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Andross

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  • Birthday 11/30/1980

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  1. I currently own three set of clubs. My first set was given to me by my uncle which was a set of "I've never heard of brand" (Black Hawk) stainless steel cast iron with steel shafts. For someone who tried to break 100 they were good enough clubs. But this set of cheap cast stainless irons will LET YOU KNOW if where exactly you've hit the ball. Despite being cavity back design there was zero forgiveness nor does it dampen the vibration very well if at all. They were simply the harshest clubs I've ever come across. At this time I was swinging a little bit better and really wanted to get a set of more decent clubs. However I was still playing around 100 mark and as a poor university student I couldn't justify spending $1000 or so on a set of brand name clubs. So I did the logical thing.... I bought a set of Clone cavity back clubs with graphite shafts!! (Callaway x-16 like design but had a totally different name) Compare to my first set of clubs they were great clubs!! I immediately hit one club further and hitting the ball ceased to be a form of self torture (or to my wrist anyway)! I've to say the look fairly ugly and there's no way anyone will fool themselves thinking this is the original x-16. But for a set of clubs that costs a bit more then 1/8 of the price of the original I think they were definately good value. Despite all these positive points, I switched back to my "wrist nightmare" irons after a few rounds with the clone. The X-16 clones don't give me any feedback at all..... I've no idea where I hit the ball on the club face and I could only judge by the flight of my ball. (Ok... I admit part of the problem was my inconsistent swing) Currently I play a set of Callaway Fusion with steel shaft which gives me the combination of good feedback and forgiveness. But I liked the most was it's addictive butter-like feeling when I hit the center of the club!! Now I play consistently in the high 80 range I don't think I'll ever want to use any clones. Having said that, I do thing those set of clones are A LOT BETTER than most of the beginner clubs out there!! (you know the ones that come with free staff bag and free buggie sold in mega-stores) I know because I just gave my clone away to a beginner friend who owns a set of those clubs and man... they were awful awful clubs. Despite having a brand name I think they were more expensive and inferior quality to the so called "clone clubs". Conclusion: I don't think I will ever use a set of clone clubs in my life, but I do think they are better then some of the brand name beginner products out there.
  2. I've read this story on an article by Golf Australia just a while ago. (Golf Autralia May 06 "25 Most bizarre golf stories ever told") According to GA the golfer's name was Jean Potevan who was playing in Lyon, France in May 1995. The rest of the story is the same except the ending..... He reportedly dived in without taking off any of his cloth and became trapped in weed in the water....
  3. I'll have to say that Mizuno MP-60 is one of the most beautiful Irons I've set my eyes upon. Too bad I probably don't play well enough use them yet... But that's the club I really love to get my hands on when I play a bit better... Until then I'll just drool at those pictures.....
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