What Have You Bought Lately? (CHA - Club Ho's Anonymous)

[Mike10487]

1 minute ago, Mike10487 said:

**** I made this purchase several weeks ago. We were asked to wait and do a separate review. ****   

After testing the Galway Bay rain suit and seeing the quality, I decided to purchase the gloves as well ($39). Having never owning a pair of rain gloves before, I wasn't sure what to expect. My first thoughts were that these would be too hot to wear in Florida during the summertime. (wrong) And, that they would be too thick for my liking. (wrong again). Much like the rain suit the quality and comfort of the gloves are incredibly good. I have not had the opportunity to actually play using these due to the fact that we are in a serious drought in central Florida currently. I have wet them and chipped in the back yard. I was certainly not disappointed. I have seen other rain gloves for sale around the same price that when I picked them up and felt them, I immediately put them, back in near disgust. I have never been a clothes snob in my life but, I will say sign me up for the Galway Bay. The water resistance and breathability is hard to believe. I bet they would be nice as a winter glove as well. I will post from a durability standpoint going forward as well.  9.999/10 - nothing is perfect!

They are true to size as well.

[mikeanthony]

Callaway’s current x2 trade-in program closed the deal for me … after close to 2 years with the Forged Tec OL experiment, opted to go back to VL irons. Will be trading in the Cobras & my G410 driver and cannot believe the trade-in value I rcvd. Too good of a deal to pass up  

Placed an order just this morning for their Apex Pros in 5-6i and Apex CB 7-pw … all-in-all, once trade-in value is rcvd, $547 total for a new set of Callaway irons. Crazy good deal. 

[DarrenF]

I may be kicking myself shortly. I recently purchased a Bushnell Tour V6 rangefinder and it is fantastic. No problems, works great.

Fast forward to last week. Played with a friend who was using his Garmin Approach S70 watch. The yardages he was getting were certainly close enough to the rangefinder to justify using the GPS watch, for yardage and all of its other functions. Naturally, I ordered one. (Insert eyeroll here).

Long story short, I may be offering a good deal on a lightly used rangefinder. LOL

[RaRa Golf]

10 minutes ago, DarrenF said:

I may be kicking myself shortly. I recently purchased a Bushnell Tour V6 rangefinder and it is fantastic. No problems, works great.

Fast forward to last week. Played with a friend who was using his Garmin Approach S70 watch. The yardages he was getting were certainly close enough to the rangefinder to justify using the GPS watch, for yardage and all of its other functions. Naturally, I ordered one. (Insert eyeroll here).

Long story short, I may be offering a good deal on a lightly used rangefinder. LOL

I got an S10 for Christmas and it's absolutely fantastic.

Being able to look down and get yardages to the back, middle, and front of the green is so convenient, well worth the cost imo.

BUT... you don't get an exact yardage to the flag, that's where a rangefinder comes in handy. 

When you're about to hit your approach shot, it's nice to get an exact yardage rather than just front, mid and back of the green. 

[ChiefMikeOfficer]

The stack of golf balls continues to grow... this time bought 2 dozen of TaylorMade's limited release TP5x pix balls, because I couldn't resist the Adirondack chair design. Growing up, our family had a cabin in the Adirondack foothills (only about a 30 min drive from home), so spent a ton of time up there in the summers, and these chairs were everywhere. Interesting to see that design on an NC-themed ball instead of NY, but apparently TM thinks it's a Pinehurst symbol too (I always thought they were more into rocking chairs than Adirondacks at Pinehurst, but either way, love the design, so 2 dozen are on the way). 

[RaRa Golf]

More progress on the wedges using my bench grinder with a wire wheel.

I'm starting to hit a point of diminishing returns, and I'm worried that if I go too aggressive I may start removing too much material.

 

[Mizuno fan boy]

I used toneear gloves on both hands just plain old leather on normal.days, rain gloves in rain and warmer gloves when cold, but now I only wear gloves when it's cold. 

I pretty much hate playing in rain, my glasses fog up, clubs get slippery, I take glasses off I cannot see, I put them on they get all fogged up or rain drops.  So yes if it's gonna rain i am gonna work or fish or sleep.  Now if I am out and get caught In rain, I will finish round, and a little light drizzle is fine, but anything more and I am gone.

Now that I switched to golf pride z grip cord grips, I really do not want anything between my hands and thw grips, thw tactile feedback and precision is such that I don't want to interfere with it. It's funny, if I hit it off toe, not only can I tell because of the feel and sound of the shot, but the instant and punishing pain in my fingers reminds me not to do that so often. It reminds me of when I first started playing golf, 25 years ago, painful stings are good reminders not to mishit....

 

 

[BallsLeon]

Ordered a custom driver cover from Brenda at Geau Golf for my autoFlex shaft (cordura fabric with embroidery), and also had one made for my wife with Pikachu on it (leather with patches were sourced from etsy).

She does excellent work, very affordable compared to the big names (Seamus, Dormie, etc), and covers are well built with ample club protection.

Edited June 11 by BallsLeon

[TJ Hall]

5 minutes ago, BallsLeon said:

Ordered a custom driver cover from Brenda at Geau Golf for my autoFlex shaft, and also had one made for my wife with Pikachu on it (patches were sourced from etsy).

She does excellent work, very affordable compared to the big names (Seamus, Dormie, etc), and covers are well built with ample club protection.

Those are some nice looking covers!

[Schmucker20]

Treated myself to a basically new Mizuno ST-Z 230 Driver, with hzrdus smoke black stiff shaft for only $360CAD. Took it to the range, and in normal me fashion bounced it off the ground 2-3 times and cried on the inside a bit as i scuffed and scratched it. But I have to say the sound and feel is far better then my TM M3 driver.

Edited June 11 by Schmucker20

[Rob Person]

I bought 2 hot dogs,  4 Gatorades, and a power bar, all vehemently overpriced!

But, it was for Charity!

 

[Irish-Assassin]

Please save me golf spy’s, I’ve contracted Britney Spears Syndrome. 
Opps I did it again. 
Many moons ago on this site I read about the Takoma irons, read reviews, looked at the irons, went on You-Tube to some well known golf reviewers and listened to what they had to say. 
Well I couldn’t get these damn irons out of my head, so I purchased them. 

As Fat B/Stard would say, “ Dead Sexy “

Every individual club was wrapped completely, I’ve never seen that before, normally it’s just the heads and grips. 

KBS 120 tour shafts with Lamkin Crossline grips. Amazing quality. 

They also sent me free of charge a brand new golf hat and towel. Once again. never seen that from a manufacturer. I’m playing on Saturday and will add a quick review, I’ve already tagged and updated my Shot Scope for these new Dead Sexy Irons. 

[TJ Hall]

7 hours ago, Irish-Assassin said:

Please save me golf spy’s, I’ve contracted Britney Spears Syndrome. 
Opps I did it again. 
Many moons ago on this site I read about the Takoma irons, read reviews, looked at the irons, went on You-Tube to some well known golf reviewers and listened to what they had to say. 
Well I couldn’t get these damn irons out of my head, so I purchased them. 

As Fat B/Stard would say, “ Dead Sexy “

Every individual club was wrapped completely, I’ve never seen that before, normally it’s just the heads and grips. 

KBS 120 tour shafts with Lamkin Crossline grips. Amazing quality. 

They also sent me free of charge a brand new golf hat and towel. Once again. never seen that from a manufacturer. I’m playing on Saturday and will add a quick review, I’ve already tagged and updated my Shot Scope for these new Dead Sexy Irons. 

Those are some nice looking irons…enjoy!

[Mike10487]

13 hours ago, Mizuno fan boy said:

I used toneear gloves on both hands just plain old leather on normal.days, rain gloves in rain and warmer gloves when cold, but now I only wear gloves when it's cold. 

I pretty much hate playing in rain, my glasses fog up, clubs get slippery, I take glasses off I cannot see, I put them on they get all fogged up or rain drops.  So yes if it's gonna rain i am gonna work or fish or sleep.  Now if I am out and get caught In rain, I will finish round, and a little light drizzle is fine, but anything more and I am gone.

Now that I switched to golf pride z grip cord grips, I really do not want anything between my hands and thw grips, thw tactile feedback and precision is such that I don't want to interfere with it. It's funny, if I hit it off toe, not only can I tell because of the feel and sound of the shot, but the instant and punishing pain in my fingers reminds me not to do that so often. It reminds me of when I first started playing golf, 25 years ago, painful stings are good reminders not to mishit....

 

 

Check out Chalkless grip enhancer. Amazing stuff and it doesn't mute the painful sting!

[Wib081]

Not a big purchase but I have been wandering the web in search of a putter cover I liked. Stumbled across Cayce Golf again last night. As it turns out one of the one I liked was on sale there for $15 so thi sucker will be on my club on Friday!

[Rob Person]

1 hour ago, Wib081 said:

Not a big purchase but I have been wandering the web in search of a putter cover I liked. Stumbled across Cayce Golf again last night. As it turns out one of the one I liked was on sale there for $15 so thi sucker will be on my club on Friday!

Awesome cover!!

[Wib081]

1 minute ago, Rob Person said:

Awesome cover!!

It seemed accurate to what goes through my head

[tdroma98]

11 hours ago, Rob Person said:

4 Gatorades

What flavor Gatorade @Rob Person

[Byrnzee]

On 6/7/2024 at 9:48 AM, Byrnzee said:

Long story short, I pulled the trigger this morning and they should get here sometime next week!

Update: they have arrived!!

I love the look of these even better in person. The texture is incredible and I love the light blue extra laces they included. 

I tried them on as well and they’re way more comfortable than I expected. A lot of padding and great grip on the sole, which should make for a great walking golf shoe!

 

[Mizuno fan boy]

12 hours ago, Irish-Assassin said:

Please save me golf spy’s, I’ve contracted Britney Spears Syndrome. 
Opps I did it again. 
Many moons ago on this site I read about the Takoma irons, read reviews, looked at the irons, went on You-Tube to some well known golf reviewers and listened to what they had to say. 
Well I couldn’t get these damn irons out of my head, so I purchased them. 

As Fat B/Stard would say, “ Dead Sexy “

Every individual club was wrapped completely, I’ve never seen that before, normally it’s just the heads and grips. 

KBS 120 tour shafts with Lamkin Crossline grips. Amazing quality. 

They also sent me free of charge a brand new golf hat and towel. Once again. never seen that from a manufacturer. I’m playing on Saturday and will add a quick review, I’ve already tagged and updated my Shot Scope for these new Dead Sexy Irons. 

They are really nice looking irons, and for them to throw in the extras is nice. I played sat with a young guy that had same clubs. He raved about them.

[Mizuno fan boy]

About about a month they ago I picked up a set of wilson d9 irons for $300, brand new still wrapped. Tense white av 60 r graphite shafts.  Got them for my 13 year old, but I finally hit some 7i  shots in backyard today and they are really smooth.  Compared to my jpx923 forged irons they look ginormous, but I am bringing the 5i and 7i with me tomorrow morning so me and my brother can hit a few on course. They appear to be very forgiving rockets. 

[ILMgolfnut]

Since I'm putting my clubs on an airplane in three weeks, and I have a new (to me) putter with no head cover. decided to correct that while I can be relatively certain the order will arrive in time. So.... 

[Josh Parker]

1 minute ago, ILMgolfnut said:

Since I'm putting my clubs on an airplane in three weeks, and I have a new (to me) putter with no head cover. decided to correct that while I can be relatively certain the order will arrive in time. So.... 

Mine is starting to wear out at the magnet and I have been looking at going with the white one this next time.  Just can't see dropping double the price for the collectors' ones.  

[Paul Hedrick]

Previously I had mentioned I was looking for something to replace my 3 Wood, that I simply could not hit it reliably.  After trying out a few things, today I made the decision.  Today I purchased a Cleveland Halo XL Hy-Wood 4+.  I took it to the range and tried it out, and bought it.  After I bought it I hit some more with it.  I take it to play this Firday.

Edited June 11 by Paul Hedrick

[Josh Parker]

Just pre-ordered the new Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Ti 340 Mini Driver.  They are having a 2X on trade in value and decided to trade in a couple clubs that were sitting around, and it came out to a wash.  

[William P]

9 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Just pre-ordered the new Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Ti 340 Mini Driver.  They are having a 2X on trade in value and decided to trade in a couple clubs that were sitting around, and it came out to a wash.  

Sweet looking mini!

[RCGolf]

17 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Just pre-ordered the new Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Ti 340 Mini Driver.  They are having a 2X on trade in value and decided to trade in a couple clubs that were sitting around, and it came out to a wash.  

Sweet! You know, instead of rolling the ball back, if they just decreased the max size of a “Tour” Driver to something like this at 340cc, and narrowed the fairways, the USGA would get what they wanted.

[Josh Parker]

12 minutes ago, William P said:

Sweet looking mini!

Yeah, I saw it pop up in my email and then saw 2x trade. I have been wanting to try the minis. 

2 minutes ago, RCGolf said:

Sweet! You know, instead of rolling the ball back, if they just decreased the max size of a “Tour” Driver to something like this at 340cc, and narrowed the fairways, the USGA would get what they wanted.

Yeah, the pros will still hit it a mile. Haha. I'm just glad it comes with the driver adapter because I have a shaft for it already that I will cut down to length. 

[tdroma98]

25 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Just pre-ordered the new Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Ti 340 Mini Driver.  They are having a 2X on trade in value and decided to trade in a couple clubs that were sitting around, and it came out to a wash.  

@Josh Parker what sparked you to consider the Mini Driver?  I'm curious, will you replace any of your clubs, such as a 3 wood? 

[RaRa Golf]

Can we post things we WANT to buy?....

Callaway absolutely NAILED the look of the "Tactical" paint job. 

Very refreshing after the less than stellar "Kith" stuff from TM recently.