What equipment are you thinking about?

[Fred Mitchell]

On 10/12/2023 at 9:29 PM, Ben Joest said:

A new rangefinder to replace the one that was left magnetized to the cart a few weeks back. I checked with the course, but it was not turned in. So to the lucky soul who found it, enjoy it and use it well.

I place my car keys in the pouch my rangefinder goes in when I get it out, I cant leave the course without looking right in the empty pouch to get my keys. Not my idea, someone else shared from their mistake.

[Fred Mitchell]

On 10/14/2023 at 10:33 AM, chisag said:

 

... I don't like black irons on the course at all, including wedges. But they sure look purty in pictures or on the shelf in golf stores. Gotta agree with you the these are stunning. 

really helped me when I pain filled the bottom groove , have done bottom 2 also that white or bright red against the black seems to help line up so easy to me and negated the drawback from hitting the all black club

 

Edited October 15, 2023 by Fred Mitchell

[Javs]

Pulling the trigger on these two clubs!
TSR3 Fairway

Orientation: Right Hand

Loft: 13.5°

Shaft: HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 60 (+$40)

Shaft Flex: 6.0

Shaft Length: -0.25"

Shaft Tipping: Standard

Grip: MCC Black (+$12)

Grip Size: Standard Size

Grip Assembly Option: Logo Up

Club Swing Weight Adjustment:Standard

Club Center of Gravity Adjustment: N (Neutral)

Club Hosel Adjustment: A1 (Loft: Std, Lie: Std)
 

TSR3 Driver

Orientation: Right Hand

Loft: 8°

Shaft: HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 60 (+$40)

Shaft Flex: 6.0

Shaft Length: -0.25"

Shaft Tipping: Standard

Grip: MCC Black (+$12)

Grip Size: Standard Size

Grip Assembly Option: Logo Up

Club Swing Weight Adjustment:Standard

Club Center of Gravity Adjustment: N (Neutral)

Club Hosel Adjustment: A1 (Loft: Std, Lie: Std)

Qty:1

 

[barney_bogey]

I'm thinking about buying a full set of used clubs for my boy, 13.

Went to a company party today at the range. Go karts, giant Jenga, corn hole, mini golf, and the range.

This young man has never expressed interest in golf. Not when I've invited him to the range in the past, not now that there is a sim in the garage. But today he wanted to hit a few so I grabbed a loaner and a small bucket.

10 balls in, no contact. 20 balls in, he was getting some decent strikes. Like .. really good for someone so fresh. Gave a few pointers and let him go. I'm not a golf instructor! 20 minutes goes by and his hands hurt. 20 more minutes go by and he's still at it. He wants another bucket.

Here's the thing. He's not trying to beat balls. Not going for ego swings. He's trying to hit it flush. Head down. Focused and deliberate. And when he hits a good one, my man's eyes are just lit up!

So I give him my 7.



When I went to swing it tonight I noticed this pattern. Wtf. That was a clean club. Range ball markings...

Maybe a fluke but I'm going to feed this flame while it's burning. Time to grab a few lessons and a starter set. Hopefully he gets the bug too. Would be amazing to chop it up with him on the course one day.

So yeah... A whole ass set of clubs. If he continues to improve, it'll be a fitting by spring.

Big day.

B

[Deadwalleye]

Well my home course usually closes November 1st. So Ive only got 2 weeks left in my season. (North Dakota winters)
In my never ending stupid moves, I ordered a putter.
I am planning on rolling a bunch of putts this winter on my putting mat.
Will this help?  Probably not since I know that I couldn't read a green if my life depended on it.
But this hasn't stopped me from doing it anyway. 
I already have a Mezz Max normal length putter at 34", and it has improved my putting. But I want more.

So here it is a Black Murdered out broomstick.
45" long, 79.5 Lie

 

Mistake....maybe.  But I will never know unless I try it.
Im expecting my golfing buddies to give me an endless amount of grief if I end up bagging it. 


 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

26 minutes ago, MarkMac said:

Thanks for the tips. I'm in NZ, so we don't have a huge range here. I'm looking at something like this https://golf360.co.nz/product/mgizipx136holebattery/. I read that MGI has a better battery life. Hopefully I'm right! They're not cheap!

If you have a few extra bucks or save a little more I would go with a pivoting front wheel. It looks like the one in your link is fixed. Every time you turn, the front wheel will skid sideways. The plastic on pavement noise is very disturbing on cart paths and parking lots. A remote is also very handy.   

[GolfSpy_BEN]

Definitely thinking about this, but not likely to act on it any time soon

Although, tomorrow is a new day and there’s no telling what it might bring…

[Preeway]

Looking at getting the 2-iron for my son for Christmas 

[chisag]

5 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

If you have a few extra bucks or save a little more I would go with a pivoting front wheel. It looks like the one in your link is fixed. Every time you turn, the front wheel will skid sideways. The plastic on pavement noise is very disturbing on cart paths and parking lots. A remote is also very handy.   

 

... I paid $1299 for my Zip Remote cart on sale from Costco last Spring. Marcmac's link is for the entry level non remote Zip for $1799?!?!? The Remote Zip like mine is almost double the price and on sale at $2499 down from $2999. Those are just insane prices. 

[Shapotomous]

After a few random swings with a G410 iron over the summer while playing and today with a G430 for a couple swings I am thinking about a new winter project...finding a used set of forgiving irons! 

It's probably because of jacked lofts, but I am a full club longer than my gamers and the ball flies extremely high and dead straight.  So over the winter I will probably get to 2nd swing a few times and try out various head / shaft combos.  This will be a fun process!

[GolfSpy AFG]

Still thinking about a 7 wood. Only problem is it’s not necessarily for a hole in the bag, I’m kinda just curious.  Problem for me is I don’t want to try it without “my shaft”…Ventus Blue.  Gets to be an expensive toy for curiosity’s sake.  I’ve already got a 4h Apex Pro with a Ventus Blue HB sitting in my backup set not being used…

[Preeway]

10 hours ago, Shapotomous said:

After a few random swings with a G410 iron over the summer while playing and today with a G430 for a couple swings I am thinking about a new winter project...finding a used set of forgiving irons! 

It's probably because of jacked lofts, but I am a full club longer than my gamers and the ball flies extremely high and dead straight.  So over the winter I will probably get to 2nd swing a few times and try out various head / shaft combos.  This will be a fun process!

The entire 430 series is no joke. I like the woods too but not quite as much as I do the Titleist series.

[Jim Shaw]

1 hour ago, Preeway said:

The entire 430 series is no joke. I like the woods too but not quite as much as I do the Titleist series.

i have two G430 hybrids, love them, hit the best shot of the year at the Nationals with my 4 iron hybrid... still feel and see the shot

[Preeway]

Gave them a test drive back April and the 430 had the tightest dispersion of all the models I tried out.

[Shapotomous]

1 hour ago, Preeway said:

The entire 430 series is no joke. I like the woods too but not quite as much as I do the Titleist series.

I dont know if i will end up in the ping family but my swing has slowed enough over the last three years that i am not giving the jpx900 forged a chance to get the altitude they deserve from a shot.  I was shocked at the towering ball flight that is effortless for me with the G4xx irons.  Other equally as forgiving irons will probably be similar.  I am brand agnostic so whatever works will be gamed.

[chisag]

2 hours ago, Getoffmylawn said:

Still thinking about a 7 wood. Only problem is it’s not necessarily for a hole in the bag, I’m kinda just curious.  Problem for me is I don’t want to try it without “my shaft”…Ventus Blue.  Gets to be an expensive toy for curiosity’s sake.  I’ve already got a 4h Apex Pro with a Ventus Blue HB sitting in my backup set not being used…

 

... With a similar curiosity, I ordered the Aerojet 7 wood as part of the Cobra 50th Anniversary Challenge. After some initial success, I am not sure it has a place in my bag. To be fair this is the most crowded slot in my arsenal and I have multiple options I really like, including a UDi, DHy, Sim2 Hy, King Tec and my 7 wood. They all have their strengths and weaknesses and I need to chart some rounds to see how much, when and why I use clubs in that yardage range. Not often is my guess. 

... I pulled my drive a little a few rounds ago and with a slight dogleg left I was blocked by tall palm trees. The only club in that yardage range was my 7 wood that launches very high and carried the trees easily leaving me a GW to the green. And at least for me, that is the one area where the 7 wood really shines. That said living in the desert with hard and fast fairways a very high flying 210yd club has its limitations. Dropping over a bunker from 200yds is perfect for my 7 wood but I rarely face that shot. I just added a 3 wood and dropped my 5 wood, leaving the 7 wood in the bag but day in and day out I think my 19* Dhy is more versatile and it allows me to keep my 4 iron in the bag.

... I was lucky enough to be chosen for the Cobra Challenge and not having to pay for a 7 wood experiment to satisfy my curiosity was quite fortuitous because I never would have paid money for a slot I already have filled with multiple options. That said, at age 70 I imagine it might be very useful down the road several years so I'll be hanging on to my 7 wood regardless of whether it sticks around for the foreseeable future. I hope that helps and of course living in the Midwest may produce different needs than the less than lush desert. 

[GolfSpy AFG]

9 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

... With a similar curiosity, I ordered the Aerojet 7 wood as part of the Cobra 50th Anniversary Challenge. After some initial success, I am not sure it has a place in my bag. To be fair this is the most crowded slot in my arsenal and I have multiple options I really like, including a UDi, DHy, Sim2 Hy, King Tec and my 7 wood. They all have their strengths and weaknesses and I need to chart some rounds to see how much, when and why I use clubs in that yardage range. Not often is my guess. 

... I pulled my drive a little a few rounds ago and with a slight dogleg left I was blocked by tall palm trees. The only club in that yardage range was my 7 wood that launches very high and carried the trees easily leaving me a GW to the green. And at least for me, that is the one area where the 7 wood really shines. That said living in the desert with hard and fast fairways a very high flying 210yd club has its limitations. Dropping over a bunker from 200yds is perfect for my 7 wood but I rarely face that shot. I just added a 3 wood and dropped my 5 wood, leaving the 7 wood in the bag but day in and day out I think my 19* Dhy is more versatile and it allows me to keep my 4 iron in the bag.

... I was lucky enough to be chosen for the Cobra Challenge and not having to pay for a 7 wood experiment to satisfy my curiosity was quite fortuitous because I never would have paid money for a slot I already have filled with multiple options. That said, at age 70 I imagine it might be very useful down the road several years so I'll be hanging on to my 7 wood regardless of whether it sticks around for the foreseeable future. I hope that helps and of course living in the Midwest may produce different needs than the less than lush desert. 

I appreciate that; helps a lot.  All I needed to hear (read) to talk me out of it.

[Javs]

I think my Callaway Paradym TD Driver knew I ordered a Titleist TSR 3. Yesterday I drove the ball fantastic. Guess it wants to put up a fight to stay in the bag. I can admire that!

[chisag]

20 hours ago, MarkMac said:

Thanks for the tips. I'm in NZ, so we don't have a huge range here. I'm looking at something like this https://golf360.co.nz/product/mgizipx136holebattery/. I read that MGI has a better battery life. Hopefully I'm right! They're not cheap!

 

... I don't know if NZ has limitations for shipping from other countries but this same MGI cart is available on sale in the US for $699 or $1100 dollars LESS than the one in your link. Even the fully Remote Controlled ZIP is $200 less at $1599. 

https://www.worldwidegolfshops.com/mgi-golf-zip-x1-electric-cart-600001259/p

[Fred Mitchell]

On 10/15/2023 at 7:15 PM, barney_bogey said:

I'm thinking about buying a full set of used clubs for my boy, 13.

Went to a company party today at the range. Go karts, giant Jenga, corn hole, mini golf, and the range.

This young man has never expressed interest in golf. Not when I've invited him to the range in the past, not now that there is a sim in the garage. But today he wanted to hit a few so I grabbed a loaner and a small bucket.

10 balls in, no contact. 20 balls in, he was getting some decent strikes. Like .. really good for someone so fresh. Gave a few pointers and let him go. I'm not a golf instructor! 20 minutes goes by and his hands hurt. 20 more minutes go by and he's still at it. He wants another bucket.

Here's the thing. He's not trying to beat balls. Not going for ego swings. He's trying to hit it flush. Head down. Focused and deliberate. And when he hits a good one, my man's eyes are just lit up!

So I give him my 7.



When I went to swing it tonight I noticed this pattern. Wtf. That was a clean club. Range ball markings...

Maybe a fluke but I'm going to feed this flame while it's burning. Time to grab a few lessons and a starter set. Hopefully he gets the bug too. Would be amazing to chop it up with him on the course one day.

So yeah... A whole ass set of clubs. If he continues to improve, it'll be a fitting by spring.

Big day.

B
 

Nurture that seed, its something you guys can bond over and share always , plus he gonna love pops hitting from the geezer tees in scrambles.

[Fred Mitchell]

On 9/30/2023 at 8:14 AM, Ben Joest said:

I saw the same tip and my keys were in the range finder case. When I grabbed them out of the case, I thought I need to grab the range finder and then I saw a squirrel, and because I have the attention span of a golden retriever, the rangefinder was forgotten and doomed.

I want to laugh at the squirrel/golden retriever but as a man with a limited budget I cant because I couldnt afford just go buy another at Christmas gift buying time.

[Fred Mitchell]

On 10/4/2023 at 6:37 AM, BallsLeon said:

Thinking about an utility/driving iron.

Been thinking about how I want to fill out the top of my bag. Looking for something that’s easier to hit off the deck and rough than a fairway wood. Hybrids were my first thought but I haven’t had the best of luck with them.

Yesterday, I got to try out an Apex UW (19°) and a Titliest U505 3 iron (20°). The UW performed about as well as most hybrids I’ve tried, but could be how it was setup felt pretty heavy to me (had MMT regular shaft). However, the 3 iron felt great from the get go despite what I thought would be much too stiff of a shaft (HZRDUS 4th Gen Black, Stiff flex).

Bad news, one of these irons new is more than what I paid for my driver, and the stiff shaft feeling good has me a little confused. So, I’m looking at more affordable brands that I can match the length/loft/lie specs (Sub70, Caley, etc.). As for the shaft, I’m not exactly sure, should be much stouter than regular flex MMT/Tensei blue I’ve been fit too but felt good swinging it. Unlike a stiff Tensei white I never really enjoyed swinging.

Got my TaylorMade DHY's direct from TaylorMade letting me choose lie , loft , flex, etc. and multiple shaft choices 250 is retail but I received 13% veteran discount which made mine 212.5 $ and I dont know why they have me another small discount it was either 8 or 9 $ and they gave me free shipping. 

[chisag]

23 hours ago, Getoffmylawn said:

I appreciate that; helps a lot.  All I needed to hear (read) to talk me out of it.

 

... Some additional "you probably made the right choice" info. I was gonna write down when I needed a club in the 210 range yesterday and whether or not the 7 wood was appropriate for that shot as I had it in the bag yesterday. This is my home course where I play about 80% of my rounds. My summer course may involve a different requirement. But it wasn't a big surprise when I found out I never had that yardage. At 70 I am playing the course at a little over 6400yds and my long approaches were 195, 200, 235 and 245. And while I could use the 7 wood off the tee on 2 holes based on the distance I need to stay short of trouble, I would prefer to use my DHy anyway. Of course that is only one round but my best guess is on any given day I may have an opportunity to use it once or twice at most but more often than not, I wouldn't use it at all. As always ymmv ...

[barney_bogey]

While looking for some used clubs for my kid, it dawned on me, I have used clubs! So I think I'll give them to him. Of course that would leave me in a bind.

So then, really like how those Titleist T200s looked and felt. Looks like a fitting is in the near future.

The things we have to do for our children!

B

[GolfSpy_BEN]

Not a specific club but rather an agnostic driver fitting, to figure out the right head/shaft combination. Years of tinkering and trying this and that has me still searching, so it’s time to let the experts sort this out 

[Josh Parker]

12 minutes ago, Ben Joest said:

Not a specific club but rather an agnostic driver fitting, to figure out the right head/shaft combination. Years of tinkering and trying this and that has me still searching, so it’s time to let the experts sort this out 

I'm in the same boat. Although I think most of it is my swing....

[CFreddie]

Been seeing a lot of graphite lately in friend’s irons so my curiosity is piqued. May be my next project as the season winds down…

[Jim Shaw]

24 minutes ago, CFreddie said:

Been seeing a lot of graphite lately in friend’s irons so my curiosity is piqued. May be my next project as the season winds down…

Graphite was on my list when I went for my fitting, the shaft performed well but not well enough to change from my KBS lite stiff, I also tried the steel wound shafts, they were excellent as well but the KBS performed fine... graphite and steel wound can be strong and light, so it is worth trying them...

[Dead Solid Bogey]

Just got a set of Edison wedges that were shafted with AeroTech SteelFiber Private Reserve i90 Wedge shafts. I have bad hands and they are getting progressively worse. The SteelFiber has offered me the best combination of damping and stability. I also decided against using the oversized Lamkin grips and went with the Lamkin Crossline  Plus Midsize. 

[Josh Parker]

8 hours ago, Dead Solid Bogey said:

Just got a set of Edison wedges that were shafted with AeroTech SteelFiber Private Reserve i90 Wedge shafts. I have bad hands and they are getting progressively worse. The SteelFiber has offered me the best combination of damping and stability. I also decided against using the oversized Lamkin grips and went with the Lamkin Crossline  Plus Midsize. 

How did the rest of the tournement go?  

Have you gotten to hit the new wedges yet?