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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.

Ha, Ha, we have a buddy with a Yes Stephanie regular length putter. It does start conversations between all of his playing partners and between him and Stephanie when she says "NO". Seriously my favorite piece of equipment is my Bushnell Z3 laser range finder, I can't imagine playing without it.

I don't know about the Chrome+ but the Callaway Chrome has good distance off the driver and good playability around the green.

One of the best sets of irons I eve played was the Hogan Edge, they had a great feel. That being said, coming soon, near you, Hogan irons on a clearance rack.

I've always thought Natalie was attractive. I think one of the best things she has going for her is the way she treats fans. Although she's made a good amount of money on the golf course, I'd bet she's made more off (calenders, personal appearances, advertising). I have been frustrated at her golf career on it's own, I thought she should have won more.

Since you like fairway woods, a suggestion. The Tour Edge Exotics XCG6 is being closed out now at good prices, Global golf and Budget Golf are online sites that have good prices on closeouts. I have this fairway wood and it is absolutely one of the best clubs I have found at a decent price. I use my 3w on short par fours off the tee. Whatever you decide, good luck.

I guess with the marketing of hybrids, one would get the impression that we don't use fairway woods like we once did. I have both, there definitely is still a place for fairway woods in the bag.

I have found that my left front pocket is an awesome tee dispenser.

I'm sure this has been tried but how about an area in the store (in the indoor practice range area) where you have simulators with popular resort courses downloaded where guys could call for tee times to play during the winter? I know this would eat up space but as far as time, a foursome could probably play 18 holes in an hour or so. In the colder climates it looks like this could be a viable option where guys could continue to play when it was really bad outside. You would need to set your cost so that it would be profitable. I know if I had this option available to our group we would probably love doing it, of course there would have to be beer sales available too.

I really just discovered the Tour Edge Exotics line within the last year. I have been buying some of their closeout stuff on line at really great prices. I first ordered the XCG6 fairway wood 15 degree and found it to be the hottest fairway wood I've ever hit. I then saw the XCG6 drivers being closed out at great deals so I ordered a 10.5 degree, regular shaft (Matrix Ozik) same as the fairway wood. I hesitated because reviews were not that glowing but I took a chance anyway. I have had very good luck with it, the only negative is the sound it makes at impact but the performance is there. I am now looking at a XCG7 hybrid that is being closed out, at what appears to me to be a decent price. Whatever the announcement, I am a Tour Edge Exotics fan, I think their products are quality at a good price.

Looks like you did a good job, I will second the recommendation of Globalgolf.com. They are in Raleigh, I've ordered quite a few things from them and they are great. I'm in Salisbury and shipping within the state is quick. They have a good selection of bags, finding one without a brand name on it might be tough, good luck.