What equipment are you thinking about?

[RichL85]

Somehow one of my hybrids lost the headcover in Florida. Valid excuse to start looking at new hybrids right? 

[Rickp]

7 minutes ago, RichL85 said:

Somehow one of my hybrids lost the headcover in Florida. Valid excuse to start looking at new hybrids right? 

Or a return trip to Fl To look for it

[Hobert]

Took a few swings with the Apex DCBs in stock form at Golf Galaxy this morning...and loved them. I think it is time for a fitting.  

Edit: I actually went back to Jason at Sub70 with my stats (never had them before) to finish out his recommendation 699/699 Pro combo set with KBS Tour 120 Stiff.

Decision time.

[Hobert]

699/699 Pro Combo set ordered. Also going to demo the 849D

[Tom the Golf Nut]

11 minutes ago, Hobert said:

699/699 Pro Combo set ordered. Also going to demo the 849D

Nice, keep us posted on how they work for you. 

Side note: My daughter is on a college track team and most of her events during the winter is at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem. Next winter I'll have to look you up when out there. The outdoor season just started Saturday but I'm not sure if anything is in your direction yet. 

[Hobert]

46 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Nice, keep us posted on how they work for you. 

Side note: My daughter is on a college track team and most of her events during the winter is at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem. Next winter I'll have to look you up when out there. The outdoor season just started Saturday but I'm not sure if anything is in your direction yet. 

Will do.

Please do let me know when you are in the area. It will be great to meet you in person.

[Tom the Golf Nut]

I am feeling very weak. I have the urge, no, strong urge, no, incredible desire to purchase the Titleist TSi1 I was fit for last spring. Luckily the golf shop is closed right now!

I was holding off due to reviews stating that this driver was designed for swing speeds under 90. I was fit by Titleist and was killing it with the combo they fit me in and my swing speed was just past the mid 90's. But results are what they are. As my local golf shop owner said to me "your not going to get any younger". 

Well that just made to much dam sense. I know I have a big bonus coming from work. So as soon as it shows up I think I know what my first stop will be. Definitely before the wife finds out about it (Either one). 

[cnosil]

8 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

I am feeling very weak. I have the urge, no, strong urge, no, incredible desire to purchase the Titleist TSi1 I was fit for last spring. Luckily the golf shop is closed right now!

I was holding off due to reviews stating that this driver was designed for swing speeds under 90. I was fit by Titleist and was killing it with the combo they fit me in and my swing speed was just past the mid 90's. But results are what they are. As my local golf shop owner said to me "your not going to get any younger". 

Well that just made to much dam sense. I know I have a big bonus coming from work. So as soon as it shows up I think I know what my first stop will be. Definitely before the wife finds out about it (Either one). 

It works for Nelly Korda.  

[Tom the Golf Nut]

12 minutes ago, cnosil said:

It works for Nelly Korda.  

True that. But will it make me millions too? 

[cnosil]

2 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

True that. But will it make me millions too? 

It could,  just need to up the stakes with your golf buddies. 

 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

35 minutes ago, cnosil said:

It could,  just need to up the stakes with your golf buddies. 

 

Well I guess I will just have to accept where I am in life now. I usually play in a threesome of me, myself, and I. That won't help my wallet.

[chisag]

1 hour ago, cnosil said:

It works for Nelly Korda.  

 

... Just because it works for arguably the best woman golfer on the planet does't mean it will work for you. (says the guy that just bought Steelfiber i80's because Nelly Korda plays them  )

[RickyBobby_PR]

10 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

I was holding off due to reviews stating that this driver was designed for swing speeds under 90. I was fit by Titleist and was killing it with the combo they fit me in and my swing speed was just past the mid 90's. But results are what they are. As my local golf shop owner said to me "your not going to get any younger". 

And AP2s are players distance irons yet the AP2 were the number one irons on tour. i20s and i210s are designed as game improvement irons but played by the best in the world on both mens and womens tours. G400 max was played by two of the longest guys in tour in cameron champ and Tony Finau. 
 

Doesn’t matter what reviews say especially with the bolded part. It’s another example of why getting fit rather than buying based on what the design is for, the handicap ir swing speed of a player.

As mentioned Nelly Korda plays it and has won with it.

[NRJyzr]

10 hours ago, chisag said:

 

... Just because it works for arguably the best woman golfer on the planet does't mean it will work for you. (says the guy that just bought Steelfiber i80's because Nelly Korda plays them  )

Piggybacking on your post....

Equipment I'm thinking about.....  toying with the idea of going lighter, which for me would be dropping from my Recoil 125s, RIP Tour 115s, and NV105s to Steelfiber i95, or maybe Fuji Pro 95s or even 85s.  

And, thinking about dropping from stiff to regular if I go Steelfiber, or avoiding the TS flex in the Fuji 95s in favor of the "mere" stiff.  The 85s don't have TS, so it would be no problem.

Aging.  Yay.
 

[cnosil]

10 hours ago, chisag said:

 

... Just because it works for arguably the best woman golfer on the planet does't mean it will work for you. (says the guy that just bought Steelfiber i80's because Nelly Korda plays them  )

Agree, but @Tom the Golf Nutsaid he was fit into that driver so we can assume it works for him.  Probably just some of that male ego that doesn’t think he should be playing a game improvement driver.

[ejgaudette]

12 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

I am feeling very weak. I have the urge, no, strong urge, no, incredible desire to purchase the Titleist TSi1 I was fit for last spring. Luckily the golf shop is closed right now!

I was holding off due to reviews stating that this driver was designed for swing speeds under 90. I was fit by Titleist and was killing it with the combo they fit me in and my swing speed was just past the mid 90's. But results are what they are. As my local golf shop owner said to me "your not going to get any younger". 

Well that just made to much dam sense. I know I have a big bonus coming from work. So as soon as it shows up I think I know what my first stop will be. Definitely before the wife finds out about it (Either one). 

Hey to add to it if Mark Crossfield plays the new XXIO with the stock 46 gram shaft and counter balancing swinging at 110 then why not, whatever works for you.

[RickyBobby_PR]

Irons. Srixon, Mizuno and pxg have my current attention

[russtopherb]

I want to hit the Halo XLs and new LaunchPads side by side to see which works better for me.

I feel like I should move on from my D7 driver for my own sanity, but I was hitting it so well at the end of the season after adding lead tape that I don't want to jinx it by trying other drivers. But the TEE E722 and Cleveland Launcher XL both look really good. 

[chisag]

1 hour ago, NRJyzr said:

toying with the idea of going lighter, which for me would be dropping from my Recoil 125s, RIP Tour 115s, and NV105s to Steelfiber i95, or maybe Fuji Pro 95s or even 85s.  

And, thinking about dropping from stiff to regular if I go Steelfiber, or avoiding the TS flex in the Fuji 95s in favor of the "mere" stiff.  The 85s don't have TS, so it would be no problem.

Aging.  Yay.

 

... Much like playing the most forgiving clubs you can effectively play, I think most and certainly those a "little" past their physical prime, should play the lightest shafts they can effectively play. For plenty of young bucks with speed to burn that means 120-130 gm iron shafts and for some playing the most forward tees that means 65gms and under. For me at least knowing Nelly swings faster than I do but plays i80 shafts is reason enough to give them a shot. As you know the i95 r-flex plays like an s-flex from most other shaft OEMs so you might find you actually like that weight. There is a reason it is the #1 graphite shaft on the Champions tour. 

[hartrick11]

1 hour ago, chisag said:

 

... Much like playing the most forgiving clubs you can effectively play, I think most and certainly those a "little" past their physical prime, should play the lightest shafts they can effectively play. For plenty of young bucks with speed to burn that means 120-130 gm iron shafts and for some playing the most forward tees that means 65gms and under. For me at least knowing Nelly swings faster than I do but plays i80 shafts is reason enough to give them a shot. As you know the i95 r-flex plays like an s-flex from most other shaft OEMs so you might find you actually like that weight. There is a reason it is the #1 graphite shaft on the Champions tour. 

My fitter a couple of weeks ago would be right up your alley! While I top out at 95mph with my 7i and have a quick transition that has been fit into 130g shafts in the past, his approach was to test how much I could drop in weight before it impacted my performance, as his working theory is that most golfers are playing shafts that are too heavy/stiff for them regardless of age and should play the lightest shaft they can perform with. In my case the heavy shafts helped my transition a bit, but they were creating other problems that were impacting my consistency. I ended up in 120g $ Tapers for my P series combo that gives me more forgiveness at the top compared to my King Forged CBs (790 4i, 770 5-7) along with buttery MCs in the 8-P. Now these irons are all I think about 

[NRJyzr]

3 hours ago, chisag said:

 

... Much like playing the most forgiving clubs you can effectively play, I think most and certainly those a "little" past their physical prime, should play the lightest shafts they can effectively play. For plenty of young bucks with speed to burn that means 120-130 gm iron shafts and for some playing the most forward tees that means 65gms and under. For me at least knowing Nelly swings faster than I do but plays i80 shafts is reason enough to give them a shot. As you know the i95 r-flex plays like an s-flex from most other shaft OEMs so you might find you actually like that weight. There is a reason it is the #1 graphite shaft on the Champions tour. 

The hardest part of the shaft weight drop I'm making, it was only two or three years ago that I was still really blasting the heavier stuff, including 100g driver shafts.  When it hits you, it hits you.

Stevie Deuce warned me it would be at some point after hitting 55, and he was a little too on target.   
 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

11 hours ago, cnosil said:

Agree, but @Tom the Golf Nutsaid he was fit into that driver so we can assume it works for him.  Probably just some of that male ego that doesn’t think he should be playing a game improvement driver.

I'm all about what performs the best for me regardless of its category. I play the standard G400 driver for that reason. I probably would still be playing game improvment irons if I didn't test the Sub-70 699 Pro irons. Whatever makes it easiest to shoot the lowest scores is what goes in my bag.

[RickyBobby_PR]

Was doing some loft comparisons across Srixon and Mizuno and looking at my miura cb301s.

Mizuno 223, 225 and 921 forged, Srixon zx5 and zx7 were compared to the miuras.

In 4-p they are all within 2* of loft with a couple being 2*
 

It’s been 2 years since I looked at the miura lofts and forgot the pw is 44° 

 

[Hobert]

[RichL85]

Not that I really need them, but I do keep looking at the CBX2 wedges. 

[russtopherb]

33 minutes ago, RichL85 said:

Not that I really need them, but I do keep looking at the CBX2 wedges. 

Totally a worthwhile addition. Love my CBXs. 

[dlow206]

Having some buyers remorse with the Odyssey Tri Hot 5K. Thought it was going to be an upgrade of the White Hot OG #1 WS that I had previously. It doesn't have the same feel and something is off about this putter and distance control. Thought it was user error.

However, just saw the review from Golfalot and Sophie said: "Throughout my testing of the Tri-Hot 5K putters I struggled with pace on the greens and kept hitting my putts too hard and past the hole. I also didn’t hole a single long putt (putts from outside 15 feet) during testing, this is rare as I wouldn't call myself the best putter in the world but usually I roll a few long ones in during a putter test."

Luckily, i have my Ping PLD fitting coming up in less than a month so that I can get the exact feel and design for a putter that i am looking for. 

[CarlH]

Really thinking about getting a 51 and 57 degree Edison wedge ... (as if new wedges will cure my wedge woes...lol).  

 

[dlow206]

1 hour ago, CarlH said:

Really thinking about getting a 51 and 57 degree Edison wedge ... (as if new wedges will cure my wedge woes...lol).  

 

i was literally just thinking about Edison wedges right at this very moment

[CarlH]

53 minutes ago, dlow206 said:

i was literally just thinking about Edison wedges right at this very moment

GMTA?