What have you bought lately? (CHA - Club Ho's Anonymous)

[jlukes 13,590]

Well there goes my Golf Galaxy gift cards and rewards certificate. After which this putter cost me $18

 

[B.Boston 10,399]

Well there goes my Golf Galaxy gift cards and rewards certificate. After which this putter cost me $18
 

Very nice! I like that finish the best out of the options. Putt well!


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[chisag 12,149]

... These Aguila greens have been driving me crazy. First off the Bermuda grain is tough to read. Then the course designer is a masochist that has a TON of visual misdirections. A perfect example is #9 that is sitting beside a lake and as always the ball breaks to the water with the high point on the other side of the green ... or is it? The 2 drains in dips beside the high side are certainly a tell tale clue because the ball breaks away from the water. Standing in the fairway a good 30 yds away you can see the subtle tilt away from the water but standing on the green it looks and feels like the ball will break to the water. He is one twisted dude. Many of the greens are similar with visual clues that are completely misleading. I have over 100 rounds on this course and I am still learning some of the breaks. When they are cut/rolled and fast they are easier to read but when mid speed or worse running slow the grain with the sun in the late afternoon make them more difficult to calculate. I have never missed so many birdie putts as I have on this course. 

... So my normal feel putting has been letting me down and I have had to add an element of technical putting where I have to ignore my eyes and decided a new mallet putter would help. I was expecting to spend $300-400 on a putter demoing everything from PXG to Taylor Made and everything in between. One putter stood out from the pack because it flowed straight back on line while others tended to waiver. I was shocked to find the Cleveland Huntington Beach Soft 11s Premier putter was only $149 but I was not a fan of the black shaft or dull grey finish. The regular 11s has a typical stainless finish that was much more appealing to my eye and it was only $129!?!? I had to order it because none were in stock but it arrived last week and it has been exactly what I was looking for. It certainly pays to have an open mind in more ways than one. 

[dlow206 6,665]

Fed up with my bunker play, ordered a Cleveland Smart Sole sand wedge right after my round was done today.

[azstu324 3,192]

3 hours ago, chisag said:

... These Aguila greens have been driving me crazy. First off the Bermuda grain is tough to read. Then the course designer is a masochist that has a TON of visual misdirections. A perfect example is #9 that is sitting beside a lake and as always the ball breaks to the water with the high point on the other side of the green ... or is it? The 2 drains in dips beside the high side are certainly a tell tale clue because the ball breaks away from the water. Standing in the fairway a good 30 yds away you can see the subtle tilt away from the water but standing on the green it looks and feels like the bay will break to the water. He is one twisted dude. Many of the greens are similar with visual clues that are completely misleading. I have over 100 rounds on this course and I am still learning some of the breaks. When they are cut/rolled and fast they are easier to read but when mid speed or worse running slow the grain with the sun in the late afternoon make them more difficult to calculate. I have never missed so many birdie putts as I have on this course. 

... So my normal feel putting has been letting me down and I have had to add an element of technical putting where I have to ignore my eyes and decided a new mallet putter would help. I was expecting to spend $300-400 on a putter demoing everything from PXG to Taylor Made and everything in between. One putter stood out from the pack because it flowed straight back on line while others tended to waiver. I was shocked to find the Cleveland Huntington Beach Soft 11s Premier putter was only $149 but was not a fan of the black shaft or dull grey finish. The regular 11s has a typical stainless finish that was much more appealing to my eye and it was only $129!?!? I had to order it because none were in stock but it arrived last week and it has been exactly what I was looking for. It certainly pays to have an open mind in more ways than one. 

one of my "wish I never sold it" stories is for the original HB #11. I loved that putter so much! I'm gaming the premier #4 now and REALLY like it. I'm still not sure I like it better than the #11 model though. The updated SOFT models seem all that much better than the originals. Such a great feeling and performing putter. Not even just for the $. The day I picked up the #4, I had my sights set on a $350 Toulon blade. Rolled them all and the feel and performance were no different. At that point, saving $200 was the difference in the decision. 

[chisag 12,149]

4 minutes ago, azstu324 said:

one of my "wish I never sold it" stories is for the original HB #11. I loved that putter so much! I'm gaming the premier #4 now and REALLY like it. I'm still not sure I like it better than the #11 model though. The updated SOFT models seem all that much better than the originals. Such a great feeling and performing putter. Not even just for the $. The day I picked up the #4, I had my sights set on a $350 Toulon blade. Rolled them all and the feel and performance were no different. At that point, saving $200 was the difference in the decision. 

 

... Yup "wish I never sold it" sucks. Money was not a consideration when I went shopping. I took 2 days to make sure the putter (or me) still rolled the ball the same the next day. I forgot to add the Cleveland was also the best feeling putter I tested. I kinda had my heart set on the Taylor Made Ardmore that looks very similar with a tech face, but it was very hard feeling and I just didn't like it at all. I usually add weight to the sole (more on the toe) to get the balance perfect so my putter head swings back and through on line with no manipulation, but the 11S did it stock with no weight added. And like you the Cleveland performed best regardless of price so that was just a very nice bonus. 

[ejgaudette 1,348]

7 hours ago, chisag said:

... These Aguila greens have been driving me crazy. First off the Bermuda grain is tough to read. Then the course designer is a masochist that has a TON of visual misdirections. A perfect example is #9 that is sitting beside a lake and as always the ball breaks to the water with the high point on the other side of the green ... or is it? The 2 drains in dips beside the high side are certainly a tell tale clue because the ball breaks away from the water. Standing in the fairway a good 30 yds away you can see the subtle tilt away from the water but standing on the green it looks and feels like the ball will break to the water. He is one twisted dude. Many of the greens are similar with visual clues that are completely misleading. I have over 100 rounds on this course and I am still learning some of the breaks. When they are cut/rolled and fast they are easier to read but when mid speed or worse running slow the grain with the sun in the late afternoon make them more difficult to calculate. I have never missed so many birdie putts as I have on this course. 

... So my normal feel putting has been letting me down and I have had to add an element of technical putting where I have to ignore my eyes and decided a new mallet putter would help. I was expecting to spend $300-400 on a putter demoing everything from PXG to Taylor Made and everything in between. One putter stood out from the pack because it flowed straight back on line while others tended to waiver. I was shocked to find the Cleveland Huntington Beach Soft 11s Premier putter was only $149 but I was not a fan of the black shaft or dull grey finish. The regular 11s has a typical stainless finish that was much more appealing to my eye and it was only $129!?!? I had to order it because none were in stock but it arrived last week and it has been exactly what I was looking for. It certainly pays to have an open mind in more ways than one. 

Picked this one too and have really enjoyed the feel. I came at it from the variable groves but not wanting to spend to much but it has felt really stable and balanced for me. Hope it works for you too.

[tehuti 570]

I just got a velcro bag tag for hanging your glove on. It was actually worth it because my BagBoy bag only has a really small strip that I use for my putter cover. Now I can stick my glove and putter cover on my bag when I am ready to putt.


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[tehuti 570]

So weird. I have some bonus money burning a hole in my pocket. But when I started thinking about what new shiny toys I want I can't think of anything. My bag is practically new top to bottom. And the items that are not new I don't want to replace yet. Besides, I am usually the guy who procrastinates on a purchase and then I pull the trigger about a week before the next model is announced. So I don't want to do that again.

[Grand Stranded 1,626]

I was able to find the two TS2 hybrids I tried to buy last week. I also took a flyer on a TS2 16.5* 4 wood. To be honest, I never knew anyone made LEFTHAND 4 woods since the Ping G25 line. Apparently Titleist does.

Its weird, I went for years without one of their clubs in my bag, and now I’ll have 6! By the same token, this time last year I had 13 Callaway clubs and a Ping driver.This year I won’t have any, assuming the 4 wood beats out my beloved Rogue 15* (which is a long shot). 

If the Cobra RAD XB beats my G400Max (I’m confident it will) I won’t even recognize my own bag at the bag drop. LOL

[fozcycle 12,471]

Not golf but I just ordered these Tifosi sunnies. Same polarized lenses but matte black frames. I'll probably get another pair with the Enliven golf lenses.

You will be styling’ come March, with the sunnies and your straw hat.


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[fozcycle 12,471]

... These Aguila greens have been driving me crazy. First off the Bermuda grain is tough to read. Then the course designer is a masochist that has a TON of visual misdirections. A perfect example is #9 that is sitting beside a lake and as always the ball breaks to the water with the high point on the other side of the green ... or is it? The 2 drains in dips beside the high side are certainly a tell tale clue because the ball breaks away from the water. Standing in the fairway a good 30 yds away you can see the subtle tilt away from the water but standing on the green it looks and feels like the ball will break to the water. He is one twisted dude. Many of the greens are similar with visual clues that are completely misleading. I have over 100 rounds on this course and I am still learning some of the breaks. When they are cut/rolled and fast they are easier to read but when mid speed or worse running slow the grain with the sun in the late afternoon make them more difficult to calculate. I have never missed so many birdie putts as I have on this course. 

... So my normal feel putting has been letting me down and I have had to add an element of technical putting where I have to ignore my eyes and decided a new mallet putter would help. I was expecting to spend $300-400 on a putter demoing everything from PXG to Taylor Made and everything in between. One putter stood out from the pack because it flowed straight back on line while others tended to waiver. I was shocked to find the Cleveland Huntington Beach Soft 11s Premier putter was only $149 but I was not a fan of the black shaft or dull grey finish. The regular 11s has a typical stainless finish that was much more appealing to my eye and it was only $129!?!? I had to order it because none were in stock but it arrived last week and it has been exactly what I was looking for. It certainly pays to have an open mind in more ways than one. 

Have that putter in my closet....


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[Kenny B 25,077]

9 minutes ago, fozcycle said:

 

Have that putter in my closet....
 

 

Isn't it time for the putter to come out of the closet?    

[Peaksy68 4,090]

On 1/23/2021 at 3:53 PM, Peaksy68 said:

Just bought 3 Cleveland Zipcore wedges. Tour satin finish, 50/54/58 all in mid bounce. Custom shafts, Project X LZ 5.5 to match my irons. Hopefully they don’t try to add an up charge for the shafts. 
managed to sell a few benched clubs, still a few more to sell so I probably won’t get in too much trouble for buying them.

Update time. Was told it was a 15 working day wait, so I patiently waited my 3 weeks. Sent an email 5 days ago and got no reply.

Rang this morning and was told they were expecting them from Srixon towards the end of the week, and that Srixon had told them incorrect information as to availability. I asked why no one had replied to my email, and that I was pretty unhappy with their lack of customer service. My complaints were worth the effort, they are throwing in a box of Z-Stars to keep me happy.

Only saving grace is I won’t be playing this week while recovering from yet more stitches. Hope they arrive next week.

[dlow206 6,665]

So hear me out on this one.

What I paid/traded-in:

• 1 used SIM Max driver (used to rattle, but some rattle stop made it good enough for trade in)
• 1 Odyssey triple track two ball putter
• 2 x $100 gift cards paid for using Southwest airline miles
• about $30 cash

What I receive:

• 1 brand new Callaway Epic Max LS driver with a Project X Smoke IM10 Stiff shaft

Probably won't even be keeping that Epic Max LS. Will probably sell the head and shaft separately and keep that cash until I get fitted for a driver and use those proceeds to buy a fitted driver.

Had to trade in those clubs now using the Callaway trade in bonus.

 

[wely324 111]

Just picked up a TS2 21* w/ ventus red 9x

[fozcycle 12,471]

Isn't it time for the putter to come out of the closet?    

Bagging my Evnroll E-6R......making birdies!


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Cobra Speedzone Extreme (11.5*) w/ Mitsubishi Tense av Blue Regular; 3W & 5W Cobra King F8 w/ Mitsubishi Tense ck Blue Regular shafts; Tour Edge CBX119 22* Hybrid w/Project X Evenflo Regular shaft; Wilson Staff D-7 5-PW + GW + SW w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 Regular graphite shafts; Cleveland RTX Zipcore LW(58*) w/DG Spinner shaft. Putter: 33” EVNROLL E6R Bag: Cobra Ultralight Cart bag, Peaccoat Blue.

[PMookie 13,062]

On 2/22/2021 at 5:33 PM, Kenny B said:

Isn't it time for the putter to come out of the closet?    

I almost typed the exact same thing!!!!

[PingMD702 197]

Oh man I just bought a tsi2 4h with a tensei white 100 stiff and an old school 2016 Bettinardi bb40 putter hahah my wife is going to kill me haha! I’m just hoping I made the right choice going with the 4h. I was playing g410 3h and I play 4-G. What do you guys think?


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[rbsiedsc 1,967]

I agree, you are a dead man