Popular Post DerbyGolf Posted October 11 Popular Post Share Posted October 11 Couldn't help but notice the lack of discussion surrounding most wanted testing here. I've been a long time lurker, but found it hard to get into posting. I'm not sayong it doesn't matter, but I would think given this forum is MyGolfSpy there would be a lot more discussion surrounding the results. Definitely not the case. So who is it for? Seemingly not the members here. I've seen the socials that go around it about it and it seems like a ton of work. The presentation is better now than previous years, but also seems a lot more of a sales tactic than it had before. Tons of check price links which to me cheapens it a bit. I also noticed a difference in that some tables had rankings. Some had rankings and data. But not for all. I guess what I am trying to get at is does Most Wanted testing matter to you? If yes, why? If not then we do you think it is meant for? Thanks everyone for reading Medfloat, sirchunksalot, Northern Monkey and 9 others 12 Quote What day is it? Because it will change tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GolfSpy_APH Posted October 11 Popular Post Share Posted October 11 At least for me it is more for ppl who are interested in OTR purchasing. While I like seeing the top 3 but I'll admit I've moved on from making any purchasing decisions surrounding it. The methods are good and I do know there is a ton of work that goes into from seeing the back end work, but will admit that I think for many forum members they value the fitting they do and their experiences more than a lump sum of data. It's a good read and fun to see, but more a starting point vs the golden rule. Oh and welcome to the forum! KC Golf, William P, The TXBexar and 12 others 15 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...
Popular Post GolfSpy_KFT Posted October 11 Popular Post Share Posted October 11 I'll piggyback on what @GolfSpy_APH said above. Most wanted testing, in my opinion, is geared towards the masses. The people who go into a PGATSS, Golf Galaxy, local shop, etc., grab a demo club and swing it, then buy off the rack. There are a lot of members here on the forum who are very in tune with their specific specs and wants/needs for clubs. For me, Most Wanted testing is cool too see more than anything. I always check to see which clubs rank in the top for distance, while also knowing that the top 3 for distance for me may be completely different, for example. I don't base any of my club decisions solely off Most Wanted testing, and would much rather get fit. The TXBexar, TJ Hall, Tom the Golf Nut and 11 others 14 Quote Driver: GT3 9|Tour AD-UB 6S (testing in progress) Fairways: GT2 15 & 18|Tour AD-UB 7S (testing in progress) | Aerojet Max 7|Kai'Li White 70X Hybrid: King TEC 3H|MCA MMT 85g Stiff Irons: Aerojet 6-GW|KBS $-taper Lite Stiff Wedges: Vokey SM10 52.12F|56.12D|True Temper Vokey Wedge Flex Putter: Super Select Newport 2.0 Ball: Tour & ProV1 #LeftyGang Titleist GT Long Game Test (Link Here) Cobra 50th Anniversary Member Special Challenge (link here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Josh Parker Posted October 11 Popular Post Share Posted October 11 Welcome and great question! I find it interesting and will take the results with a grain of salt. As @GolfSpy_APH mentioned it being a starting point, that's how I look at it. Everyone swings the club differently and while some things can match up, others don't. cksurfdude, Northern Monkey, sirchunksalot and 9 others 12 Quote Titleist GT3 11* Tensei 1k blue Titleist TSR2 4w 16* Titleist TSR2 5w 18.75* MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey SM9 Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Berg Ryman Posted October 11 Popular Post Share Posted October 11 18 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said: more a starting point vs the golden rule. And Jaime distills it down to 7 words and one abbreviation. Most Wanted testing allows me to set expectations for what I might want to try in fittings or buy for myself knowing my specs and some of the data is helpful for some differentiation in ideas as well. Hope you take to here like a duck to water @DerbyGolf GolfSpy_APH, The TXBexar, Northern Monkey and 11 others 14 Quote In a Hoofer Lite bag AI Smoke Max, 12*, set -1/D, Project X RDX Smoke Red 50, 6.0 Flex Stealth, 15 degrees, VA Composites Nemesys 70-S E722, 19 degrees, Oban Devotion 80-S JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4-P, Nippon 950GH Stiff Flex CBX Zipcore 50* (bent to *49) and RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 54* (bent to *55), DG 115 Spinner, Tour Issue Staff Model TG 60*, Dynamic Gold 120 S300 SIK Golf Flo-C Prov V1X Left Dash... for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin B Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 Adding my 2 very LOCO cents, I don't go off Most Wanted but it does give me an idea of what's out there and new. I do enjoy the data and information, but that's pretty much what it is for me, data and information. Alas, a great question @DerbyGolf and welcome to the discussions as I see you've been a member a while! And I like the "Home of Golf" location! cksurfdude, William P, sirchunksalot and 4 others 7 Quote I could play golf every day and learn something new each time. Driver: Paradym TD 9* or DarkSpeed LS 9* Woods: Mini 2 Wood and Mini BRNR 3 Wood Hybrids: 4H Irons: 902PD 5-PW Wedges: Vokey SM10 48, 52, 56* Putter: Black MiniGiant Ball: Pro V1X or Chrome TourX https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63746-motocaddy-m-series-carts-2024-forum-member-review/?do=findComment&comment=1042686 https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/62621-forum-member-reviews-callaway-whitebox-testing/?do=findComment&comment=1020558 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bens197 Posted October 11 Popular Post Share Posted October 11 Think Golf Digest Hot List but instead, add a vetted, testing process. I use it as a guide, not an absolute. William P, GolfSpy_SHARK, KC Golf and 9 others 11 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...
Northern Monkey Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 Gotta agree with the consensus here in that it’s a guide to start from. Everyone is different so there is no “best” club that would apply to all sirchunksalot, William P, TJ Hall and 6 others 9 Quote Driver: G430 Max Fairway: LTDx Max 3 wood Hybrid: King Tec 3 hybrid Irons: Forged Tec 4-PW + GW Wedges: Jaws 56 SM9 52 Putter: Mallet Ball: Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerbyGolf Posted October 12 Author Share Posted October 12 Appreciate all the responses. All of this begs another question for me. If for many it's just seen as a starting point or a general guide as it seems is the case. Doesn't it seem like overkill to do X thousand shots? I love that they do all it, don't get me wrong. But it seems like there could be an easier way that is less time consuming to essentially provide a basic buyers guide. Thanks for the warm welcome as well. Wasnt sure if I would be pressing any buttons and triggering anyone with this as it seems to be MGS bread and butter. That and what I would say are selling articles which try and be disguised as information pieces, but that's a whole other topic. cksurfdude, Rob Person, William P and 4 others 7 Quote What day is it? Because it will change tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Parker Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 6 minutes ago, DerbyGolf said: All of this begs another question for me. If for many it's just seen as a starting point or a general guide as it seems is the case. Doesn't it seem like overkill to do X thousand shots? Not at all. What they do for testing is great and just like any testing gathers data that can be very helpful. Look at all the AI in drivers and clubs these days. Those data points come from thousands of swings. Not everyone is obsessed with golf the way many of us are and the data they provide is perfect for the "normal" golfer. Hope that makes a little more sense. cksurfdude, Rob Person, bens197 and 4 others 6 1 Quote Titleist GT3 11* Tensei 1k blue Titleist TSR2 4w 16* Titleist TSR2 5w 18.75* MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey SM9 Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Person Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 Thanks for jumping on the forums!!! To answer your second question, the xx amount of shots in the thousands or repetitive testing of a product will allow me to tune in to durability aspects. It's definitely not the same for everyone's results (ie- new drivers falling apart) bens197, Medfloat, TJ Hall and 3 others 6 Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 I'm going to agree with everyone else here that Most Wanted testing is for the golfer that just wants to go into a store and grab something off the rack and doesn't want to go through the fitting process. I think it's a good starting point and as @bens197 stated it's not an absolute but gives the average consumer some idea of what might be best for them and narrow down the choices. I personally appreciate the amount of time and effort HQ puts in with their testing using regular golfers instead of taking 10 swings with a robot like some other sites. We all swing differently and I think that's more in tune with the average golfer. TJ Hall, cksurfdude, russtopherb and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 19 hours ago, DerbyGolf said: I'm not sayong it doesn't matter, but I would think given this forum is MyGolfSpy there would be a lot more discussion surrounding the results. Possibly what you'd be more interested in are the forum and member testing reviews, which are in the main menu under .. \Golf Product Reviews. In two sub-categories forum members test and review different equipment .. both hard and soft goods, and accessories .. and then write up about their experience. They'll also provide background on their golf game to help provide context to the reader; for example as someone who plays GI irons I may not be as interested in a review of player's blades. These forum tests are unrelated to what we call HQ or main site Most Wanted tests. (..although I've wondered if maybe there were some way to synergize these separate efforts..?) And as you read through any of the forum reviews, you'll see a lot of discussion between forum members. Hope that helps a bit and I think your original question was a valid one. cnosil, Medfloat, TJ Hall and 3 others 6 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah... Driver... Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Max (Grafalloy ProLaunch Blue 45/A*) 3W... Callaway Bertha Mini 1.5 (ProForce V2 HL 5F3) 7W... Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H... Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H... Callaway Big Bertha '19 (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW... Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) SW, LW... Mizuno ES21 54-08, 60-06 (KBS Hi Rev 2.0) Putter... MLA Tour XDream or EvnRoll ER5 .. all in a Bag Boy hybrid bag on an MGI Zip Navigator. .. ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour/S. Or a found Pro V1/x. .. (dark orange text = MGS Forum inspired selection) * (current) Forum tester for the Newton Motion driver shaft (2024) Forum tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Other tests: MLA putter; Cleveland Hi Bore driver; Ben Hogan hybrids. For Sale in Classifieds: SkyTrak home launch monitor in excellent condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 3 hours ago, DerbyGolf said: All of this begs another question for me. If for many it's just seen as a starting point or a general guide as it seems is the case. Doesn't it seem like overkill to do X thousand shots? I love that they do all it, don't get me wrong. But it seems like there could be an easier way that is less time consuming to essentially provide a basic buyers guide. Is there an easier way. Sure. They could do like most club reviewers: the individual hits a few shots and provides a review with their opinion. The thousands of shots is how many the tester pool hits. Each individual tester hits about 15 shots with each club. The results you see are the averages of all the testers with data captured on a launch monitor. Depending n the results they may also do follow up testing to see why something occurs. For example if I particular club goes left for the majority of the testers they may do some deeper analysis which could be released at a later date. It also takes a long time because there are a lot of clubs, the OEMs have to send the clubs, there is a shallow tester pool, and scheduling people is hard. GolfSpy_APH, Rob Person, Medfloat and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Auditions ongoing Backup Putters: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe, Milled Collection RSX 2, Render w/VA Composites Baddazz Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medfloat Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 (edited) @DerbyGolf I see your point. I found the forum thru MGS HQ when I signed up to test Titleist golf balls many moons ago. From there I learned that the Forum answers your first question by doing multiple individual, long-term product tests AND reviews that HQ does not. Reading some of the Forum reviews, I learn more about the gear from everyday golfers of all ranges. That information is more valuable to my decision making than any advertisement, pro, or short-term testing such as youtube. Additionally, people have the opportunity to have a direct dialogue with a tester that they could not with other platforms. The Forum answers your second question as well. Yes, the “thousands” of shots are necessary for the testing process. Those shots or tests give more information as to longevity, quality, durability standards that purchasers want before money is spent. To me, more importantly, the “thousands” of product interaction eliminates the honeymoon period for a product so the tester can be less biased during the test and present a more neutral review at the end. Hope this helps and you enjoy the journey. Edited October 12 by Medfloat EasyPutter, Josh Parker and cksurfdude 2 1 Quote Driver - G410+ LA golf 65S 3wood - G400 Aldia green 75S 5 wood - G410 Aldia 75S 4-pw Iron - M3 steel fiber i110 Wedges - Glide 3.0 50, 54, 58 Nippon 115 Putter - O-Works 2-ball Ball - ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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