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I've hit the demo clubs a couple of times along with the G20's (so take this with a grain of salt). I found them to have much more of a blade feel to them than I expected. I would definitely go try them out before taking the leap.

TourSpoon, I'm pretty new to this forum, but you are the first person i've seen that uses the same irons i do! I am probably not a good enough golfer to be playing with 735CM's, but i'm still hanging on to the glory days and hoping they will return. I recently dropped my 3 iron for a ping G15 20 degree hybrid. I get about 5-10 yards more distance which has made a bit too big of a gap between my 4 iron and this club, but I make it work. The bigger problem I have is that miss hits are definitely worse than a 3i. When I miss hit a 3i i lose some distance, but there's not as much risk of a high launching shot left or right. Is this normal for a hybrid? it's the first one i've owned. wasn't really sure what to expect.

we don't get a lot of rain in our area. sand is usually fluffy. I bought a Cleveland 60 degree with high bounce. did I make a good choice?

when hitting out of bunkers, is it better to use a wedge with low bounce, high bounce, or does it matter?

yeh, didn't mean to imply i was an expert. I need to find a Nike demo day and try some of their stuff out. Back to Tiger, I was just thinking it would be cool to have a breakdown of how many wins he had with each on of his equipment changes. Was the Scotty Cameron putter the last non Nike thing he dropped? Or was the the golf ball? just curious.

I was ASKING if the are any good. I do not think they suck.

i don't claim to be an expert and think Nike sucks. I really don't know anything about them. that's why i started the thread.

ouch

Is there any chance that part of Tiger's problem is that he plays with Nike everything? Maybe I'm completely misguided, but I've never really considered them a serious manufacturer of golf equipment. I hit a Nike 3 wood a few years ago and found it to be terrible and made the mistake of playing with a dozen Nike Power distance balls once which felt awful. Anyone a fan of their stuff?

I was kind of annoyed with TGW b/c i ordered a wedge that shipped late. Next thing i know i got an email with a $15 gift certificate for the 1 day delay. I would shop with them again.

So he breaks the streak of non-US major champions, wins 2 events in his first year on tour, and apparently has nerves of steel. That was an amazing finish after the triple bogey. I can't remeber the last time I saw anything like that. Any chance this guy is the next great US golfer and Dustin, Woodland, Fowler, Kim, etc. are going to be chasing him for the next decade? I'm thinking it's a possibility.

I'm with you on Steele winning. I wouldn't be surprised however if we saw a "nobody wants to win it" type of finish today. I'm anticipating some nerves getting in the way and multiple players in the top 10 making doubles on the back nine! The top 10 may not have lots of "names" but I bet it is going to be an exciting finish.

Did you hear that he hasn't shot a round under par in 2 months on tour before this tournament? Him playing this well suddenly is quite a shock. We may be looking at another Shaun Micheel winner.

I'd have to respectfully disagree with Sergio and DLIII. Nick Watney and Striker are notable too. and Martin Kaymer. Although he hasn't played well lately he seems to do ok at this tournament. :-)

So unpredictable. I actually wasn't that surprised with Zach Johnson and David Toms doing ok. Luke Donald too. They both hit the ball straight and putt well. That course was SOOO narrow. The big hitters were all playing from under trees the entire time. That course actually reminds me a lot of colonial in Fort Worth. I can't remeber the last time I saw a tournament from Atlanta Athletic Club, but I'm guessing with the 1920's on the logo it's going to be tight fairways, no elevated greens, and side by side holes like Colonial or Firestone. Is that right?

Back to not talking about caddies...... Was again dissapointed in the US golfers in this tournament. Glad to see Rickie Fowler have a good final round, but really thought Watney, Stricker, Gary Woodland or Lucas Glover may have been better contenders. Didn't expect Bubba, DJ, or Phil to do much with those narrow fairways and only 2 par 5's. Not shocked to see McIlroy, Luke Donald, or Westwood in the top 10......again.

Stevie's clear shot at Tiger was bad for sure, but the way he described winning it sounded to me that he felt sole responsibile for the 1st place finish. What an ego!

Not much of a Tiger fan here. Although I won't be cheering for him, sure am glad to see him back in the field. Do find it a bit ironic that Stevie is in first place with Adam Scott right now. Drama keeps it interesting!

I played with those DCI 962's for a number of years too. I have never played better golf in my life then when I was using those clubs! Unfortunately that probably had more to do with having tons of free time in high school! I thought those clubs and the Tommy Armour Silver Scot 845's were the best clubs at the time. That said, they became quite worn and I upgraded to the 735.CM's and like them a lot. Hard for me to give a great opinion as I've never played the MP-57's, but if you have a great condition set of DCI's, hard not to play with those as they are a great set of clubs.

So I’ve recently been shopping clubs on eBay. Got a great condition used Cleveland LW and purchased a new ping putter as a favor for my father. Both seemed like reasonably good deals and were purchased from golf stores that at least appeared to be in the USA. I was reading the Ping website about the high numbers of counterfeit clubs out there. Has anyone heard of problems with this before? Can you really trust anything on eBay?

oh yeh, forgot this was a WGC event!

Maybe he's been working on his short game with this extended absence. He will need it since there are probably two dozen players now that can match his distance and a few like, Bubba, Dustin Johnson, and Gary Woodland that can outdrive him. I predict he will make the cut, but not contend. Just my guess. I just hope he is careful this time. No squatting shots from under trees! Most importantly he needs to stay healthy.

I'm surprised tournaments allow either of these things to be used. Is that common for them to allow laser rangefinders?

So I always considered these things as "cheating" and felt that a yardage book and sprinkler heads were the only real way to go. I then moved to Dallas Texas where it is hotter than the face of the sun. Played with a friend's GPS the other day and it was so convienient to know the exact yardage and not have to walk it off repeatedly in 104 degree heat! Questions about these range finders....... 1. I am tempted to get a Skycaddie because they claim someone has walked the courses and actually marks the longitude and latitude of the greens, traps, etc. as opposed to the other's that use arial maps to estimate them. For this feature, skycaddie charges a subscription fee. Not sure it's worth it. Anyone know???? 2. How do laser rangefinder's work? I played with one years ago, but it required that you play a course with reflectors on the flags. Is this no longer th case? Do they work to find distances to traps, etc? thanks.