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

[Preeway]

2 hours ago, Javs said:

I was putting with an Odyssey AI Jailbreak mini and I love it. So, while playing with the Scotty, I may go back and forth.

The Jailbird Mini really has my interest peaked. Can’t say why, but it does. Might have to bite the bullet. 

[Javs]

11 minutes ago, Preeway said:

The Jailbird Mini really has my interest peaked. Can’t say why, but it does. Might have to bite the bullet. 

It’s a great putter. Had mine fitted at 34 inches and 3 degrees flat.

[William P]

48 minutes ago, Preeway said:

The Jailbird Mini really has my interest peaked. Can’t say why, but it does. Might have to bite the bullet. 

I was at the PGASS yesterday and played with the Jailbird Cruiser and #7 Cruiser... They really felt nice in my hands and set up well to my eye. I've been developing an itch that might need scratching soon... The 'ol Scotty needs to come around quickly or pretty sure I'll end up in time out again...

[Notjackdaniels22]

Just did another driver fitting and ended up getting fit, yet again, with the Taylormade Qi10 Max. Although instead of the Speeder NX stiff shaft, I was fit with the Tensei AV Limited Black stiff shaft. I wasn't terribly thrilled with my first driver fitting with Taylormade. He basically gave me 2 shaft options despite the plethora of no upcharge choices TM offers. I was hoping to try a few others and just wasn't given the option. 

I came to a local shop while on a trip to Abq., New Mexico and tried 6 different heads from a variety of brands, and a few shaft options each. I thought it was odd during the Taylormade fitting, the shaft I had iron-like dispersion on 10 drives was taken away and put in the no way pile. Spin was a little low but consistent and tight, with plenty distance seemed... beyond odd to be put in a shaft that I was all over the map with because my distance was better. I even told him I am fine sacrificing distance for accuracy and dispersion.

I told the guy at the local shop the same thing today and while it wasn't my best hitting day as far as straight drives, I ended plum on the Qi10 Max 9° again... with 2 shaft options that were near identical numbers wise for me, and feel differences were minor in my incredibly new golfing journey. The Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 5 (the shaft the taylormade rep took and put in the no way pile) and the Mitsubishi Tensei AV Limited Black 65. 

I was given a pretty decent deal (price matching the Taylormade military discount of 15%), and both combos were in stock somehow... no one in MT has stock where I live and halving the chance to take it today... So I promptly bought the Mitsu combo as I liked it a wee better than the Fujikura.

I tried running a forum search here and Google search for the Tensei shaft and haven't found anything. Either my search skills are as good as my golf skills (not awesome) or it doesn't exist on here yet. Anyone have any links, forum links, or personal experience with that shaft? I'd love to find anything or hear your experiences with it! 

I play a round tomorrow before I head back home on Tuesday and am stoked to see how it performs compared to my 15 year old Cobra that was the cheapest option available when I originally bought my clubs last fall to see if I even liked playing golf. Oh... the obsession I have discovered... to the utter chagrin of my bank account.

New fitted irons, wedges, putter, and now driver all purchased in the last month. 

Irons are Srixon ZX5/7 combo 5-PW, wedges are Cleveland RTX Zipcore 52, 56, 60... putter Cleveland HB SOFT 2 Retreve.

I'm sorry bank account. Please forgive me.

[Lefty11]

You’ve only just begun!  Just wait!  

[KC Golf]

6 hours ago, SDGolf619 said:

Found these Asics Pro Ms on eBay for $40 shipped. They had acrylic or something spilled on them but I cleaned them up with some acetone and put new laces in them. Haven't worn spiked shoes in a while and I played well in them.

 

ASICS is really getting into golf shoes. Haven’t tried them but they are definitely on my radar. 
 

[Notjackdaniels22]

4 minutes ago, Lefty11 said:

You’ve only just begun!  Just wait!  

That's what I'm afraid of lol...

[MissionMan]

On the advice of my lawyers, all I can say is I may or may not have purchased a Garmin Z30 rangefinder. Been waiting a little while for a new Garmin to come out and it seems this will work well for me. I also went for a Titleist GT fitting today and that may cause further damage to my finances.

[Wasper007]

2 hours ago, MissionMan said:

On the advice of my lawyers, all I can say is I may or may not have purchased a Garmin Z30 rangefinder. Been waiting a little while for a new Garmin to come out and it seems this will work well for me. I also went for a Titleist GT fitting today and that may cause further damage to my finances.

Good stuff, PR’s on the way

[cnosil]

8 hours ago, Notjackdaniels22 said:

 

I tried running a forum search here and Google search for the Tensei shaft and haven't found anything. Either my search skills are as good as my golf skills (not awesome) or it doesn't exist on here yet. Anyone have any links, forum links, or personal experience with that shaft? I'd love to find anything or hear your experiences with it! 

There is nothing wrong with the shaft unless it doesn’t fit your swing.  probably a made for Taylormade shaft which is why you aren’t finding much.  A review was done at the below link but you if you don’t have a subscription you will not be able to read it.   
 

https://www.golfshaftreviews.info/mitsubishi-tensei-av-limited-driver-shafts-review/

[Notjustduffin]

On 7/5/2024 at 6:39 PM, Notjustduffin said:

Ok so we did it , we upgraded the irons. I had to travel a couple hours to go get them but we found a set of lefty Calloway Fusion wide soles at a price I could accept . Excited to hit the range and see what happens next. I've gotten the handicap down to 16 I am ready for single digits.

So we made it to the range and pleasantly surprised I was striping my new irons . Added about 10-15 yards to each club which was an added benefit. Since we hit them well I decided to play a round and we were still really consistent and scored right at what I left off with my old clubs . 87 was my lowest with the strata my wife bought and that's where I started with out the sporadic shot offline . With tye new Callaways . 

[Bad Golfer]

 

12 hours ago, Javs said:

It’s a great putter. Had mine fitted at 34 inches and 3 degrees flat.

I'm glad your Jailbird is working out for you Javs. It is a good putter but I think I'm putting mine up for sale soon. I just can't stay consistent with it even after changing grips and trying many different things I just can't get comfortable with it. I have a old Dunlop blade that gives me way more confidence and seems like it makes the putting stoke easier for some reason. With all that said I have a used Odyssey Tri-Hot 5k blade on the way I got a good deal on so we will see.

[Notjackdaniels22]

1 hour ago, cnosil said:

There is nothing wrong with the shaft unless it doesn’t fit your swing.  probably a made for Taylormade shaft which is why you aren’t finding much.  A review was done at the below link but you if you don’t have a subscription you will not be able to read it.   
 

https://www.golfshaftreviews.info/mitsubishi-tensei-av-limited-driver-shafts-review/

Oh yeah there's nothing wrong with it at all, i really like it. Just was hoping to find stuff/info/data/whatever on it. It appeases my research and nerdness. Thanks for the link! 

[Javs]

14 minutes ago, Bad Golfer said:

 

I'm glad your Jailbird is working out for you Javs. It is a good putter but I think I'm putting mine up for sale soon. I just can't stay consistent with it even after changing grips and trying many different things I just can't get comfortable with it. I have an old Dunlop blade that gives me way more confidence and seems like it makes the putting stoke easier for some reason. With all that said I have a used Odyssey Tri-Hot 5k blade on the way I got a good deal on so we will see.

 I always have believed horses for courses. The same goes for equipment. What works for one will not for another. I hope you find a winner. 

[Rob Person]

16 hours ago, SDGolf619 said:

Found these Asics Pro Ms on eBay for $40 shipped. They had acrylic or something spilled on them but I cleaned them up with some acetone and put new laces in them. Haven't worn spiked shoes in a while and I played well in them.

 

I have a pair and really like them. Toe box is wide enough without having to get a wide width for my feet.  The only issue is the outside right foot spike keeps coming off for some reason.   Got them on amazon for 39 bucks. 

[Scott Lyons]

Long story very short. The face of my SIM 2 which I absolutely loved had a flat spot on the face. TM is so good with warranty stuff but this club was too old. Instead they gave me a 30% off coupon code so i picked up this Taylormade Qi10 LS designer copper in 9 degrees. Since the coupon worked on upgraded shafts too. I threw another Ventus 7x TR on there for an extra $245. Arrives tomorrow !

[TJ Hall]

5 hours ago, Scott Lyons said:

Long story very short. The face of my SIM 2 which I absolutely loved had a flat spot on the face. TM is so good with warranty stuff but this club was too old. Instead they gave me a 30% off coupon code so i picked up this Taylormade Qi10 LS designer copper in 9 degrees. Since the coupon worked on upgraded shafts too. I threw another Ventus 7x TR on there for an extra $245. Arrives tomorrow !

The copper is amazing looking…nice choice!

[Schmucker20]

Just bought a Callaway rogue st max 3 wood with ventus blue stiff shaft. First hit on the course 240-250 right down the centre of the fairway. Big improvement over my ping anser 3 wood. 

[Michael.Sandoval33]

6 hours ago, Scott Lyons said:

Long story very short. The face of my SIM 2 which I absolutely loved had a flat spot on the face. TM is so good with warranty stuff but this club was too old. Instead they gave me a 30% off coupon code so i picked up this Taylormade Qi10 LS designer copper in 9 degrees. Since the coupon worked on upgraded shafts too. I threw another Ventus 7x TR on there for an extra $245. Arrives tomorrow !

I agree with @TJ Hall that the copper looks like an absolute knockout. 

[sirchunksalot]

6 hours ago, Scott Lyons said:

Long story very short. The face of my SIM 2 which I absolutely loved had a flat spot on the face. TM is so good with warranty stuff but this club was too old. Instead they gave me a 30% off coupon code so i picked up this Taylormade Qi10 LS designer copper in 9 degrees. Since the coupon worked on upgraded shafts too. I threw another Ventus 7x TR on there for an extra $245. Arrives tomorrow !

I haven't seen that model until now and it's a stunner! 

[TJ Hall]

7 hours ago, Scott Lyons said:

Long story very short. The face of my SIM 2 which I absolutely loved had a flat spot on the face. TM is so good with warranty stuff but this club was too old. Instead they gave me a 30% off coupon code so i picked up this Taylormade Qi10 LS designer copper in 9 degrees. Since the coupon worked on upgraded shafts too. I threw another Ventus 7x TR on there for an extra $245. Arrives tomorrow !

 

33 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

I haven't seen that model until now and it's a stunner! 

I need to look at my Sim 2 Max for some flat spots…pretty sure there is one!

Or I just need to let @GolfSpy_BEN swing lefty to take care of it for me!

[Josh Parker]

7 hours ago, Scott Lyons said:

Long story very short. The face of my SIM 2 which I absolutely loved had a flat spot on the face. TM is so good with warranty stuff but this club was too old. Instead they gave me a 30% off coupon code so i picked up this Taylormade Qi10 LS designer copper in 9 degrees. Since the coupon worked on upgraded shafts too. I threw another Ventus 7x TR on there for an extra $245. Arrives tomorrow !

I like the throwback!  

[GolfSpy_BEN]

10 minutes ago, TJ Hall said:

 

I need to look at my Sim 2 Max for some flat spots…pretty sure there is one!

Or I just need to let @GolfSpy_BEN swing lefty to take care of it for me!

Tried that on the range at Kingsmill, the result of a poor finish in the PGA Championship contest, it was…not pretty.

[Awestin]

7 hours ago, Scott Lyons said:

Long story very short. The face of my SIM 2 which I absolutely loved had a flat spot on the face. TM is so good with warranty stuff but this club was too old. Instead they gave me a 30% off coupon code so i picked up this Taylormade Qi10 LS designer copper in 9 degrees. Since the coupon worked on upgraded shafts too. I threw another Ventus 7x TR on there for an extra $245. Arrives tomorrow !

The copper is amazing. Chrome is classic but im always looking for something unique to add to the bag

[chris75]

Picked up a set of Mizuno jpx 923 irons. 
can’t wait to try them out. 

[Rob Person]

10 minutes ago, chris75 said:

Picked up a set of Mizuno jpx 923 irons. 
can’t wait to try them out. 

Welcome to mgs!!!

[chris75]

Thank you 

[TJ Hall]

3 hours ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

Tried that on the range at Kingsmill, the result of a poor finish in the PGA Championship contest, it was…not pretty.

So it should work out perfectly for me!!!

[rkj427]

23 hours ago, William P said:

I was at the PGASS yesterday and played with the Jailbird Cruiser and #7 Cruiser... They really felt nice in my hands and set up well to my eye. I've been developing an itch that might need scratching soon... The 'ol Scotty needs to come around quickly or pretty sure I'll end up in time out again...

@William P the Cruiser models you tried out were the long models? 

If so, there is an opportunity I have to get a "new in plastic, never used" Jailbird Limited Edition model from an estate sale here.

Already looked at it myself, and it could be purchased for way less than original pricing as they have no use for it at all.

[GolfSpy_BEN]

50 minutes ago, TJ Hall said:

So it should work out perfectly for me!!!

Perhaps