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As a follow up to the visible tech thread I’m curious how many set it and go or spend time tinkering and when/why?

It’s rare I don’t get some sort of fitting for my clubs especially top end of my bag.

Once I get fit I don’t change the adapter settings as any issues I’m seeing are operator related and not the gear.

As much as I like the adjustability technology has brought in clubs imo it’s more for fitters to better dial in a setup and can confuse the avg golfer or even cause them to adjust wrong and if too much adjustability (think R15 driver) make one change that counters another setting on the club.

What say you fellow spies. Are you a set it and go or do you tinker even after a fitting?

Would you prefer if companies kept the adjustability to demo heads and then place you order and build to your specs/setting like ping does with G400 hybrid 

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set it and go- however, at the range I might change the driver settings for an experiment or just for fun.

Hybrid was set at neutral when I bought it and hasnt moved in 9 years!

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Generally set it and go, but I might change every now and then if I see a repetitive problem. I may also loft up or down depending on the course conditions. I loft up if it is soft so I get more carry, and I loft down if it is firm so I can get more roll. 

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51 minutes ago, GB13 said:

Generally set it and go, but I might change every now and then if I see a repetitive problem. I may also loft up or down depending on the course conditions. I loft up if it is soft so I get more carry, and I loft down if it is firm so I can get more roll. 

I'm with GB13; generally set and go, with the occasional loft adjustment. 

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If I was fitted for it, then whatever was recommended at the fitting and it stays there.

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Set and go for me.

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Fairway: :titelist-small: TS3 15*  w/Project X Hzardous Smoke
Hybrids:  :titelist-small: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype
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Set and Go.

I've been playing for almost 5 years with a now ancient SLDR. It's been set in the same position since the day I got it dialed in. Like Gregg Allman sang, "Don't mess up a good thing"...

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I agree with the consensus.  Once I find a setting that works, I set it and go.  I will say though that if I have a bad month of driving, I will go to the range and start tinkering until I get back to what works and feels comfortable.  Normally I end up right back where I was before.  Sometimes it just takes a different feel to get back to what was working before.

 

 

 

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Set it and go for the most part.  I tinkered a bit more this year due to some swing changes but once I got dialed in the clubs have not moved.  The only change that I may make other than that is to move the heavy weight forward in the driver when the wind is out of the north at my club.  Most tee shots are into the wind and a little less spin seems to work well.

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Are you kidding - I’ve been on this site way too long for that.

Have wrench will travel! Heck I keep extra driver shafts in the bag at the range half the time. :)


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I'm usually set it and go, with a caveat - usually early in the season I'll have it on the D setting, and then as I play more, I'll go back to neutral. 

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:mizuno-small: ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex
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2 hours ago, russtopherb said:

I'm usually set it and go, with a caveat - usually early in the season I'll have it on the D setting, and then as I play more, I'll go back to neutral. 

So you set the shaft to "D", do you also move the sliding weight to a draw setting as well? 

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3 hours ago, revkev said:

Are you kidding - I’ve been on this site way too long for that.

Have wrench will travel! Heck I keep extra driver shafts in the bag at the range half the time. 🙂


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That is tinkering to the extreme Rev

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So you set the shaft to "D", do you also move the sliding weight to a draw setting as well? 


Sleeve. The F6 weight is only front to back for ballflight so I leave that alone.


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:mizuno-small: ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex
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27 minutes ago, russtopherb said:

Got it. 


Sleeve. The F6 weight is only front to back for ballflight so I leave that alone.


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:taylormade-small:SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft 

Cobra  Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft
:ping-small:  410  Hybrids 22*, 26*

Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts 

:titelist-small: SM7 54* Wedge

:ping-small: Glide 3.0  60* Wedge

:odyssey-small: O Works putter

:ShotScope: V3
:918457628_PrecisionPro:NX9-HD

:CaddyTek: - 4 Wheel 

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:footjoy-small: - too many shoes to list and so many to buy

:1590477705_SunMountain: And  BAG Boy

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2020 Official Teste:SuperSpeed: Beginning Driver Speed  - 78

2019 Official Tester :ping-small:  410 Driver

2018 Official Tester :wilson-small: C300

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The term tinker gives the impression of not knowing what is happening. I use the loft adjustments for what they are designed to do, adjust the loft. I typically use 2 FWs, but sometimes want to add another if the course demands it. I can go from 15 & 20 to 13, 16.5 & 20. But I still only need 3 FWs. Sometimes I want a bit different driver trajectory depending on whether I need max carry or max distance. 

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I always fit myself so the clubs are usually fine where they are. I’ve had to do some putter and wedge bending more flat lately, but most of the time, I set it and forget it.
However, if I have a few bad rounds with the driver, I’m tinkering. If I feel like my swing is ok and I’m not seeing the flight I want, I’ll make the adjustments until my swing is back to where it should be and then I’ll reset it.


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I usually set it and forget it with a caveat. Each spring I will go to the range and work the kinks out from a winter of really non golf.. At which time i will dial in the Driver or 3W.. Then it will be set until Mid-season when I will have gotten to a point where I am playing and swinging well and then go to the range and double check it.. Usually just a loft adjustment but have had to move weights early and then back later in the season.. 

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I mostly set it and forget it but I will occasionally tinker with weights (lighter/heavier and spin) and loft. I do mostly for feel or a flight I'm looking to see but even then I typically go back to where it was. It's fun to have options but it has surely caused a lack of confidence at times ("maybe another setting would be better...").


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if if was fit a true fitter, I'll usually set it and go.  One of them a while back gave me a hint to take a picture of it on my phone once he got it set.  For a couple reasons, one when travelling via airplane it's safest to remove the adjustable head and store it in a pocket to prevent it from snapping due to mishandling, then you know the settings when you go to put it back.

And of course if you were to decide to experiment with a different setting or two or three, there's no guessing as to what the original setting was.  

If it's a club I bought without being fit....or the horrors!!! Then I'm more likely to fiddle around with it over the first few range sessions and rounds to see what works best. 

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I have 2 adjustable drivers period---- After i do extensive experimentation ( since I fit all my stuff myself) I leave them alone. My 915 D-2 has been on the same setting for I guess 3 years now ( A-2). Now that Homna G1-X is another story. The settings on it are very precise and it uses a 2 way special wrench. I took me about 6 months of fiddling with it to finally get it right for me. I also mess with weight a lot and do change around in the process with lead tape. But both of those drivers are set and so I do not carry any wrenches with me period. I think I have had the Homna set for over a year now. I did forget I do have a Nike driver that is adjustable and I have never adjusted it period or really worked with it. I did a trade deal for it just for the shaft that matches my 915.

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