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OK, I've given it some more thought myself. If I was going to buy equipment this year, I'd be looking at:

TaylorMade r7 425 or 460
Callaway X 3-wood
Tour Edge Exotics 3-wood
Ping G5 hybrid
Nickent 3DX DC Ironwood hybrid
Titleist 775.OS irons
Callaway X-Tour lob wedge (with Mack Daddy grooves)
Titleist Vokey Spin Milled oil can sand wedge
Odyssey Tri-Ball SRT putter
Titleist Circa 62 putter (no. 3)
Etonic G-Sok shoes
Adidas Tour 360 shoes

A pretty long list. Good thing my wife hides the checkbook.

in the bag today:
Driver: TaylorMade R9 10.5° (Fujikura Motore 65 stiff)
3-wood: Tour Edge Exotics XCG (Aldila DVS Fairway 75 stiff)
hybrid: Sonartec Md 21° (UST Proforce V2 Hybrid 85 stiff)
4-PW: Titleist 755 (Titleist TriSpec Regular)Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design 252.08 bent to 50.5° (Oil...

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Well I just got a Red X putter and both Callaway and Nike have come out with tweaked versions of golf balls and I admit Iam the King of golf ball junkies.I might look at new wedges for this year since all the rest of my bag is less than a year old.

In my new FT carry bag
FT-9 Tour nuetral 9.5
FT-15 degree 3 wood
Fussion Hybrids #2&4
Fussion irons with Grapholoy Pro launch Red shafts56&60 Cally X forged wedges with Red shaftsSG9 putterCally I ballBushnell Meadealist range finder


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I've already been doing my part to help the economy!

Recent acquisitions: MP60s last fall and just got an F50 3-wood. Also added an Ogio Grom bag.

Next to buy?: (I shouldn't even be looking, but naturally I am.) I'm in the driver market. I've been playing an SMT 455 the last two years. It's been great, but ... Leading contenders at the moment are the Cleveland Launcher 460 and HiBore (when it arrives), Nike SQ, and the Cobra F Speed. The new MacTec and the Cally FT3 or 460X could still get in the mix. A big day in the launch monitor is approaching!

I'm also intrigued by the soon to be released Cleveland 588s DSG wedges, as well as the Vokey Spin-Milled. We'll see about those.

My putter is in no danger at the moment. That could always change, however.

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
--Groucho Marx

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The most important thing I'll buy this year is more lessons.

I just purchased a used Ping Putter: G2 ZSB. I previously used a putter I got for $5 from a discount store (Ollies).

Irons would be next on my list as I'm using a $90 set (purchased for $50 on sale at Boscov's). I couldn't even tell you the name.

That being said, at what point does it make sense to get custom fitted? This is only my second season playing, thus the cheap clubs. But I think I'm hooked. Do I get an interim set of irons now that will last me for a few years until I'm 'worthy' of a custom fitting. The reason I ask is because I wonder if custom fitting is worth it since my swing mechanics are likely to change greatly in the next few years as I get more playing time and more lessons.

Sorry, did I hijack this thread? Admin, feel free to move if appropriate.

Thanks,
Greg

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Well I already boought new wedges and I have too many putters already but am excited to see the Bettinardi/Mizuno ones but I'm pretty set on clubs for now.

Okay I couldn't resist. I ordered the following clubs to try out, not sure if they will bump my other clubs but time will tell when I get them in.

Callaway FT3 Tour w/ Diamana Blue Board Callaway X460 Tour Driver and Tour Fairway Wood
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C5 putter (if it's even available this year)
puma golf shoes
rangefinder

(yes, all the things in my sig.)

G5 10.5*, grafalloy blue pro launch S
BB 3W 15*
904f 19* 5W, graphite design ys-6 S
585h 19*, aldila nv 75-S
idea pro 23*, blue by you S mp-30 4-6; mp-33 7-pwCleveland 900 rtg 52*, wrx 60* spin milled vokey 56*/10Yes! heather putter b330s


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See signature below. Just bought all new except putter this week. May check out a new putter later.

Mike

Titleist 915 D-2 9,5*

Titleist 915F 15*

Titleist 915H 18*

Mizuno MP-4 3-PW

Mizuno MP 54* & 60*

Yes Pippi Putter


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I would agree for the most part that there are certainly more new drivers and putters on the market to begin the 2006 season. Myself, I'm in the market for a driver. However, Titleist looks to open up the season by introducing a few new sets of irons that look promising.
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Driver - Titleist 905R 9.5*/Aldila NV 75sFairway Wood - Titleist 904f 14.5*Dynamic Gold S300Hybrid - Cleveland Halo 2Iron(19*)Irons - Titleist 735cm(stainless)/Dynamic Gold S300 (Bent +0.5 degrees upright, +1.0 degrees strong) Wedges - Callaway...

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Titleist is like sex...'once you go titleist, you will never go back".

It all started January this year, My cousin knows a Titleist rep and got me a really great deal with the 905T (fujikura tour platform shaft 26.3- stiff). ...thats one purchase this year

Then i went and tried out his 904f 3wood (fujikura tour platform shaft 27.3 - stiff) and never gave it back, ofcourse I paid for it. ...thats 2 purchases this year.

Then I went and bought a TaylorMade Rescue Dual 19* hybrid, but never really liked it, so I bought a 904f 5wood (fujikura speeder shaft - stiff). ....thats 4 purchases this year

I needed to upgrade my irons because swing out grew my Cleveland TA7's already. Ofcourse theres only one way to go and that's Titleist. I just recently bought the Titleist 735cm's (dgs stiff) just last week, feels good to have matching woods and irons. ...thats 5 purchases this year.

I already was thinking of changing putters to either the Titleist RED X. My cousin just called me and he said the 905s are already available.

Titleist just keeps rocking my world. I am totally Titleist whooped!!! They make really good stuff.

I forgot to mention that last month I purchased 3 new CG10 wedges - thats a total of 6 purchases this year and it's only March.
IN MY BAG! OGIO VIPER
driver: Titleist 905T 10.5* - Fujikura TP 26.3 Stiff
3wood: Titleist 904F 15* - Fujikura TP 27.3 Stiff
5wood: Titleist 904F 19* - Fujikura Speeder Stiff
irons: Titleist 735cm Chrome - DGS300 Stiffwedges: Cleveland CG10 Black Pearl (52*, 56*, 60*)putter: Ping G2i Anserball:...

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I am looking to change the irons this year. There is a Demo Days this weekend with multiple brands and I will be there. I am thinking Titleist or Ping, but I am open to suggestions.
Driver: 9.5° 905R Stiff Aldila NV 65
3 Wood: 15.° Pro Trajectory 906F4 Stiff Aldila VS Proto Blue
Hybrid: 19.0° 503 H Stiff Dynamic Gold S400
Hybrid: 21.0° Edge C.F.T. Ti Stiff Aldila NVS
Irons: 775cb 4-GW w/S300 Sand Wedge: Vokey 58° Puttter: Laguna Mid-Slant Pro PlatinumBall: ProV1Bag: Li...

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has anyone heard anything about the new cleveland high bore coming out. that thing looks SICK, cant wait to hit it.

Yes, we've heard of it.

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