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From the forums: Are old woods still relevant?
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
Cleveland Golf TiFi giveaway
The Giveaway: Cleveland Golf is offering three (3) of our members a chance to win their choice of TFi 2135 putters.
Check out the thread to find out how to enter (it’s easy!).
Are old drivers, woods still relevant?
User redhead kicked off a thread with this post: “Just found a Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead Plus 9* driver and Titleist PT-15 fairway wood, both with steel stiff shaft, in a pristine condition with ridiculous price. My question is, are they still relevant today?”
The party line, of course, is “no,” but the ensuing discussion gets to the question of obsolescence in golf equipment.
The biggest equipment misconceptions?
Great discussion here: Misconceptions about golf equipment.
Chilidog started the thread:
“Next, those little weights on your driver actually help you by sliding it so that you minimize your hook or fade.
“What? Do you realize how little those weigh in the overall weight of the club? We did an experiment at our club with our club pro that thought we were crazy that they did nothing. We switched the weight around 10 different times and had him hold the club and tell us what position the weight was in. He got 1 out of 10 correct. On 5 of the 10, it was in a completely opposite direction than he thought. The human body just can’t feel that, especially when the club is in motion and being controlled by our large muscles.”
Users countered Chilidog’s initial claim and added their own perceived misconceptions in a good old-fashioned barstool equipment discussion.
What to take to a 5-club tournament?
Dead Letter Office kicked off a great discussion: He’s playing in a five-club tournament and wanted suggestions for what club to take.
Obviously, putter. As for the other four pieces of weaponry, WRXers have some interesting perspectives on what to take.
What five-club setup is best? Join the discussion.
True Temper X7 discussion
We posted a story earlier this week about True Temper’s upcoming release of the X7 iron shaft.
As Zak Kozuchowski wrote in the X7 feature, “What makes the X7 different than True Temper’s Dynamic Gold X100 shafts, which are a favorite among PGA Tour players, is their heavier, stiffer construction. They’re approximately 4-5 grams heavier than X100 models.”
And because this is GolfWRX, there have been 19 comments on that article in the two days since its writing. And also, because this is GolfWRX, there is an active discussion about the release in our forums, where users talk the thing through in detail.
Check out the thread if you’re interested in all the details about and educated perspectives on the shaft release.
The most iconic caddies of all time
GolfWRX forum legend Forged4Ever posed a question in the wake of Steve Williams’ book: Who are the five most iconic caddies of all time?
Here are his five:
- Angelo Argea (Jack Nicklaus)
- Bruce Edwards (Tom Watson)
- Steve Williams
- Mike “Fluff” Cowan
- Herman Mitchell II (Lee Trevino)
Who are your five most iconic loopers?
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (1/16/24): Cobra Forged One Length irons
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Cobra Forged One Length irons.
From the seller: (@adamwittman): “4-PW, GW, lw. Nunchuk shafts. $350 tyd conusa.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Cobra Forged One Length irons
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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What GolfWRXers are saying about Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons
In our forums, our members have been discussing Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons which he has in the bag at this week’s CJ Cup. WRXers have been commenting on the switch and the clubs themselves in our forums.
For lots more photos, check out the full thread here.
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.
- btyh: “Holy offset.”
- Glf_LU: “These are interesting. Not going to make a rush to judgement until I see them in person. It does look like a little more offset than I would expect to see in this model.”
- bcflyguy1: “Kisner is not one to make a lot of equipment changes (see the GBB driver he’s still using), so if these do have staying power in his bag that will be interesting to see. I have to wonder if there’s something different about his set, because like others have mentioned there appears to be more offset on his than I recall seeing in the samples I’ve had in hand.”
Entire Thread: “Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons”
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WATCH: PGA Tour players play hole blindfolded and it’s hilarious/amazing
As part of a Srixon campaign, four PGA Tour players recently participated in a three-hole challenge, with each hole being a different game; hole No. 1 was blindfolded, hole No. 2 was costumes and distractions, and hole No. 3 was alternate shot with a baseball bat. The teams were Smylie Kaufman and Sam Ryder against Shane Lowry and Grayson Murray.
Watch the full video below, since it is quite entertaining (albeit not the type of golf that Old Tom Morris surely had in mind), but in particular, make sure to check out the first hole where Lowry and Ryder play a full hole completely blind folded. It’s amazing to watch how badly Ryder struggles, and how Lowry nearly makes par.
What happens when 4 #PGATOUR pros take a day off?
Luckily, the cameras were rolling.
Watch @shanelowrygolf, @graysonmurray, @smyliekaufman10, and @samrydersu in #SrixonVS. pic.twitter.com/C4LJwQgmZ7— Srixon (@SrixonGolf) June 25, 2018
Cleveland-Srixon’s marketing department has been hard at work crafting these viral-esque ad campaigns; if you remember, former long-drive champion Jamie Sadlowski recently dressed as 80-year-old Grandpa Jamie to fool range-goers. That video has since gathered over 1.2 million views on YouTube.
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Jeff*
Nov 19, 2015 at 12:45 am
Of course they are… they hit a golf ball consistently when used properly. The world might be full of decent golfers if they all had to learn on “old woods.”
Bladehunter
Nov 15, 2015 at 7:27 pm
who petunia sprinkled in your corn flakes?
Petunia Sprinkle
Nov 15, 2015 at 10:35 am
Forum legend huh. Because he posts tall tales sixteen times a day?
Mat
Nov 15, 2015 at 12:14 am
Woods that aren’t 0.83 CoR are not relevant. That’s your line.
Dan
Nov 14, 2015 at 9:32 am
The picture of Woods and Williams looks so fake
cgasucks
Nov 14, 2015 at 9:39 am
Its not photoshopped…its an actual picture of Woods & Williams when they were still together 🙂
Chuck D
Nov 14, 2015 at 2:16 am
Just saw an R7 Super Quad this past weekend in Tom Layman’s bag. Relevent? I think so.
Milo
Nov 15, 2015 at 6:39 pm
I still play a SuperQuad!
KoreanSlumLord
Nov 13, 2015 at 11:34 pm
My 10-year old Bridgestone J33 with Diamana Whiteboard 83x is more relevant to ME than anything sold right now at PGA tour super store. I’ve hit all the new Titys, pings, callaway,Cobras, etc and the numbers don’t lie on the GC2 with FSX Fit club fitting software. Don’t be fooled by the marketing hype get fit!
Jacob
Nov 13, 2015 at 6:49 pm
That’s junk, I can always feel where the weight is in my R15. And it does make a difference.