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    How many of you have opted out of a 3W for a different club in the top of the bag?

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    @C_Daddy19 you’re way faster than me, but a higher lofted 3 or 4 wood(15-16.5 degrees) would be an option. I would imagine at 130 club speed you run out of fairway on occasion, and having a 3 -4 wood as a teeing club when it has to stop short of 320 would be nice.  A 6 or 7 wood would complement that nicely. My set is as follows:(118 driver club head speed)

    Driver- Cobra LTDx LS: good drive (at altitude) is 305 yards

    3 wood - Aerojet set to standard loft(15 degrees) 290 yards 

    5 wood - Aerojet set to +1 loft(19 degrees) 255 yards

    My longest iron is a 4 iron now, and I feel the top of the bag is much more versatile than when I had a 2 or a 3 iron. Honestly, the 3 wood is more of a tee shot club for me, and the 5 wood is off the deck/out of the rough. Even at my speed, my average 3 wood off the deck is about even with a really good 5 wood. But the 5 wood launches so much higher than my 2iron ever did, so I can actually hit it into a green rather than it being a tee shot only iron, since I was fairly inconsistent with it from the fairway.

    LAB Putters? Yea or Nay

    in General Equipment Talk

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    On 3/26/2024 at 9:49 AM, cnosil said:

    I am a Nay after testing them.   

    Add me to the Nay list too: none have been custom fit to me, but I have never liked the look feel or roll of any of the models I’ve tried. I thought the link would be the one for me, but no.  I’m always drawn to try them whenever I see one, but the weight always feels odd to me, and I don’t make any putts with them either. (anecdotal I know)

    Course/Slope Rating

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    Handicap posting season just started here in Utah: posted my 1st 3 scores of the season and to my surprise my handicap went up from 1.7 to 1.9. The scores were 1 over, a 3 over and a  4 over. So I looked at the differential for these rounds: to my surprise my diff for a 1 over round was a 2.3! So I checked the course rating -70.6.  So, I tell myself I need to play some harder courses around the valley, and to my shock, they all have around the same slope rating, between 70.3 and 70.6, except for the course I play my men’s league at.(which is at 73) What really blew me away was how wildly the slope rating changed at all these courses: even when the course rating was identical! So courses I would view as “harder” the slope goes up, but the course rating does not. Really made me think about the difference between being scratch and a traveling scratch…..

    Your thoughts?

    Crowd Sourced Club Fitting - Can we fix me?

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    @walkerdb7 what’s your tee height? I didn’t look at the most wanted thread, but if you’re hitting down, those numbers are pretty optimal. If you have an old driver, you could practice teeing it up higher until you get comfortable with it. You’ll never maximize your speed unless you at least get neutral with your AoA.  I don’t hit up much on my driver either, and use a 10.5 static loft driver. 

    Driver shaft weight issues

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    On 1/10/2024 at 11:42 AM, Wheelieb said:

    I have had someone tell me I had no tempo before because of my slow backswing and my transition is so quick

    I laughed when I read that: describes me exactly. My swing tops out at 118 but I try and swing around 110 on course. I game a 60 gram x stiff Hzrdus blue RDX.  Before that, I had a tour stiff tensei white that I couldn’t time: I pull down on the handle much too aggressively for a tensei or a Ventus: shouldn’t be surprised since my iron shaft is also project x (LS 6.5) No one swings it exactly like you, but for those of us with aggressive transitions, Hzrdus might be worth a try.

    Cobra Aerojet Fairway woods (3 wood & 5 Wood)

    in General Equipment Talk

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    I game both 3 wood and 5 wood(lofted up 1 degree) both with Hzrdus blue RDX x stiff. I love them both, honestly they’re both rocket launchers, and I rarely hit my 3 wood off the deck due to the 5 wood being so long.  That could be a pro or a con depending on your bag setup. But they both are easy to hit , and can be set up differently depending on what you need. Distance and spin and ball speed are very consistent for me with both woods: I imagine they’ll be in my bag for quite some time.

    Driving irons, what are your experiences good and bad

    in General Q&A

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    I’ve had both the Titleist u-500 3 iron and a U-505 2 iron: both were great weapons off the tee, but lost their spots to my Aerojet 5 wood. It’s just so much more versatile: hitting 2 iron off the deck is a 60-40 proposition for me at best, so adding a 5 wood that launches higher, lands softer and is easier to hit was the right choice for me.

    Does Golf Remain Fun?

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    Posted · Edited by Micah T

    I got into golf 8 years ago as it was a sport/game that required no time commitment. I had recently married, started my career, and could no longer commit to soccer/softball/basketball  leagues that held games on a set schedule. Golf intrigued me since I could just go play by myself, whenever I had time. Something to do quickly turned into my obsession: being a high school/collegiate athlete makes me a highly competitive perfectionist, which makes golf a hideous addiction, lol. There’s just something about watching your handicap go down( by huge chunks at first) that just adds to the obsession. Then there’s which sub obsession appeals to you: will you be a club ho(like me) a gear junkie, or a technique/skill player? Will you play more or practice more? The possibilities are endless, and as I’ve come to terms with me reaching the limits of my abilities, I enjoy golf more and worry about my score less. My wife plays with me once a week, and that round with her and friends is always special. I’m way more critical of my play in my Monday league or rounds with a few bucks on the line with friends. Golf is many different things to many different people, and that’s why it’s the greatest game ever.


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