chisag Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: On my first set of new irons back in the 90's I put two layers of lead tape in the cavity and matched the profile so it wasn't obvious. ... Yup, I did something similar with my Tour Stage Z101 irons, putting the lead tape on the ledge of the cavity so it wasn't visible. Took a lot of extra work, carving and extra tape as a lot was wasted but those irons were so beautiful to begin with I hated to sully their appearance. 25 years later I would not put in that kind of effort. JohnSmalls, Rickp, Tom the Golf Nut and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Aerojet 3/5 ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Steelfiber 780Hy DHy #4 ... Diamana LTD 65r Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 14 hours ago, NRJyzr said: Took this pic last year, when I was taking my TW282 Golden Rams to the course, and was playing persimmons/laminates only. You can see many/most of the clubs have some good old lead tape on them Ram Tour Grinds… oh mah gah NRJyzr and JohnSmalls 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...
BIG STU Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 19 hours ago, Golferplus1 said: I play unique lengths and do a poor mans MOI type matching along with testing on the range and with the dry erase marker. So I start my build as a poor mans DIY MOI match without the expensive scale, then more or less weight is put on the clubs depending upon what I am trying to get to. Club Loft SW Length LW 60 D7.2 36.75" SW 54 D7.4 37 AW 50 D7.4 37 PW 46 D7.2 37.25" 9 42 D6.8 37.5" 8 38 D6.5 37.75" 7 34 D6 38" 6 30 D5.5 38-3/8" 5 26 D5 38-6/8" 4 22 D4.5 39-1/8" 2 18 D4 39-3/4" Yep you basically do it the same way I do JohnSmalls and driveandputtmachine 2 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 14 hours ago, chisag said: ... Hybrids don't last long in my bag because I seem to hit some of my worst shots with them and prefer an iron or a 5 wood. I realize sooner or later I will have to add hybrids and drop my long irons, but until then my King 4 iron and TP 2 iron are my go to clubs. I think with me I am in a double transition period. Coming off the back and shoulder injuries plus getting older I have had to change some aspects of my game. This week I have been playing vintage and so I do some stuff I do not normally do anymore--- I was actually hitting my 62 FC-4000 2 iron off a couple of tees and hit a 3 iron off a flyer lie in the rough--- On one of our holes I had been carrying my Ping 1 iron for that tee shot. Found out if it was dry I could hit a punch cut 3 wood if it was wet I could do the same thing with the driver. The 1 iron if it was wet I tried to push it some and ending up pull hooking it. So I did a revamp there. More consistant. But I can not hit the long irons like I used to but still hit them decent. Stuff like the Shootout though I use the 7 wood a lot. Hybrids I have played some but have never had confidence in them. chisag, Rickp, JohnSmalls and 1 other 4 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Great thread guys!! BIG STU 1 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 5:10 PM, chisag said: ... I am fighting him to a draw at the moment, although I know it is only temporary at best. I am playing an 18* UDi TP 2 iron that is just a liiiiiiittle more forgiving than that Ram butterknife. Learned a little trick from my past yesterday actually remembered the trick. Played yesterday and the wind was up some. Had both the metal woods and persimmon in the bag. On the 13th ( Par 4 ) the wind was up and I tried to hit a knockdown with the Persimmon left me out about 210 or so in light rough. The ball was sitting good. Now normally I would have hit the 3 wood in the shootout from that distance but not out of that lie with the wind blowing. I tend to baloon any type of fairway out of that lie. Yeah WTH? that is what a 2 iron is made for. I was just practicing anyhow. Hit the 2 iron about a head high cut that ran up on the green 3 feet away. That was a bonus I was just trying to get into range where I could get something under it and get up and down for a Par. Yep that 2 iron will stay in the bag for today and the Shootout tomorrow. Normal lie out of the fairway I can only get it waist high and about 190 or so with the runout. Yeah I flushed that off a flyer lie NRJyzr, ejgaudette, Tom the Golf Nut and 1 other 4 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 4:09 PM, vandyland said: I have lead tape on my wedges to help me (mentally more than anything) maintain smooth tempo with them: More recently, and I don't have a picture, I put lead tape (two wraps around so not a ton) just below the bottom of the grip on my driver to counter balance my driver and add a little feeling of "weight" to the shaft and, maybe coincidence, I am hitting my driver much better as of late. I have see the trick of putting tape below the grip before especially a putter. A few years back they made a clamp type thing to go on a putter shaft for weight. I personally have not tried it but can see it may balance a club for ones feel. Yep like your set up modern Hogans with older Cleveland wedges vandyland 1 Quote Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 was thinking about adding a little lead tape to my iron heads and found this video interesting... 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/Wilson Triad Buggy- Clicgear 4.0 Bag- Callaway Org 14/Fairway C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeanthony Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 This was helpful! There will very likely be a lead tape post on the what have you bought lately thread. StrokerAce 1 Quote Driver: G410 SFT 10.5* 3W: Speedzone 14.5* Hybrid: TS2 19* & 21* Irons: Forged Tec One Length (5i-GW) Wedges: T22 55* & 59* Putter: 002 Mid-Mallet Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft LS & Prime-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeanthony Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 (edited) Added 2” of lead tape to the 5i thru the GW, and I know the difference is to be expected, but absolutely the irons feel significantly better to me. Recently changed out my grips, which are now about 6g heavier, but the tape was mainly to assist me in feeling the club head in my backswing. Have been slowly trying to implement a simple swing change in having a much shorter back swing … and was having trouble feeling the club head in transition and can feel the difference now. May add another inch only after I see how they play on the range and the course. Not gonna lie, I dig the look! Lol Edited January 25 by mikeanthony StrokerAce and ejgaudette 1 1 Quote Driver: G410 SFT 10.5* 3W: Speedzone 14.5* Hybrid: TS2 19* & 21* Irons: Forged Tec One Length (5i-GW) Wedges: T22 55* & 59* Putter: 002 Mid-Mallet Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft LS & Prime-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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