(The newest) Callaway Drivers......

Par4QC · 2024-06-16T02:12:22+00:00

...are cheat sticks. That is all. Carry on now.

Cwing

If I pull the trigger and if I go with the Steelfibers, I’d go reg whereas I’d go stiff in the tensei.

I have an old set of Adams pro golds that have Steelfiber i95cw stiff in them.

I’ve only hit the i95cw so I don’t know how the 90 or 80 fc’s behave. It’s my understanding that the i95 Steelfibers performance is similar to DG shafts which I’ve been fit to several times.

braveheart

Cwing
Yes, the i95 Steelfibers are as close to DG steel you can get. Play stiffer than stated flex as well so right on with regular instead of stiff.

Typhoon

A lot of this reminds me fitting women. 2 of them yesterday…. It’s hilarious.

She comes to get fit for irons. She tells me ( goes through the whole bag…🙄) I can hit my 6 but not my 7 so I got another 7 and I can hit that sometimes. I can hit my 8, I chip with my 9 because I can’t chip with my S. I said, “how do you hit the PItching wedge “ ( just because…🙄). She says “what’s that?”. Then says I can hit the driver but it goes as far as my 7 wood. I have a Heaven wood I hit once 180 yards but never hit it good again. I like my 5 hybrid sometimes, I can’t hit my 7 hybrid so I use my 7 wood for second shots”.

Cwing

Typhoon

Given your fitter experience, any idea what’s the difference between the i95 Steelfibers and the steelfiber fc shafts?

Typhoon

Cwing the i series is the CW or constant weight. Better for higher swing speeds. Tip is stiffer and overall as well. The FC is for Flight Control, flighted tech to get the long irons up. Softer profile all around, better for a smooth or slower swing.

That being said I’ve fit ONE person in 3!years into a set and it’s because they asked.

We don’t offer the 95… seems all our graphite offerings other than 2 MMT shafts are lightweight. My guy at indoor golf had i95cw and I really liked them. But I’m hitting his 7 iron 175-180.

Cwing

Typhoon

Thank you for that. I have experience with the i95 in stiff as I have them in an old set of Adams pro golds.

What’s your opinion of the tensei iron shaft? The one I hit was 75g with a blue band.

sdandrea1

Par4QC but this has been a very strange season for me and my swing.🤔

I should probably refrain then. Unexplained increases in swing speed are an unknown to me. I wish I could explain my constant decrease in speed.......then there's those magic moments where my back swing is perfect and I drop the club right in the slot and airmail the green, feeling nothing but flush contact.

Par4QC

sdandrea1 I'm not getting anything extra from the short clubs...irons, hybrids, than I ever did. But the long clubs, driver, 3, 5, it must be that I can turn better now than the past few years. Have always hit center with them, but no power. I've had a left 'pull' that has also gone away, thus even straighter on all shots with driver. This year I'm not caring if I die on the tee box...swingin' outta my ass...er...shoes.😄If the mesh rips...they'll fix me!!

rsvman2

Par4QC I am also having a career season so far with driver, hitting it much farther than I have in at least 15 years.

sdandrea1

Par4QC it must be that I can turn better now than the past few years

Well, is have to lose 80 pounds to get to 138 (my weight at 13 years old), so........😉

DonM

rsvman2 I am also having a career season so far with driver

Me too. I changed my setup. Stopped trying to hit up. I moved the ball back to my left heel and just make a normal swing. As a result I am hitting the middle a lot more often, and the plane is better. I get a few "wow" drives every round. Those are relative, of course! And it doesn't hurt that it's 90+ degrees and the fairways are fast. But still, I can tell the difference.

I have had to loft up, though.

KCee

sdandrea1 So he bought it; got $100 off from the pro since it had been demoed. I think he does hit it straighter than his old driver and the draw bias is working for him. He even missed left a few times.

I still outdrove him all weekend though and reminded him that my Rogue ST Max is going for less than half of that on CPO 🤣

sdandrea1

KCee I still outdrove him all weekend

Nothing trumps swing speed center contact. Plenty of guys still out driving me with 20-year old clubs

KCee

sdandrea1 He tends to swing with his arms a lot more than I do and also hits a lot of what I'll call up and under high spinny fades. When he makes a good turn he can hit it past me as he's a bit younger and probably a little bit stronger. I have learned to love the low running draw as I head into my golden years lol.

Walterjn

sdandrea1 are those guys much younger than you as well??😉

sdandrea1

Walterjn are those guys much younger than you as well??😉

Yep. I guess my point is that at any club speed, center struck, most modern (titanium, welded-on faces, post .830. COR) are close in performance.

Cwing

Pull the trigger at a local shop honoring the 2x trade in. I went with Ai Smoke in 5-P. 1* weak in a cypher graphite shaft. I grabbed a 48* Callaway CB wedge as a GW.

Most shockingly…… I knew I was missing allot more towards the heel than what I use to with the pings. I’ve gone from blue dot (0.75 up via Ping chart) to 2* flat.

Par4QC

Cwing to 2* flat.

That is what I ordered also. I added 1/2" at the same time hoping for more yardages. Nice to wipe ball marks/grass off the center of irons, instead of heel.
I did another trade and have the 6i & 7i coming to add to the set. 2* strong this time and will have the rest of them (locally) set at that also.

KCee

I'm debating taking advantage of the 2X trade-in value to get a new AI Smoke driver. With my driver and a couple older Cally clubs I'm not using I can get $500 towards the new driver. I really like my Rogue ST Max, but it will be worth even less next year 🤔

Par4QC

KCee I really like my Rogue ST Max, but it will be worth even less next year 🤔

And you'll be able to buy one brand new for under $200, if you still want one.
You won't be disappointed with the newer driver, btw. Plus you get to build it the way you(think) you want/need it. A lot of very nice shafts that are an upgrade, but not extra cost. Can get a different adapter, if wanted....flatter lie. Length you want/play best with. Grip/wraps needed.
No brainer if trade clubs have any value.

jmo

Cwing

Back at it again today. I made room in the garage by getting rid of a bunch of stuff I don’t play anymore.

I went with the Ai Smoke Max 10.5* and both the Ai Smoke 3 and 4 hybrid.

On another note….. I played 9 with those old Steelfiber i95 shafted Adams forged pro golds as an alternate in a golf league on Tuesday. I used 6-P with an old Cleveland cg14 50* wedge and my old k15 4 & 5 hybrids. I was happy with shooting 40 (par 36 course).

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