Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 11 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said: Not much of a story. Doing some training, hit one shot sounded funny. Setup hit a second and sounded worse. So put it down and saw a cracked crown. Taking it to the shop and looks like Callaway may replace it or repair? Oh it's a Epic Sub Zero OG Well congrats son gaining a new max ls! 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...
BostonSal Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 7 hours ago, DiscipleofPenick said: Vokey offers a 4 degree bounce in their 60, I don't think you could get much less than that. Got it. 58-04 and 60-04, both good clubs, but the 58-04 is no longer made in the SM8 line. Quote Louisville Golf Persimmon___2, 4, 5, 7-woods; Epon AF-906___driving iron; Titleist T100 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-irons; Titleist T100S___48°; Edison 2.0___53º; Titleist SM-9 (T)___58º; Tad Moore Otto Hackbarth___putter; Titleist Pro V1x___ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscipleofPenick Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 hours ago, BostonSal said: Got it. 58-04 and 60-04, both good clubs, but the 58-04 is no longer made in the SM8 line. I play the 58/4 but they stopped making that with the SM6. I am trying to track down ones so I have backups if they don't bring it back. BostonSal 1 Quote Take Dead Aim Driver: PXG 0211 10.5* Fairway: Titleist 917 F3 15* Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro Boxer Gold 18* Irons: MacGregor MT-86 Pro Wedges: Vokey 50/54/58 Putter: SeeMore X2 Costa del Mar Ball: Srixon Z-Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonSal Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just now, DiscipleofPenick said: I play the 58/4 but they stopped making that with the SM6. I am trying to track down ones so I have backups if they don't bring it back. They stopped making it with the SM7. They may have discontinued it before the end of the SM7 production run, but I have an SM7 58-04. It could have been from early in the run. Very good finesse wedge and very hittable [albeit not exceptionally forgiving ] on full shots. DiscipleofPenick 1 Quote Louisville Golf Persimmon___2, 4, 5, 7-woods; Epon AF-906___driving iron; Titleist T100 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-irons; Titleist T100S___48°; Edison 2.0___53º; Titleist SM-9 (T)___58º; Tad Moore Otto Hackbarth___putter; Titleist Pro V1x___ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtActual Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 After playing really poorly my last outing, I was thinking about going mega Game Improvement Irons. Saw these Tour Edge EXS 220H irons at RBG for under $71 an iron. Looking here and on YouTube for reviews is pretty shocking. There was 1 mention I could find here, and all of zero thorough reviews on YouTube. Guess I'll keep waiting for my Sub 70 demos to show up. Quote Tiger is the GOAT, change my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan220 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 thinking about upgrading to the BGT Stabilizer putting shaft .. putting is a strong point of my game so I am not looking for this to be a super fix just really interested in the shaft and hope it could help a bit . yungkory and cnosil 2 Quote Speedzone Driver Tensei AV Blue or G400 SFT 10. KBS TD 50 Category 3 shaft King Speedzone Black Yellow Fairway 3 wood Tensei AV Blue 65 F9 SpeedBack Black Grey Fairway 5 Wood ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 7 shaft T300 4i-GW - Tensei AV Blue AM2 Regular Flex or JPX 900 Hot Metal 5 - GW Project X Lz 4.5 Regular Flex Graphite Glide 2.0 SS Wedges 54 & 58 TP Red White Ardmore Putter - BGT Stability Tour Black shaft Precision Pro NX7 range finder Ultralight Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Debating selling my Arccos sensors and link and going with Shotscope, sky caddie, or a range finder since my subscription is due soon. 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...
RickyBobby_PR Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Irons and driver shafts. Traded in pxg irons and proto driver Saturday to tinker with the tsi2 driver. Initial thought is to put my custom ef blue in it for now and finish out the season that way and then test with a new shaft next season. The options are. Ad iz, ventus red, atmos tz5 or 6, la golf or the new ust Lin-q blue(based on shirt conversation with ust’s tour rep) For irons main ponder is pxg 0211 st. Others are t100-s with t200 4i, p790 zx5/7 combo or all zx5. Golfspy_CG2, fozcycle, cnosil and 2 others 4 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...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Hit the epic speed 3w at DGS. I could elevate it. Was nice. Too low spin. Everything was hooky. I think I could get away with a max 3w. rolled EVNROLL er2 ( was soft but rolled nice) axis1. (Looked funky but the ball had legs) and a Scotty fastback (don’t get the hype). so thinking max 3w and still wanting to try a LAB. 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...
PMookie Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Received notification from another forum that I won the new King Tec Hybrid of my choice! I had to send-in a custom and stock option. The original message said anything custom, then they sent a second email saying send stock as well, just-in-case. Asked for the 2 with AD-DI 105 X for custom, and stock comes with MMT. With what’s been happening here with CCC, I’m curious to see if I get the club before 2022! Golfspy_CG2, edingc, dlow206 and 3 others 4 1 1 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonSal Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 I'm definitely going to need new shoes next season. The current rotation is looking pretty scruffy. I generally buy the exact same model in three colors and then wear them for a few seasons until they all wear out at once. And yes, I'm still pissed about the steel spike ban. That's a grudge that I'll take to my grave. PMookie and Vegan_Golfer_PNW 2 Quote Louisville Golf Persimmon___2, 4, 5, 7-woods; Epon AF-906___driving iron; Titleist T100 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-irons; Titleist T100S___48°; Edison 2.0___53º; Titleist SM-9 (T)___58º; Tad Moore Otto Hackbarth___putter; Titleist Pro V1x___ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Ryman Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 So I went ahead and nabbed an oldy but a goody putter grip for my SIK. It is bigger, but slightly lighter than the stock which should make the head feel a touch heavier. We're going with a SS Legacy 2.0. A playing partner had one on his Odyssey 7 CH and I like the way that putter swung as a plumber neck mallet. Delivery set for early next week. cnosil, bens197, ejgaudette and 1 other 4 Quote In a Hoofer Lite bag TSR2, 10 degrees, A1 setting, Fujikara Speeder NX Blue 50-S 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 Tour B-XS (2022 Model) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 New shaft for my 5 wood. I'm pretty certain it'll be a Tensi CK Blue 70g. Waiting til we arrive in Florida so we don't have delivery issues. bens197, fozcycle, RollingGreens and 1 other 4 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berg Ryman Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 I also found an iron deal that might be too good to be true for me... gonna really think on that one though bens197, MattWillGolf, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote In a Hoofer Lite bag TSR2, 10 degrees, A1 setting, Fujikara Speeder NX Blue 50-S 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 Tour B-XS (2022 Model) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Thinking about my T300 set that got delayed again edingc and RollingGreens 2 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...
Hobert Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 I find myself repeatedly going back to Sub70's website and checking out the 639 CBs... RollingGreens and Syks7 2 Quote 849D with Evenflow Riptide (stiff) V Steel 3 & 5 woods 699U 3 (19.5*) 939X 4H 699 (4-6) / 699 Pro (7-PW) with KBS Tour 120 shafts (stiff) 286 Wedge (50 degrees) 588 RTX 2.0 (56 degrees) ER8v with Fujikura MC shaft (firm) Tour 2023 2.5+ / University of Miami Stand Bag Nitron - Forum Test Review Pro L2 Garmin S10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingGreens Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Hobert said: I find myself repeatedly going back to Sub70's website and checking out the 639 CBs... I'm just caught myself looking at the TAIII Forged Irons edingc, Hobert and tony@CIC 3 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...
tchat07 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 I'm in a weird in between when it comes to equipment. I'm comfortable with everything in my bag. I might start looking for a 3wood next year. tony@CIC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonSal Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 I'm thinking about Wilson, but not to buy anything, Wilson is the current brand that I'd be putting on suicide alert. Mizuno and Wilson are full line sporting goods manufacturers, much as MacGregor and Spalding used to be. This is clearly NOT the current trend in golf marketing. Mizuno seems to be hanging in there well, but Wilson's footprint is miniscule compared to how massive it was five or six decades ago. That being said, Lynx and Ram showed us how the "golf-only" brands can fold as well. Still, my guess is that Wilson Golf is not long for this world, and if that happens, another big hunk of golf history would be gone as well. tony@CIC 1 Quote Louisville Golf Persimmon___2, 4, 5, 7-woods; Epon AF-906___driving iron; Titleist T100 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-irons; Titleist T100S___48°; Edison 2.0___53º; Titleist SM-9 (T)___58º; Tad Moore Otto Hackbarth___putter; Titleist Pro V1x___ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GolfSpy Barbajo Posted September 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 hour ago, BostonSal said: I'm thinking about Wilson, but not to buy anything, Wilson is the current brand that I'd be putting on suicide alert. Mizuno and Wilson are full line sporting goods manufacturers, much as MacGregor and Spalding used to be. This is clearly NOT the current trend in golf marketing. Mizuno seems to be hanging in there well, but Wilson's footprint is miniscule compared to how massive it was five or six decades ago. That being said, Lynx and Ram showed us how the "golf-only" brands can fold as well. Still, my guess is that Wilson Golf is not long for this world, and if that happens, another big hunk of golf history would be gone as well. Interesting take Sal - they've been in a steady holding pattern for a while now. The golf division isn't losing money and it is growing. Problem is Wilson's share is so small that they could grow 10% annually and it wouldn't change their position very much. As one part of the Wilson Sporting Good umbrella, I don't see Wilson Golf going away - again, it's a plus to the bottom line (albeit a small one) - but it won't return to its former glory. The competition is too good and the Big 5 spend a buttload of money reminding all of us that they're the Big 5. The status quo doesn't want to change, and the Big 5 marketing and product machines are too good. If you think about it, each of the Big 5 made their way into being the Big 5 with some kind of must-have product. Callaway burst onto the scene with the Big Bertha. For TaylorMade it was the Pittsburgh Persimmon, the Bubble shafts and their first oversized drivers. PING it was putters and then investment cast irons - particularly the PING Eye 2. Cobra has the King oversized irons and Titleist has always had the ball. Add to that their marketing machines - they've trained us to believe that if you want a long driver, you look to Callaway or TaylorMade. If you want forgiveness and playability, you go to PING; if you want innovation and creativity you look at Cobra and if you're a better player or if you want the best ball you go to Titleist. Mizuno and PXG - and to a lesser extent Srixon - have carved out nice niches for themselves, but they aren't on equal footing. Wilson is one of the challenger brands, and it really doesn't have a niche other than really good forged irons. But Srixon, Mizuno and PXG also have really good forged irons. Not sure if you've seen the big kerfuffle on Twitter over Wilson. Apparently someone in charge of Wilson's website listed their Staff Model CB irons at $142 for the set. $142, of course, is the per iron price. Apparently there was a sizable amount of people who jumped on it -- the number I've heard is about 8,000, although I have my doubts. There's no way any reasonable person would expect Wilson to honor that - they explained it was a mistake and promised to refund everyone who thought they were going to get a full set. Sloppy, sloppy mistake, but a mistake nonetheless. Some of the Twitter responses insisted that Wilson should honor the mistake and get more of their clubs in people's bags, and that it would be a big PR win and they would gain market share. That shows a remarkable lack of business understanding - market share is useless if you lose money. I had this conversation with Wilson president Tim Clarke once - market share at the expense of margin is a fool's errand and is a sure fire way to lose a lot of money really quickly. You can't cut the price and make it up in volume - the math just doesn't work -- especially when people expect you to sell them a $1000 set of irons for $142. That's just foolish. One thing you can't ding Wilson on is its products. The Staff model blades are outstanding, and the Staff Model CB irons are better than that. The D9 irons are pretty good, but so were the D7 irons -- not sure there's a ton of upgrade between the two, but both are solid GI irons. The D7 Forged irons are also excellent, and past winners of MGS Player's Distance Most Wanted. Where they stumbled is with the D9 metal woods. The D7 lineup was sneaky good, especially the driver - excellent value and an excellent no-frills driver. Not as big of a fan of the D9 lineup. Not bad, mind you, but give me a choice and I'd take the D7 every time. And every time I pick up an Infinite putter, it's hard to believe they're only $99. The Buckingham may very well be the best value in golf. Very much looking forward to the D9 forged, which should come out this winter. Wilson's making use of AI in its R&D process and as we saw with Cleveland/Srixon, it takes a few iterations to really understand how it works and how to make the best use of it. (And not for nothing, do NOT sleep on the Launcher XL irons and metal woods - they are VERY good). Anyway, enough rambling. Could Wilson pull the plug on its golf operations? It's always possible, but as long as they stay in the black I can't see it. Amer Sports new ownership group wants to grow, particularly in Asia, and golf could be an area where that could happen. Tim Clarke says there's no reason why Wilson Golf couldn't be a $200-$250 million worldwide enterprise (Right now, they're probably around $125-130 million) I think Clarke has an operation that's right-sized (meaning it's not bloated or top-heavy), and he's been in charge since 2007, so there's tremendous continuity. Do they market well? Not particularly, but as savvy golf consumers we look beyond the marketing, don't we???? BostonSal, Golfspy_CG2, ejgaudette and 9 others 9 3 Quote What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonSal Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 55 minutes ago, GolfSpy Barbajo said: I think Clarke has an operation that's right-sized (meaning it's not bloated or top-heavy), and he's been in charge since 2007, so there's tremendous continuity. Do they market well? Not particularly, but as savvy golf consumers we look beyond the marketing, don't we???? I, for one, wish Wilson the best. MacGregor and Spalding, who both made good kit, couldn't hang in there, but I'd really hate to see the entire BIG THREE from days of yore all be gone. Quote Louisville Golf Persimmon___2, 4, 5, 7-woods; Epon AF-906___driving iron; Titleist T100 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-irons; Titleist T100S___48°; Edison 2.0___53º; Titleist SM-9 (T)___58º; Tad Moore Otto Hackbarth___putter; Titleist Pro V1x___ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonSal Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Rare afternoon round today, but something interesting has come up. A set of very lightly used Ping woods are on consignment in the pro shop. You never see a matching set of four woods anymore, so I find these to be quite interesting. Ping G425 in 12 {D}, 16, 19, and 22°. Alta CB 65 Red stock proprietary shafts. The interesting part is that they're almost brand new, priced at way below new [although still expensive], and they're all quite useable in my game. I can easily see the four of them with a driving iron, 5-GW, a 58, and a putter making a very playable set. Anybody have any comments on the Ping G425? tony@CIC 1 Quote Louisville Golf Persimmon___2, 4, 5, 7-woods; Epon AF-906___driving iron; Titleist T100 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-irons; Titleist T100S___48°; Edison 2.0___53º; Titleist SM-9 (T)___58º; Tad Moore Otto Hackbarth___putter; Titleist Pro V1x___ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 16 minutes ago, BostonSal said: Rare afternoon round today, but something interesting has come up. A set of very lightly used Ping woods are on consignment in the pro shop. You never see a matching set of four woods anymore, so I find these to be quite interesting. Ping G425 in 12 {D}, 16, 19, and 22°. Alta CB 65 Red stock proprietary shafts. The interesting part is that they're almost brand new, priced at way below new [although still expensive], and they're all quite useable in my game. I can easily see the four of them with a driving iron, 5-GW, a 58, and a putter making a very playable set. Anybody have any comments on the Ping G425? Since the g400 series, Ping woods have been great clubs. There was an MGS review last year (maybe prior year) of the Ping woods and crossovers. You can look up the review and get the opinions of the reviewers. tony@CIC, JohnSmalls and BostonSal 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: TM-180 Testing: Backups: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juspoole Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Trying to figure out what I should put in the bag for my 14th club? I had a 3 hybrid, driving iron and 3 wood in the past. I definitely find that I am hitting shorter clubs primarily so wondering if I could rework my wedge gapping so i have a full swing more often. Currently have PW - 44 - GW 49 - SW - 54 and LW -58. Yardages as follows: PW - 133 - 150 GW - 114 - 132 SW - 99 - 113 LW 80 - 98 79 and less dependent on situation for SW or LW. Maybe going something more to PW 44 - GW - 48, GW - 52, SW - 56 - LW 60 Just not quite sure honestly. I know my yardages fairly well and don't mind taking a little off my shots as needed. However, I previously did not carry a 58* and was happy that I added that to my bag once I really learned the yardarge. tony@CIC 1 Quote Driver: Mavrik Sub Zero 9* (Set to 10) Ventus Blue 6X 2 Hybrid: TSI3 Hybrid Tensei Blue 80 X (17.25*) 3 Hybrid 818 H2 Hybrid Hzrdus RDX Black 6.5 (20.5*) 4 Iron - T200 4 Iron Graphite Design Tour AD IZ X Hybrid Shaft Irons 5-PW: T100-S 5 - GW KBS Tour 130 X Gap/Sand Wedge: Vokey SM6 49* SM8 54* Lob Wedge: Jaws 5 Wedge 58* DG Tour Issue Stiff Putter: Phantom 5.5 34" Pro Platinum Newport 2 35" Taylormade Tour Black Spider 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonSal Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 1 minute ago, juspoole said: Trying to figure out what I should put in the bag for my 14th club? I had a 3 hybrid, driving iron and 3 wood in the past. I definitely find that I am hitting shorter clubs primarily so wondering if I could rework my wedge gapping so i have a full swing more often. Currently have PW - 44 - GW 49 - SW - 54 and LW -58. Yardages as follows: PW - 131 - 150 GW - 111 - 130 SW - 96 - 110 LW 80 - 95 79 and less dependent on situation for SW or LW. Maybe going something more to PW 44 - GW - 48, GW - 52, SW - 56 - LW 60 Just not quite sure honestly. I know my yardages fairly well and don't mind taking a little off my shots as needed. However, I previously did not carry a 58* and was happy that I added that to my bag once I really learned the yardarge. Based on a relative strong PW at 44º, I can't see how you would gap your wedges any tighter, or why you'd need to. You seem OK where you are. If you had, say, a 46º PW, you could even go 46, 52, and 58º to make room for another long club, but you don't need one of those. 64º flop wedge, maybe? 44, 48, 52, 56, and 60 takes the 58 that you like out of your bag for no apparent reason. tony@CIC 1 Quote Louisville Golf Persimmon___2, 4, 5, 7-woods; Epon AF-906___driving iron; Titleist T100 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-irons; Titleist T100S___48°; Edison 2.0___53º; Titleist SM-9 (T)___58º; Tad Moore Otto Hackbarth___putter; Titleist Pro V1x___ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgaudette Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 36 minutes ago, juspoole said: Trying to figure out what I should put in the bag for my 14th club? I had a 3 hybrid, driving iron and 3 wood in the past. I definitely find that I am hitting shorter clubs primarily so wondering if I could rework my wedge gapping so i have a full swing more often. Currently have PW - 44 - GW 49 - SW - 54 and LW -58. Yardages as follows: PW - 133 - 150 GW - 114 - 132 SW - 99 - 113 LW 80 - 98 79 and less dependent on situation for SW or LW. Maybe going something more to PW 44 - GW - 48, GW - 52, SW - 56 - LW 60 Just not quite sure honestly. I know my yardages fairly well and don't mind taking a little off my shots as needed. However, I previously did not carry a 58* and was happy that I added that to my bag once I really learned the yardarge. It sounds like you have those gaps filled well and another wedge might not help really. How is the top end of your bag. I have been thinking about this more since watching some Mark Crossfield videos. He has only the three wedges 47 PW, 52 and 58 and added a club up to so the top of his bag overlaps a bit more since those are the harder yardages to hit. I have been thinking of adding a new 3, maybe a longer one, and then say a 5 wood which would be the same loft as my 3H but longer shaft and should be a bit longer. Then go down from there, and go with the 3 wedges since I really only use three of them. Maybe something like that could work for you too? 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...
RickyBobby_PR Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 42 minutes ago, juspoole said: Trying to figure out what I should put in the bag for my 14th club? I had a 3 hybrid, driving iron and 3 wood in the past. I definitely find that I am hitting shorter clubs primarily so wondering if I could rework my wedge gapping so i have a full swing more often. Currently have PW - 44 - GW 49 - SW - 54 and LW -58. Yardages as follows: PW - 133 - 150 GW - 114 - 132 SW - 99 - 113 LW 80 - 98 79 and less dependent on situation for SW or LW. Maybe going something more to PW 44 - GW - 48, GW - 52, SW - 56 - LW 60 Just not quite sure honestly. I know my yardages fairly well and don't mind taking a little off my shots as needed. However, I previously did not carry a 58* and was happy that I added that to my bag once I really learned the yardarge. Assuming the range of yardages is based on partial to full swings. Changing to wedges that are 1-2* different from what you have aren’t going to change distances significantly. All things being equal 1* is 2-3 yards of distance. If you want to full swing mode then leave yourself distances into the green for full swings. Many will say swinging a sw or lw with full swings isn’t wise. tony@CIC and Rickp 2 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...
juspoole Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 1 hour ago, BostonSal said: 64º flop wedge, maybe? 44, 48, 52, 56, and 60 takes the 58 that you like out of your bag for no apparent reason. Possibly - although I can't see myself using it that often. I've never been the best at judging distance on a flop shot. I do like the 54 and 58 I have, but I'm sure I would like the new wedges just as much once I dialed in the distance. My drawback is that it's taken a lot of golf and practice to know my distances as well as I do. Do I want to jeopardize that? 1 hour ago, ejgaudette said: ow is the top end of your bag. It's lacking for sure - I go from Driver straight to 2 hybrid. Mainly because I find that a 3 wood isn't all that much more accurate than driver off the tee so I don't hit it except on the rare occasion that I have 265+ left into a par 5 that I am going for. I can hit the 2 hybrid about 235 - 250 if needed. If conditions are normal and dry, I am able to get to most par 5's with the combo of driver - 2 hybrid. 1 hour ago, RickyBobby_PR said: If you want to full swing mode then leave yourself distances into the green for full swings. Many will say swinging a sw or lw with full swings isn’t wise. That's surprising to hear - i feel that if I have a full swing with a wedge, I'm more accurate with distance control and maybe even with dispersion than a partial distance. I am able to control trajectory and spin fairly well so it has not been a problem. tony@CIC 1 Quote Driver: Mavrik Sub Zero 9* (Set to 10) Ventus Blue 6X 2 Hybrid: TSI3 Hybrid Tensei Blue 80 X (17.25*) 3 Hybrid 818 H2 Hybrid Hzrdus RDX Black 6.5 (20.5*) 4 Iron - T200 4 Iron Graphite Design Tour AD IZ X Hybrid Shaft Irons 5-PW: T100-S 5 - GW KBS Tour 130 X Gap/Sand Wedge: Vokey SM6 49* SM8 54* Lob Wedge: Jaws 5 Wedge 58* DG Tour Issue Stiff Putter: Phantom 5.5 34" Pro Platinum Newport 2 35" Taylormade Tour Black Spider 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, juspoole said: Possibly - although I can't see myself using it that often. I've never been the best at judging distance on a flop shot. I do like the 54 and 58 I have, but I'm sure I would like the new wedges just as much once I dialed in the distance. My drawback is that it's taken a lot of golf and practice to know my distances as well as I do. Do I want to jeopardize that? It's lacking for sure - I go from Driver straight to 2 hybrid. Mainly because I find that a 3 wood isn't all that much more accurate than driver off the tee so I don't hit it except on the rare occasion that I have 265+ left into a par 5 that I am going for. I can hit the 2 hybrid about 235 - 250 if needed. If conditions are normal and dry, I am able to get to most par 5's with the combo of driver - 2 hybrid. That's surprising to hear - i feel that if I have a full swing with a wedge, I'm more accurate with distance control and maybe even with dispersion than a partial distance. I am able to control trajectory and spin fairly well so it has not been a problem. Most amateurs swing their wedges to hard and go 100% on them and that’s just trouble for most. A full swing at less than 100% is better for distance and spin control BostonSal and tony@CIC 2 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...
BostonSal Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Some clever obfuscation is definitely required. My afternoon round was cancelled, but I had to go back and look at those almost brand new Pings. I mentioned a few posts ago that a set of Ping G425s in 12, 16, 19, and 22º were on consignment in the pro shop, and as my round washed out, I decided to see if I could hit some balls with them. No point worrying about the driver. I'm going to hit any full size driver foul pole to foul pole--I always have since the dawn of the huge ones that have to be teed so high--and thus I'm only going to play it on a few wide open holes anyway. The clubs are being sold as a set, at least for now, so springing more than a little for the driver comes with the deal. Plus it's a pretty set to be breaking up. My big concern was the 16. For several years, now, I've made 18º more or less my bottom limit on fairway woods. I'll tolerate hitting line drives with my driving iron, but I've got to gat a fairway wood--any fairway wood--up in the air. Among my odd old clubs is a 17º Orlimar TriMetal that I was able to hit fairly well back when I bagged it. 16, to be honest, sounded strong to me, but from the deck, I got it up and flying just fine. With the range balls and stock Alta shaft that I wouldn't be changing. Ping did an awesome job. This thing could add a few yards to my "Hail Mary" shot range. So it looks like a go. I haven't had a matched "set" of woods in decades, and these are really nice. But I mentioned obfuscation. We're trying to contrive a way to get the payment on my food and beverage bill. That's one bill that I handle and my wife doesn't see. We figure it out and it's a go. I'll just need Tour Wrap 2Gs because the stock grips feel abrasive. Siamese Moose, tony@CIC and Rickp 2 1 Quote Louisville Golf Persimmon___2, 4, 5, 7-woods; Epon AF-906___driving iron; Titleist T100 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-irons; Titleist T100S___48°; Edison 2.0___53º; Titleist SM-9 (T)___58º; Tad Moore Otto Hackbarth___putter; Titleist Pro V1x___ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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