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As brilliant as you must be, it looks like you should start using a new translator...

I have gamed both Mizuno and Titleist, and both make great clubs. Bought a used set of MP-33s for $120 a few years ago. I played them for about a year and really worked on my swing, which you pretty much have to do to hit blades. Great clubs when I hit the sweet spot, and helped fix my swing. The following year I bought brand new MP-52s, and I love them. The feel is great, the offset is minimal, and the muscle/cavity back provide a little more forgiveness than the blades, but still the workability. I guess I just wanted to throw my two cents in there as far as maybe there are other options than just the blades. There are some cavity/muscle back clubs with minimal offset and offer some forgiveness without losing a ton of workabilty. Not sure if this is something you've considered. Side note - I did get $75 for trade in on the MP-33s, and probably woud have got $100 on CL or something. So like previous posters noted, if you don't like them, at $100 they pretty much hold their value because there's always someone willing to pay $100 for a set of good used blades.

Something I should note, especially after reading Tin Man's post... I do not wear a glove. Glove vs. no glove may obviously have an affect on the tackiness of the grip. Maybe the non-wrap grip is ok in wet weather with a glove. That being said, maybe the answer to my dilema with the DriTac grips is play with a glove in drizzly conditions. I'm going to try that out next time and see how it works.

Recently on the Haney Project, Mr. Haney has been using an iPad to record peoples swings. Then he's able to draw lines and show how someone is off plane, etc. I'm curious, does anyone know if this is a standard program he uses? Does he have a special program? Do iPads come with an appropriate camera to capture a swing, or does one need to buy a suped up iPad? I'd like to be able to record our (family) swings and see what we're doing. Any help or thoughs would be much appreciated!

Good evening LRM - I know you said $200 dollars, but I am aware of an awesome set for under $300 if that helps. Adams A7 (not A7OS). Both my brothers have them and I have gamed them before. They are really great clubs for the price. If I wasn't concerned about having more workability with a club, I would have bought a set too (I play Mizuno MP-52s because I like to be able to shape shots a little). The Adams A7 are a progressive set, which the pitching wedge through the 8 iron seem to give one more workability with scoring irons, and the 7 through 5 iron provide a bit more foregiveness. Then they come with a 4 and 3 hybrid as well. My younger brother bought them used for about $200 a few years back, and my older brother paid $280 last year for a brand new set (from Dick's I beleive). Hope that helps and maybe that will give you another option.

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BiggDave - I just learned to regrip clubs this past year myself. How many wraps of tape you use can definitely make a difference. You might want to try just one club first, and see how it works for you with only one wrap of tape. As for your second question, the length of the tape strips in the regrip kits are usually sufficient. I've not had a problem with them not being long enough. Here is a link to a "how to" video that I thought was a great help when I learned. I followed the video instructions and ran it by my friend's father (who has done golf club repairs for 50+ years) and he said "yup, that's how to do it". Good luck!

I've been looking to re-grip my irons and was searching for reviews on the new Winn DriTac grips. Since they're so new, I haven't seen any. So I decided to write my own review... I bought one of each of the Winn DriTac and Winn DriTac Wrap Lite. I re-gripped my 6 and 7 irons and have taken them out to the range to try them out. This is what I found... DriTac - The first time out was a dry day and I really liked these grips. After the first day, I was pretty much set on them. However, a week later on a drizzly day, I changed my mind pretty quickly. I really felt like they were going to slip out of my hands on every swing. DriTac Wrap Lite - As with the other DriTac grip I tried out, the first time out was dry. I did like the feel of the wrap grip other than they way the butt end rested too shallow under my palm. Because of the wrap, you need to choke up or down based on where the wrap set in your hand (fingers). For me unfortunately, it didn't match up with where I like to have the butt end of the grip set against my palm. I guess I could rotate the grip when I put it on the club to where I like the wraps to set... so it's not really a knock on the grip itself, just a preference thing. I will say that getting a little dirt on the grip affected the tac. You'd definitely have to keep them wiped down during a round. On the second day out when it was drizzly, this grip did have a little more tac the non-wrap. It was decent but not great. Durability - Since I've just been trying these out while knocking the rust off at the range before the season starts, I can't comment on durability. I have read that the predecessor's (Excel) were excellent grips in dry weather but were horrible in wet weather and didn't last long. Not sure if the new DriTac wraps are supposed to be the answer to that. I'll we'll find out in a couple months. Decision - I don't think I'll go for either of these in the long run. I currently have GolfPride Tour Velvet grips on my irons and will probably stick with them for now. I live in NY, so playing in drizzly weather is not uncommon. I'll just have to keep searching for the best fit. I hope this helps give some insight to anyone looking at these grips. In a nutshell, if you only play on dry days... I think the Dri-Tac grips are great, but beware if you often play in wet weather.