I wish I had

[revkev]

I was fit for and purchased a set of Srixon ZX 5 2's this past summer.  The shafts are 65 grams which would be a similar weight to what I have in my Wilson D7 forged.  I'm sure that this is why the fitter went for that weight.  However, the swing weight is C9 verses D3 in the D7 forged.  

 

I love the turf interaction, look at address and feel, at impact, of the Srixon's.  However, I think that the swing weight is too light for me.  I have trouble flighting the ball down or even feeling where the clubhead is with my short irons, especially.  I'm going to go to a different fitter to address the issue (after my cataract surgery.)

 

It's a classic example of how one fitting session is not always enough - I think the guy was trying to save me some money - I would have needed to pay a significant upcharge to move in the steel fibers that would have gotten me the additional swing weight that I need.  That's my guess - while you never want to tell someone who is trying to sell you something that money is not an object I would not have objected to the additional cost to get this one right.  

 

So in this case I wish I had opened my mouth because now it's going to cost me more latter.  

 

The other big one is that I wish I had not traded in my Ping G 400 for the 410 - I really lost out on that one. 

 

What's something golf related that you wish you had or hadn't done?

Edited October 14, 2023 by revkev

[cksurfdude]

Not fitting related, but... I wish I had --

.. started playing the game much earlier in life! Always thought it was silly and a waste of time...

.. didn't pick it up until my mid 50s when a windsurf / surf buddy took me to the range and helped me get started.

And the rest is history...

[hckymeyer]

43 minutes ago, revkev said:

  However, the swing weight is C9 verses D3 in the D7 forged.  

 

What's something golf related that you wish you had or hadn't done?

Have you tried lead tape yet as a cheap quick experiment?

As for regrets, I've had a few.  But then again too few to mention. (sorry, couldn't resist)  Actually the only thing I can really think of is I wish I had started working out regularly earlier in life, and I wish I had started speed training years ago.

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

I wish I had…

started lessons sooner  it’s so much harder to ingrain feelings when you have a kiddo. Just want more time.

an actual driver fitting. 5 years ago I went to a guy and he told me I needed a low spin head (now I know it was due to swing faults). He told me to get an EF SZ from eBay. I got the head. He let me try some shafts and put me in a demo fujikura shaft. I always wondered why and it’s why I now tinker more. Somewhere down the line this will happen. Hopefully drivers aren’t $1,000 by then. 

[revkev]

8 minutes ago, hckymeyer said:

Have you tried lead tape yet as a cheap quick experiment?

As for regrets, I've had a few.  But then again too few to mention. (sorry, couldn't resist)  Actually the only thing I can really think of is I wish I had started working out regularly earlier in life, and I wish I had started speed training years ago.

That will be my next step or first step although I'm going to throw the D7 forged's back in the bag for the time being prior to trying that experiment. 

Golf for the remainder of the year is likely to be problematic for me.  I have my surgical consult on the cataract thing on Monday - I'm hoping to get those procedures done in November (before the action heats up in December).  My eyesight is really deteriorating at this point seemingly by the day.  

 

I appreciated the song quote - and this thread is about any sort of golf regret for certain not just equipment related - could be I wish I had joined that club before they started a buy in (a friend of mine left a club a few years ago and just got back in because he bought a home on the course - there was no buy in when he left - it's 10K now.)

[PrismFlopper]

I wish I hadn’t of bought the set of clubs I was fit for. This may be controversial but I was fit for a set of clubs when I didn’t really keep a handicap. Being 6’4 I found myself having ALOT of trouble with normal sized irons, a lot of tops or chunks when trying to fix the chunks. So I was fit for irons and was given a high handicap set of irons, which at the time made a lot of sense and I loved them. Now a year and a half since I started using them they are starting to bug me. I’m finding gaps in my irons that are hard to ignore and the forgiving wedges are the vain of my existence. Having a pretty decent short game they are just not doing it for me. I wish I had gone with a mid handicap knowing how I obsess about something and have learned to strike the ball much better.