WRX Forum Buzzz

FTF: Front-9 Jekyll, Back-9 Hyde

Published

7 years ago

Aug 4, 2017

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.

Your Biggest Front-9/Back-9 Differential?

We’ve all experienced the “Dr. Jekyll on the front-9, Mr. Hyde on the back-9” phenomenon. You’re striping it going out, can’t find a fairway coming in, etc. But just how extreme a scoring split have WRXers experienced? Check out this thread to see.

The International Short Driver Society

Not a formal organization, to be sure, but a band of brothers who have cut an inch or two off their drivers to good results. Hey, if it worked for Rickie Fowler… To see how the cut-down driver is working for WRXers, check out the thread.

Your Favorite Golf Shoes

As we know, WRXers can be pretty particular about their on-links footwear. And in an environment in which the multiplicity of golf shoes has never been greater, it’s interesting to see what the readership is wearing and why. Check out the thread.

The “Pro”

Oh boy, what a story, this one. JumboJack tells of a round he played with a professional golfer who was preparing for the Long Beach Open. The pro in question was plenty willing to talk up his accomplishments, but a funny thing was happening while he was heaping praise upon himself: JumboJack was beating him.

Keen to see if this was an anomaly, our fearless thread author later Googled the pro in question and found he was prone to exaggeration, to say the least. For the full story and more tales of a similar variety, see the thread.

2-Iron Family

An even more traditionalist, dogmatic, and heel-dragging crew than the short-driver bunch: The 2-Iron Family. These brave souls open the door to hosel rockets galore and embarrassing dispersions aplenty all in the name of their beloved low-lofted irons.

While there’s no rational reason for anyone with less than 120 mph of swing speed to be bagging a 2, the heart wants what the heart wants. See the odes to this maddening weapon here.

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3-wood vs. Mini-driver vs. 2nd driver – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

1 month ago

Jun 25, 2024

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been having an interesting discussion on bag setups. WRXer ‘Ghostdunc27’ has been unable to replace the 3-wood he loved and is currently “toying around with the idea of a mini driver or even a higher lofted regular driver with a shorter shaft” to his bag, and reaches out to fellow members on their thoughts.

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.

tjwilliams31: “I am tinkering with this now. I currently play an SLDR S 14 degree driver at 42.75 as my secondary tee club and it works great. My issue with a lower lofted driver at that length was the tendency for the ball to drop out of the air with a lack of spin. Again this could just be an issue in my delivery at the ball. Everyone in the forum references the Marty Jertson WITB on Youtube with PING and he plays a secondary driver around that length in lieu of 3 wood.”
adamwon84: “I switch between a mini driver and a normal 3 wood (15 degrees, crank down to 14) depending on the course. The mini driver is the newest Taylormade mini driver, set at 13.5 degrees and the 3 wood is the Callaway Smoke AI 15 degree set to 14. Both are great, but I am finding that the mini driver is more and more impressive as I use it (especially off the tee box). I did have a mini 300 model that had a 42.5 inch shaft that was fun on the deck and off the tee, really really solid. My current one is with the stock length shaft, but I am looking at ordering a shorter shaft to experiment with.”
agree1977: “Have a TSR2 driver and the 13.5 TM BRNR, I use both about the same amount of times a round, it just changes throughout the year, depending on weather, form, course i’m playing, etc. I just found that my 3-wood and 5-wood were pretty much overlaying in a few areas, so set the 5 wood to 18 degrees and it does all i need for a fairway.”

Entire Thread: “3-Wood vs. Mini-Driver vs. 2nd Driver – GolfWRXers discuss”

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What’s the most forgiving and longest driver you’ve played in past 5 years? – GolfWRXers discuss

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2 months ago

Jun 11, 2024

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been discussing the most forgiving and longest driver they’ve played over the past 5 years. WRXer ‘bogeykibg’ poses the question and also asks “does forgiveness mean shorter?”, and our members have been sharing their thoughts 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.

Kai Slater: “The Callaway Rogue ST Max driver is the most forgiving/long driver that I’ve personally tried. It’s my current driver and, although, I see no reason to change, I’m very curious about trading up to the AI Smoke when the prices drop later this year.”
Ger21: “Srixon ZX5 LS MK II. Remarkably forgiving.”
scooterhd2: “If we are talking about average on course distance, and not max distance, or good hits on a sim, then its G400MAX. Theres no rollout in the woods or the lake. Hit em straight.”

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What club purchase has more impact on overall game: Driver or putter? – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

2 months ago

May 31, 2024

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been discussing whether a driver or putter purchase has more impact on the game of a player who regularly shoots in the 70s.

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.

hammergolf: “It’s always baffled me that guys will spend $500 at the drop of a hat to hit it 8 yds further, but will balk at spending that same $500 on a putter that could improve their score much more.”
WipeyFade: “I think with both it’s more about forgiveness than anything. I guess it would depend on which you mishit the most. In my opinion the only difference between a 10 year old driver and a new driver is going to be the forgiveness level. Same with putters.”
rooski: “The technology of a newer driver will do much more in forgiveness than any putter technology that has come out since they were shafted with wood (other than maybe L.A.B, that’s some real stuff). That being said, if you currently don’t like your putter, I would upgrade it first given that you seem to enjoy your current driver. If your current driver/putter are roughly equal, I’d go driver first.”
sheepdawg: “I’m a whole lot more finicky with drivers. I can putt pretty decent with most anything. Driver has to suit me just so.”

Entire Thread: “What club purchase has more impact on overall game: Driver or Putter? – GolfWRXers discuss”

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