx 24 deg.
My Arccos smart Distance with driver:
This driver is currently paired with a Diamana ZF 60S shaft. Being played currently in the Neutral Draw setting.
The 3 wood is paired with a Graphite Design Tour AD DI 7S shaft and is set to 16.5 degrees. This has been the best fairway wood I’ve ever had.
The 5 hybrid is paired with a Fujikura Fuel Hyb 85g Stiff shaft. This hybrid has a bonded hosel, so I have just bought another one to receive the TPT Hybrid shaft that I get fit into in order to compare them.
I will be testing these golf shafts both on the course using Arccos to track statistics and on the range using a Rapsodo MLM launch monitor to gather data.
Also getting back to Swing Speed Training with the Stack System right now and will be trying to incorporate some of Martin Borgmeier’s protocols into my training. Martin is currently using the TPT golf shafts to compete in World Long Drive events.
The Fitting with Jon Sinclair is another exciting component of this shaft test. These shafts are premium products and a comparable premium fitting just makes sense to get the most out of them.
The shafts I’m currently playing are among the best quality available using traditional shaft manufacturing technology and processes. I’ve been fit for them and they’ve been tweaked after the fitting through trial and error.
It will be very interesting to see how the new TPT shafts compare!
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A fitting allows you to rent the equipment, facilities and expertise of someone who has had training and observed countless golfers. The fitter will gather the data for you so you can just focus on the equipment which will help you to feel the differences between the various options.
You’ll be able to try a bunch of stuff in one place at one time.
The fitting though is just a snapshot of a few dozen swings on one day.
Tinkering at home will not allow you to try as much stuff at one time and maybe also not be able to capture all the data. But you can take the equipment on the course over multiple days and multiple rounds which will give you different information and allow you to determine if the club does what you need it to and if you have confidence in it.
There is value in both.
I really have come to believe that one of the most valuable things to a golfer when buying new equipment is a playability guarantee. 30-90 days. The best are guarantees that if the new equipment doesn’t work for you during that time, bring it back for a credit towards something else.
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Arrived at the course!
Pretty place.