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

[SteveGH7]

20 hours ago, richk9holes said:

Oo, oo buy the DCB 4-w and trade the 4-5 to me to make my 6-aw a combo set.

I have a DCB 5 iron that I am not really using. Was considering trading it in to CPO.

[StrokerAce]

Making their debut today and I’m hopeful. Multiple efforts on a shoe with extra room in the toe yet doesn’t slip on the heel 

Relaxed fit seems to be the charm 

 

[Fred Mitchell]

34 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:

Making their debut today and I’m hopeful. Multiple efforts on a shoe with extra room in the toe yet doesn’t slip on the heel 

Relaxed fit seems to be the charm 

 

No luck with Sketchers, wish I did they are cushy but they did not give enough lateral support for me.

[josmi15]

40 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:

Making their debut today and I’m hopeful. Multiple efforts on a shoe with extra room in the toe yet doesn’t slip on the heel 

Relaxed fit seems to be the charm 

 

Nice! i'm on my 4th pair.  I currently have 1 spikeless and 1 spike.  Best golf shoes ever, 

[mackdaddy]

After taking on a big task for my pro he paid me back with some new PXG Gen 6 Black irons with Accra 70i shafts.  I had them bent to 4 degree gaps starting at 46* because that is what I have played for the the last 20 years.  I think these me be the sexiest looking irons I have ever seen and the feel is to die for.  The fitting experience from PXG was awesome.  I was playing Gen 3 irons from my previous fitting at Club Champion.  The 6 added yards on average is nice and the overall playability of these irons are awesome!

[ChiefMikeOfficer]

On 4/14/2023 at 8:36 AM, ChiefMikeOfficer said:

Ah dang, apparently I'm a Wedge Ho now... 

Over the weekend, ordered individual components to build 3 new wedges. Chose the lofts/bounces so that they're not directly replacing my current suite of wedges, instead planning to swap things in/out based on "conditions" (i.e. how I feel on a given day, I'm not good enough to adapt to conditions). Will need to send pics of the final build, but only the shafts are in right now -- hoping for mid-May build: 

Heads: Vokey SM9 Jet Black 46.10 (my first separate wedge under 50*, might replace the 44* PW), 54.12, and 58.08. Adding on customizations from Sick Sticks Golf -- 46 will be a $100 bill, 54 will be Kenny Powers on the jet ski (matches the new driver cover...yea, bought that too), and 58 will be Tin Cup with the quote "Greatness Courts Failure" (you know, for the close-range flopper).  

Components: Grips will be Masters-colored Golf Pride MCC that I picked up last year and are waiting to be used; BB&F Golden Bell ferrules

Well, they're here. And they're awesome. Ended up swapping out the Golden Bell ferrules for things that match a little better (still all BB&F -- had a single Green/Gold ferrule from a past mix-pack, so threw that on the 46; bought new Black/White/Green ferrules for the others). Naturally, just like my T100S test, I picked up the fully-built clubs on the way to the course, so didn't get good pics before using them for 9 holes...but here goes: 

The one quick pre-round photo: 

And some close-ups for the full build: 

Customizations done by Sick Sticks Golf in Northern WI (seriously, give them a follow on IG) - they ordered the wedges direct from Titleist, did the customizations, and then shipped them to me. Upcharge for the customization (vs. same build bought and shipped direct from Titleist) was $75 for one of them, $65 for each of the other two (they would have reassembled the clubs for that same price, but I had the green shafts, so they left them apart and sent me the shafts too). The Kenny was a net new thing for them; the other two they've done the prints before (minus the quote). 

[chisag]

5 minutes ago, ChiefMikeOfficer said:

 

 

Customizations done by Sick Sticks Golf in Northern WI (seriously, give them a follow on IG) - they ordered the wedges direct from Titleist, did the customizations, and then shipped them to me. 

 

... I really love those white/green A-A-Ron NY Jets ferrules on two of your wedges!  

[CB Lobo 4 Life]

35 minutes ago, ChiefMikeOfficer said:

Well, they're here. And they're awesome. Ended up swapping out the Golden Bell ferrules for things that match a little better (still all BB&F -- had a single Green/Gold ferrule from a past mix-pack, so threw that on the 46; bought new Black/White/Green ferrules for the others). Naturally, just like my T100S test, I picked up the fully-built clubs on the way to the course, so didn't get good pics before using them for 9 holes...but here goes: 

The one quick pre-round photo: 

And some close-ups for the full build: 

Customizations done by Sick Sticks Golf in Northern WI (seriously, give them a follow on IG) - they ordered the wedges direct from Titleist, did the customizations, and then shipped them to me. Upcharge for the customization (vs. same build bought and shipped direct from Titleist) was $75 for one of them, $65 for each of the other two (they would have reassembled the clubs for that same price, but I had the green shafts, so they left them apart and sent me the shafts too). The Kenny was a net new thing for them; the other two they've done the prints before (minus the quote). 

These are absolutely gorgeous ! I love the gucci'ed clubs you see now, and these are certainly on that list. I will definitely give these guys a follow and maybe even a call haha

[GolfSpy_BNG]

Picked up a few things today. 
 

Groove it Brush-no clue why I waited so long

MicroFiber towel

2-dozen more Vice Pro Soft balls

Ping Glide 4.0 54* E Grind wedge. Messed around with it today and unless it turns to crap the next time out it will replace the Zipcore with BGT shaft in the bag. 

[BKervin]

I ordered a new hat with the PGA Oak Hill on it. 

Ordered hubby a shirt and hat for Father's day! 

[cksurfdude]

Another iron demo - but first, a note: I did, in fact, recently go for an iron fitting and it was bad bad bad. But that's a whole 'nuthah story....

So coming my way is....

* Mizuno JPX 923 Hot Metal 7i

Checked the specs vs what I'm playing now, and what I've demoed and what I (..think i) know works for me, and ended up standard everything. Including an available stock shaft - a Recoil model that I've used and like! Only change was the grip - I like the CP2 Wrap (blue) with +2 extra wraps underneath.

Ordered from TGW; one of the sites that allows customizations plus selection of set make-up.

So how did I pick this, you may be about to ask?

1. During that bad bad bad fitting this was the club head that felt the best and gave me the best result. (No, was not going to order from that fitter. Period.)

2. Thanks to @azstu324 for reminding me about Maltby irons .. which in turn reminded me about the Maltby Playability Factor, or MPF .. which is a numeric rating of the forgiveness, or playability, of an iron head.

(.. if you're not familiar with this, go to golfworks dotcom and search "MPF" .. you'll find a link to download the current PDF of everything they've tested to date..)

So I looked up what I've been playing and demoing, and also looked up all the other 2023 models currently rated in both the SGI and GI categories (Maltby's own ranking) .. and in a big surprise to me the Hot Metals are much higher on the SGI/GI scale vs everything else!

Way higher - 805 vs 634 for the Gen 5 XPs (Gen 6 n/a; using this as a proxy for my 0211s which are not rated either) - which is a pretty big difference, and imho worth a few $ to get to try it on my own time outside in the real world

(.. results tbd...)

[richk9holes]

Demo Stealth 4h Ventus red shaft.

Simplifying the top of the bag further. Fixed at 22° between the 3h and 5h I traded for it. Also ditched the old trusty 4w, going to use my 917 f2 3w at 16.5°.

Traded the 3 clubs basically even for it. Paid about $15+tax

[KOG]

There are great deals on Wilson Lauchpad 2 new heads for all hybrids and woods for $50 shipped. I just got my 7 wood in the mail and the epoxy is drying. Looks way better in person. Ill update with some pics when its dry.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/385479501401

[GaryF]

4 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

Another iron demo - but first, a note: I did, in fact, recently go for an iron fitting and it was bad bad bad. But that's a whole 'nuthah story....

So coming my way is....

* Mizuno JPX 923 Hot Metal 7i

Checked the specs vs what I'm playing now, and what I've demoed and what I (..think i) know works for me, and ended up standard everything. Including an available stock shaft - a Recoil model that I've used and like! Only change was the grip - I like the CP2 Wrap (blue) with +2 extra wraps underneath.

Ordered from TGW; one of the sites that allows customizations plus selection of set make-up.

So how did I pick this, you may be about to ask?

1. During that bad bad bad fitting this was the club head that felt the best and gave me the best result. (No, was not going to order from that fitter. Period.)

2. Thanks to @azstu324 for reminding me about Maltby irons .. which in turn reminded me about the Maltby Playability Factor, or MPF .. which is a numeric rating of the forgiveness, or playability, of an iron head.

(.. if you're not familiar with this, go to golfworks dotcom and search "MPF" .. you'll find a link to download the current PDF of everything they've tested to date..)

So I looked up what I've been playing and demoing, and also looked up all the other 2023 models currently rated in both the SGI and GI categories (Maltby's own ranking) .. and in a big surprise to me the Hot Metals are much higher on the SGI/GI scale vs everything else!

Way higher - 805 vs 634 for the Gen 5 XPs (Gen 6 n/a; using this as a proxy for my 0211s which are not rated either) - which is a pretty big difference, and imho worth a few $ to get to try it on my own time outside in the real world

(.. results tbd...)

I am in the process of ordering the JPX923 HM 6i-GW w/ Recoil 460 ESX F3 thru my club.  These based on a pretty exhaustive fitting process that consistently gave me the best carry and rpm numbers.

[TylorJudd]

On 5/11/2023 at 8:09 AM, Tpoole22 said:

Finally pulled the trigger and picked up a paradym 3 wood. First time I've done a fitting for a fairway wood and actually found one that I can get up in the air and have good spin/distance numbers with.

I'd be excited to see one of those in action,great buy! If they hit like the driver, they must be money

[Grand Stranded]

23 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

Another iron demo - but first, a note: I did, in fact, recently go for an iron fitting and it was bad bad bad. But that's a whole 'nuthah story....

So coming my way is....

* Mizuno JPX 923 Hot Metal 7i

Checked the specs vs what I'm playing now, and what I've demoed and what I (..think i) know works for me, and ended up standard everything. Including an available stock shaft - a Recoil model that I've used and like! Only change was the grip - I like the CP2 Wrap (blue) with +2 extra wraps underneath.

Ordered from TGW; one of the sites that allows customizations plus selection of set make-up.

So how did I pick this, you may be about to ask?

1. During that bad bad bad fitting this was the club head that felt the best and gave me the best result. (No, was not going to order from that fitter. Period.)

2. Thanks to @azstu324 for reminding me about Maltby irons .. which in turn reminded me about the Maltby Playability Factor, or MPF .. which is a numeric rating of the forgiveness, or playability, of an iron head.

(.. if you're not familiar with this, go to golfworks dotcom and search "MPF" .. you'll find a link to download the current PDF of everything they've tested to date..)

So I looked up what I've been playing and demoing, and also looked up all the other 2023 models currently rated in both the SGI and GI categories (Maltby's own ranking) .. and in a big surprise to me the Hot Metals are much higher on the SGI/GI scale vs everything else!

Way higher - 805 vs 634 for the Gen 5 XPs (Gen 6 n/a; using this as a proxy for my 0211s which are not rated either) - which is a pretty big difference, and imho worth a few $ to get to try it on my own time outside in the real world

(.. results tbd...)

If it helps you gauge the MPF of your 0211’s, they comp pretty closely to the the Ping I210’s and AP2 irons and in between the PXG P and XP. The XP are more like the G and T300’s

I’m assuming the Tour Edge E series irons didn’t work out very well?

BTW I’m going broke down here not being able to play because of my Achilles strain. In the past couple of weeks I’ve bought two new RTX Zipcore wedges, a E722 51* G wedge and a E722 3 wood.

I’ve also ordered and returned a CBX Zipcore 52*, an RTX Zipcore 56* and a Rogue ST 3 wood (CPO that came with the wrong shaft and a demo grip) without even hitting any of them.

I think I might have to give my iPad to my neighbor until I feel better.

[Grand Stranded]

20 minutes ago, Grand Stranded said:

If it helps you gauge the MPF of your 0211’s, they comp pretty closely to the the Ping I210’s and AP2 irons and in between the PXG P and XP. The XP are more like the G and T300’s

I’m assuming the Tour Edge E series irons didn’t work out very well?

BTW I’m going broke down here not being able to play because of my Achilles strain. In the past couple of weeks I’ve bought two new RTX Zipcore wedges, a E722 51* G wedge and a E722 3 wood.

I’ve also ordered and returned a CBX Zipcore 52*, an RTX Zipcore 56* and a Rogue ST 3 wood (CPO that came with the wrong shaft and a demo grip) without even hitting any of them.

I think I might have to give my iPad to my neighbor until I feel better.

In my (very weak) defense, the two RTX Zipcore wedges will replace two 6 yo original CBX wedges, and the 15* E722 3W will hopefully give me a few more yards than my 7yo M2 HL 16:5* (my 18* hybrid goes almost as far). As for the E722 51* GW? This one was just a shot in the dark. My buddy went with this club and loves it.
So…. with the 30 day no questions asked return policy Tour Edge has, both of these purchases were… why nots?

Edited May 19, 2023 by Grand Stranded

[Rickp]

2 minutes ago, Grand Stranded said:

In my (very weak) defense, the two RTX Zipcore wedges will replace two 6 yo original CBX wedges, and the 15* E722 3W will hopefully give me a few more yards than my 7yo M2 HL 16:5* (my 18* hybrid goes almost as far). As for the E722 51* GW? This one was just a shot in the dark. My buddy went with this club and loves it.
So…. with the 30 day no questions asked return policy Tour Edge has, both of these purchases were… why nots?

Tour Edge is great.  My wife’s driver cracked they replaced no problem and her TE bag ripped in a weird area.  After exchanging pictures and they were satisfied it was a defect a new bag was shipped.

[Grand Stranded]

40 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Tour Edge is great.  My wife’s driver cracked they replaced no problem and her TE bag ripped in a weird area.  After exchanging pictures and they were satisfied it was a defect a new bag was shipped.

They were never on my radar until a local fitter down here began putting a few guys I know into their clubs. The E722 irons kicked my PXGs out of my bag right away. I absolutely love them.

I put a big scar on the face of the 7 iron when I caught a rock just underneath the surface of a fairway bunker during my second round with them. I mentioned it when I called to order a 5i, and they told me just send it back, they’d replace it.

The 30 day return policy is great, but their life time warranty is even better. That’s incredible.

The one issue I have with them is their lack of LH options. ( what else is new?) They only make 3&5 woods and a 3hybrid in LH, which is really strange. A part of me understands the FW thing, but why would you even bother making a hybrid for us if you’re only going to offer a 19*?

[Rickp]

5 minutes ago, Grand Stranded said:

They were never on my radar until a local fitter down here began putting a few guys I know into their clubs. The E722 irons kicked my PXGs out of my bag right away. I absolutely love them.

I put a big scar on the face of the 7 iron when I caught a rock just underneath the surface of a fairway bunker during my second round with them. I mentioned it when I called to order a 5i, and they told me just send it back, they’d replace it.

The 30 day return policy is great, but their life time warranty is even better. That’s incredible.

The one issue I have with them is their lack of LH options. ( what else is new?) They only make 3&5 woods and a 3hybrid in LH, which is really strange. A part of me understands the FW thing, but why would you even bother making a hybrid for us if you’re only going to offer a 19*?

Agree they are a little weak on the LH line and it’s impossible to demo TE in this area so I really don’t look at them.  
I think I have a LH 4 or 5 TE hybrid in garage but the PXG 0311XF kicked them and my Cally 5hy Steelhead out of the bag. 

[Grand Stranded]

1 hour ago, Rickp said:

Agree they are a little weak on the LH line and it’s impossible to demo TE in this area so I really don’t look at them.  
I think I have a LH 4 or 5 TE hybrid in garage but the PXG 0311XF kicked them and my Cally 5hy Steelhead out of the bag. 

I’m not an expert, obviously, but the fitter down here said the Exotics line  is on an entirely different level than the less expensive line they also offer, so I’m not surprised the PXG hybrids were better.
I loved the Steelhead hybrids though. They were really good, so you going to the XF over it says a lot.

Edited May 20, 2023 by Grand Stranded

[Rickp]

3 minutes ago, Grand Stranded said:

I’m not an expert, obviously, but the fitter down here said the Exotics line  is on an entirely different level than the less expensive line they also offer, so I’m not surprised the PXG hybrids were better.
I loved the Steelhead hybrids though. They were really good, so you going to the XF over it says a lot.

I still have the Steelhead, never let that go!  Had that hybrid for a while , needs a good retirement

[Rickp]

Just now, Rickp said:

I still have the Steelhead, never let that go!  Had that hybrid for a while , needs a good retirement

So far everything I’ve tried or bought from PXG has exceeded my expectations.

[Grand Stranded]

1 minute ago, Rickp said:

So far everything I’ve tried or bought from PXG has exceeded my expectations.

I don’t want to be an I told you so, but if you recall buddy… I told you so…

[Rickp]

1 minute ago, Grand Stranded said:

I don’t want to be an I told you so, but if you recall buddy… I told you so…

Yup, you did. 
But I’m Irish/minor German so stubborn is part of my DNA.

[ole gray]

I have a set of COBRA KING LTDX ONE LENGTH IRONS 5-PW, GW GRAPHITE KBS PGI SENIOR 1* UPRIGHT out for delivery this morning.  I will be doing a review of my thoughts on these puppies once I have a few licks with em. 

 

[StrokerAce]

14 minutes ago, ole gray said:

I have a set of COBRA KING LTDX ONE LENGTH IRONS 5-PW, GW GRAPHITE KBS PGI SENIOR 1* UPRIGHT out for delivery this morning.  I will be doing a review of my thoughts on these puppies once I have a few licks with em. 

 

Awesome!

welcome to the one length club OG!

Bryson and I have been waiting for you

Enjoy the new sticks

[ole gray]

2 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:

Awesome!

welcome to the one length club OG!

Bryson and I have been waiting for you

Enjoy the new sticks

Looking forward to it! 

[ParFore74x]

So a couple of weeks ago I had posted about having the opportunity to hit a coworker’s Titleist TSR3 and I really liked it. I told myself several times that I DO NOT need a new driver but, I was willing to look at getting a different shaft for my Mizuno ST-Z driver. A trip to my fitter allowed me to hit several shafts in the Mizuno and I found a couple that I liked. I went back home to ponder. The TSR3 is more than I want to spend so flash forward to today and I went back in to see about buying a shaft when my fitter pulled out a TSi3 demo with the Tensei Black 1K shaft. He told me to go hit a few before I finalized my decision. I definitely liked the feel of that setup more than just getting the shaft for the Mizuno so……I acquired the TSi3 today. I didn’t NEED a new driver.  

Edited May 20, 2023 by ParFore74x
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[chisag]

18 minutes ago, ParFore74x said:

a couple of weeks ago I had posted about having the opportunity to hit a coworker’s Titleist TSR3 and I really liked it. I told myself several times that I DO NOT need a new driver

 

... If there is one person golfers rarely if ever listen to it is ... "myself".   That said, great driver and good luck with it.