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[dale4ace]

Hey Guys...instead of posting an update on my old WITB, decided to just do an all new one, as there has been a lot of changes thanks to this STUPID forum (who am i kidding? i love this place).

anyways i'll just let the pics do the talking...feel free to leave your thoughts, and comments

first the big sticks:
Titleist 910 D3 9.5 - Oban devo 6 05 44.75" C1 setting
Titleist 910 F 17.5* - Oban devo 7 05 42.75" C1 setting



the precision instruments:
Ping s56 4-pw - +1/2" green dot, kbs tour S hardstepped
Ping Tour-S 50, 54, 58 - +1/2" green dot, kbs tour S (like the softer feel on my wedges)



Lastly my new pride and joy (not sure if i will ever actually use her, MIGHT just stick with my odyssey)
Bettinardi BB-1 Widebody Fruity Pebbles
note: my backups include Ping Anser, Ping Pickem'up Belly, Betti Sig 2




and finally a quick pic of everything together in my Sun Mountain 2011 H2N0, oh and before i forget i use Golf Pride New Decade Multi's in all my clubs, and iomic midsize in my putters: I'm considering ditching my nike/vr towel and getting a bettinardi players towel. Anybody know a good place to get one of those?



lemme know what you think fellow WRX'ers

Edited by lewis4ace, 27 March 2012 - 09:09 AM.

[enis750]

post some more pics of that BAG itself...i need one !

[scratchswinger]

Nice sticks.

[dale4ace]

will do enis...but i'm at work now so might have to wait till later

[mliedtke02]

How's that ballflight  and everything else with your d3 and oban devotion?  I have a d3 8.5 with a whiteboard 73stiff, and just bought a oban 6 05 flex like your's and was curious what might be different.

very nice bag

[dale4ace]

Thanks for the compliments!

D3 with Oban is still relatively new for me, but so far i must say i really like it. (quick fyi: I swing about 113 mph, but have a very quick tempo)

Average about 285 with maybe one or two drives per round breaking the 300 barrier (if i'm lucky). Being up here in canada there is limited options with club fitters and as such i've almost "accidentally" run into this combo. I have a high ball flight and i had originally bought the 910 with a DI-6x shaft (hence my picture) but i foudn that to hit way to high and became uncontrollable almost. I then moved to the whiteboard 73x, but that was humble pie for me, i was not able to flex the shaft at all and i actually lost distance only hitting about 275 avg. So i have since stuck with the oban as it produces a pretty mid/low flight for me and has lots of roll, i believe when i was hitting it in simulators the launch angle was right around 13* which i personally do like.

Biggest difference i found b/w the whiteboard and oban is feel. Although that is very subjective and may not apply to you, the whiteboard to me was very boardy, while the oban was much smoother while producing a slightly higher ball flight to increase my carry yardages. Hope this helps

[enis750]

a good freind and teaching pro of mine played that same set up as your driver last season
he too hits it high w spin and he flat out could BOMB his driver

he has a Cobra deal this year now tho, so i THINK hes going ZL ensore w the same OBAN shaft

I had the OBAN in a TM R9 and your right - it is a SMOOOTH smaft bro, really liked it

PS - u get ur bag from Golftown? was it a special order?

Edited by enis750, 21 March 2012 - 01:53 PM.

[dale4ace]

thanks enis!

actually the bag was given to me as a gift from a really good friend of mine. Apparently he went out of his way to drive Red Deer (i live in Edmonton) as there was a local course there that had the only one in alberta at the time. (at least that's what i'm told). But this was in 2010, so i'm sure they're more readily available nowadays. The bag is great though i absolutely love it (although it can be on the heavier side, so i sometimes use a ping 4 under )

[Hit em good]

Sweet set up brother!

[Gunner22]

I got a similar driver combo and it is great.

[dale4ace]

thanks for the compliments:

scratchswinger

hit em good

gunner22

[Benzo]

looks sexy!!

[dale4ace]

thanks benzo!

what putter are you switching to?

[Sidetracked]

Sweet bag. Those wedges look sick, I think I'm going to get 52, 56, and 60.

[dale4ace]

thanks! i'm torned whether i should coke them or not...maybe it's because of the old saying "you always want what you don't have?" i would love to see them raw, but i think once they're raw i want them to be "gold" again LOL

[dale4ace]

HEY ENIS this post is just for you!


best parts about this bag (aside from everything)
-waterproof ....duh!
-super comfortable, super padded straps
-handle at the top (now copied by the new ping bags and callaway bags as well)
-lots of pockets to put EVERYTHING you need for your round

[edLmuldoon]

Hey great bag! Those Oban Devotions are sick in the titty driver/wood combo, makes me want to ho all my woods out and start buying

Quick question though, are the S56s the first blade/player club, or did you go from forge to the SS s56? Is there a difference in feel if you did, I know some guys LOVE them and I was thinking about replacing my Callaway x-forged with them maybe in the next 6 months.  Thanks man, great bag!

[dale4ace]

thanks EDL! you should definitely try them, don't think you would regret getting the oban shafts at all

now to your question, i've only been golfing for about 5 years, going into my 6th season now and i started my golf "career" with hand me down nike pro combo (forged) then i bought my first set of irons and they were taylormade r7 tp, then i went to miura cb 501 forged, and now i play ping's

To be perfectly honest with you, IMO if there wasn't a "forged" badge on the club i would be hard pressed to tell any difference on those shots. The pings are teh best irons i've ever played in terms of overall playability. Being a sweeper i hardly take any divots with my irons and i find that the pings have awesome turf interaction from all lies. Best part is that the pings are super forgiving for what they are, love those shots were coming off the face in your mind you're thinking "oh F#$%" and you look up and it ends up on the green (granted maybe some 50-60 ft away, but still on the green). Hope that helps answer your questions in regards to the irons.

[enis750]

thx for the pics bro....quick question tho...where the water bottle pouch??

[dale4ace]

it's a  waterproof waterbottle pouch!

i showed it on picture number 3 from the top...it's the long-ish zipper...i can put a 1 litre nestle pure life in there no problem. I usually keep it opened for easy access and the bottle won't fall out

[Sidetracked]

lewis4ace, on 21 March 2012 - 09:33 PM, said:

thanks! i'm torned whether i should coke them or not...maybe it's because of the old saying "you always want what you don't have?" i would love to see them raw, but i think once they're raw i want them to be "gold" again LOL

Haha yeah I know what you mean. I'm heading to golfsmith right now to trade in some clubs and I might come home with some new tour-S's.

[cdiddydo]

hey sweet woods, i also have a devotion in a 910 d3 8.5 love it

[dale4ace]

MeiKo, on 22 March 2012 - 03:46 PM, said:

lewis4ace, on 21 March 2012 - 09:33 PM, said:

thanks! i'm torned whether i should coke them or not...maybe it's because of the old saying "you always want what you don't have?" i would love to see them raw, but i think once they're raw i want them to be "gold" again LOL

Haha yeah I know what you mean. I'm heading to golfsmith right now to trade in some clubs and I might come home with some new tour-S's.

nice!

how did it go? did you pick them up?

[dale4ace]

cdiddydo, on 22 March 2012 - 09:06 PM, said:

hey sweet woods, i also have a devotion in a 910 d3 8.5 love it

THANKS!

[Smash It]

VERY NICE driver and 3 wood setup

[dale4ace]

Smash It, on 23 March 2012 - 09:51 AM, said:

VERY NICE driver and 3 wood setup

tyty

[dale4ace]

I'm considering ditching my nike/vr towel and getting a bettinardi players towel. Anybody know a good place to get one of those?

[slc14]

Liking the woods

[dale4ace]

slc14, on 27 March 2012 - 11:02 AM, said:

Liking the woods

thanks buddy!

[dale4ace]

update: oban shaft on my 910 broke ....now i have to change shafts or buy a new one sigh....