Popular Post Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 Yeah... short lived retirement. But I must say.... I am over the moon impressed with the Callaway Epic Speed driver. I went to DSG tonight to “test the water”... the results... are enough to bring anyone out of retirement. silver & black, tommc23, russtopherb and 12 others 11 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 First off welcome back (great way to utilize a great mase song meme) What was the setup? Anything else work well? Lastly when ya buying lol Chip Strokes, tony@CIC, tommc23 and 3 others 2 1 3 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...
sirchunksalot Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 It's great to have you back! Those numbers are impressive, to say the least. The question is, how fast did you take it to checkout and when's your first round with it? GolfSpy_SHARK, Shankster, tony@CIC and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Just now, Lacassem said: First off welcome back (great way to utilize a great mase song meme) What was the setup? Anything else work well? Lastly when ya buying lol 9° head with a Hazardous Smoke shaft in Stiff. This thing was nasty... 25 yards on the SIM 2. GolfSpy_SHARK and TMAG-FIREMEDIC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said: It's great to have you back! Those numbers are impressive, to say the least. The question is, how fast did you take it to checkout and when's your first round with it? The guy handed it to me, I said no thanks... not really a Callaway guy... he said trust me... 16 in a row, a few big misses, but this thing hits my fade like I’ve never seen before. Trying to convince the wife that I need to “un-retire” from golf... shouldn’t take much maybe just a new Lexus or something. tommc23, JohnSmalls, tony@CIC and 6 others 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Just now, Shankster said: The guy handed it to me, I said no thanks... not really a Callaway guy... he said trust me... 16 in a row, a few big misses, but this thing hits my fade like I’ve never seen before. Trying to convince the wife that I need to “un-retire” from golf... shouldn’t take much maybe just a new Lexus or something. Any other potential revamp or just the big dog ? tony@CIC, Shankster and sirchunksalot 3 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...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Just now, Lacassem said: Any other potential revamp or just the big dog ? I might follow my dude Rahmbo. In all honesty, the only reason I have a bias against Callaway is because I broke a demo GBB back in 2001... had to spend my entire paycheck to replace the shaft... Who knows what lies ahead. I won’t be able to golf as much as I’d like this year, dual enrolled with 6 classes at once, plus a long work week... it isn’t going to get the attention that I normally would give. I have a 5 day break right now, and it is a huge relief to have a few days of “nothing” sirchunksalot, Kenny B, tommc23 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Shankster said: I might follow my dude Rahmbo. In all honesty, the only reason I have a bias against Callaway is because I broke a demo GBB back in 2001... had to spend my entire paycheck to replace the shaft... Who knows what lies ahead. I won’t be able to golf as much as I’d like this year, dual enrolled with 6 classes at once, plus a long work week... it isn’t going to get the attention that I normally would give. I have a 5 day break right now, and it is a huge relief to have a few days of “nothing” Nothing like whacking a golf ball to drop some stress, next best thing is a target and hearing protection but that’s just me sirchunksalot, Shankster, tony@CIC and 1 other 4 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...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Just now, Lacassem said: Nothing like whacking a golf ball to drop some stress, next best thing is a target and hearing protection but that’s just me Been doing a little virtual of that... getting some practice with the M4 on COD mobile in my spare moments... but I doubt there is any hearing pro involved. Haha JohnSmalls, tony@CIC, GolfSpy_SHARK and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy BOS Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 That was the best un-retirement since Gronk! Those new Epic heads do seem to be something special. Welcome back!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk tony@CIC, GolfSpy_SHARK, Shankster and 4 others 1 6 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...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, B.Boston said: That was the best un-retirement since Gronk! Those new Epic heads do seem to be something special. Welcome back! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks. Can’t leave you guys, but I will be less active on here from time to time depending on the course load, I am up against an age limit, and I have absolutely zero room for a hiccup. I wanted to try the low spin version but I was short on time, I may try that one on Wednesday night. GolfSpy_SHARK, sirchunksalot, Micah T and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Hey Shankster, what is your major? What school? What do you plan to do with the rest of your life?Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy JohnSmalls, tony@CIC and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 52 minutes ago, fozcycle said: Hey Shankster, what is your major? What school? What do you plan to do with the rest of your life? Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Foz, I am an undergrad Bible student right now, 9 credits away from graduation. My masters will be a Masters of Divinity, focusing in Biblical studies. Eventually, I would like to take some archeological classes and go that route. But in the mean time I will be focusing on getting ordained, and hopefully become a Chaplain where I was called. If that ends up not being the way things shake out, I will be a pastor at a local church when I retire in 6 years from active duty. I really enjoy the academic study of the Bible, so that might lead to some sort of teaching about it down the line. I attend Liberty University Online. GolfSpy_SHARK, GolfSpy BOS, cnosil and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Dude have you been doing swing speed training? Those numbers are BIG! And I would say they could be bigger. Peak height around 50 yards is a moon ball. Shankster, sirchunksalot, juspoole and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Just now, jlukes said: Dude have you been doing swing speed training? Those numbers are BIG! And I would say they could be bigger. Peak height around 50 yards is a moon ball. Hey Joe, I haven’t swung a driver since January, not the swing speed sticks until yesterday. Did a mini workout with the super speed sticks for 3-5 minutes and that was it. Yeah, they were high... everything was way right, but the way they had the shot scope set up I couldn’t swing “DTL” without taking out part of their fitting rack. sirchunksalot, JohnSmalls and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Shankster said: Hey Joe, I haven’t swung a driver since January, not the swing speed sticks until yesterday. Did a mini workout with the super speed sticks for 3-5 minutes and that was it. Yeah, they were high... everything was way right, but the way they had the shot scope set up I couldn’t swing “DTL” without taking out part of their fitting rack. 7 of the last 10 had spin over 2800 too, a couple at 4000+, so having to adjust for the rack may have affected that too. By-the-way, you retired from golf??? Good you’re studying the Bible and learning about blasphemy!!! twyatt700, JohnSmalls, GolfSpy_SHARK and 3 others 4 2 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...
null Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, Shankster said: Hey Joe, I haven’t swung a driver since January, not the swing speed sticks until yesterday. Did a mini workout with the super speed sticks for 3-5 minutes and that was it. Yeah, they were high... everything was way right, but the way they had the shot scope set up I couldn’t swing “DTL” without taking out part of their fitting rack. Any idea on the ball speed you were getting? Did you hit any drivers to compare? 3 minutes ago, PMookie said: 7 of the last 10 had spin over 2800 too, a couple at 4000+, so having to adjust for the rack may have affected that too. By-the-way, you retired from golf??? Good you’re studying the Bible and learning about blasphemy!!! FYI that is total spin - it is adding side spin and backspin. GolfSpy_SHARK, PMookie and JohnSmalls 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, jlukes said: Any idea on the ball speed you were getting? Did you hit any drivers to compare? FYI that is total spin - it is adding side spin and backspin. 162-167 ball speed. I hit the SIM 2, but didn’t take pictures. Not a one of them carried anywhere near the 300 mark. ghe real bad ones were out of play the 3000-5000spin... GolfSpy_SHARK, sirchunksalot, JohnSmalls and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Launch was in that magic 11.5-13.5 range for me too. JohnSmalls, MAgolfer and sirchunksalot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juspoole Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Dang. Great Numbers. You said 25 yards further than Sim 2, but what about compared to gamer? 300 carry is massive! JohnSmalls 1 Quote Driver: Mavrik Sub Zero 9* (Set to 10) Ventus Blue 6X 2 Hybrid: TSI3 Hybrid Tensei Blue 80 X (17.25*) 3 Hybrid 818 H2 Hybrid Hzrdus RDX Black 6.5 (20.5*) 4 Iron - T200 4 Iron Graphite Design Tour AD IZ X Hybrid Shaft Irons 5-PW: T100-S 5 - GW KBS Tour 130 X Gap/Sand Wedge: Vokey SM6 49* SM8 54* Lob Wedge: Jaws 5 Wedge 58* DG Tour Issue Stiff Putter: Phantom 5.5 34" Pro Platinum Newport 2 35" Taylormade Tour Black Spider 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 45 minutes ago, juspoole said: Dang. Great Numbers. You said 25 yards further than Sim 2, but what about compared to gamer? 300 carry is massive! My average drives with the PXG are 265... longest of 305, down wind. JohnSmalls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlH Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 oh, to be young again I can't remember the last time I hit a driver even close to those numbers. JohnSmalls and Shankster 2 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Fairway: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Hybrids: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Irons: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright Wedges: Edison 53* and 57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft Ball: Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: Pioneer...Shoes: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Is it possible to gain 30 yards of carry with just a driver change? Is that real life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, Shankster said: Is it possible to gain 30 yards of carry with just a driver change? Is that real life? Only if the driver was an extremely poor fit. I would never make an assumption about a driver based on a store launch monitor unless I was hitting my current driver side by side. They could be juicing the simulator software easily. Especially at a dsg Shankster, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and JohnSmalls 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Just now, jlukes said: Only if the driver was an extremely poor fit. I would never make an assumption about a driver based on a store launch monitor unless I was hitting my current driver side by side. They could be juicing the simulator software easily Yeah. My thoughts too, I asked the dude if they had it cranked up for sales, he promised me he didn’t... but you never know who’s telling the truth. I’m bringing my gamer on Wednesday. It was not fit to me, nor have I been anywhere near 300 carry with it since I bought it... but, those are similar numbers to what I used to get with my R1, that thing was a monster. JohnSmalls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Very impressive. you must have had Smash of 1.5. What was your SS as with those carry numbers, i would have expected you to be in a X stiff shaft. Welcome back! Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 19 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said: Very impressive. you must have had Smash of 1.5. What was your SS as with those carry numbers, i would have expected you to be in a X stiff shaft. Welcome back! The 317 ball was a SS of 119, smash of 1.40, the lowest SS was 107, but mostly in the 111-116 range. Vegan_Golfer_PNW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Shankster said: The 317 ball was a SS of 119, smash of 1.40, the lowest SS was 107, but mostly in the 111-116 range. Was it a gcquad or Trackman? Most DSGs just have GC2s still, which only capture ball speed and then calculate swing speed based on a preset smash factor Shankster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, jlukes said: Was it a gcquad or Trackman? Most DSGs just have GC2s still, which only capture ball speed and then calculate swing speed based on a preset smash factor Yeah. It’s definitely preset at 1.4 smash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, Shankster said: Yeah. It’s definitely preset at 1.4 smash Realistic smash was probably closer to 1.43-1.45, so that means your swing speed was probably sitting between 110 and 115 mph club head speed which is awesome Shankster and GolfSpy_SHARK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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