Going to Callaway to get fit!

[Ben]

Alright, well, today I got the correct 3wood in. Turns out I got sent a sent one with a different shaft at first, what I'd originally asked from my Callaway Rep, but then changed shaft spec when I went down to get fit. Anyway... Got the one I can hit today and boy oh boy, just a great club! I only used it three times today, but each time performed exactly how I'd like. A punch cut off the tee of a par 4. Another tee shot off a par 4, a big high bomb. Lastly off the deck on a par 5. I seriously annihilated this one! This club is so fantastic it I can hardly stand it. My driver was shipped yesterday, Carlsbad is UPS one-day ground from me... I could be hitting my FT Tour tomorrow!

[FHopper]

The Golf Warehouse is here in town, Titleist will be here Friday with their road fitting equipment. I will go in, should be fun. Since I switched from ancient Titleist to Taylormade last fall I doubt they will overwhelm me, but I have never been to one of these dog and ponies before.

[Ben]

So with a few more days under my belt with the 3wood and Driver and man am I liking these things! The Diablo Edge 3wood is just out of control. I love this thing. The feel off the club face is great. On top of that, the ball really goes! As far as the driver goes, still a little more time and I'll be nails with it. But, from how I'm hitting it now, I am glad I switched from the FT9 (which I really liked as well). Anyway, the most noticeable difference between the FT9 and FT-Tour are the mishits. Solid shots go maybe 5 yards longer, but the mishits are much closer to solid shots in terms of both distance and stray from my target line. This driver seems like it holds its line much better on those mishits.

Next up are irons and wedges. But it looks as though those are still a month away...

[Gibby]

How are the X-Forged Irons you play? I know you are sponsered by Callaway but without any bias, how do they compare to other player cavity backs? Right now they are at the top of my list, but I'm defnitely still considering the Titleist 710 CBs and Cobra Pro CBs.

-Gibby

[tim31x]

may i ask why at only 104mph with your driver do u use an x-stiff flex? i assume its for more control. i use diamana whiteboard 65g stiff and cut it down an inch for better control. i found the stiff shaft created a bit better feel than just a normal X flex. but i've really yet hit an X for a long period of time. just curious because i'm up in the air about switching.

[Ben]

How are the X-Forged Irons you play? I know you are sponsered by Callaway but without any bias, how do they compare to other player cavity backs? Right now they are at the top of my list, but I'm defnitely still considering the Titleist 710 CBs and Cobra Pro CBs.

I absolutely love my current X-Forged. The look of the club is perfect to my eye. When I hit them, they feel great. Not too buttery, at the same time not to sharp. They are reliable and I've built up a great trust with them. I really wish Callaway would bring the first generation design back with conforming grooves. I'm going to talk to my sales rep about that tomorrow!

You know, I should be more in touch with other clubs, but I'm just not. The one club that I've hit other than mine is Ping's S58. That is a seriously fun iron. The others I just shy away from. Don't want to get my clubs jealous or anything... ha. That being said, I don't hear any bad things about Titleist's nor Cobra's clubs. I will say that it is rare too see Cobra CB irons on the minitours I play. Titleist's AP2 on the otherhand are a common site.

may i ask why at only 104mph with your driver do u use an x-stiff flex? i assume its for more control. i use diamana whiteboard 65g stiff and cut it down an inch for better control. i found the stiff shaft created a bit better feel than just a normal X flex. but i've really yet hit an X for a long period of time. just curious because i'm up in the air about switching.

Sure. When I went to get fit, the fellow I worked with explained to me that 104 is right on the lower cusp for X flex. You are right, I've been using X for control. I did go from 65g to 70g. I never realized how different 5g feels. But there is certainly one. I need some good range time with it to iron things out. Haven't had that kind of time yet. I feel like at the high end of Stiff I'd have too easy a time of whipping my hands over and roping a huge draw. Just that kind of shot almost killed me at Asian Tour QSchool this year. Anyway, yeah, control. I must say, your method of cutting down a Stiff does sound interesting!