TheHacker Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 For me... it's the SLDR driver. For those of you who followed, I raved a lot about the driver, and how the fitting process found me the supposedly best shaft combo for my swing. Well... the honeymoon period is over. The SLDR depends on me having all cylinders firing well at the same time too much, and there's way too much hit & pray involved. Think I'll fall back on my old cleveland dst driver. Think I'll probably eBay it sometime soon. Now in my bag: TM SLDR 10.5 Deg with Matrix Ozik 6Q3 S flex TM VSteel 15 deg 3 wood Cleveland Launcher Hybrid 18 deg Diamana Red Board Stiff Titleist ZB Forged Iron 3-PW DG S200 Steel Shaft Cleveland CG15 46, 52, 56, 60 Wedges Scotty Cameron California Del Mar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 For me it was the original Nike driver, you remember the blue one. It was awful. How bad was it? It was so bad the Callaway C4 almost replaced it. I still cannot look at a Nike golf clubs no matter how much they get raved. Driver: Call Epic 9* Stock Fujikura FW: Cally Rogue 17* R Hybrid: Titleis 910h 21* Blue Diamana Irons: Mizuno 850 Forged 5-G Nippon 1150 2 up 0.5" Sand: 54* Vokey SM6 M Grind Lob: 58* Vokey SM6 K Grind Putter: Scotty Select Newport 2 35" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK in TEXAS Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 From a long list of dubious purchases, for me it was the Feel Golf 73* wedge. Using a full swing to fly high, to a spot 10 feet away wasn't a particularly useful shot for me... I never tried one of those...I was always afraid of smacking myself in the face with the ball from so much loft!!! MENTOR, L4 COACH & TRAINER FIRST TEE GREATER HOUSTON HDCP: 8.3 (GHIN: 3143312) In my bag, April 2023 TS3 Driver & 4 Wood Hzrdous Smoke Shaft (Stiff Flex) TS2 Hybrids Mitsubishi Tensei Shaft (Stiff Flex) MP-59 5-PW; KBS Tour (Regular Flex) SM8 Wedges EVNROLL ER2 Putter SRIXON Z-STAR DIAMOND BALL Sun Mountain Cart Bag 4.0 Push Cart (I'm walking 9 outta 10 rounds!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chal Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 So I sold my Rocketbladez right before our city tournament and bought some old ping zings. Reshafted with KBS Tour shafts. Didn't even have a 9 iron. I hated the Rocketbladez. Needless to say, there has been much innovation in irons since the zings. Lost 2 clubs distance, could never figure out how far to hit an iron. 2 round tournament, missed every par 3 green but one. Lost by 2 shots. Bad purchase. Driver: Taylormade SIM 8^ Shaft: Evolution III 6X 3 Wood: Titleist TSi3 13.5^ Shaft: Project X Smoke Black RDX 6.5 2 Hybrid: Callaway Mavrik Pro Shaft: Project X EvenFlow Black 85X 3/5 Hybrid: Titleist 816 H2 Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana Whiteboard 85X Irons: Taylormade P790 Shaft: UST Recoil 110 S (6-PW) 50 Degree: Taylormade P770 Shaft: UST Recoil 110 S 55/60: Cleveland RTX Zipcore Shaft: DG Spinner Tour Issue Putter: Bettinardi MK Armlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Barbajo Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Maybe this should go in the Confessional thread -- but I had a Sasquatch Sumo2 for about 4 months. Cannot stress how much I hated that driver -- it was like swinging an oil can on the end of a stick. What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbealsd Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Maybe this should go in the Confessional thread -- but I had a Sasquatch Sumo2 for about 4 months. Cannot stress how much I hated that driver -- it was like swinging an oil can on the end of a stick. My fitter and I once joked about setting up a can on broom handle to establish a baseline for testing - lol What's In the Bag Driver - GBB Hybrids Halo XL Halo 18* & T-Rail 20* Irons T-Rail 2.0 Wedges 60* TS / SCOR 48* 53* 58* Putter Ball Bag Datrek DG Lite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 So I sold my Rocketbladez right before our city tournament and bought some old ping zings. Reshafted with KBS Tour shafts. Didn't even have a 9 iron. I hated the Rocketbladez. Needless to say, there has been much innovation in irons since the zings. Lost 2 clubs distance, could never figure out how far to hit an iron. 2 round tournament, missed every par 3 green but one. Lost by 2 shots. Bad purchase. The Zings weren't the best Pings made, but there is one whole club difference in loft between the Zings and the Bladzs. Even with the reshaft, I bet you hit them pretty high which probably accounted for another club loss in distance. Still pretty good, playing with different equipment and only losing by 2! “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHacker Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 It was like having to face my shame four business days later. I think I actually gave up drinking for a week or two after this one and the rule going forward is my iPad and phone are taken away after 8 beers. The correct response should had been... go get some more drinks to drown out the shame. Now in my bag: TM SLDR 10.5 Deg with Matrix Ozik 6Q3 S flex TM VSteel 15 deg 3 wood Cleveland Launcher Hybrid 18 deg Diamana Red Board Stiff Titleist ZB Forged Iron 3-PW DG S200 Steel Shaft Cleveland CG15 46, 52, 56, 60 Wedges Scotty Cameron California Del Mar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHacker Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 For me it was the original Nike driver, you remember the blue one. It was awful. How bad was it? It was so bad the Callaway C4 almost replaced it. I still cannot look at a Nike golf clubs no matter how much they get raved. I had that one! When it first came out, I bought the 400 cc version... which apparently was good enough for my hacker swing. But then I dented the clubhead at the driving range when I took a practise swing and hit a pillar on the back swing. Can't believe how fragile it was. After that dent, it never feel quite the same, and I quickly trade it off for a TM driver (I think... that was so many years ago). Now in my bag: TM SLDR 10.5 Deg with Matrix Ozik 6Q3 S flex TM VSteel 15 deg 3 wood Cleveland Launcher Hybrid 18 deg Diamana Red Board Stiff Titleist ZB Forged Iron 3-PW DG S200 Steel Shaft Cleveland CG15 46, 52, 56, 60 Wedges Scotty Cameron California Del Mar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rtsfan86 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 The only one was a 56 degree wedge. I don't know what it is about that degree, but still can't hit it to this day. Also bought a 54 degree wedge I hit the same distance as a 52 but needed better gaps. Ended up getting a 52 and 58 and it's really been about the best spread I can ask without gaming a 56. Driver: Epic Flash 12 Degree Wood: GBB 3 Wood Hybrid: Razr 4 hybriid stiff stock shaft. Irons: X2 Hot 4 iron (pro version) 5 iron - Gap Wedge (non pro version). KBS 120g Shaft stiff cut 1/2 inch bent 1°upright Wedges: 52° 56° and 60°. All grips are Golf pride grips midsized Putter (lefty): Odyssey Metal-X #8 34", stock shaft bent 2° Superstroke grip Golf Balls: 2018-9 Pro-V1x and Prov1s Shoes: Dryjoy tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txstcatman Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 From childhood: Wilson Blue Ridge golf balls my dad and I bought together. What I think of whenever someone describes a ball as a "marshmallow". As an adult: Cleveland CG14 wedges and brush tees. Never again! Bag One: '16 M2, Tour AD-GP 7S XTD Ti 15*, Tour AD-GT 8S RBZ Stage2 Tour Issue 18.5* hybrid, Matrix Ozik Altus 85S Wilson FG Tour F5 21* hybrid, stock MP-H5 4-PW, Project X 5.5 MP-T5, 51/08, Project X 5.5 MP-T5, 58/10, DG Spinner 2012 Newport2, 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHacker Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 The only one was a 56 degree wedge. I don't know what it is about that degree, but still can't hit it to this day. Also bought a 54 degree wedge I hit the same distance as a 52 but needed better gaps. Ended up getting a 52 and 58 and it's really been about the best spread I can ask without gaming a 56. Probably its the bounce. 56 deg wedges are usually designed to be a sand wedge with rather substantial bounce. Unless you are hitting it off very fluffy lie or soft sand, you just may not like it very much. I'm just guessing. Now in my bag: TM SLDR 10.5 Deg with Matrix Ozik 6Q3 S flex TM VSteel 15 deg 3 wood Cleveland Launcher Hybrid 18 deg Diamana Red Board Stiff Titleist ZB Forged Iron 3-PW DG S200 Steel Shaft Cleveland CG15 46, 52, 56, 60 Wedges Scotty Cameron California Del Mar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeasy Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Callaway Big Bertha Alpha. All looks, 0 performance. <p><strong>D:</strong> 9* G400 Max w/Xcalibur TSL</p><p> </p><p><strong>F: </strong> 14* XR Pro 16 w/Hzrdous Red</p><p><strong>I:</strong> SLS-01 4-SW w/Paderson SL</p><p><strong>W:</strong> DGR 59 w/Dynamic Gold SL</p><p><strong>P:</strong> Artisan 0318 or Edel TB</p><p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRUUUNCH!!! Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 An Alien 3 square shaped 3 wood. The shaft snapped in half on the 3rd swing. lol Ping K15 10.5° Regular TFC Maxfli 3 Wood 15° Regular Series 76 tip stiff Adams A12OS 19° 3 Hybrid Pro Launch Blue Regular Wilson Staff C-100 4-GW Aldila RIP Phenom xi75 Regular TMag ATV 54° & 58° Wedges KBS wedge flex YES Callie-12 C-Groove milled, 35" Winn Jumbo Light grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighFade Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I bought a new Cleveland Classic. Was supposed to be low spin. I think it was actually no spin. I couldn't get it more than 20 feet high. There is no spoon. WITB TaylorMade M3 Callaway Diablo 15° Callaway Diablo 18° Callaway Steelhead XR Pro 4-W Mizuno TP-4 50, 54, 58 TaylorMade Rossa Monza Spyder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_divots Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Years ago when I first really started "getting into" golf again in my 20's, I thought I needed gadgets. I am ashamed to admit to purchasing one of those "Check-Go" golf ball spinners that was supposed to identify the heavy side of the ball and it equator. It did one thing very well: make a sharpie marker mess out of a ball. Right now, its still tied with the Adams LS hybrids as my WORST purchase EVER. "Glute Activator" *Please accept my contributions of participation and intellectual property sharing as substitute for monetary renumeration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Cleveland cg15 wedges weren't good for me, loved my cg10's as well....... Howson Hippo driver..... Beautiful though they were my Mizuno bell 3 irons, not a good fit for my game! Every time I look at this thread more come to mind, that's a bad sign isn't it. Rest in peace long sticks - I'll remember you TM Burner Superfast 2.0 TP Regular TM RBZ Stage 2 Fairway 14.5 stiff Adams Blue Hybrid No. 3 stiff Adams Super xtdHybrid 21.5 Stiff Ping G30 4 and 5 Iron - Regular CFS Shaft Ping i25 6 - PW Regular CFS Shaft TM Y Groove Gap Wedge Cleveland CG10 Sand Wedge PingTR Piper Putter, adjustable shaft, SuperStroke Fatso Titleist StaDry Cart Bag Motocaddy S3 Pro Trolley Foot Joy City, Adidas Boost Boa and Adidas Superstar shoes Pro V1x in the summer, Titleist Velocity in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carry&roll Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I own the Hammer by Jack Hamm......alcohol and an eBay password are not a good mix. It was only $10 shipped to my house but the shame was much more. Gotta disagree. In 2007 At the region 4 Remax LD qualifier in Ohio I hit 327 (old super senior division) with a SuperPro, the USGA legal Hammer driver head. Those clubs do perform, you just have to give them a chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severtheties Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 When I first started golfing I though the chipping irons were an amazing idea. All i ever did was blade it with those clubs! Driver - Tour Edge Exotics XCG 7 Beta w/ Paderson shaft 44" Fairway Metal - Vapor Fly 15* w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 65F 43" Irons - SLDR 4i-pw w/ KBS Tour C-Taper 90S Wedges - 54* and 58* Digger grind Putter - 2015 GoLo 3 33" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Years ago when I first really started "getting into" golf again in my 20's, I thought I needed gadgets. I am ashamed to admit to purchasing one of those "Check-Go" golf ball spinners that was supposed to identify the heavy side of the ball and it equator. It did one thing very well: make a sharpie marker mess out of a ball. Right now, its still tied with the Adams LS hybrids as my WORST purchase EVER. I owned one of those too! They did work on Balata balls in the old days, but with modern solid core balls not at all. Balata weren't perfectly symetrical in their weight distribution so the balls would return to the same axis of rotation that favored the imbalance every time, but once the era of the symetrical ProV arrived, it was game over for the Check N Go. bag - SunMountain Synch with Ogio Synergy X4 cartdriver - Optiforce 440, Paderson Kevlar Green stiff 46.5"fwoods - Jetspeed, 3HL regularirons - Speedblades 3-8, 85g stiff steel, 2 upwedges - Scor 40, 45, 50, 54, 58putter - Ketsch 35" slight arc, SuperStroke 2.0 mid-slimball - ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny5 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I own the Hammer by Jack Hamm......alcohol and an eBay password are not a good mix. It was only $10 shipped to my house but the shame was much more. OUCH - the infomercial is priceless though... in case you missed it, click the link below and have a laugh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOw7EFgZPzw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I don't really have any except for the clubs that I bought and then realized that either they sucked or I sucked, and they were the clubs that pointed me in the right direction, so even though they may have been bad purchases, they pointed me to you, or I mean to my current bag. Worst purchase, luckily it was a demo purchase, but it was the R1, worst driver ever Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrodeur86 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 For me, I have to say the Wilson Staff spine driver. Man, that thing sounded like I was hitting a softball lol. Other than that, the Cobra ZL driver. It was good for one season and the next I lost at least 50 yards off the tee. It's like the head went dead. A bionik putter I had custom made. I like soft milled putters and that thing was very harsh feeling. DRIVER: Stealth 2, 9*, Mitsubishi Kai' Li red, 60g Stiff flex, Golf Pride CP2 Pro Midsize Woods: Sim Max 3 Wood, 15*, Fujikura Ventus 6 Blue 65g, Stiff flex, Golf Pride CP2 Pro Midsize HYBRIDS: JPX 850 hybrid 19*, UST Proforce V2 85g, Stiff, Golf Pride CP2 Pro Midsize IRONS: MP-20 HMB 4 iron, Project X LZ 6.5 shaft, Stiff+, Ping Midsize grip JPX 919 Tour 5i-pw, Project X LZ 6.5 shafts, Stiff+, Ping Midsize grips WEDGES: New Level Golf 50*, 55*, 60* M-Type Wedges with True Temper Elevate Tour X-Stiff flex, New Level Midsize grips PUTTER: Heppler Ketsch 35", Ping PP62 Pistol Grip BALL: Pro Pro V1 (2021 + 2023 Versions) BAG: TM19 Select Plus Cart Bag Shoes: Under Armour HOVR Fade 2 SL Spikeless Shoes Tech: NX7 Pro Slope golf laser Rangefinder Frogger Golf Towels, 4 more Yard blue/ yellow golf tees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverRick Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I have spent a lot of money and effort trying to find the perfect fairway metals and hybrids. It turns out that Titleist 980F's are some of the longest and most accurate I have ever hit. I just had to learn to make good swings with them and they will take care of the rest. G430LST 10.5° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Driver G430MAX 3w on T P T POWER 18 Hi Fairway G425 3H on T P T POWER 18 Hi Hybrid G425 4H on TGH 80S i525 5-U on TGI 90S SM8 54 & 60 on Wedge DF2.1 on White ProV1 Precision Pro NX7 Pro All Iron grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Mid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCLeo12 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 The Callaway C4 driver!! Absolutely the worst driver ever. Next is a 2-ball belly putter I bought it an tried it in my club championship in the first round I had 6 3-putts shot 81 then switched back the next day shot 70 and lost by 1 shot Ping G410 LST 10.5 set -1* Flat Accra TZ5 65 M5 Callaway Epic Flash 15* set -1 Aldila ATX Blue 75TX Ben Hogan FT Worth Hi 19* KBS Tour V X Ben Hogan PTX Pro 4-P KBS Tour V X 2* Flat 4* loft increments Hogan Equalizer 50* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 X 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 56* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 62* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat EVNROLL ER7 P2 Aware Tour Scotty Cameron Newport2 Buttonback P2 Aware Tour Grip Snell MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Years ago when I first really started "getting into" golf again in my 20's, I thought I needed gadgets. I am ashamed to admit to purchasing one of those "Check-Go" golf ball spinners that was supposed to identify the heavy side of the ball and it equator. It did one thing very well: make a sharpie marker mess out of a ball. I had one of these as well.....you are so correct. my balls had so many lines on them that I was embarassed to use them......I did not list it because I got it for free. Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_divots Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I had one of these as well.....you are so correct. my balls had so many lines on them that I was embarassed to use them......I did not list it because I got it for free. It was funny...I was able to sell the dang thing on Ebay and almost got my money back on it. I wish clubs had as good a resale value these days! LOL! They reminded my of the school fair as a kid. They'd have those paint splatter paintings you could make dropping paint on a rotating piece of cardboard. Same effect. ha! "Glute Activator" *Please accept my contributions of participation and intellectual property sharing as substitute for monetary renumeration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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