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Tour Edge Exotics XCG7, 129.95, pretty good deal.

Glad you decided against it for whatever reason, golf retail is a tough proposition.

I can get 280 on an airport runway with a 30 mph tailwind.

I still hit the four iron (Ping G25/graphite) but i am thinking about ordering a Tour Exotics 4h, either xcg6 or xcg7. Those are being closed out now, anyone have any experiences?

I have fairly new clubs, all graphite shafts except for my wedges and I've noticed small little scratches occasionally. I think sliding them in and out of the golf bag, no matter how careful, we pick up these little things. I do try to keep my clubs and grips clean too. I wouldn't worry too much unless the scratch goes on into the graphite, more than likely what you have is just a scratch in the paint of the shaft.

Steve, you can't go wrong with a Ping Driver. I demoed the G30 also, it seemed like a really consistent club to me. If you feel like you selected the correct shaft for you, you should be good to go.

Puma.

Looks like a superficial scratch to me, if it's cracked it'll show up soon enough.

Agree, Nike has produced some really crappy irons.

Butch.

The favorite club in my bag right now is a tour Edge Exotics 15 degree three wood. I can hit it on short par 4s and on tight holes. It has the hottest face of any fairway wood I've ever hit and I can hit it straight to keep it in play. It is the club I have the most confidence in the bag.

I personally like the regular NXT Tour better than the S ball. I can't tell much difference in the spin hitting into the green. The regular ball seems hotter off the driver. I would say if I'm going to play Titleist it is the regular NXT tour, if another brand, I love the Callaway Hex Chrome. It seems hot off the driver and spins well into the green.

I could have used one of the tripod tees in the last week. The temperature got into the 20s here at night and the tee boxes were still semi frozen when we played around 10:30, making it hard to get a tee into the ground. I have to say, I've seen all kinds of products in the golf marketplace, this one may make it. While the rubber ones from practice range mats will work, I prefer the look of the tripod tee. Put it on the market, I'll buy a pack of various lengths.

After thinking about this for a while, I don't think going into golf retail would be a very smart investment.