fozcycle 12,586 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Traded in my Callaway Fusion irons for the New Fusion wide sole irons......Just could not hit the wider sole so I sold them to a friend for $400. That was 5 years ago......and he still games them. Quote Driver: Tour Edge Exotics EXS w/Mitsubishi ck Blue regular shaft BACKUP DRIVER: Cobra F8 w/Mitsubishi ck Blue regular shaft Fairways: Cobra King F8 3W(14.5*) & 5W(18.5*) w/Mitsubishi ck Blue regular shaft Hybrids: Tour Edge CBX 119 4H(22*) with Project X Evenflo regular shaft Irons: Wilson Staff D7 5 - PW w/Recoil 460 regular shafts Wedges: Wilson D7 GW(50*) & SW(54*) w/Recoil 460 regular shafts; Cleveland RTX Zipcore(58*) w/True Temper Spinner Wedge steel shaft Putter: 33" Slotline SSi 693 mid mallet Bag: Cobra Ultralite Cart Bag(Peacoat Blue). Link to post Share on other sites
hckymeyer 6,315 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 The list of experiments that haven't worked for me is long, but distinguished Top of the list on my failed experiments would the RBZ Stage 2 Tour driver, Seemore Big FGP center shafted belly putter and a random left handed putter I got from Dicks. Quote Driver: Epic SZ w/ VA Composites Raijin 65 04 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i-UW G700 w/ X100 soft stepped once Wedges: 54 & 58 CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 25,320 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Nike CCI irons (non forged) - just rubbish. Sold after 2 weeks RBZ 3 wood (non tour) - just no good off the deck at all. Titleist 907d2 driver - bought for the name, should have tried it more. Cost me 25 yards! westy, what was wrong with the RBZ? It has been the best off the deck for me, although I am currently looking for a replacement. Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
westy 523 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Kenny, it was too tall - I looked down at it and just couldn't picture hitting it well. The stage 2 tour isn't as tall and it's so much better. The original may have been a bit longer off the tee, but that's not what I needed..... It was like carrying two drivers really Quote 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 post Share on other sites
spongy5 39 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Those so called free warrior golf clubs 1 Quote Titleist 910 7.5 driver,callaway 48,56 degree wedges.ping g irons 5-pw purple dot.19,21 degree titleist 913 hybrids. Link to post Share on other sites
Dhuck Whooker 218 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Callaway Big Bertha driver, circa 1995, 9.5 deg with a Ricoh "firm" shaft, bought it off the rack on the way to a weekend golf outing. Thing was expensive for those days too. That shaft was horrible for me. The ball flight was similar to how those give-away t-shirts fly when they are shot out of those air guns at hockey and basketball games. Or maybe a badminton serve. Damn I was stupid. (my wife would disagree about the use of past tense in that last sentence) 2 Quote Respectfully,DHUCK WHOOKER Link to post Share on other sites
wbealsd 1,063 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 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... 3 Quote What's In The Bag Driver Titleist 913 D2 10.5* (set to 9.75* / Neutral) 46" Paderson KINETIXX Kevlar Green - R Fairway Wood Tom Wishon 949 MC 16.5* Fujikura Speeder 569-A Hybrid Hibore 22* Aldila VS Proto Blue Irons G series 5-P Wedges Glide 54* SS / 60* TS - SCOR 53* Putter Nike Method 001 / P2 Reflex grip 35" Ball Master Grip Tour C4 Bag Datrek DG Lite Link to post Share on other sites
fozcycle 12,586 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 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 wish you had a video of your 10 foot SuperLob wedge shot..... 1 Quote Driver: Tour Edge Exotics EXS w/Mitsubishi ck Blue regular shaft BACKUP DRIVER: Cobra F8 w/Mitsubishi ck Blue regular shaft Fairways: Cobra King F8 3W(14.5*) & 5W(18.5*) w/Mitsubishi ck Blue regular shaft Hybrids: Tour Edge CBX 119 4H(22*) with Project X Evenflo regular shaft Irons: Wilson Staff D7 5 - PW w/Recoil 460 regular shafts Wedges: Wilson D7 GW(50*) & SW(54*) w/Recoil 460 regular shafts; Cleveland RTX Zipcore(58*) w/True Temper Spinner Wedge steel shaft Putter: 33" Slotline SSi 693 mid mallet Bag: Cobra Ultralite Cart Bag(Peacoat Blue). Link to post Share on other sites
wbealsd 1,063 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I wish you had a video of your 10 foot SuperLob wedge shot..... LOL, that would be funny but that club is long gone Quote What's In The Bag Driver Titleist 913 D2 10.5* (set to 9.75* / Neutral) 46" Paderson KINETIXX Kevlar Green - R Fairway Wood Tom Wishon 949 MC 16.5* Fujikura Speeder 569-A Hybrid Hibore 22* Aldila VS Proto Blue Irons G series 5-P Wedges Glide 54* SS / 60* TS - SCOR 53* Putter Nike Method 001 / P2 Reflex grip 35" Ball Master Grip Tour C4 Bag Datrek DG Lite Link to post Share on other sites
mr_divots 247 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I guess "disappointment" is the operative word. Got 22 & 25 Adams LS Hybrids and just did not hit them well at all. Little flat for me and when I did make contact, they liked to hook. Spent a really good chunk of change on them. Very disappointed. That, and I don't think I'll ever get a set of irons blueprinted ever again. No one cares, and most assuredly its money out the window if you go to sell them. Quote "Glute Activator" *Please accept my contributions of participation and intellectual property sharing as substitute for monetary renumeration. Link to post Share on other sites
TheHacker 3 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. Quote 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 post Share on other sites
George 0 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. Quote 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 post Share on other sites
BK in TEXAS 190 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!!! 1 Quote BIRDIE COACH & MENTOR, FIRST TEE GREATER HOUSTON HDCP: 12.0 (GHIN: 3143312) In my bag, March 2021 TS2 Driver Hzrdous Smoke Shaft (Stiff Flex) TS2 Hybrids Mitsubishi Tensei Shaft (Stiff Flex) MP-59 5-PW; KBS Tour (Regular Flex) PM Grind Wedges Putter 2020 TOUR B XS Sun Mountain Cart Bag 4.0 Push Cart (I'm walking 9 outta 10 rounds!!) Link to post Share on other sites
Chal 18 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. Quote 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 post Share on other sites
GolfSpy Barbajo 9,313 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. 1 Quote What's in the bag: Driver: Sub 70 639D - 9.5; Launcher HB Turbo; ST 190 FW Wood: Tour Edge EXS 220 - 15*; ST 180 14* Hybrids: PXG 0311 22 Utility Irons: Staff Model Utilities 18, 21, 24*; Lynx VT Stinger - 16* Irons:; D7 Forged; PTx Pro, VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Progressives (circa 1993) Wedges: CBX -2, Riviera 52-56-60; Staff Model Putter: Willamette, BB8, Baby Ben Ball: Tour B X (2020); Z-STAR XV Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to post Share on other sites
wbealsd 1,063 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 Quote What's In The Bag Driver Titleist 913 D2 10.5* (set to 9.75* / Neutral) 46" Paderson KINETIXX Kevlar Green - R Fairway Wood Tom Wishon 949 MC 16.5* Fujikura Speeder 569-A Hybrid Hibore 22* Aldila VS Proto Blue Irons G series 5-P Wedges Glide 54* SS / 60* TS - SCOR 53* Putter Nike Method 001 / P2 Reflex grip 35" Ball Master Grip Tour C4 Bag Datrek DG Lite Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 25,320 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! Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
TheHacker 3 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. Quote 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 post Share on other sites
TheHacker 3 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). Quote 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 post Share on other sites
sp0rtsfan86 893 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. Quote 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 post Share on other sites
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