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NHpro Well Established Member

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Since purchasing a used basic model bending machine I have found it to be indispensable.

My Ping Eye 2's have never played better.

 

What are your thoughts on owning your own and fine tuning your game?

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The boys down in R and D at Wilson seem to do a pretty good job of gaping my clubs. I don't need to know that my 7 iron will fly 159.3 and 3/8ths yards. I think its cool if you have the space and the knowledge to mess with lofts/ lies, I don't. I trust the guys downstairs. How much tweak did you have to do to your Pings to get them where you wanted them that the factory didn't do already? Leaning more towards the lie, they have a dot system. Adjusting the lie I can see if you have been measured and looked at for the right length. The loft? Not so much for me. If you discussed your tinkering with the clubs on here point me to the link. I'm curious is to how it has helped. 

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1 hour ago, snapfade said:

The boys down in R and D at Wilson seem to do a pretty good job of gaping my clubs. I don't need to know that my 7 iron will fly 159.3 and 3/8ths yards. I think its cool if you have the space and the knowledge to mess with lofts/ lies, I don't. I trust the guys downstairs. How much tweak did you have to do to your Pings to get them where you wanted them that the factory didn't do already? Leaning more towards the lie, they have a dot system. Adjusting the lie I can see if you have been measured and looked at for the right length. The loft? Not so much for me. If you discussed your tinkering with the clubs on here point me to the link. I'm curious is to how it has helped. 

Ping Eye 2 irons are highly lofted by todays standards. The factory won't touch them anymore, but I have delofted all my irons 3-4 degrees and have picked up some distance but more importantly I have a lower ball flight which was my first intent.

The loss in bounce has been a non-factor for me.

I must say I have improved upon the originals, again for me and my game.


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3 hours ago, snapfade said:

 gaping 

 

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4 hours ago, NHpro said:

What are your thoughts on owning your own and fine tuning your game?

That it's not a good idea for the overwhelming majority of golfers and that most golfers would do more harm than good if they had a machine. 

IMO things like that are best left to professionals and club fitters.

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9 minutes ago, klineka said:

That it's not a good idea for the overwhelming majority of golfers and that most golfers would do more harm than good if they had a machine. 

IMO things like that are best left to professionals and club fitters.

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@NHpro Do you honestly think it's a good idea for players who know very little about lofts, lies, bounce, etc to be owning a machine like this and manipulating their own clubs?

Especially considering that the majority of golfers don't own or utilize a launch monitor?

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1 hour ago, klineka said:

@NHpro Do you honestly think it's a good idea for players who know very little about lofts, lies, bounce, etc to be owning a machine like this and manipulating their own clubs?

Especially considering that the majority of golfers don't own or utilize a launch monitor?

I think he’s just having some fun with it. It’s not like he’s adjusting a pristine set of new Miura blades….right?😁

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I didn't even know Pings could be bent that much

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NHpro Well Established Member

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13 minutes ago, colin007 said:

I didn't even know Pings could be bent that much

Yelp, very carefully.

 

 


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We own a loft/lie machine. Most golfers shouldn't use one. Not when having your lofts/lies checked by someone who knows what they're doing is so easy.

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12 hours ago, NHpro said:

Since purchasing a used basic model bending machine I have found it to be indispensable.

Yeah, why get into the good ol' Betsy and drive downtown every couple of weeks to get the clubs adjusted when you can do them yourself! You musta  saved a mint by now!!:beer:

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On 7/6/2023 at 9:43 AM, NHpro said:

Since purchasing a used basic model bending machine I have found it to be indispensable.

Hey that’s awesome congrats to you. I knew a guy that made us app own clubs from GolfSmith back in the day. He swore his home made clubs were better than store bought. No idea if that was true, and I don’t even regrip my own clubs.. Happy Bending! 

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Why bend irons when you can get the all in one? 

 

 

 

 

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NHpro Well Established Member

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52 minutes ago, snapfade said:

Why bend irons when you can get the all in one? 

 

 

When the pros stat using them, then I will.......

 

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1 hour ago, ChiTown said:

Hey that’s awesome congrats to you. I knew a guy that made us app own clubs from GolfSmith back in the day. He swore his home made clubs were better than store bought. No idea if that was true, and I don’t even regrip my own clubs.. Happy Bending! 

I know it's not for everyone.


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On 7/6/2023 at 3:07 PM, klineka said:

That it's not a good idea for the overwhelming majority of golfers and that most golfers would do more harm than good if they had a machine. 

IMO things like that are best left to professionals and club fitters.

For the majority I would agree.

But for the rest of us.........


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