Popular Post GolfSpy MPR Posted April 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2019 Got a chance to ride my local course with the course manage this past week, and we're getting close to opening day here, finally. The local news posted on Facebook this week that winter officially ended this week, as the ground is no longer covered in snow. Before this latest melt, we have consecutive ground cover of snow for 165 straight days. The greens weathered the winter quite well, the snow is almost entirely gone, and the fairways are mush. Two out of three ain't too bad. So with opening day approaching, I thought it would be a good time to post the clubs that'll be in the bag for the first round of the season. The driver is new for me for this year: a Callaway Rogue Sub Zero, 10.5°, with an Evenflow Blue stiff shaft. I've only had a chance to hit this once at range, but I've been impressed so far that for me, it just refuses to go left. I'm hoping to be able to aim down the left side of fairways all season and not fear the hook. Returning at fairway wood is a Callaway X2Hot 4 wood. Took the advice of one of the YouTube club channels and realized that I likely just don't have enough speed to get the best use out of a 15° wood. This one is at 17°, and last season was the closest I've ever been to being really comfortable with a fairway wood. My hybrid is a Callaway XR Pro at 20°. In my game improvement thread, I posted about taking four clubs from my basement that were candidates for this slot and letting them compete head-to-head on the SkyTrak. The Callaway ended up offering the best combination of distance and hook avoidance, so in the bag it goes (despite my disliking its pingy sound). The irons return from last year's MGS testing: the PING G700s. Yep, they're giant shovels. Yep, I'd like to think I'm the kind of ball-striker that doesn't need a SGI iron. And I might not need the extra help. But after using them for a few months last summer, I'm pretty reluctant to give that help up. The wedges are a couple of Callaways: an MD3 at 54° and a PM Grind at 58°. The PM Grind for me is a "when needed" club; otherwise, almost all my short game shots are with the 54°. Making it's debut in the bag for this season is my Evnroll Tour Stroke Trainer. I bought this a couple of months ago, and I've gotten really comfortable with it on my basement green. But no putter in my bag should get too comfortable. I plan to play most of my rounds with the Tour Stroke, but my Evnroll ER6, TaylorMade Tour Spider Platinum, Cleveland Satin 2135 Elevado, Odyssey Toe Up, and MLA Tour XDream will all likely see a round or two this summer. I'm not in @GolfSpy Dave's class, but I like putters. For headcovers, the FW and hybrid get some faux-vintage Callaways. The Tour Stroke has its stock cover, with the "It's Legal" script. And the big dog proudly wears the MyGolfSpy headcover. My go to ball this year is the prior model Srixon Q-Star Tour. Bought 100 of these used on eBay. Everything gets toted around in my Callaway Org 14 bag, riding on a Sun Mountain Reflex pushcart. Rounds are obsessively tracked with Game Golf. yungkory, MDGolfHacker, MaxEntropy and 15 others 18 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunfa0 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) Very nice bag and I love the got to go with what works attitude Edited April 28, 2019 by Nunfa0 josmi15, GolfSpy MPR and BIG STU 3 Quote In my cart Bag: Driver: King F9 9° - LH - Atmos Blue TS 6 Stiff Woods: King F9 - LH - 3/4 Wood - Atmos Blue 7 Reg Z U85 2 Iron Irons: T200 4 Iron AMT White S300 T100S - LH - 3-48* - AMT White S300 Wedges: Indi FLX- LH - 52° 56° 60° - True Temper Spinner Wedge shafts Putter: 2 Bar Hybrid Ball: Pro V1x Testing: Haywood CB/MB Combo Iron Set, 4-7 Cavity backs, 8-PW Muscle Backs, True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 Stiff, 2 Degrees stronger lofts. Tracked By: Follow me on Twitter @ham12_hampton and on Instagram @Nunfa0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Now that I have this hideous Epic Flash headcover, I regret not buying the MGS headcovers even more. Great stuff dude hope the conditions improve quickly! GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S 3w/5w: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S 4h: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S Irons 5-PW: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S Wedges: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105 Putter: LAB Link.1 Ball: Z-Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00sportsman Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 There's a lot to like about that bag. Nice write-up. Thanks for posting it.Sent from my XT1585 using MyGolfSpy mobile app GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote I always try to remember that I'm not good enough to get mad! My Bag: G400 Max G30 3W King S9-1 5W Aeroburner 3 Rescue/Hybrid G400 5-UW RTX4 52* and 56* 2Bar Mallet Traverse II Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djnz Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 How do you find the Q-Star's around the greens ? I am currently playing Pro V1 but they seem to only last a round GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Stealth Driver 10.5° with a Fujikura Ventus Blue Valocore 6 S Sim 3 Wood with a Fujikura Ventus Blue S 5 Wood with a Kurokage 55g S U505 3 Iron with a 80g Hazrdus RDX Smoke Shaft 223 Irons (5 to PW) with 115g NS Pro S SM9 50 Wedge 105g NS Pro SM9 54 Wedge 105g NS Pro SM9 58 Wedge 105g NS Pro Spider EX Ghost White Putter with 120g KBS Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Like it man especially the part about the 4 wood. I had to switch back to a 16* fairway myself. I played the same old Callaway Steelhead 3 wood for 13 years.As I got older I realized I did not have the Swing Speed to elevate it at 13* plus that old stiff Pro Force Gold shaft. I have been carrying that little Adams for close to 3 years now. I just posted my new signature and I have made some wholesale changes this year in the iron department. On the irons I will switch back and forth on The KZGs between the steel and graphite ( I have 2 sets) depending on how my back holds up. But you know I always say play what works for your game PlaidJacket, GolfSpy MPR and JohnSmalls 3 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Love the set up MPR! Also like the additional tidbits to go along with it. Really cool that regardless of look you are able to recognize hope much the g700 are helping and working for you. I'm sure many of us would be too stubborn to go through with that haha Thanks for the update and the extra insight always cool to see these the definitely some of my favorite reads! GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 6 hours ago, Djnz said: How do you find the Q-Star's around the greens ? I am currently playing Pro V1 but they seem to only last a round I'll post my thoughts after the course opens. Djnz 1 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Channeling your inner Stenson with the Callaway fairway you just can’t give upSent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Titleist TSi3 Fujikura Speeder NX Blue 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 56 minutes ago, bens197 said: Channeling your inner Stenson with the Callaway fairway you just can’t give up Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I guess I have that in common with Stenson. Now I need his ability to actually hit the fairway wood. I'd also take the withering glare that reduces lesser men to goo. BIG STU and Shankster 2 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I guess I have that in common with Stenson. Now I need his ability to actually hit the fairway wood. I'd also take the withering glare that reduces lesser men to goo.Oh that’s easy...before you swing, just say to yourself:“I’m a lethal assassin with this 4 wood.” GolfSpy MPR and Shankster 2 Quote Titleist TSi3 Fujikura Speeder NX Blue 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 Vokey SM8 50, SM9 54 & 60 Nippon Modus 3 120s L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Oh that’s easy...before you swing, just say to yourself: “I’m a lethal assassin with this 4 wood.” Haha. I used to say something along those lines. But it’s the one that says.... a famous Samuel L Jackson quote. bens197 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I like your bag setup MPR. I've a big believer in playing what works for you. Those irons don't look like a shovels to me. Rather nice actually. If I owned those and I played well with them or even improved... I'd keep as long as possible. Nice bag. bens197, JohnSmalls and cnosil 3 Quote My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wipierce Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 I have the MD3 at 60* in my bag. It's the perfect 100-105 yard club. At full swing and distance it will spin the crap out of the ball. I hit the 56* in demo, but decided on 54* Ping Glide 2.0.Sent using the MyGolfSpy mobile app GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Driver: i20 8.5*, Project X Blue, stiff Fairway Woods: r9 3W 15*, r9 5W 19* Fujikura Motore 70 stiff Irons: i210's 4-UW Wedges: Glide 2.0 55* MD3 Milled S Grind 60* Putter: B60i Isopur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjay0808 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Those Callaway X2 Pro FW were one of the best Callaway has ever put out... Not surprised its in the bag still! Great setup! GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote In my bag: Driver: Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS 10.5* (set to 9.5) UST Lin-Q Gunmetal 6f5 Wood: Tsi2 15* Project X RDX Black 70 6.5 Hybrids: King Utility 19.5* Diamana Tensei White Pro 90TX Irons: Cobra King Tour MIM 4-PW Dynamic Gold 120 X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 3 50*, 54*, 58* Tour Issue S400 Putter: Nashville Z1C 34" Ball: Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAgolfer2017 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Great looking bag there! And I agree with yungkory. Wish I would've bought a few MGS headcovers... GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Bag: 4.5LS Driver: Stealth 9* w/ Aldila Red 60 Fairway: SIM 15* w/ Diamana 70 Fairway: GBB Heavenwood 19* w/ Fujikura Pro 72 Irons: p790 4-PW w/ C-Taper Lite 110s Wedge: MG3 50 & 54 Wedge: Hi-Toe 60* Putter: Spider X Ball: TP5 PIX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesedw Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Great set-up.. AS soon as the snow melts and storms are gone you'll be all set.. GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Dave- Follow me on twitter @GolfCrazyWA and on Instagram @GolfcrazyWA WITB: Cobra Ultralite Cart Bag Titleist TSR3 Hzrdus Black 65g shaft Cobra F8+ 3wd Hzrdus Red 65g shaft Cobra 3 hybrid Rogue Pro 75g Shaft Cobra 4 hybrid Rogue Pro 75g Shaft Cobra F8 irons 5-GW KBS tour 90 stiff shafts Cobra King Black Wedge 54* Cleveland RTX Zipcore Wedge 58* Snake Eyes Viper Putter. Ball: Taylormade TP-5X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josmi15 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Nice setup. That driver cover is bad ass!EVNROLL!! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy JohnSmalls 1 Quote Titleist 917D2 10.5 Ben Hogan GS53 3 Wood PING G425 MAX 5 Wood Cleveland UHX Launcher 3 Iron PING G30 5-PW Cleveland RTX 3.0 50/10 V-MG Cleveland RTX 3.0 54/14 V-FG Cleveland RTX 3.0 58/12 V -FG EVNROLL ER-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 On 4/28/2019 at 8:22 AM, GolfSpy MPR said: I guess I have that in common with Stenson. Now I need his ability to actually hit the fairway wood. I'd also take the withering glare that reduces lesser men to goo. LOL You think the Stenson stare is something look up Raymond Floyd now that is THE STARE!! I do not have a Stenson 3 wood but I rock the same shades he does or rather copies that came from one of the numerous beach stores here. Has a funky look to me with my floppy hat and cigar. I usually do the Floyd stare when someone really ticks me off or if I am really focused on the course. GolfSpy MPR 1 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfertrb Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 How do you like the PM Grind? The new one looks really good to me (I've had an affinity for the Eye 2 wedges for years) but I can't get it in raw. I would be really interested if I could. What are your thoughts? Great bag BTW Quote Ping G400 LST 8.5* Graphite Design DI 6 stiff 45" Taylormade RBZ Proto 14.5* Oban Kiyoshi 85 04 42.5" Adams 4555 19* Matrix Ozik Altus 80 S/X 42" Ping G410 Crossover 2 Project X Even Flow Blue 85 6.0 40" Ping i500 4-8 Modus 105 Stiff Ping Blueprint 9-P Modus 105 Stiff Fourteen RM-12 53* and 58* Tour Issue Black Onyx s400 Odyssey Tour Black Series 9 35" Flatso 1.0 Srixon Z Star XV 2018 Ping Hoofer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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