Had the i500 irons out again today. One bad swing and still hit the green. Everything else was the high draw I wanted all morning. I also went to the Taylormade MG3 wedges after selling my High toe wedges that would only go high and right. The MG3 is solid, great feel, and was giving me the accuracy I expect.
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Despite my shitty round yesterday, the TD max is definitely forgiving and helped me keep most of my distance despite less than ideal swings. As for the mini driver - feels less forgiving than the driver but overall pretty darn good - missed a few fairways today but misses were all playable so no real complaints - can't blame the driver for my crappy outside-in swing!!
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No one looking at new drivers wants to read something like this, and I(esp.) never want to post something like this. But..
Yesterday I had my Smoke TD and an Epic Max LS in the bag. The Epic Max was just for fun, but right off the bat, shit got real with that 'fun'. And I only used the Smoke a few times to save it all the embarrassment I could.
Had several drives at 230 and over, middle of fw!! On 1 particular hole, for some reason, they had moved the tee box back 30 yds. from where it's been forever. I still hit past where my normal drive would be. Had a few 'PB' drives on particular holes.
I'm not going to say it is better than the Smoke, but I'm wondering why I have that club now. In my defense though, I haven't really hit the Epic Max but a handful of times. Oh, I did put a Penley Tour Light. S flex in it; it had a different shaft before yesterday.
On any given day, a player who is not a robot is going to fall into that magic path day and release the hands at the perfect moment for a round or two and prove that most modern drivers are as good as the next.
I played 18 holes today with a PING Rapture driver. 14 of 14 fairways and only a few yards shorter than the Paradym X. Throw in wet morning dew on longish Bermuda fairways and there ya go.
They're all good.
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Short accuracy wins every time. I think I averaged 170 yards today, tops. NO roll out as we teed off at 0715 (dew loop). The high lofted driver at 44" is a fairway machine. There were a handful of par 4s that left me 160 out but I managed to get up and down. 5 bogeys, no birdies. The guys we got paired with were awesome gentlemen. One my age, and his son who is built like an NFL linebacker. He bombed a few drivers off the deck and had eagle chances on two holes. Fun day!!!
sdandrea1 On any given day, a player who is not a robot is going to fall into that magic path day and release the hands at the perfect moment for a round or two and prove that most modern drivers are as good as the next.
gawdam, that's not exactly the type of post I want to be reading either.
Was thinking 'Monday qualify', for next week.
Another round with the i500βs and Iβm loving them. Crazy easy to hit consistently, added distance and accurate. I just go with my natural shot shape and the perform. Height is there, spin is on the low side but thatβs ok. A bit more roll out than the drop and stop blades. Iβll probably keep them in the bag for the rest of the year.
azgreg He can hit a 3?
johnnydoom He can hit a 3?
Ummmmm, negative.