Off season equipment changes?

[onthehunt526]

Yeah the northeast is about to get hammered with snow, and your talking about no off-season on California... must be nice

[Hammer 4]

  onthehunt526 said:

Yeah the northeast is about to get hammered with snow, and your talking about no off-season on California... must be nice

It is.......

[straightslice]

Changes galore. Went from AP2 to my older SGI. Thought I needed thinner clubs. They looked great but punishing with my inconsistent swing. ARGH. Callaway Xhot 20* replacing Adams a12pro. Don't need a pro anything in my bag. Bought a Game golf because it was $120 on Amazon. Trying to make the game easier and break 90

[rkim291968]

  straightslice said:

Changes galore.

Me, too.  Everything goes from PW to driver, replaced with fitted clubs.  Keeping the putter and wedges for now.

My new 4 hybrid arrived today.  Getting a round in tomorrow before rain comes on Thursday.  It's gonna be less than ideal 65 degrees with a bit of cloud.  What a terrible weather to play golf!

[thehook840]

New grips and maybe a pair of new shoes, FT DNA's look good and the reviews have been good.  I'm adding a Scotty Cameron putter to my bag a Futura X Dual Balance.  I've only used this once on the practice green but it feels great and seems to round the ball true.  The weather man here in Kansas says Friday is going to be a good day (above freezing anyway) so I'm going to put it to the test for the first time.

[caniac6]

Just got G30 irons with graphite shafts to help arthritis. So far,I can play, and hit balls without bothering my hands. I have been hitting them straight, but distance is a bit inconsistent. The short irons seem to be the biggest adjustment. So far, so good, but it will be hard to get true results until the warm spring weather.

[dfreuter415]

  rkim291968 said:

There's no off season for me here in CA.   But after 5 years of playing golf, I've got my clubs fitted this month.   I am waiting for them do arrive.   Driver is already here and is looking promising.  It's more accurate, and goes longer (5 - 10 yards) but need to collect more data before declaring it a success.

I'm interest in seeing if your fitted clubs make a difference.

I was fitted years ago and was told that I needed standard length shafts, even though I am 6'3". I already had a set of Ben Hogan blades that were 1" longer than normal. So, I bought a set of Titleist irons, standard length shafts, and found that not only did I lose distance, but also my accuracy was effected, as well. I eventually sold the Titleist and upgraded the Ben Hogan blades for Ben Hogan forged cavity backs, 1" longer shafts, and never regretted the decision.  Maybe I just had a bad fitting.

[davechen]

I'm going to get fit for a driver.  I've been feeling better about my swing, thanks in part to the help here.  So I figured since I've been hitting the ball more consistently, I thought it's time to get fit.  I wasn't sure it was worth the trouble back when I was chunking and thinning shots all over the place.

Until now, all my clubs have been ones I picked up on eBay or other discount places.  So this is the first time I'm looking at get a shiny, new, latest tech club.  My current driver is a Taylor Made Tour Burner TP, about 6 years old, so I'm curious to see if the new tech will make a big difference.

I'm open to try whatever club works best for me, but I have to say the Ping G30 looks pretty tasty.

[rkim291968]

  dfreuter415 said:

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Originally Posted by rkim291968

There's no off season for me here in CA.   But after 5 years of playing golf, I've got my clubs fitted this month.   I am waiting for them do arrive.   Driver is already here and is looking promising.  It's more accurate, and goes longer (5 - 10 yards) but need to collect more data before declaring it a success.

I'm interest in seeing if your fitted clubs make a difference.

I was fitted years ago and was told that I needed standard length shafts, even though I am 6'3". I already had a set of Ben Hogan blades that were 1" longer than normal. So, I bought a set of Titleist irons, standard length shafts, and found that not only did I lose distance, but also my accuracy was effected, as well. I eventually sold the Titleist and upgraded the Ben Hogan blades for Ben Hogan forged cavity backs, 1" longer shafts, and never regretted the decision.  Maybe I just had a bad fitting.

I am chronicling my progress in another thread.   So far, the new driver looks promising.  I just got a hybrid yesterday and took it to range to "break in" the club.  It also looks promising.    The common theme for my fitted clubs are added distance and forgiveness .   With my current HI of 20 and occasional OBs ruining my rounds, I think "forgiveness" is more important trait and I am getting them with the new clubs.   BTW, my new clubs will be 1/2 inch shorter, 2 degrees flat.   I still gain a few yards despite shorter club length.

[Kujan]

So far just thinking about getting Lamkin grips put on my 54 and 58 degree wedges. Heard about them on XM PGA radio.

[Spitfisher]

selling off all my 2014 clubs,( course are closed here right now, although I still see green grass) making room for 2015s

I do this every year

[GangGreen]

I'll probably do a little putter and hybrid window shopping this off-season. Not becuase I need them necessarily, but I'm just a sucker for shiny new toys! Would love to get fitted with new irons this off-season but will probably hold off until I get a little more use out of the one's I have now. I bought them when I got back into playing 2 years ago without a fitting, they're OK, but I just feel as though if I knew then what I know now I probably would have gone for something different. Hard to justify swapping out an entire set of irons that are only 2 years old though so I'll probably just stick with getting them re-gripped for now.

[rkim291968]

  Spitfisher said:

selling off all my 2014 clubs,( course are closed here right now, although I still see green grass) making room for 2015s

I do this every year

Wow, I thought people doing this was just a myth like people replacing their new car every year.   More power to you ... I am green with envy.

[Ernest Jones]

  rkim291968 said:

Wow, I thought people doing this was just a myth like people replacing their new car every year.   More power to you ... I am green with envy.

God bless those people. I might even buy some of their gear.

[jajwrigh]

  TheFinnster said:

Kinda weird post.   Vague on the club selections yet so specific on the ball choice?    Just saying.

Dropped a titleist 906f4 3w for a X2 hot 4w.  The 60* wedge was an older cleveland and the 19* hybrid was a TM Dual rescue.  Better now?

[Jakester23]

  jajwrigh said:

Dropped a titleist 906f4 3w for a X2 hot 4w.  The 60* wedge was an older cleveland and the 19* hybrid was a TM Dual rescue.  Better now?

How do you like the X2 Hot? I love mine.

[Lihu]

Current setup:

Adams A70 Putter

TM Rac 60 wedge

TM Rac 52 wedge

Mizuno MP-32 3-P KBS Tour xstiff with old fashioned 1965 lofts

Callaway Apex UT KBS C-Taper xstiff 21 degrees

TM Burner 2.0 19 degree (meas.) hybrid KBS-Hybrid xstiff

Cobra Biocell PX6.0 Set at 11.5 degrees

Thinking of changing to:

Adams A70 Putter

TM Rac 60 wedge

TM Rac 52 wedge

Cleveland CG Tour 3-P DG R300 with more modern lofts (This is also only temporary)

Callaway Apex UT KBS C-Taper S 21 degrees

TM Burner 2.0 19 degree (meas.) hybrid matrix S stock shaft

TM R15 R Flex Fujikura

also considering Ping G30 (U-4) with stock S flex, or Mizuno JPX-850 (G-4) R300

[TimS65]

Will probably upgrade my Benross 12 Degree Hot Speed driver. I was contemplating the Cobra Bio Cell, but the X2 Hot seems to get better amateur reviews (with better forgiveness) which is surprising as it has a slightly longer shaft than the Bio Cell. My swing speed with the 45 inch Benross is 92-94mph, so I'd expect 95 with the longer clubs and hopefully total distance over 250.