WRX Forum Buzzz
FTF: The joys of the game and why we play
The GolfWRX forums exist so golfers have access to the latest equipment releases, hottest discussions, real equipment reviews, best instruction, new technologies and everything golf you can imagine. So if you love golf, the GolfWRX forums are your sanctuary.
In the From the Forums weekly feature, we bring you the hottest, most buzz-worthy topics from our forums for your convenience. I’ll be your trusty tour guide to navigate the latest buzz. Here’s a peek behind the curtain into golf’s sanctuary.
The joy of getting a golf package
It’s the simple things. User tdeane waxed poetic about the agony and ecstasy of waiting for golf club to arrive. “How exciting is it to be sitting at work, check the tracking on your package and see that it has been delivered,” he wrote. “Feels like Christmas morning. Just 7 hours till I get to tear open the package and see my new putter.”
Experienced something similar in the course of fueling your equipment addiction? Share your story in the thread.
Which Tour pro would you dress like (if you could)
Rickie Fowler’s bold colors, joggers, and high tops? Miguel Angel Jimenez’s Lacoste polos and bespoke shoes? Henrik Stenson’s size boys medium shirts? Whose apparel would you wear (perhaps if you were blessed with the body to do so)? Fun discussion here. Chime in.
Share your course photos
WRXer asommer14 posted this thread with a simple and photographically rich premise: Post your photos from the golf course. And given the range of first-rate venues GolfWRXers play and scenic splendor they behold, this was always going to be a phenomenal thread (and it is). See the photos and add to this great thread.
Why do you play golf?
Ah, the fundamental question. Relaxation? Competition? Camaraderie? Exercise? A challenge? No clue? Why do you play this maddening and beautiful game? Kgeisler13 began this thread with an interesting observation about a friend who hates playing golf and tees it up only in the hope of winning bets, adding that his own reason for golfing is that he’s loved the game since he began playing with his grandfather as a child.
In the few days this thread has been live, there have already been more than 80 replies. It appears to have struck a chord, as it should, since without good reasons for playing we’d all likely go full Woody Austin and abandon the game forever.
See why WRXers “love this game,” to borrow a phrase from Golf Digest.
BST: Greaaat stuff!
Pardon the Tony the Tiger phrasing, but we wanted to call attention to the classified section of the forums in case you didn’t know what WRXers are always unloading some first-rate equipment. Rather than give any one seller’s thread the bump at risk of offending others, there are few pictures from the first page of the thread to give you a taste of what you could add to your arsenal. And here’s link to the sub-forum itself. (featured photo cred to ge0vis).
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From the Forums: I need more forgiveness in my irons – Looking for recommendations
In our forums, our members have been discussing the most forgiving irons currently on the market. WRXer ‘TheShark1’ is on the hunt for a new set of irons, saying:
“Currently gaming the Mizuno Pro 225’s but think I need more forgiveness in my irons. My well struck shots are real nice, but my mishits are not performing as good as I had hoped anymore. I really like hollow body irons so if I could find something more forgiving in a hollow body iron that would be great.
Open to any and all recommendations other than Ping. Can’t hit Ping irons at all.”
And our members have been sharing their best suggestions in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- AvidSwampThing66: “Another vote for the super forgiving and fast Paradym irons. They look really good for being a GI iron.”
- bobfoster: “I just went from MP20 MMCs to the new 245s in my scoring irons (just played my first round with them today). If you have a chance to try them, you might find them worth a serious look.”
- vman: “Shoot me down, but spend the money on lessons.”
- J_Tizzle: “i525s are great off the heel in my opinion.”
Entire Thread: “From the Forums: I need more forgiveness in my irons – Looking for recommendations”
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Best fairway wood for senior golfers? – GolfWRXers discuss
In our forums, our members have been discussing fairway woods for senior golfers. WRXer ‘gvogel’ is on the hunt for a new fairway wood to give him maximum distance, and kicks off the thread saying:
“I’m over 70 and seeking to replace my Ping G25 5-wood with something better. This will be my fairway club to get maximum distance. I also have a G25 4-wood, but I don’t think that it goes any farther than the 5-wood. Is there some advanced tech in a higher lofted 3/4-wood or a 5-wood that I should be looking at?
Driver is a TSR1 12* with a Ventus TR Red 5R shaft. Driver Swing speed is a bit over 80.”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- brancamp52: “Can’t go wrong with the Ping G425 or G430. personally i like the 430s because i think they sound a little better than the 425s but that could just be me. I’m 71 and the 430’s won’t be going anywhere.”
- jjfcpa: “I’m 76 years old and play a G430 HL 3 and 5 hybrid, however, I found that the Callaway AI Smoke Max D 5w has better performance than the Ping fairway woods. I went with the Ping hybrids because they are a little easier to hit, but perhaps a bit shorter than the Callaway hybrids.”
- PJE: “I would check out the Ping G425 fairway wood. I also owned the G25 (and then a G400) 5 wood. For me, the G425 was longer than both the G25 and G400. I think the face is hotter. It’s also very easy to launch. I also liked the clean appearance of the G425 head over the G430 graphics and I like the small hosels of the Pings compared to other OEMs.”
Entire Thread: “Best fairway wood for senior golfers? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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Shallow face vs deep face fairway woods – GolfWRXers discuss
In our forums, our members have been discussing shallow faced and deep faced fairway woods. WRXer ‘Mike412’ kicks off the conversation saying:
“I’ve always preferred a deeper face but with so many manufacturers making shallow face woods the deeper face models are hard to come by, especially on the used market and even more especially 7W’s. So for those that like a shallow face, what do you like about them?”
And our members have been having their say on the subject in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- CactusGolf: “Shallow-faced woods were always a problem for me, especially with the last Paradym release because I found myself making contact at the top of the face to the point of danger. Had to switch to the Paradym Triple Diamond model for the slightly deeper face and haven’t had that problem. Made sure to loft up by at least +1* with the lower-spinning head. I don’t hit fairway woods off the deck very often due to the length of some of my courses, so the fairway wood is primarily a tee-only club.”
- Bobb3rddown: “I like deeper faced woods. Especially out of the rough. I’ve slid under to many balls I the rough with shallow face woods.”
- ChipNRun: “Prefer a deep face, but can handle a medium-face OK. Played with shallow-face FWs during early 2000s, but I changed my swing plane and started popping up shots, especially on tee shots. Ended up fluffing grass and putting ball atop tuft on tee shots.”
Shallow face vs Deep face fairway woods – GolfWRXers discuss
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Randy Torres
Jul 31, 2016 at 10:01 pm
Flashy is great it projects confidence, which is why Puma always uses the phrase”look good play good.” I would dress like Rickie Fowler and I actually wear a ton of Puma golf clothing.
Scooter McGavin
Jul 30, 2016 at 5:39 pm
Actually, Tony the Tiger lengthens out the “r” in “great. So it would be like “Grrrrreat!”