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ctw262

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ctw262 Established Member

ctw262

I have a mild rant so please bear with me......
I am in the market for a new putter and I'm looking at a mid-mallet type. With that in mind, I am looking at the Scotty red x, the Bettinardi bc-03, and the Odyssey black series #3. Well, after further review it seems that both the Bettinardi and Odyssey aren't made in left hand. WHY the F**K not? I guess I'll have to go with the Red x, which isn't a bad choice, but I'd like to have a few options to try. Why wouldn't these companies want to make money off left handed golfers as well?
Any other lefties that are as frustrated as I am?

Driver: Tour Burner TP 9.5* Whiteboard Stiff
Hybrid: Rescue Dual 19*
Irons: 4-pw Mp-32 S300
Wedges: Vokey Spin Milled 56* and 60*
Putter: Newport 2 34" 340gBall: Pro-V1 or NXT-tourShoes: Adidas Tour 360 LTD

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anthonykim3 Dedicated Member

anthonykim3

i hate that nice iron sets don't come in left and that we can't get a driver with less loft then 9*

driver. taylormade tour burner tp ust avixcore tour green 75 x
3 wood 909 f3 13* voodo xnv8
3 hybrid adams idea pro vs proto 95x
irons 3 no 4 5-pw nike cci forged blades
gap wedge nike sv tour blacksand wedge cg14 56* 14flopadopolous vokey spin milled 64 7putter scotty cameron classics newport...

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flap Great Member

flap

I like the XG9 I have it is a semi mallet you should give it a shot.

In my new FT carry bag
FT-9 Tour nuetral 9.5
FT-15 degree 3 wood
Fussion Hybrids #2&4
Fussion irons with Grapholoy Pro launch Red shafts56&60 Cally X forged wedges with Red shaftsSG9 putterCally I ballBushnell Meadealist range finder

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RC Great Member

RC

All of you lefties out there, if you have not tried this, give it a go. My old college roomate was a lefty. He would sit in front of the TV with his back to the screen and watch the action looking into a mirror. Imagine, seeing Tiger as a lefty. Hey, maybe Phil's wild swing would look different as a righty... I'll have to try that next time.

RC

 

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mjgraniero Established Member

mjgraniero

Have you tried the Scotty Squareback? It comes in lefty , unlike the fastback.

In my BagBoy Clip-Lok bag:

Driver: Titleist 909 D2
3 Wood: Callaway X tour (alternates with 2H hybrid depending on the course)
Hybrid: Titleist 909H 21 degreeIrons: Titleist AP2 4-PW, PX 5.5 flighted shaftWedges: Titleist Spin Milled 52 degree, Taylor Made Rac Black TP 56 and 60 deg.Putter:...

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87vert Established Member

87vert

I've solved the lack of left handed putters problem......I putt right handed!

I think I might start that. my putting sucks anyways so it cant be any worse

In my Staff bag:
Bazooka HP-5 Driver 460cc
Bazooka OS HP-5 3/5 Woods
Jmax QL Irons 5-PW (Graphite Stiff Shafts)
X-tour Gap Wedge 52* X-tour Sand Wedge 56* Lob Wedge 60* Rossa Daytona 1 Putter

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clearwaterms Great Member

clearwaterms

yes being left handed our options are much more difficult. As an aspiring club builder, my choices are FAR more restricted. I would imagine that probably 1/2 or less of the quality component club choices are available in left handed.

In my bag:

some golf clubs

a few golf balls

a bag of tee's some already broken the rest soon to be

a snickers wrapper (if you have seen me play, you would know you are not going anywhere for a while)

and an empty bottle of water

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yeis20 Well Established Member

yeis20

I too still putt righty, but have purchased a cheapo lefty putter to start the transition.

There is still a huge bias to righties in this game as far as equipment availability. It is a hell of a lot better now for lefties then it used to be...

Yeah good luck finding 8.5* loft drivers, demos and the more exotic clubs in LH models. Good luck finding them in "brick and mortar" stroes as well .... 50 right sets; 2-3 lefty

The "RH only" moniker still out there far to often

64* lefty wedge anyone?

Taylormade TP 2010 9.5 Fubuki stiff
07 Burner 5W stiff

Adams F11 Ti 3W Adilia NVS Stiff
Bobby Jones 21* & 25* Hybrid
AP1 4-gw
CG14  60*::X forged Vintage 56* Ping b60 putter Balls: Bridgestone B330, ProV, Goals: Shot par over 18 holes, Best shot: Par 5 18th hole, Alling Memorial New haven CT; holed my 2nd shot for an Albatross! (June 20th, 2008)

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ctw262 Established Member

ctw262

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Have you tried the Scotty Squareback? It comes in lefty , unlike the fastback.

I haven't. I really like the looks of the fastback, but I'll definitely check the squareback out. Thanks.

Driver: Tour Burner TP 9.5* Whiteboard Stiff
Hybrid: Rescue Dual 19*
Irons: 4-pw Mp-32 S300
Wedges: Vokey Spin Milled 56* and 60*
Putter: Newport 2 34" 340gBall: Pro-V1 or NXT-tourShoes: Adidas Tour 360 LTD

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nike_golf Dedicated Member

nike_golf

I'm a natural lefty, and taught myself to golf right handed..... mainly to keep my baseball/softball swing away from my golf swing..... (which my dad and two brothers do as well)

BUT, I still putt left.... I find that I have a bit more "touch" going my natural way....

anyway, you should look at the Taylor Made Monza Spider or Itsy Bitsy Spider putters.....

I love mine........

and yes, they do obviously come in left handed models!

TM R11/Titleist 910F 15*/ Nike SQ2 20* & 23*/ Nike CCi 5-PW/ Nike SV 52* & 56*/ SC Newport 2 Studio Style 32.5"
Nike 20XIx/Pro V1x

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Smith285 Member

Smith285

This thread is a couple months old but I did a search to see if anyone else was in my predicament... I hate being left-handed! I'm in the market for new irons, and while I can find most of the clubs I'm interested in online, I can't find them anywhere to demo. I've read all the reviews and my top choice right now are MX-25's, but I really want to be able to hit them before I buy them.

Anyone able to find clubs to swing before buying or do you guys just buy based on reviews and hope for the best? Golf Galaxy doesn't even carry left-handed Mizuno's...

Driver: MX-560 9.5*
Hybrid: mx-700 20*
Irons: MX-23 3-pw
Wedges: Tom Watson PVD 52* SV Tour 56*
Putter: White Hot Tour #9

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ctw262 Established Member

ctw262

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A local proshop had a 6 iron of several lefty mizunos to try out so I guess I got lucky. I don't know if I would buy any club based on reviews, you need to hit it to really see if its a good fit.

Driver: Tour Burner TP 9.5* Whiteboard Stiff
Hybrid: Rescue Dual 19*
Irons: 4-pw Mp-32 S300
Wedges: Vokey Spin Milled 56* and 60*
Putter: Newport 2 34" 340gBall: Pro-V1 or NXT-tourShoes: Adidas Tour 360 LTD

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Leftygolfer Great Member

Leftygolfer

Golf courses do not set up well for a left handed draw. I would recommend my putter. It is sweet and all over ebay.

Also, there are very limited options to actually hit something in the store.

Brian

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Pat007 Well Established Member

Pat007

I too still putt righty, but have purchased a cheapo lefty putter to start the transition.

You can get a 64* Vokey in LH...The Callaway x-forged is available left handed too..

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Shorty Super Member

Shorty

i hate that nice iron sets don't come in left

That may have been (and in fact was) true in 1970. Not now.

In the race of life, always back self-interest. At least you know it's trying.

 

 

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flap Great Member

flap

Go on Mizzuno web site find the closest fitter for mizuno"s and go there he will have lefties stuff.

In my new FT carry bag
FT-9 Tour nuetral 9.5
FT-15 degree 3 wood
Fussion Hybrids #2&4
Fussion irons with Grapholoy Pro launch Red shafts56&60 Cally X forged wedges with Red shaftsSG9 putterCally I ballBushnell Meadealist range finder

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