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FTF: Toughest course you’ve played? Best budget forged irons?
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.
A MyJoy Buffet
An oldie but good (and still active), this one. Who doesn’t love a custom pair of MyJoys? This thread was originally started a couple of years ago, but it features six pages of superlative MyJoy creations. And really, it should feature a few more.
Check out the MyJoy extravaganza, and add your own examples.
The hardest course you’ve ever played?
Apologies if we’ve travelled this path before in FTF, but this thread is brand new and blowing up. Perhaps more surprising, it only took two replies to get to “Bethpage Black from the tips.” But really, it’s an awesome rundown of some truly formidable courses.
Check out the thread and add your most fearsome 18-hole adversary.
Best forged irons for a $300 budget
Raferalston (presumably not the Rucker Park legend/former NBAer, unless he’s really fallen on hard times) has $300 to spend on a set of forged irons. Obviously, he’s looking in the used iron space.
See what WRXers think the best blades you can pick up on the cheap are.
Is the 40-degree wedge coming?
Not to sound like a card-carrying member of the tin-foil hat brigade, but in an environment of strengthening lofts and expanding wedge options, we could see the following: 40-degree pitching wedges, creating the need for a three-wedge setup just to cover gaps.
Cornwall1888 begs the question in this thread.
Don’t roll back the ball…
…get rid of the driver(!) So says, TomLikesGolf. Here’s his bold suggestion: In order to player certain shorter, say “legacy,” courses of the world (Myopia Hunt, etc), don’t let players hit anything with lower loft than a 14-degree 3-wood.
And while that may sound quite insane, the idea of limited-flight balls, as recently discussed by the USGA’s Mike Davis, may be only a standard deviation less.
What do you think about Tom’s idea? Want to see what other WRXers said? See the thread.
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (3/27/24): Miura TC-201 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 Miura TC-201 irons
From the seller: (@Vinny Nguyen): “Miura TC 201 5-PW w/ Modus 105X Black shafts. Half inch short of standard, 2 flat, standard loft. $825.“
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Miura TC-201 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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From the Forums: How are you liking TaylorMade’s Qi10 fairway woods?
In our forums, our members have been discussing TaylorMade’s new Qi10 fairway woods. WRXer ‘ace036’ plans on testing them in the next few weeks, saying: “from how they look from address and frame the ball is much more appealing to my eye versus my current Paradym fairway woods.” And our members have been sharing their positive feedback 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.
- Edwardsr: “I got fit into the Qi10 core model with Ventus TR Black 8X and it’s absolutely amazing for me.During the fitting with my 12-15 swings with it, it was the most efficient combo I’ve ever tested, tons of 1.48 smash and 3 or 4 1.49 smash (which I don’t think I’ve ever gotten on 3 wood on a launch monitor).”
- MiloMalt: “No complaints and so far only high praise for my Qi10 Tour 3 and 5 wood. I’m getting great numbers and a nice penetrating ball flight with great height whereas with my old TSi2 4 wood it was spinny and ballooning and short because of that.”
- courcy75: “The Qi10 Tour 3 wood I just put in play has been outstanding for me. Finally found something I like as much as the 07 burner tp.”
Entire Thread: “From the Forums: How are you liking TaylorMade’s Qi10 fairway woods?”
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From the Forums: Should I play a 3-wood or 5-wood?
In our forums, our members have been discussing 3-woods, 5-woods and bag setups. WRXer ‘Cole Fleming’ is currently unsure of his setup, and reached out to fellow members, saying:
“Thoughts on people playing 3 vs 5-wood? I have a high SS 118 with driver 280s + carry. I really never use my 3-wood now as my course doesn’t really have the need unless I move to the back tees. I usually carry it about 260+. I’m ultimately looking for something easier to hit and maybe start trying to use it off the tee some to keep me out of trouble.
I also play a 7-wood. Love it so don’t want them to be to0 close. Ive never even considered or looked at a 5-wood. I have a fitting today so I’m sure I could test them, but wanted somewhat of an idea going into it to tell the fitter so I’m not swinging so many clubs.”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts on the matter, as well as mentioning what has worked best for their game.
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.
- pu_golf88: “I’m dropping the 3 wood this year for a 5 wood. I hit my drivers a similar distance as you and find that my 3 wood isn’t a fairway finder, I really only use it if there’s a dogleg where a driver would go thru where I want to land the ball. I think a 5 wood goes far enough to use it as a fairway finder off the tee when I want more distance than hitting my 3 driving iron.”
- T626G: “I myself have decided to try a 5-wood. Never really had much luck or need with a 3-wood. Should be easier to hit. I’m going to cut it down a 1/2″ just to help control it and swing easier.”
- jedc: “Adjustable 5-wood turned down to 4-wood loft (and open looking face is nice). I had a fitting last month and really liked the PXG Black Ops 5-wood.”
Entire Thread: “From the Forums: Should I play a 3-wood or 5-wood?”
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ooffa
Mar 26, 2017 at 6:27 am
Any course that takes over four hours to play
Gorden
Mar 26, 2017 at 1:15 am
For me playing any course with narrow house lined fairways is the hardest courses I ever play….just stretch that narrow house lined course to more then 6300 yards and I go from a 15 handicap to a 20 or more right now.
The dude
Mar 25, 2017 at 8:30 am
Royal County Down…(mic drop)
Fat Perez
Mar 25, 2017 at 1:23 am
Ko’olau, in Hawaii, island of Oahu to be exact. That course was and is an absolute beast!! First couple’a holes and one thinks this isn’t so bad…………….then the carnival ride begins and you
better hang on for dear life and hope you can keep a score in double digits.