Best acquisitions of the year

[er1cchandler]

Completely overhauled my bag in 2019, but most of the changes were in true WRX club ho fashion.

3 months of lessons was the best acquisition I've made this year. I've never felt more confident in my swing or diagnosing my misses. Ball striking from 150-200yds is absurdly good relative to the other parts of my game

 

*but also a shiny new 2016 M2 Tour Issue driver - with the open face i have tons of confidence aiming down the left centre of the fairway*

[MattM97]

Other than an almost completely new bag, I'd say my best buy this year was my Srixon irons.

 

I went from an off the rack set of Wilson D200 irons which were short for me so I was topping my way around the course. Got fitted, went 1/2" longer and into a stiff from a regular flex on how I load the shaft when I swing. The end result is a world of difference, I'm a much better iron striker now and a lot more distance too. As my swing improves it's just that much better, I hope my swing doesn't change too much to where these irons don't work for me as well.

 

The next one would be the G410+ driver, long story short I can actually drive a ball in play now.

[tobiasjd]

> @CaseyDan said:

> Regular flex iron shafts. Always played stiff. Fitters always said I was in between and we always went Stiff. Put a set of Elevate Tour in Regular in play and what a difference.

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I'm in the same situation as you. I now play stiff in my wedges and regular in the rest of my irons. The feel is so much better for me.

I purchased a lot of wedges this year. A full set of Stealth 2.0s, and also a Vokey K grind for when I play a course with nasty bunkers to hit out of. Lovely wedges, all of them.

[RainShadow]

G400/HZRDUS Yellow driver combo. Best driving stats in a long time.

[RainShadow]

> @CaseyDan said:

> Regular flex iron shafts. Always played stiff. Fitters always said I was in between and we always went Stiff. Put a set of Elevate Tour in Regular in play and what a difference.

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What flex do you use in your driver/FW and Hybrids?

[SnapHooker_307]

Kind of a toss up. My Mizuno JPX-900 forged have been phenomenal!! But honestly, getting a shaft for my 3 wood that is 1/2" shorter has been more of a game changer to be honest. I can finally give it a rip on par 5's and actually hit my 3 wood consistently. Haven't had confidence in a 3 wood for years.

[CaseyDan]

> @RainShadow said:

> > @CaseyDan said:

> > Regular flex iron shafts. Always played stiff. Fitters always said I was in between and we always went Stiff. Put a set of Elevate Tour in Regular in play and what a difference.

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> What flex do you use in your driver/FW and Hybrids?

 

Driver: Ventus 60 Stiff

Fairway: Tensi Pro White 70 Stiff

Hybrid: Diamana Blue 70 Stiff

 

I have tried regular flex shafts in my woods and the results were terrible.

 

 

[KC13]

TaylorMade M5. Best driver i've hit yet, and i've hit a lot of drivers.

[swing thoughts]

> @KC13 said:

> TaylorMade M5. Best driver i've hit yet, and i've hit a lot of drivers.

I have the M3 that I like but am considering the M5. Have you compared the two? I have it set to low launch/spin but with a high launch shaft (tensie red) which is working for my swing.

 

 

[viking_norway]

My best acquisition so far this year hands down was a putting lesson from David Edel. Also went down to a 325 gram putter headweight and that turned on the switch on the greens. Confidence at an all time high right now. Can't thank David enough, he was very generous with his time and his knowledge.

[maverick1st]

Def has been lessons.

As far as a product is concerned it has nothing to do with golf but with recovery. I picked up a hypervolt percussion massager. Really helps with soreness after the round and also helps loosen up before the round. I have struggled with tight IT bands which throws everything out of alignment for me. Probably the best purchase i have made not just for golf this year but in 2019.

[cardoustie]

Blueprints for sure

[KC13]

> @"swing thoughts" said:

> > @KC13 said:

> > TaylorMade M5. Best driver i've hit yet, and i've hit a lot of drivers.

> I have the M3 that I like but am considering the M5. Have you compared the two? I have it set to low launch/spin but with a high launch shaft (tensie red) which is working for my swing.

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I used to play an M3 with an original Speeder Evo 661x in it. Basically the same set up I have now, M5 w/Speeder Evo "V" 661x. I play the weights in the back split (one on draw and one on fade).

 

Both are amazing but I give the edge to the M5 for reasons of feel (Big feel guy regarding head weight, impact & sound) and dispersion. The M5 for me is a fairway finder at 280+ yards consistently. The driver slot is finally secured in my bag for the foreseeable future.

 

- KC

 

 

 

[malelee21]

For me, Cobra F7 EL 4 iron and Ping G400 5-W set/ Nippon Modus 105 stiff shafts. Amazing combo that are easy to hit and control.

[RainShadow]

> @CaseyDan said:

> > @RainShadow said:

> > > @CaseyDan said:

> > > Regular flex iron shafts. Always played stiff. Fitters always said I was in between and we always went Stiff. Put a set of Elevate Tour in Regular in play and what a difference.

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> > What flex do you use in your driver/FW and Hybrids?

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> Driver: Ventus 60 Stiff

> Fairway: Tensi Pro White 70 Stiff

> Hybrid: Diamana Blue 70 Stiff

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> I have tried regular flex shafts in my wood and the results were terrible.

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I was curious because I feel like I might bee losing some consistency playing stiff in my irons.

I play stiff in everything else and every time I've tried Regular in the longer clubs, it's been terrible, with one exception: I'm alternating a 5.5 and 6.0 HZRDUS Yellow 76 in my driver. The 5.5 feels better, but I'm a bit longer and straighter with the stiffer 6.0, Both same weight, but heavier than my previous driver shafts that were 62-66gm.

 

[Bogey2Birdie]

Ping Eye 2 Woods. 1,3,4,5 all mint, the 4 is new!... brings back the days smashing 250y. They have a nice display spot on the corner of the stair landing

[mx-20]

Spider X. I’m a better putter now. Distance control and accuracy have vastly improved.

[LHGolf4]

Mizuno JPX 900 3 and 4 hybrids, absolutely phenomenal.

[Kingcat990]

Getting my coworker to golf. He used to, then his clubs got stolen. I'm such a ho, all he needed was a putter and a bag. Now he has a whole new set. So I acquired a new golfing partner with a similar schedule as myself

[phil g]

In true wrxer fashion everything has been changed this year. Best acquestion though was 714 ap2 with regular shafts. Dispersion is so much better now. Very close second would be sgc custom putter

[Mrgreen36]

A set of unused Hogan Apex Grinds 2 through special wedge for 125 bucks. Want to take them to get adjusted for me, just not ready to part with 300 bucks yet. Lol.

[Cjetblack]

Without a doubt for me would be when I bought a used G400 Max. Much more confidence from the tee.

[Sebmour]

2019 Cobra King Forged CB/MB 3-PW flow set.

Love the, feel, look, forgiveness and playability

[rjr25]

My Cobra F9 driver and Cobra F8 Hybrid. The hybrid is so good I am going to add another to the bag.

[NoTalentLefty]

My Callaway ORG 14 bag and the Garmin X10 GPS watch. I lost a hand held device last year.

[Jetierney13]

I'd say for me it has been the F9 driver and the Spider X.

[2Down]

Got a Cobra F8+ 3 wood with a 75 gram shaft. That got me thinking and I went and found a heavier slightly softer low torque shaft for my driver. I have gained consistency and am a bit longer since it went in.

[cb24]

So far it’s been buying nippon Ns Pro modus tour 120x shafts for my Srixon z965 irons. I went from dynamic gold and wow, it’s been so much better

[StarFleetGolfer]

Ping Blueprints

[glm]

Replacing the graphite shafts in my fairway woods with steel.