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Titleist AP2 vs. Mizuno MP-52 vs. Nike VR
B-Lo Golfer replied to d373rm1ned's topic in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting
This thread is kinda funny to me because I just bought my new irons about a month ago & had it down to these three exact sets. In short, I agree with you on the feel of the Nike VR splits. Compared to the AP2 & MP52 I thought they felt, for lack of another word, cheap. I also thought they were the least forgiving of the three. I know that opinion will vary from person to person but I know I'm not completely nuts because Golf Magazine just came out with their annual equiptment review & listed the VR splits for low handicappers only, while the AP2 & MP52 were low to mid. You can't go wrong with either the AP2s or MP52s. I ultimately went with the MP52s because they just felt too good on solid contact. I thought forgiveness was about the same for both on slight mishits. You're still punished on poor swings with both. Should be irrelevant to your decision but I also think the Mizunos are better looking clubs. One piece of advice from my experience as I also went on the simulator at Golf Galaxy. Use it to get the feel of the club but don't put weight into anything else. My numbers were so off it was a joke. I don't know if those are better suited for drivers or what. I hit a 5 iron 185-190, the simulator had me hitting it 145. I told the employee this can't be right & he kept telling me it won't be exact but is within 10 yards. Riiiiiiigggghhhtttt -
I swear to you this is the God's honest truth. I started getting more serious about golf about 3 or 4 years ago & wanted to buy a new driver. At the time I had a pretty limited budget & didn't have a ton of knowledge about which companies made the best equiptment. The salesman at Golf Headquarters sold me on an Oryx driver (yes, that's right..Oryx) It had interchangeable weights like the R7, which was cutting edge at the time. Over the course of the next 4 months, I broke not one, not two, but three drivers, all the same model. The face of the first driver cracked right down the middle. The 2nd driver snapped at the hosel & the face of the 3rd driver essentially imploded. All under normal conditions. Each time I took the driver back to Golf Headquarters & each time they gave me a new one, surprisingly without a hassle, although they started getting skeptical when I returned the third time. I opted for store credit after the third break & bought a new DIFFERENT driver the following Spring
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Need Help on my Iron downgrade :(
B-Lo Golfer replied to eddie33081's topic in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting
I recently demoed both in a list of about 8 sets when I was deciding which new iron set to buy. I did not like the Nike VR Split Backs whatsoever, might've actually been my least favorite set of all that I tried. I think they are a nice looking set but for whatever reason didn't feel very solid or consistent to me on contact. Of the two, I liked the MP-57s better although I think they are probably less forgiving than the Nikes. -
Which ball spins the most?
B-Lo Golfer replied to Norm3333's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
I'm a little skeptical about the results of a few things on that chart. I've played both Callaways & don't believe for one second the HX Hot Bite spins more than the ix Tour. If you're looking to save some cash & still get a ball that spins, I'm a fan of the Bridgestone E5+. Not quite as good as the premiums but at $20 less a dozen, well worth the price. Answering the question of the original poster..the Nike Platinums spin the most for sure IMO. I actually think they spin too much. You can really pull the string with these, but after the novelty of watching your ball snap back on a dime wears off, I think they're too hard to control -
Cup's not leaving Detroit. And if it does, it's going to San Jose. My Bills signed T.O... I am short of speech
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Titleist ZB Forged vs. AP2
B-Lo Golfer replied to chriskzoo's topic in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting
AP1s are more forgiving but they aren't forged, they are cast. -
I might be in the minority on this one, certainly with some people on this thread, but I think too many golfers play clubs too advanced for their game just for the sake of playing "players" irons. (Irrelevant to this topic but I love the 15 handis playing blades) If you're shooting in the high 80s, I do not believe for one second you should be playing AP2s or i10s or X-22 Tours like some people are suggesting. Most likely you are not hitting a ton of GIR with your current irons, so why would someone suggest you move to an iron that is harder to hit? For workability? If you can't hit the ball consistently straight, then you shouldn't be concerned about being able to "work" your ball yet. Straight works 95% of the time, so stick to an iron that will give you the best chance of doing that. I don't have a suggestion for you on any specific iron set, but would recommend you stick to a game improvement iron until your swing has become more repeatable & you're shooting in the low 80s regularly.
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I don't agree here. I've demoed all three sets along with the Titleist AP-2s several times over the past month in deciding which set to buy. I think the difference between the 52s & 62s is quite large. If you don't have a well-grooved swing that catches the sweet spot nearly everytime, forget playing the 62s, you are punished pretty badly on mishits. I'm about a 10 handicap & I'm nowhere near good enough to hit the 62s consistently. IMO, unless you're a mid single or lower, I think the 62s are too much club.
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Opinions on the nike one platinum
B-Lo Golfer replied to Wisconsin Golfer's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
If this is your 1st year using the soft higher end balls, it will be real cool at first to watch your wedge hit the green & spin back. It's like a novelty, I loved it even if it left a longer putt. But once that novelty wore off I was sick of hitting a 9 or PW into the green & watching it snap back all the way to the fringe or even off the green. The Platinums have that much spin on them. I prefer the Blacks or Pro V1x if you're going to spend the $$ -
I've thought hard about this trying to come up with a rival #1 answer and I just can't do it. Being able to drive the ball 300 yards is the single most lied about athletic feat in all of sports. It would be a significantly greater accomplishment to get a hole in one than drive the ball 300 yards but, to me at least, the number of people who lie about that is substantially less than those who claim they can drive it 300. And I can't think of another #1 answer that would challenge the 300 yard drive from any other sport. Is it the macho thing? Or the fact that so many people play golf, or what is it? Or do you think people lie about something else more?
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Yeah, I agree your technique is just fine if you're doing it on purpose, unfortunately most golfers have an involuntary fade that they cannot control and the notion of hitting a draw is unrealistic. Alot of people do believe that the draw, especially off the tee, is the ideal shot because the spin imparted allows for both greater carry and greater roll as compared to a fade or obviously a slice..
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From the mat to the turf and the wheels fell off....
B-Lo Golfer replied to Uthinkso's topic in Instruction and Playing Tips
I never hit from the mats, I don't think you get accurate feedback whatsoever. Even chipping, I can never tell if I'm hitting the shot fat because the club would just bounce forward into the ball & you hit a perfectly straight shot. Wait, now that I'm thinking about it, they should make golf courses out of matts -
Just finished Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone looking to improve their game from 100 yards and in. I hadn’t been exposed to the 3x4 wedge system before & think it is a great way to get precise with your wedge distances instead of just going off feel. OK, like others here have said, there are small portions of the book that could’ve been left out, like the proper way to hit a backwards one-handed chip & his chapter on how he would design a golf set, but this represents a very small amount of the book in comparison to the book in whole. What I like most is that for every shot covered from distance wedge to pitch to chip, he not only tells you how to stand, where to place to ball in your stance, and the type of backswing & follow through to take, but he explains why for each. It helps you to learn and remember so much more when you understand why you are doing something. So many golf tips simply say “play the ball back in your stance” or “choke down on the club” but give no reason whatsoever why you are doing it. I’ve taken the methods on all 3 types of shots (distance, pitch, chip) to the range & practice green twice so far and can honestly say I already see improvement.
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Hey Schmitty.. Good to see a fellow Western New Yorker on here! You play any courses in Buffalo or Southern Ontario?
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Man on Fire. Unless I want to laugh, then it's Anchorman
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I went with the Vokey, although I don't think the difference between the two is very big. Confidence is so big in golf & I know someone else on here said they don't like the way the Vokey looks, but I love the way it looks & just pulling it out of my bag inspires confidence for me. I can't speak to the spin on the CG14 because I've never used it in a round but the spin on the Vokey is just nasty.
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What is the best golf lesson or tip you ever received?
B-Lo Golfer replied to PEZGolf's topic in Instruction and Playing Tips
No doubt about it for me. I sliced everything my whole life, I mean every club. Tried everything I could to fix it & nothing worked. I was ready to give up. Finally went for 2 half hour private lessons this spring hoping to just cut down to a fade (didn't have unrealistic expectations) This is what the lessons sounded like: "OK, rotate your forearms earlier...better, now rotate your forearms earlier. Nice, now on this one..rotate your forearms earlier." Those 4 words have changed my game so drastically I cannot even tell you. I actually found the left rough for the 1st time this summer Rotate your forearms earlier -
I have the 2006 Sasquatch driver (not the SUMO). I did not want to buy it because I couldn't stand the way it looked. Crown looked flat and oversized and I didn't think any golf club should ever have the color yellow in it. ANYWHERE. Just to be a wise consumer I included it with 6 other drivers when I went on the launch monitor. To be honest, I was hoping I'd slice or snap hook my 1st drive with it & cross it off the list. An hour later it was a no brainer & over the past 2 years I've never been happier with a driver. Would recommend to anyone. The yellow sole has grown on me too Also played Nike One Platinum ball. No difference to me from the Pro V1.
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How do you hit 7 of 9 greens on the back nine....
B-Lo Golfer replied to TarDawg's topic in Golf Talk
If it makes you feel any better, earlier this spring I was going to the par 4 ninth tee with a 35. i was very excited..I had never broken 40 over 9 holes before. Driver found the fairway & I hit a wedge to 10 feet. I was ecstatic. I had a downhill 10 footer for 38. As I lined up the putt all I could think was "2 putt & you break 40!" I ended up with a 41. You do the math. Yeah, a little strong on the downhill 10 footer. -
Regardless of whether you strike the ball better or worse on the range, I personally don't see how anyone can get any better (other than a couple of strokes) without spending a fair amount of time on the range. I completely disagree that it is a waste of time. If you're slicing or hooking your shots then there is something fundamentally wrong with your swing (not necessarily something major). And if you're simply playing to a slice by aiming x number of yards to the left or right of the green, you will never ever get better. The only way to improve and correct this is to spend some real time working on your swing, trying different things. Almost nobody does this on the course with the exception of maybe a shot or two, so how will you ever improve?