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Chicago winter isn’t helping the pocketbook at all! New set of irons, new wedges, new driver x 2, new hybrids, new putter, new shoes (but I really needed them.....I swear)........and I’m on eBay multiple times throughout the day.

 

Need the weather here to break soon!

 

I'm working on a new set of irons as we speak. Thanks winter.

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Callaway Rogue Sub Zero 9°, Fujikura VENTUS Red 6 X
Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero 15° Tensei AV Blue 75 X
Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero 18° Tensei AV Blue 75 X
Mizuno MP-18 MMC 3 Fli-Hi | 4-PW, Project X LZ 6.5
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Here in Omaha we’re not supposed to see a day above freezing until March 15 at least, and then only barely. It’s driving me nuts. I’m trying to do the normal stuff (regrips, shoes, polos) but I’m slowly working towards my bag. I actually replaced the only putter I’ve had for the last 20 years just recently (although I did so in style I think). If I start looking at irons I’m just gonna book a trip to AZ and get on a course.

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Winter:

 

One round in (back in early Feb.).

Simulator golf once a week at local place.

Skytrak at sons house every now and then.

Practice swings with Power Package in basement.

Lots of Golf Channel.

Monte “Drive for Dough” purchase.

Monte “Use the Bounce” purchase.

One early season club demo attended (end of Feb).

Semi regular visits to local golf shop to talk golf.

 

Callaway Epic MAX 10.5*
Callaway Mavrik MAX 15*
Taylor Made M4 19* & 22* hybrids
PING G410 5-U w/DG 105s 
Cleveland RTX 54* & 58*
Odyssey Stroke Lab Big Seven Toe Up vs MEZZ1 vs Seemore
Precision Pro Nx7 Pro, Garmin S60 (watch)


https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/1580770/recaps-the-taylormade-twistfaceexperience-7-golfwrx-members-visit-the-kingdom-for-an-exclusive-m3/p1

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Last round was Dec 19, since then I have acquired nearly an entire set of golf clubs. No fairways or hybrids...yet (saving up for F9s), but multiple wedges & putters, and a new bag to boot.

Piretti Teramo (xMas)

Skechers Pro 2.0 (xMas)

Mizuno S18 56.14° (eBay)

Cobra LTD driver head (eBay)

Callaway XF 4U 24° (eBay)

SCOR 49° (Play It Again)

SeeMore PRM 3 (eBay)

Ping S56 6i-PW, Tour W 50° (eBay)

Ping Gorge 50° 54° (GLC)

Mizuno 4-way bag (GLC)

Cobra F9 driver (GLC)

Ping Gorge 58° (eBay)

Golf Pride Tour 360 x7 (GLC)

Golf Learning Center is a local shop. My retro Ping “winter bag” should be finished by the time Winter actually ends. Any day now...

Spring 2024

Callaway Mavrik Max 1W 10.5° HZRDUS Smoke 60

Callaway Epic Flash SZ 3W 15° HZRDUS Smoke 70

Cobra LTDx LS 5W 17.5° HZRDUS Smoke 70

Cobra LTDx 4Hy 21° HZRDUS Smoke 80

Srixon ZU85 4U 23° / Z585 6i-7i / Z785 8i-AW

Cleveland RTX Zipcore 56° 60°
SeeMore Mini Giant DF / Piretti Teramo / MannKrafted MA99 Proto

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Chicago winter isn’t helping the pocketbook at all! New set of irons, new wedges, new driver x 2, new hybrids, new putter, new shoes (but I really needed them.....I swear)........and I’m on eBay multiple times throughout the day.

 

Need the weather here to break soon!

 

I'm working on a new set of irons as we speak. Thanks winter.

 

And now I have a new set of irons on the way. Winter needs to be over!

----> See my current WITB
Callaway Rogue Sub Zero 9°, Fujikura VENTUS Red 6 X
Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero 15° Tensei AV Blue 75 X
Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero 18° Tensei AV Blue 75 X
Mizuno MP-18 MMC 3 Fli-Hi | 4-PW, Project X LZ 6.5
Mizuno T7 52-09 | 58-12
TaylorMade TP Mullen
 

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Man, sure do not miss northern Michigan winters. Grew up 50 miles south of the bridge, 250 miles or so north of Detroit, now in East Texas I've been probably averaging at least 18 holes a week over the winter this year, and some range time thrown in. This has been great as the last several years I have nursed injuries over the winter and basically took close to my old "winter break" from golf, and didn't seem to get back to a normal game until mid-summer.

 

In Michigan. golf season usually ended mid-late October, didn't really start again until the earliest late/March or usually mid-April. It was a bit easier getting the game in shape when I was younger, but now, not hitting a ball for a month or two really sets me back. But as I say that, our low here today and tomorrow is in the mid-20s, but I did get out on Saturday before the real cold, had a solid over over 73....

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Srixon ZX5 LS 9.0, HZRDUS Black 60 6.0
Ping G425 LST 3 wood, Tensei Orange

Ping G410  7 wood set at 19, Tensei Orange

Srixon ZX 4 MKii 4 iron, ZX 5 MKii 5,6 irons  ZX7 MKii  7-PW KBS TGI 90

RTX Zipcore  Tour Rack 50, 54, 60

L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Max 16 CB, 39 inches

Srixon-Z Star XV

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My basement now looks like a FedEx truck leaving the Ping factory blew up and spread sets and shafts everywhere (JagPilotHero can attest)

Ping G400 LST 11* Ventus Black TR 5x

Ping G400 3w 15.1* GD AD IZ 5x

Ping G400 7w 19.5* Ventus Red 6x 

Ping G425 4h 22* Blueboard HY 80x

Ping i210 6i & s55 7i - PW Steelfiber 110s

Ping Glide Wrx 49*, 54*, 59*ES, Tour W 64* SF 125s

EvnRoll ER9
 

 

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Like many others, I need the Chicago weather to warm up so I can get away from all the eBay boxes and try out some of the new to me clubs.

 

It's time for "hope over experience" and my Annual Rite of Spring Lottery - which new club will be THE ONE to make all the difference.

 

Plan on using a Ping minimalist bag this season (Ping G30 driver, 3 and 5 hybrid, i20 7,9,GW, Glide 56 and an old 33" Kushin putter). Hopefully, I can schedule some simulator time to work on the rust before the course warms up a little.

Just an older guy with 7 or 8 clubs and a MacKenzie Sunday Walker bag

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Here is Philly I've been stocking up on clubs. Currently have 16 clubs in my bag, 15 are new:

 

Ping g400 max driver

 

Titleist 2 hybrid

 

Srixon u65 2 iron

 

Srixon u65 3 iron

 

Callaway 4-aw irons

 

Cleveland 54 degree wedge

 

Cleveland 60 degree wedge

 

Odyssey putter

 

Only hold out from last season is my 3 wood and that probably won't even be in the bag once I slim it down to 14 clubs.

 

Oh, and I've also gone through 4 different driver shafts and reshafted the srixon u65's and regripped every club too.

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I hear your spontaneity when it comes to curing the winter blues. Most of us here suffer the same way. What I have done to cure my own issue of buying away the golf blues is just putting the money I would have spent into a separate account and treat myself to some high end golf courses throughout the season that I normally wouldn't play. Last year, I played Kapalua twice, King Kamehameha while in Hawaii, and in Scottsdale I played Troon North Pinnacle, and several other courses. It used to sting a bit paying $250+ for a golf round, but that money was easily spent on ho'ing equipment throughout the year.

 

So rather than having equipment that I probably wouldn't even put in play at the end of the process, I have enjoyed the experience of playing some courses that I wouldn't normally have.

 

It also helps that I've built a bag of some nice gear that any new purchase would be deemed a lateral move, or a step down so maybe that's why I haven't bought anything last season and this off-season. Just find a way to put that money away to be enjoyed later and you too, shall be cured of the WRX Ho disease.

Taylormade SIM2 MAX 9* AutoFlex 505xx 

Taylormade SIM 5 RIP X 85TX

Srixon ZX 20* Recoil 95X

Srixon ZX5 4-6 DGTI X100

Srixon ZX7 7-PW DGTI X100
Taylormade MG2 TW 52/56/60 S400 TI
Kevin Burns 9305LN LAGP One35
 

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All i've purchased so far is a hybrid that I probably won't ever game, but i've spent half the day on the Miura website.

I have absolutely no business even looking at those irons.

 

I need to start playing the sim again and stop thinking about what's in the bag.

 

 

Sweet Lord.

Since that post, i've purchased four sets of irons.

 

 

 

It's been an expensive winter.

G430 LST 9.0 Ventus TR Red 6s

G430 LST 3 wood Ventus TR Red 7s

Stealth 2 Plus 5 wood Ventus TR Red 8s 

Callaway Apex Pro 3 hybrid Ventus Blue 8s

0311 XP 5 PX LZ 6.5

0311 P 6 P LZ 6.5

0317 T  7-P  PX LZ 6.5

RTX Zipcore  52, 56

PM Grind 60

Lab Link 1 

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The first step is admitting you have a problem...I'll meet you over by the coffee

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Hogan's Secret.......it's in plain sight but not for everyone...
https://6sigmagolfrx.com/
2017 Taylormade M2 9.5 (set at 10.5) w/ Diamana S+ Blueboard 60 S
2010 Tour Edge Exotics XCG3 3W w/Fujikura Motore S 15 deg
2014 Taylormade SLDR S HL 3W 17deg Fujikura Speeder 65 R, shortened
2017 Tour Edge Exotics 3H UST Mamiya 670 S
2009 Callaway Xforged 3i w/ KBS tour S
2012 Cobra Amp Forged 4-GW w/ Fujikura Pro i95 S
2013 Miura forged 54 & 58 wedges - w/ DG Tour issue S
Ping Cadence Rustler Traditional putter

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