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Just wondering if any of you have had the chance to hit these side by side? I play the MP-30's now and do not have the time to hit the range as much as I used to. I am looking for something with a little bit more forgiveness and I have a chance to do a straight up trade for a set of TM TP's. Would the TM's be any more forgiving than the MP-30's? I have called the pro shop in my area but they do not have the TP's to demo. Can anyone help me out??

thanks for the help.

Hey all. I've been offered free passes for the Monday practice round at the Memorial next week. I never went on Monday before this year because it always fell on Memorial Day. Being a non-holiday do you think any players will be there being the Pro-Am is Wednesday? Thanks.

They can be bent by any clubmaker cast or not. I had all my X-14 irons bent 1* flat after I bought them, by a respectable clubmaker of course.

Ironic you mention that because I did the same thing. I played the MP-30's for a year then had our first child so play was limited. I sold the MP-30's and bought a set of X-14's. Played the Cally's for 2 weeks then drove 65 miles and bought my MP-30's back. For those who say that the MP-30 is the worst iron Mizuno ever came out with is nuts. They are very under rated and I won't let them go again. Good luck with your search. FWIW I have hit the MP-52's and they are an excellent stick. My demo was shafted with PX 5 and they felt very good, but really the only difference that was really noticeable was the 52's ball flight was higher than the 30's. 52's had a little bit bigger sweetspot and maybe a tad more forgiving but it's splitting hairs IMO. You can also get a set of MP-30's on ebay for a very good price right now.

Before I start my backswing I find a dimple, letter, number, or something on the ball. I keep focused on that spot until I see the clubface pass through. This does 2 things for me: 1. It keeps my head still through the swing and if I keep my head still it keeps my lower body quiet with less lateral motion. 2. If I am focused on that spot on the ball there are no other swing thoughts that pop in my head during the swing. There is the ball, make a relaxed but aggressive pass through it.

I just recently bought an '07 Burner. I tried the Diablo and hated it. Did not like the look at address, the sound, and the ball flight was too high for me (could have been the shaft though). The Burner felt very good and looks even better. I had been using a Cleveland Launcher and the TM is about 1/2" longer than the Cleveland but it did not bother me a bit. My driver yardage increased by about 8 yards and the spin is much lower than the Cleveland. FWIW: I also tried the '09 Burner but I did not care for it as much as I did the '07. I had a pretty nasty hook with the '09. I thought it might have just been that day, but I went back and tried it a few days later and the hook was still there. The face on the '07felt more solid as well.

The X-14 Pro Series (BH-5) has less offset than the X-14 regulars. The offset look doesn't bother me much as long as the club performs for the swing I have. Think of the Pro Series like you would the newer generation of Callaway irons. For example the X-22 and X-22 tours: The X-22 would probably be used by a higher handicap because of the higher offset and more forgiveness. The X-22 Tour might be used by descent players with a repeateable swing and good ball strikers. The offset is used to help get the ball airborn and to some extent it helps to get the club face squared. I previously played the X-14 Pro Series but after 3 kids and a home, my playing time took a dive so I bought a set of X-14 regulars.

Just to give you a little bit of inside information. The Hogan BH-5 is the Callaway X-14 Pro Series. They are the exact same specs except they have the name Hogan on them. But since Callaway owns Hogan, I would call it them the same club. Callaway Pre-owned is not going to sell you junk. Plus if they are still running the spring test drive you can always send them back and get your full refund. The prices on the X-14's have gone up. The first week of March I bought a set of them with the uniflex steel shaft, standard everything Like New for $299. 6 of the 8 irons were still in the plastic. The price for a used set seems high, but you can always check the pga value guide and see what they are worth too.

My Cleveland 588 56* was shot so I was in need of a new wedge. Roger Cleveland designed the Callaway X-forged wedges so I bought those because the look at address was the same as my 588. There was no new look at address, same great look but a better feel. So good I bought a 52* X-Forged Vintage and 58* (w/ C-grind and MD grooves) X-Forged Vintage. Very Happy with the purchase.

My dad plays the NXT Tours and I played them a few rounds last year and did not care for them much. I just got home from Dick's and while I was there I bought a box of Nike One Blacks. I got on ebay earlier today and found 6 dozen new Burner TP w/LDP for $75 so I gobbled those up to. So needless to say I'm gonna answer my own question to this thread hopefully this weekend . Thanks for the replies and insight.

I played a Srixon Trispeed and the Platinum together for 9 holes and the Trispeed was consistantly 12-15 yards longer off the tee and long irons. But I was unhappy with the greenside control of the Trispeed. What I gained in distance off the tee, I lost around the greens. But of course with some time to practice with the ball I could make it work but I was not crazy about the feel coming off the short irons with the Srixon. For example: Hole 15 is a 405 yard par 4. Course was wet but greens were actually in good shape with a little bit of a firm feel, not too many ball marks into the greens. I hit a 2 really good drives both in middle of the fariway, Trispeed was 14 yards longer than the Platinum so I took the Trispeed. I was 135 yards out with no wind with a 9 iron for my second shot, pin in the middle of the green. First shot was the Platinum, excellent contact, perfect ball flight for me, dropped and stopped 12 ft. below the hole. Trispeed: again made good contact, the ball felt much harder than the Platinum, it hit about 6 feet left of the pin bounced about as high as the pin and rolled off the back of the green. Mind you I hit the ball fairly high and I make very good contact with my irons so for a ball to do that is cause for me to get rid of it. I like the distance it gave me but not the performance off the short irons. If I had played the platinum I would have had a shot of about 149-150 which is a strong 8 or smooth 7 for me so I definately would have had to club up, so I'm looking for something longer but still descent performance off the short irons. The course I play in league is very dry and firm so I can only imagine what the Trispeed would have done on a rock hard green. Have heard good things about both the Black and Burner TP so those are what I've narrowed it down to.

I have been looking over these balls for the last week or so and cannot decide which to go with. I have played Nike One Platinum for the last 2 years, but I'm looking for more distance without losing too much feel. I know it will be next to impossible to replace the spin of the Platinum but I'm losing distance off the tee. The Nike One Black is on closeout at the local Dick's for $29.99 and the Burner is going for $24.99. My driver swing speed is around 95 mph and I still would like to keep green side spin as high as I can. Can anyone help me out?

I have played a Cleveland Launcher Ti460 the last 2 years and thought I'd start looking for a new driver because the Cleveland was balooning on me. After a couple hours of hitting drivers I was not real impressed with any of the new drivers except for the Ping Rapture but it was more than I was willing to pay. I asked the guy working with me if he had any of last year models and he said he had a few 2007 TM Burners. I was skeptical at first because I did not like the feel at all of the 2009 Burner, it felt terrible through impact. My first 5 balls with the 07 and I could tell a big difference between it and the 09, much better feel and felt more comfortable during the swing. I got rid of the balooning, picked up a small draw (unusual for me with a driver), and added about 8 yards to my drives with the 07 TM Burner. The other good thing was I got it for $179 brand new. If you haven't yet, give the 07 TM Burner a try, you might be as suprised as I was.

I have an Odyssey DFX 6600 and even though it is a few years old I have not found a putter to take it out of my hands and I have had my share from White Hots to Scotty Camerons to Yes. The SC's are very well balanced but I was not good on with it on shorter putts, but longer puts I had a very good lag distance and feel. The White Hot XG was just the opposite, Money on short puts