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Stiff or Xstiff or a dodgy trackman???

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I was doing some tyre kicking at the local golf store and the guy said "dwanna have hit?" Stupid question really. It was the new Xhot from Cally so I gave it a hit. 105, 110, 114. No warm up and very uncomfortable grips(I use thick as, almost cricket bat size).

I tried a 7 iron........85 mph, and wait for it 180 meters!!!! Bollocks. The guy then told me I'd need x stiff in all my sticks! I told him that  my 7 iron is a 155 meter club and maybe he should try turning the Trackman off and back on again(I.T crowd style).

WTF?

Taking the above advice may lead to destruction of your golf game. Laughing at it may reduce stress.


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Wow.  Any idea what the loft was on that 7 iron?  Regardless, that's a long way.  Was it an actual trackman or some other launch monitor?

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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logman Dedicated Member

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Don't know but it was cobras new baffler iron....funny looking thing , abit like the niblick.

180 meters with a 7 iron.....I'm calling bullshit on myself!

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nsatt11 Member

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The thing with trackman is that you need to look at the carry distance because the 7 iron is not going to roll as much as they do on the monitor.

In my bag

R9 TP 8.5* Voodoo XStiff shaft

RBZ Stage 2 3wd 14.5* diamana kaili XStiff

Adams Idea black hybrid 18* Project X 6.5

Ping I20's 4-P KBS Tour XStiff

Vokey SM4 49*, 59*

Older Vokey 54*

Scotty Cameron Newport 2

Ball Pro V1x and Nike 20XI X


Valleygolfer Super Member

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85 mph for xstiff? I wouldn't do that unless you have a whippy tempo on your swing.

"My ball is on top of a rock in the hazard, do I get some sort of relief?"

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Were you outdoors or indoors?

Indoors people will game the system by typing in a higher altitude and setting the fairway conditions to firm.

Originally Posted by Valleygolfer

85 mph for xstiff? I wouldn't do that unless you have a whippy tempo on your swing.

That was supposedly on his 7-iron. Is your chart for a 7-iron? The chart doesn't seem to fit a 7-iron or a driver, honestly. Weird.

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Originally Posted by iacas

Were you outdoors or indoors?

Indoors people will game the system by typing in a higher altitude and setting the fairway conditions to firm.

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Originally Posted by Valleygolfer

85 mph for xstiff? I wouldn't do that unless you have a whippy tempo on your swing.

That was supposedly on his 7-iron. Is your chart for a 7-iron? The chart doesn't seem to fit a 7-iron or a driver, honestly. Weird.


This the mizuno chart for iron shaft fitting for the 7 iron. At least it was the one used when I was in getting fit.

"My ball is on top of a rock in the hazard, do I get some sort of relief?"

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We are all optimists. We could all go to ten golf shops and hit in ten simulators, hitting a 180-yard 7-iron on only one, and that's the fitting we will order.

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Originally Posted by Ed Rooney

We are all optimists. We could all go to ten golf shops and hit in ten simulators, hitting a 180-yard 7-iron on only one, and that's the fitting we will order.

Ed, there's optimism and there's self delusion

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DerekLong Newbie

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This is not unrealistic at all. The Callaway XHot 7 iron is a 30* loft. That is the same as my Cobra S3 Pro 6i. Yesterday, I did a Trackman distance analysis from top to bottom (had my bag swiped in Jan., so checking #'s with new clubs) and my 6i was 184y carry with 197y total. Calm day, a bit muggy, but not windy and not a warm day (upper 60's). The new trend is getting so out of hand, that if it continues, it will be necessary to carry 7 wedges! So it is always important to not only check the loft specs on the company website, but have your clubs spec'd out wherever you buy them. It's very important to know your exact lofts (each club typically will vary up to 1.5* per club from factory spec) so that you can establish your proper gaps. Based on my analysis yesterday, it showed that despite having a correct loft gap between my clubs, I will likely need to weaken my 8i from 38* to 39*, and my 7i from 34* to 33* to correctly cover my gaps.


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