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

[cnosil]

4 hours ago, KOG said:

Yes, the whole top of the stabilty shaft is like solid graphite and thick with 1 degree of torque and this all aluminum milled face putter was so soft to begin with, it hard to tell when you hit it off center. In theory less torque would lead to more feedback because the face is twisting less in impact  and the energy goes up the shaft. Not so with the BGT as the graphite is also a vibration damper. 

I think the feel aspect is shaft related.   I have tried a bunch of the graphite putter shafts and the one have on order is low torque, stiff, but I could tell where I was hitting the face.  Off Center provides tactile and audible feedback so the shaft doesn't completely eliminate.  

[KOG]

2 minutes ago, cnosil said:

I think the feel aspect is shaft related.   I have tried a bunch of the graphite putter shafts and the one have on order is low torque, stiff, but I could tell where I was hitting the face.  Off Center provides tactile and audible feedback so the shaft doesn't completely eliminate.  

I agree. But I see you have a Sacks Parente. I have used their blade model with the ultra light low torque graphite shaft and there was no lack of feedback there. One of the best feeling putters Ive used. I think its a head/shaft combo in my case as I am usually a blade putter and this is the first time Im using a mallet, a very soft mallet. but I may be able to adapt. Ill give it some more time. This is not a dramatic change as its a putter shaft and the tour has a similar balance point to a typical steel putter shaft. I can always remove the shaft by the head and try a typical steel both just to see if its placebo

[Josh Parker]

8 minutes ago, Erin B said:

Update on the Star grips and tool that I bought recently. Yeah, they’re ! They’re so easy to install and remove that I don’t think I’ll ever get the regular grip and solvent again. 

I really liked mine during the "cooler" months. I had to switch to cord for the summer. But also blew those on with air and saves the stars.

[Erin B]

16 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

I really liked mine during the "cooler" months. I had to switch to cord for the summer. But also blew those on with air and saves the stars.

Awesome!!! I actually blew one of the lampkins off when I was trimming a driver shaft. Saved the grip so now I try to blow them all off before they go under the knife. 

[Josh Parker]

33 minutes ago, Erin B said:

Awesome!!! I actually blew one of the lampkins off when I was trimming a driver shaft. Saved the grip so now I try to blow them all off before they go under the knife. 

So much easier and quicker than traditional.  

[sirchunksalot]

Bought The Three Releases by Dan Grieve after a few horrendous rounds of chipping. I've been watching his videos after being encouraged to buy @cnosil during the Kingsmill trip. 

[NHRon]

5 hours ago, KOG said:

Youre not lying sir. Best shaft I ever used in my driver.

I couldn't resist the prices ($70 per plus shipping) so I picked up the BF and RF as well, both at 60g R. I tried the BF in the same driver head and hit it well, but not as well as the ZF which gives me a more penetrating trajectory. The BF will get tip trimmed and reinstalled in a FW, as will the RF. Like I said, confirmed Shaft Ho.

But the ZF is my driver shaft for the foreseeable future.

[cksurfdude]

On 7/25/2024 at 6:10 PM, RichL85 said:

I don't know why I want this, but I really want this. 

My wife gifted me a fairway cover with that pattern - very cool wave graphic! (I believe it's based off an old Japanese wood block print?)

FYI if you guys have not yet checked out Cayce head covers, you should. I was never a custom head cover guy until I saw someone else in this thread with the "Swing Thoughts" cover!

[RichL85]

14 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

My wife gifted me a fairway cover with that pattern - very cool wave graphic! (I believe it's based off an old Japanese wood block print?)

FYI if you guys have not yet checked out Cayce head covers, you should. I was never a custom head cover guy until I saw someone else in this thread with the "Swing Thoughts" cover!

I already have a shirt with that graphic and the lego set for it too. I'm a bit of a nerd. 

[RoverRick]

6 hours ago, Preeway said:

Out of curiosity, why the S grind? What made it a good fit for you?

The thinner sole has always worked best for me. I used to chip in an unusual amount of times with the Hogan Ft Worth 15’s. My best wedges were the original Spin Mills before they had a bunch of different grinds. My last wedges were the M Grind and didn’t really know any better. 

I gamed these today and had 4 tap-ins and 2 hole-outs. Sure I hit some too hard or soft but perfect contact every time. I don’t play the Ft Worth 15’s anymore because they have the sweet spot of a gnat. But they were great around the green. 

[cnosil]

2 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

Bought The Three Releases by Dan Grieve after a few horrendous rounds of chipping. I've been watching his videos after being encouraged to buy @cnosil during the Kingsmill trip. 

I hope it helps.   My short game has been improving since reading the book and watching all his videos....watching enough to start getting recommendations when he appears on other channels.  

[cnosil]

3 hours ago, KOG said:

I agree. But I see you have a Sacks Parente. I have used their blade model with the ultra light low torque graphite shaft and there was no lack of feedback there. One of the best feeling putters Ive used. I think its a head/shaft combo in my case as I am usually a blade putter and this is the first time Im using a mallet, a very soft mallet. but I may be able to adapt. Ill give it some more time. This is not a dramatic change as its a putter shaft and the tour has a similar balance point to a typical steel putter shaft. I can always remove the shaft by the head and try a typical steel both just to see if its placebo

 I wasn't referring to the shaft in my Sacks Parente.   I have tried the Accra, TPT, BGT, UST, PXG, Kinetixx, KBS, LA Golf, and VA Composite graphite shafts.  They each have different feels.  I guess it depends on what you call "dramatic change";  on Puttlab, there were noticeable differences but  you couldn't necessarily feel the difference.   Usually when people post performance differences they are  very close and they come when looking at longer putts.  

[Mdrnsamurai]

I finally got all my stuff in... and needed to make some changes...

Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Max 10.5*, Project X Denali 6.0 60g instead of the Ventus Blue 6-S Velo Core... (250-270)

Woods: Callaway Ai Smoke 3W (230-250), Callaway Ai Smoke 5W (210-220), Project X Denali 6.0 70g instead of Hzrdus Black 6.0 / 6.5 

Irons: Mizuno MP 245 (5i thru GW) (120-220), NS Pro Modus Tour 120X... I got the 4i as well but currently, crushing the 5i so well I needed to fill the bottom of the bag...  

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM10 52.08F (110-120), 56.12S (90-100), 60.14K Grind... Crazy, that I'm carrying five wedges but the Gap Wedge is 48* and it covers that 120 to 130 number... so I needed to add Wedges for 120 and down...

So we will see how it goes, going forward and keep everyone updated...

 

[Josh Parker]

3 hours ago, Mdrnsamurai said:

I finally got all my stuff in... and needed to make some changes...

Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Max 10.5*, Project X Denali 6.0 60g instead of the Ventus Blue 6-S Velo Core... (250-270)

Woods: Callaway Ai Smoke 3W (230-250), Callaway Ai Smoke 5W (210-220), Project X Denali 6.0 70g instead of Hzrdus Black 6.0 / 6.5 

Irons: Mizuno MP 245 (5i thru GW) (120-220), NS Pro Modus Tour 120X... I got the 4i as well but currently, crushing the 5i so well I needed to fill the bottom of the bag...  

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM10 52.08F (110-120), 56.12S (90-100), 60.14K Grind... Crazy, that I'm carrying five wedges but the Gap Wedge is 48* and it covers that 120 to 130 number... so I needed to add Wedges for 120 and down...

So we will see how it goes, going forward and keep everyone updated...

 

Nice setup!  

[Indy_Oz]

17 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

Bought The Three Releases by Dan Grieve after a few horrendous rounds of chipping. I've been watching his videos after being encouraged to buy @cnosil during the Kingsmill trip. 

Dan's book and videos are fantastic. I'm on my second read through after a few rounds where my chipping hasn't been great and I'm ending up with longer putts than I should be.  Greenside chipping was a strength of mine for most of this year, so I'll be getting down to the practice range and chipping greens soon.

Enjoy the book!

 

[KOG]

16 hours ago, cnosil said:

 I wasn't referring to the shaft in my Sacks Parente.   I have tried the Accra, TPT, BGT, UST, PXG, Kinetixx, KBS, LA Golf, and VA Composite graphite shafts.  They each have different feels.  I guess it depends on what you call "dramatic change";  on Puttlab, there were noticeable differences but  you couldn't necessarily feel the difference.   Usually when people post performance differences they are  very close and they come when looking at longer putts.  

That makes sense and I was more accurate on long putts which would make sense as thats where the torque would come into play most. Thanks for clarifying. 

[NHRon]

22 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

My wife gifted me a fairway cover with that pattern - very cool wave graphic! (I believe it's based off an old Japanese wood block print?)

FYI if you guys have not yet checked out Cayce head covers, you should. I was never a custom head cover guy until I saw someone else in this thread with the "Swing Thoughts" cover!

The design is reminiscent of a famous Hokusai print known as "The Great Wave" (actual title is "Under the Wave off Kanagawa"). I love stuff like this, I think it looks really classy. I have Rose & Fire embroidered headcovers - Japanese Dragon for my driver, Fire Dragons for my FW and hybrid. And I recently picked up a Reinland "Shibori" putter cover, keeping to the Japanese/Asian theme (I'm actually Chinese but there aren't many Chinese-specific golf accessory designs out there).

[ILMgolfnut]

Forgot to post this purchase while in Scotland. Yes it's a Nessie headcover.

[GolfSpy_BEN]

I guess I’m becoming a Ping guy…

 

Sweet Heavens! They are so buttery…

[Josh Parker]

2 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

I guess I’m becoming a Ping guy…

 

Sweet Heavens! They are so buttery…

Those are clean!  

[sirchunksalot]

7 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

I guess I’m becoming a Ping guy…

 

Sweet Heavens! They are so buttery…

Those are beautiful!

[buckpillar]

27 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

I guess I’m becoming a Ping guy…

 

Sweet Heavens! They are so buttery…

Those are so Sweet! Congrats  

[BradM]

Anyone have a Cayce head cover? Looking for some sweet designs.

[Indy_Oz]

2 hours ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

I guess I’m becoming a Ping guy…

 

Sweet Heavens! They are so buttery…

They look fantastic and all the reports I've seen say how great they play... so I refuse to go anywhere near testing them. Ha ha.

[mr.hicksta]

I ordered a TM Qi10 4 Rescue. Time to make the top of the bag a bit more cooperative.

[TJ Hall]

12 hours ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

I guess I’m becoming a Ping guy…

 

Sweet Heavens! They are so buttery…

These are amazing looking, hoping they work well for you!

[Erin B]

Didn’t buy but did take advantage of the PGA Super Store 90 day trial. I just did t have much luck with the TW grind 56* wedge. So I traded it in for a Titleist Vokey SM 10 56* to match my other wedges. I’m so glad I did. I can open the face and hit my flop shots again. Not knocking the MG4 TM wedge, just wasn’t for me. Immediately hit my shots with the SM 10 56* wedge.

[Hoyoymac]

Ordered three butterfly knife style pitch mark tools from Two Talents back in April.  They arrived this week.

Keeping one for myself and giving the other two to my friends.

They work great and are bad azz.

 

[MND]

Last purchase is a set of used Garmin CT 10 sensors to equip all my clubs in the bag. With them, I'll receive a Garmin s60 watch that I'll compare with my current s42. Let's see which watch is the most handy to use.

[Dropping2]

Bought a UST Mamiya Helium Proto shaft to try out in my driver. Hoping to add some launch to my drives. That club is hurting me at the moment.