


Epic Driver Struggles
#31
Posted 22 May 2017 - 08:38 PM

Srixon f65 with Tensei Pro Blue
Wishon 949 5 wood Oban Devotion
Taylormade P790
Odyssey O Works #7 Putter
Hogan TK wedges
#32
Posted 22 May 2017 - 08:45 PM
I'm really tempted to start playing with swing weight and weight distribution with aftermarket weights.
#33
Posted 22 May 2017 - 08:46 PM
Edited by Neverfaze, 22 May 2017 - 08:58 PM.
#34
Posted 22 May 2017 - 09:02 PM
#35
Posted 22 May 2017 - 09:12 PM

Callaway XR Pro 14 w/Diamana D+ 80
Callaway Steelhead XR 3 iron w/S300
Callaway Apex Pro 4-PW w/S300
Callaway MD Forged 52,56,60 w/S300
Odyssey Versa Works 1W Tank
#36
Posted 22 May 2017 - 09:45 PM
Neverfaze, on 22 May 2017 - 08:46 PM, said:
I did put my grafalloy blue into an epic

Didn't like it so i pulled it out.....mmmmm...where we going with this.
No money...I'll play like 18 capper.
#37
Posted 23 May 2017 - 01:24 AM
Just because they can make it lighter, and you can swing it faster, doesn't mean you will hit a lighter club as solidly as a heavier one. There's a reason Major League Baseball players don't all swing the lightest bats possible, even if it might give them a little more bat speed. They find their sweet spot. And wouldn't your Epic 3 wood that you like weigh more than the Epic driver when you are trying the same shaft in both heads?
Callaway Rogue driver, 9 degree, Project X Evenflow Blue S, 75g.
Callaway XR16 3 wood, 15 degree, Fukijura Evo II shaft
Callaway Apex hybrid, 20 degree, Kuro Kage 80HY stiff shaft
Wilson Staff C300 Forged irons, 4-PW, Nippon Modus 105 X shafts
Mizuno S5 gap wedge, 50.08, Nippon 1150 GH Tour shaft
Wilson Staff PMP Tour wedge, 56 degree, tour grind, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 shaft
Fourteen RM12 58.12 sand wedge, Dynamic Gold wedge shaft
Edel Rogue putter (thick blade), 34 inch, 71 degree lie, 2 degrees loft.
COMING: TaylorMade Hi-Toe wedge, 60 degree
#38
Posted 23 May 2017 - 07:33 AM
USGA22, on 22 May 2017 - 06:04 PM, said:
Put a Mitsubishi Rayon Tensei Blue shaft in my 917 D2 and it goes just as long as anything else and I can keep it in the fairway.
#39
Posted 23 May 2017 - 07:51 AM
#40
Posted 23 May 2017 - 08:43 AM

#41
Posted 23 May 2017 - 09:19 AM
Had my Epic swing weighted and it was D.3, that is "point" 3. Demo club was D3, that is without "point" and to exact spec.
Called Callaway and they couldn't have been nicer. Told them I wasn't covering a $500 driver with lead tape. They agreed and we are going officially "animal" at 45.5", dual sliding weights. Will see how it works out. By the way they offered to have a new one built to correct spec, the extra weight seemed just to obvious. Again first class effort from Callaway.
#42
Posted 23 May 2017 - 12:09 PM
3Wood: TaylorMade M3, 15* loft. Diamana Blue S+ 70
3 Hybrid: TaylorMade M3, 19* loft. UST V2 86 (2017)
4-PW: TaylorMade P770, Nippon Modus Tour 120
GW: TaylorMade MG 50.09, Nippon Modus Tour 120
SW: TaylorMade MG 54.09, Nippon Modus Tour 120
LW: TaylorMade Hi Toe 60 (If it ever gets off f’n backorder!)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour Black/ TaylorMade TP Juno/ Odyssey O-Works Red 7S
Ball: TaylorMade TP5X
#43
Posted 23 May 2017 - 02:59 PM
DRRicks, on 23 May 2017 - 12:09 PM, said:
Curious what TM you went with. I have a fitting tomorrow. I'm betting on either the M1 or M2 to win.
Callaway Rogue SZ 3 Wood Tensei CK Pro White 70 Stiff
Callaway X forged UT 2 & 4 Iron DG S300 OTW
Titleist 718 CB 5-PW DG S300
SM7 Tour Chrome 50.12F, 56.08M, 60.12D S200
Scotty Cameron Del Mar Buttonback Limited Edition
#44
Posted 23 May 2017 - 06:09 PM
#45
Posted 24 May 2017 - 03:22 PM

#46
Posted 24 May 2017 - 03:50 PM
Edited by odshot68, 24 May 2017 - 03:51 PM.
Callaway Rogue SZ 3 Wood Tensei CK Pro White 70 Stiff
Callaway X forged UT 2 & 4 Iron DG S300 OTW
Titleist 718 CB 5-PW DG S300
SM7 Tour Chrome 50.12F, 56.08M, 60.12D S200
Scotty Cameron Del Mar Buttonback Limited Edition
#47
Posted 24 May 2017 - 03:58 PM
Ended up with with a 2017 M1 9.5 460 with a tour ad BB7x. I would gladly give up the extra 7-8 yards for more consistency.
Callaway XR 4 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD DJ 8X
Titleiste 816 H2 21 Degrees - Graphite Design Tour AD DI 85Hybrid X
Titleist 716 AP2 4-PW - KBS Tour X-Stiff
Titleist Vokey SM6 - 50,55,60 - KBS Hi Rev 2.0
Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2/TeI3 Newport 2
#48
Posted 24 May 2017 - 05:55 PM
odshot68, on 23 May 2017 - 02:59 PM, said:
DRRicks, on 23 May 2017 - 12:09 PM, said:
Curious what TM you went with. I have a fitting tomorrow. I'm betting on either the M1 or M2 to win.
I went M2 with Hzrdus Yellow...wasn't even a fair fight!
3Wood: TaylorMade M3, 15* loft. Diamana Blue S+ 70
3 Hybrid: TaylorMade M3, 19* loft. UST V2 86 (2017)
4-PW: TaylorMade P770, Nippon Modus Tour 120
GW: TaylorMade MG 50.09, Nippon Modus Tour 120
SW: TaylorMade MG 54.09, Nippon Modus Tour 120
LW: TaylorMade Hi Toe 60 (If it ever gets off f’n backorder!)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour Black/ TaylorMade TP Juno/ Odyssey O-Works Red 7S
Ball: TaylorMade TP5X
#49
Posted 30 May 2017 - 06:49 AM
jrr, on 23 May 2017 - 09:19 AM, said:
Had my Epic swing weighted and it was D.3, that is "point" 3. Demo club was D3, that is without "point" and to exact spec.
Called Callaway and they couldn't have been nicer. Told them I wasn't covering a $500 driver with lead tape. They agreed and we are going officially "animal" at 45.5", dual sliding weights. Will see how it works out. By the way they offered to have a new one built to correct spec, the extra weight seemed just to obvious. Again first class effort from Callaway.
Follow on to my prior post. Stumbled on a great deal for a UST Elements Chrome 7F4. Threw it in this weekend. Yes the profile fits me a bit better than stock Hazrdus T800 6.0. But without adding the new sliding weight from Cally, the results were stunning. dispersion and consistency was radically improved. Sure had a few "holy crp" but immediately fixed. I am now a believer in static weight impact.
Will probably leave well enough alone and not add the add'l weight.
#50
Posted 30 May 2017 - 06:58 AM

#51
Posted 30 May 2017 - 08:07 AM
DRRicks, on 23 May 2017 - 12:09 PM, said:
Going to be different strokes for different folks. I found last year's M2 to be considerably less forgiving than the SZ (both his Hzrdus yellow shafts).
#52
Posted 30 May 2017 - 08:30 AM
DRRicks, on 23 May 2017 - 12:09 PM, said:
You can ask Callaway for an extra sliding weight to "animalize" the head, hot melt exists, as does lead tape or tungsten tabs.
In the Bag: Ping G400/TPT Golf Series 17 LKP ● Callaway Rogue 4wd/GD AD F55, 7 wd/GD YS-6 Nano ● Rogue 21HY GD ADHY 75 ● PXG 0311 XF 5-PW/Mitsu OT 75, Miura Y Grind 50, K Grind 55, 59 Nippon Pro Modus 3 105 ● Directed Force Reno ● Callaway CS, Snell MTB; Cart: Stewart Golf RS-1; Irons/Wedges built by Frank VIola @ www.aceofclubstp.com
#53
Posted 30 May 2017 - 12:13 PM
My swing is far from perfect, but this is the most accurate/forgiving driver I have owned. I have not hit the 2017 M1/M2s, but owned both last year and I preferred the 816DBD to both of those...and the Epic to me is an improved version of that.
910Fd - Bi-Matrix
Cobra FlyZ 3H - TMB 4-iron
Cobra BioCell+ 4-9 DG Pros
Vokey SM6 46*/50*/56*
TaylorMade Spider Tour Red
#54
Posted 30 May 2017 - 12:18 PM
Face angle needs to match your natural swing tendencies IMO.
Otherwise, are you using the same, or a very similar shaft that you've had success with in the past? I've tried tons of different shafts and almost no 2 shafts feel exactly the same, there are always small differences that make the club, and the swing in general feel different.
DR - '16 M2 Speeder Evo II 661
3W - F8 2KXV Blue 70
3i - U65 VS Proto RIP'd
Irons - P790 4i Modus 105, 5-PW Modus 120
Wedges - Trusty Tour 50/8 54/10 60/6 Modus Wedge 115
P - Odyssey #7
Ball - ProV1 or Project (a)
#55
Posted 30 May 2017 - 02:16 PM

Callaway RFX 5w Trinity Stiff
Callaway Apex 3 hybrid Kuro Kage Stiff
Srixon u65 23* PX 6.0
Srixon z765 5-AW DG 115 S
Callaway Mack Daddy Forged 54* S200
Callaway Mack Daddy 2 U Grind 58* DG wedge
Odyssey O-Works Red 1 Wide S
#56
Posted 30 May 2017 - 04:55 PM
AmpliFIRE, on 30 May 2017 - 02:16 PM, said:
Callaway GBB Epic 3 UST Mamiya recoil ES
Callaway Big Bertha OS 3, 4 UST Mamiya recoil ES
Callaway Rogue 5-AW True Temper XP 95 ST15
PING Glide 2.0 54 SS, 58 ES AWT 2.0
Toulon Garage Columbus
Sun Mountain C130
#57
Posted 30 May 2017 - 06:35 PM
SwingMan, on 30 May 2017 - 08:30 AM, said:
DRRicks, on 23 May 2017 - 12:09 PM, said:
You can ask Callaway for an extra sliding weight to "animalize" the head, hot melt exists, as does lead tape or tungsten tabs.
I hear you, but it shouldn't be that hard!
3Wood: TaylorMade M3, 15* loft. Diamana Blue S+ 70
3 Hybrid: TaylorMade M3, 19* loft. UST V2 86 (2017)
4-PW: TaylorMade P770, Nippon Modus Tour 120
GW: TaylorMade MG 50.09, Nippon Modus Tour 120
SW: TaylorMade MG 54.09, Nippon Modus Tour 120
LW: TaylorMade Hi Toe 60 (If it ever gets off f’n backorder!)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour Black/ TaylorMade TP Juno/ Odyssey O-Works Red 7S
Ball: TaylorMade TP5X
#58
Posted 30 May 2017 - 10:23 PM
I'm going to try one more shaft, then off it goes.
Cobra F6 Baffler
Callaway BB OS & Ping Crossover hybrids
Callaway Steelhead Pro irons
Cleveland Rotex 3.0 wedges
Edel E3 putter
#60
Posted 30 May 2017 - 11:11 PM

Callaway RFX 5w Trinity Stiff
Callaway Apex 3 hybrid Kuro Kage Stiff
Srixon u65 23* PX 6.0
Srixon z765 5-AW DG 115 S
Callaway Mack Daddy Forged 54* S200
Callaway Mack Daddy 2 U Grind 58* DG wedge
Odyssey O-Works Red 1 Wide S
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