Sub70 golf

[GolfSpy MPR]

Gonna be posting on unboxing on this thread soon...

[scubahoops]

25 minutes ago, WaffleHouseTour said:

Making the trip to Sycamore next week (8 hour drive but I’ll break it up w a round or two over two days so I don’t arrive all stiff).  

So much I’d like to see/try. I’m torn about what is right for me so have to just let someone fit me to what works best, not what I think might.  I’m ready to move off my single length clubs and figure this is the way to do it. Get fit for everything at once.  Thinking about two sets of wedges- regular bounce for playing at home, and low bounce for when playing at my home away from home at the Prairie a club and Landmand - the lies are so tight there.  But will wait and see what the fitters say…

Good luck and I hope you have a great experience.  I am doing the same with my wedges as most of the time low bounce is the right thing for me but depending on time of year, conditions as well as travel, a higher bounce option is better.

[richk9holes]

9 hours ago, WaffleHouseTour said:

Making the trip to Sycamore next week (8 hour drive but I’ll break it up w a round or two over two days so I don’t arrive all stiff).  

So much I’d like to see/try. I’m torn about what is right for me so have to just let someone fit me to what works best, not what I think might.  I’m ready to move off my single length clubs and figure this is the way to do it. Get fit for everything at once.  Thinking about two sets of wedges- regular bounce for playing at home, and low bounce for when playing at my home away from home at the Prairie a club and Landmand - the lies are so tight there.  But will wait and see what the fitters say…

Their 60° LB options are enticing might be the next thing I put in play. Curious how the forum testers find the TAiii, I initially disregarded them as being for a lower handicap. I hope you'll also share your experience with the fitting.

[WaffleHouseTour]

7 hours ago, richk9holes said:

I hope you'll also share your experience with the fitting.

100%

[WaffleHouseTour]

My daughter and I made our way up to The 70 in Sycamore.  Had two hours booked, and tried to get us both fit in that time.  That caught Keith a bit by surprise but he was very cool about it.  Gave my daughter as much a lesson as a fitting, but came up with a good option for her. 

I got fit into the 699Pro v2.  Tried out the 659 CBs, and hit them well, and they really felt great, its where my heart wanted to go.  But went with my head, and went with the numbers - I hit the 699's higher (which was a goal) more consistently, better decent angle, faster, and better smash factor consistently.  Currently game a 6-GW plus two hybrids, going with a 5-GW and one hybrid.  

I'm moving out of a set of one length irons, so I'm hoping for more consistency in gapping - and better gapping at the bottom.  One thing Keith made me acutely aware of, I'm going to need to stand a little farther from the ball - I keep wanting to get too close, but thats a force of habit. 

Bought two sets of wedges - he put me in the JB wedges - got a regular set, and then also a low bounce set.  I play a lot of my rounds in Nebraska out at the Prairies Club and Landmand - and it's so firm and tight I thought I'd give low bounce a try.  And they were on sale...

Went back on forth on shafts, trying to keep it light to help create the speed - so went with some stiff (I'm currently in MMT Regular) KBS graphite.  

Felt like a kid in the candy store.  So many clubs around, so many options, two simulator bays, putting area, very cool vibe. Couple people walked in off the street just looking to get some gear.  They clearly have something going thats working for them. 

Told me two weeks - so will share some photos when they arrive.

Oh, and if you go, take some pennies for the parking meter...

 

[GolfSub70]

10 hours ago, WaffleHouseTour said:

 

Oh, and if you go, take some pennies for the parking meter...

We keep a ton of coins at The Seventy just in case someone needs to feed a meter haha

Thank you for coming out and visiting us. We seriously appreciate the support. Hopefully you had a great time at The Seventy and in Sycamore in general. If you ever need anything please reach out to us any time!

[GolfSpy_BEN]

@GolfSub70 I bought this back in January. During a recent round, on a swing, I caught too much turf. The ferrule cracked off and the graphite splintered.

Not sure if a poor shot is warrantable, but do you guys do repairs/replacements?

[GolfSub70]

6 hours ago, Ben Joest said:

@GolfSub70 I bought this back in January. During a recent round, on a swing, I caught too much turf. The ferrule cracked off and the graphite splintered.

Not sure if a poor shot is warrantable, but do you guys do repairs/replacements?

Hey Ben thanks for the message! Sorry to see that. Yes absolutely. We have a one year warranty. I would just send an email to [email protected] or give us a call at 877-267-7093 from 9am-4pm CT Monday through Friday and we'll help get that sorted out for you. Thanks again!

[GolfSpy_APH]

https://mygolfspy.com/news-opinion/sub-70-golf-clubs-dtc-and-the-question-of-fitting/

[WaffleHouseTour]

Found this waiting outside my door yesterday…

 

Immediately went to the backyard to figure out distances until my Mevo+ went haywire.  As expected the short irons are a tad shorter and the long irons a tad longer. All fine. 
After last weeks story about driving irons I called them up and added a 3U to the order.  That may have been a mistake, but we’ll see over time. 
 

Im anxious to try the low bounce set of wedges - but that’ll have to wait a few weeks until I’m out in Nebraska.  Yes, yellow ferrules for the Iowa wedges, and red for Nebraska…

[sirchunksalot]

3 hours ago, WaffleHouseTour said:

Found this waiting outside my door yesterday…

 

Immediately went to the backyard to figure out distances until my Mevo+ went haywire.  As expected the short irons are a tad shorter and the long irons a tad longer. All fine. 
After last weeks story about driving irons I called them up and added a 3U to the order.  That may have been a mistake, but we’ll see over time. 
 

Im anxious to try the low bounce set of wedges - but that’ll have to wait a few weeks until I’m out in Nebraska.  Yes, yellow ferrules for the Iowa wedges, and red for Nebraska…

Those look so good! There's something about a blacked out iron head paired with the KBS PGI shaft that looks so good. I love the custom ferrules! I think it adds a nice touch to the build. I hope you hit them well. 

[richk9holes]

4 hours ago, WaffleHouseTour said:

Found this waiting outside my door yesterday…

 

Immediately went to the backyard to figure out distances until my Mevo+ went haywire.  As expected the short irons are a tad shorter and the long irons a tad longer. All fine. 
After last weeks story about driving irons I called them up and added a 3U to the order.  That may have been a mistake, but we’ll see over time. 
 

Im anxious to try the low bounce set of wedges - but that’ll have to wait a few weeks until I’m out in Nebraska.  Yes, yellow ferrules for the Iowa wedges, and red for Nebraska…

Beautiful clubs. I've been impressed by S70 all around. Each time they've built something has been on point and 2 weeks from order confirmation to being at my door. The times I've ordered from their pre-owned selection it was more like 2 days.

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

4 hours ago, WaffleHouseTour said:

Found this waiting outside my door yesterday…

 

Immediately went to the backyard to figure out distances until my Mevo+ went haywire.  As expected the short irons are a tad shorter and the long irons a tad longer. All fine. 
After last weeks story about driving irons I called them up and added a 3U to the order.  That may have been a mistake, but we’ll see over time. 
 

Im anxious to try the low bounce set of wedges - but that’ll have to wait a few weeks until I’m out in Nebraska.  Yes, yellow ferrules for the Iowa wedges, and red for Nebraska…

Great set. I wish I woulda rolled with them instead of my pxgs at the time. Save me some cash but I was so jazzed how I hit the pxgs. Looks awesome!

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Should also say I am contemplating a 4 UI from them as I have some gapping issues at the top. Either that or just play 13 clubs and drop the 4i

[Hobert]

On 7/2/2023 at 8:07 AM, WaffleHouseTour said:

Found this waiting outside my door yesterday…

 

Immediately went to the backyard to figure out distances until my Mevo+ went haywire.  As expected the short irons are a tad shorter and the long irons a tad longer. All fine. 
After last weeks story about driving irons I called them up and added a 3U to the order.  That may have been a mistake, but we’ll see over time. 
 

Im anxious to try the low bounce set of wedges - but that’ll have to wait a few weeks until I’m out in Nebraska.  Yes, yellow ferrules for the Iowa wedges, and red for Nebraska…

Beautiful set! 

[Hobert]

So, after I popped my head in this thread again, I ended up back on Sub70’s website and now a used 699U is headed my way…

[Hobert]

So my "very good" 699U arrived yesterday. It appears that Sub 70 continues to be exceptionally conservative in rating their used clubs. While there is a slight scuff on the face, the club was otherwise in like new condition. Totally deserving of an "Excellent" rating. Can't wait to get it on the range/course!

[mikeanthony]

On 7/2/2023 at 8:07 AM, WaffleHouseTour said:

Found this waiting outside my door yesterday…

 

Immediately went to the backyard to figure out distances until my Mevo+ went haywire.  As expected the short irons are a tad shorter and the long irons a tad longer. All fine. 
After last weeks story about driving irons I called them up and added a 3U to the order.  That may have been a mistake, but we’ll see over time. 
 

Im anxious to try the low bounce set of wedges - but that’ll have to wait a few weeks until I’m out in Nebraska.  Yes, yellow ferrules for the Iowa wedges, and red for Nebraska…

How are the new 699 Pro V2s working for you? 

[scubahoops]

On 7/2/2023 at 5:07 AM, WaffleHouseTour said:

Found this waiting outside my door yesterday…

 

Immediately went to the backyard to figure out distances until my Mevo+ went haywire.  As expected the short irons are a tad shorter and the long irons a tad longer. All fine. 
After last weeks story about driving irons I called them up and added a 3U to the order.  That may have been a mistake, but we’ll see over time. 
 

Im anxious to try the low bounce set of wedges - but that’ll have to wait a few weeks until I’m out in Nebraska.  Yes, yellow ferrules for the Iowa wedges, and red for Nebraska…

That is an absolutely gorgeous set. I would love to go out to their facility, that set up looks like a lot of fun.  

I am excited to hear how you play with the new set. 

[WaffleHouseTour]

I’m liking them. They do look great don’t they….  I’ve had several people ask me about them. 
 

Observation #1 - my impulse decision to get a 3U was a poor one. It’s in the garage. But the hybrid is awesome. I just can’t get the 3U in the air.   Interestingly I hit the regular 5 iron great and I could never get my old 5i in the air and it sat in the garage.  So I’m pretty sure this is about the archer and not the arrow.  Not sending it back - when I have time I’ll work on it. 
 

Observation #2 - as expected the longer irons -7,,6,5 go a bit farther and the shorter irons L,S,G,P,9 go a bit shorter. I switched from Cobra one length…  Still trying to the gaps figure out. I still have a pretty big gap between my S and my G - so maybe something new and bent is on the horizon - would just have to make room for it some how.  

Observation #3 - the low bounce wedges may have been a mistake - this archer has had trouble w those arrows. Again, it’s all in the swing. My swing may just need more bounce. Have another trip to the sand hills later this month and will try again.  In the mean time, very happy w the regular bounce wedges. 
 

Observation #4 - a well struck shot is a really well struck shot. I’m getting the trajectories I was hoping for.  I’m still learning ball position in my stance.  But I’m very happy w performance  

Observation #5 - my only complaint , I’ve had them about 5 weeks and this is my S and 7 iron face. They’ve looked like this right out of the gate. I don’t know if it’s from sand, sand on range balls or what. I found it surprising - I thought they had figured out some way of keeping the color in the clubs better, and longer.  I’m a little CDO about stuff so it bothered me, but doesn’t impact performance of course. I dunno, just had a different expectation and perhaps that was an unreasonable one. 
 

Observation #6 - I’m happy enough I’m wanting to add either another hybrid or a 3 or 5 wood (mixing up my current set base on the performance of the new 5i and 5h), maybe a driver - but the one guy in Iowa who has a fitting cart is having trouble getting parts to do a fitting… so I’m waiting on that.  Hope to check that soon. 

Observation #7 - Arccos says I’ve improved by 0.4 strokes in my Approach play (I’m -3.9 to a scratch) - so it’s a small improvement in the weakest area of my game.  Handicap has hovered in the 7.9 - 8.1 range where it has been all summer.  So I haven’t suddenly gotten worse - and I attribute most of my challenges to losing control of the driver - hence the “surely a new club will cure that” crazy mentality. (My Skillest coach has other ideas…)
 

 

[scubahoops]

11 hours ago, WaffleHouseTour said:

I’m liking them. They do look great don’t they….  I’ve had several people ask me about them. 
 

Observation #1 - my impulse decision to get a 3U was a poor one. It’s in the garage. But the hybrid is awesome. I just can’t get the 3U in the air.   Interestingly I hit the regular 5 iron great and I could never get my old 5i in the air and it sat in the garage.  So I’m pretty sure this is about the archer and not the arrow.  Not sending it back - when I have time I’ll work on it. 
 

Observation #2 - as expected the longer irons -7,,6,5 go a bit farther and the shorter irons L,S,G,P,9 go a bit shorter. I switched from Cobra one length…  Still trying to the gaps figure out. I still have a pretty big gap between my S and my G - so maybe something new and bent is on the horizon - would just have to make room for it some how.  

Observation #3 - the low bounce wedges may have been a mistake - this archer has had trouble w those arrows. Again, it’s all in the swing. My swing may just need more bounce. Have another trip to the sand hills later this month and will try again.  In the mean time, very happy w the regular bounce wedges. 
 

Observation #4 - a well struck shot is a really well struck shot. I’m getting the trajectories I was hoping for.  I’m still learning ball position in my stance.  But I’m very happy w performance  

Observation #5 - my only complaint , I’ve had them about 5 weeks and this is my S and 7 iron face. They’ve looked like this right out of the gate. I don’t know if it’s from sand, sand on range balls or what. I found it surprising - I thought they had figured out some way of keeping the color in the clubs better, and longer.  I’m a little CDO about stuff so it bothered me, but doesn’t impact performance of course. I dunno, just had a different expectation and perhaps that was an unreasonable one. 
 

Observation #6 - I’m happy enough I’m wanting to add either another hybrid or a 3 or 5 wood (mixing up my current set base on the performance of the new 5i and 5h), maybe a driver - but the one guy in Iowa who has a fitting cart is having trouble getting parts to do a fitting… so I’m waiting on that.  Hope to check that soon. 

Observation #7 - Arccos says I’ve improved by 0.4 strokes in my Approach play (I’m -3.9 to a scratch) - so it’s a small improvement in the weakest area of my game.  Handicap has hovered in the 7.9 - 8.1 range where it has been all summer.  So I haven’t suddenly gotten worse - and I attribute most of my challenges to losing control of the driver - hence the “surely a new club will cure that” crazy mentality. (My Skillest coach has other ideas…)
 

 

I am glad to hear there are plenty of positives so far.  On the club face look for the SW and 7,  I think you are correct with some of the sand, especially on range balls.  The only one I have that is black is my 4U and it looks great but as you can imagine it doesn't get a ton of use, nothing like a SW or 7.  

As for the LB, I have a 54 TAIII in low bounce and I love it, but my conditions in AZ are much different, we have some truly hard ground and the LB is needed so maybe you just haven't played on the right course yet.

For what it's worth, I did a 4W and I really like that. Most 3W's are too low for me and I prefer a little more loft and I don't really need that extra distance. I suppose if I really want to I can strengthen the loft or soften the loft to make it almost a 3 or 5 if I need to.  

Glad to hear you are liking them and as you know, Sub70 is committed in making sure you have a great experience with them.  

[MNBogies]

@GolfSub70 With cavity back wedges starting to rise, is there any chance you guys are looking into developing this style as well?

[GolfSub70]

3 hours ago, MNBogies said:

@GolfSub70 With cavity back wedges starting to rise, is there any chance you guys are looking into developing this style as well?

Thanks! Nothing that I have heard of at this point though.

[GolfSpy_APH]

10 hours ago, GolfSub70 said:

Thanks! Nothing that I have heard of at this point though.

Count me as intrigued if you ever do! 

[WaffleHouseTour]

Any guesses what is under that headcover?…

[MNBogies]

1 hour ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Count me as intrigued if you ever do! 

Me too! We can be your product testers before public release. 

[mikeanthony]

5 hours ago, WaffleHouseTour said:

Any guesses what is under that headcover?…

Ha! Ordered their 849 Pro Driver just last week … hoping to get a shipping notification very soon!

And those are some very clean and nice looking range balls.

 

[David George]

I've been gaming the 949X four and seven woods and the 659CB irons, five to approach, for about 10 months now, expertly fitted and constructed by Stephen at Fit For Purpose Golf, and I am delighted with them. Giving very serious consideration to replacing my Mizuno ES21s with Sub 70s. A conversation to be had with Stephen in the near future.

 

[Jacob10]

Just ordered the 699 v2 Utility 3 iron. Hopefully it gets here fast to try it out. I have a large gap between 3 wood and 4 iron, hoping this will help.

[scubahoops]

14 minutes ago, Jacob10 said:

Just ordered the 699 v2 Utility 3 iron. Hopefully it gets here fast to try it out. I have a large gap between 3 wood and 4 iron, hoping this will help.

I am very excited for you, I am curious to hear about your experience. I enjoy my 4 Utility 699 Pro.