dlow206 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 I love the Epic Max LS. Although it is supposedly fade biased, i hit a beautiful draw with it with the Autoflex. (the draw is probably do to some swing improvements, but i will give some credit to the equipment as well) The guys i played with recently (play with them periodically) named the shaft "Autodraw". Probably hit 10 good solid draws in the fairway in my last round. ejgaudette, GolfSpy BOS, sirchunksalot and 3 others 4 1 1 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Theoo Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Been looking at evnroll putters. now that I have the irons settled id like to deck out a putter edingc, GolfSpy_SHARK, fozcycle and 1 other 3 1 Quote Driver: Epic 10.5 set to 9.5 w/ Tour AD-DI 44.5 FW: F6 baffler set at 16º Hybrid: NONEIrons: 3i 2014 TP CB 4-PW 2011 TP MC w/ TT S400 Wedges: 52º 56º 60 º w/ KBS C-Taper XS Soft-stepped Putter: Sigma G Tyne 34 inches Gold dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy BOS Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 26 minutes ago, dlow206 said: I love the Epic Max LS. Although it is supposedly fade biased, i hit a beautiful draw with it with the Autoflex. (the draw is probably do to some swing improvements, but i will give some credit to the equipment as well) The guys i played with recently (play with them periodically) named the shaft "Autodraw". Probably hit 10 good solid draws in the fairway in my last round. I think the weight track helps with that too, but even in neutral I didn’t saw less fade bias than my speedzone. Such a sweet driver, still at the top of my wish list! sirchunksalot, edingc, ejgaudette and 2 others 5 Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgaudette Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 46 minutes ago, dlow206 said: I love the Epic Max LS. Although it is supposedly fade biased, i hit a beautiful draw with it with the Autoflex. (the draw is probably do to some swing improvements, but i will give some credit to the equipment as well) The guys i played with recently (play with them periodically) named the shaft "Autodraw". Probably hit 10 good solid draws in the fairway in my last round. I think that comes from the lie angle, the Max LS is at 57 which is two degrees flatter than the standard Max at 59. And a quick look has it about as flat as it gets. Just the Mizuno ST-Z is flatter at 56.5 so I think that is what they mean. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, dlow206, GolfSpy BOS and 2 others 5 Quote Epic Max LS 9° Ventus Blue 6X (2021 Official Review) | Epic Speed 18° Evenflow Riptide 70g 6.0 816 H1 21° Diamana S+ Blue 70 S | SMS 4-5/SMS Pro 6-PW Steelfiber i95 S (2023 Official Review) Glide 4.0 50°.12°S/54°.14°W/58°.6°T PING Z-Z115 Wedge Flex | SOFT 11S Super Stroke Mid-Slim 2.0 Hoofer Bag | Pro V1 | Right Handed | Tracked by V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Got a dangerous email today sirchunksalot and Rickp 2 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said: Got a dangerous email today Looks like that is tomorrow... Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfish! Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Saw on a reddit group that Garmin just released a launch monitor. Initially thought it was a better deal than the Mevo that I already have and was thinking of putting mine up for sale and buying the Garmin. However someone on that reddit forum says a lot of the data is calculated like the Skytrak based on charts. Anyone have any thoughts on the Garmin LM? EDIT: Just pre-ordered from Amazon (sold by Golfio, a local authorized distributor here in SoCal which I can visit if there are any issues. I also see playbetter.com is taking pre-orders as well) so will be waiting to see and test against the Mevo. edingc and StrokerAce 2 Quote Driver : SIM2 Max 9* MC Kuro Kago Silver 60 Stiff Woods : GS53 3 Wood 14* Mitsubish Tensei Blue 73g Regular Hybrids: 949X Project X HZRDUS RDX Black Irons : 699 Pro Black 5-AW 1* flat KBS Tour V 90 Stiff Shafts Wedges : 52, 56, 60 Putter : Spider Red Bag : lightweight cart bag | Dry Series Bag Ball : TP5 PIX (2019) | ProV1x (2021) Rangefinder : ULT-X Pushcart : M5 GPS DHC Electric Push Cart SoCal, USA Right handed HDCP 16.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Eying a guitar or two I never play & wondering if I can move them for enough to cover a set of used D7s or maybe some Launcher HBs... edingc, sirchunksalot and fozcycle 3 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Wedges and wedge lofts. Trying to buy myself a short game, really. I've been miserable from inside of 100 yards, and I have a lot of second shots from the 30-75 yard range as a lot of holes at my course are tee shot/wedge. Tried working on a clock system at the range but I think it's too mechanical and making things worse. I have at least one birdie in nine of my last 10 rounds (good!) but am leaving a lot of other short opportunities outside of 50 feet of the flag lately, which leads to long two-putt par saves or needing to chip back up if the ball ends up off the green. Looking at Lou Stagner's work, from 75 yards pros are inside of 30 feet 8/10 times. I'd be ecstatic with 5/10! Considering replacing the 58 with a 60 degree to give me a little more loft. Also have contemplated dropping the set AW (50 degrees) and going 48/54/60. Probably should just spend the money for a short game lesson and not the wedges... sirchunksalot, Rickp, Curtis Atkinson and 2 others 5 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 this: want it badly. GolfSpy BOS, edingc, Shapotomous and 5 others 6 2 Quote Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- XXIO X (6-A) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Bettinardi BB56 Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, edingc said: Wedges and wedge lofts. Trying to buy myself a short game, really. I've been miserable from inside of 100 yards, and I have a lot of second shots from the 30-75 yard range as a lot of holes at my course are tee shot/wedge. Tried working on a clock system at the range but I think it's too mechanical and making things worse. I have at least one birdie in nine of my last 10 rounds (good!) but am leaving a lot of other short opportunities outside of 50 feet of the flag lately, which leads to long two-putt par saves or needing to chip back up if the ball ends up off the green. Looking at Lou Stagner's work, from 75 yards pros are inside of 30 feet 8/10 times. I'd be ecstatic with 5/10! Considering replacing the 58 with a 60 degree to give me a little more loft. Also have contemplated dropping the set AW (50 degrees) and going 48/54/60. Probably should just spend the money for a short game lesson and not the wedges... one thing to maybe think about is, have you tried not pitching and instead bump-and-running to get closer. You can use any club for it. hell i was 65 yrds out and did that with my6i and got to within 10 ft. GolfSpy_SHARK, Rickp and sirchunksalot 3 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, edingc said: Wedges and wedge lofts. Trying to buy myself a short game, really. I've been miserable from inside of 100 yards, and I have a lot of second shots from the 30-75 yard range as a lot of holes at my course are tee shot/wedge. Tried working on a clock system at the range but I think it's too mechanical and making things worse. I have at least one birdie in nine of my last 10 rounds (good!) but am leaving a lot of other short opportunities outside of 50 feet of the flag lately, which leads to long two-putt par saves or needing to chip back up if the ball ends up off the green. Looking at Lou Stagner's work, from 75 yards pros are inside of 30 feet 8/10 times. I'd be ecstatic with 5/10! Considering replacing the 58 with a 60 degree to give me a little more loft. Also have contemplated dropping the set AW (50 degrees) and going 48/54/60. Probably should just spend the money for a short game lesson and not the wedges... ... For me at least, this is the backbone of a practice round. Playing alone I will hit one or two tee shots, then one or two approach shots. But I will always drop multiple balls from 90-30 yds in and practice those shots. I can always practice my putting/chipping if needed on a practice green, but it is rare to get an opportunity to practice partial wedge shots. Then I just pick up all the balls and do it again on the next hole. Usually I don't even play the par 3's, just drop some balls in the short game range and practice my wedges. As you know this is where you can make up or lose strokes and I find on course practice with my normal TP5x balls to be invaluable. edingc, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, GolfSpy_SHARK and 5 others 8 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 11 minutes ago, StrokerAce said: this: want it badly. Woof. For $600, with club face and path information? Might need to sell my Mevo+ already. Crazy! sirchunksalot, Shapotomous, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 3 others 1 5 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said: one thing to maybe think about is, have you tried not pitching and instead bump-and-running to get closer. You can use any club for it. hell i was 65 yrds out and did that with my6i and got to within 10 ft. ... Good idea! Playing my whole life in the soft Midwest conditions, my short game took place in the air. I only used my LW and it was very reliable. Moving to Phoenix changed everything. The Bermuda grain can be difficult to pitch from and the grain on the green can cause the ball to release or check up and I am still learning how to read and play those shots. But it is much safer to hit a bump and run because the Bermuda can't catch the leading edge if 1/16th of an inch fat which was perfect in the midwest but can just grab the club here in the desert and just stop in the ground. And even then the grain short of the green can release a little or grab the ball but still much more reliable than trying to fly a LW to the hole. If I do have a little grass under the ball from the light rough I can use my LW but that is rare here. Rickp, GolfSpy_SHARK, GaDawg and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 19 minutes ago, StrokerAce said: this: want it badly. Omg!!!!!!! GolfSpy_SHARK and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 27 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said: one thing to maybe think about is, have you tried not pitching and instead bump-and-running to get closer. You can use any club for it. hell i was 65 yrds out and did that with my6i and got to within 10 ft. I do a sort of pitch/bump-and-run hybrid game. It's been so wet the last few weeks that I can't really run the ball through the grass because it will just get swallowed up. And, with shorter shots, wet balls and wet club faces, unless I really flop it way up there, I don't generate enough spin to get it to stop quickly. So a lot of times I end up having to play for the ball to land on the fringe and then run on to the green. A lot of this is just me grumbling. Truthfully I've had some pretty terrible luck with lies lately as well (lots of patchy grass or just plain dirt) that hasn't really allowed me to play the type of shots I would normally want to. It would be better if I hit more than one fairway a round, which I've done twice now in the past week. The rough is rightfully punishing me. sirchunksalot, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, russtopherb and 1 other 4 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfish! Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 18 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said: Omg!!!!!!! So from the playbetter blog they are saying some metrics are measured and others are calculated. Still at $600 this is much better than a Mevo (not the Mevo+) and almost competitive with some of the big boys. I have pre-ordered one from Amazon as I mentioned and hoping they ship sooner than the expected end of July. edingc and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Driver : SIM2 Max 9* MC Kuro Kago Silver 60 Stiff Woods : GS53 3 Wood 14* Mitsubish Tensei Blue 73g Regular Hybrids: 949X Project X HZRDUS RDX Black Irons : 699 Pro Black 5-AW 1* flat KBS Tour V 90 Stiff Shafts Wedges : 52, 56, 60 Putter : Spider Red Bag : lightweight cart bag | Dry Series Bag Ball : TP5 PIX (2019) | ProV1x (2021) Rangefinder : ULT-X Pushcart : M5 GPS DHC Electric Push Cart SoCal, USA Right handed HDCP 16.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Strokes Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 i still have fairway woods on the brain. i think for the remainder of this season i’m gonna go with a 5w in place of my 2i. i found a tour issue sim2 5w at 18.2* on the bay that’s almost a direct swap for my 2i at 17*. i think the 5w will give me more versatility than the driving iron as well as a little forgiveness. then next year i’m probably gonna look at changing the top of the bag to a 4w/7w setup. my 3w is just way too long. i hit 3 drives with it yesterday that were well longer than 300. a “shorter” tee club that isn’t much shorter doesn’t help me too much. (i know, i know, no ones crying for me on this one.) i think 4w/7w will give me great gapping and a lot of options at the top of the bag. sirchunksalot, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, edingc and 5 others 6 2 Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Chip Strokes said: i still have fairway woods on the brain. i think for the remainder of this season i’m gonna go with a 5w in place of my 2i. i found a tour issue sim2 5w at 18.2* on the bay that’s almost a direct swap for my 2i at 17*. i think the 5w will give me more versatility than the driving iron as well as a little forgiveness. then next year i’m probably gonna look at changing the top of the bag to a 4w/7w setup. my 3w is just way too long. i hit 3 drives with it yesterday that were well longer than 300. a “shorter” tee club that isn’t much shorter doesn’t help me too much. (i know, i know, no ones crying for me on this one.) i think 4w/7w will give me great gapping and a lot of options at the top of the bag. Had to do it sirchunksalot, Chip Strokes, cnosil and 3 others 6 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy BOS Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Chip Strokes said: i still have fairway woods on the brain. i think for the remainder of this season i’m gonna go with a 5w in place of my 2i. i found a tour issue sim2 5w at 18.2* on the bay that’s almost a direct swap for my 2i at 17*. i think the 5w will give me more versatility than the driving iron as well as a little forgiveness. then next year i’m probably gonna look at changing the top of the bag to a 4w/7w setup. my 3w is just way too long. i hit 3 drives with it yesterday that were well longer than 300. a “shorter” tee club that isn’t much shorter doesn’t help me too much. (i know, i know, no ones crying for me on this one.) i think 4w/7w will give me great gapping and a lot of options at the top of the bag. Sounds to me like maybe the Driver needs to go further so you have a good gap from your 3 wood. sirchunksalot, Shapotomous, GolfSpy_SHARK and 2 others 5 Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Strokes Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, B.Boston said: Sounds to me like maybe the Driver needs to go further so you have a good gap from your 3 wood. workin on it sirchunksalot, GolfSpy_SHARK and GolfSpy BOS 1 2 Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I need a fairway wood as well. I want something that works well first and foremost off the fairway, and secondly off the tee. Thinking a 5 wood or Callaway heavenwood. (And yes, I did buy and sell a Callaway Epic Flash heavenwood already without even using it). ParFore74x, sirchunksalot and Grand Stranded 3 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Strokes Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, dlow206 said: I need a fairway wood as well. I want something that works well first and foremost off the fairway, and secondly off the tee. Thinking a 5 wood or Callaway heavenwood. opposite for me. correct distances off the tee is the most important thing for the clubs at the top of my bag. they won’t see much fairway use unless the hole is ridiculously long or my drive hits a tree. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, sirchunksalot and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 16 hours ago, edingc said: Wedges and wedge lofts. Trying to buy myself a short game, really. I've been miserable from inside of 100 yards, and I have a lot of second shots from the 30-75 yard range as a lot of holes at my course are tee shot/wedge. Tried working on a clock system at the range but I think it's too mechanical and making things worse. I have at least one birdie in nine of my last 10 rounds (good!) but am leaving a lot of other short opportunities outside of 50 feet of the flag lately, which leads to long two-putt par saves or needing to chip back up if the ball ends up off the green. Looking at Lou Stagner's work, from 75 yards pros are inside of 30 feet 8/10 times. I'd be ecstatic with 5/10! Considering replacing the 58 with a 60 degree to give me a little more loft. Also have contemplated dropping the set AW (50 degrees) and going 48/54/60. Probably should just spend the money for a short game lesson and not the wedges... Unless you are going 60 to get a bounce/grind option not available in the 58 there’s really nothing a 60 can do the 58 can’t IMO. Things to consider would be what bounce/grind do you have now and does it work for your swing and playing conditions or are they the cause of your issues. Vokey fit is a great start to see. Also the new d grind is pretty good. I have it in my 54 and 60 and from the rough and fairway they have worked great. Haven’t had to use them in the sand yet but I doubt the grind will be a detriment Before buying wedges, spend the $24 on Monte’s use the bounce 2.0 and see how that works out. edingc, Peaksy68 and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 17 hours ago, edingc said: Tried working on a clock system at the range but I think it's too mechanical and making things worse Curious how you would approach this. Is your thoughts on it being too mechanical because you think you need to go to a certain spot on the clock dial? How do you control putting distances that isn’t mechanical? Can you apply the same method here? I can only think of two ways to approach this; the first is same swing different speeds and the second is feel like the club goes to a certain point and then make the same speed/tempo swing. The actual distance back doesn’t really matter as long as you dial in the feel that goes X yards. How does a 75 yard swing feel? If you don’t know you have to create and memorize that feel. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, GolfSpy_SHARK and edingc 3 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 10 hours ago, Chip Strokes said: opposite for me. correct distances off the tee is the most important thing for the clubs at the top of my bag. they won’t see much fairway use unless the hole is ridiculously long or my drive hits a tree. I envy your speed GolfSpy_SHARK 1 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 10 hours ago, dlow206 said: I need a fairway wood as well. I want something that works well first and foremost off the fairway, and secondly off the tee. Thinking a 5 wood or Callaway heavenwood. (And yes, I did buy and sell a Callaway Epic Flash heavenwood already without even using it). The Heavenwood is my security blanket. Mine is the older V-Series and I genuinely worry about trying to replace it. Rickp, cnosil and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 2 hours ago, cnosil said: I can only think of two ways to approach this; the first is same swing different speeds and the second is feel like the club goes to a certain point and then make the same speed/tempo swing. Good thoughts. With putting I'm usually using the same speed, different lengths approach. I think I might be getting caught in between approaches with the wedges - quite possible that I'm adjusting both swing length and speed and that could be responsible for the wildly inconsistent results. This is why I like posting around here because its not really something I've considered before... 2 hours ago, RickyBobby_PR said: Before buying wedges, spend the $24 on Monte’s use the bounce 2.0 and see how that works out. I have some of his other stuff and it's quality. Just bought it. russtopherb, GolfSpy_SHARK, RickyBobby_PR and 1 other 4 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 3 hours ago, edingc said: Good thoughts. With putting I'm usually using the same speed, different lengths approach. I think I might be getting caught in between approaches with the wedges - quite possible that I'm adjusting both swing length and speed and that could be responsible for the wildly inconsistent results. This is why I like posting around here because its not really something I've considered before... Next question is how did you build the feels for how far to take back the putter for a particular length and how do you determine how to adjust for uphill and downhill putts. Apply that same approach to your wedge shots. Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 4 hours ago, edingc said: Good thoughts. With putting I'm usually using the same speed, different lengths approach. I think I might be getting caught in between approaches with the wedges - quite possible that I'm adjusting both swing length and speed and that could be responsible for the wildly inconsistent results. This is something GG teaches in his online course. He has slow, medium and fast(not full swing fast). For chips it’s basically a putting type stroke and the speed is used based on what trajectory you want the ball to come out on based on pin location, green reading and lie. Iirc he refers to it as a 7:30 swing. His clock system then readjusts for pitches but has the same concept of speed based on desired trajectory. Slow is going to get the ball high and land softer. Fast is going to be your bump and run style shot. he uses 8:30 to reference the club head being half way between the ground and hip high which is what is his 9 o clock its been awhile since I watched his short game videos so don’t recall his thoughts on choking down but based on him using more of the club standing up compared to how a normal shot is there was some choking down cnosil 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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