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4 minutes ago, Bob Jerabek said:
You are right I got it backwards, I corrected it in my post. Remember this is bounce for DUMMIES. HAHA
I wouldn't want anybody to research my posts if we were worried about little mistakes.
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On 6/2/2023 at 11:03 AM, Steven Senft said:
I have been searching for the most "responsible" and "real" answers, but the internet can be a dark place, so let's have the conversation here.
When you are in the market for a new set of irons, would you consider DTC brands (Takomo, Caley, Haywood, RAM, PXG, etc.) or just the "big brands" (Titleist, Mizuno, Taylormade, etc.)?
Also, reading through some of the material I found, DTC brands all come from the same "factory"? Haywood, RAM, Caley and Takomo sets look identical... any ideas as to which one you would go for?
Thanks!
My level of play isn't a factor in my choice of clubs, unfortunately. I could probably do as well with off-brand models, but vanity dissuades me. I've occasionally tried "informercial" clubs,
and gotten ribbed over them just about every time.Play what you like, what you can afford, and what works for you--that should be the methodology. I worry too much about how my bag looks.
- Steven Senft and HikingMike
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19 minutes ago, RCGolf said:
I think they look great in the photos, but who knows until you actually get them in your hand. I’ve gamed every Titleist driver since the 975D, and after the 905R, I thought the 910 D3 was the coolest looking “new release” I had ever seen (at the time). The TSR3 was a close second. Honestly, I was hoping for something a little more. The GT3 with the forward weights is probably out for me now, but the 2 may be perfect. I have been hearing the whole “Generational” buzz for a few months, so I thought they were going to go way outside the “Titleist box”. Maybe a Matte finish, some carbon on the sole, a duel weighted system on the 3, etc..,I’ll probably still buy one of them, or at least a serious demo.
The Howitzer, which preceded the 975D, was to me the best looking Titleist titanium driver.
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Just now, Bob Jerabek said:
One thing to consider is when you weaken a club 1* you lose 1* of bounce and if you strengthen 1* you add 1* of bounce. So be careful how you change your club specifics.I believe it's the opposite. Adding loft also adds bounce and vice versa.
If you strengthen a club, you're lifting the trailing edge up a little, reducing bounce.
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6 minutes ago, Bob Jerabek said:
I use to be a solid Footjoy golf shoes, still have a couple of pairs. But I have moved to Paytner. The have great comfort, give me the stability I need, and great traction. Try a pair and you will see.
I was a regular Footjoy man in the steel spike era, but in recent times, I've found Skechers to be the most comfortable, just like their casual street shoes. NONE of them are as good on the golf course as the old shoes were, so comfort alone became my primary criterion.
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On 6/2/2024 at 10:44 AM, matt_puttercup said:
Well, I guess I should say "dummy" and not "dummies," don't want to unfairly group anyone else with me.
I live/play in the Puget Sound area surrounding Seattle, so the fairways tend to be soft and the bunkers tend to be firm/heavy. I also bought my 60* and 56* wedges with a minimal understanding of bounce, opting for 14* thinking "more bounce = more forgiveness." It only recently dawned on me that this might not be the case -- especially out of the bunkers in the area that tend to be firm/heavy. So I started thinking about -- at a minimum -- having different bounces between my 60* and 56* wedges. I'm thinking more bounce for the 60* (like drop from 14* to 12*) and then less bounce for the 56* like 8* so that I've got more options in varying situations.
I went to Vokey's website and answered their guidance questions, and read the descriptions of the different grinds, but didn't leave feeling like I could understand if any particular grind would actually help improve my odds of getting up and down from inside of 100 yards. Has anyone seen a write up about the different Vokey grinds that make sense in laymen's terms?
I haven't, unfortunately. I've read lots of copy on grinds, especially in the "Scratch" days when they were in business,, but it wasn't super clear to me.
I just order the lowest bounce option at every loft because that's what works for me--Vokey, Mizuno, Cleveland, or who-ever.
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I go with an umbrella, a ball mark repair tool, a hands towel, a club towel, a dime to mark my
ball, and off the top of my head, that's about it.They took my steel spikes away years ago--I'm still resentful--but now I don't need a brush for my spike-less shoes.
I used to carry a resin bag years ago (I don't wear a glove) but it was messy and I no longer bother.
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I also prefer lofted fairway woods to hybrids, but because of that, an extra long club takes a space in my bag.
If I had a driver, a fairway wood, and two hybrids like a lot of players today, I could use the longer hybrid as a safety driving iron. It would have a short enough shaft to keep me in a comfort zone.With a driver and three fairways woods, I have to sacrifice a wedge to make room for a driving iron.
Well, I suppose I wouldn't HAVE to.
I just like to hit a driving iron into tight landing areas.
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10 minutes ago, cnosil said:
Assuming this means you pick a set of clubs off the rack and hope they work. Maybe you hit them first but no assessment of whether they work for you or performin the way you want. As on of the MGS most wanted testers I can confirm that clubs perform differently…some are shorter, some longer, some higher launch, some lower launch, more or less spin, and as you are experiencing some go more left or right.
I don't even pick my clubs off a rack.
I buy them online without even seeing them first, much less trying them.
My experience is that they usually look just like they do in the photographs.This is by no means to be construed as non-recognition of the benefits of custom-fitting.
I can't see how custom fitting from a competent professional wouldn't make a significant difference.I just, for some inexplicable reason, dread the process.
Since this will be just one more year that I don't qualify for the Senior Open,
I'll stay in my comfort zone,
but I think that if modern, hi-tech club-fitting were the norm when I was young,
I may likely have tried it then, if I could afford it..
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I haven't mixed balls like that since I was a young kid, but I highly respect the fiscal wisdom in playing exclusively with found balls.
I haven't managed a single digit cap for a while, and my game would probably not be affected by playing a Whitman's Sampler of golf balls. I just stick to one ball for as long as it's still made.
I played the original Spalding Top Flite it seemed forever.
When Spalding left the golf business, Titleist finally gave up on making wound balls
and I went with them. Timing.The Pro V1x is a substantially different ball from the old Top Flite (the real ones, not the new ones from Dick's), and it's hard not to notice the difference in price. My game probably doesn't warrant such a premium ball, but I like to stick to the same thing and not think about it.
Then again, if I had your access to freebies, I might change my entire philosophy.
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I suppose that like any old grump, I'd be the wrong one to ask.
I thought that the PT was their best looking effort, post wood era.I've got an old 13, 17, 20, 23° set.
Simple one piece heads, still shaped like wooden clubs.
I even love the cosmetics with no club numbers, just lofts.
I really should get them re-shafted and play them right now.
Or just get them re-gripped and play them as they are.It's not that I'm threatening any course records anyway.
- Rob Person and William P
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Those old clubs may have gone lacking in tech, but they looked a lot nicer in the bag.
Everything has so many assembled parts, now--mechanical looking.
Old people, it seems, have too much time to think about stuff like this.
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21 minutes ago, cnosil said:
Yes, I have.
Good to know!
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The average recreational player of today,
one who buys golf clubs rather than be paid to play them,
has a bag that looks like a Whitman's Sampler.
Why not? Today, clubs are sold one at a time.I not only remember buying four woods and nine irons of the same make and model,
but I also remember everybody else that I knew doing the same thing.Now my question:
Has anybody else on this forum ever done that,
or am I the last of the dinosaurs?
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5 minutes ago, cnosil said:
The question was have technological progress been made with putters. The answer is a resounding yes. Some play old technology and some play new technology; the choice is up to each players. Not wanting to leverage, consider, or worry about the changes doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.
I agree with your points, C.
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When I fell in love with baseball as a mere tot,
there were two separate, autonomous, competing major leagues of eight teams each,
none further south or west of St. Louis where both the Cardinals AND Browns played.
Several cities, including our beloved Boston, had a team in each league.You won your league's championship by finishing first during the regular season.
You didn't play all year just for seeding in a post-season tournament.The World Series was a battle between two teams that were already champions--it was a battle of champions, not just the final round of the MLB playoffs..
There were no ads on the players' uniforms. Even the manufacturer's tag was on the inside.
There were no zombie runners in extra innings.
There were no pizza box size bases.Bud Selig started it, and Rob Manfred outright defecated on the game that I loved. They've monetized every last thing that could be monetized, and they flipped their middle fingers at traditionalists while trying to draw new fans who aren't the least bit interested.
I watched Ted Williams play. Spoke to him. He autographed a ball for me.
I'd rather remember that.
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17 hours ago, cnosil said:
Can you do that with your hickory shafts putters? Sure, but how consistent are you when looking at factors like ball speed, aim, face angle and impact, delivered loft, etc?
Ball speed, aim, face angle, and impact delivered loft???
Really, C?I'm sure those are very important things to players who understand what they are.
My gang, however, is usually wondering where the beverage cart girl is.I'm sure that the modern putters are very good for the demographic at which they're aimed,
but to me, they're too mechanical and gimmicky looking. My hickory-shafted putters tell me,
"Boomer, hit the f-ing ball and see if it drops." They understand me.Golf is a great game because it can be a different game for different people, right?
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2 hours ago, Hacker60521 said:
My PW is 43. So I run 43, 48, 54, 58.
I see.
My set-matching PW is 46°, coming after a 42° 9-iron,
but I don't bag it.My numbered irons are stronger lofted than any I've had before,
but they're nonetheless just about the weakest lofted available today--possibly THE weakest.That was a factor in my choice of them--a less radical change from what I had.
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I actually like Bermuda fairways more than ours, but loathe Bermuda greens which seem hyper directional. As for rough, it is what it is,
and like bunkers, is a valid penalty for missing greens.When it comes to fairways, however, I like them as wide as possible.
People tend to find balls on the fairway much more quickly.Were I a golf course architect, I'd want to build courses that look picturesque but get people through in a hurry.
Tennis, bowling, and pool don't try to drive you insane with tough courts, alleys, and tables.
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18 minutes ago, chisag said:
I think the final reviews for the 6 of us testing the Autoflex Dream 7 will be indicative of what anyone can expect. It works OK for some, doesn't work at all for others and some will find mind boggling performance.
Thanks, Chi.
Ten more yards, huh?
They should make bats.
Hitting a baseball thirty extra feet would probably do wonders for warning track fly balls.
For drives on a golf course, I'm a tad less convinced.I'm often willing to give up more than that when I see a scary landing area and retreat to my driving iron.
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I confess to enjoy seeing how different players choose their equipment.
Equipment choice and set configuration are very interesting subjects to me,
not quite apart from playing the game itself, but almost.For some time, now, I've bought my golf clubs online, which means
that I don't even get to see them first (except in pictures),
much less try them first.Without benefit of a professional fitter, then, I have to have some criteria for choosing.
I do, but I suspect that they are not mainstream.________________________________________________________________________________________
I chose my driver for
its retro smaller size and generous loft.I chose my driving iron because
the OEM didn't put a club number on it.I chose my fairways woods because
they had the flattest published lie angles.I chose my numbered irons because
they had the weakest published lofts.I chose my wedges in order to get
matching clubs in the loft/bounce combos I wanted.I chose my putter because
its hickory wooden shaft looked so classy.And finally, I chose my ball because
the OEM offers custom ball numbers. (I go with 79.)OK, everybody isn't going to adopt this methodology immediately,
I'm guessing. Still, I will say this. I've always played my best with the equipment
that most soothed my mind.
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I have two putters that don't show up in my MGS posts, both being hickory-shafted.
My Tad Moore Chicopee is a replica of a 1919 Spalding model.
My Louisville Amby-Dex is a replica of a 1925 Wilson model.My NEWEST putter is a Ping DS72,
a rather nice club (more expensive than the replicas)
which performs pretty much comparably with the two replicas in actual play.A putter is a pretty simple club.
How much weight do we want to give the new putter technology,
and how much will we spend for it?
Does AutoFlex offer a putter shaft yet?
What’s Your Go To Golf Tee?
in General Equipment Talk
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I tee low, so I like to pick up broken tees from the ground.
With anything but driver, I push the tee all the way in so the ball is elevated only by the thickness of the tee's cup. Even with driver, I use a generously lofted driver and don't hit up at the ball.
I HAVE new tees in my bag, but usually the tee box supplies everything I need.