plainsman

I think the regular A2 would be a better choice than either you list and still be in the same price range. Some of the Adams literature described the A2 as clubs for an "aspiring golfer." The OS series are classed as super-game improvement clubs for max forgiveness.

Buying from deep discount online retailers (through ebay to boot) has risks. I didn't examine the merchandise well enough in a timely manner and it has been obviously used at this point. There was an initial error that was corrected. The original shipment had a pair of 4 hybrids instead of one 3H and one 4H. I have no doubt the steel shaft flex issue would have been resolved. The only Adams issue is the 5 iron was mis-labeled. It is built as a stiff flex but labeled regular. I spent some time in the tech section of the true temper website after noticing the flex discrepancies and differences in the step pattern of the steel shafts. The important question remains: will mixed shaft flexes have a practical effect on play? If so, at what proficiency level? My hunch is a golf doctor would say "take 2 aspirin, go play lots of golf, and don't worry about shaft flex until you hold a 15 hdcp." I could be wrong and it's an issue to fix before playing much golf next year. Hence the topic.

To clarify how the set ended up this way: I purchased the set new this summer and ordered regular flex for the base set (3-PW). Until a week ago, I didn't realize the shaft stiffness was listed on the little sticker on each steel shaft; it's obvious on the hybrid shafts. This is my first new (and decent) set of clubs. It has been too long for any exchange. My decision now is to just play them as-is or plan to do some shaft swapping this winter.

I have a set of Adams A2 irons with mixed flex shafts. The 3H, 4H, and 7 are regular flex. The 5, 6, 8, 9, and PW are stiff flex. The hybrid shafts are graphite Aldila NV-85 and the iron shafts are steel true temper players lite. My question is the practical effect on play especially the 7 iron. I only played a few times this year but plan for 3 rounds a month plus driving range time next year. If it makes a difference, I have the A2 GW, SW, and LW all with wedge flex steel shafts. I plan to keep the set for several years.

http://www.rockbottomgolf.com/adams-...set-steel.html Here's a new Adams A2 set for $230 shipped.

I built the bag in my sig for about $350. Most came from careful ebay purchases from rockbottomgolf.com You can get some of their stuff cheaper on ebay instead of buying through the website. I'm pretty happy with the Adams A2 clubs and 2 good hybrids are part of the standard set.

If the clubs are in decent shape, $100 for even a mixed bag of pings would be hard to walk away from. Just sell or trade the ones that don't work for you. They are, after all, pings.

I have a BeCu sand wedge with a slightly bent S300 shaft. It was a garage sale purchase for a few dollars. The only thing special about it is the BeCu material. Otherwise, it's just a no-name, cavity back, sand wedge with a decent shaft. Can someone tell me what makes BeCu special in an iron golf club? I've searched and found no clear answer. Is it reasonably possible to straighten the shaft? I may just use it as a test case to learn about reshafting clubs.

$11 per rider per 18 at the local muni. I generally walk.

Wouldn't that be considered a hole in one? (Thnk of Robin Williams comedy description about the origins of golf....) I'll be more serious in future posts, but this one just fit too well to pass on.

Is it important for iron and wedge shafts to be the same material (steel or graphite)?

I had my first golf lesson today. It was an hour session working on swing basics. I'll go back for 1/2 hour sessions once a month. I haven't played in over 10 years and wasn't very good then. The lessons should keep some of my bad playing habits buried in the past. In retrospect, I should have paid for a few lessons when first starting out but was too cheap. Instead I spent a couple of years playing from one side of the rough to the other and never really learned to consistently hit a good iron or wood shot. There is a moral to the story in here somewhere. The club pro is a younger guy with lots of patience. He didn't bark anything. Instead it was simply what he saw and a suggestion to correct it.

technical contracting

control over power.