15 Year Break

[willreinicke]

Brand new here, so first off, thank you for having me. Played serious golf when I was a teenager, but once I got to college, I explored other hobbies. Full circle and 15 years later, here I am trying to play this game again. I was pretty darn good when I was playing a lot and best tournament score was a 67. I played every day, I spent TIME on short game stuff. Average scores my senior year of hs was like 73ish (I know it was close to par, but I couldn't give an exact number now). What is amazing is how much has changed in 15 years. MY FREAKING GOD I feel so lost again. Thinking I would be garbage, the swing has pretty much come back to me like riding a bike. Yes theres a few little things I need to clean up, but I bet I could get around the course again if I wanted to and realistically shoot 80-85 depending on my feel around the greens 50 yards in. So the big reason for this post is I am looking to upgrade the vintage stuff and I am getting caught up on shafts mainly. Seems a stiff shaft is no longer a stiff shaft and more and more the shafts are based on gram weight. SWEET I can play that game. Yes I do know that certain shafts have bend in the center or tip or butt, BUT I do not know what is ideal for certain clubs. Also, I understand that some shafts create more spin and different launch angles. I hit the ball high, always have, so I stick with lower launch stuff, especially on my driver. I need some explanation on the pros to lighter or heavier gram shafts. I know for a fact (on my vintage driver) that the gram weight is 66 gr now and I hit my driver really good. Would I benefit with a lighter or heavier shaft? I also hit my 3w and 5w pretty darn good too but cannot find any specs on the gr weight of those shafts. 

My current bag is (and dont laugh, it was the best my young high school self could buy back in the day):

Driver- Nike Sasquatch (Proforce V2 shaft with 66g weight)

3w/5w - Nike sasquatch original Diamana shafts. No idea gram weight and wish I knew as I like the way these feel when I swing them. 

Irons - 3-P Mizuno MP 60's. Still hit them REALLY good, might keep these and keep playing with them. 

Wedges - Cleveland CG12's. Plan on upgrading and want to try the CBX series. RTX look like what I should get but that forgiveness in a wedge appeals to me. 

SO, in 15 years of being away, whats the best technology out? I see taylormade has gone to carbon fiber faces. I see AI is getting involved in creating more forgiving faces and blah blah blah. Advertisement or legit? I would like to upgrade the driver and woods if it is worth while. I am hitting my slight draw and can usually hit about a 15 yard fade on demand still. My carry is roughly 285-290 and I just had my swing speed checked again and I am 110 avg. I was told I need an x-stiff shaft now. I have always played a stiff. So lots changing since I have been away. With all of that said..... regrip and go play or take the time and get into the newer technology? I will gladly post a video of my swing, I have nothing to hide except a big ol belly that I have to play with now, and maybe that could help answer this question. 

Look forward to the responses, and once again, thanks for taking the time to read this and reply,

Will Reinicke 

[bkuehn1952]

I don’t know that things have changed that much in 15 years. Yes, the equipment has incrementally improved but one still needs a solid swing to make the clubs work.