Witb Skraeling

[skraeling]

Or as my username actually means.

Skræling (Old Norse and Icelandic: skrælingi, plural skrælingjar) is the name the Norse Greenlanders used for the peoples they encountered in North America (Canada and Greenland).

Top of the bag is a sim2max 10.5*.  Got it used off eBay for a decent price.  Has a lightweight shaft to maximize my pathetic swing speed.  Down from that is a stealth 3w high launch 16.5*, and farther a sim2max 3h 19*

Anyhow, I got my first fitted irons last year. Ended up in the sim2os.  Went into my fitting brand agnostic (I was playing a free set of stratas).  Those ended up winning.

Had a cheap wedge and so grabbed two wedges off of callaway preowned that fit into the lofts at the end of my irons.

Grabbed two jaws md5s at different times.  They spin the ball pretty well for me and quite like how heavy they feel.

Perused eBay for a putter as I had hit a mizuno in store but wasn’t going to pay 350 for it.  Managed to find an essentially unused type ii Omoi for under $280.

 

This is my third year in a golf league with my neighbors.  I was always a once or twice a year player (thus free strata set) so never needed new shiny stuff.  Now I play 25-30 rounds a year.  Didn’t get my first birdie till I started league play and playing more often.  It helped so much.  I was probably a 30hcp or worse before league.  Now I’m at 16-17 and it’s going lower for the most part.

finally sniffed A flight this year.

Edited April 30, 2023 by skraeling

[GolfSpy_APH]

12 minutes ago, skraeling said:

Or as my username actually means.

Skræling (Old Norse and Icelandic: skrælingi, plural skrælingjar) is the name the NorseGreenlanders used for the peoples they encountered in North America (Canada and Greenland).

Top of the bag is a sim2max 10.5*.  Got it used off eBay for a decent price.  Has a lightweight shaft to maximize my empathetic swing speed.  Down from that is a stealth 3w high launch 16.5*, and farther a sim2max 3h 19*

Anyhow, I got my first fitted irons last year. Ended up in the sim2os.  Went into my fitting brand agnostic (I was playing a free set of stratas).  Those ended up winning.

Had a cheap wedge and so grabbed two wedges off of callaway preowned that fit into the lofts at the end of my irons.

Grabbed two jaws md5s at different time.  They spin the ball pretty well for me and quite like how heavy they feel.

Perused eBay for a putter as I had hit a mizuno in store but wasn’t going to pay 350 for it.  Managed to find an essentially unused type ii Omoi for under $280.

 

This is my third year in a golf league with my neighbors.  I was always a once or twice a year player (thus free strata set) so never needed new shiny stuff.  Now I play 25-30 rounds a year.  Didn’t get my first birdie till I started league play and playing more often.  It helped so much.  I was probably a 30hcp or worse before league.  Now I’m at 16-17 and it’s going lower for the most part.

finally sniffed A flight this year.

That putter... I may be drooling a little bit. 

Great WIYB! Thanks for posting and all the photos included. 

Are you planning on keeping this lineup for the season or are there are any spots that may be up for grabs? 

Don't worry, we all have eyes for new clubs most all of the time so you wouldn't be alone! haha

[skraeling]

4 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

That putter... I may be drooling a little bit. 

Great WIYB! Thanks for posting and all the photos included. 

Are you planning on keeping this lineup for the season or are there are any spots that may be up for grabs? 

Don't worry, we all have eyes for new clubs most all of the time so you wouldn't be alone! haha

These should hold me over for many years to come.  So no plans to really ever change anything for quite a while short of something breaking. Also yes… she’s a pretty one.

[Shlax]

Very nice set! I love the looks of blade putters and your Mizuno is definitely one of those clubs that people want to take a closer look at when you pull it out the bag. Unfortunately for me, history has shown me that I must rely on my 2-ball mallet if I want to hopefully save a few strokes per round. 

The Jaws wedges are darts throwing manchine: So much spin!

What is your impression about the Stealth 16.5* HL 3W? Do you frequently use it off the tee or does it launch too high/too spinny?

[skraeling]

Just now, Shlax said:

Very nice set! I love the looks of blade putters and your Mizuno is definitely one of those clubs that people want to take a closer look at when you pull it out the bag. Unfortunately for me, history has shown me that I must rely on my 2-ball mallet if I want to hopefully save a few strokes per round. 

The Jaws wedges are darts throwing manchine: So much spin!

What is your impression about the Stealth 16.5* HL 3W? Do you frequently use it off the tee or does it launch too high/too spinny?

If I tee it very low (think like an iron) or off the deck it’ll do a very consistent 210-220 for me.  Slots in very well behind my driver that goes usually 230-260.  But above the 3h that usually does 190-195.

quite like the extra loft on it especially if the lie is downhill at all.

My league course I usually don’t get to use it too often due to the ranges i typically land at.  It would be too far for most second shots.  It’s my bailout club if my drive goes too short or I just need that much more oomph hitting into say wind for a second that I’m not confident the 3h could reach.

tldr:  when I can hit it I love the damn thing.

[SKaye]

Love the Mizuno blue, just curious, what putter did you have prior to the OMOI? I loved testing that one out in the store, but like you, I couldn't justify the price tag. How does it perform out on the course?

[skraeling]

3 minutes ago, SKaye said:

Love the Mizuno blue, just curious, what putter did you have prior to the OMOI? I loved testing that one out in the store, but like you, I couldn't justify the price tag. How does it perform out on the course?

Better than my 15 year old odyssey white hot.  I miss the sweet spot at all and it’ll go anywhere but where I wanted.  White Hot off the green.