a month later

Treesome test project:

1) Test the Geoleap grips I got. Geoleap is a Chinese brand that makes MCC look-a-likes and these at very reasonable price (12€ shipped for 4 grips 😉). More tackiness than velvets, and they come in blue as well as 6 other colours.

2) Test NBR-dowels as vibrational damping. I did some testing on the different vibration damping inserts : Ping Cushin, TT Sensicore (straw with a door seal wrapped around it), Sting Stopper (backer rod) and wooden dowels in bare shafts and the Cushins and wooden dowels at the tip came out on top. From my career I know nitrile butadiene rubber is one of the best materials to dampen vibration, so I ,purchased a NBR cord seal that I've cut to dowel size as tip inserts.

3) Test some clubs that are MOI matched and make use of my DIY MOI meter (https://golfbuzz.com/d/10431-my-homebuild-clubmaker-tools/48). I cut an old set down to 0.4" progression and with the 3gr from the NBR inserts as extra tipweight I got the MOI I was aiming at; the swing weight goes from D1 in the wedges to C7 in the 3 iron. I've done half the set to take them out to the range this afternoon and compare with the other half that still is SW match.

4) Transformed my trusted Titleist driver into a thriver by installing a old NV shaft that is 1" shorter in it. I need to exchange the head weight to one 10gr heavier, but without this extra weight the thriver is at C3 and comes out exactly at the same MOI (394 kg/inch²) of the irons above. Taking it as well for a test drive later on the day.

Update:
Grips and vibrational inserts are a success; Grips feel great (I played them without a glove) and the inserts do make a difference on the sting one gets on mishits in the winter cold.

I am a bit mitigated towards MIO matching : I appreciate the slighter heavier feel on the wedges and short irons, mid irons stay the same of course and long irons I could get used to quit easely. The very low SW driver however was a struggle of me trying to addapt to the club instead of the club being adapted to me. I'm definetly not going to go full monty on MOI. I'll finish the MOI set and put them in the bag for a couple of rounds, but leaving my woods as it is.

    sdandrea1 If something is close, a better player like yourself will adapt. If it’s really off though, forget it. I played a couple holes with my TM boss’ clubs and they were too far off the mark. Irons were Project x LS 125 x hardstepped, 1” over length, 2 degrees upright and bent 2 degrees weak.

      sdandrea1 The less I think/care about club length, swingweight and MOI, the better I play.

      Makes sense, my clubs are well tuned so in my case it is the player, not the clubs making all those bad shots.😂

          Luc_Van_Daele Makes sense, my clubs are well tuned so in my case it is the player, not the clubs making all those bad shots.😂

          I understand and support all the heft and swingweight matching methodologies and their value to making sure that "it's you, not your clubs". I just fear that if I get too invested in it (thought-wise), I'll start inventing false reasons for bad swings. Consequently, I avoid reading about it. 😉

            Pulled the Ping adapter off my Paderson. Put a TM adaptor on my HOF Express and the Paderson Velocity.😁😁

            Waggle tested them…. Nice. HOF adapter somehow turned so it’s not oriented how I set it…. Fuckin Ghosts or something 🙄. But the Color on the Express with the SIM OG driver head colors is sweet. The Paderson I didn’t cut yet… I could bomb it in the Ping but maybe too much spin because it’s go too high. I want to see how it works in the Stealth Plus 9 degree before I do anything.

            7 days later

            Still working on the Fat Lady Swings Refurb. Needs a little touch up but I’m happy with it so far. I’ve got a black Apollo Putter shaft and Garsen Max Tour Grip (also black) to finish it off.


            A couple of geezer combos
            🙁

            SMT 12* AF460 / FGS UL55 Reg Flex
            SMT 12* DB+/ FGS Plus white Lady Flex
            SMT 11* 455DB black/ FGS Vision Senior flex

              PXG Gen 5 driver w/ Saga 70
              Callaway Mavrik 4 wood w/ Oban Devotion 7
              Callaway B21 4 hybrid w/ iRod 95

              Also started a Franken putter: Mentor Sports Duet w/ Golfworks slant hosel and Accra graphite putter shaft. Hopefully I have a grip for it somewhere.

              I cut the Paderson to playing length and threw a grip on it. Can’t wait to hit it.