11 Comments

1. 

   James

   Dec 5, 2018 at 4:45 pm

   Two things to do to your current stuff that absolutely help.

   1) a REAL PUTTER FITTING on SAM Putt
   lab. Absolutely amazing. I’m 6’2,
   big & 3 back surgeries. Had the
   loft ‘right’ for my stroke & since
   I putt open & stand a little taller
   2° up – like everything else I had
   felt fine. I suffered from liprosy
   for years which ceased to be
   amusing and cost me A LOT of money
   playing mini tour & section pro
   events. Avg 2 a round.

   After a day of training to use the
   SAM system, I went through the
   fitting & the loft was good, I
   didn’t change my set up or stroke
   but the Dave Pelz/NASA print out
   suggested going 3° flat. Never in
   my wildest dreams would I ever even
   have considered anything like that.

   We bent it a total of 5 degrees & I
   rolled 9/10 in immediately from 12′
   on our putter fitting platform.
   No lip outs next dozen rounds.
   Missed some for sure, but zero lip
   outs.

   2) Most graphite driver shafts are
   pretty good compared to the GARDEN
   STAKES painted the company color &
   shoved in – or co-branded (I never
   understood that – “Diamana by
   Titleist – or Nike” whatever – they
   were “Junk” compared to the real
   ones, and the anon ‘TM or Callaway’
   branded shafts were same grade.

   Graphite technology is eons better
   than a decade ago. Our customers
   who get fit and DON’T want to spend
   2-500 more on a super high end
   stick will get the best available
   no extra charge or low cost
   optional ‘upgrade’ and then have it
   SST PURED. Puring WORKS. PING is
   probably our best selling ‘stock’
   driver and most folks have us pull
   & PURE the shaft and are very happy

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2. 

   Patricknorm

   Dec 5, 2018 at 11:57 am

   I replaced my blade Nike Method ( counter balanced) with an EXO 7 works putter. I wanted better alignment and as a result my handicap went down nearly three strokes over about 8 weeks. Talk about strokes gained improvement. It’s the club you use the most , so any improvement is gold.

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3. 

   A. Commoner

   Dec 3, 2018 at 8:30 pm

   Kind of weary hearing about ‘junk’ shafts. Maybe the self-imagined elitists could get an invitation to Monday morning’s executive meeting at ___ Golf Equipment Co. and join the discussion on ‘how we can limit our sales by pedaling a trashy product just like our competitors do.’

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4. 

   Ol' Gaffer

   Dec 3, 2018 at 6:51 pm

   Went from a 12º driver to a 15.5º PING G2 driver with a 37 inch whippy soft stock shaft. Now I can hit the ball over 200+ yards consistently and straight. A miracle….!!!

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     Ol' Gaffer

     Dec 3, 2018 at 6:53 pm

     oooops… that’s 47 inch long shaft… for smooth effortless power …!!!!

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5. 

   Tom

   Dec 3, 2018 at 1:51 pm

   Upgrade your wood shafts, stock offering from OEM’s are low quality. Heads pretty much all the same, warmed over designs marketed as breakthrough…

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6. 

   TigerFan91

   Dec 3, 2018 at 1:07 pm

   I bought a Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 6S shaft, tipped it an inch, and made the final length of my M2 driver 44 3/4″. Made a world of a difference in my driving accuracy.

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7. 

   ogo

   Dec 3, 2018 at 11:21 am

   Yes.. yes.. yes….. it’s all in the equipment you have in your WITB weapons of golf destruction. Never mind any swing change because your swing is perfect as it is… it must be new equipment that you need to get you under the 90+ hump. Jeeeez….

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     Evan

     Dec 3, 2018 at 12:16 pm

     Sometimes it’s the confidence that comes with different clubs that may improve a golfer’s performance however. You’re right, swing changes are necessary and will have a bigger impact.

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       ogo

       Dec 3, 2018 at 6:47 pm

       Correct… and when the 460cc pineapple big drivers came on the scene golfer confidence shot up and everybody deluded they could conquer the game off the tee. Of course it didn’t happen because the stock graphite shafts were so bad the jumbo drivers flopped about in final release due to face angle disaster. Confidence mounted, performance dived.

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8. 

   Dan

   Dec 3, 2018 at 9:54 am

   Replaced my TM M1 w my old Titleist 904 R w real 757 speeder. Lost about 5yrs and now get to hit from the short grass again

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