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Love the idea. Are you going to keep a living list on the first post that'll list the balls reviewed within the thread?

 

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         Grip n Rip it

Chicks dig the LONG ball

In my :callaway-small: staff bag

:cobra-small: King F7+ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 60 - Graphite Tour X-Stiff

:755178188_TourEdge:  CBX 13.5 3 Wood

:1332069271_TommyArmour:  Atomic Irons 4-AW (reviewing)

:cleveland-small: CG16 Satin 52*

:cleveland-small: 588 RTX 2.0 56* and 60*

Sentio Sierra 101-M Putter

 

Proud tester of the Tommy Armour ATOMIC Irons 

 

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Never mind. Scrolled to fast the first read. My bad.

 

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Grip n Rip it

         Grip n Rip it

Chicks dig the LONG ball

In my :callaway-small: staff bag

:cobra-small: King F7+ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 60 - Graphite Tour X-Stiff

:755178188_TourEdge:  CBX 13.5 3 Wood

:1332069271_TommyArmour:  Atomic Irons 4-AW (reviewing)

:cleveland-small: CG16 Satin 52*

:cleveland-small: 588 RTX 2.0 56* and 60*

Sentio Sierra 101-M Putter

 

Proud tester of the Tommy Armour ATOMIC Irons 

 

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Love the idea. Are you going to keep a living list on the first post that'll list the balls reviewed within the thread?

 

Tazz

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Never mind. Scrolled to fast the first read. My bad.

 

Tazz

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Oh why yes

 

Glad you like! I think we could build the ultimate ball guide for our members, by our members. The key will be sticking to the template and using the same naming conventions.

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Neat idea MBP. You are absolutely correct about strict language parameters being crucial for this experiment. With so many equipment variables it's going to really difficult to identify reliable trends from subjective concepts like feel and perception of performance as they translate from one individual to the next. I'll be very interested to see what kind of participation and data comes out of the project.

 

 

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Adams___CMB 4-PW - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S
KZG___Tri-Tour 50.08__54.10__58.12 - Accra iCWT 2.0-95i S
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All in one ball guide, love it!!!

 

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WITB:

 

Driver:   :taylormade-small: Sim2 Max w/ Fujikura Motore X F3 shaft

FW Wood:   :cobra-small:  F9 wood 14.5* 

Hybrids:  :taylormade-small: Sim2 Max 3 Hybrid & :nike-small: Vapor Flex 4 hybrid  

Irons:  :srixon-small: Z565 - 7 thru PW & ZU85 - 5 thru 6 with Recoil ZT9 F4 shafts                                            

Wedges:   :cleveland-small: RTX4 52*, 56*, 60* 

Putter:  Scotty Cameron M2 Newport

Ball:  :Snell: Black & :titelist-small: Pro V1

Bag: 2018 MyGolfSpy stand Bag & 2021 Greenside Golf stand bag

 

 

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Perfect thread!

Driver:            :cobra-small: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4
Fairway:         :ping-small: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65
Hybrid:           :titleist-small: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S
Hybrid:           :ping-small: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80
Irons:              :taylormade-small: P790 5-PW | DG S300
Wedges:         :titleist-small: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200
Putter:            :L.A.B.: Link.1 | Accra x LAB

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Great idea, except for this- for frame of reference, could we include ratings of the current gamer ball? Of course, sticking to the template, plain and simple. I think this would be almost necessary to triangulate in on ball performance- to show differences between two balls, while also showing the plain uncorrupted take on the new ball.

WITB: 

Adams 9064LS 9.5* (until I cracked the face)

Adams Super LS 17*

Adams XTD Ti 23*

Wilson Staff Ci7 4-PW

Adams wedges: 52/7 56/13 60/7

Wilson Staff Infinite Southside putter/Odyssey DualForce 660 putter

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Great idea, except for this- for frame of reference, could we include ratings of the current gamer ball? Of course, sticking to the template, plain and simple. I think this would be almost necessary to triangulate in on ball performance- to show differences between two balls, while also showing the plain uncorrupted take on the new ball.

Review your current gamer seperately, link to it with each new review and then do a comparison in your additional write ups?

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Seems like extra steps when you could have 6 lines right there for easy reading...

WITB: 

Adams 9064LS 9.5* (until I cracked the face)

Adams Super LS 17*

Adams XTD Ti 23*

Wilson Staff Ci7 4-PW

Adams wedges: 52/7 56/13 60/7

Wilson Staff Infinite Southside putter/Odyssey DualForce 660 putter

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Callaway Chrome Soft X

 

The Player

Current Gamer - Snell MTB

Handicap or Avg Score - 8

7 iron distance with current ball- 160y Carry

Trajectory - Mid

Putter- Sentio Sierra 101 M

 

The Ball

Callaway Chrome Soft X

 

Distance - Less

Trajectory - High

Spin - Suck Back

Feel - Crunchy

Durability - like new

Rating - Casual

 

Notes:

 

- I played the Chrome Soft X for 6 rounds and it showed very few marks

- Very easy to work. Produces more side spin than my current gamer.

- Driver Distance is equal to my current gamer with similar spin.

- Balls spins much more on long irons than my current gamer causing issues in the wind.

- Balls spins more around the greens than any ball I've tried.

- The feel is harder than my Snell, but not as hard as other X balls I've tried.

- Great ball for people looking for more spin around the greens.

Titleist TS3 9.5* w/Accra TZ5 65 X-Stiff
Titleist TS3 15* w/Fujikura Ventus 7X
Callaway Apex19 Hybrid 20* w/Accra TZ5 95X
Callaway Apex19 Hybrid 23* w/Accra TZ5 95X
Titleist 718 CB 5 iron w/KBS $Taper X-Stiff
Titleist 718 MB 6-PW w/KBS $Taper X-Stiff
Titleist SM7 Wedges 50*, 54*, 58* w/KBS $Taper X-Stiff
Bettinardi Queen B 10 34.5"
Titleist Pro V1 or Snell MTB-X

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Callaway Chrome Soft X

 

The Player

Current Gamer - Snell MTB

Handicap or Avg Score - 8

7 iron distance with current ball- 160y Carry

Trajectory - Mid

Putter- Sentio Sierra 101 M

 

The Ball

Callaway Chrome Soft X

 

Distance - 155y Carry

Trajectory - High

Spin - Very High, Hop and Stop, sometimes spins back

Feel - Medium Soft

Durability - Great

Rating - 8/10 (Snell is 10/10)

 

Notes:

 

- I played the Chrome Soft X for 6 rounds and it showed very few marks

- Very easy to work. Produces more side spin than my current gamer.

- Driver Distance is equal to my current gamer with similar spin.

- Balls spins much more on long irons than my current gamer causing issues in the wind.

- Balls spins more around the greens than any ball I've tried.

- The feel is harder than my Snell, but not as hard as other X balls I've tried.

- Great ball for people looking for more spin around the greens.

 

Nice start but it is probably best to follow the template MBP has set up so anyone who comes to this thread can compare each review easily

Driver:   :callaway-small: Epic 10.5 set to 9.5 w/ Tour AD-DI 44.5

FW:   :cobra-small: F6 baffler set at 16º

Hybrid:  NONE
Irons:   :taylormade-small:  3i 2014 TP CB  4-PW 2011 TP MC w/ TT S400

Wedges:   :nike-small: 52º :nike-small: 56º  :edel-golf-1: 60 º w/ KBS C-Taper XS Soft-stepped

Putter:   :ping-small: Sigma G Tyne 34 inches Gold dot

 

 

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We've added some explanations to the first post better explaining the template naming conventions etc. Here's a recap:

Distance
It's hard to tell if a ball is going exactly 2 yards or 6 or 10 yards less or further, but most will be able to say "same, better or less"

Trajectory - high, mid, low
Should be self explanatory

Spin
Suck back - high spin
Hop & stop - great spin
Release some -trends to run out a bit
Roll out - there's no coming back

Feel - firm, crunchy, soft, mushy
Should be self explanatory

Durability (1 round) - like new, scuffed but payable, rough shape
Should be self explanatory

Rating
Gamer - could replace or become part of current rotation
Casual - would play again if given or found
Avoid - do not like

Notes or writeup:
Use this section to tell us everything you thought about the ball, compare it to other balls and all other observations

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Seems like extra steps when you could have 6 lines right there for easy reading...

I guess we're hoping people will write a more flushed out and detailed version of their gamer using the template and contributing to the thread, but please feel free to add this if you like.

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Sorry, missed that explanation section. Updated.

Titleist TS3 9.5* w/Accra TZ5 65 X-Stiff
Titleist TS3 15* w/Fujikura Ventus 7X
Callaway Apex19 Hybrid 20* w/Accra TZ5 95X
Callaway Apex19 Hybrid 23* w/Accra TZ5 95X
Titleist 718 CB 5 iron w/KBS $Taper X-Stiff
Titleist 718 MB 6-PW w/KBS $Taper X-Stiff
Titleist SM7 Wedges 50*, 54*, 58* w/KBS $Taper X-Stiff
Bettinardi Queen B 10 34.5"
Titleist Pro V1 or Snell MTB-X

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I found a Wilson Staff Duo ball, and I bought a dozen of them after hitting the ball. I have six rounds in with this ball. The price is right at approximately $20 per dozen. The thing that I like about it at the 29 compression it has is that it feels like the old balata balls to me when I hit it.

 

The ball is longer off my driver and irons. From a full swing in the fairway I get hop and stop action on the green. Around the green it is definitely NOT a Pro V1....it does run out more.

 

The ball has great durability. For the price it is a good ball!

:ping-small: G 400 driver with Aldila DVS 55-SR shaft (FAIRWAY FINDING MONSTER)

:taylormade-small: Aero Burner 16 degree mini driver regular flex

:callaway-logo-1: Rogue Heavenwood regular flex 

:Hogan: Icon/PTX Pro Combo Set.  VKTR hybrid.

:Hogan: Equalizer Wedges 50, 54, 58 degrees

:callaway-small:Odyssey Two Ball Triple Track Putter, 32 inches  

LAB Golf Directed Force 2.1 putter, 32 inches, 70 degree lie angle

Right Handed. 

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I found a Wilson Staff Duo ball, and I bought a dozen of them after hitting the ball. I have six rounds in with this ball. The price is right at approximately $20 per dozen. The thing that I like about it at the 29 compression it has is that it feels like the old balata balls to me when I hit it.

 

The ball is longer off my driver and irons. From a full swing in the fairway I get hop and stop action on the green. Around the green it is definitely NOT a Pro V1....it does run out more.

 

The ball has great durability. For the price it is a good ball!

 

Sounds good, look forward to your review. Please refer to the template and instructions in post #1 of this thread for guidance when you do.

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Kirkland Signature.JPG

 

The player

Current gamer - Srixon Z Star

Handicap  - 0.2+

7 iron distance with current ball - 170 yd

Trajectory - Mid/High

Putter - Bobby Grace 6330 (soft feel)

 

The ball

Kirkland Signature - 2016

 

Distance - Same

Trajectory - Mid/High

Spin - High Spin

Feel - Medium/firm

Durability (1 round) - Good

Rating - Good substitute but prefer the Z Star for feel

 

Notes:

 

- I found it a hair longer off the driver

- Surprising great into the wind 

- Similar to any premium ball I have played including ProV1x and TPx

- I don't like alignment aids but KS is subtle, very small print and arrows not too distracting

- Tested a dozen after playing, 10 balls were medium feel but two were clicker so maybe a QC issue?
- $15 is just insane for a premium ball 

Driver:     :taylormade-small:    Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405
Fairway:   :cobra-small:  Aerojet 3/7 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r
Hybrids:  :ping-small:        G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r 
Irons:       :cobra-small:    King Tour 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r
Wedges:  :taylormade-small:     MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r
Putter:     :EVNROLL:     Custom 5.1 (no alignment)  33" 
Ball:          :maxfli:     Maxfli Tour X 

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Let's get the "ball" rolling

 

attachicon.gifsrixon qstar tour.jpg

 

The player

Current gamer - Snell MTB

Handicap or Ave score - 7

7 iron distance with current ball - 165y

Trajectory - Mid

Putter - Cleveland Tfi #1 copper face (medium feel)

 

The ball

Srixon Q Star Tour - 2017

 

Distance - Same

Trajectory - Mid

Spin - Hop & Stop

Feel - Soft

Durability (1 round) - Like new

Rating - Gamer

 

Notes:

 

- Except for a tree it would look brand new after 18

- Driver spin appears quite low

- Good workability

- Spin Skin seems to have a affect as pitches grab on first/second hops

- Wasn't sucking back full swings 3 feet, but stops right away

- Able to control trajectory very well

- Nice and soft, but never feels mushy - very pleasant feel

- Excellent alignment aid on side

i

usually game the z-star or q-star and I saw this on a commercial yesterday, really wanting to try it out and this little review is all I needed to go ahead and give it a go! Thank you!

 

 

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Driver:  :titelist-small: TSi3 Tester Check out the Review HERE

2-Iron- :Sub70: 699-U

5-Wood:  :Sub70: Pro (18*) 

Irons :  :ping-small: i210 4-PW

Wedges:  :cleveland-small:  RTX-4 50* and 54* RTX-3 *58

Putter::1332069271_TommyArmour: Impact No. 3

Ball:  MAXFLI TOUR 

Tracked by: :Arccos:  

Bag: BagBoy ZTF Stand Bag (REVIEW HERE)

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usually game the z-star or q-star and I saw this on a commercial yesterday, really wanting to try it out and this little review is all I needed to go ahead and give it a go! Thank you!

 

 

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Thanks

 

Although it's still a little cool and soft greens, I really impressed that the Q Star Tour is playing like a tourish ball. Think Bridgestone B330RXS.

 

And would love to see your review once you've played em.

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Kirkland Signature.JPG

 

The player

Current gamer - Srixon Z Star

Handicap - 0.2+

7 iron distance with current ball - 170 yd

Trajectory - Mid/High

Putter - Bobby Grace 6330 (soft feel)

The ball

Kirkland Signature - 2016

Distance - Same

Trajectory - Mid/High

Spin - High Spin

Feel - Medium/firm

Durability (1 round) - Good

Rating - Good substitute but prefer the Z Star for feel

Notes:

- I found it a hair longer off the driver

- Surprising great into the wind

- Similar to any premium ball I have played including ProV1x and TPx

- I don't like alignment aids but KS is subtle, very small print and arrows not too distracting

- Tested a dozen after playing, 10 balls were medium feel but two were clicker so maybe a QC issue?

- $15 is just insane for a premium ball

So is it a gamer?

Driver:   :callaway-small: Epic 10.5 set to 9.5 w/ Tour AD-DI 44.5

FW:   :cobra-small: F6 baffler set at 16º

Hybrid:  NONE
Irons:   :taylormade-small:  3i 2014 TP CB  4-PW 2011 TP MC w/ TT S400

Wedges:   :nike-small: 52º :nike-small: 56º  :edel-golf-1: 60 º w/ KBS C-Taper XS Soft-stepped

Putter:   :ping-small: Sigma G Tyne 34 inches Gold dot

 

 

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This is a great idea, thanks MGS!

 

 

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Gameday
Vessel Sunday 2.0/ Ogio Silencer
Wilsonlogo20Clemson.png.eee77a65568179cdcfb783c9a3e68f4b.png Dynapwr Carbon | Hzrdus Smoke Black
:callaway-small:  Mavrik 3w | Evenflow Riptide
Wilsonlogo20Clemson.png.eee77a65568179cdcfb783c9a3e68f4b.png FG Tour F5 Hybrid(20,23) | MCA Fubuki

:callaway-small:  Apex Ai200  5-PW |  DG 115 Mid
:titleist-small: Vokey SM7 (50, 54, 58) | DG 120
:EVNROLL:  ER2
:titleist-small:-ProV1x (left dash)

Romans 10:9


Classic Bag
Jones Collegiate Clemson Stand Bag

pinglogo_clemson_MGS.png.f64aa10b6e73d4f55a61d78f590addca.pngEye 2 Laminate
:wilson_staff_small: 1973 Staff Dynapower 4-PW

pinglogo_clemson_MGS.png.f64aa10b6e73d4f55a61d78f590addca.pngAnser

:wilson_staff_small: DUO

 

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So is it a gamer?

 

... Yea it's a gamer and I would play one without reservation if I had to. Performance is equal to any premium ball I have played and it just comes down to feel for me and I prefer the Z Star. I imagine those that find the Z Star a little too soft might actually prefer the KS. 

Driver:     :taylormade-small:    Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405
Fairway:   :cobra-small:  Aerojet 3/7 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r
Hybrids:  :ping-small:        G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r 
Irons:       :cobra-small:    King Tour 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r
Wedges:  :taylormade-small:     MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r
Putter:     :EVNROLL:     Custom 5.1 (no alignment)  33" 
Ball:          :maxfli:     Maxfli Tour X 

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The player:
Current gamer - Nike RZNTour Black

Handicap - 3.2
7 iron carry distance with current ball - 180 yds
Trajectory - mid/high
Putter -Odyssey Works 2 Ball Fang, medium feel

The ball:
Nike RZNTour Black, 2016

Distance - better
Trajectory - mid (very controllable, you can make if low or high if need be. It doesn't blow up.)
Spin - hop & stop
Feel - crunchy/soft (Right in between these, it has great feel throughout the bag)
Durability (1 round) - like new
Rating - Gamer

Notes or writeup:
I was fortunate enough to get selected to test the Nike RZNTour Platinum last summer and fell in love with it. I hadn't tried a Nike ball in years after buying a box of 20XIs a few years ago and absolutely hated them. Shortly into that test, the Platinum became my new gamer, I was so impressed with how it performed throughout the bag. The only downside to the Platinum was that it got a little spinny on the mid irons and on shots that were slightly miss-hit. After exclusively using the Platinum since that test, I decided to give the Black a shot to see how it compared. I was surprised to find out that I liked it even better than the Platinum! The reasons are below:

 

- Slightly better driver distance, I am noticing about 5 yards more with the Black.

- 6-7 yards more on the mid and low irons.

- Still has great performance around the green, it checks up when you want it to.

- I honestly can't tell a difference between the Black and the Platinum on approach shots, it sticks. 

- Very workable, you can get it going in the direction you want but it is slightly more forgiving than the Platinum.

- Great feel throughout the bag, not too hard, not too soft. 

- Good feel with the putter, the alignment aid is nice too. 

- The only downside is that they won't be making it anymore, I'm probably going to stock up on a few boxes and play this as long as I can. The upside is that it is now cheaper than other tour balls. 

 

Driver: Callaway Epic Max LS 9° w/ GD Tour AD DI-6X

3wd: TaylorMade SIM 15° w/ GD Tour AD DI-7S

2h: Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 815 17° w/ Fujikura Speeder 865 Stiff

4h: Callaway XR Pro 23 w/ Project X LZ 6.0

5i - PW: Callaway Apex Pro

Wedges: Callaway MD3 50°, Titleist SM8 54° and 58°

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 7.5

Ball: Titleist ProV1x

 

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rznblack_1_resized.jpg

 

The player:

Current gamer - Nike RZNTour Black

Handicap - 3.2

7 iron carry distance with current ball - 180 yds

Trajectory - mid/high

Putter -Odyssey Works 2 Ball Fang, medium feel

 

The ball:

Nike RZNTour Black, 2016

 

Distance - better

Trajectory - mid (very controllable, you can make if low or high if need be. It doesn't blow up.)

Spin - hop & stop

Feel - crunchy/soft (Right in between these, it has great feel throughout the bag)

Durability (1 round) - like new

Rating - Gamer

 

Notes or writeup:

I was fortunate enough to get selected to test the Nike RZNTour Platinum last summer and fell in love with it. I hadn't tried a Nike ball in years after buying a box of 20XIs a few years ago and absolutely hated them. Shortly into that test, the Platinum became my new gamer, I was so impressed with how it performed throughout the bag. The only downside to the Platinum was that it got a little spinny on the mid irons and on shots that were slightly miss-hit. After exclusively using the Platinum since that test, I decided to give the Black a shot to see how it compared. I was surprised to find out that I liked it even better than the Platinum! The reasons are below:

 

- Slightly better driver distance, I am noticing about 5 yards more with the Black.

- 6-7 yards more on the mid and low irons.

- Still has great performance around the green, it checks up when you want it to.

- I honestly can't tell a difference between the Black and the Platinum on approach shots, it sticks.

- Very workable, you can get it going in the direction you want but it is slightly more forgiving than the Platinum.

- Great feel throughout the bag, not too hard, not too soft.

- Good feel with the putter, the alignment aid is nice too.

- The only downside is that they won't be making it anymore, I'm probably going to stock up on a few boxes and play this as long as I can. The upside is that it is now cheaper than other tour balls.

 

 

Love these balls and such an excellent review. THIS is how you do it, awesome use of the template naming conventions to a T.

 

Thanks for sharing.

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I wish there was a way to purchase older model pro v1's. For me the version they had in 2013 was great. It's almost disappointing they tweek them every year

 

 

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Driver: Callaway Rogue 9*

FW: Sub 70 Pro 4 wood

Hybrid: Sub 70 949 Hybrid 19*

Irons:  Sub 70 

659 CB 4 - 6 Black

639 MB 7 - PW

Wedges: Sub 70

JB - 50* 54* & 60*

Putter: Odyssey White Hot #2
Ball: Titleist Pro-V1x
Handicap index:  +3.9

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