puttingpirate Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 500 rounds of golf is a hell of a lot for most people. Playing more/less once a week that's ~10 years of playing. PXG is a controversial brand. The price point is up there, and most people will never want to justify spending -a-driver-price- per iron. Anyway, I've been lucky enough to hit 500 rounds with the clubs and wanted to show how the super-soft steel holds up. Some clubs better than others Onto the pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttingpirate Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 The only thing that got absolutely battered is my wedges. Im trying to find the picture of the 54 I know I have somewhere, cause the club itself went away to live with 'an aunt in the country side up state'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemclub Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Overall, I'd say they look really good. 500 rounds with a wedge (+practice) is going to take it's toll no matter what the club. These things look better than my Maxfli Rev black dots after only 200 rounds, but those things were notoriously soft. The face is fine but the bottoms are pretty dimpled up from use and chatter. Going to buy PXG again to replace? Going to get the milled wedge for a grand? Bag: Bennington Quiet Organizer 9-Lite (link) Cart: 3.5+ Driver: F9 speedback, Accra iWood Woods: Sonartec GS Tour 14*, Fujikura Six S DI: T-MB 2 iron, KBS Tour-V 120 X, Irons: PP-9003SN 4-GW, Nippon 1150GH Stiff Wedges: 1957 K-grind SW, LW, Nippon 1150GH Stiff Putter: EXO Indianapolis (link) Ball: MTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I would have never guessed that those irons have 500 rounds on them! Still looking pretty good! As for that wedge.... great consistency! Did the wedge make it 500 rounds as well? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk In the Sun Mountain 4.5LS 14-way bag: Driver: M2 10.5° :: Accra FX260 Fairway: M5 19° :: Fujikura ATMOS Tour Spec 7X Blue Hybrid: TS2 21° :: Mitsubishi Black 80G50 Irons: P790 (5-AW) :: KBS Tour 110 Sand Wedge: CBX-2 54° :: KBS Tour 110 Lob Wedge: RTX-3 58° :: TT Dynamic Gold Putter: Phantom X 5.5 Ball: AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttingpirate Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Overall, I'd say they look really good. 500 rounds with a wedge (+practice) is going to take it's toll no matter what the club. These things look better than my Maxfli Rev black dots after only 200 rounds, but those things were notoriously soft. The face is fine but the bottoms are pretty dimpled up from use and chatter. Going to buy PXG again to replace? Going to get the milled wedge for a grand? Yeah, so I've got a new set of 0311 already (got it about 3 weeks ago) as I've had a new fitting for the gen2 but wanted to get the feel of the club so when the gen2 will be here I'll be ready to take some competitions on :-) This wedge is the milled one. Forgot to mention it, as my original 54 got really badly battered. I'm playing a 50/53/56/59 setup and this one is my most battered one. I'll upload the pic of the old one when i find it somewhere! And yes, more 0311T wedges incoming as the spin is insane, and the grooves feel illegal I would have never guessed that those irons have 500 rounds on them! Still looking pretty good! As for that wedge.... great consistency! Did the wedge make it 500 rounds as well? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk Hah thanks! Yeah, they're looking pretty well considering I've started playing with them struggling to hit the ball but with massive amount of swing speed The wedge has exactly 232 rounds in it. But it's a club I practice the most with, especially on grass (at least 4 hours of practice a week with this baby) and in bunkers, so i guess it shows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Those clubs are looking great for having 500 rounds on them! My Vokey SM wedges have that same wear look (although the wear is more all over the face compared to to your wear pattern, LOL). MDGolfHacker TSssWhat's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: Hybrid: TSR2 18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Star RangeFinder: In search of new range finder Social Media: Facebook: MD Golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttingpirate Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Those clubs are looking great for having 500 rounds on them! My Vokey SM wedges have that same wear look (although the wear is more all over the face compared to to your wear pattern, LOL). MDGolfHacker Haha thanks! a year and a bit ago I couldnt hit the ball from 70 yards in. So that became my biggest focus Now it doesnt always land 2ft from the flag, but more often than not it's either a 2 putt or a chip and a put The more I practice the luckier I get - Gary Player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Those things look to hold up just as good as Pings do, pretty cool. Now for the next test I want to see the Darkness version! Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttingpirate Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Those things look to hold up just as good as Pings do, pretty cool. Now for the next test I want to see the Darkness version! I've had the wedges in darkenss and the problem is - hitting on a range from a matt. Will all the sand and dirt it's like taking sandpaper to the top line, it was annoying me so much that i got the satin ones after only a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I've had the wedges in darkenss and the problem is - hitting on a range from a matt. Will all the sand and dirt it's like taking sandpaper to the top line, it was annoying me so much that i got the satin ones after only a couple of weeks. Good feedback, so much for the most durable black finish in golf. Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttingpirate Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Good feedback, so much for the most durable black finish in golf. I collect watches as a besides-golf-hobby. And DLC there is pretty widely used in the top end brands (think Rolex, AP, Hublot) as it never fades/discolours and it's the strongest/most resilient steel coating you can have. It's very durable. Extremely. But even that - on a $50/60k watch scratches. The solution that AP and Panerai took is ceramic cases. There is also ceramic coating (alu oxide at high temperatures creating a ceramic coating layer) but I don't have the resources to test it tho from material engineering side it should hold up:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Fantastic! But not surprised since they were made by a former Marine. These look like clubs someone could keep for 20 years...and if you were to annualize the cost then it makes sense. BTW...how do you know the exact number of rounds? Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk 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/Wilson Triad Buggy- Clicgear 4.0 Bag- Callaway Org 14/Fairway C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttingpirate Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Fantastic! But not surprised since they were made by a former Marine. These look like clubs someone could keep for 20 years...and if you were to annualize the cost then it makes sense. BTW...how do you know the exact number of rounds? Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk Arccos 360 :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTEvans5 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 That's impressive. With the price point, i was guessing PXG had to have been a forged piece. Like somebody else said, they seem to be holding up like a set of pings. Now.....That doesn't mean they are a set of pings . Overall, i'm impressed. After 500 rounds, when the time comes, will you bite that much off on a set of irons again? Driver: Ping G LS 9* Aldila Rogue 65 X shaft Fairway: Ping G30 15* X Ping G Crossover 18* X100 Red Dot Irons: 4-6 i200 7-PW iBlade Red dot x100 Wedges: Vokey SM6 50,54,58 Putter: Edel or Odyssey Ball: Tour B330 Handicap: 2.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreLooper Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 They look amazing for 500 rounds. But something tells me that most PXGs don't make it to 500 rounds because most people playing PXG are going to stay in the latest. With what I'm hearing about the new PXGs, if I had the DI to game them, I'd definitely be buying the new ones. What's in the bag: Driver - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Wood (13.5*) - 980F 4 Wood (18*) - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Hybrid (19*) - RBZ 4i - PW - D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S ) 52* - CBX 58* - CBX Full Face 2 Putter - Craz-e Bag - 2.5 (Blue) Ball - AVX Instagram - @hardcorelooper Twitter - @meovino Facebook - mike.eovino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttingpirate Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 They look amazing for 500 rounds. But something tells me that most PXGs don't make it to 500 rounds because most people playing PXG are going to stay in the latest. With what I'm hearing about the new PXGs, if I had the DI to game them, I'd definitely be buying the new ones. Those are retired now. I just managed to squeeze 500 rounds in 2.5years :-) And with their release cycle being ~3 years - yes I guess most people will stay in the latest which is not a bad thing when it comes to being loyal to a brand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttingpirate Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 That's impressive. With the price point, i was guessing PXG had to have been a forged piece. Like somebody else said, they seem to be holding up like a set of pings. Now.....That doesn't mean they are a set of pings . Overall, i'm impressed. After 500 rounds, when the time comes, will you bite that much off on a set of irons again? New set is Incoming already! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfJunkie302 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Wow, for 500 rounds, those look pretty amazing. They almost look cast! Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk 2017 M1 460, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 JPX EZ 3 wood Fly-Z 4H MP-60, 3i-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold S5 54° & 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold California Monterey Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper554 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 500 rounds of golf, they don't look a round over 200. They have lasted well. Driver: Cobra F8 Tour length 3W: Cobra King F7 3/4 Wood 5W: Cobra King F7 5/6 Wood Hybrid 3/4: Cobra F7 20.5* Irons: 5 to PW Taylormade P790 A Wedge: 48* Vokey SM6 F grind S Wedge: 54* Vokey SM6 M grind L Wedge: 58* Vokey SM6 M grind Putter: Rife Two Bar Hybrid 35" P2 Aware Tour grip Ball: Taylormade TP 5X Bag: Hot Z Canadian flag 🇨🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 I guess paying that kind of money gets you something to last Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AH1980MN Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I should hope so. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttingpirate Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Well there was a massive hate train when PXG came out, mostly to do with the price. And the forged steel is soft AF so it's interesting to see they they actually hold up pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Impressive, to say the least. What shaft are you using with them? Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttingpirate Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Impressive, to say the least. What shaft are you using with them? Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy The first set (the one in the pic) I used Project X LZ 5.5 tipped 115g. The set I'm playing now has kbs tour c-taper lite 110g in Stiff. The first ones have been re-gripped about 8/9 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTexGolfer Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I'm very impressed with the durability on those for a forging. 400 Driver (8*) UST ATTAS Punch 6S F6 Baffler (16*) Matrix Red Tie 65Q4 816 H1 Hybrid (21*,23*) Diamana S+ Blue 82 HY Z765 (5-PW) +2* Aerotech Steelfiber i110cw Vokey SM5 50.08F 54.10M Aerotech Steelfiber i110cw PM Grind 60* Dynamic Gold S400 TR 1966 Anser 2 Z Star ball Pioneer Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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