What did you build today?
sdandrea1 Wow, PapaD stating he will not buy another Driver or Hybrid again
Bravopilot Wow, PapaD stating he will not buy another Driver or Hybrid again
Wait, what?
sdandrea1 Bravopilot Wow, PapaD stating he will not buy another Driver or Hybrid again
Wait, what?
Is this “Hell Freezea over” or the end of days?
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Over the weekend finished off the reworking of my home-brewed single-length Snake Eyes Quick Strike II hybrids with Aldila Trinity F-75 shafts in A-flex (purchased from GlobalGolf RBG; these were apparently originally part of the Callaway RAZR Fit Xtreme fairway wood offering a decade or so ago) and Lamkin Sonar Plus grips. Playing length is 40". These are the 15°, 19°, 23°, and 27°. Also have the 31° but didn't reshaft as my current irons should cover that yardage.
HybridWood Those shafts have been hanging around a few online retailers for awhile. I suspect that they are like an NV with a softer tip, maybe a NVS. Do you like them?
HybridWood matching logo ferrules... Nice touch!
backinit I would agree with NVS-like. They do have a softer tip like the NVS. So far I am pleased with the results based on range testing with the 27° and a split grip. Hope to take the completed clubs to the range today but with 90°+ temps we'll see.
Beautiful! I'll bet that 31 degree is MONEY! Maybe shaft it up later?
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I switched from 17° 4 wood to 19° 5 wood, so I decided to build different fairways for gapping purposes. Jetspeed 7/23, and KZG 9/27. While I was at it, Launcher HB 3 wood. All with the FGS plus shaft or the iDrive equivalent.
I don’t know that I need a 3 wood. Time will tell. Right now when driver is not the good choice, I use the 5 wood.
sdandrea1 The 31° was my favorite of the bunch...and I did buy extra shafts...
Reshafted a Louisville Golf persimmon 11 wood Niblick 30 deg with a TT Dynalite steel R to go with my ALL American set.
Par4QC You must be looking for more launch. I notice you set the screw to the very back.
For me with steel shafts I need more launch. The difference in heft match (higher) heft allows me to be more synced up and I don't get the high launch of a graphite softer flex shaft profile in the tip area vs. steel even Dynalite. Plus the BBGM makes the shaft play stiffer a good factor as trajectories and dispersion are way less with steel even for a slower swing speed senior than graphite plus the heft is better.
backinit It would only be a tee club for me, I think. We have 7 holes where I’d sometimes rather not use a driver due to bunkers etc. The 3 wood probably won’t be enough shorter than the driver to make it worth using. But I had the head so I’ll give it a look.
I’m hitting the 5 wood as far (carry) as I could hit a lower loft. Roll out is not as far though.