Golfspy_CG2 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, lamb said: Military computers and internet connections are so bad that I can't tell if the blurry picture is on purpose or if its just another photo not loading Just a little tease, that the results were in. lamb and sirchunksalot 2 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamb Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, ejgaudette said: Though it sounds like based on the article there was a "fit from stock" approach which means different testers were using different lofts and shafts so that might not work. Maybe a metric around the ration between static loft and launch angle might provide some useful information. That would work. Maybe just average all the lofts used and average all the launch angles to give the final ratio. Quote M5 12* - ACCRA TZ6 55 M4 - 1.5* open, weight back & toe TS3 16.5* - ACCRA FX 2.0 370 M4 - B1 setting, neutral weight 818 H1 21* - TENSEI White 90 S - C1 setting, neutral weight MP-20 MMC 4-PW - PX LZ 5.0 110g - 2* flat & 2* weak T20 50.07*, 54.12*, 60.06* - PX LZ 5.5 115g - 2* flat Newport 2 - 33" Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgaudette Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, lamb said: That would work. Maybe just average all the lofts used and average all the launch angles to give the final ratio. Though if we want to get really into the weeds here. Likely should normalize this against the players average launch angle to account for standard shot shape of each tester. Quote Epic Max LS 9° Ventus Blue 6X (2021 Official Review) | Epic Speed 18° Evenflow Riptide 70g 6.0 816 H1 21° Diamana S+ Blue 70 S | SMS 4-5/SMS Pro 6-PW Steelfiber i95 S (2023 Official Review) Glide 4.0 50°.12°S/54°.14°W/58°.6°T PING Z-Z115 Wedge Flex | SOFT 11S Super Stroke Mid-Slim 2.0 Hoofer Bag | Pro V1 | Right Handed | Tracked by V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Golfspy_CG2 said: You may believe this or not. But history has shown traffic on the MGS site is much higher on weekdays vs weekends, and dips during the week when it's Government Holiday. See the trend here? In short, most people are more active on MGS---and other SM sites---when at work than when home. So I'm sure with the large number of people who are not in offices but working or quarantined at home had something to do with it. Along with I'm sure the HQ staff has upgraded or taken steps to prevent overloads like we've seen in the past. I'm not surprised at all based on my personal experience. I had the SIM MAX and it just flat out didn't work for me. Switched to the SIM MAX-D and went up a whole degree in loft and it was much better. It truly is a driver I would recommned getting fit for versus going off specs from a previous fitting, that simply won't work in this case, IMO. I like the distraction at work from the mundane. Glad I can be the opposite of the trend! GolfSpy BOS and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBPUTTS Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Driver test was good as always. Anyone do the TrueFit? I'd suggest to get your driver numbers first, then pay for it. Geoff markyourballs.net pozzit and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I appreciate all the time and work put into this. But.... I'm a Titleist guy, so I will probably always play a Titleist driver. I just seem to get along with them. I just bought a new TS3 that I will probably never get to play this year...lol. I did get to play 18 holes with it a few weeks ago.............. Loved it! bens197 and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 5 hours ago, ejgaudette said: Though it sounds like based on the article there was a "fit from stock" approach which means different testers were using different lofts and shafts so that might not work. Maybe a metric around the ration between static loft and launch angle might provide some useful information. You are correct, the lofts and shafts were set for based on what worked best for us. sirchunksalot and bens197 2 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Anyone have any plans to make a purchase based on the results released today? GolfSpy BOS and mr.hicksta 2 Quote 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 Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Anyone have any plans to make a purchase based on the results released today?Not this year. What it does however, is reaffirms why I am playing my G400 LST. A product of consistency. silver & black, StrokerAce and Sluggo42 3 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...
03trdblack Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Any word on when the test results with the previous year's winners will be released? I'm excited to see how the past winners stack up with the latest. Quote My bag is a revolving door! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, bens197 said: Not this year. What it does however, is reaffirms why I am playing my G400 LST. A product of consistency. No doubt. Next time I have a chance I'll be hitting that! sirchunksalot and bens197 2 Quote 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 Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, GolfSpy Stroker said: Anyone have any plans to make a purchase based on the results released today? ... I would think waiting for the different swing speed performances would be a good idea for most people's decision guide. Especially if you are on either end of the extremes. sirchunksalot, GolfSpy BOS and HardcoreLooper 3 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 How did the TS3 fare last year? I'm half drunk and not willing to do a search...lol. sirchunksalot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygreens Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Hard to believe the Sim Max D did so well. Lower spin that the Sim Max? Crazy. Guess I am glad I loved from the Sim to the Sim Max D. Two rounds in and I am very happy and this study makes me happier. sirchunksalot 1 Quote TM Sim2 9* GD AD HD 6S TM Sim Max 15* Tensei Blue 65S TM M2 19* Fuji Pro 73S PXG Gen3 0311P 4-W Elevate TourS Vokey SM8 50*&54* SM7 58* SC Phantom X 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy BOS Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Anyone have any plans to make a purchase based on the results released today?I’m interested to see what the high swing speed breakdown is. I was surprised to see that TM snuck in there when the overall most wanted went to the flash. It really makes me want to find a good g400 on eBay since I can still use my tour shaft from the g30 to try out. Haha. Used F9 prices are pretty tempting too. Hmmmmm this quarantine could get expensive. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk GolfSpy_SHARK and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 40 minutes ago, 03trdblack said: Any word on when the test results with the previous year's winners will be released? I'm excited to see how the past winners stack up with the latest. Haven't even done the test. They had to wait until the winner was selected and due to Coronavirus all testing has been shutdown. Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 How did the TS3 fare last year? I'm half drunk and not willing to do a search...lol.According to the 2019 test it finished 8th in strokes gained and dropped to 16th this year under the new testing guidelines. I apologize for not having a photo with the data, you have to be in landscape mode with a cell phone to see it and I wanted to show the entire list. Sent from my SM-N975U using MyGolfSpy mobile app GolfSpy BOS and silver & black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Here's the data from this year. Sent from my SM-N975U using MyGolfSpy mobile app silver & black 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Well, I had the top dog in my bag for a bit, haha! Shout out to @yungkory for that one. Surprisingly poor showing for the SIM Max. I've been enjoying it, but I figured it would be in the top 5. Must not go back to Ping. MUST NOT GO BACK TO PING. THEZIPR23, berkeleybob, yungkory and 3 others 2 4 Quote LTDx Black 10.5º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 6F4 LTDx 3W 15º | UST LIN-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F4 G425 3H 19º | UST Recoil Proto Hybrid 85F4 Z785 4-PW | UST Recoil 125 Proto F4 RTX ZipCore Tour Rack 50º Mid, 54º Mid, 60º Mid | UST Recoil Wedge Proto F4 ER5BV | BGT Stability Tour Tour B X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Driver test was good as always. Anyone do the TrueFit? I'd suggest to get your driver numbers first, then pay for it. Geoff markyourballs.net Yes, I did. A few posts above.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 According to the 2019 test it finished 8th in strokes gained and dropped to 16th this year under the new testing guidelines. I apologize for not having a photo with the data, you have to be in landscape mode with a cell phone to see it and I wanted to show the entire list. Sent from my SM-N975U using MyGolfSpy mobile app Looking at the Honma 460, it fared pretty well Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro sirchunksalot 1 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, mr.hicksta said: Well, I had the top dog in my bag for a bit, haha! Shout out to @yungkory for that one. Surprisingly poor showing for the SIM Max. I've been enjoying it, but I figured it would be in the top 5. Must not go back to Ping. MUST NOT GO BACK TO PING. You went from #2, to the most-wanted, to the dumpster bottom of the list with me! GolfSpy BOS, sirchunksalot, JohnSmalls and 2 others 2 3 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...
miketratnik Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) I'm surprised the Tommy Armour 845 didn't get the best value. All of the hints Harry was dropping on the pod I thought that was a shoe in. The data doesn't lie I guess but I am still surprised. I didn't dive in too far to the data but was the gap significant? Also, the most wanted and the best value are only $50 apart in price. Does that make the Tour Edge a "pound for pound" king? Edited March 24, 2020 by miketratnik PMookie and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Seems like Mizuino should be #1 for you based off these numbers. I would be interested to know how the app comes up with the "best" fits.IIRC the recommendation comes from the swing speed data. Shafts are always going to be stock options.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro sirchunksalot 1 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, miketratnik said: I'm surprised the Tommy Armour 845 didn't get the best value. All of the hints Harry was dropping on the pod I thought that was a shoe in. The data doesn't lie I guess but I am still surprised. I didn't dive in too far to the data but was the gap significant? Also, the most wanted and the best value are only $50 apart in price. Does that make the Tour Edge a "pound for pound" king? Idk, with Ping dropping their prices on the 410 line, while beating out this years' offerings, makes them pretttttttttttty attractive in terms of price:performance THEZIPR23, JohnSmalls, GolfSpy BOS and 2 others 5 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...
GolfSpy BOS Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Well, I had the top dog in my bag for a bit, haha! Shout out to [mention=72400]yungkory[/mention] for that one. Surprisingly poor showing for the SIM Max. I've been enjoying it, but I figured it would be in the top 5. Must not go back to Ping. MUST NOT GO BACK TO PING. One of my favorite skits ever. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk sirchunksalot, lamb and mr.hicksta 3 Quote Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6X | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8S | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85S SMS Pro 4-PW - Steelfiber i110S | MG3 Raw Black 50.09, 54.11, 58.11 - DG TI S200 ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope | Jones Trouper R | CaddyLite EZ v8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 The PXG 0811XF Gen 2 was too low launching, low spin for me, but it didn't make sense to me because it's the "forgiving" model. This data makes me feel better. sirchunksalot and JohnSmalls 2 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotdocta Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I went with sim max d this year. I found pretty much identical results as the most wanted data. It makes me feel so much better. I was really questioning if I should be using the d type driver Quote Driver: Taylormade SIM Max d 9 with graphite design tour ad xc 6s Fairway Wood:Taylormade Sim 15 with Graphite design Tour ad iz 6s Hybrid: Pxg gen2 19 with hand crafted hzrdus black 85 6.0 and Adams super ls xtd 22 with Diamana s+ stiff Irons: 5-pw Miura Mc501 with modus 120s pured Wedges: Callaway md2 gold 50 Dg tour issue s400 black onyx, Taylormade MG 54 with DG tour issue s400 black onyx, and Taylormade hi toe 59 with modus 120r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishJason Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I have a question about the data and it may seem like a stupid one, but I have to make sure I'm reading this correctly. The smaller the shot area number, the more accurate the driver right? Quote Driver: Cobra Speedzone 10.5 Mitsubishi AV Blue S flex Wood: Cobra Bio Cell 3-4 Grafalloy Pro Launch Blue (low launch original version) S flex Hybrids: Taylormade GAPR 3 KBS graphite shaft Strata 4 and 5 hybrids R flex Irons: Strata 6-PW R flex Wedges: Texan Classics 52, 56, 60 R flex Putter: Odyssey Red Ball mallet Ball: Srixon Q Star Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMUSC08 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 5 hours ago, AmishJason said: I have a question about the data and it may seem like a stupid one, but I have to make sure I'm reading this correctly. The smaller the shot area number, the more accurate the driver right? Correct. No stupid questions, unless you ask which club is the driver... HardcoreLooper, Kanoito, cnosil and 2 others 3 2 Quote Charleston, SC HDCP 13.0 Driver: M6 9* with 65g Stiff Mitsubishi Tensei Red shaft 3 wood: G425 stiff shaft 5 wood: Stealth 2 stiff shaft 4-gw irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal w/ X-stiff KBS 130gr shafts (soft stepped) Wedges: MG3 52, 56, 60 Putter: 34" Scotty Cameron 12.5 Ball: ProV-1x Tracked By: MGS Tester '20 - G710 Iron Review MGS Tester '19 - Precision Pro NX9 HD Pro laser rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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