funkyjudge Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 (edited) 21 hours ago, chisag said: ... Well if you can afford it and it makes you happy, there are certainly more expensive hobbies. My post was for those on the fence that may not be able to easily afford new clubs but think they may magically improve their game. And looking at the view from my glass house with a handful of decorative stones, I would never tell someone they shouldn't buy new clubs because this year alone I have picked up: Cobra Forged Tec 4-pw ions Cobra Black LTDx driver (for sale) TM Stealth driver (sold) TM Sim2 Max 3HL TM Sim2 Max 5 wood TM Sim2 Max 3 hybrid TM Sim Max 4 hybrid TM MG3 50* wedge TM MG3 46* wedge Graphite Design AD-MT shaft Tensei Blue AV shaft Graphite Design AD-IZ shaft Yes, there are certainly more expensive “hobbies”. Try owning a boat for any other reason than making a living as a commercial fisherman! Even worse than being a golf equipment ho, becoming a musical instrument and accessories ho can put a huge dent in the bank account. Unless you can justify the purchases by working as a touring or first-call studio musician, you can spend many, many, many times more money on your musical gear purchases than you can ever recover from doing bar and nightclub gigs, even a couple times per week. I know this for a fact, as I was working for several years with one of the more-popular “bar bands” in my area that was working every week (sometimes as many as three gigs per week), plus playing many outdoor festivals every summer and doing a few studio sessions per year. This still generated far less income than what I spent on my music gear (mostly bass guitars, amplifiers and some monitors for our PA system). I am now working far less in the local music scene, and have been gradually selling a good deal of extraneous music gear, but there is still much more that could stand to go — it would be nice to recover some room in one of our spare bedrooms! As it is, we have another former bedroom that is used as a practice/rehearsal/recording space (my wife is also a musician). Edited December 4, 2022 by funkyjudge cksurfdude, EasyPutter and chisag 3 Quote DR - Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max, Newton Motion 4-Dot shaft 4W - Titleist TSR2, Newton Motion 4-Dot FW shaft HYB - Sub 70 949X 21*, original HZRDUS Black 85-S shaft 7W (if played) - Titleist TSR, ACCRA TZ6 7S Irons - Cobra King Forged Tec X, KBS TGI graphite shafts Wedges - Edison 2.0, 47* (bent to 48*), 53* and 57* (bent to 58*), KBS TGI 100 Tour S Putter - Evnroll ER10 ""Outback” Mallet Ball - Maxfli Tour-X CG (2023) or Vice Pro Plus Bags - Vessel / Ghost stand bags Cart - MotoCaddy M7 Remote (without the remote) Spoiler Lots of short game practice has made this a strength; now the driver is causing problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWillGolf Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I’m looking at wedges for next season. My Callaway MD3 54* and 58* are the oldest clubs in my bag. But with the season over in my area, I’m in no hurry. cksurfdude 1 Quote Anyday Maverick Black Ops 7-way 0311 Black Ops 8° w/Mitsubishi Diamana S+ 60 0311 XF 3 wood 16° w/Fujikura Motore X F3 0211 Hybrid 3 19° w/Project X Even Flow Riptide G410 Crossover 4 w/Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Blue 70 Paradym X 6 - GW w/True Temper Elevate MPH Official Forum Test SM9 54°/12° D and 58°/12° D w/KBS Tour 110 DF3 w/BGT Stability ONE Forum Test Shot Scope Pro LX+ Pro LX+ Official Forum Test Pro V1 3.5+ Tests No Longer in the Bag ER11v 34” Evnroll ER11v Official Forum Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slypanther Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 True Temper Dynamic Gold R 105 into my AP2's; LZ 4.5 into my D3. Work on my wedges, some DGS 400 39.5's or 40's into some Titleist Wedges. A lot cheaper than buying new clubs that offer no significant improvements over 10 year old models. cksurfdude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 On 12/3/2022 at 4:22 PM, chisag said: sometime looking and dreaming is better than spending $1399 to find out the dream was better Nahhh.... ..we should jump in head first Kidding - I'm actually tempering .. a bit .. my previously totally impulsive club 'ho-ing .. as in: I was really intrigued by the latest Cobra Forged TEC-Xs so instead of just randomly buying a whole set, I purchased a single 7i .. from a retailer with a 90 day guarantee .. so I could take it to the range and to the course and be able to compare it side by side with the current 7i. (..see we're learning and growing ) (..long story short = love it but it's not *significantly* better vs current...)(disclaimer - not fitted; stock specs, stock shaft) chisag and Rickp 2 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max (Grafalloy ProLaunch Blue 45/A) 3H...Cobra King Tec (MMT 70/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha '19 (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) SW, LW...Mizuno ES21 54-08, 60-06 (KBS Hi Rev 2.0) Putter...MLA Tour XDream or EvnRoll ER5 ...all in a Bag Boy hybrid bag on an MGI Zip Navigator. ..ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Or "found" Pro V1. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Other tests: MLA putter; Cleveland Hi Bore driver; Ben Hogan hybrids. For Sale in Classifieds: SkyTrak home launch monitor in excellent condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyjudge Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 2 hours ago, MattWillGolf said: I’m looking at wedges for next season. My Callaway MD3 54* and 58* are the oldest clubs in my bag. But with the season over in my area, I’m in no hurry. I just re-shafted a Cally MD5 wedge for a customer (the epoxy is curing as I type this). It’s a very nice-looking wedge and the head/sole look great, but the assembly quality was absolutely atrocious, and this was a brand-new wedge with all of the labels and the plastic wrap still on it. chisag, MattWillGolf and cksurfdude 3 Quote DR - Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max, Newton Motion 4-Dot shaft 4W - Titleist TSR2, Newton Motion 4-Dot FW shaft HYB - Sub 70 949X 21*, original HZRDUS Black 85-S shaft 7W (if played) - Titleist TSR, ACCRA TZ6 7S Irons - Cobra King Forged Tec X, KBS TGI graphite shafts Wedges - Edison 2.0, 47* (bent to 48*), 53* and 57* (bent to 58*), KBS TGI 100 Tour S Putter - Evnroll ER10 ""Outback” Mallet Ball - Maxfli Tour-X CG (2023) or Vice Pro Plus Bags - Vessel / Ghost stand bags Cart - MotoCaddy M7 Remote (without the remote) Spoiler Lots of short game practice has made this a strength; now the driver is causing problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubu Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Well am playing a Titliest 910 d2 hoping for new tsr driver and fitting for Christmas/birthday present. cksurfdude 1 Quote Nurse, wanna be senior tour pro golfer. You can always dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Z Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Just pulled the trigger on a new 3 wood. Normally don't do the "latest/greatest" thing so this is a little new to me, but I had some pro shop credit to burn and I didn't really need much of anything else. TaylorMade Stealth with KBS TD 70 Cat 4 shaft. Sadly I won't be able to use it on turf until spring, but will be hitting the simulator as soon as it comes in. Not sure what will be next, but SOMETHING will be next! cksurfdude 1 Quote WITB:Driver Ping Anser 8.5 deg Diamana 'ahina X3 Wood Adams LS Stock S or TM 14 deg MiniDriver stock SIrons Ben Hogan FW 15 KBS Tour V SWedges Ben Hogan TK 15 KBS Tour V SPutter Nike Method ConceptLaunch Monitor: SkyTrak Play Right-handed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BNG Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Looks like my new putter grip will finally be available in February! GolfSpy_APH and cksurfdude 2 Quote What is in my Ghost MGS anyday Maverick or Jones MyGolfSpy bag Driver: GT2 with an Aretera Alpha One Blue 55/4 shaft @ 44.75” or GD VF 5s @45” Fairway: F85 3 wood with a XPhplexx Agera X @ 42.5” F85 5 wood with a UST Elements Chrome 7F5 @ 41.5" TSR2 7 wood shaft TBD Driving Iron: Rapture 2-Iron Irons: Apex TiFusion 4-PW 2* flat with PX Hazrdus Gen4 Silver 75s Wedges: JP Camber 48 & 55 shaft TBD Putter: 2024 Phantom 5.5 @ 34” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 On 12/7/2022 at 2:46 AM, blackngold_blood said: Looks like my new putter grip will finally be available in February! Whats the grip? That seems like a long wait. cksurfdude and GolfSpy_BNG 2 Quote as of Oct 5, 2024 (Past WITB) Driver: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ - check out the Driver Shootout! Wood: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ shaft (still love my Cobra F7's) Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,57 or SM10 45,49,53,57 degree wedges Putter: LINK! Full putter shootout incoming Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Golf Bag: Ghost Anyday 5.0 Golf bag - Maverick colorway with MGS Logo Other: Vortex Anarch Rangefinder, searching for electric cart, Red Rooster The Root Glove and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BNG Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 10 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said: Whats the grip? That seems like a long wait. It’s been a long time coming. Superstroke PT 2.0. The superstroke guy on wrx mentioned checking their website in February for it. The 1.0 is just a little small and superstroke is terrible when trying to build up the grip with tape. GolfSpy_APH and cksurfdude 2 Quote What is in my Ghost MGS anyday Maverick or Jones MyGolfSpy bag Driver: GT2 with an Aretera Alpha One Blue 55/4 shaft @ 44.75” or GD VF 5s @45” Fairway: F85 3 wood with a XPhplexx Agera X @ 42.5” F85 5 wood with a UST Elements Chrome 7F5 @ 41.5" TSR2 7 wood shaft TBD Driving Iron: Rapture 2-Iron Irons: Apex TiFusion 4-PW 2* flat with PX Hazrdus Gen4 Silver 75s Wedges: JP Camber 48 & 55 shaft TBD Putter: 2024 Phantom 5.5 @ 34” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Ryman Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 The more I reflect on the season I just had, the more I think the Smart Sole isn't the answer and I need something a bit more versatile taking up the last spot in my bag. So the search for the wedge to replace it is on. Early contenders include the TW Grind MG3, Hi Toe 3, SM9, and whatever is coming from Cleveland. It's looking like a 60 degree wedge for gapping, maybe even tuned up to 61 for perfect 6 degree numbering between the wedges GolfSpy_APH and cksurfdude 2 Quote In a Hoofer Lite bag AI Smoke Max, 12*, set -1/D, Project X RDX Smoke Red 50, 6.0 Flex Stealth, 15 degrees, VA Composites Nemesys 70-S E722, 19 degrees, Oban Devotion 80-S JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4-P, Nippon 950GH Stiff Flex CBX Zipcore 50* (bent to *49) and RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 54* (bent to *55), DG 115 Spinner, Tour Issue Staff Model TG 60*, Dynamic Gold 120 S300 SIK Golf Flo-C Prov V1X Left Dash... for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, Berg Ryman said: The more I reflect on the season I just had, the more I think the Smart Sole isn't the answer and I need something a bit more versatile taking up the last spot in my bag. So the search for the wedge to replace it is on. Early contenders include the TW Grind MG3, Hi Toe 3, SM9, and whatever is coming from Cleveland. It's looking like a 60 degree wedge for gapping, maybe even tuned up to 61 for perfect 6 degree numbering between the wedges ... Such a great time for wedges! Everyone makes a great product these days and finding the ONE for you can be fun. MG3's are in my bag and the best wedges I have played. Mostly the look at address gives me complete confidence but the perform very well winning the MGS wedge category. But you can't go wrong with Vokey or Cleveland and the right grind/look. I wouldn't worry about loft and gaps til you put them in play for awhile. I had planned on getting a 54* to go with my 46/50/58 having 4* gaps but I ended up loving the partial shots with my 50* so added something at the other end of my bag. On paper I would have never thought a 4* gap followed by an 8* wedge gap would work but it does for me. Even if you are replacing a specific wedge with a new wedge at the same loft, I would always experiment before making any loft changes. Good luck in your search! Berg Ryman, cksurfdude, Rickp and 1 other 3 1 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r Irons: P770 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r TP UDi 4 ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Custom 5.1 (no alignment) 33" Ball: '24 TP5x/Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Ryman Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, chisag said: ... Such a great time for wedges! Everyone makes a great product these days and finding the ONE for you can be fun. MG3's are in my bag and the best wedges I have played. Mostly the look at address gives me complete confidence but the perform very well winning the MGS wedge category. But you can't go wrong with Vokey or Cleveland and the right grind/look. I wouldn't worry about loft and gaps til you put them in play for awhile. I had planned on getting a 54* to go with my 46/50/58 having 4* gaps but I ended up loving the partial shots with my 50* so added something at the other end of my bag. On paper I would have never thought a 4* gap followed by an 8* wedge gap would work but it does for me. Even if you are replacing a specific wedge with a new wedge at the same loft, I would always experiment before making any loft changes. Good luck in your search! For sure @chisag, for sure. I started the year in Hi Toe Raw MG's, which were great on full swings and hit my gapping numbers fine at 48/53/58. The problem was the performance around the greens due to the similarities in the bounces across the bag and just not finding something that could do both for me, hence the search for something that led to the introduction of the smart sole and with it, a need to regap the bag a bit. I went to past gapping at the bottom I liked with 43 pw, which is 49/55. When I has the G710's in the bag from the test I was 55 and 61 in a Honma and Mizuno wedge. Hell, there was a period of time when I had the Jaws Bronze wedges with a 44 pw, then 54 and 64 in them! Admittedly, the full swing or even 3/4 swing is never the problem, it's smaller stuff right now, like half swing, pitching, and having shots come in with a higher trajectory which is what I always search for. Simply I'm looking for stock 120 from PW, 100 from the gap, 80 from the sand, and 60 with the lob, with 3 quarter swings filling those 110ish, 90ish, 70ish yardages and luckily that's right about where I am right now, absent the log yardage due to the Smart Sole. As far as build and grind, luckily from the MGS gettogether, playing with @McGolf and the subsequent Titleist fitting, I know I need to go higher bounce. The question is going to come down to turf interaction and that's why the MG3 TW intrigues me so much, the dual set grind with allowing open face and a higher bounce while still being good on tight lies speaks to me. The heel relief, trailing edge grind I have on my current Cleveland if the new RTX line offers that combo "s grind" again is also very good for my delivery and how I want to play with my wedges. Those would likely be the two leaders but I'd also want to compare them to two other wedges I love the visual of in the Hi Toe, finally back with a high bounce option and the classic SM9 which I loved the feel of during the fitting in Maryland You're too right though, almost spoiled for choice, should be a fun or frustrating winter in the NE thinking the whole time. chisag, Rickp and cksurfdude 3 Quote In a Hoofer Lite bag AI Smoke Max, 12*, set -1/D, Project X RDX Smoke Red 50, 6.0 Flex Stealth, 15 degrees, VA Composites Nemesys 70-S E722, 19 degrees, Oban Devotion 80-S JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4-P, Nippon 950GH Stiff Flex CBX Zipcore 50* (bent to *49) and RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 54* (bent to *55), DG 115 Spinner, Tour Issue Staff Model TG 60*, Dynamic Gold 120 S300 SIK Golf Flo-C Prov V1X Left Dash... for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingGreens Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I did a demo day for the PXG gen 5 performance irons. Was fitted into the steel fiber 110 shafts and really enjoyed hitting them. Cosmetically they are good looking clubs in the dark black and the private reserve shafts would have been awesome to have but they performed as well my my hot metals so no reason to upgrade just for cosmetic purposes. I tried the driver but I’ve been so bad lately I don’t think you can fit me into anything with the swing changes I’m going through Rickp, cksurfdude and fozcycle 1 1 1 Quote Stealth 2 Plus 9deg Kai' li Red Stealth 2 13deg Aldilla Rogue Silver Stealth 2 15deg Aldilla Rogue Silver JPX 921 Hot Metal 4-PW Nippon Modus 120s SM8 54 and 58deg Dynamic Gold Wedge Flex Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Titleist ProV1 Hoofer Stand Bag Stewart Q Follow Electric Caddie 300 PRO Rangefinder Official Nippon Regio B+ Driver Shaft Review Official Stewart Q Follow Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Jumbo Max grips - not for distance (see @McGolf vid review) but for improved grip comfort and hopefully clubface control. The old fingers are starting to get a little bit of a sassy attitude when asked to keep a snug hold on the golf grip throughout the whole swing... sirchunksalot, cnosil, fozcycle and 1 other 4 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max (Grafalloy ProLaunch Blue 45/A) 3H...Cobra King Tec (MMT 70/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha '19 (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) SW, LW...Mizuno ES21 54-08, 60-06 (KBS Hi Rev 2.0) Putter...MLA Tour XDream or EvnRoll ER5 ...all in a Bag Boy hybrid bag on an MGI Zip Navigator. ..ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Or "found" Pro V1. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Other tests: MLA putter; Cleveland Hi Bore driver; Ben Hogan hybrids. For Sale in Classifieds: SkyTrak home launch monitor in excellent condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Sure was digging the ball flight of the ForgeTec X with KBS TDi shafts at last Friday's Demo Day. Considerably longer with the same apex has to get one's attention. I think I'll try them again at the PGASS just to make sure it wasn't an out-of-body experience . cksurfdude, fozcycle and sirchunksalot 2 1 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 12/2/2022 at 10:12 AM, Delhump22 said: I've got a guy looking to sell me a bunch of Callaway clubs: - Epic Max Driver, Mavrik 5 wood, Rogue ST Max irons (5-AW), and 56 and 60 Jaws MD5 wedges. I'm your typical high handicapper, and I've never bought new clubs before, always played hand-me-downs or a box set I got for my birthday when I was 18 (32 now). Does anybody have any experience with these clubs? Reviews or recommendations? I'd appreciate all the help I can get. Thanks! If the price is right, go for it. They are all Callaway but are descent clubs. sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and Delhump22 3 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER2 w/Gravity Grip or ER6 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip or Tommy Armour Impact No. 3 Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Bridgestone RXS Mindset, Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 18 hours ago, fixyurdivot said: Sure was digging the ball flight of the Forged Tec X Same here - had a demo 7i and while I really like it .. great feel imho .. it's not significantly enough better vs current set to justify changing. Would also like to try the Wilson D9 or D9 Forged but, for unknown reasons and still undisclosed after a customer service inquiry they are not currently running their demo program....... (Harry can you get something going here? ) sirchunksalot and fixyurdivot 2 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max (Grafalloy ProLaunch Blue 45/A) 3H...Cobra King Tec (MMT 70/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha '19 (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) SW, LW...Mizuno ES21 54-08, 60-06 (KBS Hi Rev 2.0) Putter...MLA Tour XDream or EvnRoll ER5 ...all in a Bag Boy hybrid bag on an MGI Zip Navigator. ..ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Or "found" Pro V1. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Other tests: MLA putter; Cleveland Hi Bore driver; Ben Hogan hybrids. For Sale in Classifieds: SkyTrak home launch monitor in excellent condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 4 hours ago, cksurfdude said: Same here - had a demo 7i and while I really like it .. great feel imho .. it's not significantly enough better vs current set to justify changing. Would also like to try the Wilson D9 or D9 Forged but, for unknown reasons and still undisclosed after a customer service inquiry they are not currently running their demo program....... (Harry can you get something going here? ) I played with a guy who had just recently purchased a set of D9's with Tensei shafts. He was absolutely loving them and striking them well. They did appear a wee bit big (now that I'm playing the ZX5's... aahhemm), but they, like the Cobra's, have some very aggressive lofts and definitely fly far. sirchunksalot and cksurfdude 2 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 On 12/9/2022 at 7:28 PM, fixyurdivot said: I played with a guy who had just recently purchased a set of D9's with Tensei shafts. He was absolutely loving them and striking them well. They did appear a wee bit big (now that I'm playing the ZX5's... aahhemm), but they, like the Cobra's, have some very aggressive lofts and definitely fly far. Nice! I have a Tensei CK Blue in an EXS fairway and def like the feel of it. May have to see if I can demo a D9 at the PGATSS. One thing with the stronger lofts is they can cause a gapping at short end/bottom of the bag .. I mean, if the set GW is getting closer and closer to 45° then you need another Gap-Gap wedge... sirchunksalot and fixyurdivot 2 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max (Grafalloy ProLaunch Blue 45/A) 3H...Cobra King Tec (MMT 70/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha '19 (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) SW, LW...Mizuno ES21 54-08, 60-06 (KBS Hi Rev 2.0) Putter...MLA Tour XDream or EvnRoll ER5 ...all in a Bag Boy hybrid bag on an MGI Zip Navigator. ..ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Or "found" Pro V1. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Other tests: MLA putter; Cleveland Hi Bore driver; Ben Hogan hybrids. For Sale in Classifieds: SkyTrak home launch monitor in excellent condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 6 hours ago, cksurfdude said: One thing with the stronger lofts is they can cause a gapping at short end/bottom of the bag .. I mean, if the set GW is getting closer and closer to 45° then you need another Gap-Gap wedge... Newtons 4th Law... "there is no free lunch". cksurfdude 1 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muckinfiddle Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 FJ Dual BOA's... I got Sqairzs at the end of the summer and I am not sure I like the fit for my fat foot. Thinking of a black pair of FJ's with a wide foot. This reminds me that I need to unsubscribe to MGS emails... cksurfdude 1 Quote Hate yourself, not the game... In my Vessel bag: King SpeedZone MG 3 Satin RAW black 60° ZX 3 wood SW & GW Black 3-PW EV2 Mid-Lock Prov1x- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavygolffeels Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Got a Scotland trip booked up for next year and am looking at add a utility iron to the bag as a secondary tee club. Testing has begun with the Ping G425 crossover, Cleveland UHX, and Tour Edge EXS TI, but I'll add a few other I'm sure. cksurfdude and Jim Shaw 2 Quote GARSEN GRIP TESTER Driver: PING G400 MAX, Ventus Blue 6x Woods: COBRA F6 Baffler AD DI 8S Hybrid: CALLAWAY Apex Pro, Ventus Blue 8s Irons: SRIXON ZX5 mk2 5-6, ZX7 mk2 7-PW, Modus 120x Wedges: EDEL 50 C grind, 54 V grind, CLEVELAND 60 RTX6 Low Putter: YES Abbie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BOS Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 12:19 PM, cksurfdude said: Nice! I have a Tensei CK Blue in an EXS fairway and def like the feel of it. May have to see if I can demo a D9 at the PGATSS. One thing with the stronger lofts is they can cause a gapping at short end/bottom of the bag .. I mean, if the set GW is getting closer and closer to 45° then you need another Gap-Gap wedge... That is exactly what I have now.... Forged Tec's 5-GW(49* bent to 48*) and 52-56-60 for specialty wedges. The only reason I can stand it is because both don't say "GW" haha I've shared it before and I'll add it here again though... if I just look at the yardage I'm not complaining for a second about the gapping in this set. When it comes time to replace the wedges I was considering going 50-54-58 and dropping the set GW for a long club, but realistically I think I like where the scoring end of my bag is with options versus an extra long game club that wouldn't see much use. That being said.... I've been thinking about trying to find a 3 wood head to swap out with my 5 wood to try out. edingc, GolfSpy_SHARK, tdroma98 and 3 others 6 Quote Qi10 - Terra Forza White | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | G430 3-Hybrid - Kai'li White 80s SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 Mezz Max | Pro V1x | Vortex Blade | Ghost Maverick Black Ops - Forum Edition | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy TCB Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 10 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BOS said: When it comes time to replace the wedges I was considering going 50-54-58 and dropping the set GW for a long club Yep, that is what I did with my current set. I do have a little larger gap between the PW and 50 than I do with the rest of my clubs, but my set PW has been a good multi-purpose club for me... I have it dialed in for 3 specific distances... 125, 110 and 95. My 50 is 100, 90, 80 (yeah... short hitter...) but I have the GW sitting in my home bag, and opted for the 7w or 5Hy to bridge my 5 iron and 5 wood. tdroma98, GolfSpy_SHARK, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BOS Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, Golfspy_TCB said: Yep, that is what I did with my current set. I do have a little larger gap between the PW and 50 than I do with the rest of my clubs, but my set PW has been a good multi-purpose club for me... I have it dialed in for 3 specific distances... 125, 110 and 95. My 50 is 100, 90, 80 (yeah... short hitter...) but I have the GW sitting in my home bag, and opted for the 7w or 5Hy to bridge my 5 iron and 5 wood. Currently I have a hybrid at 212, my 5 wood at 232, and then driver at 283. I can adjust the hybrid to maybe stretch it out 5 yards or so, and then maybe a 3 wood over the 5 wood, but its really still pretty well covered. I can very easily hit a cutty-driver 250 if I need to... been fighting that one my whole life! GolfSpy_SHARK, GolfSpy TCB, tdroma98 and 1 other 4 Quote Qi10 - Terra Forza White | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | G430 3-Hybrid - Kai'li White 80s SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 Mezz Max | Pro V1x | Vortex Blade | Ghost Maverick Black Ops - Forum Edition | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Palmer Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) I'm contemplating new irons and possibly a wedge. I'm locked in with my driver, fairway woods, and putter but have been thinking about going to a set of Takomo 101Ts for irons, and may just pull my 4-iron out of the bag and put in a 60 degree wedge. I play a 7w, so don't really need the 4-iron, and really don't strike it great anyway. In all honesty, I don't really even need new irons. They're old but I hit them alright. They're not strong lofted like the new stuff, but new irons will just throw my gapping off. I'll likely go and test some for fun, before I really think about replacing. If I'm shocked by the newer tech and it's a crazy difference, then maybe, lol. Edited December 20, 2022 by Tyler Palmer tdroma98, cnosil, GolfSpy TCB and 2 others 5 Quote Cobra LTDx LS, Nicklaus AirMax woods, knock-off DCI irons, Adams wedges, Odyssey blade putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdroma98 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 with the talk about Wedges above, I just replaced my SM5 60 degree, for a new SM8 Vokey 58 degree M Grind. My club sequence goes: Gap (50), SW (54 - Vokey SM8 D grind) & Vokey 58 - M Grind. Feel better about a 4 degree separation than a 6 degree and having to finesse a SW because too much separation. Also changed driver last week to the PXG 0211. Callaway EPIC GBB face cracked, perfect time to try PXG and take advantage of their great sale - $199! Driver Shaft is Mitsubishi Diamana S+ 60 Stiff. GolfSpy TCB, cksurfdude and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote Titleist T200 Irons - 5i thru Gap Wedge - Stiff AMT Black Callaway PARADYM X 9.0 with Hazrdous X Black 6.0 Stiff Shaft Fairway Woods: Callaway Maverick 3W & RazrX Black 5W - Stiff Flex Rescue: Apex 4 (22 degree )- Recoil 75H stiff flex Wedges: Titleist SM8 - 54 (D Grind) wedge flex; SM8 58(M grind) wedge flex Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5.5 Ball: Titleist ProV1 Handicap: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy TCB Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, GolfSpy_BOS said: Currently I have a hybrid at 212, my 5 wood at 232, and then driver at 283. I can adjust the hybrid to maybe stretch it out 5 yards or so, and then maybe a 3 wood over the 5 wood, but its really still pretty well covered. I can very easily hit a cutty-driver 250 if I need to... been fighting that one my whole life! I'm thinking about adding a specialty PW, mainly because I LOVE the different shots I can hit with my 3 vokey system... but that GI tech in the Stealth PW was MONEY the last few months since dialing it in. A cutty driver to 250? Sounds like my standard "big" drive. haha GolfSpy_SHARK, cksurfdude, GolfSpy_BOS and 2 others 3 2 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Palmer Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Same for me on the driving front. I'm not a long hitter. 265 would be bombed drive for me. 250-255 is more average if I square it up. cksurfdude, GolfSpy TCB and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote Cobra LTDx LS, Nicklaus AirMax woods, knock-off DCI irons, Adams wedges, Odyssey blade putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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