GolfSpy MPR Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 1:40 - PXG Drivers Only $295? 13:21 - Has Honma finally cracked the code? 29:53 - #BallLab: Not Round + Non-Conforming Golf Balls 51:24 - Golf Courses Busy But Not Making Money? 1:04:33 - Coming soon! PGA Tour 2K21 Listen to NPG: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/mygolfspy/no-putts-given-37 iTune: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/popular-golf-balls-not-round-npg-37/id1356729135?i=1000474041735 Watch NPG: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Q_u8OQnSM Siebs76 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...
2puttbogey Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I’m interested in the ball lab. Is it going to be certain companies Or price points that show the most flaws? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, 2puttbogey said: I’m interested in the ball lab. Is it going to be certain companies Or price points that show the most flaws? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy At certain price points I think we'll see the same ball with a different brand name on the cover. I anticipate seeing a lot of the same names from last year at the top of the list in terms of consistency. Siebs76, tony@CIC and JohnSmalls 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...
KillerGees Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I listened to the show (great content by the way). I'm not buying Callaway's story. I think this experiment is going to surprise a lot of people and possibly draw attention to something which needs to be corrected The part about the "pro" sample was particularly interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenhp Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I found all the topics informative. I have been interested in replacing my driver but I am reluctant until the current situation is more stable as I want to get fitted. I’m sure people that paid full price for drivers aren’t going to be happy to see prices dropping. The golf balls have always had some degree of tolerance, but with marketing price and people like you doing independent testing and calling them out they may tighten things up. Here in Maryland our courses have just opened up with all the usual conditions. Some of the private clubs were trying to recruit new members before the pandemic. It will be interesting to see what’s next. Like you said it’s having required dining fees when no dining is being offered. The cart,bag storage & driving range fees that would be losing. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middler Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I’ll wait for the movie on YouTube, but I’m looking forward to it! Not a big fan of listening to podcasts. YMMV PlaidJacket and tony@CIC 2 Quote Titleist TSR2 11° HZRDUS Red CB 50 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Titleist TSR2 16.5º HZRDUS Red 60 CB 6.0 & TSR2 21º HZRDUS Black 4G 70 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Mizuno JPX923 HMP 4-GW, T22 54.12WS, T22 58.04DC w Lamkin ST+2 Hybrid Midsize Evnroll EV5.3 Maxfli Tour & ProV1 Ping Pioneer - MGI Zip Navigator AT Payntr X 002 LE, Ecco Biom C4, FJ DryJoys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Ok... I went to the podcast spent 20 long and excruciating minutes listening to the ball portion. Not sure what to make of the chatter. I do however see a marketing opening for the ball companies. For example... instead of buying regular old mass produced versions we've all been relying on such as for example PV1's for $50/dz. you can now buy the electron-microscope scanned MIT and NASA certified models. The new Titleist PV3-MIT-Starship models will sell for $125/dz. On the box they'll tell you exactly what you can expect* from these balls depending on your handicap. For example: if you're a 18 hcp. you'll become a 17.2 hcp. A 12 hcp. player will become a 11.5, and a 5 hcp. will become 4.9 hcp'er. Scratch or plus handicappers will remain scratch or plus hcp. As you can see these new balls aren't made for the very best players. These are for us hackers only! Guys wanting to shave a few granules off their awesome round and win an extra 50 cents in the weekly skin game. Makes sense to me. *advertising disclaimer reads: Your actual results may vary. Company is not responsible for any gambling loses or handicap variances. tony@CIC 1 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...
CrazyGolfNut Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Listened to the podcast and it was more interested in the ball portion that the other stuff. Seems to me that Callaway still has a ball problem ... Quote Ping G400 Max driver | Ping G410 3 & 5 fairway woods | Cleveland Launcher XL HALO 7 wood | Titleist 818 H1 5 hybrid | Titleist T300 6-GW | Titleist SM9 52F & 56S wedges | Odyssey Dual Force Rossie 2 or Rife Two Bar Hybrid putter | Bushnell Phantom 2 GPS | Precision Pro NX7 Pro | Titleist Pro V1 yellow or Srixon Q-STAR TOUR V4 yellow | GHIN hcp floats between 10 & 12 "Never bet against an old man with old clubs that have new grips" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADFanBoi Scotty Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I'm curious if the smallest standard deviations from the ball test last year, especially with the compression and shot area, are also reflective of quality this year. Quote King SZ 8*D, Accra FX140 M3 45" 6g + 14g weight King LTD @ 14.5*, Accra FX100 M3 42.5" King LTD @ 17.5*, Accra FX100 M3 40.5"/ Utility Iron 3 @ 18*UST Mamiya 460ESX F4 39.25" Utility Iron 4 @ 21* UST Mamiya 460ESX F4 37" EQ1-NX OL 5i-PW UST Mamiya 460ES F4 37" EQ1-NX OL GW-LW UST Mamiya 480ESX F4 37" C-Series DW Armlock Tour-B X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I’ll wait for the movie on YouTube, but I’m looking forward to it! Not a big fan of listening to podcasts. YMMV I'm not a fan of podcasts - maybe it's my short attention span. I've mentioned before a transcript would be nice so we could quickly scan for the info we want. It's a shame because I'm a proponent of everything MGS does. BTW, transcripts of audio recordings are pretty commonplace today. Virtually every corporation publishes a transcript of their earnings calls with investors. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy MaxEntropy 1 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 20 hours ago, tony@CIC said: I'm not a fan of podcasts - maybe it's my short attention span. I've mentioned before a transcript would be nice so we could quickly scan for the info we want. It's a shame because I'm a proponent of everything MGS does. BTW, transcripts of audio recordings are pretty commonplace today. Virtually every corporation publishes a transcript of their earnings calls with investors. ... Could not agree more with you and others. I have zero interest in a podcast and would LOVE to see a transcript as some of the content would be very interesting. tony@CIC and MaxEntropy 2 Quote Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Special Challenge/Testing Bag (Link Here) Driver: Stealth2 HD 10.5* ... Ventus Velocore Red 5R Fairway: Aerojet 3 ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: Dhy 22*/19* ... Diamana LTD 65r Irons: King Tour 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 51*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: King Sport-60 Ball: Maxfli Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEZIPR23 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 I can't fault you guys for not liking them but the whole point of podcasting is to get away from the transcribing and print. It is a super low cost and effective way to get info out. silver & black 1 Quote Stealth 2+ 9 (Diamana PD 60 S 45") Stealth 2+ 15 (Diamana PD 70 S 43") G425 19 (Raijin 2.0 85x) G425 22 (Raijin 2.0 85x) ZX7 5-9 (KBS C Taper S) Vokey SM9 45 10 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 49 08 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 55 08 M (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 59 04 T (KBS 610) Spider GT Splitback 34" ProV1 #23 Twitter @THEZIPR23 "One thing Golf has taught me, is that my muscles have no memory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 58 minutes ago, THEZIPR23 said: I can't fault you guys for not liking them but the whole point of podcasting is to get away from the transcribing and print. It is a super low cost and effective way to get info out. ... I get we are probably outliers, my wife and son love podcasts. I also understand it is a modern information vehicle, but since we are members of MGS and are extremely interested in the topic but not the vehicle it would be really nice to have a transcript. Because I am never gonna listen to a Reality Show audio edition. THEZIPR23, MaxEntropy and tony@CIC 3 Quote Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Special Challenge/Testing Bag (Link Here) Driver: Stealth2 HD 10.5* ... Ventus Velocore Red 5R Fairway: Aerojet 3 ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: Dhy 22*/19* ... Diamana LTD 65r Irons: King Tour 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 51*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: King Sport-60 Ball: Maxfli Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 49 minutes ago, chisag said: ... Could not agree more with you and others. I have zero interest in a podcast and would LOVE to see a transcript as some of the content would be very interesting. I mentioned it to Matt a few months ago and he indicated that it is something they are looking into but have no timetable. MaxEntropy, THEZIPR23, chisag and 2 others 5 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: TM-180 Testing: Backups: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middler Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Enjoyed today’s YT episode as always. I’m anxious to see the ball test. Fingers crossed my favorite brand fares OK... And I’ve been playing golf to support my regular public course. I wasn’t sure if carts were revenue neutral or not, still don’t know. I hadn’t thought about the revenue lost from the pro shop, grill and beverages. Our twice a week league is suspended but I’ve emailed the leader to see if we can’t restart even if it’s just golf without the standard scoring and closest to the pin payoffs and some other amenities. Many league guys are playing anyway, no reason I can think of we can’t play together with standard course distancing and other measures they’ve put in place. The extremely vulnerable need to stay at home, but that’s an individual call. Quote Titleist TSR2 11° HZRDUS Red CB 50 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Titleist TSR2 16.5º HZRDUS Red 60 CB 6.0 & TSR2 21º HZRDUS Black 4G 70 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Mizuno JPX923 HMP 4-GW, T22 54.12WS, T22 58.04DC w Lamkin ST+2 Hybrid Midsize Evnroll EV5.3 Maxfli Tour & ProV1 Ping Pioneer - MGI Zip Navigator AT Payntr X 002 LE, Ecco Biom C4, FJ DryJoys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 33 minutes ago, Middler said: And I’ve been playing golf to support my regular public course. I wasn’t sure if carts were revenue neutral or not, still don’t know. I hadn’t thought about the revenue lost from the pro shop, grill and beverages. Our twice a week league is suspended but I’ve emailed the leader to see if we can’t restart even if it’s just golf without the standard scoring and closest to the pin payoffs and some other amenities. Many league guys are playing anyway, no reason I can think of we can’t play together with standard course distancing and other measures they’ve put in place. The extremely vulnerable need to stay at home, but that’s an individual call. ... I am always amazed at how the few, the selfish can ruin it for the many. I have heard stories of courses packed with golfers in carts, congregating on tee boxes, in the clubhouse and parking lot. I have played 4 times since our courses re-opened May 1st and the entire time I was as safe as I am at home. Certainly much safer than a trip to the grocery store. ... I drive to the course, get out of my car and put my bag on my Zip Navigator. Head past the clubhouse that has someone checking names off a pre paid list. Then on to the first tee where I meet my playing partner and wave from 10 feet away. Tee off and start walking having touched nothing but my tees, clubs and balls since leaving the car while never getting within 10 feet of anyone. Same thing for the entire round walking and talking some but never closer than 10 feet and often on the other side of the fairway. Putt out on 18, wave good bye to my partner and head for the car after touching nothing but my tees, ball and clubs the entire day. It really doesn't get any safer if people just follow the rules. Golfspy_CG2, Middler, bens197 and 2 others 5 Quote Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Special Challenge/Testing Bag (Link Here) Driver: Stealth2 HD 10.5* ... Ventus Velocore Red 5R Fairway: Aerojet 3 ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: Dhy 22*/19* ... Diamana LTD 65r Irons: King Tour 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 51*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: King Sport-60 Ball: Maxfli Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEZIPR23 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 28 minutes ago, Middler said: Enjoyed today’s YT episode as always. I’m anxious to see the ball test. Fingers crossed my favorite brand fares OK... And I’ve been playing golf to support my regular public course. I wasn’t sure if carts were revenue neutral or not, still don’t know. I hadn’t thought about the revenue lost from the pro shop, grill and beverages. Our twice a week league is suspended but I’ve emailed the leader to see if we can’t restart even if it’s just golf without the standard scoring and closest to the pin payoffs and some other amenities. Many league guys are playing anyway, no reason I can think of we can’t play together with standard course distancing and other measures they’ve put in place. The extremely vulnerable need to stay at home, but that’s an individual call. Revenue neutral depends on, course, age of carts, lease contract etc. But I would say without a doubt that not renting carts is having a huge impact on course bottom lines. tony@CIC 1 Quote Stealth 2+ 9 (Diamana PD 60 S 45") Stealth 2+ 15 (Diamana PD 70 S 43") G425 19 (Raijin 2.0 85x) G425 22 (Raijin 2.0 85x) ZX7 5-9 (KBS C Taper S) Vokey SM9 45 10 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 49 08 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 55 08 M (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 59 04 T (KBS 610) Spider GT Splitback 34" ProV1 #23 Twitter @THEZIPR23 "One thing Golf has taught me, is that my muscles have no memory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70445 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Unless it’s a major issue, for me at least at my skill level a slight imperfection in a ball isn’t a big deal to me. tony@CIC 1 Quote Ping g400 max driver Cally 7 and 5 wood ping g400 irons cleveland wedge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siebs76 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 7:09 PM, GolfSpy MPR said: 1:40 - PXG Drivers Only $295? 13:21 - Has Honma finally cracked the code? 29:53 - #BallLab: Not Round + Non-Conforming Golf Balls 51:24 - Golf Courses Busy But Not Making Money? 1:04:33 - Coming soon! PGA Tour 2K21 Listen to NPG: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/mygolfspy/no-putts-given-37 iTune: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/popular-golf-balls-not-round-npg-37/id1356729135?i=1000474041735 Watch NPG: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Q_u8OQnSM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siebs76 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 @Chris, the real deal Chilito is at Zantigo in Bloomington, Minnesota. The predecessor and founder of Taco Bell. Check it out, you won’t be disappointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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