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soultone: I just got the answer to my post from a golfsmith clubmaker, so I'm happy. The earlier advice I got was correct. He said that soft stepping 1 club would drop the playing flex 0.35, in the case of Proj Xs. That would mean a softstep of 1 club (3i into 4i) of your 6.0s would make them 5.65s. A 2-club soft step would turn them in to 5.3s. Have fun!

Thanks! Is that one where you actually "swing" a club, or a controller, or something? That would definitely sell me!

For me, its easy. I always play better when I walk and push my bag with my Clicgear. Always. The shared cart, bounce back and forth across the fairway experience breaks my concentration, but I'm a strange old coot. I prefer playing by myself at 0630 and being the first dewsweeper. It's magnificent out there! (And, yes, I do enjoy my friends and my foursome, but I never play as well then. That golf is social. My solitary golf is for playing well, and improving my game.)

Help, please. I'm not a video game junkie, but I am a golf junkie. I was joking with my teenagers that I might finally allow a video game player in the house, and its good they're young and healthy, or I'd have had multiple heart failures on my hands. TW Masters 12 here I come, I think. My question, what is the best "player" for the game -- XBox, PS3, Wii, or whatever (recognize I have no idea what I'm talking about). I want a golfing experience at Augusta, and this will be all it is used for. Thanks in advance!

Easy for me. MG Golf, surprisingly enough, makes the best glove by my standards. They have a techno- something that I buy frequently. Good, tight feel, good durability, and great in "moist" weather. Price is excellent, and I'm a lefty cadet-type, so its good to have a supplier who can give me what I need.

Pentas, because I like the feel. Distance is the same for all the good balls. Tried the Bridgestone 330-RXs and wanted to like them, but didn't. Need to give the Srixons a try, though.

I play Pentas, because I like them around the green. Others tell me the same about their version of ProV1, either because they like more, or less spin. Where I come from on this topic is to back up and look at it from the 35000 foot level. Do you really think Phil and Ernie would play Callaway if Titleist were "better". Do you really think Tiger would play Nike if the others were better. Do we think that Stricker would play Titleist if Bridgestones were a better ball, etc., etc., etc. They all play an equally good ball that gives them what they want. Pick one, any one, but for me, I look around the green. Every manufacturer has a "best ball" for you. I just like Pentas, and I preferred NXT Tours over ProV1s when I played Titleist....oh, well.

How about Mickelson and Bubba in the final group -- lots of birdies and bogies! After Phil's performance this weekend, he'll be fired up, though the pine straw may not be as kind to him this year. I think it was Nicklaus who said that Augusta favored a leftie with a nice fade (read: hole 11). There's two of them here, though I think Westwood or Els might finally break through.

DB: Tell us more about why you switched from the to Mizuno 800s to the burners. I looked at the Mizunos and thought that they might be the first set of really new, expensive clubs I purchased in years, but I need to demo them. I have heard nothing but good about the 2.0s, but I am uncomfortable with the thicker top line. I fall into the typical conundrum of wanting a thin top line club from a look standpoint, but not quite having the game to back it up! I also think the extra length usually makes a club a little hard for me to swing consistently, have you found that a problem at all?

Hey team: Looking for some technical advice. I have a set of Proj X 6.0 iron shafts (3-pw). What would be the relative effect if I double soft-stepped the shafts for my playing partner. (put the 3i into the 5i, 4i into the 6i, etc.) From a length standpoint that works, and my buddy plays 3 and 4 hybrids anyway. The advice from a pro fitter said that it would essentially a set of 5.3s (0.35 for each soft step). Does that make sense? I've soft-stepped PXs for my own use, and I feel the difference, but when I do it for someone else I want to make sure I'm not pushing him off of a cliff. Thanks!

Actually, when I think sexy, I think Christie Brinkley, not golf clubs, but I show my age. Beautiful shovels, maybe, but sexy.....? :) I'm still a Mizuno fan for looks and performance, but can't handle the forged cost. (I'm also lefty, and Miura did have lefties in their 2010 version). I still like Alpha Reaction's forgings for beautiful, classic looks. People know they make drivers for the long drive contest, but they also make beautiful irons. Their lefty version only comes in a game improvement version, but that's what I need. I have gone from Taylormade back to my RX-1s, then Callaway back to my RX-1s, then Adams, back to my RX-1s. Buy their heads, put in the right shafts (thank you sand trap experts for recent advice on that!), and enjoy!

I've played both and always went back to the Penta, for feel. ProVs were either too hard or too soft, depending on which of the two. Perhaps if I were a 1.1 rather than an 11, I might have a different answer, but distance and spin seemed to not be different between the two brands.

All: Thanks for the replies. I appreciate the varied responses, and think the clear message is, find someone (fitter, pro) that I trust and who makes sense to me, and have them do the evaluation. I think the answer is dialing back to get a better ball flight and more consistency. Like the earlier reply, I'd always been of the belief that stiffer meant more control (and still believe it), but I may be slowing down enough that I'm way too stiff. Thanks again!

Hi all, glad to join the forum! I'm an 11, lefty, with a quick swing. I have a carry of about 240 and have been playing with stiff shafts in irons and woods for most of my 40 yrs. Now that I'm 58, I'm seeing a 10 -15 yd. loss in distance, and am wondering if its time to step back to reg in my Woods, or perhaps 5.0s or 5.5s in my irons (My iron shafts are actually ProjX 6.0s). One clubfitter says yes, change, and 2 others say no. Any counsel on what to look at to make the determination for myself, or direction to a resource that could help? Thanks much!