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On 3/21/2023 at 2:55 PM, Golf2Much said:
Date 03/21/2023 Course Name Key West Golf Club Gross Score 93 Course Handicap 13 Gross Strokes over/under par 23 Net Score to Par 10 Net Score 80 Net Birdies or better 2 Longest Drive Well, posting today's round just to prove that contrary to some peoples' opinion, I am human! Today could not have been worse for me. This is the worst I've shot in some time. Nothing went well. Poor driving, unable to get up and down and too many putts left on the lip. My most forgettable round in years.
Then when I got home, I found out that Ping had sent my driver to where I had the fitting instead of directly to me. So now it'll be several more days before I get that G430 Max in my bag. Couldn't come at a better time!
The score is so bad, the system won't even post it!!!! Now that's bad.
May have been a bad round but don't stress. Biggest help to my game this year was to play the distance to the back of the green. If your shirt 83% of the time, hitting to back of green distance will get you on even if you don't hit your yardage. Just a thought. Probably saves me 3 to 4 shots a round and I am rarely long.
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On 12/27/2022 at 1:28 PM, Samsonite said:
Hey! No problem at all - @azstu324 spearheaded an amazing thread where lots of other folks attempted this very thing - it's a long, fun, fascinating read if you're ever interested. Highly recommended.
Stu and I had the same thought at the same time - with the sale on the driver, what if we tried this Autoflex-esque idea (cleverly named Otto Phlex by Stu in the thread) that Mr. Shortgame and Mobile Clubmaker (via YouTube) tried out - going to two flexes softer and two designations lighter to get similar results at a 10th(ish) the price.
So far, I will say that I absolutely love my set-up. A little about what got me here (that I'm sure you would have missed as it was dispersed through several different threads over 6 months or so): My previous driver was a Cobra Speedzone (loved the look at address, and when hit out of the middle (rare), it was a rocket for my medium swing-speed (right about 100mph on a good day)) with a Hzrds Smoke 60g Stiff shaft. However, I had a VERY hard time feeling where the head was in the backswing - I just could never really make it work for me - missed a LOT of shots out to the right (not even "slices", although that was a swing defect that I dealt with separately) - just blocked out to the right. I bought a LagShot swing trainer - if you're not familiar, it's a hittable training aid (driver head actually looks vaguely Callaway-ish, in fact) with an incredibly flexible blue shaft - idea being you can really feel the head load on the way back, and it helps your tempo. The insane thing, to me, anyway, is that I was able to hit that club WAY better/more consistent than my driver. Not as far, sure, but I was VERY happy trading 20 yards (ish) while being in the middle of the fairway. I did try adding some lead tape to the bottom of my Cobra, which did in fact help some, but I still had a very hard time feeling the head at the top of my swing.
So when I saw the video on YouTube about finding an ultralight/flexible shaft, it suddenly made a ton of sense for me to try.
I'm certainly not going to say that I absolutely crush every drive dead straight with this new set-up, lol, but my misses have become SO much more manageable, and my *hits* have become dead-center/slightly above center and just feel incredible. I find this XF head to be (hands-down) more forgiving than my Cobra (again, to be fair, my Cobra was not the "Extreme" model, so that's not entirely an apples-to-apples comparison), and I've hit my longest drives ever with this set-up.
I hear what you're saying about tempo - but seeing as the too-stiff shaft I had was ALSO causing timing issues (in that I was kind of guessing as to when I was loaded), this set-up has been a real delight. I still may tinker a little (adding a lead tape, just to see what effect it has, etc.), and I have a fitting scheduled at TrueSpec on Jan 6 where I plan to see if they can't help me optimize my settings 100%, but for a random experiment, this has been a resounding success!
Thanks for the update. Yeah I'm sure the lag s*** trainer could definitely help when trying the lighter set-up. Sounds like it went great. Glad to hear it
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On 12/20/2022 at 9:10 AM, DGA3 said:
Otherwise known as lateral or medial epicondylitis.
I had a bout with it in early August, and - after taking a couple of weeks off and then doing some of my own rehab based on watching numerous YouTube PT videos - was able to resume playing while wearing a forearm brace for extra support/protection. Everything went well while playing 2-3 times a week for about two months.
However, in mid-October, I had played on a Tuesday and Wednesday, and was asked to compete in a Ryder Cup tournament on the weekend, which sounded like fun, so I entered. Everything went fine until Sunday, when - after warming up thoroughly - I stepped to the first tee, swung my driver, made contact with the ball, and BAM! The pain returned, much in the fashion of a guitar string snapping.
I figure that although I felt as if my initial injury was completely healed, it probably was only about 90%, which allowed me to get away with playing 2-3 times a week. However, pushing it to 4 times, along with long, extensive warmups for the tournament, was just too much for my forearm tendons to take, and they snapped.
And yes, I went to an Ortho both times, and they basically recommended rest, stretching, and wearing a wrist brace for a couple of weeks. Right now I am fortunate that it is not golf season here in central Ohio, and I can rest it even more, while continuing to do some of my self-discovered therapies (hand gripper device and a Theraband Flexbar).
Hopefully, by the Spring I will be ready to once again play golf injury free. I just have to pace myself and not overdo it like the last time!
What about you?
Who here has experienced either tennis or golfer's elbow? How have you dealt with it, and what have you discovered helps you heal?
I've had both and with both cases it took a very long period of rest to recover from unfortunately. Try seeking medical help but every rehab I tried only made it worse it seemed. It took 3 plus months off to heal the one and 6 month for the tennis. It sucks but you can still play you just have to limit use quite a bit. No weight lifting heavy activity etc... It really is a crappy thing to go thru
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On 10/3/2022 at 3:45 PM, azstu324 said:
I've gotten so caught up in the OttoPhlex thread that I've kind of neglected this one.
For anyone still tuning in, the 0311 is become my most favorite drivers in the last 5 or 6 years. Like I mentioned, this is my first run at anything in the PXG family. It could be the combination of the driver with the OttoPhlex shaft but either way I'm so completely satisfied with my setup!
The sensory aspects (look, sound, feel) are just perfect IMO. Very classic round shape and understated appearance. IMO this looks more "stealthy" than the actual TM Stealth.
Performance wise, I couldn't be more happy. Again, it might just be the magic combo of shaft+ 0311 but I'm hitting hands down some of the longest and straightest pipe bombs EVER! When you have a "home course" that you've played numerous times, you know where a good drive stops.. the past 2 rounds, I'm hitting well past my good drive markers and dead center of the fairway. This isn't a fluke.
Here are the drivers that I've played or demo'd over the past 5 years for reference
Played past 5 yrs
Cobra LTD (OG model)
Cobra F8+
SIM Max
SIM2 Max
Cobra RadSpeed XB
Cobra RadSpeed
Mizuno ST-Z
Demo'd in 2022
TM Stealth
Mizuno ST-Z 220
Cobra LTD (all)
Srixon ZX7
Callaway Rogue ST Max
Sorry meant to reply to another post asking for update
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On 8/31/2022 at 10:37 AM, Samsonite said:
Welp...after listing a few little things for sale I'm not using any more, I decided to pull the trigger and order the 0311 XF (Gen 5) in 9 degree. For $299, free shipping and 60 days to try it out, and if it outperforms or even matches my Cobra from two years ago, it's a no-brainer keep and then I can offload the Cobra for whatever I can get for it.
We'll see what the result is - I went with a REALLY different set-up than my previous Hzrds Smoke 60g Stiff (which, when tested at a fitter, was apparently coming in at 2x Stiff - no wonder it's been problematic): Gen5 0311XF (figuring the extra forgiveness can never hurt me), ProjectX Riptide CB 40 4.0 in L flex, midsize grip (LOVE the midsize ever since testing it at a Roger Dunn).
The real wildcard here is the L-flex shaft - but after seeing the Mobile Clubmaker's video with Mr. Shortgame, I am VERY intrigued with this (for those that didn't see it, he compared the "AutoFlex" shaft against two other shafts - the Riptide CB and a discontinued shaft from 2011 (forgive me for not remembering the name off-hand - I think it was a Fujikura), and they performed almost exactly the same as the "AutoFlex", but at WAY cheaper. Given my experience with the LagShot driver (incredibly whippy shaft with heavy head, for me, equaled crazy-straight, playable drives), I thought this was a fun way to test this combo out.
If I hate it - well, I have 60 days to send it back for a full refund (or, more likely, try out a different combo if I can take it to a local fitter). So it feels like a fun experiment. The potential upside is that, for effectively just more than the cost of the shaft alone, I get to try out something that's as current as can be, and could potentially be a (pardon the over-usage) game-changer.
I'll let you know what's what when I get it in-hand sometime in the next two weeks.
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Hey meant to respond to you and posted to somebody else. Give us an update if you can. I know it's been cold so not sure how much you have tested. The extra light flex can be a problem if you are off on your swing timing. So if consistency is an issue you can see y'all problems. Just curious how this turned out.
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On 10/3/2022 at 3:45 PM, azstu324 said:
I've gotten so caught up in the OttoPhlex thread that I've kind of neglected this one.
For anyone still tuning in, the 0311 is become my most favorite drivers in the last 5 or 6 years. Like I mentioned, this is my first run at anything in the PXG family. It could be the combination of the driver with the OttoPhlex shaft but either way I'm so completely satisfied with my setup!
The sensory aspects (look, sound, feel) are just perfect IMO. Very classic round shape and understated appearance. IMO this looks more "stealthy" than the actual TM Stealth.
Performance wise, I couldn't be more happy. Again, it might just be the magic combo of shaft+ 0311 but I'm hitting hands down some of the longest and straightest pipe bombs EVER! When you have a "home course" that you've played numerous times, you know where a good drive stops.. the past 2 rounds, I'm hitting well past my good drive markers and dead center of the fairway. This isn't a fluke.
Here are the drivers that I've played or demo'd over the past 5 years for reference
Played past 5 yrs
Cobra LTD (OG model)
Cobra F8+
SIM Max
SIM2 Max
Cobra RadSpeed XB
Cobra RadSpeed
Mizuno ST-Z
Demo'd in 2022
TM Stealth
Mizuno ST-Z 220
Cobra LTD (all)
Srixon ZX7
Callaway Rogue ST Max
Can you post an update. Curious on this one for sure.
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On 8/31/2022 at 10:37 AM, Samsonite said:
Welp...after listing a few little things for sale I'm not using any more, I decided to pull the trigger and order the 0311 XF (Gen 5) in 9 degree. For $299, free shipping and 60 days to try it out, and if it outperforms or even matches my Cobra from two years ago, it's a no-brainer keep and then I can offload the Cobra for whatever I can get for it.
We'll see what the result is - I went with a REALLY different set-up than my previous Hzrds Smoke 60g Stiff (which, when tested at a fitter, was apparently coming in at 2x Stiff - no wonder it's been problematic): Gen5 0311XF (figuring the extra forgiveness can never hurt me), ProjectX Riptide CB 40 4.0 in L flex, midsize grip (LOVE the midsize ever since testing it at a Roger Dunn).
The real wildcard here is the L-flex shaft - but after seeing the Mobile Clubmaker's video with Mr. Shortgame, I am VERY intrigued with this (for those that didn't see it, he compared the "AutoFlex" shaft against two other shafts - the Riptide CB and a discontinued shaft from 2011 (forgive me for not remembering the name off-hand - I think it was a Fujikura), and they performed almost exactly the same as the "AutoFlex", but at WAY cheaper. Given my experience with the LagShot driver (incredibly whippy shaft with heavy head, for me, equaled crazy-straight, playable drives), I thought this was a fun way to test this combo out.
If I hate it - well, I have 60 days to send it back for a full refund (or, more likely, try out a different combo if I can take it to a local fitter). So it feels like a fun experiment. The potential upside is that, for effectively just more than the cost of the shaft alone, I get to try out something that's as current as can be, and could potentially be a (pardon the over-usage) game-changer.
I'll let you know what's what when I get it in-hand sometime in the next two weeks.
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Your timing has to be very on to swing a extra light flex shaft. With the release happening early. It can cause bad habits when or if you have to switch back to a stiff flex shaft. Just a heads up. Be careful using light shaft flex for extra yards as it will really punish you if your timing is off on any particular round.
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On 2/17/2021 at 12:24 PM, viking said:
Warrior was and or is scam, can't return and get money back, many have stated that. Sounds to good to be true, it usually is.
I actually played at the golf course in Palm Springs California were warrior golf was started. I think one of the pros there or the owner somebody there started warrior. Anyway had to use a rental set while I was there as it was work trip. Didn't anticipate playing golf but they put us on for free for handling some of their IT stuff. Great guys at the course and condos they have near by. I wouldn't say there equipment was terrible. For sure not the best but it did the job for a free round on a beautiful course. Just getting to experience the course and play there was nice. I guess if you aren't serious about playing golf or just starting out they would do just fine. Plus people gotta try to make money somehow. They just happen to make it a little gimmicky to get sales. But that's somebody's dream y'all are calling a scam. They aren't they bad. I mean I wouldn't play then if they were given to me but they would be great for someone like the guy that was with me. Player Jess than 10 times in his life and probably won't play that many for the rest of it
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20 hours ago, therod said:
So I acquired a TSI3 back in the spring. I did a PGA SS fitting. the odd part of the fitting was I only hit that 1 driver. That particular day, I was swinging it well and hitting it well. And the TSI3 gave me some impressive numbers. I loved how it felt and I didn't figure I could find anything that would go much farther than it anyway. I still probably wouldn't find anything much longer. My problem now, because I played less golf this summer than I have in over 20 years, is that I don't hit it near as well. Or near as well as I did at the fitting. Because I have several shafts with the right adapter, I think I'm going to go get a used TSI2. With the new TSRs coming out, I can probably get a good deal on a used TSI2. I finally found some info on the MOI #s, and I think the TSI2 # is higher enough that I am going to give it a try. At the very least, I think the 2 will at least be a little more forgiving than the 3. And if I read some of the online stuff I saw right, a # of their touring pros are also using the 2 instead of the 3. We'll see, but at least for now, I am window shopping for a TSI2...
With a little patience and some good alarms, you can like me catch a TSi2 for the incredible office of just over $200. I've seen 197 to 220 lately. I did some careful watching and since the shaft didn't matter I landed mine at $205 before shipping and taxes. That put me just over $250 total. What's seems strange is you will see heads only go for as much if not more than those with shaft. Also seen a few 3s go at that price just a little further between. I can't say enough about the TSi2, it's a game changer for me and has really improved my accuracy and distance. So no brainer there on my choice
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Okay this one is always tough for me and I will try to explain why. I would say in the past 2 years I've seen much more consistency but still not there I would like it. Allot seems to do with. I have always had a cupped Left wrist (wrist bowed backwards or in extension) at the top of my backswing. I have tried tons of ways but it actually hurts my wrist to go into flexion where my knuckles are more towards the ground. The only solution feels like a ridiculously strong left hand grip and I'm only about to keep my wrist out of extension and neutral as opposed to in flexion. Does anyone else have pain trying to get their wrist to flexion or at least neutral? Any tips on what I can try besides stretching exercises as I've done those? Thanks for your time
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I think the only way to test golf balls would be to have unbranded versions. I always feel like I perform better on the greens using ball x. What I was surprised about was you seem to care less about the putter and more about the ball when I had to test a lot of putters to find the one that gives me the best results for whatever ball I'm using that day. I found I putt so much better with the Odyssey Marksman putter gave me much better results the most others I tried. It gives me a pretty big boost in confidence that seems to outweigh what ball I choose. But maybe I should look into this.
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5 hours ago, BIG STU said:
Yeah now days you got to have massive exposure on marketing sorta like PXG. Saw their new aggressive marketing on their new forged wedges. To me it is a hoot funny as heck. But you gotta admit his commercials bring attention.
Noticed something else this weekend. Wilson Staff does not have a lot of players on the PGAT but they darn sure have presence on the other side of the pond. They have several DP Tour players besides Padrig and quite a few lady players on the LET too.
But as you mentioned Hogan has some stiff competition even among us folks on golf sites with companies like Sub 70 , Edel and a lot of JDM stuff. I doubt in todays market even with a remake of the iconic Endo forged 99 Apex they could do any better without aggressive promotion.
Callaway bought the Apex name from Hogan years back. Or they retained it from a sale. Something like that. Either way Callaway owns the Apex iron name now.
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I would have a hard time changing to x or y from a set that seems to land and stop quickly. You won't have near as good of results on the course of you are landing at 159 and rolling to 170 ish as you will landing at 164 and rolling to 170. IMO. That could leave you short of the green when it hits the taller grass at 160ish before the green instead of landing on the green at 165 and stopping. It's really kinda up to how you like to use your approach. I will side with 6 yards rollout over 11 or 12 every time if the overall distance is the same. Unless you are really improving your dispersion. Maybe check the numbers using the same shafts as your current irons.
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3 hours ago, Tiftaaft said:
I read somewhere (probably a WITB article on the web) that the driver is 10* but he adjusts it to 10.75...
I'm sure he just has a really low driver launch and the 10° gives him the best numbers. Or maybe at the Open he would've been hitting it too far into some greens with a 9°. As far as not hearing I'm pretty sure it's always quiet until release time. Just the fact so many are using it already makes me think it is an improvement over an already incredible TSi line. I think the TSi was better than the SIM 2.
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3 hours ago, Tiftaaft said:
I read somewhere (probably a WITB article on the web) that the driver is 10* but he adjusts it to 10.75...
I'm sure he just has a really low driver launch and the 10° gives him the best numbers. Or maybe at the Open he would've been hitting it too far into some greens with a 9°. As far as not hearing I'm pretty sure it's always quiet until release time. Just the fact so many are using it already makes me think it is an improvement over an already incredible TSi line. I think the TSi was better than the SIM 2.
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On 4/25/2022 at 3:59 PM, HDTVMAN said:
Nothing you can say! But when I worked at a golf superstore, we took trades on counterfeit clubs and gave the people the same amount as we would give for the real deal. Then we'd sell it as the real deal. That was the manager's decisions. He didn't care as long as we made lots and lots of money. Very dishonest, but he was the manager.
Holy crap what golf superstore?
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On 2/21/2022 at 3:28 PM, jdennish said:
Love my private course up in Cartersville, Cartersville Country Club. Some of the best greens in the state. 2 of Golf Digest top teachers in the Nation are out of CCC. You always see PGA, LPGA and Korn Ferry players out at the course. Hidden gem, I have been a member for almost 25 years.
How much does that membership cost? Nothing us regular folk can pay.
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Maybe try to look at new level golf. They have a few options that would be considered in between the 699 pros and the 639 cb irons. 902 forged model. The more forgiving 1126. Both can be found in black if you have be patience. They have 2 new irons available. One made to be similar to the older 902 with the same name as one slightly larger than the previous years 902 named the 902-os for oversized. Both should fall in between the 699 pros and the 639 cb irons on how difficult they are to hit consistently. Worth a look at a good price and they may offer black finishes soon.
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Thanks for all the good feedback guys. The shaft optimizer can be a little confusing. But in the long run out produced a result I feel gave me the best shaft for my swing.
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Oh another reason to question all this is that the first suggestion I was given by the optimizer was for the Project X IO. Which did not translate to better shafts for me. They actually performed terribly.
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2 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:
asking for opinions on shafts is like asking for opinions on running shoes. every foot is different (some people have different right feet than left feet
) but... that being said, it was one of the options on my fitting and I swapped a set of KBS Tour 120 stiff for the CTaper Lite stiff and have been playing them for a while now and really like them.
Besides the fact that the matte gray finish is cool AF, they're really great for me.
Before that I had project x LZ, which were also an option and I liked them too but the heads weren't quite right.If that was one of the options on the Mizuno optimizer or from a fitting I don't think you could go wrong. They're a really great and proven shaft.
Yeah I understand what I'm getting when asking opinions on shafts. Just curious how people that have used them felt about them. I'm actually using the Project X LZs myself currently. The C-taper lite are also not super common stock offering so I assumed you would have people like myself making the choice to get shafts aftermarket to get the most out of their irons. Just asking around before I pull the trigger on this. It's a little difficult right now to find a full set of c-taper lite shafts in the matte black finish. I'm also not sure if I want them in my wedges and well or not. Thanks for the reply.
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Hello MGS members. This year I've had the opportunity to play a Titleist TSI2 driver. I've had chances to play Titleist fairway woods and drivers in the past few years and I felt this driver deserved a bit more attention than previous offerings. Titleist seems to have a stigma attached to their woods offerings from the past several years. My feeling was some of their drivers and fairways lacked forgiveness and weren't exactly blowing away the competition or perhaps even keeping up with some of the other big brands. I've played the TSI2 for the last 3 months or so and I can say, that for me, this is the best driver I've ever had the blessing of getting to play! I got this after playing a Callaway Epic Flash 9° driver. I didn't have consistent success with the Epic and my distances were really not what I felt they should be. I will say my longer drives with the Epic Flash were going out at about 245 yards. My arccos basically shows me averaging 221 yards with the Callaway. First thing I noticed with the TSI2 was the confidence it gave me at setup. It really looks good behind the ball. Contact is almost always between the two lines that identify the center area of the face. Distance is night and day. I have corrected a few issues I've had with my driver swing, but I felt this was more of the driver helping me feel a good smooth driver swing. Weight seems perfect to me as far as balance and swing weight so that the head isn't too heavy or light for the shaft length and flex. I already have a high launch so I am using the Mitsubishi Tensei AV raw white that came as a stock offering in stiff flex. It gives me a good launch window and my average driver distances went way up. With a smoother swing I'm now hitting my longer drives out to 270 some as much as 280 plus. My average is now closer to my previous longer drives. The TSI2 is one of the more forgiving drivers offered this year. If hit a bad drive it was usually a slice. Which on the Callaway regularly kept me barely above 200 yards on poorly struck drives that went from left to right. The Titleist corrects even errant swings to more of a fade. If I'm aimed to the middle of the fairway at worst I may be 15 yards right of my target instead of 40! They have really captured something special with this model. I know some of these numbers seem exaggerated but I promise they are not. I don't believe the Epic set up really aided in helping my driver's go farther and straighter. Maybe it's just the lucky combination of the low launch Tensei White and the characteristics of the TSI2. Either way seeing your average distance increase so dramatically really can do wonders for your game. I really think everyone should give this one a try. I have also hit the Radspeed this year and have the chance now to play the TM SIM 2. The Radspeed didn't work as well for me but it did have a nice feel. But as it stands right now the TSI2 has a chance to beat out the other brands handily and become my next driver for years to come. Please do yourself a favor. If you are looking at drivers don't pass up Titleist's TSI2. I would like to know if anyone else has tried the TSI2 and how it's worked for them. Props to Titleist for killing it this year on the driver market! I mean killing it!
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Hey guys wanted to hear some opinions on the KBS C-taper lite. I recently had a iron fitting with a local golf fitter. He is very respected in small circles that know he takes his work seriously. Used the Mizuno shaft optimizer with a few interesting results but out of the results the c-taper lite stood out with the few shots I got to hit with it. It never seems like a fitting is long enough to get all the answers. I know KBS puts out a good product. So I was really curious to see how others that have used these shafts felt about performance for themselves. Any insight or things learned with hindsight would help. I appreciate everyone helping me make an informed decision. I've been a Modus user in the past so if anyone has opinions on the feel in comparison to that might be helpful. Thanks for your help.
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I can't speak for the Mac Daddy wedges but I went ahead and went for Cleveland's CBX 2 in a 52° which is the wedge I play most. You need run on a lot of the greens I play most. They have definitely surprised me. I'm usually a Titleist guy but opted for a more forgiving wedge. Really seen improvement on smaller chips just off the green. Ultimately this helps my putting by keeping me closer to the hole after my chips. I would recommend.
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Hey really liked these. Is the the larger or smaller option. Curtis to know how the dividers work out and what pros and cons you come up with after using the bag. Do you walk, ride or push. Would love to get your input