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Well folks, debated not posting but figured I've gotta start somewhere! It's a bit of a hodge podge, but here's my current load out:

Driver: TaylorMade R9 SupterTri (Fujikura MotoreF1 65 shaft)

3W: Callaway X2 Hot (Aldila Tour Green 75 Tx shaft)

Irons (PW-2): Ping Eye 2

Wedges (52 & 60): Mack Daddy 2's

Putter: Ping Cushin

Being that my wife and I still have college loans breathing down our necks I'm on a bit of a budget. This in mind, I'm wondering if anyone has advice on what would be most worth upgrading next? There's not really a club in here I can't stand, and don't want to go buy something that will only be a marginal difference from what I've got. Hit me with what you think!

Right Handed

Driver: 9° :cobra-small: Speedzone (HZRDUS Smoke Green 70g X-Stiff shaft)

2 Hybrid: 18° :tour-edge: Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here)

3/Driving Iron: 18° :Hogan: UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft)

Irons: 4-GW :titelist-small: T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here)

Wedges: 54° & 58° post-76102-0-38507100-1525284411_thumb.jpg TSW Forged (Dynamic Gold S300)

Putter: :EVNROLL: ER2B (2019 MGS Official Review here)

Ball: MAXFLI Tour X

Bag: :ping-small: Hoofer Lite

WITB thread here

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Personally I would not change a thing if you hit those well---- That is a classic set up ---- I would not hesitate to game that set up in a heartbeat---- It does not need to be new or the latest and greatest to hit good---

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 

 

 

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I agree with Big Stu.  Unless you are lacking in an area (distance, or wedge play, etc), I wouldn't change for changes sake.

 

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There were several years after college where I really had no money for golf, so I feel you on this.  You'll find that on this forum, you can't go wrong following @BIG STU's advice.  A few things I'd add:

  1. Think of any golf purchase in terms of greens fees.  I always felt better keeping seasoned gear in the bag knowing that a new driver would cost me somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 rounds of golf.
  2. If you're itching for that new club feel, slap on a new grip.  It's amazing how a new grip will make you feel so much better about a club.
  3. If there's a local Goodwill in/near an affluent neighborhood, swing by it as much as you can.  Sooner or later you'll find a treasure.

What's in the bag:
Driver - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Wood (13.5*) - :titleist-small: 980F 
4 Wood (18*) - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Hybrid (19*) - :taylormade-small: RBZ
4i - PW - :wilson_staff_small: D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S )
52* - :cleveland-small: CBX
58* - :cleveland-small: CBX Full Face 2
Putter - :ping-small: Craz-e
Bag - :1590477705_SunMountain: 2.5 (Blue)
Ball -  :titleist-small: AVX
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8 hours ago, HardcoreLooper said:
  • Think of any golf purchase in terms of greens fees.  I always felt better keeping seasoned gear in the bag knowing that a new driver would cost me somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 rounds of golf.
  • If you're itching for that new club feel, slap on a new grip.  It's amazing how a new grip will make you feel so much better about a club.
  • If there's a local Goodwill in/near an affluent neighborhood, swing by it as much as you can.  Sooner or later you'll find a treasure.

Totally makes sense, thanks for the tips! I'm sure my wife will also appreciate it as well haha. And I definitely agree with getting new grips. The irons were given to me with ~20 year old grips, and getting them regripped last year was a game changer.

Right Handed

Driver: 9° :cobra-small: Speedzone (HZRDUS Smoke Green 70g X-Stiff shaft)

2 Hybrid: 18° :tour-edge: Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here)

3/Driving Iron: 18° :Hogan: UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft)

Irons: 4-GW :titelist-small: T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here)

Wedges: 54° & 58° post-76102-0-38507100-1525284411_thumb.jpg TSW Forged (Dynamic Gold S300)

Putter: :EVNROLL: ER2B (2019 MGS Official Review here)

Ball: MAXFLI Tour X

Bag: :ping-small: Hoofer Lite

WITB thread here

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Your clubs will definitely get you around the course so while at this point I don't think its necessary to update anything I would add either a 5 wood or hybrid in the 18-22* range.  This will be much easier to hit than a 2 iron.  

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18 hours ago, HardcoreLooper said:

There were several years after college where I really had no money for golf, so I feel you on this.  You'll find that on this forum, you can't go wrong following @BIG STU's advice.  A few things I'd add:

  1. Think of any golf purchase in terms of greens fees.  I always felt better keeping seasoned gear in the bag knowing that a new driver would cost me somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 rounds of golf.
  2. If you're itching for that new club feel, slap on a new grip.  It's amazing how a new grip will make you feel so much better about a club.
  3. If there's a local Goodwill in/near an affluent neighborhood, swing by it as much as you can.  Sooner or later you'll find a treasure.

Exactly great advice

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 

 

 

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9 hours ago, jlukes said:

I think dropping your 2 iron and 3 iron and getting a 19 degree hybrid and 56 degree wedge would really round out your bag and give you better versatility and gapping 

Actually those old Eye 2 long irons are easy as punch to hit and you can get them to kick a little higher by adding about 4 to 6 grams of lead tape down low inside the cavity. By SOP I only carry 12 or 13 clubs and sometimes if I know it is going to be windy on a certain course I will play that day I will slip an old Eye 2 2 iron I have bent back to 19* into the bag. I also have several blade 1 and 2 irons but for some reason I can crank that old Eye2. Like several beloved clubs it has a nickname "DA Deuce"

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 

 

 

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22 hours ago, SmoothG said:

Your clubs will definitely get you around the course so while at this point I don't think its necessary to update anything I would add either a 5 wood or hybrid in the 18-22* range.  This will be much easier to hit than a 2 iron.  

13 hours ago, BIG STU said:

Actually those old Eye 2 long irons are easy as punch to hit and you can get them to kick a little higher by adding about 4 to 6 grams of lead tape down low inside the cavity. By SOP I only carry 12 or 13 clubs and sometimes if I know it is going to be windy on a certain course I will play that day I will slip an old Eye 2 2 iron I have bent back to 19* into the bag. I also have several blade 1 and 2 irons but for some reason I can crank that old Eye2. Like several beloved clubs it has a nickname "DA Deuce"

Yeah, I'm with you on that one. I understand that hybrids are typically more forgiving for a higher handicapper like myself, but I actually really like using my 2 iron off the tee when I'm really trying to hit a fairway, especially when the wind kicks up. Maybe I'll keep my eye out for a solid used 5W to add to the artillery tho

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Driver: 9° :cobra-small: Speedzone (HZRDUS Smoke Green 70g X-Stiff shaft)

2 Hybrid: 18° :tour-edge: Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here)

3/Driving Iron: 18° :Hogan: UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft)

Irons: 4-GW :titelist-small: T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here)

Wedges: 54° & 58° post-76102-0-38507100-1525284411_thumb.jpg TSW Forged (Dynamic Gold S300)

Putter: :EVNROLL: ER2B (2019 MGS Official Review here)

Ball: MAXFLI Tour X

Bag: :ping-small: Hoofer Lite

WITB thread here

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7 hours ago, ncwoz said:

Yeah, I'm with you on that one. I understand that hybrids are typically more forgiving for a higher handicapper like myself, but I actually really like using my 2 iron off the tee when I'm really trying to hit a fairway, especially when the wind kicks up. Maybe I'll keep my eye out for a solid used 5W to add to the artillery tho

 

IMHO any eye2 is as forgiving as it gets

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 

 

 

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8 hours ago, BIG STU said:

IMHO any eye2 is as forgiving as it gets

The Eye2 long irons were the original hybrids.  We used to "borrow" them from the demo bags in the shop where I worked all the time.  My boss would get annoyed, but then he'd laugh.  At least half of the members' bags had BeCu Eye2s in them.  

What's in the bag:
Driver - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Wood (13.5*) - :titleist-small: 980F 
4 Wood (18*) - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Hybrid (19*) - :taylormade-small: RBZ
4i - PW - :wilson_staff_small: D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S )
52* - :cleveland-small: CBX
58* - :cleveland-small: CBX Full Face 2
Putter - :ping-small: Craz-e
Bag - :1590477705_SunMountain: 2.5 (Blue)
Ball -  :titleist-small: AVX
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19 hours ago, ncwoz said:

Yeah, I'm with you on that one. I understand that hybrids are typically more forgiving for a higher handicapper like myself, but I actually really like using my 2 iron off the tee when I'm really trying to hit a fairway, especially when the wind kicks up. Maybe I'll keep my eye out for a solid used 5W to add to the artillery tho

 

You are not alone. I prefer long irons over hybrids.

That 3W is money. I still game it!

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Im going to strongly disagree with several people whom I respect and say driver needs to go ASAP.

 

10 years old? You are leaving tons of strokes out there regardless of how well you’re hitting it.

 

The rest of your gear is fine (assuming putter fits you)- I could put my old Eye 2’s in the bag, just take an extra club on each shot and be fine (modern irons have stronger lofts)

 

You have four ways to go with driver depending on what you want to spend.

 

1. Cheapest option is to make your best guess at what will fit you and buy last years Ping G400 - it will run between 200-250 new.

 

2. Do trufit for $7 here and get the driver it recommended SS. The problem is that could be a $550 driver.

 

3. Get fit (100) and then find a used driver that is similar to what you were fit for. (Between 300-600)

 

4. Go all in and get fit and buy what the fitter recommends. (500-750)

 

Good luck -

 

BTW you may want to check out the recent blog case study as verification of what I’m writing.

 

 

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SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft

Ping G410 7, 9 wood  Alta 65 R flex

Srixon ZX5 MK II  5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex

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I have to agree with Rev here. Personally, I'd go with option 2, and then if TGF recommends a driver out of your price range, I'd look at a used club with similar characteristics. The nice part about TGF is it gives you a pretty good idea of what to look for, but doesn't cost an arm and a leg. 

Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff

Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff

Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff

Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff

Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff

Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock

 

 

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10 hours ago, revkev said:

Im going to strongly disagree with several people whom I respect and say driver needs to go ASAP.

 

10 years old? You are leaving tons of strokes out there regardless of how well you’re hitting it.

 

The rest of your gear is fine (assuming putter fits you)- I could put my old Eye 2’s in the bag, just take an extra club on each shot and be fine (modern irons have stronger lofts)

 

You have four ways to go with driver depending on what you want to spend.

 

1. Cheapest option is to make your best guess at what will fit you and buy last years Ping G400 - it will run between 200-250 new.

 

2. Do trufit for $7 here and get the driver it recommended SS. The problem is that could be a $550 driver.

 

3. Get fit (100) and then find a used driver that is similar to what you were fit for. (Between 300-600)

 

4. Go all in and get fit and buy what the fitter recommends. (500-750)

 

Good luck -

 

BTW you may want to check out the recent blog case study as verification of what I’m writing.

 

 

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Rev - I liked your post because you're correct, and now I'm going to disagree with it.  The cheapest among your options is $200.  I don't know quite where our recent grad lives, but if it's near Grand Rapids, he could buy two five-round discount cards (https://www.sweetdeals.com/grand-rapids/9001484-2019-grand-rapids-golf-card) and have money left for an eleventh round.

You are 100% right that he is costing himself yards with the R9.  But he will be costing himself rounds by spending $200 of his golf budget on a new club.  I remember the days when I had to think long and hard about spending money on greensfees.  So if the R9 doesn't make him want to quit playing golf, my recommendation is to play all of the golf he can right now.  New clubs will come when the well-earned raises change the economics.

 

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Driver - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Wood (13.5*) - :titleist-small: 980F 
4 Wood (18*) - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Hybrid (19*) - :taylormade-small: RBZ
4i - PW - :wilson_staff_small: D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S )
52* - :cleveland-small: CBX
58* - :cleveland-small: CBX Full Face 2
Putter - :ping-small: Craz-e
Bag - :1590477705_SunMountain: 2.5 (Blue)
Ball -  :titleist-small: AVX
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Well folks, debated not posting but figured I've gotta start somewhere! It's a bit of a hodge podge, but here's my current load out:

Driver: TaylorMade R9 SupterTri (Fujikura MotoreF1 65 shaft)

3W: Callaway X2 Hot (Aldila Tour Green 75 Tx shaft)

Irons (PW-2): Ping Eye 2

Wedges (52 & 60): Mack Daddy 2's

Putter: Ping Cushin

Being that my wife and I still have college loans breathing down our necks I'm on a bit of a budget. This in mind, I'm wondering if anyone has advice on what would be most worth upgrading next? There's not really a club in here I can't stand, and don't want to go buy something that will only be a marginal difference from what I've got. Hit me with what you think!

 

I highly recommend getting fit for a putter. Unless you are putting around 30-32 putts per round, this is a upgrade that can seriously help scores.

 

I went from putting 36-39 putts per round with my previous putter(s) to having 31 putts be my highest with my custom fit putter.

 

Just my 2 cents.

 

Of course if you hit everything well just save the money and play more golf!

 

 

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Woods: :taylormade-small: 2007 Burner TP 3 wood and 5 wood

Irons:  :srixon-small: Z765 4-PW (1 degree flat) with KBS $-130 shafts

Wedges:  :vokey-small: SM7 50/12/F, 54/10/S and 58/12/D

Putter:  L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1

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On 6/7/2019 at 8:47 AM, revkev said:

Im going to strongly disagree with several people whom I respect and say driver needs to go ASAP.

 

10 years old? You are leaving tons of strokes out there regardless of how well you’re hitting it.

 

The rest of your gear is fine (assuming putter fits you)- I could put my old Eye 2’s in the bag, just take an extra club on each shot and be fine (modern irons have stronger lofts)

 

You have four ways to go with driver depending on what you want to spend.

 

1. Cheapest option is to make your best guess at what will fit you and buy last years Ping G400 - it will run between 200-250 new.

 

2. Do trufit for $7 here and get the driver it recommended SS. The problem is that could be a $550 driver.

 

3. Get fit (100) and then find a used driver that is similar to what you were fit for. (Between 300-600)

 

4. Go all in and get fit and buy what the fitter recommends. (500-750)

 

Good luck -

 

BTW you may want to check out the recent blog case study as verification of what I’m writing.

 

 

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I kinda understand where you are coming from on the R-9 but some folk hit those and the r-7 driver better than they do newer stuff. I know there is a certain crowd at a neighboring course that play those drivers along with Eye2 irons and those old farts are some pretty good sticks------ But I will concede that may not apply to the general golfing public--- Just one of those things----- I know a few weeks ago it was raining and we were riding around and stopped at the PGA store---- I did some driver demos with the newest stuff--- Then I went to the car and got my 3 year old Homna G1 x and was putting up better numbers with it than any of my new stuff----- The guy scratched his head and told me he would stick with what I had--- Told him I planned to

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 

 

 

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I kinda understand where you are coming from on the R-9 but some folk hit those and the r-7 driver better than they do newer stuff. I know there is a certain crowd at a neighboring course that play those drivers along with Eye2 irons and those old farts are some pretty good sticks------ But I will concede that may not apply to the general golfing public--- Just one of those things----- I know a few weeks ago it was raining and we were riding around and stopped at the PGA store---- I did some driver demos with the newest stuff--- Then I went to the car and got my 3 year old Homna G1 x and was putting up better numbers with it than any of my new stuff----- The guy scratched his head and told me he would stick with what I had--- Told him I planned to


3 years is a lot different than 10 in regards to drivers though. Particularly if the three year old driver were well fit. Chances are you’d see very little gain. But ten years? The difference in technology and fitting capability in that time frame is significant. I’d be stunned if he didn’t pick up 15 yards and some accuracy also.

No argument on the irons - Eye2’s work so long as he doesn’t mind that modern irons are a club and a half stronger. :)






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Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60  Aldila  R flex   - 42.25 inches 

SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft

Ping G410 7, 9 wood  Alta 65 R flex

Srixon ZX5 MK II  5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex

India 52,56 (60 pending)  UST recoil 75's R flex  

Evon roll ER 5 32 inches

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I would agree that my 3 year old driver was well fit for me. That Homna driver has so many adjustment it is scary. Those drivers do not adjust like anything else made trust me. It took me 6 months to adjust that thing. It is a PITA to do range adjustments. I would mess with it from time to time and then get frustrated and put it up. It also takes a special wrench not a standard adjuster wrench because one of the adjustments involves a concentric bushing. Trust me I have the weights and instruction manual. I did a lot of workbench adjustments with that thing along with a manual protractor gauge.

Ping eye 2s---- Yep most of them are what I call traditional lofts starting with the PW from 47 to 50*. A friend of mine on WRX who lives up the road from me in NC is a old school expert taught me some things on eye2s. Starting with the PW different patent numbers have different lofts and sole grinds too according to the year made. Also stock numbers on lies on the color codes are funky too. Instead of like say a standard lie on a PW is 64.5 Ping will be at say 64.75 and instead of regular progression in 1/2 degrees between clubs it can vary on certain clubs as much 3/4 *. Crazy  I had found 2 sets of Eye2s on the piles at work. One set I kept because it had Apollo multi step shafts which I like. I sold the other set. I got to messing with those things and reverse engineering them which is my thing. My bud took me to school so to speak on those things. I forgot what color code mine were but I bent them up to my specs anyhow. They do hit good and like you say they do not hit any further than any of my blade Macgregors. 

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 

 

 

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11 hours ago, revkev said:

 


3 years is a lot different than 10 in regards to drivers though. Particularly if the three year old driver were well fit. Chances are you’d see very little gain. But ten years? The difference in technology and fitting capability in that time frame is significant. I’d be stunned if he didn’t pick up 15 yards and some accuracy also.

No argument on the irons - Eye2’s work so long as he doesn’t mind that modern irons are a club and a half stronger. 🙂






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Hey revkev, appreciate your perspective, thanks for chiming in. That does make sense, and had honestly overlooked the driver being ~10 years old just because most of the other clubs are creeping up on 30 haha. But just curious if this changes anything for you. First, on 18 holes I probably go driver off the tee maybe 7 or 8 times. Other holes I'll go either 3w or 2 iron trying to stay out of trouble. Second, I can usually go around 300 with the driver without much strain. I could certainly see how the new tech development as well as getting fit might add some distance to my game, but it honestly feels like my inside 150 "skills" (or lack thereof) are what's holding me back most right now. Do you still think that the driver fitting would add a lot of value to the bag?

Also, what would be needed for the trufit fitting? Unfortunately I don't have a ton in the way of hard stats on my swing speed and that sort of thing.

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2 Hybrid: 18° :tour-edge: Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here)

3/Driving Iron: 18° :Hogan: UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft)

Irons: 4-GW :titelist-small: T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here)

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On 6/7/2019 at 8:32 PM, ChasingScratch said:

 

I highly recommend getting fit for a putter. Unless you are putting around 30-32 putts per round, this is a upgrade that can seriously help scores.

 

I went from putting 36-39 putts per round with my previous putter(s) to having 31 putts be my highest with my custom fit putter.

 

Just my 2 cents.

 

Of course if you hit everything well just save the money and play more golf!

 

 

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That's definitely what I'm thinking might be next, never gotten fit and need an the help I can get in the short game:)

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Driver: 9° :cobra-small: Speedzone (HZRDUS Smoke Green 70g X-Stiff shaft)

2 Hybrid: 18° :tour-edge: Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here)

3/Driving Iron: 18° :Hogan: UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft)

Irons: 4-GW :titelist-small: T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here)

Wedges: 54° & 58° post-76102-0-38507100-1525284411_thumb.jpg TSW Forged (Dynamic Gold S300)

Putter: :EVNROLL: ER2B (2019 MGS Official Review here)

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On 6/7/2019 at 7:23 PM, HardcoreLooper said:

Rev - I liked your post because you're correct, and now I'm going to disagree with it.  The cheapest among your options is $200.  I don't know quite where our recent grad lives, but if it's near Grand Rapids, he could buy two five-round discount cards (https://www.sweetdeals.com/grand-rapids/9001484-2019-grand-rapids-golf-card) and have money left for an eleventh round.

You are 100% right that he is costing himself yards with the R9.  But he will be costing himself rounds by spending $200 of his golf budget on a new club.  I remember the days when I had to think long and hard about spending money on greensfees.  So if the R9 doesn't make him want to quit playing golf, my recommendation is to play all of the golf he can right now.  New clubs will come when the well-earned raises change the economics.

 

Dang that's a great deal, thanks for sharing!!

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Driver: 9° :cobra-small: Speedzone (HZRDUS Smoke Green 70g X-Stiff shaft)

2 Hybrid: 18° :tour-edge: Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here)

3/Driving Iron: 18° :Hogan: UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft)

Irons: 4-GW :titelist-small: T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here)

Wedges: 54° & 58° post-76102-0-38507100-1525284411_thumb.jpg TSW Forged (Dynamic Gold S300)

Putter: :EVNROLL: ER2B (2019 MGS Official Review here)

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Nothing wrong with those clubs.  My personal opinion is that you should manage your budget and  just enjoy playing the game with your current clubs.  If you want to replace some clubs or upgrade,  shop around for some used clubs and compare what you might like to what you currently are playing.   Most golf shops have a used club section and you can find some good deals on clubs that are a year or two old.  

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Rev - I liked your post because you're correct, and now I'm going to disagree with it.  The cheapest among your options is $200.  I don't know quite where our recent grad lives, but if it's near Grand Rapids, he could buy two five-round discount cards (https://www.sweetdeals.com/grand-rapids/9001484-2019-grand-rapids-golf-card) and have money left for an eleventh round.

You are 100% right that he is costing himself yards with the R9.  But he will be costing himself rounds by spending $200 of his golf budget on a new club.  I remember the days when I had to think long and hard about spending money on greensfees.  So if the R9 doesn't make him want to quit playing golf, my recommendation is to play all of the golf he can right now.  New clubs will come when the well-earned raises change the economics.

 

 

I certainly don’t disagree but his question was about clubs. That’s why I answered accordingly. :)

 

I don’t know why you guys think so highly of the R9 - I really don’t - the upgrade in driver technology is huge - for under 100 he could have a G30 for crying out loud - that could be a 5 stroke improvement for a higher handicapper.

 

He’ll hit it straighter than his wedges. :)

 

This does remind me - I thought that tru fit was going to provide a value option at one time. I’m lobbying for that to come back in. Here’s a prime example of why it’s important.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60  Aldila  R flex   - 42.25 inches 

SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft

Ping G410 7, 9 wood  Alta 65 R flex

Srixon ZX5 MK II  5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex

India 52,56 (60 pending)  UST recoil 75's R flex  

Evon roll ER 5 32 inches

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Hey revkev, appreciate your perspective, thanks for chiming in. That does make sense, and had honestly overlooked the driver being ~10 years old just because most of the other clubs are creeping up on 30 haha. But just curious if this changes anything for you. First, on 18 holes I probably go driver off the tee maybe 7 or 8 times. Other holes I'll go either 3w or 2 iron trying to stay out of trouble. Second, I can usually go around 300 with the driver without much strain. I could certainly see how the new tech development as well as getting fit might add some distance to my game, but it honestly feels like my inside 150 "skills" (or lack thereof) are what's holding me back most right now. Do you still think that the driver fitting would add a lot of value to the bag?
Also, what would be needed for the trufit fitting? Unfortunately I don't have a ton in the way of hard stats on my swing speed and that sort of thing.
I would say if you are hitting the R9 300 yards without much strain, you are hitting close enough to the middle that forgiveness of newer tech may not be as big of a deal. With that said my vote would be use the money for more rounds or possibly some lessens that focus on the 150 yards and in since that is what is the troubled area.

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Hey revkev, appreciate your perspective, thanks for chiming in. That does make sense, and had honestly overlooked the driver being ~10 years old just because most of the other clubs are creeping up on 30 haha. But just curious if this changes anything for you. First, on 18 holes I probably go driver off the tee maybe 7 or 8 times. Other holes I'll go either 3w or 2 iron trying to stay out of trouble. Second, I can usually go around 300 with the driver without much strain. I could certainly see how the new tech development as well as getting fit might add some distance to my game, but it honestly feels like my inside 150 "skills" (or lack thereof) are what's holding me back most right now. Do you still think that the driver fitting would add a lot of value to the bag?
Also, what would be needed for the trufit fitting? Unfortunately I don't have a ton in the way of hard stats on my swing speed and that sort of thing.


Yes in regards to driver - you will become more accurate and consistent - that could up your driver usage because you know that you will hit it straight.

Trufit has two modes an expert and a basic - the basic asks some simple questions about your normal drives


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Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60  Aldila  R flex   - 42.25 inches 

SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft

Ping G410 7, 9 wood  Alta 65 R flex

Srixon ZX5 MK II  5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex

India 52,56 (60 pending)  UST recoil 75's R flex  

Evon roll ER 5 32 inches

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Way late on the putter update here, but I've been the gaming the Evnroll ER2B since the testing opportunity last fall.

I have also realized that the shafts on my irons don't match up 😳. Most have the zz lites, one has the Ping JZ shaft, and one has a Dynamic Gold.

Needless to say, irons are next up on my upgrade list! I think after that I'm going to look either at driver or for something to round out the top of my bag where my 2 iron currently resides.

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Driver: 9° :cobra-small: Speedzone (HZRDUS Smoke Green 70g X-Stiff shaft)

2 Hybrid: 18° :tour-edge: Exotics EXS Pro (Evenflow Black 6.5) (2020 MGS Official Review here)

3/Driving Iron: 18° :Hogan: UiHi Iron (MMT Utility TX 105g shaft)

Irons: 4-GW :titelist-small: T100 irons (Nippon Modus 120 X-Stiff shafts) (2021 MGS Official Review here)

Wedges: 54° & 58° post-76102-0-38507100-1525284411_thumb.jpg TSW Forged (Dynamic Gold S300)

Putter: :EVNROLL: ER2B (2019 MGS Official Review here)

Ball: MAXFLI Tour X

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38 minutes ago, ncwoz said:

Way late on the putter update here, but I've been the gaming the Evnroll ER2B since the testing opportunity last fall.

I have also realized that the shafts on my irons don't match up 😳. Most have the zz lites, one has the Ping JZ shaft, and one has a Dynamic Gold.

Needless to say, irons are next up on my upgrade list! I think after that I'm going to look either at driver or for something to round out the top of my bag where my 2 iron currently resides.

Man, those Evnrolls are sweet.

I recently switched from Ping i5's to i210's and am absolutely thrilled with them. I was initially sad that the i210's don't even have a 2 iron as an option, as was mentioned earlier in the thread, new irons are delofted and so my 3 iron is now easily my old 2 iron. But I'll echo the earlier points in that a driver upgrade is more significant overall. I switched from a Ping Anser (which is newer than an R9!) to a Callaway Epic Flash Subzero and picked up 20 yards with tighter dispersion.  YMMV.

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3-wood: :taylormade-small: SIM 15* with Diamana Limited 75S
5-wood: :cobra-small: RADspeed 18.5* with Motore X F3 60S
2i: :srixon-small: ZX with SteelFiber i95 Stiff

4hy: :titleist-small: TS3 23* with Tensei AV Blue 70 S
4i-7i :srixon-small: ZX7, 8i-PW Z-Forged, Modus3 Tour 120 S
50*, 55* :cleveland-small: RTX 6 Modus3 Tour 125
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59 minutes ago, ncwoz said:

Way late on the putter update here, but I've been the gaming the Evnroll ER2B since the testing opportunity last fall.

I have also realized that the shafts on my irons don't match up 😳. Most have the zz lites, one has the Ping JZ shaft, and one has a Dynamic Gold.

Needless to say, irons are next up on my upgrade list! I think after that I'm going to look either at driver or for something to round out the top of my bag where my 2 iron currently resides.

I think a road trip to Sycamore, IL and Sub70 is in your future...

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