jon viper

Hi there, i am considering upgrading my irons as the set i have are fairly old these days x12's) and since i broke a 5 iron recently rather than replace it i thought i would just get another set. i have got down from 10 to 6 this year and am looking fo a set that will hopefully allow me to still get down a shot or two next year. i have considered sticking with callaway and maybe trying the x18 or the x20 but not sure if there is any others that i should consider. im not bothered about buying a new set either a second hand set will do as i dont have too much money available (prob looking to sepond between £100 and £200 at a push. if anyone cn recommend any clubs they think wopuld be good to move on from the x12 or any feedback ou have to help make me the tight purchase is greatly appreciated. the equpitment siude of things has never been my strong point so any help appreciated. thanks

can the original poster add the photo of the hole from google earth so we can see just how good your representation of the hole is. just for laughs

hi there i recently picked up a Taylor Made R540 10.5* driver from a charity shop for £2 and have been hitting it extremely well but recently found out that it is a banned driver. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a driver with similar spec as the R540. I have considered just putting a new head on the shaft but want a head with similar size and weight to the r540. i know the face has too much of a spring effect and that's the reason the club is banned but besides this to me this driver just feels amazing to swing. i found this page with some specs but have'nt found anything else. The TaylorMade r540 driver has a 400cc head, which is a bit larger than many drivers on the market. This gives it a larger sweet spot, making it easier to hit the ball more accurately. The r540 has a lightweight head without the option for added weights. The r540 comes with 8.5 degrees of loft. Driver Face The large face on the r540 utilizes what TaylorMade calls "Inverted Cone" technology to provide a large hitting area for a medium trajectory and a higher ball speed. TaylorMade claims its design will provide greater distance than many other drivers. Shaft The club comes with a lightweight , flexible graphite shaft that creates greater club head speed. The overall result is greater force and driving distance, according to TaylorMade. Anyone with any recommendations would be greatly appreciated? I wondered if there are people who also played with this driver and what they changed to once the club had been banned. your help and suggestiong are appreciated thanks for yor time. peace out

thanks again guys. Wutiger that is a really good idea you suggested (bending clubs) wouldnt have thought of this myself and so simple and will prob cost me next to nothing to do. As for choking down this is something i am going to have to work on in practice. think my prob is i swing to slow when trying to take abit off a club.Very helpfull thank you very much. spacemanspiff i have checked local course shops but not any joy yet my search for the elusive x12 pw goes on. thanks for suggestion anyway

hi guys thaks for the help. im sorry i forgot to mention that i live in scotland and that i have been checking on ebay but most clubs are based in U.S. so shipping costs make the club far too expensive and there are hardly any based in uk. wu tiger here is the spec of the x12 9iron and also the x12 pw. loft lie length #9 42° 64.5° 36 PW 46.5° 65° 35.5 i already have 3 wedges that i like. they are all cleveland tour action wedges. the first is a 49° pw then a gap wedge 53° followed by a lob wedge 60°. i was planning on keeping all 3 of these wedges and just addding the callaway pw. That would leave me with x12 9 iron 42°, x12 pw 46.5°, cleveland pw 49°, 53° then 60°. i have also tried choking up with 9 iron (but still hit too far) and 3/4 swing with 9 but i tend push right a lot when i try this. i have also considered other callaway x models i.e. x14 x16 and big bertha irons (would be a 10 iron rather than pw with his model). trouble is i have never tried any of these clubs and not sure if there are massive differences in distance or feel in different models and yet again getting the club on its own a reasonable price on ebay uk is quite difficult. has anyone tried different callaway models i.e. uprgrade from x12 to x14 or similar models and how have ou found the difference between the newer models once again thanks for your help. cheers

go on someone:-)

I use a set of X12's (old school i know) and love these irons however i only have the 3-9 irons and cant get a reasonably priced X12 PW anywhere. i have a cleveland tour action PW (49 degree loft)but the gap between the X12 9 iron and the cleveland PW is far too much. i struggle to hit the PW over 100 where the 9 iron i can hit 150 easily (as the clubs are oversize and seem to get great distance compared to any othe irons i have tried.) I feel this is holding back my game as i often find myself with 110 yards or so to the hole and struggle to take some off my 9 iron and struggle to reach with the PW. I was wondering if anyone could recomend a different PW that may have the same feel or distance as a callaway X12 PW. i have considered Callaway X14 PW and also Callaway Big Bertha iron PW but have had the same problem finding any cheap enough especially as i dont know if they would be good replacement or not. Are there other brands or models that could do the job i want from the X12 PW and fit in with the rest of my setwithout feeling too different? the spec for the callaway x12 9 iron is 42 degree and 64.5 lie and the pw is 46.5 and 65 lie, (both steel regular shafts) the big bertha irons dont have a pw but a 10 iron with the spec 10 iron 45 degree and 65 lie. so it would seem to me that i am looking for a PW with the same spec as an x12 and perhaps also an oversized model like the x12s that get good distance (or should i look for a PW with less loft and therefore getting more distance) P.S. I am not the best when it comes to clubs and technicalities but im even worse at golf:-D