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TexasSR75070 started following Is PXG Dying? , Need Head Covers That Fit Older Woods (Pt) and New Level Golf Clubs
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Need Head Covers That Fit Older Woods (Pt)
TexasSR75070 replied to Quack's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
I'd maybe consider knitted headcovers. -
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New Level Golf Clubs
TexasSR75070 replied to saevel25's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
There seems to be a growing number of DTC options. There is New Level, Sub70, Ben Hogan, PXG (especially with their Heroes discount) and others that offer less expensive options. Nice to have choices! -
Since 2009, I've been lucky enough to play every weekday for the most part, weather permitting. Right now, I have a 30-mile, 35-minute drive to the course I belong to. (I couldn't afford the course I used to belong to, just a 5-7 minute drive away, after they jacked the membership price up more than double since COVID!) Most of it is highway driving and even though I get over 30mpg on the highway I will probably cut my playing back by 1, maybe 2 rounds per week, especially as the price per gallon approaches $4.00.
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SQAIRZ, Fact or Fiction?
TexasSR75070 replied to woodzie264's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
Now that I've had an attitude adjustment (😥), let me see if I can't provide a reasonable and responsible response to your question. I don't think it is the spikes. They use six on each shoe supposedly placed in "pressure points" created before and during the swing. I can't say yay or nay in that regard, The Pivix spikes they use have prongs that don't seem to reach beyond the level of the nubs. I've worn down the spikes, had prongs break off and noticed no difference in traction. I had never heard of that brand, Pivix, previously. They say they patented the sole. I don't know what the patent covers but the pattern of the nubs is unlike anything I personally have seen, and they have a wider base than comparably sized shoes. As someone who has fallen wearing another brand of golf spikes while going down a steep slope and breaking my arm trying to catch my fall, I am very sensitive to "traction" in a golf shoe. I can say I have never had my right foot slip out from under me during a swing, and while others gingerly walk down steep slopes, I can confidently walk down them with little to no fear of falling, no matter the course conditions. The sole and nub pattern, as much as it seems to help with traction for me, is also something I dislike. I am a "dew sweeper" and, in addition, most days the course is being watered as we play. That pattern of nubs seems to collect grass and dirt/mud that can be difficult to dislodge with so many little valleys (for lack of a better description) running between the nubs in all sorts of directions. The thing I have found that is surprising, is that, given that, I have sensed no loss of grip/traction as the round progresses. As far as overall benefit from the shoe, in my case, I think it has to be a combination of many things, the width of the base, the traction provided by the soles pattern, the heavier more "structured" shoe that perhaps have had an impact on my balance during the swing. With better balance and more confidence that my rear foot won't slip out from under me, I can proceed to swing faster, adding distance to my drives. So, is the distance gain directly tied to the shoes alone? Depends on how one views it, I guess. I hope this answers your question. (I know, I'm wordy. I should have been a lawyer.) I don't doubt that at all. If I had to guess, it is because of their "gusseted" tongue, sown on each side, higher up than most golf shoes, making the shoes waterproof up to the last eyelet. Some people even have reported having difficulty getting the shoes on and off because of it. That's too bad. I think otherwise you might have enjoyed them. -
Sorry, I originally missed this. I don't know enough about Arccos other than looking into it and deciding it wasn't for me.
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Ouch! Hope you heal quickly! We all have those moments! I've suffered three fairly serious injuries on a golf course over the years. The first instance, I tried to walk down a steep slope to hit my next shot. It was dormant Bermuda grass and my foot slipped right out from under me even though I was wearing spikes. I fell back against the slope and tried to catch my fall with my right arm. In the process of doing so I fractured my forearm, just above the wrist. Ever since that incident I've become paranoid about traction in golf shoe. Another instance was when I was hitting a lay-up shot on a par 5. My cart partner had parked the cart on the other side of a poorly maintained drain in the middle of the fairway (the course was built in a flood plain), about 18 inches square and about a foot or more deep. I failed to look down as I turned to get back to the cart, following the flight of the ball instead, and I stepped in that drain, fracturing my right leg just above the ankle. I could actually hear the "crack" of the bone breaking. UGH! In both instances, I went to the same ortho, a fellow golfer whom I had played with on several occasions. He took x-rays and since there was no dislocation of any bones, nothing having to be "set", he gave me a brace for the arm and when it was my leg just a boot for it. I didn't even have to wear either 100% of the time. After taking x-rays for a couple of weeks, I was lucky in that there was no movement of any bones, so he cleared me for chipping and putting with the arm and for actually playing with that boot on my right foot. I played so well with the boot on that some of my friends were offering to buy it from me when I no longer needed it! LOL In the third case, I stuck a club in the ground, and thought I had sprained my wrist. Ultimately, it took a long while to get the correct diagnosis, but I had completely broken my hook-of-hamate bone and had to go to a hand specialist to have the bone surgically removed. That one took a good while to recover from. Don't beat yourself up over it! I hope you get out there soon with no lingering effects. Play well!
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In my browser, in the upper right, there is a link that will take you to their fitting locations. Then, when on that page, click on the "View List" where they are all listed by state. They have and are continuing to open their own stores. There is one here in Dallas about 20-25 minutes from me. If you get fit and order then, or order by phone you can have the clubs delivered to one of their stores if you have one nearby. Saves from having to sign for them and there is no shipping charge that way, though their shipping charges have recently been drastically reduced. Hope this helps.
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I have the MMT 60 in my PXG set and Recoils in my Apex irons. How do you think those two shafts compare?
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Despite being a cast, not forged iron, I find contact just as pleasing as I do with my Apex 19s. I haven't seen the performance on the course that I saw in my fitting, yet. I may need time to adjust to the added length or offset, or, it could just be the cold weather and having to wear as many as 5 layers to stay warm! I think they are a great value for someone on a budget in particular and they really are a nice looking club.
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SQAIRZ, Fact or Fiction?
TexasSR75070 replied to woodzie264's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
I don't think it is exactly true that I "started it". I was basically called a shill for the company after my first post when I then responded that "it upsets me to see people knock a product without doing any research or trying the product themselves before doing so." That's just how I feel and that applies anywhere to any product. I didn't call out anyone in particular and certainly didn't "accuse" all of you. In fact, at least one of you had looked at the study, thought it had holes in it, and that the company should be sued. However, there was another post that seemed to imply that all of Sqairz distance claims are based solely on having a square toe box. That is totally false and would seem to indicate to me that there was no "research" into what besides the toe box may be contributing to performance enhancement besides the obvious. If the shoe fits..........pun intended. 😆 In regard to FJ/Titleist, I didn't communicate that very well, and I think I've already apologized for that. I was trying to understand if, not just the skepticism (which I agree is healthy), but some of the other comments were strictly because it was Sqairz making the claims, being relatively new to the market, and would they be directed at FJ if it were them making the claims. My comment about activity here was not intended as an insult. Sorry you took it that way. It was just a statement of fact in direct response to "I find it curious that you claim not to be affiliated with the company in any way yet this is the only topic you’ve posted in depth on since you’ve been a member here." I haven't come here that often and that is why I haven't, yet, run across the other topics that pique my interest (I mentioned what they are) and that I would certainly engage in. Perhaps that is why my perception, perhaps incorrectly, is of less activity. I also mentioned topics that I felt I had no business joining in on the discussion. I agree with all of you in regard to the guy whose handicap dropped so much. I, too, am skeptical that any drop like that over any period of time could be solely due to the shoes. I'm not sure; did Sqairz claim the handicap improvement was solely due to the shoes or just that this guy's handicap improved by that much since he started wearing them, letting others attach direct correlation which Sqairz never made, or did they? I can't find that particular claim at the moment. I don't know how bad this guy's swing was (though I heard "sway" had something to do with it) or how ill-suited his previous choice of golf shoes was. Maybe the shoes just sparked something, enabled him to make other adjustments he could not have maybe made otherwise and thus the improvement. You are a renowned instructor, highly recognized and with many awards. Is it true or not that sometimes just a relatively minor tweak can spark a major improvement in some people? Thanks for "putting up with me" and continuing the dialogue. -
SQAIRZ, Fact or Fiction?
TexasSR75070 replied to woodzie264's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
Sarcasm aside, maybe that's because I've basically been called full of s***, a liar and accused of being a shill for the company. -
SQAIRZ, Fact or Fiction?
TexasSR75070 replied to woodzie264's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
Why would you want my opinion on anything having to do with these shoes? I have no particular expertise or knowledge in this area, and no real data to back up my opinion were I to express it. -
SQAIRZ, Fact or Fiction?
TexasSR75070 replied to woodzie264's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
For that, I apologize. I was trying to make the point that there are studies out there, whether those here, including you, feel they are valid or not, that support distance claims made by Sqairz and others. I obviously went about it the wrong way. Yes, it's been very welcoming so far. -
SQAIRZ, Fact or Fiction?
TexasSR75070 replied to woodzie264's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
@iacasSorry, I had not looked at your signature until your last post. Undoubtedly, you are the expert and I yield to your superior knowledge. You have convinced me that my distance gains attributable to the Sqairz shoes are probably nothing more than a figment of my imagination and probably due to any number of factors but the shoes. I am also sorry to have "riled up" so many of the skeptics by joining in on this discussion. I'll bow out now, bruised and perhaps not as gracefully as I would like. 🤐