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jwlong410

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  1. The other challenge I had with my P700s was the club gapping. So here's an example, my average distances per Arccos... After messing with lengths & lofts, but without hitting the full set in a fitting I ended up with some big & weird gaps. Having a 20-yard gap between your 7/8 is a problem IMO. Perhaps one that could get addressed with tweaking some lofts, but I think it's also driven by the model change and the resulting lack or presence of speedfoam, etc. I actually thought about keeping the 4-iron as a driving iron like tool and just getting a 5-PW in my next iron set. I don't know. I personally feel like this is the potential trap of trying to build a combo set where you're just not sure where everything is going to line up once you play with them. I'm sure this could happen if you just bought a full set of irons, but I think the loft/lie/model combinations may make it more likely.
  2. I really want to hit the Wilson's! I have hit the 223 a few times and it feels pretty incredible. These all make sense to me in terms of places to start, thanks! The one interesting thing about the Vapor Pros is they have a super thin sole, which it turns out, I really like. The turf interaction is probably a big draw for me. I'd say my miss is slightly fat so something that gets in/out of the turf well helps me a lot. Sounds like the Srixon irons are on the thinner side of the spectrum so definitely have my attention as well. I will! I'm thinking I'm going to hold off until the JPX 923s are available as the JPX Tours are in some ways a natural evolution from the Nikes (e.g., that's the transition Koepka made). Yes to all of this. I do worry a little about the P7MC's being a little too blade-like and not a big enough difference from the Nikes to be worth making the investment, but a fitting will answer that question. To your point about the MBs - I 100% agree. I tell me buddy all the time that I know I'm not good enough to be playing blades, but I also think the negatives of the blades are less penal to my game as it exists today than the P790s were (for whatever reason). Yes! Arccos is great for this as well. Really puts it into perspective. I tend to only practice with 8 - Wedges and then sometimes struggle on Par 3 tee shots though heh. I like the idea of a combo set. I explicitly suggested a combo set to my fitter when I bought the TaylorMades as outlined in that initial post. I still like the idea of it, but I think I'd do it differently. Last time I split my clubs at the 7/8 which, IMO is too much in the middle. I think this time I'd probably split it around the 5/6 maybe. Obviously a fitting would tell you the best place, but getting a full set fit is not easy. So if you only hit 7-irons, or other irons with tape, how do you know where to best split? Hard to do really well IMO. My thought is - if there's a clear gap where spin and/or peak height becomes inconsistent, that's a good place to start looking at comboing. So I'll consider it. After my nightmare of losing a club right at the split though, I am a bit wary. There's definitely some benefit in consistency of feel. Maybe I was just dumb to split 760s/790s because the feel between those two sets was so different. I don't know. I have all the thoughts.
  3. Great questions! I have so many htoughts in my head but left a bunch out of this post. Adding some thoughts here below: What you are hoping to achieve with new irons? I think for me it's really 2 things. Distance consistency (vs. hitting it as far as possible. With my P790 7-iron I was hitting it 175 on average - I don't need to hit a 7-iron that far) AND some more forgiveness than the Nike blades. Basically I feel like a happy medium between the blades and the Player's Distance irons. You say you hit the Nike’s better than the fitter irons but provide no supporting evidence that that is the case. Totally fair. I don't have launch monitor data but I do use Arccos and my SG: Approach has improved with the blades. That said, there is some co-mingling of swing changes in there for sure, but in general the numbers are better by a not insignificant margin. As for what clubs to recommend, what is your budget? Don't want budget to be a significant driver of this. I have some shop credit to offset the purchase depending on price :). How receptive are you to Game improvement type clubs or do you simply want muscle back forged blades? I am open to anything. I generally prefer (from a looks/feel) perspective something smaller with less offset and forged - but I'm not adamant that it MUST be that. My concern re: GI or even Player's Distance irons is two-fold. First the Player's Distance irons I've owned have felt clicky & hot to me at times (e.g., a 7-iron that goes 195 instead of 175). Second, I worry about the stronger lofts and the impact on spin & playability (i.e., will I be able to hold greens, etc. etc.). I recognize without all the data it could be a tough spot to start from - just curious for where other's heads would be if they were in my position. I do plan on getting fitted and talking through this with my fitter, but wanted to see what everyone thought...
  4. About 2.5 years ago I went and got fitted for new irons as I had been playing the same ones for quite some time (see thread on that purchase below). At the time I was a 16ish handicap and the clubs served me well as I significantly upped my play: However, since then there have been some significant changes to my game and I ultimately decided to sell my set. Briefly, here are the key factors impacting the decision: 1. I lost my 8-iron and ended up replacing it with a P770 (instead of finding a P760) because buying a used P760 & reshafting it would've been 2x as expensive as a new 770. 2. My handicap has come down dramatically (16ish -> 8.4) and I'm generally playing much better golf. 3, I bought an old set of Nike blades to hit around, so I had a set to use after getting rid of my Taylormades. The last one is the key here. I was custom-fitted for my combo set (extra 1" long, specific shaft setup, larger grips, lofts adjusted, etc. etc.) but I found my stock Nike Vapor Pros with standard S300s (stock length) playing and feeling better than the more forgiving setup. I'm 6'5" with large hands but the all stock setup on the very not forgiving blades is performing better than the irons custom-fit to me. So here's the conundrum - if I was interested in potentially buying new irons (Vapor Pros came out in 2015!) where would you start? What models would be the ones you'd be most eager to hit? And would your default assumption be that something closer to stock might be right or something closer to what I was originally fit for? Obligatory photo of the Nike blades included because they are chef's kiss gorgeous.
  5. This was the advice Harry gave me (if you haven't returned your already!):
  6. Interesting. I haven't heard of these before. They're a bit pricey but maybe worth a shot...
  7. Hey all - I recently got a pair of these as a birthday gift (https://www.adidas.com/us/tour360-xt-sl-2.0-spikeless-golf-shoes/EG4871.html). They're gorgeous shoes and with the boost footbed are really comfortable except for one MAJOR issue. I've worn them for a few rounds (45 holes total) and each time they've given me terrible blisters on my heels (both feet). I walk, so a blister here or there isn't unexpected nor the end of the world, but after 6 or 7 holes these are basically unwearable. Anyone else have any experience with this?
  8. I got fitted into EvenFlow White on both Driver and 3W (and love both) but interestingly my driver is 10g heavier (85) than my 3W (75). Seems like this is the opposite of conventional wisdom/normal recommendations so I thought it was interesting. I guess it puts some wonky swingweights at the top of my bag
  9. I've switched to this ball as a result of the study Tony did and I have no plans to switch back. I had bounced around playing ProV1s, ProV1xs, BXs and BXSs - I have a high swing speed (109-115) and am generally a high spin player so I know I need to be in a firmer ball, but value control on my short irons and wedges. So it's been a balancing act of trying to find the right fit for me game. The -ProV1x is the perfect fit for my game. With the spinny/high launch balls I would spin back 9 Irons and less up to 20 feet or more (pending green undulations obviously). With low launch/low spin balls I'd have trouble controlling distance and getting balls to react how I'd like them to. With the higher launch of the Left Dash I don't need as much spin to control my approaches into the green. Instead of spinning everything back I've gotten to more of a one hop & stop or one hop & spin back a few feet which is ideal (for me anyway). Anyway - really thrilled to be able to put this ball into play and I don't see any changes coming on that front. To that end - anyone want a fresh box of Bridgetone BXS (non-Tiger) balls?!
  10. Out of curiosity - why do you play ProV1X? I have a very different swing but very similar metrics to you (~112 head speed, I used to average 3700 RPM). I switched to a TS4 (I think a TSi4 seems like it might be ideal for you AND me) and that cut about 900 RPM off my drives. I also switched to the ProV1x Left Dash (-ProV1X) which has cut another couple hundred RPM off. The Left Dash gives me the high ball flight I like but spin more akin to an AVX (less than a traditional ProV1) and that's been really huge for me. You might also notice a big difference in approach shots. I used to spin back wedges and even like a 9I 15 feet or so, not it's more like a one hop and stop or shorter spin back which is massive.
  11. I love this one club fitting question. I mentioned this to Harry on Twitter, but I ended up asking to hit 7 (Demo) for many sets (I think I hit 4 brands, 8 models) and then 9 AND 5 off the wall (taped up) for the top 4 models to build my set. I ended up going with a split set P760s and P790s, and wouldn't have landed on that without hitting the 9 as well as the 7 and 5. The other option was T100 & T200 for what it's worth.
  12. It's working out ok for me (ignore the crappy PW - I had a really fluffy lie in the first cut)!
  13. Yeah, it's a scratch for sure. I've seen some folks have said car touch up paint or even nail polish. Not sure what to do
  14. Hey all - I was battling the driver yips a week or two ago and it resulted in many frustrating range sessions. On one swing a dirty ball and crappy swing resulted in some damage. Not worried about the face scratches but would love to fix the paint issue. Any ideas/recommendations?
  15. Building on this - I wish one of the coaches I've worked with in the past had the PlaneMate. I bought one myself and it's been a massive change in my swing path. Since many amateurs have issues with coming over the top and getting the club into the slot on the downswing, the PlaneMate would likely get a lot of use. https://www.tourstriker.com/product/planemate/ Also, the video protocols from Martin Chuck and David Woods that go with it are a great example of how to simplify technical concepts into something any golfer can understand.
  16. I just ordered a new Driver & 3W with the White. The combination of the TS4 and the EF White @ 85 grams was incredible - knocked 1000 RPM off my current setup. Only needed a 6.0 since the shaft is heavier and the tip stiffer than most. Specs below (but driver will actually be 0.5" short):
  17. Get a PlaneMate from Tourstriker. You HAVE TO go through the protocols. It feels silly to hit little 10-20 yard shots for the first few days but after a week or two your swing will be better than ever. It's helped me with swing plane more than I ever thought possible. PS - I have a similar swing and issue to you (~110 mph) and went with TS4 w/ Evenflow white. My spin came down over 1000 RPM with the TS4. Good luck with your new driver!
  18. Killing spin was a huge part of it, probably the majority of the gains. I do think that I was getting better ball speed and flights on off-center hits. When I caught it really good, the TS4 was maybe ~6% better than my current driver. When I mishit it, it was maybe ~15% better (from spin reduction and better ball speed on off-center hits). The Evenflow White shaft was a huge part of it, I think. I hit it with a bunch of shafts and the Evenflow felt incredible and the ball came off like a rocket every time. I wouldn't have even consider buying it with the HZRDUS or Diamana shafts I hit it with. It's amazing how the right shaft/head combination can make such a massive difference.
  19. So I ended up going and hitting a few other drivers (not a fitting, but hit them all with the low spin, low launch shafts to match the EvenFlow White in the TS4). I absolutely hated the feel of the Cobra (it felt... clanky?!). The Ping G410 LST was ok, dispersion was good but it wasn't as long and it didn't have the same "buttery" feel as the TS4. The only one that made me thing about it was the ST200G. I liked that driver a lot, and the adjustability made it interesting. I had comparable distance on that one to the TS4 and a little worse dispersion. I suspect that one could be a viable option for me, but the TS4 was $150 cheaper. The only drivers I didn't hit that I was curious about was the SIM and the Mavrik Sub Zero. That said, I'm not wure the weighting of the SIM heads make a ton of sense for my swing and the Mavrik Sub Zero would be $150 more than the TS4. So all in all, I feel pretty good about moving forward at this point. Getting comparable/better numbers for $349 instead of $499 makes it a much easier decision for me.
  20. Angle of attack was consistently in the -1° to +2° range. I averaged 0.4° with the 910D3 and 1.2° with the TS4. Ball speed was 155.7 with 910D3, 160.4 with TS4 (club speed was 109.5 with 910D3, 109.0 with TS4).
  21. Ok, here were the final results: 910D3: 251 Carry, 267 Total, 3378 RPM, 155.7 mph TS4: 278 Carry, 302 Total, 2390 RPM, 160.4 mph Overall I gained 35 yards of total distance and 27 yards of carry with the TS4. In terms of dispersion, they were comparable in terms of horizontal distribution, but the TS4 was more consistent in terms of length. All my TS4 swings were between 288 and 314 total yardage. My 910D3 ranged from 257 to 296 total yardage (carry dispersion was similar but the TS4 was rolling out further because of the less spin and better landing angle). I also learned that I was hitting 3 clubs the same distance. My 4I, 816H2 Hybrid, and 3-Wood all carry ~225 yards. The 3-Wood rolls out to 245, the hybrid to 235, and the 4I to 233. So I also hit a TS3 @ 13.5° as more of a driving 3W. That carried 243 and rolled out to 264 (basically the same as my current driver) so I'm probably going to look at that as a safer option off the tee and for long Par 5s. Then I'll need to decide which of the other three clubs gets pulled, but there's a distinct chance I end up with two "3 Woods" in the bag.
  22. The good news out of all of this is that the price for all of Titleist's TS drivers came down $100 and I just noticed this week Honestly, not sure how I missed that .
  23. The ST200G is my second favorite driver I've hit in this current cycle and maybe #4 all time for me. The Mizuno metalwoods are all very very good.
  24. The good news out of all of this is that the price for all of Titleist's TS drivers came down $100 this week
  25. Yep, I agree. That's why I'm going back for a direct comparison! For what it's worth, the visual backed up the data. With my driver I was landing it short of the last green at the range (~275) and with the TS4 I was landing it on and over that same green. All of this is why I wanted to schedule and do a proper fitting. The original swings were really just enough to make me fully commit to a proper fitting and buying a new driver (if the numbers bore out what I felt/experienced on those swings).
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