CFreddie Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 5 hours ago, chisag said: ... Amen brother. While I am not as long as you I struggle with those same gaps at either end of my bag. As much as I don't like to pay attention to stats, I should probably chart a few weeks of what clubs I use on either end and write down any inbetweens I face. Right now I'm using a 46*, 51* and 58*. Having won the 3 Vokeys in the Ryder Cup contest I ordered the 50*, 54* and 58*. To add the third wedge I'll have to drop my 7 wood or 4 hybrid that I rotate depending on the course and conditions. Completely forgot you won that contest @chisag - embarrassment of riches for you this year with club options! chisag and GolfSpy_KFT 2 Quote Driver: Paradym with Ventus TR Blue 60 Stiff Fairways: Aerojet Max 3W & 7W with Hzrdus Smoke Blue RDX 70 Stiff Hybrid: King TEC 5H with KBS PGI 95 Stiff Irons: Forged TEC 5-PW with KBS Tour Lite Stiff Wedges: Haywood Signature Raw Wedges (50 / 54 / 58) Putter: L.A.B. DF3 (aka "Chewie") Ball: 2023 Maxfli Tour Reviews: L.A.B. DF3 Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Testing Callaway Paradym Titleist White Box Testing (2023) Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, CFreddie said: Completely forgot you won that contest @chisag - embarrassment of riches for you this year with club options! ... I would have to agree with you. Just a crazy year for stuff I didn't pay for. CFreddie, GolfSpy_KFT, GregB135 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r Irons: P770 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r TP UDi 4 ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Custom 5.1 (no alignment) 33" Ball: '24 TP5x/Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BEN Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Went back to the range this evening, to continue working on the driver. Played 15 holes virtually at Pebble Beach prior to running out of balls. The weather this evening was chilly and about 25 degrees cooler than yesterday afternoon’s session. The conditions helped illuminate a point regarding T200 irons that, to this point, I hadn’t considered. With the cooler temps, the slightly off center strikes aren’t painful and the distance loss isn’t as severe as less forgiving options. The 5 and 6 today were spot on. I’m still leaning towards a T150 7 iron, but the T200 5 & 6 have firmly entrenched themselves. On a semi-related note, I have back to the Callaway 4 utility. The T200 4 utility is nice but ultimately what I get out of it is far too similar to the 5 iron. sirchunksalot, GregB135, bens197 and 2 others 5 Quote WITB: D: GT-2 10° w/ GD Tour AD-UB 6s 3W: GT-3 15 Tensei Black 75 X 3h: G430 18° Tour 2.0/Stiff 7W: 21° Rogue ST Max LinQ 7X 4i: Pro 225 with Project X io 6.0 6i-PW: Pro 225 with Recoil 110 f4 50,54° & 58°: SM-10 P: Link.1 Ball: Pro Plus Drip Bag: Ghost MGS Anyday 14 way "And so, we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past." - Fitzgerald ” The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” - Frost "That you are here—that life exists and identity, That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." - Whitman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Went back and took some more photos. Did notice an issue with the t200 finish. Doesn't look like bag chatter to me, but it's as tho it got sun burnt and the skin is peeling. GregB135, Shapotomous, Parshooter36 and 5 others 6 1 1 Quote as of Oct 5, 2024 (Past WITB) Driver: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ - check out the Driver Shootout! Wood: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ shaft (still love my Cobra F7's) Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,57 or SM10 45,49,53,57 degree wedges Putter: LINK! Full putter shootout incoming Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Golf Bag: Ghost Anyday 5.0 Golf bag - Maverick colorway with MGS Logo Other: Vortex Anarch Rangefinder, searching for electric cart, Red Rooster The Root Glove and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 3 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said: Went back and took some more photos. Did notice an issue with the t200 finish. Doesn't look like bag chatter to me, but it's as tho it got sun burnt and the skin is peeling. Great Pics! You mentioned one of the irons had a blistered/sunburned appearance. I had the exact same thing happen to one of the Taylormade HD irons I had. I sent pics to them and they sent a replacement. That was the only iron that had that happen to it. sirchunksalot, TJ Hall and GolfSpy_APH 3 Quote Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, ole gray said: Great Pics! You mentioned one of the irons had a blistered/sunburned appearance. I had the exact same thing happen to one of the Taylormade HD irons I had. I sent pics to them and they sent a replacement. That was the only iron that had that happen to it. I am going to keep an eye on it. It is weird, but of course has no effect on the performance of the club itself. ole gray, bens197, TJ Hall and 1 other 4 Quote as of Oct 5, 2024 (Past WITB) Driver: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ - check out the Driver Shootout! Wood: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ shaft (still love my Cobra F7's) Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,57 or SM10 45,49,53,57 degree wedges Putter: LINK! Full putter shootout incoming Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Golf Bag: Ghost Anyday 5.0 Golf bag - Maverick colorway with MGS Logo Other: Vortex Anarch Rangefinder, searching for electric cart, Red Rooster The Root Glove and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) How many of you reading this have given your grips a significant amount of attention? This is an observation that I’ve noticed last week about ribbed v non ribbed grips. Prior to the test I was swinging Lamkin Sonar Wrap with calibrate. I loved the feel and felt like I was playing great golf. The T100 setup did not offer a rib grip that I like and I chose the feel of the Sonar technology over that particular feel of having a rib. Since switching, my handicap index has dropped nearly 2 strokes and my GIR have improved significantly. Not only that, my driving has improved to where I’m hitting 62% of my fairways as opposed to 55% earlier in the season. Is it all because of a grip? Maybe not. Maybe so. Maybe it’ll help you decide what grip to play in your setup. Edited October 15, 2023 by bens197 ole gray, ejgaudette and chisag 3 Quote PING G400 LST Mitsubishi Tensei White 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 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...
ole gray Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 32 minutes ago, bens197 said: How many of you reading this have given your grips a significant amount of attention? This is an observation that I’ve noticed last week about ribbed v non ribbed grips. Prior to the test I was swinging Lamkin Sonar Wrap with calibrate. I loved the feel and felt like I was playing great golf. The T100 setup did not offer a rib grip that I like and I chose the feel of the Sonar technology over that particular feel of having a rib. Since switching, my handicap index has dropped nearly 2 strokes and my GIR have improved significantly. Not only that, my driving has improved to where I’m hitting 62% of my fairways as opposed to 55% earlier in the season. Is it all because of a grip? Maybe not. Maybe so. Maybe it’ll help you decide what grip to play in your setup. I have the Golf Pride CP2 mid-size grips on my T350 irons and love em! I've gone from a 14.6 (15) to an 11.4 since bagging the T350 irons. In my case, I would attribute my drop in handicap to a great fitting, awesome irons that I have confidence in, and solid grips that I have come to enjoy the last few years. Shrek74 and bens197 1 1 Quote Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 hours ago, bens197 said: How many of you reading this have given your grips a significant amount of attention? This is an observation that I’ve noticed last week about ribbed v non ribbed grips. Prior to the test I was swinging Lamkin Sonar Wrap with calibrate. I loved the feel and felt like I was playing great golf. The T100 setup did not offer a rib grip that I like and I chose the feel of the Sonar technology over that particular feel of having a rib. Since switching, my handicap index has dropped nearly 2 strokes and my GIR have improved significantly. Not only that, my driving has improved to where I’m hitting 62% of my fairways as opposed to 55% earlier in the season. Is it all because of a grip? Maybe not. Maybe so. Maybe it’ll help you decide what grip to play in your setup. ... You may be a little young to remember ribbed grips were pretty much all that were available in the 70's and early 80's. Tour Velvet were about the only grip I can remember that could be ordered round without the rib reminder. Many on tour used them along with low index players that like to manipulate the club head around the green, out of sand or playing a big draw or fade and better control of the club face. Slowly round became the predominant grip style and I had to smile at *NEW* Calibrate and Align grip technology and the description is pretty much the same as when they came out with round grips "now available with ALIGN® Technology to improve clubface awareness and bring more consistency to your game" and "Calibrate, our pronounced reminder strip technology, creates more clubface awareness, accuracy and feel." ... My personal opinion is a rib reminder is a good idea for beginners that are still learning to grip the club correctly while round grips are a better option for players that like to play different shots. Of course feel and personal preference can have a big influence on using one over the other. ole gray, funkyjudge, bens197 and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r Irons: P770 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r TP UDi 4 ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Custom 5.1 (no alignment) 33" Ball: '24 TP5x/Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 57 minutes ago, chisag said: ... You may be a little young to remember ribbed grips were pretty much all that were available in the 70's and early 80's. Tour Velvet were about the only grip I can remember that could be ordered round without the rib reminder. Many on tour used them along with low index players that like to manipulate the club head around the green, out of sand or playing a big draw or fade and better control of the club face. Slowly round became the predominant grip style and I had to smile at *NEW* Calibrate and Align grip technology and the description is pretty much the same as when they came out with round grips "now available with ALIGN® Technology to improve clubface awareness and bring more consistency to your game" and "Calibrate, our pronounced reminder strip technology, creates more clubface awareness, accuracy and feel." ... My personal opinion is a rib reminder is a good idea for beginners that are still learning to grip the club correctly while round grips are a better option for players that like to play different shots. Of course feel and personal preference can have a big influence on using one over the other. Young by age but not by technology. I started playing in 1988 and fell in love with the green victory grips at age 7. The reminder rib was a great way (as you mention) to teach a beginner how to properly hold the golf club. As i grew older and the Tiger effect made its way through golf, the round tour velvet cords were the grip. It wasn’t until a few years later when Golf Pride and Lamkin introduced align and calibrate tech respectively, I laughed thinking what is old is new again. I didn’t expect to play better with a round grip but here we are. chisag and TJ Hall 1 1 Quote PING G400 LST Mitsubishi Tensei White 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 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...
Jim Shaw Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 hours ago, chisag said: ... You may be a little young to remember ribbed grips were pretty much all that were available in the 70's and early 80's. Tour Velvet were about the only grip I can remember that could be ordered round without the rib reminder. Many on tour used them along with low index players that like to manipulate the club head around the green, out of sand or playing a big draw or fade and better control of the club face. Slowly round became the predominant grip style and I had to smile at *NEW* Calibrate and Align grip technology and the description is pretty much the same as when they came out with round grips "now available with ALIGN® Technology to improve clubface awareness and bring more consistency to your game" and "Calibrate, our pronounced reminder strip technology, creates more clubface awareness, accuracy and feel." ... My personal opinion is a rib reminder is a good idea for beginners that are still learning to grip the club correctly while round grips are a better option for players that like to play different shots. Of course feel and personal preference can have a big influence on using one over the other. and I am sure you are a little too young to remember the "leather" grips... I still have a few of my dad's mcgregors with the leather grips, I can still feel where he placed his hands. As a little guy we had "stick em" a type of paste we would put on our glove to help grip the club better, problem was it hardened on the glove and make the glove not playable, we played with it anyway lol bens197 and GregB135 2 Quote committed to performance excellence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jim Shaw said: and I am sure you are a little too young to remember the "leather" grips... I still have a few of my dad's mcgregors with the leather grips, I can still feel where he placed his hands. As a little guy we had "stick em" a type of paste we would put on our glove to help grip the club better, problem was it hardened on the glove and make the glove not playable, we played with it anyway lol ... LOL, I wish I were too young. I have never used a glove but I had some leather grips on a set of FG51's. bens197 and Jim Shaw 2 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r Irons: P770 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r TP UDi 4 ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Custom 5.1 (no alignment) 33" Ball: '24 TP5x/Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Shaw Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, chisag said: ... LOL, I wish I were too young. I have never used a glove but I had some leather grips on a set of FG51's. What are FG51's? Quote committed to performance excellence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Shaw Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 20 hours ago, chisag said: ... LOL, I wish I were too young. I have never used a glove but I had some leather grips on a set of FG51's. and just for sh*ts and giggles, since I have an extra 8 minutes this early afternoon, what were your 1st. set of "real" golf clubs. My story is... and I like to tell stories lol... My Uncle, and my favourite uncle, was a senior pilot for CP Air back in the 50's-60's and early 70's. He was based out of Lima Peru from about 1958-1974, but would come back to Vancouver for physicals and updates once every 6 months, anyway one year he comes back and brings me a full set of "Lady Haig Ultra's" woods, irons bag and all... man oh man, I was a big shot at my little 9 hole course, which may dad helped design by the way. Anyway that was my 1st set of real clubs... Quote committed to performance excellence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 25 minutes ago, Jim Shaw said: What are FG51's? ... Many consider Wilson Staff FG51's the best old school MB's ever made. Jim Shaw, bens197 and GregB135 2 1 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r Irons: P770 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r TP UDi 4 ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Custom 5.1 (no alignment) 33" Ball: '24 TP5x/Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Shaw Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Just now, chisag said: ... Many consider Wilson Staff FG51's the best old school MB's ever made. nice, my dad's friend had a set of Wilson Fluid Feel, beautiful clubs Quote committed to performance excellence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BEN Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 From yesterday’s round: Just when I had almost completely written off the T200 7 iron, it contributed this to the conversation: An absolutely lovely high draw that landed 12 feet from the pin and stopped. It left me with a nice birdie chance, that my putter failed to capitalize on, but that’s neither here nor there. Maybe this horse race isn’t quite over yet… GolfSpy_APH, ole gray, Josh Parker and 5 others 8 Quote WITB: D: GT-2 10° w/ GD Tour AD-UB 6s 3W: GT-3 15 Tensei Black 75 X 3h: G430 18° Tour 2.0/Stiff 7W: 21° Rogue ST Max LinQ 7X 4i: Pro 225 with Project X io 6.0 6i-PW: Pro 225 with Recoil 110 f4 50,54° & 58°: SM-10 P: Link.1 Ball: Pro Plus Drip Bag: Ghost MGS Anyday 14 way "And so, we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past." - Fitzgerald ” The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” - Frost "That you are here—that life exists and identity, That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." - Whitman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregB135 Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 I'm planning on Iron Man vs. Bag Boy round II tomorrow after work. Stay tuned... TJ Hall, ole gray and ejgaudette 3 Quote Driver: 311XF Gen5, Tensei CK Pro Orange, S flex Fariway: 311XF Gen6 3-Wood, Tensei Blue 55g R flex Hybrid: 211, 3H Project X Evenflow H, 80g, 5.5 TSR2 4H, Tensei Blue R (Forum Tester) Irons: T200 2023, Tensei Blue R (Forum Tester), 5-GW Wedges: CBX2 Zipcore 52*, 56* Project X Catalyst Spinner Graphite Shaft Putter: ER2 Murdered Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Beautiful weather in Georgia this week and my Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday rounds were within a stroke of each other. 82 - 83 - 82 It's just hard to not shoot low 80's are better with the T350s for my game. Won a par three closeup on Monday and another one today. GolfSpy_BEN, ejgaudette and Shrek74 3 Quote Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_BEN Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 From today’s round: The Par 4 2nd hole at my home course of Majestic Springs could be fairly described as my nemesis. Many a round gets off to a bumpy start because this hole vexes me. From the green tees, it is a straight drive that needs to carry 255 yards, otherwise the play is to lay up to the end of the first fairway leaving between 160-200 in to a fairly narrow green. Today, I hit a perfect 6 iron to the edge of that fairway, and followed that with an 8 iron to about 20 feet. Lagged that to about a foot and tapped in for par. The more I play these irons, the more I like them. GregB135, golfinnut, Preeway and 6 others 7 1 1 Quote WITB: D: GT-2 10° w/ GD Tour AD-UB 6s 3W: GT-3 15 Tensei Black 75 X 3h: G430 18° Tour 2.0/Stiff 7W: 21° Rogue ST Max LinQ 7X 4i: Pro 225 with Project X io 6.0 6i-PW: Pro 225 with Recoil 110 f4 50,54° & 58°: SM-10 P: Link.1 Ball: Pro Plus Drip Bag: Ghost MGS Anyday 14 way "And so, we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past." - Fitzgerald ” The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” - Frost "That you are here—that life exists and identity, That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." - Whitman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Shaw Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 36 minutes ago, Ben Joest said: From today’s round: The Par 4 2nd hole at my home course of Majestic Springs could be fairly described as my nemesis. Many a round gets off to a bumpy start because this hole vexes me. From the green tees, it is a straight drive that needs to carry 255 yards, otherwise the play is to lay up to the end of the first fairway leaving between 160-200 in to a fairly narrow green. Today, I hit a perfect 6 iron to the edge of that fairway, and followed that with an 8 iron to about 20 feet. Lagged that to about a foot and tapped in for par. The more I play these irons, the more I like them. solid... Quote committed to performance excellence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preeway Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Well played. Holes like that are so tempting to hit driver yet almost always end badly when you do. ejgaudette 1 Quote Driver: Aerojet LS, Ventus Velocore+ Blue Shaft - 6S 4 Wood: Rogue ST Max 16.5, Tensei White Shaft - 7S Utility Iron: Fli Hi 3-iron, HAZARDOUS Smoke Black Shaft - S Irons: JPX 921 Tour 4-P, Project X Shafts - Stiff 125g Wedges: 52º, 56º, 60º Putter: Ai-One 7 T CH, 34" Preferred Ball: Z-Star Diamond Pushcart: Nitron Rangefinder: Pro X3+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregB135 Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Played another 9-hole Iron Man challenge earliler this week. The base where I work has two courses, and the North course is much less busy, so it's usually not a problem to play multiple shots or something like this. It isn't the best conditions-wise. Not all the fairways are mown closely, and the green speeds are a little inconsistent. It's fun though recalling the days of my H.S. team using it for practice and learning the game with my buds there. This time the scoring was relatively even. It was 75 and sunny, but the breeze was a steady 15+ through the round. I am a little disappointed that it took me until the 7th hole on either ball to finally hit a green in regulation. Iron Man's only missed fairway was costly. It was a bit of a pull on a shot where I was trying to make a forced carry, and didn't, adding a penalty to Iron Man's score where Bag Boy pulled it off with the driver. Iron Man also had one 3 putt bogey while Bag Boy made a long birdie after making another high risk tee shot pay off. Those two strokes were the difference this time, and Iron Man took the loss by 1 stroke. Once again, even though I didn't have a great ball striking day into the greens, both scores were 40 or better on a day with challenging wind conditions. I had a much better than average day off the tees though only missing three fairways out of 14 tee balls. And only one of those needed a recovery shot to get back into the line of play and get a short game save for par. The T200s are solid and predictble. I'm sold on the results. I'm still trying to get accustomed to the change in feel. While you can really tell when you get a pure strike on the sweet spot through feel and sound, the feel feedback on the off center hits is less telling than the sound. The good news is those slight mis-hits don't seem as costly as anticipated on distance. GolfSpy_BEN, ole gray, Shrek74 and 2 others 2 1 2 Quote Driver: 311XF Gen5, Tensei CK Pro Orange, S flex Fariway: 311XF Gen6 3-Wood, Tensei Blue 55g R flex Hybrid: 211, 3H Project X Evenflow H, 80g, 5.5 TSR2 4H, Tensei Blue R (Forum Tester) Irons: T200 2023, Tensei Blue R (Forum Tester), 5-GW Wedges: CBX2 Zipcore 52*, 56* Project X Catalyst Spinner Graphite Shaft Putter: ER2 Murdered Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens197 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) A visual representation of some 7 irons from a session a few weeks back. Symmetrical and precise, as I have begun to admire from these irons on a consistent basis. Edited October 23, 2023 by bens197 TJ Hall, GolfSpy_BEN, Shrek74 and 3 others 4 2 Quote PING G400 LST Mitsubishi Tensei White 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 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...
hartrick11 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Catching up on this thread after a busy couple of weeks at work...fantastic job gents! I love reading the intros/fitting stories/conclusions (and appreciate that they are easily found/linked at the front of the thread). Also, great to see the group having such a positive experience with their sticks. The test itself is super cool but when the testers also get gamer sets for hopefully a long time it further validates the products and the experience IMO. GolfSpy_APH, TJ Hall, GregB135 and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: TSi 3 10* w/ Graphite Design AD IZ 7X Fairway/Hybrid: TSi 2 15* & 18* w/ Graphite Design AD IZ 7X, AD IZ 95X Irons: P790 4i, P770 5-7i, P7MC 8-P, $ Taper 120 Wedges: SM7 52F/54 S, 58 M w/ Modus 125 Putter: California Hollywood 34" Circle H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfinnut Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Had my first official round with the new T irons the other day with @Golfspy_CG2 @Pingman33 I'd say I hit them well. Especially the T350 4 & 5 iron ... off the tee box they are great launchers for short par 4's. So damn easy to hit. Had another round with them on Sunday & have no complaints. Hit this high towering 7 iron into a par 3 that just stopped on a dime & even backed up a bit more than usual. I'm really starting to get into a groove with them already. Not sure I want to take out the KBS C-taper lite shafts quite yet. I'm going to give them a go for a while. To be continued .......... ejgaudette, GolfSpy_BEN, Golfspy_CG2 and 3 others 6 Quote WITB: Do I like Titleist or what? Driver: TSR3 9* UST Mamiya Proto LIN-Q Blue Fairways: TSi2 UST Mamiya LIN-Q Blue 13.5* Driving Iron: U500 17* Blue Ventus HB Velocore Irons: T350 4 & 5, T200 6 - PW UST Mamiya Recoil Dart F4 105g Wedges: SM9 48*, SM9 52*, SM8 56* Modus Tour Wedge Putter: Newport 2 w/ Garsen Ultimate grip Ball: *ProV1 Left Dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javs Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 1 hour ago, golfinnut said: Had my first official round with the new T irons the other day with @Golfspy_CG2 @Pingman33 I'd say I hit them well. Especially the T350 4 & 5 iron ... off the tee box they are great launchers for short par 4's. So damn easy to hit. Had another round with them on Sunday & have no complaints. Hit this high towering 7 iron into a par 3 that just stopped on a dime & even backed up a bit more than usual. I'm really starting to get into a groove with them already. Not sure I want to take out the KBS C-taper lite shafts quite yet. I'm going to give them a go for a while. To be continued .......... Great feedback! Do you find them longer and more accurate than your normal irons? golfinnut 1 Quote Play like a champion today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek74 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 1 hour ago, golfinnut said: Had my first official round with the new T irons the other day with @Golfspy_CG2 @Pingman33 I'd say I hit them well. Especially the T350 4 & 5 iron ... off the tee box they are great launchers for short par 4's. So damn easy to hit. Had another round with them on Sunday & have no complaints. Hit this high towering 7 iron into a par 3 that just stopped on a dime & even backed up a bit more than usual. I'm really starting to get into a groove with them already. Not sure I want to take out the KBS C-taper lite shafts quite yet. I'm going to give them a go for a while. To be continued .......... I'd love to hear your feedback on the Recoil Dart 105's. They're on my short list for testing in the Spring when I go for some fittings. I'm going graphite (unless I just can't play graphite) due to elbow issues (and oncoming wrist and hand angriness) and Darts are high on my list. golfinnut 1 Quote Driver: STMax 230 10.5*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX, 60g Fairways: 949x 3w / 5w, 15* / 18*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 70g Hybrids: 939x 4h, 21*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 80g Hybrid Irons: JPX923 Hot Metal Pro, 5-GW, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: S23, 54* & 60*, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter: Moment X Tour @ 35" & 71*, Super Stroke Pistol GT 2.0, White/Red Ball: Tour CG Technology: Anarch Rangefinder, V5 w/ Tags Shot Tracking. https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/65161-vortex-optics-rangefinders-2024-member-test/?do=findComment&comment=1089247 https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/66852-unofficial-review-tpi-virtual-assessment https://forum.mygolfspy.com/classifieds/ - DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CLASSIFIEDS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregB135 Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) Went to Black Diamond Ranch this past Saturday and played the Quarry Course. First visit back there in about two years. New management has changed the dynamic a bit. In the past they were (if I'm using nice words) 'inhospitable' to guest players. This time they were more than welcoming and we had a great time. Also fired off my best round there yet. 39-43-82. The T200s are getting me in a groove of sub-40 nine hole scores. (It's only 180 yards and about a 40 foot drop to the green from the tips - par three opener of the 5 quarry holes) Edited November 1, 2023 by GregB135 Golfspy_CG2, Javs, ole gray and 4 others 7 Quote Driver: 311XF Gen5, Tensei CK Pro Orange, S flex Fariway: 311XF Gen6 3-Wood, Tensei Blue 55g R flex Hybrid: 211, 3H Project X Evenflow H, 80g, 5.5 TSR2 4H, Tensei Blue R (Forum Tester) Irons: T200 2023, Tensei Blue R (Forum Tester), 5-GW Wedges: CBX2 Zipcore 52*, 56* Project X Catalyst Spinner Graphite Shaft Putter: ER2 Murdered Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfinnut Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 16 hours ago, Javs said: Great feedback! Do you find them longer and more accurate than your normal irons? the T350 4 & 5 iron are definitely longer for sure ... at least a half a club. The T200's are about the same. But I only have two rounds on them so far, so time will tell ole gray, Javs and TJ Hall 3 Quote WITB: Do I like Titleist or what? Driver: TSR3 9* UST Mamiya Proto LIN-Q Blue Fairways: TSi2 UST Mamiya LIN-Q Blue 13.5* Driving Iron: U500 17* Blue Ventus HB Velocore Irons: T350 4 & 5, T200 6 - PW UST Mamiya Recoil Dart F4 105g Wedges: SM9 48*, SM9 52*, SM8 56* Modus Tour Wedge Putter: Newport 2 w/ Garsen Ultimate grip Ball: *ProV1 Left Dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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