WITB.......Fozcycle

[fozcycle]

Well, Here is what I plan on gaming this Season.....

 

 

 

I have gone through the Fits by Hogan and SCOR.......then, applied some of it to some new aquisitions on ebay.

 

Mizuno JPX800 Pros with Project X 5.0 graphite shafts

Mizuno HPX 800 FliHi 5 iron with regular steel

SCOR wedges 50*, 54* & 57* with steel shafts

 

I then tweaked my 5 W to 17* and removed my 3W from the bag.

I also added my Powerbilt 3H(20*) and 4H(23*) to complete the set.

 

I like my loft differentials and now will need a few rounds to get used to them.  Overall, I am excited to have a consistent gap with my clubs.  Hopefully, I will be able to improve my game.  I really like the feel of the Mizunos and SCORs.  The Powerbilts are very consistent and I love my Bio Cell Driver & 5W.

 

 

 

 

[fozcycle]

Sorry about the pic......I can't seem to post it upright.

[BIG STU]

Sounds like you got it dialed in Fozzy. I am seriously considering dropping my beloved 3 wood for a 5 wood but don't know yet. I still hit the 3 great but cant get it as high as I used to. My next experiment will help me decide. I am contemplating refurbing one of my 1 irons to a senior flex graphite and will be playing with some loft numbers

[fozcycle]

Sounds like you got it dialed in Fozzy. I am seriously considering dropping my beloved 3 wood for a 5 wood but don't know yet. I still hit the 3 great but cant get it as high as I used to. My next experiment will help me decide. I am contemplating refurbing one of my 1 irons to a senior flex graphite and will be playing with some loft numbers

 

Thanks Stu,  since my 3W & 5W were both adjsutable, I played a round with the 3W at 16* and the 5W at 17*......and chose the 5W.  With the smaller head, I think I swing it better.

[Hula Rock]

Great set-up !.  I too ditched the 3 wood for an adjustable 5 wood, have not looked back since....

[wbealsd]

Sounds like a great setup, I agree that with the adjust-ability of the newer fairway woods, it's easier for many of us to find a reliable "long wood" than it used to be.  I agree with the Hogan model, the important number is the loft I need, not an arbitrary number some OEM stamps on it.

[fozcycle]

Yes, I like the Hogan Fit model.  I am teaching myself to think degress of loft rather than iron number.  Especially since I switched fromt he Bio Cells to the Mizunos.....the lofts were almost a club different.  Now that I added an extra wedge, going from 45, 52, 56 to 45, 50, 54, 57 I should be able to dial in the scoring clubs.

[KRUUUNCH!!!]

A nice blend of new school and still a few old school tools...

[KRUUUNCH!!!]

I ditched the K15 for the Launcher 290. Cash money with the Miyazaki C Kua shaft.

[fozcycle]

Looks good Krunch......how many clubs in your bag?

[KRUUUNCH!!!]

16 but don't tell my playing partners loll. No I'll normally drop the 5 hybrid and 58° to make 14 but when it's just for fun I like to tinker.

[KRUUUNCH!!!]

I found this sweet 12° for pennies on the bay. I sold my old 290 back in 12' and missed how sweet it was....

[KRUUUNCH!!!]

Easily one of my all time favorite drivers.

[BIG STU]

Foz That sheds some light on what I am trying to work on. My old 3 wood is an old tour head and it is 13* then my next fairway is 21* and those gaps work for me out of the fairway. Where my problem lies is that I am not as good off the tee anymore with the 3 wood so I push the issue some with the 7 wood and keep getting away with it but for how long? I cannot absolutely hit hybrids so I am figuring modifying one of my 1 irons for off the tee in those layup situations or finding me a V-Steel 4 or 5 wood  to fix for me

[KRUUUNCH!!!]

Have you tried hitting an Adams A12OS hybrid? They really are an easy club to hit and great off the deck but looking at your hdcp you're probably better suited for a driving iron like the fg v4 utility from wilson staff.

[fozcycle]

Foz That sheds some light on what I am trying to work on. My old 3 wood is an old tour head and it is 13* then my next fairway is 21* and those gaps work for me out of the fairway. Where my problem lies is that I am not as good off the tee anymore with the 3 wood so I push the issue some with the 7 wood and keep getting away with it but for how long? I cannot absolutely hit hybrids so I am figuring modifying one of my 1 irons for off the tee in those layup situations or finding me a V-Steel 4 or 5 wood  to fix for me

 

Try something in the 16* - 17* category.  The new Fairway woods are very adjustable, so you can try several Lofts without buying a bunch of clubs.  I swing the smaller 5W better than the 3W so i went with the 5W adjusted to 17*.  It's my 170-180 yd club.

[BIG STU]

The 7 wood is variable for me (21*) I can hit it around 170 to 190 depending on what shot I hit. I hit the 3 wood about 200 to 225 but I have lost confidence off the tee. I can still hit any of the 4 1 irons I own about 200 to 210 off a tee but I have to jump on it to do that and then only quail high. Of course all of my 1 irons are from my younger days and have a variety of shafts from a S-400 to a X-100 and that is just too much shaft for me now. Like I said I can jump on one and still hit it but that tends to throw my tempo off for the whole round. I did a setup for a young pro friend of mine the other week off an idea he had. We took a Titleist 3 iron and put an Aldila stiff flex graphite shaft in it (too stiff for me) and he hits it great. Got me to thinking about the 1 iron thing for me or possibly the 5 wood. I have space in my bag because I am currently only carrying 13 clubs. Actually this kid had me attempting to hit his 19* Titleist hybrid and that thing has so much shaft in it I can barely get it off the ground even on a tee! I told him get this #$%@! thing out of here. I had to hit about 20 balls with my PW to get my tempo back since I was jumping on it so hard. Oh well I guess I am getting old

[fozcycle]

 Oh well I guess I am getting old

 

Aren't we all Stu....Aren't we all......But that's a good thing when you consider the alternative.  I am very grateful to be playing golf at 64, 15 years after I shattered my left wrist.