jpalermo

There is a little more to it than SS. I swing fast enough to play a 5.5 but I am a smooth swinger with a deliberate tempo. I hit 5.0 vs 5.5 and it was a night and day difference. Try to hit them if you can. Rule of thumb is that the flighted shafts are .5 higher than non flighted. If I was going to play flighted PX I would play 5.5

I switch back and forth between the SFTP 1 and Ping I20. SFTP is low/mid flight, great on windy days or links courses, Ping is great for target courses and courses with a lot of doglegs because it goes high and doesn't get a ton of roll.

try the i20 with the 707d, nice low launching combo.

i play every driver at 44.75" and I would be shocked if anyone could tell the difference in weight or length or flex.

I went to the midnight launch party at GG and wasn't really impressed with the results in the simulator. I take lessons on Friday's from my buddy who is the head pro at my local CC. They stock them in the pro shop and I asked him if I could hit them outside and it was a different ball game. I bought the HT 17* and a 21.5* hybrid. The feel of the club took some getting used to but you can't argue the results of a 4w that goes as far if not farther than my old 3w. I didn't buy into the initial hype, I waited till I could hit them outside.

Played 18. Shot 76 32 putts 36% fairways hit 50% gir 1 three putt 4 birdies 7 pars 6 bogeys 1 double bogey Not too bad I guess.

I believe that most of the time it is a longer parallel tip section to raise launch to make it perform better for a wider range of players.

i have a 909f with a YS 7+ in my basement... Shoot me a message if your interested, its fairly cheap.

i don't remember them claiming anything added with the driver.

Brought up the purse thing because of you were trying to justify their actions by saying its their fault because they were making stuff in China.

Go hit drivers on a launch monitor. Pay close attention to angle of attack. High spin is ok if your launch is really low, maybe not 4000 but it all depends on ball speed, launch angle, backspin and angle of attack. My guess is that if you lost distance with less spin it could be that the launch was lower as well or your contact was not as solid with the D3. Get an idea of what the LM #'s are and we may be able to point you in a better direction.

I have one coming with a DI next Friday.... Hurry up Ping and put it together already!

Look at fake LV purses, those have never been made in China. They still make BS fakes to sell for a profit. Stop trying to justify it bud, you are definitely in the minority. China steals other people's products, mass produces garage copies and sells them to make Money

Hence the reason I brought up Kucok's putter. The guy is 6'11". I stopped at GS today, 38.5" putter. Which if any one cares was a Redwood ZB with a Superstroke grip.... To tell him he can't use a putter that fits him because it's too long is absurd, but they should figure out a way to regulate the motion or "stroke", if you will, to some degree. Which isn't exactly necessary until they do a little research on the subject. I personally can't use them, I putt worse with it in the few times I've tried them. This will be a very long, heated debate until they either prove there is or is not an advantage in usin one

actually I've never heard nick Faldo say it. I used the "____" because I'm not sure that was the correct term to use. If they banned adjustable drivers it wouldnt be a big deal to me either had a 910D2 that I played on the standard setting. I have a 910 that I play on a standard setting. my new driver is not adjustable. if my non adjustable driver is fit for me at 11.25 loft and 1* open. what's the difference if it's made that way or if I "adjust" it that way

Toni Kukoc just traded in his putter at the Golfsmith I go to and it is at least 39" long.... I'll have them measure it the next time I go, because now I'm curious, would that be a banned length? I think belly putters should be banned because they are "anchored" to the body as some one else mentioned. Banning anything over a certain length could get tricky

This is one of the most off topic ridiculious posts I have seen on here. Phil is suing the internet service provider for the guys name because he's Phil Mickelson and he can. Who cares why he is or what he's going to do after he gets the guys name, if he ever does. If their privacy laws prevent it, it's done. The Canadian government really doesn't give a shit about who he is. I've got a bible, a couple slaves, a dictionary and my lawyers business card on the fact that he won't get the name and we won't hear much about it later on. Any takers? On a side note, the multi quotes are actually very annoying.

Miss named..... Velocity slot. An error uninteded to rob the antique woods of their state of the art technology.. Lol

Stop it dude. Bringing in a moral aspect of heart on a counterfeit club debate? Wow.

I hit my Speedline LP 15.5* Matrix HDA 70g vs the RBZ. Gained 8 yards. Wasn't surprised, the RBZ is bigger, longer, lighter. Both have the speed slot tech. For 8 yards I'm not jumping on board, but I did see some of the slower swingers at the launch have significant gains

Another fake club pissing match. If he bought it and he can't return it, screw it..... Keep it and use it until the cheap ass material non milled FAKE head falls off of it. He bought it because he couldn't afford or didn't want to afford a real one. Was he duped? Maybe. Maybe not. Counterfeit clubs are bullshit, they make my real club purchases more costly. Comparing a $150 fake putter that costs $300 is a little different than a $3000 fake watch for $150. Different items and 80% of the time purchased for a different reason. Fake watch = BS Status symbol. Fake Scotty = cheap ass.

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Come to think of it, when I ordered my AP2's from Titleist they cam in a box, bubble wrap around the head, plastic on the grips.... NO plastic bags. My co-worker just opened his new 712 AP1's an hour ago.... Same thing box, bubble wrap, plastic on grips.... NO bags.

What Bobby Jones shot with the clubs he had has absolutely nothing to do with whether they are fake or not. The comment was a statement, not an accusation. Counterfeit clubs is a huge problem right now and most of the "Chinese OEM" (aka fake) manufacturers include headcovers like these with their irons. Money order only is a little suspicious as well... No protection for the buyer