GregZ

Take a look for Wilson Staff Ci9 irons. I thoughtt they felt great when I was hitting them this past fall and they were around 200 this past christmas time.

I think you have to set your expectations accordingly for cold weather. This past winter I didnt keep score, i wrote it down any time i played as maintenance or practice rounds. I love playing in the cold for one reason only, No one else is on the course so you get to practice any shot you can come up with.

There are certain balls that I simply cant hit straight either; the e6 is one of them. Feels like a rock, but give me a TF D2 Feel and It goes straight and feels great off the puttter. Another that works for me is the ci:25. It just feels great to me. I think the ball you choose is a personal feel and everyone should have thier own. I used to love the noodle but hate it now.

This is true for me as well. My 50* wedge is my preferred 105 yard club. I use it alot as i play the same par 3 course weekly.

I ordered the new AP1s last Wednesday and they arrived today. They are the first set I have ever been fitted for and I'm really excited to get out and play. Im also demo'ing a G20 4 wood, but may trade it for the new Mashie fairway by the end of the month. I havent decided about a driver yet, but Im sure i can find a great used one somewhere.

I think I pretty much wasted the driver part of my fitting by not having a sound repetable swing and setup when hitting the driver. Therefore, I dont think its smart to buy a new driver right now, but I do think i need a different driver shaft than the swim noodle like shaft that I have been using. I did really enjoy hitting the G20 and it felt very solid, but my swing is going to have to change and Im not sure if after changes that I will need such a low lofted driver. Ill be shopping for a used one this week and maybe an adjustable one at that. Thanks for all the replies, Greg

Im pretty sure they would let me hit any of them as long as the credit card was good. Also, Look for an outdoor demo day or a fitter that will let you take it for a test drive, but it may cost you some money though.

I was allowed to demo by securing the price of the club with a credit card. I had 24 hours to return it unblimished or as close to it as possible.

Monthly lessons on evolvr are are 40. Thats pretty cheap as far as instruction goes and I wouldnt say they really teach stack and tilt as much as how to get in great positions to achieve an efficient swing.

I like to see the hitting stats in store, ignoring distance, and then on the range see how the ball flight is and the real distance.

Would anyone recommend an adjustable driver for an aspiring high handicap player due to the ability to change almost every setting possible while they learn to hone thier swing?

Thought Id update for my own musings. Ive spent six range sessions demoing the driver recommended to me and videoing it each time and have come away with an understanding of how I was hitting it so well one day but not every time. I flip the club massively and when my timing is perfect, I hit it great, but my timing isnt perfect very often. My setup for the driver has been to tee the ball up atleast 4 inches just past my forward toe. I purposely have always tried to bottom out about 8 inches behind the ball to hit it on the upswing aswell. I also tend to move my upper center forward a lot too. In doing some searching I have found what appears to be proper setup so Im gonna give it a try and send in a video to evolvr.

I have been searching for a the correct driver loft and shaft combination for my own swing and found this site http://www.rotaryswing.com/golf-instruction/golfequipment/golf-launch-monitor.php somewhat educational.

As always, Good information. Thanks.

Thank you for posting this video of your practice. It really helps me see how I need to be practicing on the range. I tend to warm up, go slow a couple swings and then a dozen fast swings trying to concentrate on why the ball just did that.

It worked.

huh?

One of the selling points of ordering from this fitter was that the clubs would be assembled by the same ppl or company that puts the PGA pros clubs together instead of some factory machine. I dont really know if its true but it sounds good and maybe the QA on them would be higher than off the shelf. At this point I need to stop procrastinating and over analysising things and just order the recommendationed Driver, FWs, and Irons.

Thanks for the responses guys. Ill probably go with the G20 unless I can find a fitter with the new Nike driver locally, I believe its the only one that the fitter didnt have to test out.

Can an extremely low lofted driver for a high handicap hide or exacerbate a poor swing even though the results are great? I am a high handicapper with an ever "evolving" swing. This past week, I spent some time with an experienced club fitter that fit me to a Ping G20 8.5 degree driver with the tour stiff stock shaft. I have never been fit for any clubs, but reading on the internet I just assumed that I would need a higher lofted driver. My stats for this driver were: swing speed: ~103 mph. Launch angle: ~13 degrees and spin: ~2800. Distance: 240-260. We tried almost every brand head and shaft combination that I have ever heard of so I felt that he did a very thorough job of fitting me to the equipment for my swing that day. Should During my lunch break today, I went to a local store that had the driver in stock and proceeded to hit the driver about 20 times. The results were the same as before. Am I over thinking this?

Ebay seems to have them for around 300.

Yesterday i did a full body lifting routine and today was a 2 mile jog.

That doesnt look to bad at all. Id play it if i could hit the ball like him.

I Jogged on the treadmill a little more today. My lungs are still full of junk from being sick, but its getting better each day. Im starting to think about doing the C25k program to give me a goal to work towards.