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Old1964 Great Member

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Wonder if they shave irons too?

I'm thinking they would have a thin topline.

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The worst "cheaters" are the gimmie putts, the within the grip gimmie started out as a putt that was the length of the clubs grip, now its graduated to the length from club head to the grip. I can attest to the fact that more of that length of putt is missed when the moneys on the line than most of the ten footers.

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OK, OK................

Its been stated on tests with a machine, that unless you have a swing speed of near 120 or so the COR of a driver does not increase your distance.   The average player does not swing fast enough with a driver with a cor of 90 to compress the face enough to get any added distance.

Yes, I will occassionally play a non-conforming driver when I'm out for fun.  All my playing buddies love it as they out drive me!  Actually I have 2 of them.  One has a cor of 86 and the other is a cor of 90-92.  NO - I did not gain any distance at all.  Though the Integra 175 only weighs in at 240 grams.  And no - I gain no more distance over my Callaway Edge.  Its just a fun club to swing!

The Integra 175 is made as a 90-92 cor with a special heat treated titanium face and will not dent.  It is NOT a shaved driver.  The shaved drivers can dent if you have a swing speed of greater then 100 and have a driver shaved to 90 cor.

So, get over it.....I'll never play with you guys anyway : )  I'm out there for pure fun, I don't care what the USGA says about cor, any more then what I care about the UCI says about seat setback on a TT bike.

When I played in 1 tournament, the only one I ever entered, I used a Callaway Edge : )

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I like what everyone is talking about shaving driver. I have played in about 4 pro am. Our pro in one event had the same driver I had same loft ,flex, same shaft this was about 6 years ago . He was out driving me 40 yards , I said let me hit that thing picked up 25 yards and he just looked and me and laugh. He said a good shave makes you look better . I had no clue what he was talking about but I do NOW.You really think they play with what we do ( come on).

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Originally Posted by lmu1972

I like what everyone is talking about shaving driver. I have played in about 4 pro am. Our pro in one event had the same driver I had same loft ,flex, same shaft this was about 6 years ago . He was out driving me 40 yards , I said let me hit that thing picked up 25 yards and he just looked and me and laugh. He said a good shave makes you look better . I had no clue what he was talking about but I do NOW.You really think they play with what we do ( come on).

They don't shave them if they want to remain legal. I know that.

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