bens197 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 And for the record...listening to some 90’s rock (Oasis & Live) while drinking a cold beer is a great environment for installing ribbed grips pozzit, joen, downlowkey and 6 others 9 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_SHARK Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Just now, bens197 said: And for the record...listening to some 90’s rock (Oasis & Live) while drinking a cold beer is a great environment for installing ribbed grips Is there any other way? i prefer the tunes of skid row and the like but to each his own rock Nunfa0, JohnSmalls, joen and 3 others 6 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...
bens197 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Lacassem said: Is there any other way? i prefer the tunes of skid row and the like but to each his own rock If it gets the foot going then it’s all good sirchunksalot, JohnSmalls and GolfSpy_SHARK 1 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...
Popular Post deejaid Posted July 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2020 Erik-M, bens197, J.B. TexasEx and 12 others 8 7 Quote WITB: Stan Thompson “Reactionizer” persimmon woods 1-4 Spalding Tour Edition 3-PW Spalding Top-Flite E.V.A. Sand Club Rife Legend Z Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 5 hours ago, deejaid said: Really loving the videos @deejaid and both your swing and the ball coming off the club are looking good! Erik-M, artful_golfer, Nunfa0 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik-M Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Just went out in the yard to work on my 4 iron, and started finding the middle of the club face and wowsers!! I'm sold on the feel and flight!! sirchunksalot, MDGolfHacker, artful_golfer and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy BOS Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Great stuff deejaid! Love the video. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk sirchunksalot and deejaid 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...
Popular Post deejaid Posted July 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2020 Well, like I said in my last video, I was not looking for distance gains with the Players Combo set but I’ve gotten it.I have 5 range sessions with the Hogan’s now. Today was the first time I left my regular gamers at home and just took the Hogan’s. After yesterday’s session I finally felt comfortable with the Hogan’s.Previous club distances (Pedersen’s with club lofts)3-iron (22*) 1954-iron (26*) 1855-iron (30*) 1756-iron (34*) 1627-iron (38*) 1508-iron (42*) 1389-iron (46*) 125PW (50*) 110-115Hogan Players Combo4-iron UIHI (22*) 2105-iron (26*) 1956-iron (30*) 1807-iron (34*) 1708-iron (38*) 155-1609-iron (42*) 145PW (46*) 130-135Comparable lofts the Hogan’s are flying 5-10 yards farther. Clubs are same length but the Pedersen’s have Precision Rifle 5.0 steel shafts and the Hogan’s have the Recoil F4 stiff graphite. I’d attribute it to the 40 gram or so lighter shaft increasing swing speed.I’m also not seeing any big distance gap between the Icon 8-iron and the PTx Pro 7-iron. The gaps seem consistent. I had two shots, both with the 6-iron where I seemed to catch a hot part of the face and both shots went 200 yards or about 20 yards further than expected.I am now seeing a big gap in the short end of my bag so had to go ahead and order a 50* and 54* Equalizer wedge today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk GolfSpy_SHARK, JNauss, mikeanthony and 7 others 10 Quote WITB: Stan Thompson “Reactionizer” persimmon woods 1-4 Spalding Tour Edition 3-PW Spalding Top-Flite E.V.A. Sand Club Rife Legend Z Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post deejaid Posted July 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2020 Great stuff deejaid! Love the video. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThanks man! You don’t know how hard that was for me because I don’t like being in front of the camera. I just wanted to try to make something entertaining.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk JNauss, Golfspy_CG2, bens197 and 7 others 10 Quote WITB: Stan Thompson “Reactionizer” persimmon woods 1-4 Spalding Tour Edition 3-PW Spalding Top-Flite E.V.A. Sand Club Rife Legend Z Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy BOS Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 23 hours ago, bens197 said: Grips are installed...in the words of Wayne & Garth...Game on! Are those the sonar wraps? I’ll be needing a review on those from you! Haha they were on my list of grips to try out before I got the sonars for the #CCC4. sirchunksalot and GolfSpy_SHARK 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...
bens197 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, B.Boston said: Are those the sonar wraps? I’ll be needing a review on those from you! Haha they were on my list of grips to try out before I got the sonars for the #CCC4. Yup! I will make it quick and easy for you . I was using GP Tour Wrap 2G’s for years. Last year I received a demo Sonar Tour from Golfworks under a promo. I loved the feel, mostly as I prefer to play without a glove. While loving the feel, I still preferred a wrap grip. This season I see Lamkin release these and it was a marriage between two great grips. Add to that a rib and I couldn’t be happier. Super good traction, moderately soft squish, just enough to remain comfortable without feeling like you’re holding a pillow. It’s barely been half a season so I have no comment on durability. So far, I see no reason to try anything else. sirchunksalot, GolfSpy BOS, GolfSpy_SHARK and 1 other 4 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...
bens197 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Took my PW out to the backyard today for some pitches and short chips. No complaints about feel from me. This has a really nice impact sound as others have shown with their videos. I was limited to what I can work on but I foresee a lot of positives from this set. One item that I am planning on focusing on for the coming weeks...sole width on the 8-P and how the widening of that sole compared to the Ft. Worth 15 will hopefully improve performance on mis-hits. Nunfa0 and artful_golfer 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...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, deejaid said: Thanks man! You don’t know how hard that was for me because I don’t like being in front of the camera. I just wanted to try to make something entertaining. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It was sooooo good! You came across vey giod. Very natural snd sincere, not full of hype. well done! artful_golfer, deejaid, bens197 and 2 others 5 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...
Erik-M Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I'm gonna have a hard time saying anything bad about these irons! Golfspy_CG2 and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 20 hours ago, deejaid said: Well, like I said in my last video, I was not looking for distance gains with the Players Combo set but I’ve gotten it. I have 5 range sessions with the Hogan’s now. Today was the first time I left my regular gamers at home and just took the Hogan’s. After yesterday’s session I finally felt comfortable with the Hogan’s. Previous club distances (Pedersen’s with club lofts) 3-iron (22*) 195 4-iron (26*) 185 5-iron (30*) 175 6-iron (34*) 162 7-iron (38*) 150 8-iron (42*) 138 9-iron (46*) 125 PW (50*) 110-115 Hogan Players Combo 4-iron UIHI (22*) 210 5-iron (26*) 195 6-iron (30*) 180 7-iron (34*) 170 8-iron (38*) 155-160 9-iron (42*) 145 PW (46*) 130-135 Comparable lofts the Hogan’s are flying 5-10 yards farther. Clubs are same length but the Pedersen’s have Precision Rifle 5.0 steel shafts and the Hogan’s have the Recoil F4 stiff graphite. I’d attribute it to the 40 gram or so lighter shaft increasing swing speed. I’m also not seeing any big distance gap between the Icon 8-iron and the PTx Pro 7-iron. The gaps seem consistent. I had two shots, both with the 6-iron where I seemed to catch a hot part of the face and both shots went 200 yards or about 20 yards further than expected. I am now seeing a big gap in the short end of my bag so had to go ahead and order a 50* and 54* Equalizer wedge today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Really nice gains there that’s great! sirchunksalot 1 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...
Sluggo42 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Wow, Deejaid , you’re setting the bar so high, I can’t even see the stand the bar rests on... Golfspy_CG2 and sirchunksalot 2 Quote TSr2 on tensi blue stiff Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS Reg flex Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory ER3 or, E.A.S. #4 (“Fang” or “Adele”) ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo42 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Here’s another view of a difference between 8 irons, in the PtxPro set -vs- the Icon, in the combo set. The PtxPro’s are in my other set... may I add - that the Icons are on the Recoils, and the old PtxPro’s are on the KBS V-tour steel shafts. To say the Icon 8 on the Recoil feeling is like a warm nugget of caramel, that just melts between your teeth, just still doesn’t quite capture the gooey softness... But a puppy does! yet the good old PtxPro 8 iron is also a very satisfying strike- just different is all. revkev, J.B. TexasEx, Nunfa0 and 6 others 5 4 Quote TSr2 on tensi blue stiff Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS Reg flex Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory ER3 or, E.A.S. #4 (“Fang” or “Adele”) ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy BOS Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Sluggo42 said: Here’s another view of a difference between 8 irons, in the PtxPro set -vs- the Icon, in the combo set. The PtxPro’s are in my other set... may I add - that the Icons are on the Recoils, and the old PtxPro’s are on the KBS V-tour steel shafts. To say the Icon 8 on the Recoil feeling is like a warm nugget of caramel, that just melts between your teeth, just still doesn’t quite capture the gooey softness... But a puppy does! yet the good old PtxPro 8 iron is also a very satisfying strike- just different is all. I would not have guessed that much of a size difference... cute pup too! haha 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...
downlowkey Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Surveillance Report... Nunfa0, deejaid, Erik-M and 4 others 7 Quote PXG___0811 X 9* - Mitsubishi Diamana s60 Limited X Cobra___S9-1 Pro 15* - Matrix Ozik XCON 7 S Adams___XTD Forged 3i - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S Adams___CMB 4-PW - Matrix Ozik Program F15 120 S KZG___Tri-Tour 50.08__54.10__58.12 - Accra iCWT 2.0-95i S Nike___Method Converge B1-01 (copper insert) Maxfli___'23 Tour X "The most important shot in golf is the next one“ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joen Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 OK gentlemen! First round with the new clubs yesterday. Let me start by saying that I have been battling my swing as of late so I naturally had some loose swings which are absolutely no fault of the clubs unless these are supposed to have AI built into them....and they are supposed to swing themselves. Sadly they do not. Shot a 40 on the front missing three putts that I thought I made. Two tap in birdies on 15 and 16 thanks to great iron shots sealed a 78 for the day. I was secretly hoping to get Deejaid like improvement in my yardages. Alas....the yardages are almost identical to my Mizunos which is helpful for scoring. The feel on a solid hit is muted but pure. This is a great set of golf clubs. I honestly don’t know why these are not grabbing a significant share of the marketplace at their price point and quality. Playing again on Sunday. More thoughts to come! downlowkey, Nunfa0, bens197 and 5 others 8 Quote G 400 driver with Aldila DVS 55-SR shaft (FAIRWAY FINDING MONSTER) Aero Burner 16 degree mini driver regular flex Rogue Heavenwood regular flex Icon/PTX Pro Combo Set. VKTR hybrid. Equalizer Wedges 50, 54, 58 degrees Odyssey Two Ball Triple Track Putter, 32 inches LAB Golf Directed Force 2.1 putter, 32 inches, 70 degree lie angle Right Handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunfa0 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/16/2020 at 3:59 PM, deejaid said: Fantastic Video mate, really natural and very entertaining!! Do you think you will be able to just ignore the number on the bottom of the club and just hit the loft you need? Also do you feel that it will take a change in mindset for you to truly accept these clubs? deejaid and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 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...
bens197 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 First range day today and I was really pleased. Anyone who is familiar with the Nippon Modus thread knew that I really really really loved that shaft and how well it has worked for me this season. Moving back to the KBS Tour-V was an adjustment and honestly, I may end up putting these KBS Tours in an older set of i5's and putting Nippons in my Hogans. So as you can assume, that would mean I really like these heads. Here are my takeaways from today. The PTx head is a forgiving and kind head. This is exactly the kind of club that I need for my game when I have my meh type of swings. The ball doesn't balloon and maintains a nice penetrating flight. Feel is good and as others have posted, the sound is a solid thwack. Speaking of balloon, the UiHi...well guess what, it doesn't. The predecessor to this club the Ft. Worth HI was the EASIEST long iron to play that I have ever swung. It went up and flew straight but for some golfers, almost too high. Take the UiHi, add that same easiness to get the ball airborne but add a slightly lower ball flight. If you were in the market for a head that didn't launch your ball into the stratosphere, this is something worth looking at. Hogan just added an 18* and 26* to their line to complement the 22*... More to come... JNauss, sirchunksalot, artful_golfer and 6 others 9 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...
joen Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Got this email today. Maybe they are???? Thats what this review is all about...... Stay tuned. Nunfa0, JNauss, bens197 and 1 other 4 Quote G 400 driver with Aldila DVS 55-SR shaft (FAIRWAY FINDING MONSTER) Aero Burner 16 degree mini driver regular flex Rogue Heavenwood regular flex Icon/PTX Pro Combo Set. VKTR hybrid. Equalizer Wedges 50, 54, 58 degrees Odyssey Two Ball Triple Track Putter, 32 inches LAB Golf Directed Force 2.1 putter, 32 inches, 70 degree lie angle Right Handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post deejaid Posted July 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2020 Fantastic Video mate, really natural and very entertaining!! Do you think you will be able to just ignore the number on the bottom of the club and just hit the loft you need? Also do you feel that it will take a change in mindset for you to truly accept these clubs?Glad you liked the video Nunfa0. I appreciate it!I am getting used to the distances of the Hogan’s. Hitting a PW 130-135 yards does necessitate a change in my wedge set up though. Right now I have a 51* gap and a 56* sand wedge in the bag with the Hogan’s.With the Pedersen’s I know that choked down an inch on the PW is my 100 yard shot and I have all my distances covered with my irons up to 200 yards where I then use a persimmon 4 or 5 wood. Add in a single 54* sand wedge and I am confident I can play any shot. It’s just the familiarity of the clubs and the simplicity of the old school 3-PW, SW layout I grew up with.Like I said in my video, I consider myself a traditional golfer. I use persimmon woods and don’t want hot faces. Technology is great, but I’m not the kind of guy that is going to pour over launch monitor numbers trying 10 different shaft and head combinations to eek out 5 more yards. The PTx Pro’s while allowing some modern tech don’t seem to be hot faces. I’d attribute most of my distance gains to the 40 gram difference in shaft weight. The shaft of the Hogan’s is what will end up being the deciding factor in whether or not I keep playing them.I am 44 years old and am starting to have more aches and pains lately. While the KBS Tour V would have been a more comparable shaft to what I have been playing, my goal with this review was to see if the single graphite shaft option of the Recoil Smac Wrap would work for someone making their first switch into graphite shafts. So far the results have been positive as the pain in my left elbow has been greatly reduced over the last week. I’ve had 5 range sessions over the last 7 days which would have probably aggravated it more using steel shafts.The first 3 range sessions with the Hogan’s were an adjustment though. The Hogan’s and my Pedersen irons have the same length and lie angle but for some reason while I was hitting the Peterson’s dead center on the face, I was catching the Hogan’s slightly toe side. I couldn’t figure out why but assumed it had to be shaft weight related. It then dawned on me to slow my backswing tempo down with the Hogan’s and I began to immediately hit the center of the face. I’m guessing I was getting more toe droop with the graphite shafts causing a slight toe side miss. Slowing down my takeaway seemed to be the answer.I plan on going to the range this morning then a late 9 this afternoon for the first on course test. Not only will the score be an evaluation of the clubs but also how my elbow feels tomorrow.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk PMookie, GolfSpy_SHARK, downlowkey and 7 others 10 Quote WITB: Stan Thompson “Reactionizer” persimmon woods 1-4 Spalding Tour Edition 3-PW Spalding Top-Flite E.V.A. Sand Club Rife Legend Z Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sluggo42 Posted July 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2020 Ive been pleasantly surprised at how the shift from the 110g Vtours to the 86g Recoils has been. The opposite occurred when I went from the f3 82g to the TT115g steel. I think I shanked 30 balls in a row. I had to set up with the ball about an inch in front in order to catch the face. But virtually no problems this time. Even though I went to the same shafts a Deejaid, I am not experiencing the big yardage gains, but more like half a club. But I almost feel like Im swinging easier which tells me the graphite is loading up really well for me. My old steel shafts were 1/2" long, as I discovered after my ebay purchase, but I always choked up a bit to get the right feel. The graphite shafts are always 1/2" long normally, so Im not feeling any oddness due to length. But they are a bit lighter, which Im liking very much, and Im 64 unlike the rest of these youngsters, so my elbows really do appreciate the graphite. I had been gaming the PtxPros for the last few months, so I already knew what a fantabulous club they were. But I also really missed my Mizuno blades, as well duh, they're Mizuno blades. Enter the Icon scoring irons and BAM. I shot a 74 yesterday as Im getting more used to these shafts, and hit a few more greens with my more relaxed swing. So far, better than expected. And, I expected a lot... artful_golfer, downlowkey, GolfSpy_SHARK and 8 others 11 Quote TSr2 on tensi blue stiff Speedzone 3-wood on Tensi blue S Epic Max 5 and 7 woods on HZRDUS Reg flex Paradym 9 wood on HZRDUS reg flex P770 / P790 combo set on Ventus R-6 shafts 6-AW T22 Denim Copper 54°, 58° on Kinetic X Trajectory ER3 or, E.A.S. #4 (“Fang” or “Adele”) ProV1x, or, Maxfli Tour X .Org 14 cart bag Adidas Tour 360 , or Sketcher shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaid Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Well I went to the range this morning and again it was toe side city. Couldn’t hit the center of the face if my life depended on it. Very frustrating. Today was the Cobra demo day at my club so after a bit of frustration with the Hogan’s I went to the Cobra tent and was talking with the rep. He asked me what I was playing and I explained to him I was testing the new Hogan’s but I wasn’t really getting on with the shaft. I told him it was my first time playing graphite and I didn’t think the Recoils at 87 grams were working for me. He then proceeded to put a KBS $ 120 shaft in a Cobra Forged Tec 7-iron for me and I was just smoking it. Back to my regular tempo and I had no problems. 170 yards and right at the target. I was a bit discouraged to say the least. I did have the rep hit my Louisville Smart driver I refinished with a Fujikura shaft and he seemed to really enjoy it. Anyway, decided even with the discouraging range session I’d still go out for an evening 9. First hole is a 460 yard uphill Par 5 and after a perfect tee shot I had exactly 200 yards to go. I hit the UIHI 4-iron perfect and ended up on the front edge of the green, two putting for birdie. OK, nice start. 2nd hole is a 230 yard carry of a creek so playing persimmon I decided to lay up. It’s 219 to the creek but the tee box is elevated so I hit the PTx Pro 6-iron. I hit it perfect and ended up about 10 yards from the creek. Great! Another perfect shot with Hogan’s. Maybe things will be better than this morning. Well, that’s when it began to fall apart. I only had 150 yards to the green so I pulled the 8-iron and proceeded to hit it off the toe and it ended up pin high but missed the green to the right. A perfect flop over the bunker and I saved par. #3, Par 5. Same thing. Good drive, UIHI 4-iron that I hit toe side but still got about 200 yards out of it leaving 125 yards to the pin. PW this time but again, toe strike leaving me missing the green to the right. Once again though a perfect chip, this time to within 3 inches and I saved par. I should mention, these wedge shots were with another new club, a Tour Edge Rally wedge which is a Callaway PM Grind style wedge. This is the first round with this wedge and it really saved me today. Great wedge. So here I was at -1 after 3 holes and it felt like the least satisfying three holes I’ve played in a long time. #4, missed GIR, bogey. #5 Par 3 170 into the wind and actually hit a green, though a bit short. Good lag and a Par. #6 Long drive but ended up in a fairway bunker. After hitting everything toe side I aimed further left and clubbed up and of course ended up in a green side bunker on the left, ended up bogeying. #7 short Par 3 of 133 yards. Again, PW toe side ended up missing the green 15 yards right. Again I had to flop it over a bunker and again rolled it right next to the cup for a par save. #8 Par 4 perfect drive but again 7-iron to right. This time I wasn’t so lucky as I was under some trees. Had no shot to the green so a punch out chip on and 2-putt for my first double bogey of the round. #9 Par 4, probably my best drive of the day, dead straight carrying the fairway bunker that sticks out from the left hand side. Again, 8-iron misses right, ends up in bunker. Now the Tour Edge Rally wedge didn’t save me as the bunker shot went long and I scrambled for bogey. So I ended up with a +4 40 for 9 with one of the worst iron days I’ve had in a long time. Again, the Hogan’s are the same length and lie as my Pedersen’s and I hit the Cobra Forged Tec 7-iron with the KBS $ 120 shaft perfect at the range. The variable to me seems to be the Recoil graphite shaft. I mentioned before the testing started that I was concerned about going from a 127g shaft to an 87g shaft with a more active tip section. I’m thinking a shaft swap might be in order. On the other hand, that Tour Edge Rally wedge is money. It saved my hide today on so many holes. And the Cobra rep and another guy at the range loved my persimmons and both said they’d like to send some clubs my way for a refinish, so I got that going for me, which is nice. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk artful_golfer, Nunfa0, PMookie and 4 others 7 Quote WITB: Stan Thompson “Reactionizer” persimmon woods 1-4 Spalding Tour Edition 3-PW Spalding Top-Flite E.V.A. Sand Club Rife Legend Z Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 You guys are killing me here - nice job with the reviews thus farThe idea of gamier short irons while keeping the forgiveness in the middle is extremely intriguing to me.Keep up the good work Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Nunfa0 and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 Quote 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 It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 7 hours ago, deejaid said: Well I went to the range this morning and again it was toe side city. Couldn’t hit the center of the face if my life depended on it. Very frustrating. Today was the Cobra demo day at my club so after a bit of frustration with the Hogan’s I went to the Cobra tent and was talking with the rep. He asked me what I was playing and I explained to him I was testing the new Hogan’s but I wasn’t really getting on with the shaft. I told him it was my first time playing graphite and I didn’t think the Recoils at 87 grams were working for me. He then proceeded to put a KBS $ 120 shaft in a Cobra Forged Tec 7-iron for me and I was just smoking it. Back to my regular tempo and I had no problems. 170 yards and right at the target. I was a bit discouraged to say the least. I did have the rep hit my Louisville Smart driver I refinished with a Fujikura shaft and he seemed to really enjoy it. Anyway, decided even with the discouraging range session I’d still go out for an evening 9. First hole is a 460 yard uphill Par 5 and after a perfect tee shot I had exactly 200 yards to go. I hit the UIHI 4-iron perfect and ended up on the front edge of the green, two putting for birdie. OK, nice start. 2nd hole is a 230 yard carry of a creek so playing persimmon I decided to lay up. It’s 219 to the creek but the tee box is elevated so I hit the PTx Pro 6-iron. I hit it perfect and ended up about 10 yards from the creek. Great! Another perfect shot with Hogan’s. Maybe things will be better than this morning. Well, that’s when it began to fall apart. I only had 150 yards to the green so I pulled the 8-iron and proceeded to hit it off the toe and it ended up pin high but missed the green to the right. A perfect flop over the bunker and I saved par. #3, Par 5. Same thing. Good drive, UIHI 4-iron that I hit toe side but still got about 200 yards out of it leaving 125 yards to the pin. PW this time but again, toe strike leaving me missing the green to the right. Once again though a perfect chip, this time to within 3 inches and I saved par. I should mention, these wedge shots were with another new club, a Tour Edge Rally wedge which is a Callaway PM Grind style wedge. This is the first round with this wedge and it really saved me today. Great wedge. So here I was at -1 after 3 holes and it felt like the least satisfying three holes I’ve played in a long time. #4, missed GIR, bogey. #5 Par 3 170 into the wind and actually hit a green, though a bit short. Good lag and a Par. #6 Long drive but ended up in a fairway bunker. After hitting everything toe side I aimed further left and clubbed up and of course ended up in a green side bunker on the left, ended up bogeying. #7 short Par 3 of 133 yards. Again, PW toe side ended up missing the green 15 yards right. Again I had to flop it over a bunker and again rolled it right next to the cup for a par save. #8 Par 4 perfect drive but again 7-iron to right. This time I wasn’t so lucky as I was under some trees. Had no shot to the green so a punch out chip on and 2-putt for my first double bogey of the round. #9 Par 4, probably my best drive of the day, dead straight carrying the fairway bunker that sticks out from the left hand side. Again, 8-iron misses right, ends up in bunker. Now the Tour Edge Rally wedge didn’t save me as the bunker shot went long and I scrambled for bogey. So I ended up with a +4 40 for 9 with one of the worst iron days I’ve had in a long time. Again, the Hogan’s are the same length and lie as my Pedersen’s and I hit the Cobra Forged Tec 7-iron with the KBS $ 120 shaft perfect at the range. The variable to me seems to be the Recoil graphite shaft. I mentioned before the testing started that I was concerned about going from a 127g shaft to an 87g shaft with a more active tip section. I’m thinking a shaft swap might be in order. On the other hand, that Tour Edge Rally wedge is money. It saved my hide today on so many holes. And the Cobra rep and another guy at the range loved my persimmons and both said they’d like to send some clubs my way for a refinish, so I got that going for me, which is nice. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk This is going to be my only criticism thus far. I am not convinced that DTC should or could be limited in shaft offerings as a matter of cost. These irons are SO GOOD that it's worth asking why limit themselves to four shafts including just one graphite offering. artful_golfer, edingc, hartrick11 and 5 others 8 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_SHARK Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 7 hours ago, deejaid said: Well I went to the range this morning and again it was toe side city. Couldn’t hit the center of the face if my life depended on it. Very frustrating. Today was the Cobra demo day at my club so after a bit of frustration with the Hogan’s I went to the Cobra tent and was talking with the rep. He asked me what I was playing and I explained to him I was testing the new Hogan’s but I wasn’t really getting on with the shaft. I told him it was my first time playing graphite and I didn’t think the Recoils at 87 grams were working for me. He then proceeded to put a KBS $ 120 shaft in a Cobra Forged Tec 7-iron for me and I was just smoking it. Back to my regular tempo and I had no problems. 170 yards and right at the target. I was a bit discouraged to say the least. I did have the rep hit my Louisville Smart driver I refinished with a Fujikura shaft and he seemed to really enjoy it. Anyway, decided even with the discouraging range session I’d still go out for an evening 9. First hole is a 460 yard uphill Par 5 and after a perfect tee shot I had exactly 200 yards to go. I hit the UIHI 4-iron perfect and ended up on the front edge of the green, two putting for birdie. OK, nice start. 2nd hole is a 230 yard carry of a creek so playing persimmon I decided to lay up. It’s 219 to the creek but the tee box is elevated so I hit the PTx Pro 6-iron. I hit it perfect and ended up about 10 yards from the creek. Great! Another perfect shot with Hogan’s. Maybe things will be better than this morning. Well, that’s when it began to fall apart. I only had 150 yards to the green so I pulled the 8-iron and proceeded to hit it off the toe and it ended up pin high but missed the green to the right. A perfect flop over the bunker and I saved par. #3, Par 5. Same thing. Good drive, UIHI 4-iron that I hit toe side but still got about 200 yards out of it leaving 125 yards to the pin. PW this time but again, toe strike leaving me missing the green to the right. Once again though a perfect chip, this time to within 3 inches and I saved par. I should mention, these wedge shots were with another new club, a Tour Edge Rally wedge which is a Callaway PM Grind style wedge. This is the first round with this wedge and it really saved me today. Great wedge. So here I was at -1 after 3 holes and it felt like the least satisfying three holes I’ve played in a long time. #4, missed GIR, bogey. #5 Par 3 170 into the wind and actually hit a green, though a bit short. Good lag and a Par. #6 Long drive but ended up in a fairway bunker. After hitting everything toe side I aimed further left and clubbed up and of course ended up in a green side bunker on the left, ended up bogeying. #7 short Par 3 of 133 yards. Again, PW toe side ended up missing the green 15 yards right. Again I had to flop it over a bunker and again rolled it right next to the cup for a par save. #8 Par 4 perfect drive but again 7-iron to right. This time I wasn’t so lucky as I was under some trees. Had no shot to the green so a punch out chip on and 2-putt for my first double bogey of the round. #9 Par 4, probably my best drive of the day, dead straight carrying the fairway bunker that sticks out from the left hand side. Again, 8-iron misses right, ends up in bunker. Now the Tour Edge Rally wedge didn’t save me as the bunker shot went long and I scrambled for bogey. So I ended up with a +4 40 for 9 with one of the worst iron days I’ve had in a long time. Again, the Hogan’s are the same length and lie as my Pedersen’s and I hit the Cobra Forged Tec 7-iron with the KBS $ 120 shaft perfect at the range. The variable to me seems to be the Recoil graphite shaft. I mentioned before the testing started that I was concerned about going from a 127g shaft to an 87g shaft with a more active tip section. I’m thinking a shaft swap might be in order. On the other hand, that Tour Edge Rally wedge is money. It saved my hide today on so many holes. And the Cobra rep and another guy at the range loved my persimmons and both said they’d like to send some clubs my way for a refinish, so I got that going for me, which is nice. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Are you contemplating possibly swapping shafts at some point? Are the heads themself kosher for you just the shaft is throwing you out of rhythm? Nunfa0 1 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...
deejaid Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Are you contemplating possibly swapping shafts at some point? Are the heads themself kosher for you just the shaft is throwing you out of rhythm?Yes, I am very much thinking of swapping out the shafts. After 6 range sessions and one 9 hole round hitting the ball consistently a 1/4-1/2” inch towards the toe with the face staying open I can honestly say these shafts just don’t work for me.I said in one of my earliest post before the clubs were even delivered that if I was ordering the clubs for my current game strictly based on performance, I would have ordered the KBS Tour V. But, because of some recent elbow pain I wanted to approach the review as a guy that has played steel for 35 years and is now looking at his first set of graphite shafted irons. It just hasn’t worked.Now the heads I think are very nice. The Icons have a nice shape and the sole width is perfect with the v-sole. The PTx Pro feel solid, not like hollow head, and again, good size and shape. The UIHI I am not loving though. If I had it to do again I would order the regular PTx Pro 4-iron. I think the PTx Pro heads are forgiving enough that the UIHI isn’t really necessary. In fact, I feel like the PTx Pro 5 and 6 are easier to hit higher than the UIHI. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk GolfSpy_SHARK, joen, downlowkey and 3 others 6 Quote WITB: Stan Thompson “Reactionizer” persimmon woods 1-4 Spalding Tour Edition 3-PW Spalding Top-Flite E.V.A. Sand Club Rife Legend Z Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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