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Going to a JumboMax L grip on my chipping, pitching, sand club. 58*

Cured some yips, keeps the hands quiet. Almost never use the club for a full swing. Works just like the large diameter putter grips.

went medium tour, whole bag. Amazing

Radspeed 8, 13.5, 17.5/hzrdusgreentx                                                           Radspeed 21/tz4100m5+
Utility one length 3,4 iron/mmt105tx
                                                              Forged one length 6-9/x100 wedge onyx

vokey 46*8, 54*8, 62*8/s400 wedge onyx                                                    phantom x5/stabilitytour

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Swapped out my old 910 D2 driver for a 915 D2 earlier this year. I got more consistency with my distance and disperison. I also decided to stay with one putter and putting style instead of consistently switching to whatever was the hotter flat stick (kombi-s w/ an SS 3.0 slim grip using a pencil style hold ). I’ve hit more greens in regulation in 2018 and I can blame my misses with the putter on misread greens or bad aim now

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Giving up my R510 TP and switching to an M4 with Tensei Orange 50S shaft. Finding more fairways and getting my average up from 221y to 248y means I hit more GIR.

 

Just picked up an M3 3w in the hope of getting a bit more reach into par 5s for a shorter approach. Let’s see if that helps in 2019!

Srixon Z785 w/ PX 6.0 HZRDUS yellow (S) shaft
Srizon F65 3w (15*) w/ stock Miyazaki Kaula (S)
Srixon Z U85 20* driving iron
Taylormade P7TW irons (3-PW) in S400 tour issue shafts
Taylormade Hi Toe 54 and 58 wedges
Bettinardi Studio Stock 8 putter

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1997 Scotty Cameron Sonoma I bought at a garage sale for $1.00. Took me five sessions with all kinds of steel wool, abrasive pads, and eventually a set of brass dremel brushes that fit in my electric drill to clean all of the rust off this putter as it had sat in a Florida coastal garage (across the street from the intercoastal) with the headcover on for most of its life.

 

Really bought it just as an investment—not expecting to use it—as I have never really liked a single bend offset shaft. But this 35" putter is so balanced in my hands and the first putter I have ever found that I seem to putt well with on both lag, and short putts. Love it!

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Dropped my Apex CF16 irons in favor of Srixon Z745s night and day difference how much my game turned around when i made this change.

Taylormade QI10LS 10.5 @11.25 Ventus TR Red 6X

Taylormade Stealth Plus 3 wood 15 @15.75 Ventus TR Red 8X

Taylormade Stealth 2+ 2 Rescue @18.5* LAGP AXS RED 85HX
Titleist T200 4-6 T150 7-PW Modus 105X 4 iron 120X 5-PW

Taylormade My MG4 50 Modus 120X
Taylormade My MG4 56 TI DG S400

Taylormade My High Toe 3 60 TI DG S400

Scotty Cameron Studio Select Fastback No.1

Taylormade TP5X 2024

 

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Callaway CF 16 to TM P790's and Callaway 816 DBD with Oban Kiyoshi shaft for a TM M3 with UST Mamiya Attas Cool shaft.

 

Driver: Cobra  50th Anniversary Edition Aerojet 10.5 w/Graphite Design Tour AD IZ4 

3W: Callaway  Paradym X 3w/ Graphite Design Tour AD CQ5  

5/7W: Callaway Paradym X / Project X Hzrdus Gen 4 silver 5.5

Irons:  Titleist T-350 w/Aerotech i80r

Wedges:  Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore 48* and 54* w/Aerotech i95r

Putter:  ENVROLL E2 34" with Stability Fire shaft  w/ Oversize Black PURE grip (rotate) ODESSEY EYE TRAX 2-BALL w/BGT Stability Carbon 33" 2 Thumb OG Lite 31 black grip

 

 

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Added a g400 stretch 3 wood 13 degree set at 12.Really love my g25 3 wood but needed a 3 wood for more distance off the t.Really struggling with my driver theses days with consistency.

Keeping the ball in ball in play with little distance loss has help my game.

 

My answer is exactly the same. Don't even hit a driver much anymore.

Have you guys thought of going old school with driver? I struggle with consistency with new drivers, but hit older drivers much better. I do lose a bit of distance at the top end to newer drivers, but my r7 super quad tp keeps it in the fairway more and my average distance is about the same cause I don't have the real bad misses. It is probably a different way of doing the same thing, but I find 3 woods not quite as reliable as driver for me, and I just don't feel right without driver in the bag.

 

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Cobra f7 one length, hit my short irons much further which is what I needed, I only use from 7-sw, I needed length so they are perfect.

Mizuno ST-Max 10.5 Smoke RDX 50 5.5, AI Smoke 10.5 with HZRDOUS RDX RED 50 5.5

Mizuno ST-MaX 5 stock Kail'l R

Mizuno ST-Max 7 stock Kail'l R

AI Smoke HL 7-AW Nippon Neo 85

AI Smoke 7/8 Hybrid HZRDOUS Siver 65 Gen 4 5.5

Cleveland Full Face 52

Cleveland Full Face 56

Odyssey Jailbird 380

Titelist prov1x/Callaway Chrome Soft

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M3 Driver with Tour AD DI 7X. I am already down 3.1 shots in my handicap and should be able to push down to mid single digits if I actually warmed up before my rounds and did not start bogey/double/bogey to start my rounds like i have on my last 5 rounds.

 

but hey... i do get an extra 30 minutes of sleep thanks to skipping the range...

 

I went back to my Atmos 7X I was fit for at the kingdom in my M3 Driver. It turns out the pros at taylormade carlsbad know how to fit me better than i know how to fit myself... who knew?

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My best equipment change was switching drivers and shafts and realizing that I needed to go back to what I was playing before as it works best for me of everything I've tried. I did switch heads though to get more forgiveness and so far it has been working.

Callaway Rogue SubZero 9* 

TEE CBX 119 4wd 16.5*

Wilson Staff FG Tour F5 3h 19*

Wilson Staff C300 Forged 4i

Wilson Staff FG Tour M3 5-GW

Scratch 56* DS

Toulon Atlanta

 

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Proper shafts in my irons (after a fitting), and Srixon Z565/765 iron combo set.

Driver (9.0) - Cobra LTDx Aldila Rogue Silver 70 S, 44.5"
Wood (14.5) - Ping G425 MAX Alta CB 65 Slate S

Wood (17.5) - Ping G425 MAX Alta CB 65 Slate S
Driving Iron (20) - Srixon U65 Project X 5.5
Irons (5-6) - Srixon Z565 Project X 5.5
Irons (7-P) - Srixon Z765 Project X 5.5
Wedges - Vokey SM-7 Jet Black / 50.08 F / 54.08 M / 58.08 M DG S300
Putter - Edel E-1
Ball - Titleist Prov1x
ZGrip Midsized Grips

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New sandwedge that is all.

TM SIM2 Max 10.5 UST V 2 
TM SIM Max 15 UST V2 66g
TM Stealth HL 17 Aldila RIP Alpha 6
TM Stealth UDI 19 UST V2
TM Stealth UDI 23 UST v2 
TM P790 6-PW Nippon Modus 3 105
TM MG 3 Black 50 Nippon Modus Tour WV115
TM MG Hi-Toe 3 RAW Wedge 54 Nippon Pro WV115
TM MG Hi-Toe 3 RAW Wedge 58 Nippon Pro Modus 105 T
TM TP Hydro Blast Bandon 3

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Added a g400 stretch 3 wood 13 degree set at 12.Really love my g25 3 wood but needed a 3 wood for more distance off the t.Really struggling with my driver theses days with consistency.

Keeping the ball in ball in play with little distance loss has help my game.

 

My answer is exactly the same. Don't even hit a driver much anymore.

Have you guys thought of going old school with driver? I struggle with consistency with new drivers, but hit older drivers much better. I do lose a bit of distance at the top end to newer drivers, but my r7 super quad tp keeps it in the fairway more and my average distance is about the same cause I don't have the real bad misses. It is probably a different way of doing the same thing, but I find 3 woods not quite as reliable as driver for me, and I just don't feel right without driver in the bag.

 

100% agree!!!

 

I went through the same struggle and played golf for a few years without a driver. It was either that or quit golf. I could hit my r9 3 wood somewhere between 240-250 off the tee and not losing so many tee shots really helped my score.

 

BUT......I've always loved hitting my driver and I knew at some point I'd have to get one back in the bag. Bought an SLDR 430 when it came out and I fell in love with it. Over the past year or so I've been struggling with consistency again so I ended up picking up an old 905T 44" (I had one in HS, sold it) and could not believe how much easier it was to keep the ball in play.

 

So I went back and forth between the two and about 2 months ago I stuck with the 905.

 

I also suggest trying an older driver and/or cutting some off the length. Both have helped my consistency. Lost a little bit of distance off the tee but worth it :)

Cobra LTDx LS (10.5°)

Titleist TS2 (15°)

TaylorMade r9 (19°)

Cleveland 588 MB (4-PW)

Titleist Vokey SM8 (52° & 58°)

Odyssey Black #2m CS

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Just got on Trackman with my TM M4 10.5 with a Tensei Orange 50S against the Srixon Z785 in a Miyazaki (something something S - stock shaft option) and if I get my way, this will overtake the 2 F65 fairway woods I just put into my bag (by all that's holy, these are LONG - 240-250 and they find the fairways!) as best equipment purchase of 2018

 

Why?

 

260-275 yards off the tee (vs the 250 I get off my M4), beautiful draw and finding more fairways!

Srixon Z785 w/ PX 6.0 HZRDUS yellow (S) shaft
Srizon F65 3w (15*) w/ stock Miyazaki Kaula (S)
Srixon Z U85 20* driving iron
Taylormade P7TW irons (3-PW) in S400 tour issue shafts
Taylormade Hi Toe 54 and 58 wedges
Bettinardi Studio Stock 8 putter

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p790 3 iron with a c taper- makes a nice driving iron for me. I play a links style course so having something to keep under the wind is a plus.

 

917 D2 with an x stiff rogue. This is the first time I have ever played an X stiff and was always hesitant to make the switch from S to X. Glad I went that way, finally having fun hitting driver again a few years of struggles.

Mizuno StZ

Stealth 16.5

TBD

Adams CMB 4-GW 

Vokey 54 & 58 

Scotty Cameron Studio 1.5 

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There is a set of new AP2/3's under the tree for me, hoping that will be my answer but probably won't know for sure before 2019 starts so I'll say my Edel E-3 putter.

 

If you've always just tried putters out yourself and never gotten fit for one, I strongly recommend you do before your next purchase. It was very enlightening experience, I never would have been able to figure out the combination that fit best just by trial and error. I've never been more confident from 10 feet and in.

"We're not here for a long time... we're here for a good time." 

Mizuno JPX 900 Driver w/ Speeder Evo II 661 Stiff
Mizuno JPX 900 3W, 5W w/ Speeder Evo II 661 Stiff
Titleist AP3 4, 5 irons w/ Project X LZ 6.0
Titleist AP2 6 - GW irons w/ Project X LZ 6.0

Callaway Jaws Tour Grey 54S & 58x w/ Project X LZ 6.0O

Odyssey 2-Ball Ten Tour Lined
Shapland Stand Bag 2.3

Clicgear 4.0

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Went from Taylor made 2014 MB with KBS105 to Mizuno MP 5 with KBS 120, ?

And a ping fetch replaced an Odessey 7S.

My handicap was climbing and now it isn’t. Well it’s winter. Handicap starts back up next March. But I’m back to scoring welll.

 

G430 MAX 10K 9° w/ventus velocore red 5s

G430 MAX threewood ping chrome tour2 65 S
Taylor Made SIM MAX2 5wood w/ventus velocore blue 7

Adams 23º 9031 proto w' diamana ahina 82
Eye2   3-SW

Oddessy Rossie nsl og slant neck.  

 

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T1100 65 6.5 in the driver.

 

I can take the most aggressive lines with it

Taylormade Stealth 2 Plus 7*........................Project X Smoke Green 60 TX
Taylormade Stealth Plus 13*.........................Fujikura Ventus Black 8X
Taylormade Stealth Plus 17*.........................Fujikura Ventus Black 9X

Srixon ZX Utility 3..........................................Fujikura Ventus Black 10TX
Srixon ZX Utility 4..........................................Dynamic Gold X7
Srixon ZX7 5-9...............................................Dynamic Gold X7
Cleveland Zipcore Raw 47, 53......................Dynamic Gold X7

Vokey Wedge Works V Grind 59..................Dynamic Gold S400
Yes! Ann.........................................................KBS GPS 120

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