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Chadvb

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    Calgary, AB

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  • Age
    30-39
  • Swing Speed
    101-110 mph
  • Handicap
    +1
  • Frequency of Play/Practice
    Weekly
  • Player Type
    Weekend Golfer
  • Biggest Strength
    Driver/Off the Tee
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    Short Game
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  1. Super interesting video, but of course it would be. Would really love to see them not do a premium expensive shaft (I fully understand why they do...) and something, PLB preferred, cheaper and compare to Autoflex, Vanquish, etc. To Dream a dream
  2. The whole dynamic gold AMT (ascending mass technology) is based on this. Not crazy at all. I switched my “4 iron” from a Mizuno M18 MMC Fli-hi with a modus 105x (113g I think) to a TM GAPR lo 4 utility with a kbs hybrid shaft to gap that distance better between my 5 iron (also a fli-hi) and next club.
  3. So I have heard... however, I always have twisted with the adapter and no issues on my limited experience. My opinion is it is more of a heat thing, be careful with the heat and you will be fine. (I have also pulled quite a few head off graphite shafts without a shaft puller, I don't twist the heads when I do it but its always worked, I guess I am a rebel...lol) And apologies all, I don't think this belongs in this topic. On another note - my Graffaloy PLB 44g A flex arrived at my club today, excited to go pick it up... if only there wasn't 2 feet of snow on the ground. Its gonna be a long wait!
  4. Never had an issue. Pretty sure I have done most major brands too. Again, I go super light on the heat to start, attach the club head to twist and usually the first couple times, nothing happens, so remove the head, kiss with the flame again and try try again till it works. I had a friend try this method though and he was too aggressive and browned the adapter (nothing a little sharpie couldn’t fix) and frayed the shaft tip (was a fujikura vista pro shaft I believe) which resulted in a tipped driver shaft turned 5 wood shaft, oops.
  5. I have just followed this to pull adapters, never had an issue (probably done 10-15 and I just go really easy on the heat, usually have to heat a couple times). Way easier then anything else I have done https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5n0xKjaTmiI
  6. I sourced the Graffaloy Prolaunch and it was $99 up here in Canada. https://www.golfworks.ca/grafalloy-prolaunch-4565-graphite-wood-shafts/p/tt0133/
  7. Oh the old 3 wood issue! When I had my son and stopped playing as much this same problem crept into my game. (big left miss for me). I tried quite a bit to fill that 14th spot in the bag: I built a 7.5 deg 5 wood length driver (I didn't necessarily need a club for going for par 5's or laying up, needed more of that "3 wood length" off the tee) and loved it for stroke play. I do play a decent amount of match play/team best ball where I want that 250 option to go for the green though, so that club was out Sub 15 deg hybrid - I tried 2 of these, both adams (an XTD and a Insight XTD hybrid fairway) At less the $50 to try it was worth a shot. I liked them both but I didn't get much more out of them then my driving iron so I kept looking I would recommend this you give this a shot, I shortened them about .5 of an inch and liked it. for the purpose of just getting one down the fairway, they are a good option. I'll spare you the details, but I tried quite a few fairway woods from 18 - 15 deg at various lengths, styles, etc. The fix for me: A 3 wood! lol. A mizuno st200 15 deg set at 14. The key was Swingweight. When I set it to D6 the big left miss was gone and the club now has a solid place in my bag.
  8. End of the golf season for me so had to use up my gift cards for 2022. Didn't know what to use the GC's for so wrote my pro and ordered the 44g Grafalloy Prolaunch Blue in A flex to try this out. Current game an 65g M4 (Stiff) Accra Tour Z ST in an 10.5 M2 lofted down to 8.5. Curious if I end up buying a lower lofted head to further experiment with this set up. I have played loft as low as 7 deg before without much concern for carry distance. Excited to try it when it arrives and I can golf again, in April/May, lol. Gonna be really hard to pry that Accra outta my hands, after increasing the SW to D6 at the beginning of the season I have been "back" to driving it extremely well. But tinkerers be tinkerers.
  9. Extremely cool test. Immediately began looking at the Graffaloy ProLaunch 45 up here in Canada. I'd be very curious if you experiment with a light grip (e.g. GP Tour 25) to bring the SW back up and see what, if anything, that does. My immediate fear for my own game is the left ball with that lower SW. I play my driver at SW of D6 and found that eliminated left for me. I can definately see myself trying something like this out!
  10. I have installed and kept the wrist lock. The difference from the above comments is I did so on an armlock putter. I shortened the putter significantly (3-4 inch) so the bump is right in my wrist area and I use a conventional grip. Seen a significant improvement in my putting this year. This is also my first go with an armlock style putter so I can’t quantify how much is the grip vs a whole new style of putting. I cannot see this working with a normal putter unless you added a significant amount of loft as you need to forward press a lot with this grip, hence why it’s perfect with an armlock style putter.
  11. I am about a year and half into my own experiment with a similar concept. Originally started with my 2 favorite length clubs. LW to 8 iron were GW length, 7-4 iron were 7 iron length. Of course making the correct lie changes and Swing weight changes. After a few months I ultimately landed on standard length LW - 7 iron and kept the one length 6, 5, 4, iron at 7 iron length. I found I needed 5 degrees between 4 (20 deg) and 5 iron (25 deg) and 5 and 6 iron (30 deg) to get my distance gaps correct. I also went to Mizuno MP 18 fli hi head in the 4 and 5 iron. I originally did this with X100 shafts but now have Modus 105x, something about the Modus 105x made this a lot better. I really liked the concept but my golf/scoring didn't reflect it until I made 1 final change, and that was to really focus in on Swing weight. I got some GP Tour 25 grips and went to town where needed on lead tape and play my LW at E0, SW at D8 and everything else at D6. I also built up my grips a tiny bit. All of this was in an effort to eliminate the pull hook. I am about 10 rounds in and its worked beautifully, when I hit it left it just seems to be a pull and the hook part is gone, some even drift back to the right which has been missing from my game for years but in general my miss is now a little bit right and not left of left. This isn't for everyone, but anyone that hits the ball high enough, I would consider it. I don't worry nearly as much about making solid contact with my long irons anymore, even on the days when the ball striking isn't all there. I also find I can actually flight a 4 and 5 iron down in the wind, a shot that traditionally I would try but it would always drift up on me. Final changes - I haven't pulled the trigger yet, but I am considering adding a little bit of length back to the longer irons. I am thinking of adding .25 inch to the 6 iron, .5 inch to the 5 iron (so 6 iron length) and .5 or .75 inch to the 4 iron. The reason is when the ball is on an awkward lie (and really when is it other then on tee) it can feel a little awkward. I would also like to see a little more pop on the 5 and particularity the 4 iron as I would love another 5ish yards carry with it for 2 shots I often have at my home club.
  12. Titleist 909F3 3 wood - worst of all I thought my cousin had it, contacted him and set up a round of golf and he said he had it. Brought it to me and gave to me after the round. Right headcover, right shaft (Aldila NV 75S), but was a 904f I discovered when I got home and popped the headcover off. So dissapointing as that thing was going right in the bag! (The 904f is pretty solid though)
  13. I bought 6 boxes of MTBX's about a week before the results came out, my gamer. I was hoping to see the results first but 1. I was running low and 2. I couldn't get my hands on Snell's for a long time (In Canada) so I jumped on the order when I could. After seeing the results. Glad I did, nothing tells me otherwise. I am right inbetween the High and mid swing speed on the test and need a low spin ball. Maybe, maybe might try Srixon Zstar XV because they go on sale for a really nice price up here, but I doubt it. I really enjoy the Snell's and ppl's reaction when they have no clue what it is. I have converted a few ppl and find it fun. Price is a major factor for me, so Pro V's are out.
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