New Equipment Day

[iacas]

Given that I wanted to play some golf with the 735s I just got, I decided two days ago to put an entirely different set of clubs in my bag. In fact, I actually just took a different bag... but here's what I had in it:

Driver: MacTec NVG, 9.5 degrees, Stiff shaft
3-Wood: TaylorMade r7 FW, 15 degrees, Stiff shaft
Hybrid: Titleist 503.H, 19 degrees, Stiff shaft
Irons: Titleist 735, DG S300 (Vokey Oil Can wedges 254.10, 260.04)
Putter: Titleist/Cameron Futura Phantom Mallet

MacTec NVG
The sound wasn't as bad as I'd remembered. What continues to bother me about this club is the shaft and the high torque. It's also pretty darn whippy for a stiff. I know whippiness is in no way a scientific measure of anything, but suffice to say I never found the right rhythm and even the drives I pounded didn't get out as far as I'd have liked. The high torque meant that any shot towards the toe went way right. I give this one a C+.

TaylorMade r7 FW
A review of this is coming up on the site soon (after I get the Dual Rescue review done!), but the long and the short of it is this: it's long and not very short. I hit a 3W off #8 today that went further than some of the drivers I've hit there. The ball launches very high, and you'd think hitting a shot into the wind would be tough, but the spin is very low and shots don't balloon, they just kind of float through the wind. The downside? It's not as good at getting the ball up off the fairway nearly as well as the 904. But off the tee, why, this one's tough to beat, and if you catch it clearly off the fairway, it goes quite a ways.

Titleist 735 Irons
Bear in mind I only hit a few iron shots: PW approach to the first hole, punched 5I to the second, 7I to the third, 5I to the fourth, 9I to the fifth and sixth, hybrid to the 7th, PW and PW to the last two. So, I really didn't get to test them all out, but I was surprised at how low (and how much spin) the wedges produced. These clubs were not longer than my 680s (though again, I really only hit a few shots that weren't wedges). The fatter topline was a tad distracting at first - I've always been a fan of a real thin topline for whatever reason - but these clubs swing pretty smoothly and look awesome doing it. I'll know more after I've actually hit them more than once apiece (or six times or whatever for the wedge). But I can already tell you: Dave will like them!

[NCGolfer]

TaylorMade r7 FW

Interesting...especially about the high launch angle and low spin. I might have to demo one of these clubs. I hit my Dad's 904 and liked it. My Callaway 3-Wood is the oldest club in my bag and it may need to be replaced soon.

Titleist 735 Irons

I don't doubt that.

I'm looking forward to getting my hands on them.

[iacas]

Interesting...especially about the high launch angle and low spin. I might have to demo one of these clubs. I hit my Dad's 904 and liked it. My Callaway 3-Wood is the oldest club in my bag and it may need to be replaced soon.

I still like the 904 a little more, by just the slimmest of margins. If you do want the r7 FW wood, I have a brand new one still in the bag for you. I'll bring it down... retail is pretty high on these, but you can have the insider price. Whatever that is.

I don't doubt that. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on them.

$1 per shot rental fee.

Believe me, the high is worth the price.