Junior Golfer #TeamTitleist WiTB!

[ethanshapiro]

Hey guys, finally had a night where I found myself with little enough things going on to put this together. A bit about myself: I'm 15(almost 16), a sophomore in high school and I live a couple miles outside DC. I'm just getting really into tournaments but I have always played seriously and heavily, but I'm just bringing it to the AJGA/HJGT/FCWT scene now. I am a 3.5 but I've put in over 10 hours of practice a week each week solely from Monday to Friday since the end of November. I haven't spent enough time on course to see the results but everything feels good. My strength is putting. I averaged a little under 30 putts a round trending downward. Distance has never been a real issue(Driver SS at 106 as of today) but I've worked strenuously to build a consistent stroke. Now for the clubs.

 

Driver: 915 D3/Tour AD-DI 6x

 

3 Wood: 915F set to B3/Tour AD-GT 6x

 

3 Hybrid: 915H set to B2/ Diamana Blueboard

 

Driving Iron: AP2 4i//Tour AD 105x

 

Irons: 712 CB 5-9/KBS Tour X-Stiff

 

 

Wedges: Vokey SM5 48F,52F,56M,60M

 

Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2

 

Bag: Sun Mountain 2.5

 

Here are my bag tags:

 

Headcovers from various courses:

 

The wear spot on my 8 iron. Not dime sized but from where things used to be I'm proud of it.

 

If any of you have comments or questions I'd be more than happy to entertain them. I hope you like the bag! I will keep y'all posted! Cheers

Ethan

 

[minteq]

Great sticks, good luck to you

[Ivyguy]

That's a pretty darn good wear spot right there... best of luck (great sticks).

 

 

[ethanshapiro]

Great sticks, good luck to you

Thanks, best of luck to you as well!

Ethan

 

That's a pretty darn good wear spot right there... best of luck (great sticks).

It makes for pretty good alignment, haha.

[Rob G 89]

How is the trajectory with that 4 iron? Can you stick a green or is it strictly a driving iron as you stated for tee shots only?

[ethanshapiro]

How is the trajectory with that 4 iron? Can you stick a green or is it strictly a driving iron as you stated for tee shots only?

I had a UDI at 20' but my issue was it created a huge gap and I couldn't really elevate it. This club is a mid trajectory iron at highest but it stops hard enough to stick a green. If you play it a bit further up in your stance and make a bit of an effort to get it up there it's awesome. I found if i choke it something between 1/2 and 1 inch it plays to normal 4 iron distance. I end up using it on my second on par-5s a lot. Its an awesome versatile club. I may pick up a T-MB head and stick it in there to see if it's not even better but long story short it's an awesome very workable combo and you can find all sorts of flights for it.

[mackepa]

I like that Torrey Pines hybrid Headcover. I have the same one.

[Judge440]

Great gear man!

[chilllwave]

Good stuff!

[DaBears]

Sweet looking set up, how are you liking that sun mountain bag? anything you'd change about the bag or any thoughts on it?

[Ping Zings]

Great looking setup.

[ethanshapiro]

Sweet looking set up, how are you liking that sun mountain bag? anything you'd change about the bag or any thoughts on it?

It's amazing how light it is. One gripe I had was that a strap came loose but I tied it off and I've had no issues. A bit pricey but if you play enough it pays for itself.

[Beastmode Broker]

i don't mind this bag at well, well done

[NSiman17]

When will you be getting new irons?, I'm same grad year as you and live not to far (Rockville,Md)

[ethanshapiro]

When will you be getting new irons?, I'm same grad year as you and live not to far (Rockville,Md)

Not sure. I'm satisfied with mine but I know there's better available. What school are you at and where do you play?

[ethanshapiro]

Picked up an 816 H1 head. Didn't have any major gripes with the 915 but it looked weird when I tried to turn the loft down. I really like this thing and the extra forgiveness it brings. I think if I pick up a heavier weight I have a new gamer.

[NSiman17]

When will you be getting new irons?, I'm same grad year as you and live not to far (Rockville,Md)

Not sure. I'm satisfied with mine but I know there's better available. What school are you at and where do you play?

I go to Wootton hbu? I play at Lakewood CC in Rockville

[cali-golfin]

Looks awesome! Hit em straight!

[ethanshapiro]

When will you be getting new irons?, I'm same grad year as you and live not to far (Rockville,Md)

Not sure. I'm satisfied with mine but I know there's better available. What school are you at and where do you play?

I go to Wootton hbu? I play at Lakewood CC in Rockville

I go to the Potomac School in McLean, are you Noah Siman? I think I follow you on ig haha

[ethanshapiro]

Thinking of ditching the 52' and 56' for a 54' M TVD SM4 I haven't used in a bit. Any ideas on what I would use the extra spot in the bag for? Maybe a 5 wood?

[NSiman17]

When will you be getting new irons?, I'm same grad year as you and live not to far (Rockville,Md)

Not sure. I'm satisfied with mine but I know there's better available. What school are you at and where do you play?

I go to Wootton hbu? I play at Lakewood CC in Rockville

I go to the Potomac School in McLean, are you Noah Siman? I think I follow you on ig haha

Yep that's me lol, we should play sometime

[CaptWillis]

Solid

[ethanshapiro]

When will you be getting new irons?, I'm same grad year as you and live not to far (Rockville,Md)

Not sure. I'm satisfied with mine but I know there's better available. What school are you at and where do you play?

I go to Wootton hbu? I play at Lakewood CC in Rockville

I go to the Potomac School in McLean, are you Noah Siman? I think I follow you on ig haha

Yep that's me lol, we should play sometime

Definitely man. When school is out I will hit you up. I'm playing in like all the HJGTs in the area until the end of the school year, are you playing any tournaments?

[NSiman17]

Sounds good! I'm playing in a bunch of tournaments. Playin in like all the HJGT's, Msga stuff, like 1 or 2 ajga's before summer, and a bunch more over summer

[ethanshapiro]

Sounds good! I'm playing in a bunch of tournaments. Playin in like all the HJGT's, Msga stuff, like 1 or 2 ajga's before summer, and a bunch more over summer

I hope we get paired up sometime that would be #totalwrx lol

[ethanshapiro]

Question: anyone have any idea how forgiving 716 MBs are in comparison to 716 CBs?

[wrxman]

What is your JGS and Polo ranking(s)?

[ethanshapiro]

What is your JGS and Polo ranking(s)?

Haven't checked in a bit. I'll look into it later today.

[ethanshapiro]

Tournament tomorrow. Setup will consist of:

915D3 Tour AD-DI 6x

915F Tour AD-GT 6x

816 H1 Diamana Blueboard 7+

Tour Edge Exotics XCG Graphite Design X-Quad

AP2 4i Tour AD 105X

Titleist 712 CB 5-9

Sm5 48 S300

Sm4 TVD 54 S200

Sm5 60 S200

Scotty

 

I'll try and get some pics up tonight, I hope weather lets me hit some balls!

[ethanshapiro]

Throwback to about a month ago where part of me was convinced climate change was a good thing as I was hitting balls at the range when it was 80'. Course is closed for the forseeable future. Hope Rory McIlroy PGA Tour 16 suffices as practice.