Flip4000
-
Posts
83 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Articles
FAQ
Tests
Classifieds
Store
Group Buys
Posts posted by Flip4000
-
-
Even MGS own 2021 fitting survey results the number 1 reason people didn't get fitted was they didn't believe it would benefit their game. TXG is educating people on the benefits of fitting through their youtube channel. If anything, education is the issue, and even if it was free, if people don't see the benefit, they won't try it regardless of cost.
Additionally cost didn't rank in the top 5 of ways people voted that fittings could be improved. I think cost is way less prohibitive than Adam is leading on and MGS own vote shows that.
I also don't think quality fitters are looking to sell a new driver to the same guy every year. I think they take pride in fitting someone so well to something they don't comeback to buy another one next year, but they tell their friends who then come and get fit by the same guy.
Last, really wish Adam would have let Ryan speak. This was really hard to watch and definitely didn't sit too well with me. You have a guy who represents a business that shows people the benefits of fitting and has probably led a lot of people to get fit yet he can't get a word in because Adam keeps beating on about "that one time my free fitting idea brought in more sales". Really disappointing.
-
My Sim OG cracked this year and I received a new one from Taylormade through warranties. It took 1-2 months this spring but I was allowed to keep my cracked sim until the new one came in.
I don't think there is any decline in customer service, I simply think given the current market conditions it's pretty tough for any brand to get you a new driver quickly outside of telling the store to replenish. I dont think that really has anything to do with their customer service as it sounds like Taylormade was willing to take care of you both times.
-
I thought their size guide was pretty good. I thought it was super useful to have the waist measurements. I am 6'2 and 225 and I wear the large size. Fit is certainly slimmer than other companies but I found their shirts to be extremely light, durable, and stretchy. I do think they are a touch shorter than desired but I have never had tucking issues
-
On 6/3/2021 at 4:31 AM, Brian A said:
Any advice where you e seen them?
Typically I see them on EBay, however I would highly recommend going to google, and trying their "shopping search". I use this alot when I am looking for specific items that are seemingly hard to find. I just checked today and seems like PGA superstore and dicks have some in 10.5 available
-
I remember last season seeing a ton of 360s for sale at steep discounts. It could be that adidas is trying to push people more into the ZG1.
As far a supply, golf was huge last season so it's likely that a lot of new golfers bought 360s on discount or golfers getting back into golf did. I have still seen quite a few of the tour 360 XTs around in 10.5.
-
i wear the adidas 365 fall weight pants. Not to slim not too wide and keep my legs reasonably warm.
-
On 1/26/2021 at 12:25 PM, gavinski91 said:
I find that they tend to run a bit long (they advertise their size 10 as an EU44, while most other brands IME say it's an EU43) and the width doesn't work for everyone. The stock insoles in mine eventually collapsed as well, but by that point the lugs were worn down to almost nothing and they had a few hundred miles on harsh trails on them. Since I started this thread I've replaced them with a pair of Hoka One One Speedgoats, which have a similar stack height and lug design but cushier foam in the midsole and a bit less stiff (and fit the shape of my feet a bit better). I've also always found that GoreTex does a better job keeping my feet dry than any other alternatives.
One downside though is that the lugs are actually quite soft - they have no problem gripping in wet or muddy conditions, but will wear down very fast if you do a lot of walking on pavement. If the course you play has paved cart paths and you walk them often, you could very easily go through a pair in a single season - not something you want to do with $150 shoes!
The tread shape does have sharp edges, but the rubber is actually quite soft. If you were to sprint on the green, or run on and come to a sudden stop you could possibly cause some damage, but if you're just walking it won't be any different than most spikeless shoes.
To be clear I don't think I would suggest going out and buying trail runners specifically for golfing (unless you have foot issues that you're trying to address and they happen to be the best solution). But as per Korann's comment above, if you're like me and do as much or more trail running and hiking as you do golfing, it makes sense to have one less pair of shoes in the closet.
I was looking at my trail running shoes compared to my spikeless golf shoes and I think the big difference is nub size and distribution. Golf shoes seem to have a larger density of smaller spikes while my trail runners have a smaller density of big spikes. I imagine from a weight distribution standpoint on a soft green the trail runners would probably dig in a bit more than the golf shoes
-
On 6/2/2020 at 3:14 AM, Middler said:
I tried playing in my running shoes a couple times as a test before buying spikeless golf shoes, but I wouldn’t do it otherwise. Might get away with it when it’s dry if you don’t swing very hard. Decent golf shoes provide better traction and stability than running shoes. There are comfortable spikeless and even spiked golf shoes. I wear spikeless golf shoes if the ground is completely dry, spikes if it’s wet or raining.
I think the key is stability. Golf shoes provide way more lateral stability than trail runners in my experience
-
I have the footjoy SLs and I would say they are good for about 3-4 seasons.
It's really dependent on how you treat them. I know some guys who wear them back and forth to the course and walk a lot of cart paths with them and they typically get around 2 seasons.
-
Mine broke about a week ago, I kind of wish I would have gone directly through taylormade for the new head rather than where I bought it.
-
As others have said, the lack of consequences and perfect lies on every shot really make it extremely easy to feel like a pro on the range. Even when I manage to hit a few fairways during the round my like is rarely perfect with uphill, down hill, and sidehill lies.
There is also probably a confidence aspect as well. Once you lose that confidence after a few bad shots where you can't find the middle, it can be a rough round.
-
-
On 12/3/2020 at 9:12 PM, AlexHowe said:
Curious, what's your usual shot shape? Interested in what control issues you had with the Mavrik. Mine is def farther off the tee but struggled with the lefts for a bit after being fitted.
My typical shape off the tee is a draw that became a hook. Part of the goal was gain more control over the hook. When I tried the mavrik SZ I was hitting long shots, but my groupings were bad. Long ropy hooks and blocks were mainly what I was getting. The SIM was shorter in carry, but the ball generally didn't curve too much from my start line. As someone who already has good length, hitting the ball 20 yards straighter is bigger than 5-10 yards farther
-
21 hours ago, cjeffs12 said:
Seeing what the Pro's would choose is very interesting, and in this scenario with no Pro V there may not be Snell. I bet it would be Taylormade or Srixon for the pros, and I would say for me it would probably be Srixon.
I think many would possibly move to bridgestone as well especially due to the quality control
-
I went for the longest club I felt I could control. I went for a fitting and tested the sim and Mavrik SZ and the Mavrik was longer by about 10 yards carry, however I couldn't control it. The Sim was longer than my current gamer, but more accurate than the mavrik, so I went with the Sim. It's really up to the user if they are looking for yards or accuracy. It also depends on what type of courses you are playing. If they are mostly wide open then distance might be the way to go, then you carry a go to 3 wood for when you need to find the fairway. On the flipside if you play courses that require accuracy or have more trees, then it makes sense to go for accuracy.
In general you can never go wrong with hitting the ball more accurately. However I have always gone with the idea of taking the longest carrying driver I felt I could control
-
On 11/28/2020 at 4:20 PM, LeftyMatt89 said:
I think it is a matter of components not getting stocked quick enough. For instance my tsi3 is delayed because I wanted a z grip. If I had known I would have just gone stock. My t100s were delayed for my PW requesting project x 6.5 which was not in stock so I requested it match my irons with project x 7.0.
My dad ordered g710 irons and it took two and a half months because they didn’t have all the heads in stock. I think overall there have been delays for getting new stock in.
Yup, Had my ping g410 3 wood face cave in. Sent it back for repair and they replaced it. Took about 6-8 weeks. I was told they had a huge backlog as well as they had delays getting the shaft.
I also changed shafts on my irons this year and it took about 2 weeks as they had issues getting the PX 6.0 shafts. Took about 2 weeks for the shafts to come in
-
All parts of the supply chain were hit pretty hard. So the big companies were hit, but so were the small companies that supply them components.
Additionally I have heard with golf being pretty much the only game in town sales this year have been crazy. So that combined with the fact most club manufacturers started producing clubs in a massive production hole has led to extended lead times.
-
I really like the footjoy fury. They are one of my most comfortable spiked shoes and I highly recommend them
-
They replaced a G410 3 wood I bought due to the face caving in after a few months use. Considering they still replaced the failure even though it wasn't bought through a big box store, I think that's really good service. Unfortunately due to Covid, their replacement times have been fairly long. Mine took 6 weeks to be replaced.
Cannot speak to their terms but I was happy with my experience
-
Footjoy has some on their website specifically for humid weather
-
I still like white.
I used to go yellow, but still found it hard to see in the leaves. I find yellow balls to be best for grey days to see them against a white sky but also early spring golf where the ground is pretty bare, yet the sky is still fairly cloudy.
I really have yet to find any color that is a stand out in the easy to see category when it comes to leaves.
-
I sent a 3 wood back to ping that had the face caved in and it took about 2 months to get it back
-
I agree with those that suggested the kirklands. Hard to beat for the price and still a great performer at almost any level. I would also recommend the titleist toursoft. I first broke 100 with an NXT tour and that is the new equivalent. Its a good performer and you get titleist quality so you don't have to worry about bad balls.
I get most of my balls from lostgolfballs so they cost me almost nothing whether that's prov1 or tour softs.
-
Should Fittings be Free?
in General Equipment Talk
Posted
Right, you are kind of touching on my point ( probably could have been clearer on my end) that the fitter is focusing on improvement and finding the best combination for a person. Sometimes it's their current combo, sometimes it's not. My point is that a good fitter wants to find you whatever you hit best, however some fitters will absolutely push a person into something new regardless of if it performs better. I can only really speak for myself but I have experienced free fittings push for sales while paid fittings are more concerned with what works best for you and are perfectly ok with you walking away with nothing.
I don't think fitting people for free based on the motivation of increasing store sales ( as adam was pushing) is really a good thing.