Grumpy Golfer

So just how obsolete are my 2012 Razr Fits? Probably not as much as the commercials claim I hope ? Damn marketing people :(

So, what's the deal? According to callaway's commercials, Razr Fit Extreme is the driver in golf. Then in another commercial they claim the X Hot driver is "longer" by up to +32 yards. Ok, I'm lost, which is it?

7 iron on the par 4 - 18th at cypress lakes. I had to take a drop after over cutting the drive in the lake. I was in the rough behind a tree. I hit a nice draw around the tree, over the green side bunker to 4 feet. Made the putt for par.

Does Inspector Gadget give lessons on how to use it?

The problem that I see most is the "guy" who hits his drive about 100 yards waiting for the green to clear from 270yards. Does he actually think he can hit this green?

GOT IT!!!!, thanks!

My 18 degree 2 hybrid fits the same distance but flies higher and lands softer.

New here, how do I put my golf equipment and stuff to show at the bottom of my posts like others have?

During the Summer: Driver 250-260 3 wood 230 2 hybrid 205 3 hybrid 195 4 hybrid 185 4 iron 180 5 hybrid 175 5 iron 170 6 iron 160 7 iron 150 8 iron 140 9 iron 130 PW 115 AW 100 SW 85 LW 70 All of these numbers are "ish" depends on how i am striking the ball on any given day, those are the numbers that i am playing for etc. etc.

New Foot Joys, Loudmouth Shorts, Polo Shirts,2 round of golf at a local private club, new Disney GRUMPY Headcover!!.......and ProV1Xs, Hex Blacks, and Diablo Tour golf balls, all of which I don't play with.

The “Long” of it: First of all, since I am new here, I would like to give a little background info about myself. I am 48 years old. I have been playing golf for 22 years. I currently maintain a 9.5 handicap though I have been playing to nearly a 12 recently due to lack of playing time and absolutely zero practice. Typically my drives carry about 230-240 yards with some roll-out even on soft fairways. My shot trajectory is in the high to mid high category. For the first seven or so years of my golfing hiatus, I was an avid component club maker. Not enough to make a living off of, but enough to support my golfing addiction. I learned just enough from doing this I feel to cause me some of the frustrations that I currently and historically had with my golfing equipment. I work in the engineering department at the refinery. This makes me very analytical and observant. This causes me as many frustrations. Things have to make sense. I can’t just accept “that’s how it is”. Up until 1998, I was playing with component golf clubs, my last and best set being a set of Golfsmith XPC Pluses with TT Lite steel shafts (11 degree driver) . I then decided it was time to start playing with some “real” equipment. I purchased a complete set of Callaway clubs with graphite shafts. I was under the misconception the my new Biggest Big Bertha Driver (9 degree – per advice of the salesman) and Great Big Bertha titanium fairway woods, were going to turn me into a touring pro. What I got was a loss of confidence and confusion. My new inconsistency with these new clubs had to be me not the $500 driver and $350 fairway woods right? After about six months of frustration, I ran into a guy on the golf course who had a Biggest Big Bertha six degree with a factory installed Grafalloy ProLite shaft. He asked if I would like to try it. Six degrees? Me? No Way! I tried it. I hit it in the neighborhood of 280 – 3 times! Big hits for me. Now I was even more confused. The guy explained to me that the factory shafts were cheap, very cheap. Made by Graphite Design with Callaway painted on them. He said Callaway had to use a cheap shaft in order to keep the retail price of their clubs down due to high manufacturing costs on the clubheads themselves. He had gone through the same frustrations as me, but was properly fitted by a professional, not a part time club builder like myself. He had sent his driver and woods to Callaway and had them reshafted. He said the results spoke for themselves and that I should consider doing the same thing. I felt ticked off and betrayed by Callaway. I replaced all of the shafts myself. Being a believer in True Temper, I installed the EI-70 High Impact shaft in my driver and all 3 of my woods. My handicap soon after fell like a rock. I guess this guy new what he was talking about. From there, I went to the Callaway X460 Tour 8.5 degree with the Fujikura Tour platform Shaft – staying away from the stock shafts, absolutely one of the best drivers I ever owned. Then The FT-9 Tour 8.5 with the Fujikura Z-Com 65 Tour shaft, even better driver. – both having quality shafts. Then a few months ago, I won the Razr Fit driver in a closest to the pin contest. For some strange reason I had to put this in my bag and sell the FT-9 driver. Why not, it is Callaway’s newest flagship driver with an Aldila RIPd NV60 shaft. Aldila makes great shafts right? This isn’t a “Callaway” shaft right? I soon realized that I was experiencing déjà vu like with my Biggest Big Bertha years ago. Be patient, there is a point to this coming soon. After some investigation, I noticed that the “Callaway -Aldila RIPd NV60”(red and black)and the Aldila RIPd NV (green and black) are far from being the same shaft – though they somewhat carry the same name. I got fitted by a buddy of mine at a local course (whom wishes to remain anonymous in this post for obvious reasons). We both hit shots using both shafts in my driver. The results we not even close. The real NV shaft outperformed the Callaway version hands down. We then tried “S” flex stock shafts from other Razr Fit drivers in the pro shop, as well as “R” flex shafts from these drivers, six shafts in all. It would appear that these shafts are pulled out of a pile and labeled as needed. The result were all over the place, “S” flex shafts hitting the ball higher than “R” flex, On e “R” flex hitting the ball lower than another ”R” flex, etc. I was able to consistently hit the ball straighter, further and more consistent with the real NV RIPd Green shaft. You could tell the difference just by holding the club and wiggling it. The Callaway version wiggles like a “L” or “A” flex in comparison to the NV RIPd green shaft from Aldila. When the dust settled, the Graphite design Tour AD DI 7 was the shaft I was most impressed with. It seemed the harder I swung, the further the ball went. And straight it went. Though workability left a lot to be desired. At $279.00, I had to pass on this one. The Project X 6.0 was head and shoulders above the rest. I hit if far and straight, and could draw the ball very easily against the left to right wind we had that day. The shaft feels good, and even looks good if that is important to you. I have since pulled out my old club making equipment and did some investigating on a hunch that I had. I pulled the “S” flex Razr Fit tip (removed all of the epoxy from the I.d.) and grip (removed all of the tape)off of the stock “S” flex Callaway NV60 RIPd shaft. I measured the length and weighed it. It was 43.5 inches long and weighed 70 grams. Tip .335, butt .600. I sacrificed $15.00 for a new Aldila VX(Value Series) shaft at the local golf shop because I just had to make sense of this. I tip cut it down to 43.5 inches. It weighed 72 grams. Tip .335, butt .600. I put the Razr fit shaft on the shaft flex board and traced it with a pencil. I did the same with the VX shaft. The lines were near identical. Was my hunch correct? Are they the same shaft? I guess the golfing public will never know the truth will we? I have since changed the shaft in my Razr fit 3 wood to a Project X as well. Point to the story………….get fitted by a pro with pro equipment and you won’t have to endure novels like this one.

I had the rare opportunity of being fitted on the driving range using an electronic shot analyzer and the Razr Fit Fitting cart which had what appeared to be 50 different shafts. The “short” of it is that the Project X 6.0 is a definite success, though my issues with the stock shaft were inconsistency and inaccuracy – not distance. For me the Project X was absolutely the right choice – in a price range that I was willing to pay. The Graphite design Tour AD DI 7 beat the Project X hands down, but at nearly another $100.00 over the Project X, I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. My first round with the Project X yielded 11 of 14 drives in the short grass, 1 in a fairway bunker (that I didn’t think I could reach), one just in rough about 3 feet off of the fairway and the last just being one that I topped off of the tee about 150 yards (not the shaft's fault). More to come in my next post on this……a lot more.

Hello to all, I am replacing my stock Razr Fit Aldila RIP'd NV 60 stiff shaft with a new Project X 6.0 because I find the shaft to be a bit "whippy" for a stiff shaft ( amongst many other reasons). The other problem that I am having is that the stock shaft for the 3 wood is equally or even more crappy than the driver shaft. The driver shaft is 2-1/4" longer than the 3 wood shaft. Does anybody know if it is worth tip trimming the driver shaft and trying it in the 3 wood or should I just invest in a good quality shaft fior the 3 wood as well. I figure tip trimming vs. but trimming would stiffen it up, but at the same time I may be lowering the kick point by that amount thus raising the launch angle which is not what I want for a 3 wood. Anybody else have this problem or tried this? - 9 hcp

Have you ever tried the Callaway X Hot? (2007ish I believe) I used to have one of these. It has a head and face that are the same size as the original Big Bertha Driver, but at 15 degrees of loft, a 44" shaft, and a Carpenter steel face. I used to hit it as far as my 13 degree 3 wood. Problem is that I couldn't hit it off of the faiway consistantly. Great club, great feel, great looks, awesome sound at impact. Find one on Ebay real cheap!

Have you ever tried the Callaway X Hot? (2007ish I believe) I used to have one of these. It has a head and face that are the same size as the original Big Bertha Driver, but at 15 degrees of loft, a 44" shaft, and a Carpenter steel face. I used to hit it as far as my 13 degree 3 wood. Problem is that I couldn't hit it off of the faiway consistantly. Great club, great feel, great looks, awesome sound at impact. Find one on Ebay real cheap!

I am a 9.5 handicap, have been playing for 22 years now. I have had numerous birdies, never an eagle. I can't count the number of rounds that I have trashed attempting to get that eagle. I have never wanted to get the eagle by holing out from the fairway or a hole in one, I always wanted it to be an on the green in under regulation putt. I found myself on the dogleg right par 5 15th at the Oaks in Mississippi. I nutted a drive a few feet into the right rough behind a knoll and behind a tree at the corner of the dogleg. I had 220 to the center of the green - too much for my 2H and way too short for the 3W(lots of trouble behind the green). I figured I would hit a cut over the hill and around the tree leaving a shortish pitch uphill onto the green for my 3rd. I made good contact with the 2 hybrid, cutting the ball around the tree and out of my line of site. Driving up to the green, I could see my bright yellow Hex Chrome ball sitting just 6 feet from the flag. My heart was pounding out of my chest. I looked at the put from evry angle and then drained it into the center of the cup. Ironically, afterwards, the eagle has felt to be no big deal, like another birdie. I also was not able to see the ball reach the green. Best part is now that I have gotten it out of my system, layups have become routine shots from tee and fairways.

I played at Chateau Country Cub in Kenner, La. I have been playing golf for 22 years now. I finally broke 80 with a sweet 78! My wedges were on fire!

Hi to all; I'm an Electrical Engineering Specialist in a Major Gasoline / Chemical Refinery.