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Me too....but man.... 200.00 ... that's not cheap.
Seriously. I have this in my cart right now... I’d love to find it a little less expensive. But then I try to put it in perspective, would I give up 2.5 rounds of golf this year to potentially gain 5-10% swing speed.... that’s not as hard of a decision. Lol
On top of that, I’ve been eyeing new (or newer) drivers over my G30.
And of course I’m looking at the stroke lab putters in hopes of getting a chance to review one.
I will prob order the super speed training today, and maybe a new driver after I’ve had a chance to see the gains.
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I can’t wait to see the results. I would be surprised if the Pro V line was far from the top based on what they’ve shown for QC processes (not that I’ve audited them) but I am curious to see who’s on top! I will certainly try that ball and others on the top.
The big shocker would be to see that exotic Rangé brand towards the top.
I just pray that the top performing balls also feel good to hit. Can you imagine if the results were that the old Pinnacle rocks were the best performing ball?!
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I realize the F9 is the new KING of SPEED for Cobra, but I got to hit my teammates F8 with the lighter HZRDUS Yellow (63g maybe?) 6.5 flex against my Ping G30 with the Tour 65 S shaft.
I was SHOCKED at how smooth the Yellow felt for me even in 6.5 flex vs the Ping. I hit it on two holes and out drove my ping by 10-15 yards, and they were good hits too. The set ups we're not exact, as my PING was lofted up a notch from the 10.5 and his was set on 9.5. Surprisingly I hit them about equal heights, and the Cobra's flight was perfect to my eye.
On top of that the Cobra sounded and felt very powerful, while the Ping admittedly just kind of sounds loud.
I might have to check out some F8's for sale... which is not something I was expecting. But if that's the case mayyyybe I should swing the F9 too.
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any more teasers or is it article time!? I cannot wait to see what the results of this testing were.
I typically play the Pro V1x, but this time of year I'll try out some of the better balls I've found over the year.
If it's in good shape, feels new, and doesn't look like its sat outside for the whole winter I'll give it a swing.
I currently have: a Snell, a Vice, a Callaway, a Titleist AVX, a Taylormade TP5, and maybe one or two more tour balls to swing. The Taylormade and Snell felt nice putting the other day.
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Played my first round of the season today. A quick 9-hole round at Bungay Brook in Bellingham. It’s a nice WIDE open course to open the year with.
The putter felt great, and I recorded 3 one putts and 6 two putts for 15 total putts. I was quite happy! Ended up even par 36 with one bogey and one birdie.
Distance control felt awesome, and the 3 to 4 footers were nice and smooth with the added stability I felt in my hands.
If this round was anything like what the rest of the year will be, I can’t recommend going for a putter fitting enough!
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Alright I'm sold on these after playing 9 today. It was 82F and 64% humidity and they didn't feel any sweatier than the MGs I was using prior, even though those felt significantly thinner feeling. Only thing left to test is the durability!
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I don’t like that where you are was 82 degrees. There was sleet on my lawn last night. #newenglandgolferproblems
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First round of the season booked - This Saturday morning at Red Tail. Cannot wait!!
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Let us know how it looks! Hit ‘em straight!
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I just picked up a s20 for my dad for his birthday. He Finally expressed interest in knowing yardages easily. So maybe now he’ll hit a (expletive) green in our league! Haha
I keep telling him to aim for the back of the green until he flies them 5-6 times a round.
He says he takes a longer club, but then ends up swinging easy. Hopefully this will help him find his form and get some of those lost strokes back!
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I been seeing the badges below names and how wondering how to acquire them. It took a bit of searching but I found this thread. So far I haven't seen anyone else own up to a "Broke 100" badge, but I worked hard for that was ecstatic when I finally made it. I would love to add that below my name! Getting closer to the next goal of 90.
I made my first donation yesterday. I sent you a PM requesting a "Donor" badge also.
Thanks!
Congrats on breaking 100 for the first time!! I remember the first times I broke 100 or 50 for 9 holes when I was playing against my dad. Great memories for me! Just like that first par or birdie.
I’m just as proud of those memories as my personal best 75. Ironically, my friend show his personal best 95 that day. Doesn’t matter what the number is when it’s a new record it’s worth celebrating!
Good luck this year in getting better and breaking 90!
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I just want to throw in another cheap Laser option that most people don't know about. The Dallas Golf DG1 is pretty solid and costs $130 at the moment. There's an LCD screen on the side of the finder that shows the yardage that you just shot. There is a slope and fog setting as well. I haven't been disappointed using it so far as it was comparable to the NX7.
https://www.dallasgolf.com/dg1-laser-rangefinder-from-dallas-golf/
Interesting, never heard of them before. Screen on the side reminded me of the bushnell combo gps unit, does it also show you the yardage through the viewfinder? Would seem counterproductive to need to target and check the distance then potentially target again on something else (like using scan mode)
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On 3/19/2019 at 10:19 AM, GolfSpy Stroker said:
all set.... no albatross badge in the catalog, but congrats! that's awesome.
There really should be one of those badges! It's more rare than a hole in one after all!
Source: https://www.pga.com/news/golf-buzz/odds-hole-in-one-albatross-condor
I appreciate the thoughtful consideration by the MGS Badge Committee (if such a thing exists).
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Steve Colletta is one of the best around - he's a really good guy and, as you can attest, really knows his stuff. Glad the fitting worked well for you, and I'm impressed with Spargo for not trying to sell you something new just because. Sure sounds like they did right by you.
I’ve paid for an iron fitting there before where we ended up hitting everything except the putter. He made recommendations for it all and worked with my existing driver (switched to the ping tour 65 shaft) and he advised me to sell my 3 wood and buy the 5 wood with tour shaft as well. He even gave me a print out of what my specs should be if I purchased elsewhere. I ended up having my irons built by them because I was interested in having them MOI matched, but there was definitely no pressure to buy from them if I didn’t want to. I even left before calling them back a few days later as I was still deciding between the titleist and mizuno heads.
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How was the putter fitting there? I had one there a long time ago and didn't care for it at all. I know the guy that did it then is no longer with them but he tried to change my putting stroke during the fitting. If I wanted that I would have gone for a lesson.
The fitting was great, I posted about it in the putter forum. But long story short he did not attempt to change my stroke, but optimize my equipment to it. He even talked about how everyone is different and he stands open so he needs different things. Sounds like the opposite of the old guy.
It was a lot of fun to swing clubs that were different to hone in on the best fit.
Give my post a read and let me know if you want to know anything else about it!
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Take the family with you. I do and they hit balls on the range, mini golf or hit the batting cages. If that fails tell them it is work related research since you are a forum moderator. If that fails they do it every year.
If that’s the case... how can I apply to be a forum moderator?! I’d like to have a built in excuse for lots of golf related activities!
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If anyone is interest Spargo Golf in Rhode Island is having a demo day this Saturday, March 30th. Titleist, Mizuno and Ping will all be there. 10am to 2pm. The weather is supposed to be great.
I was just there for a putter fitting, some good guys running that place. Might have to swing down and check out the new drivers.
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4. Go apply for the GP forum test if you haven't maybe you can test out the Contour Pro for us and let us know how you get along with it
Do you happen to know the swingweight of your putter now? Just curious!
I’ll check that out! It felt real nice on the ping they had it on.
I actually have no clue what the swingweight is now. I’m not sure it would be relevant anyway to be honest. Now I feel the weight between my hands, its smooth and stable. But I can still feel the club head in the stroke too. With the total weight being so drastically different you probably would just be able to compare its swingweight to another putter with a large counter balance weight in it. Going between my old set up and new with the weight feels like the old ‘apples to oranges’ comparison.
If you haven’t tried a putter with the counter weight in it give it a try you might love it! Or maybe you’ll hate it and call me crazy. Haha
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Well I had a great time at the fitting, and at the end of the day the Scotty will stay! (With some modifications)
After I first warmed up we got hooked up to the TOMI machine and Steve had me roll some putts with my current set up. The good news was my face at impact was dead nuts square. 0 degrees average, with one putt being open .4 degrees and one be closed .4 degrees. My path however, was significantly in to out, and my backstroke to forward stroke was quite loopy. (I forgot to save pictures of the output, but will add them later if I can).
After we finished with the baseline, he reviewed those results and what they mean and went over what the next step would be. He was going to hand me putters, not tell me how they were different in some cases, and have me putt again. Some would be what he thought would work well, others what wouldn’t work well so we could validate the results. We changed length, lie, weight, counter weight, head style, toe flow, offset, everything you can think of really. As we went on we would noticed some patterns and started to hone in on good results for me.
At the end we determined a few things and Steve presented a few options for me:
1. I putt best with medium toe flow and a full offset. This lends itself to the ANSER style Scotty Newport I have, as well as a few other PING models that ended up being options in the end. I also liked on PING mallet model, the TYNE I believe, but left the face on that open with both the double bend and slant neck.
2. My gamer was too long. I was on the right track though! I had purchased my Scotty at 33 inches, which was the shortest I could find and felt good. Just dropping down to 32.5 got my path in a significantly better place, without altering my face at impact.
3. My gamer was too upright (which I was expecting as all my irons were flattened). We settled in on going 3-4 degrees flat to 67 degrees. This made a huge impact in set up for me. It felt much more natural. We also decided 3 degrees of loft worked best for my stroke pattern and normal greens I play.
4. I prefer firm pistol style grips. The super stroke style it too soft for me, and I prefer to get a lot of feedback. I also like having my top hand full, but don’t need a large bottom grip. I have a pistolero on my scotty, but also liked both the GolfPride Contour and Contour Pro in 104cc. I’d consider getting one of those when I need to replace the pistolero.
5. I prefer a deep milled face. (With some exceptions). I HATED the sound/feel of the new Scotty Newport 2 with the insert. It sounded very clicky and that surprised me. Most inserts felt a little mushy, and I lost a little sense of distance control. One insert that I did like, and would consider playing is the PING Sigma 2 line. This had a great feel. Maybe it was a combo of the insert and face tech they use.
6. This one was by far the most eye opening. We put a 90 gram counter balance weight on.... WOW. My stroke became MUCH more consistent and smoother. It felt like an entirely different game. My back and through strokes started matching with little to no looping. It felt great. I was sold!
After this was finished, I was presented with a few options. Since all of the putters I liked in the fitting were close in style and head-weight to my Newport we could get one of those, or modify my Newport to those new specs. Since I liked the feel of my Newport the most we went with that. He was able to save my grip, which was great since they were out of stock on Pistoleros (They will only ship 2 at a time to the shop apparently). He adjusted the lie, cut a half inch off, and installed the 90 gram counter weight. After that we lined back up for some putts so he could check the lie and make sure we had it nailed.
The following is no exaggeration. I took 5 of the smoothest feeling effortless putts of my life. All hit center cup, and I was grinning from ear to ear!
So, if you read all this and you’re still on the fence about the benefit of getting yourself fit for your putter, GO RIGHT NOW AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. It will be worth your time just for the confidence you’ll gain while staring down that 6 footer to win your match.
Also can’t recommend the guys at Spargo enough. Steve was great to work with and talk to. He’ll explains everything each step of the way and they don’t roll the cost of fittings into club purchases, so there is no pressure to purchase there.
That’s all guys! GO GET FIT!
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Nice! I just booked a Saturday SAM Puttlab session at my local Club Champion. Figured they were the best bet to help get my build specs dialed in correctly for the Bettinardi SS38 Armlock (apparently CC is already stocking it for fitting) testing and it also never hurts to get an updated state of the stroke report.
Apologies for the temporary thread jack [mention=85402]B.Boston[/mention], looking forward to your fitting report. Are you headed back to Spargo? Do they utilize a Puttlab system?
Yup! Back to Spargo, they use TOMI according to the website.
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Nice! I know that I should at least have my lie angle adjusted as in a normal stance the toe is a bit up.
That’s great that you got fit to the TM. Can’t say I would have thought that first myself either, but I guess that’s further proof that the most wanted lists and testing methods are legit!
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I'm surprised only one forum member got it
Haha you pick up on those things when you’re a lefty too... although I golf righty.
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We used to do a guys trip up to NH and played Owl's Nest.
That is an amazing course - I could play it every day for the entire season. So much fun.
https://www.owlsnestresort.com/golf/
Didn’t take much to convince the other guys we need to play a round there. Looks like Owl’s Nest and Ridgewood one day and North Conway Country Club and Wentworth Country Club the next.
Or maybe we will just play Owl’s nest twice... haha
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I bet robots are RH only. Or the LH version is twice as expensive.
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