FirstOnTheTee Posted Sunday at 06:50 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:50 PM Hi All, Quick introduction to myself as a new member. 34 year old from Birmingham (UK). Been playing about 5 years now and I’m currently off 18.8. Try and play every week but with a 2 year old, it’s getting harder to do this! Below is my WIYB at present so if anyone has any comments or recommendations for other gear, let me know! Driver: Taylor Made Stealth, stiff shaft. When I was fitted for this my swing speed was about 109mph, unsure what I’m at now but it has been a few years since I bought it. 3 Wood: Taylor Made Stealth 2, stiff shaft. The only 3 wood I tried that I liked at the time, took a bit of time getting used too but I love the thing off the tee, horrendous off the deck but that is my fault! Irons - 5/6/7/8/9/P: Callaway OS XR 2016, regular shaft. Had the shafts lengthened 1in as I was standing up quite a lot in my swing. I’m now looking for new irons as my swing has changed so don’t need the extra length, and they also feel quite heavy in the swing. Wedges: 50°/54°/58° Taylor Made Hi Toe 3. Also had these clubs lengthened an inch. Fantastic clubs and don’t have a bad thing to say about them! Putter: Taylor Made Spider 2016, red. My favourite club and it would take an exceptional putter for me to ever want to change. The weight distribution through the putting swing is brilliant and it is a god send on quicker greens as the club does the work. Balls: Callaway Supersoft. Lovely ball to hit wedges with but not the longest in distance in my eyes, currently looking at changing and the Bridgestone E6 has been lovely on the two or three occasions I’ve used it. Thanks for reading! Rob Person, GolfSpy_APH, Josh Parker and 1 other 4 Quote Driver - Taylor Made Stealth 3 wood - Taylor Made Stealth 2 Irons - Ping i530 Wedges - Taylor Made Hi-Toe 3 Putter - Taylor Made Spider 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted Sunday at 06:53 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:53 PM 1 minute ago, FirstOnTheTee said: Hi All, Quick introduction to myself as a new member. 34 year old from Birmingham (UK). Been playing about 5 years now and I’m currently off 18.8. Try and play every week but with a 2 year old, it’s getting harder to do this! Below is my WIYB at present so if anyone has any comments or recommendations for other gear, let me know! Driver: Taylor Made Stealth, stiff shaft. When I was fitted for this my swing speed was about 109mph, unsure what I’m at now but it has been a few years since I bought it. 3 Wood: Taylor Made Stealth 2, stiff shaft. The only 3 wood I tried that I liked at the time, took a bit of time getting used too but I love the thing off the tee, horrendous off the deck but that is my fault! Irons - 5/6/7/8/9/P: Callaway OS XR 2016, regular shaft. Had the shafts lengthened 1in as I was standing up quite a lot in my swing. I’m now looking for new irons as my swing has changed so don’t need the extra length, and they also feel quite heavy in the swing. Wedges: 50°/54°/58° Taylor Made Hi Toe 3. Also had these clubs lengthened an inch. Fantastic clubs and don’t have a bad thing to say about them! Putter: Taylor Made Spider 2016, red. My favourite club and it would take an exceptional putter for me to ever want to change. The weight distribution through the putting swing is brilliant and it is a god send on quicker greens as the club does the work. Balls: Callaway Supersoft. Lovely ball to hit wedges with but not the longest in distance in my eyes, currently looking at changing and the Bridgestone E6 has been lovely on the two or three occasions I’ve used it. Thanks for reading! Great WITB and welcome! Glad you found clubs that work for you and are ones you like. That's really all that matters in the end. Will be curious to see what you end up with down the line for irons if you go the route of new or DTC or whatever else! Rob Person and Josh Parker 2 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...
Rob Person Posted Monday at 12:32 AM Share Posted Monday at 12:32 AM Welcome to MGS! Glad to have you aboard! Josh Parker 1 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...
FirstOnTheTee Posted Monday at 04:36 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 04:36 AM 9 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said: Great WITB and welcome! Glad you found clubs that work for you and are ones you like. That's really all that matters in the end. Will be curious to see what you end up with down the line for irons if you go the route of new or DTC or whatever else! Joining has made me bite the bullet and I’ve booked a fitting session, these are the clubs I’m testing Taylor Made P790’s Ping i540’s Titleist T200 Callaway Apex I’ll put up a post after the fitting with my views but based on aesthetics, I’m leaning towards TM’s or Pings. The TXBexar, Rob Person, GolfSpy_APH and 1 other 4 Quote Driver - Taylor Made Stealth 3 wood - Taylor Made Stealth 2 Irons - Ping i530 Wedges - Taylor Made Hi-Toe 3 Putter - Taylor Made Spider 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParFore74x Posted Monday at 04:58 AM Share Posted Monday at 04:58 AM Welcome to the MGS forums! Rob Person and Josh Parker 2 Quote TSi3 10° w/ Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 65g TS2 15° 3W w/ Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.0 70g 818 H1 21° Hybrid w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70g MP-18 MMC 2 iron w/ KBS Tour C-Taper S 120g JPX 921 HM 5-GW w/ Project X LZ 5.5 115g JB Forged 54° & 58° w/ Project X LZ 6.0 120g EV5.3 Black Official Tester Review Nitron push cart Unofficial review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted Monday at 05:24 AM Share Posted Monday at 05:24 AM 47 minutes ago, FirstOnTheTee said: Joining has made me bite the bullet and I’ve booked a fitting session, these are the clubs I’m testing Taylor Made P790’s Ping i540’s Titleist T200 Callaway Apex I’ll put up a post after the fitting with my views but based on aesthetics, I’m leaning towards TM’s or Pings. Great lineup. Will be hard to go wrong with any of those! Rob Person and Josh Parker 2 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...
Josh Parker Posted Monday at 11:01 AM Share Posted Monday at 11:01 AM Welcome @FirstOnTheTee Like the setup! FirstOnTheTee and Rob Person 2 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...
The TXBexar Posted Monday at 02:49 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:49 PM 10 hours ago, FirstOnTheTee said: Joining has made me bite the bullet and I’ve booked a fitting session, these are the clubs I’m testing Taylor Made P790’s Ping i540’s Titleist T200 Callaway Apex I’ll put up a post after the fitting with my views but based on aesthetics, I’m leaning towards TM’s or Pings. I'm gaming the P790's currently and love them, can't wait to see what you end up with. I see your considering changing the ball you game too; I'd recommend that while you're doing your fitting, talk to your fitter to see if you can try a couple different styles/brands of golf balls while your there too. If they're a good fitter, they'll have several different types of balls ready to go for the fitting to try and have you set-up with the ball you'll normally use anyways, might as well use the time to see if the ball you want to upgrade too will be a good fit for your style or if there is a better type you should be using. Rob Person and FirstOnTheTee 2 Quote Driver: 2024 Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke MAX 9deg(wgt'd draw w/ hosel set +1&draw) Hybrids: 2022 TSR2 - 3Hybrid(19Deg) Irons: 2023 T790 5-9i,Pw,Aw - Dynamic Gold 115g Stiff Wedges: 2024 Vokey SM10 55Deg(56Deg loft adj. -1) - same Putter: 2004 Scotty Cameron Futura - 38.25", 4Deg Lie Ball: 2020 Vice Pro, Callaway SuperHot/SuperSoft Matte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstOnTheTee Posted Monday at 03:00 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 03:00 PM 10 minutes ago, The TXBexar said: I'm gaming the P790's currently and love them, can't wait to see what you end up with. I see your considering changing the ball you game too; I'd recommend that while you're doing your fitting, talk to your fitter to see if you can try a couple different styles/brands of golf balls while your there too. If they're a good fitter, they'll have several different types of balls ready to go for the fitting to try and have you set-up with the ball you'll normally use anyways, might as well use the time to see if the ball you want to upgrade too will be a good fit for your style or if there is a better type you should be using. Yeah I’ll ask him mate. i quite like the idea of trial and error though. Not good enough to spend the money on ProV1’s at present. Rob Person 1 Quote Driver - Taylor Made Stealth 3 wood - Taylor Made Stealth 2 Irons - Ping i530 Wedges - Taylor Made Hi-Toe 3 Putter - Taylor Made Spider 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The TXBexar Posted Monday at 11:49 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:49 PM 8 hours ago, FirstOnTheTee said: Yeah I’ll ask him mate. i quite like the idea of trial and error though. Not good enough to spend the money on ProV1’s at present. Nothing wrong with trail & error lol good way to get to know you're game and learn some new things along the way. Rob Person 1 Quote Driver: 2024 Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke MAX 9deg(wgt'd draw w/ hosel set +1&draw) Hybrids: 2022 TSR2 - 3Hybrid(19Deg) Irons: 2023 T790 5-9i,Pw,Aw - Dynamic Gold 115g Stiff Wedges: 2024 Vokey SM10 55Deg(56Deg loft adj. -1) - same Putter: 2004 Scotty Cameron Futura - 38.25", 4Deg Lie Ball: 2020 Vice Pro, Callaway SuperHot/SuperSoft Matte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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