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Posts posted by The Dansome
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Went to the range today before work, testing out the new irons I picked up from a friend after mine got swiped.
Geezes nice set and lag
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I only walk. I play like s*** when I ride.
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This exactly, throws my whole rythym off.
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Nice reviews everyone but it would be nice to see some from guys who hit the ball normal distances. So far everyone's average 7 iron carry is like my 5 iron or 4 hybrid.
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Waiting for your reviews Rev lol
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Hey, at least you killed the follow through and the club twirl
That was a pretty sweet twirl
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"Alright. Take out all your change and put it in your left-hand pocket. C'mon, do it. Alright now, tie your left shoe in a double knot. Right now, do it. Turn your hat around backwards. Turn your hat around. Do it. Now take this tee and stick it behind your left ear.
LOL, this is exactly what my playing partner said.
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- ole gray, Shankster, Golfspy_CG2 and 5 others
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I'm finalizing takes on Strok, Cut and Wilson balls atm. Immediately impressed by the Wilson Duo U, hit some shots I didn't think I'd be able to pull off.
- cksurfdude, mdumble21 and Shankster
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Matt Dumble - 2015 Titleist Pro V1X
HCP: 9.5
7i Carry: 175
Trajectory: Mid-to-high
Putter: TM Daytona Rosca I
The Ball: 2016 Wilson FG Tour Ball
Distance - Same
Trajectory - High
Spin - Hop & Stop
Probably spins about the same, if not slightly more than a Pro V1X
Feel - Soft
Durability (1 round) - Like New
Rating
Gamer - these are definitely staying in the bag.
Notes or writeup
I bought a sleeve of the Wilsons on the recommendations of the pro shop at my local course. I had a small stockpile of Pro V1Xs that was starting to dwindle, so I was looking at the Wilsons as a possible replacement. I've never looked back - easily my favourite ball of 2016, and it's better than the new Pro V1/X & TP5. I'll be trying out the new model later in the year to see how that compares as well.
The player:
Current gamer - Callaway Chromesoft
Handicap or Ave score - 9hdcp
7 iron carry distance with current ball - 160y
Trajectory - mid/high
Putter - EVNROLL ER7
The ball:
TaylorMade TP5x
Distance - longer with the driver, less side spin too, a little longer with irons
Trajectory - mid/high
Spin - hop & stop
Feel - a little firmer than ChromeSoft but nothing that you could be critical of
Durability (1 round) - excellent, barely a scratch on them after round
Rating - Gamer - I played the TPs before switching to Chromesoft and will likely switch back to TM when the current stock is gone.
Notes or writeup:
TP5x was new to the pro shop and I had a few balls in the account so took a sleeve to try out. Was impressed off the tee with these from the first swing. M2 driver and this ball just fly and fly. I normally don't believe any of the BS they put up about "extra 10yards" and so on but it was clearly noticeable with driver.
During the first round I had to keep checking the club to get the distances right on approach due to the slightly longer distances with irons.
Nice job guys
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- MDGolfHacker, MattF, Golfspy_CG2 and 2 others
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Alan Shanks: 2015/2016 Pro V1
Handicap: 6-7 Last year
7 iron carry current ball: 170
Trajectory: High/Higher
Putter: Cobra 002 Blade
The Ball: Wilson FG Tour
Distance: SAME with well struck irons, slightly MORE with woods.
Trajectory: HIGH. I hit the Pro V1 to the moon, this Wilson went to Uranus...
Spin: DROP and STOP , my game is won with my wedges. These perform the same or slightly better with wedges than the Pro V1, had an 8 iron suck back a few feet.
Feel: SOFT with an extra S. This Ball won my heart in the Charmin department. It is like a marshmallow off everything, but maybe a lightly toasted won. Soft enough so you know it's soft, but no where near DUO soft. Wins here for the putter department.
Durability: LIKE NEW, surprised me how well it held up. Bounce off some gravel and a tree or 2 and it looks better than s Pro V1 would have with the same treatment.
Rating: TOSS UP. I like it but I think the Titleist won by a small margin.
Notes:
- Driver spin was less with this ball than the Pro V, which I wasn't expecting. It landed and rolled for days.
- Irons were where this ball shined to me, slight miss hits weren't penalized that much. You may or may not want that.
- Wedges, full wedges I didn't like, too soft. But finesse shots around the green you could have blindfolded me and I couldn't tell if it was the Wilson or the Titleist.
- Extreme durability. Awesome work by Wilson here.
-- Fairway woods that weren't hit dead center were complete duds.
- Overall great ball. I still have all 12, I will game them along side the Pro V this summer. Who knows maybe it will win my heart after all.
- Al
Nice review Al. Would you categorize it as a gamer or casual ball?
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Tyler Pettit - Titleist Pro V1x
Handicap or Ave score - 6.8
7 iron carry distance with current ball - 168
Trajectory - mid-High if I catch it flush
Putter - Titleist Scotty Cameron GoLo 7 medium feel
Snell MTB 2017
Distance - BETTER. I felt the ball carried more with the Snell. I was really happy with the flight of the ball. Didn't have much roll but the carry off the clubface made up for that
Trajectory -HIGH. I kept my High trajectory with the driver. I didn't see a big change here. It feels as if the ball responds to the player.
Spin SUCK BACK I saw a nice soft release with Long irons, short irons produced some suck-back, Had to be somewhat careful with my distance control on the wedges as I sucked a few off the green
Feel -SOFT Had a great soft feel off every club. The feel and confidence I had standing over the ball with my wedges and short irons made every shot feel like a green-light at the flag
Durability (1 round) SCUFFED BUT PLAYABLE - After 1 round I was impressed with the cover of the ball. Unlike the 5-piece Taylormade's and the K-Sig, I felt like this ball held up against wedges. There were signs of wear and play, but nothing that I felt would effect the overall performance of the ball in-play.
Rating - GAMER, this is an easy choice for anyone looking to save some money and get a high-performance ball. I am not trying to toot the horn of the company, but I was incredibly impressed with the play of this ball and continue to spread the wealth of this ball out to my golfing buddies
Being brought up a Titleist loyalist I really struggle to go against the product they put forward. "The #1 ball in golf" has such an outstanding track record and has been very good to me, there is something about that Titleist script looking back at you that gives you confidence over your shots.
I felt no difference with the Snell MTB. The aesthetics at first are different, the red/white script is a different look but you can easily get past that. I looked at previous models and I appreciate Snell's consciousness of player reviews and reactions as they changed the logo from its original thicker font. They "MTB" and directional arrows make for a really nice sight standing over putts.
My last point is the feel of the ball in your hand. My Father always raised me to feel a golf ball before you put it in play, sounds a bit strange but it is something I do to this day. I have to say the Snell MTB did not disappoint out of the box. It has a different feel and the cover truly rises your eyebrows and almost forces your head to nod in approval. With direct to consumer shipping and a hand signed letter from Dean Snell, I have officially been baptized and find myself to be a MTB follower. (And being a High School Teacher, the price makes my wallet happy
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Thanks and hit 'em straight
THIS. IS. EXCELLENT.
I decree, on this day the 27th of April - THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE
Nice fricken job Ty.
- DawgDaddy, fozcycle, kingcscott and 1 other
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Couple of guys at my course recently got their playing privileges and man card revoked for 6 months for playing some Barry Manilow. Softly!!
What is a man card, is this a common type of thing I'm your area? Does it have something to do with locker room privileges etc? Haven't come across it at the courses I've been a member of.
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I see a Wilson Staff in the initial post have you tested those yet?
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That ball is like a 5 year old version of the FG Tour, I haven't tried any of the new stuff.
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Got it to the course today, much ball feedback cometh.
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The player:
Current gamer - Nike RZNTour Black
Handicap - 3.2
7 iron carry distance with current ball - 180 yds
Trajectory - mid/high
Putter -Odyssey Works 2 Ball Fang, medium feel
The ball:
Nike RZNTour Black, 2016
Distance - better
Trajectory - mid (very controllable, you can make if low or high if need be. It doesn't blow up.)
Spin - hop & stop
Feel - crunchy/soft (Right in between these, it has great feel throughout the bag)
Durability (1 round) - like new
Rating - Gamer
Notes or writeup:
I was fortunate enough to get selected to test the Nike RZNTour Platinum last summer and fell in love with it. I hadn't tried a Nike ball in years after buying a box of 20XIs a few years ago and absolutely hated them. Shortly into that test, the Platinum became my new gamer, I was so impressed with how it performed throughout the bag. The only downside to the Platinum was that it got a little spinny on the mid irons and on shots that were slightly miss-hit. After exclusively using the Platinum since that test, I decided to give the Black a shot to see how it compared. I was surprised to find out that I liked it even better than the Platinum! The reasons are below:
- Slightly better driver distance, I am noticing about 5 yards more with the Black.
- 6-7 yards more on the mid and low irons.
- Still has great performance around the green, it checks up when you want it to.
- I honestly can't tell a difference between the Black and the Platinum on approach shots, it sticks.
- Very workable, you can get it going in the direction you want but it is slightly more forgiving than the Platinum.
- Great feel throughout the bag, not too hard, not too soft.
- Good feel with the putter, the alignment aid is nice too.
- The only downside is that they won't be making it anymore, I'm probably going to stock up on a few boxes and play this as long as I can. The upside is that it is now cheaper than other tour balls.
Love these balls and such an excellent review. THIS is how you do it, awesome use of the template naming conventions to a T.
Thanks for sharing.
- cwojtowicz and averagehack
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usually game the z-star or q-star and I saw this on a commercial yesterday, really wanting to try it out and this little review is all I needed to go ahead and give it a go! Thank you!
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Thanks
Although it's still a little cool and soft greens, I really impressed that the Q Star Tour is playing like a tourish ball. Think Bridgestone B330RXS.
And would love to see your review once you've played em.
- HeathS16, Kkaw1988 and MGoBlue100
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I found a Wilson Staff Duo ball, and I bought a dozen of them after hitting the ball. I have six rounds in with this ball. The price is right at approximately $20 per dozen. The thing that I like about it at the 29 compression it has is that it feels like the old balata balls to me when I hit it.
The ball is longer off my driver and irons. From a full swing in the fairway I get hop and stop action on the green. Around the green it is definitely NOT a Pro V1....it does run out more.
The ball has great durability. For the price it is a good ball!
Sounds good, look forward to your review. Please refer to the template and instructions in post #1 of this thread for guidance when you do.
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Few balls I'm playing around with atm:
Srixon ZStar & XV
Cut Golf
Cally Chrome Soft X
Cally Supersoft
Oncore Avant
Strok
Snell MTb and Git Sum
- Kkaw1988 and BenjaminButtonz
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Sorry, missed that explanation section. Updated.
It's cool and great job. We could have explained better in the first place
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Nice start but it is probably best to follow the template MBP has set up so anyone who comes to this thread can compare each review easily
Valiant first go though.
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Seems like extra steps when you could have 6 lines right there for easy reading...
I guess we're hoping people will write a more flushed out and detailed version of their gamer using the template and contributing to the thread, but please feel free to add this if you like.
Post Your Swing
in The 19th Hole
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Work party last night. Yup, I taught that swing thought LOL