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I recently got one and I like it a lot. I really wanted this model because I can get my whole name on it at the custom shop and it has the interchangeable weights on it as I like a heavier putter. It is a solid putter! Excellent craftsmanship. I will keep this putter for the rest of my life. I feel that I can control the distance of my putts better with this club than with the insert putter that I have (Odyssey 2-Ball XG). I just feel confident with this putter as I know that it has a great track record on Tour, i.e. Tiger uses one. It really works for me! That being said, it may not suit you. I suggest that you try several out. I tried several but I kept coming back to the Scotty. It may have been a mental predisposition to go with a Scotty before I walked in the door, but putting is mostly mental anyway. I love mine and highly recommend it, but you need to try one for yourself. Happy testing!

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Exactly right! I was about to post the same thing. Less chance of ballooning though due to the reduced spin rate.

I am pretty sure that it is the groves. That is why no one uses a wedge or iron with no groves and a lot of drivers come without them (at least not on the sweet spot). Obviously, the ball has a lot to do with this as well. Also, a worn wedge will not spin as well as a new one. Or, if a wedge is wet, it will not spin as well. Anything that comes between the face of the club and the ball will affect the spin rate (i.e. grass, sand, water) The ball should catch on the groves and this imparts the spin. This is why a tour player will change wedges often.

Already bought them and they are in the bag now. Mizuno MP-57 all the way! 3* upright with Winn Xi7 grips with 2 extra wraps and Dynamic Gold S300 shafts. These irons have helped my game so much. Maybe next set will be the MP-67's, but that will be several years.

I used to think that it was crazy to spend $300 on a putter. My first putter that I really liked was an Odyssey Dual Force Rossie II. It was better than the Wal-Mart putter that I had prior to that. I used this putter for 10 years. My brother bought me the 2-Ball XG for Christmas and I like the feel of it, but I have some trouble controlling the distance of my putts. I never liked the Anser/blade style putters because they were too light. Then I tried some of the newer stuff and I fell in love with the Studio Select Newport 2. It has a good weight to it (though I am sending it to the custom shop to have more weight added) and it looks absolutely gorgeous. I could tell that it was a piece of quality craftsmanship. So, I dropped the $300 for the putter. I think that I will keep this putter for the rest of my life, and it will be the most used club in my bag. So, in time, it will end up being the cheapest club in the bag on a per stroke basis. In summary, it was worth the money to me.

10.5* driver (soon to be 9.5* MP-600, I hit the ball way too high right now) 15* 3 wood 3-PW irons - 3* upright 52/7* GW 56/13* SW 60/5* LW Putter

Taylormade Rescue Mid 18* with a steel shaft should do the trick. I almost regret trading mine in, but I love my irons so much that I got over it pretty quick. I am considering a 2 Hybrid and drop the 3 wood. The Rescue Mid is a solid club from a couple years ago so they can be gotten for a decent price.

If it was my bag, the 5 wood would go. I am just more consistent with the irons/hybrids.

Definitely good for the game! The game is about tradition, etiquette and honor. I think that those who take the game seriously should do their best to respect the tradition of the game. I know that some may see the dress code as limiting, but would you wear a tank top to a job interview? No you wouldn't. People need to learn to dress appropriately for the occasion.

Actually, they will hand stamp your name on the bumpers if you have the studio select model. He can fit 5 letters a side on the Newport 1 and 7 letters a side on the Newport 2. Where else would you recommend having custom work done that is good quality and a reasonable price. Also, there is the Scotty Custom shop stamp that you can get. I agree that the other three are redicualos, though I have seen some creative things done with them placed in the Cherry Bombs covered in translucent paint.

I would definitely like to know what you mean by the Scotty Cameron Studio Custom Shop kinda sucks. I thought that they were the end all-be all in customization. Have you had a bad experience or seen some shoddy work? Just curious as I had heard they were the best, but I haven't personally seen any of their work. I want to get my name on it, new grip, new headcover, and new paintfill. I am not sure about a new finish as I kinda like the finish it already has on it. But I am open to new things. I would love it if you could 'throw me some details'. Thanks.

Mizuno MP-57 is a good place to start (and finish).

Really nice sites, thanks.

$300 for the Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Studio Select. I just got it yesterday and I am going to send it in to the custom shop as soon as I figure out what I want to have done. All told, it will be in the neighborhood of $500 or more.

I just picked up a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 and am going to send it in to the custom shop. I was just wondering if anyone else has done this. I would like to see some pictures just to get some ideas, so post them if you've got them. I will be sure to post mine when I get it back.

You can order them as a combo set. You can't just walk into Golfsmith and have them mix a set for you, but they can fit you and then order exactly what you need from Mizuno. I considered this approach, but I just went with the MP-57 set.

You're crazy! These irons are among the easiest to hit players irons out there. They are very forgiving. In fact, I almost didn't get them as I felt that they were almost too forgiving. I was also considering the MP-67 irons. The MP-57 irons give wonderful feedback. I by no means am on the center of the face all the time, but my hands never sting with them. With these irons I can tell if I thin or toe it much more easily than my old irons. I have become a much better ball striker due to the feedback of these irons. The overwhelming majority of people who have tried these irons say that they have a buttery soft feel to them, and here you stand saying that they hurt your hands as they are so hard to hit. If your hands stung, then you obviously didn't get it on the sweet spot. It's just my 2 cents, but I don't think that anyone who is considering buying these irons should listen to your review as it is just not true. Maybe these irons are not suited to your game, but it is not the fault of the iron. These are a great set!

I already have the new irons and wedges (MP-57 & MP-R). So I guess that I should consider replacing my old driver. I am thinking the Mizuno MP-600 or the Taylormade Tour Burner TP. Then I guess I would try some new fairway woods. And to top it all off I would get a 2008 Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Studio Select and send it in to the Custom Shop for some modifications. I guess all told it would be nearly a $600 putter, $400 driver, a little on the 3 wood and a new Mizuno bag. With the remainder I might head down to TPC Sawgrass for the weekend.

I use the iron covers while they are in the trunk, or at home. But once I get to the course, I remove them and leave them in the car. I do leave the wood covers on now because I have been known to chip the paint on them when pulling out an iron. And the putter cover stays on unless I am using it.

You wouldn't think that the tape would affect it, but maybe to some extent it did. I guess that I will just wait for a Demo Days next year and get the true numbers.

Yes, the shafts were exactly the same. Same brand, same flex, same weight, absolutely identical. The reason that they put the tape on the face is that they put a marker line around the ball so the launch monitor could pick up spin rate. I guess they didn't want black marker on the clubface. I just can't explain it. It makes no sense to me that the ball would launch 1.5* higher with a 1.0* lower face angle.

Yeah the 9.5 didn't have tape on it and I didn't think about that until later in the day. I am going to go back and Demo the Tour Burner TP when they get some in stock and will try a few new things then.

I must be the odd monkey in the barrel, because I am 6'0" and I like the 33" shaft. I had a 34" and choked down on it before, but the balance didn't feel right to me. I went to a 33" and am happy with the feel now. I almost went with 32.5" and would probably have liked it a little better, but I will stick with what is working for now. I feel that the shorter shaft lets me bend over further to get my eyes directly over the ball and get a good shoulder rotation with a nice pendulum motion. I can't spend too much time at once on the practice green as my back will ache after about 20-30 minutes, but once out on the course, I don't stay in that position for long so it doesn't bother me during a round.

I went today to a golf store to test hit the Mizuno MP-600 driver. They had a Demo club in a 9.5 loft and one on the shelf in a 8.5 loft. I am looking to bring my ball flight down and was interested in which would be the better club for me. I spent about an hour on the launch monitor and am now more confused than when I went in. I thought that the 8.5 would launch the ball at a lower angle, but it did not. Both drivers had the same stiff shaft. I was launching the 9.5 at 13.5* and the 8.5 at 15* as a rough average. Also, I was getting about 2500 RPM on the 9.5 and 4000 on the 8.5. These results are opposite of what I thought they would be. My question is this: Would the masking tape that the store used on the 8.5 driver make that much of a difference in the launch angle? I would almost expect the higher spin rate as the ball would be on the clubface a fraction longer, but I don't understand how the launch angle would be higher on the lower loft driver. Also, the exact same golf ball was used throughout the test, and I kept switching back and forth between the drivers so I was not more loose for one than the other. I hit 10-15 with one and then would switch.