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Drive for show, putt for dough - Short game, especially putting accounts for 50% or more of your shots so I take stock in that.

I like the ClubGlider too, but I bought the Club Glove Last Bag about 5 years ago and everything has been safe so far Also here's a recent article by Alan about Traveling With Your Clubs

Here are a couple threads discussing/debating this. Graphite Irons Graphite/Steel Shafts for Irons? You'll find this comment in the 2nd thread along with more of mine

Go see a fitter/clubmaker (or two) to verify whether it's too soft or if it's the shaft profile is not matched to your swing.

True, last I saw the average driver length on the PGA and other male tours was 44 3/8" so a premium should be placed on making solid consistent contact first The swing weight can be easily accounted for by counter balancing

KZG Nakashima Swing Science

Here's a chart that I use for reference often. The numbers do look a bit tweaked, I'm wondering if the calibration is just a touch off but it's also hard to know without seeing your swing. The launch is too high so I'd try another shaft with a higher kickpoint or even a heavier shaft but it still it going to rely on your swing. Is there another shop or fitter in the area that you can double check these numbers against?

Where are you staying? Do you want something close? Is price a factor?

Our Men's Club uses http://golfsoftware.com/ - Not web based but easily published to web

Completely agree Problem with this is many (not all) peoples opinions are based on someone elses opinion, marketing, what they see their favorite pro or friend using and then you still may or may not have the same swing, clubhead, ball, etc as you. The shaft is but one part of the club. This is exactly what a club fitter is for and he or she should not be frustrated by this...it is their job! Now if you're having the untrained individual help you then yes they probably would get frustrated because they are not a club fitter. See my 2nd comment above. I don't know your experience so I'm not trying to say you're right or wrong. While these questions are a good starting point how can you ever recommend a shaft for a person without seeing their swing?

Main reason people get too stiff a flex in rifles isn't the shaft itself but rather the installation. Many people think they can install a 5.5 shaft into any club head it expect it to play as a 5.5 BUT the club maker should take into consideration the actual club head the shaft is being installed in. Perfect example a Ping iron vs a Callaway iron, the Callaway will play much stiffer than the Ping because of the shorter hosel and bore-thru. This is why I whole heartedly recommend visiting a Certified Rifle Center to have Rifle shafts installed. (Be sure to speak to the person that is actually certified, technically the certification goes to an individual not the whole staff)

I'm partial to Ogio's Woode system found on most of their carry bags. http://thesandtrap.com/equipment/acc...and_bag_review

What no poll for this question? I subscribe to the idea of have weights progress through the set.

And didn't Nike just buy their head/hosel system for their fitting carts?

Well technically, Sumitomo bought Cleveland. Sumitomo owns Srixon, along with Dunlop and Falken tire comanies

Great read in my opinion.

I think I've seen the ad you mentioned but I can't recall that site either......I use www.golfnow.com for most of my tee times.

Yup, I agree with klaymon, definitely go with a live person. Same with clubfitting, go with a live/professional person to do this. It's like cutting your own hair, sure you can do it but quality will be better if someone else does it

Depends on the state and many time the development. On most courses in Arizona it's not the golfers responsibility but in California most of the time it is the golfers responsibility. Now this could change from county, city or again on the development itself (like on a private or semi-private course) - So it's not always black and white. For those of you who may argue, I'm speaking strickly legally, morally is another matter.

The first thing I noticed in your post was this statement. Who cares what other people think as long as the equipment works for you. I would suggest you see a club fitter, which is the same thing I say to everyone else, so I'm not picking on you I answer this same question many times in this forum and can't say it enough. You can ask everyone on this forum or others about their thoughts on a particular club, head, shaft, grip, etc but I believe that no one can effectively fit you without seeing your swing. You say you have a slow loose swing which helps but I/we don't know your swing speed, your swing path, do you hit down on the ball or sweep, any physical limitations, how's your flexibility, etc. I ask and observe these questions and more when I go through a fitting and most clubfitters I know do that same thing. Also is doesn't have to be costly, many clubfitters (myself included) use different fitting systems so that people can try out a different shaft or clubhead, combined with a launch monitor we can fit the right fit in a fraction of the time and cost of you re-shafting a club every time you want to test something new.

Sometimes just working at a course will get you comps at others.

I'm partial to Rifle Spinner wedges but you could also try Dynamic Gold S200 or some other variant from True Temper

Happy birthday!

Like others have mentioned, you need to see how they work for you. well you kinda are with your quote above "what would you go with" I'm not trying to be mean here but what does it matter what other people think or it or how it performs for them? You could ask thousands of people and let's say they like brand A but brand B performs the best for you. I don't know you but many would still be inclined to choose brand A because it's popular.....I see it a lot when people come into my shop. Some shops can re-shaft these drivers, I know many that won't just because it's kind of a pain but you'll just have to make a few calls to see who will.

Common misunderstanding, not all tour shafts have to be low torque. Depending on a players tempo some may prefere a higher torque. I wouldn't judge the quality of a shaft by it's torque rating.