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Taylormade V-Steel: Band of Brothers


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I have the v-steel in 13⁰, 15⁰, 16.5 and 18⁰. The tour spoon is magic off the deck (decent lie) and straight + looong off the tee-box (gotta use a very low tee for this badboy). The 18⁰ is superb off the fairway. The 15⁰ and 16.5 are currently spares. I have a collection of drivers and woods that are sitting in the spare room coz I can't kick the vsteels out of the bag. Other players smirk when I tell em that these clubs are almost 20 yrs old and then afterwards I just keep a straight face when my shot goes down the line while they spray with their 'latest and greatest'. Long live the v-steel!!!

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Tour Spoon meant loft. Probably 13 degrees.

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3W: ZX Fairway 15* Rogue 70s
Hybrids: ZX Hybrid 3/4 Smoke Black 6.0 
Irons: ZX5 4 iron, ZX7 5-PW, Modus 120 2* upright, + 1/2 inch S300
Wedges: 52* RTX ZipCore RAW, RTX Full Face Black Tour Satin 58* DG Spinner Wedge Flex
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It does indeed mean "Tour Spoon", which is a strong lofted 3-wood that is a referencing the old Scottish nickname for a 3-wood which was simply "Spoon", right after the "Brassie".

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Taylormade Stealth+ 16.5* Ventus Black 8x // Taylormade SIM Ti V2 16.5* Ventus TR Blue 7X
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Got a couple of V steels that aren't leaving bag anytime soon- guess need to find some SIM headcovers for them ?

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Titleist 904f 17* YS7+s
Titleist 962b 3-pw s300
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My yearly v steel 5 wood update. Still using the same stock shaft and same slick grip. Had about 210 today for a 2nd shot into a par 5. Nice mid flight with a tight draw and almost dunked it in the hole, proceeded to make eagle putt. Thank you V steel.

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Taylormade M6, 9.0* head set -1.5*, Nippon Regio B+ shaft, 65 stiff at 45.5"
Cobra FLY Z+ 3 wood, orange, aldila tour blue stiff, 14.5*
Sub 70 939x, 3H(18*), Proforce V2 85 stiff
Sub 70 939x, 4H(21*), Proforce V2 85 stiff
Sub 70 699 Pros, 5-AW, Modus 120 stiff
PING glide 2.0, 54*

Taylormade MG3, 58* HB 
Scotty Select Newport, 73* lie, 1* loft, 34" (Testing Taylormade Bandon 1)
Bridgestone Tour BX (Alternate ball VICE PRO)

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I would go with a heavier shaft one the 80 gram range and play it at 42-42.5” it should balance out worth the heavier shaft. Go with a more mid launch shaft. The one I have has some old TMade TP shaft in it. I found it on clearance for $20 at Golfsmith years ago. It’s a paint break tour issue and they didn’t know haha. Maybe a Blueboard type shaft if that fits your swing type. If it’s not a tour issue it’s a .350 hosel FYI.

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Years ago I had a 15* with a GD YS6+ shaft. Probably the best single club I've ever had. 250+ carry when teed up, 230 carry off the deck. I reached par 5s I would never have gone after prior to this club, and used it so much off the tee I was tempted to put away the driver for an extra wedge.

When Cleveland came out the with original Launcher hybrids, I hit the 18* (might have been a 19*) so well that I added a 16* that replaced the Vsteel. Lent the Vsteel to a friend, who quickly put a few dents in the crown and ruined the club. I might still be using it if I hadn't done that.

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I get so excited every time this thread pops up on my feed. This thing is going on almost 10 years old now. The v steels weren’t exactly new when I started this thread either. Been thinking of picking up a 7 wood to go along with my baffler. V steel magic!

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Yes. This thread is the reason why why I bought my Vsteels used from Craigslist 5 years ago (at $20 CDN each) and are now my gamers till this day.

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Titleist 990 (3-PW) with stock Dynamic Gold in S300
Taylormade V-Steel 5W & 3W with Grafalloy Prolaunch Red shafts (Regular Flex)
2011 Adams Tom Watson signature wedges in 52 and 56 degrees with stock steel shafts (Player's Grind)
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"Loft for loft, length for length, and shaft for shaft, the ball will go the same distance when hit on the sweet spot regardless how old the iron."

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Got a 3 wood and 5 wood sitting in the closet. This thread has got me itch'n to get them out and see if they have any magic. Didn't when I was using them. Maybe they are like a fine wine and need time to age.....

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I just got my 7 wood in the mail yesterday, which is what brought me to this thread. It’s got the original DG Lite steel shaft. I’m thinking about an Aldila NVS 75 or 85 to replace it.

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TP Mills Sycamore Hakd Made, flow neck pencil shaft, 342 grams, Grip Master Roo FL27

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We are all agreed that the Sim and Sim Max VSteel isnt nearly the same right?

 

Just curious if Sim/Max users get to join the band.

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Odyssey OWorks 2ball  -  34" - 1* loft - 71* lie
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Late to this party, but the party seems to go on and on! I've had a VS T/S, 3-wood, and 5-wood, but had a problem with the 5-wood: it's too long! It's the hammer of Thor and goes farther than most 3-woods. So, I just picked up a sky-marked 7-wood at PIAS for 17 bucks. It's a bit scarred but seems to be fine. The 3-wood and the 7-wood should be fine for the shorter-course, abbreviated bag (ten clubs) I generally carry.

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I have a v-steel 7wood. It has a regular flex stock shaft (which I know everyone loathes, but I couldn't care less as I adore it). When I hit shots with it and watch the ball soaring in the distance, I can't help but feel I've been gifted an insight into what Francis Scott Key might've seen that fateful night.

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I stopped by my local golf shop last night to find a new graphite shaft to replace the steel one in my 7 wood. He had a Fujikura Pro 70 and a UST V2 66 gram that both would have worked. I ended up with the Fujikura for a little bit of extra weight, but now I'm out another $10 :)

Tour Edge c721/HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX

Cleveland Launcher XL Halo 3 wood/UST Elements MK
Ping g410 4h Tensei blue, Ping g425 6h Tensei orange

Maltby TS3 7-Gap w/Xcaliber Rapid Taper 95/105

SnakeEyes 685BX 52*/Callaway Jaws Raw 58Z

TP Mills Sycamore Hakd Made, flow neck pencil shaft, 342 grams, Grip Master Roo FL27

Carbon Ringo wide-flange, slant neck, 330 grams

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I've got 2 of the 3 woods... will be grabbing a 5 and a 7 from my local shop next time I'm in there... will be primarily for the backup bag... but they're still great

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Callaway Apex UW 17º w/ Hazardous Smoke

Callaway Apex UW 21º w/ Hazardous Smoke

Srixon U85 w/ UST Recoil 95

6-43º Titleist T400 w/ DG AMT Red

48º Vokey SM6, 54º Vokey SM8 Raw, 60º SM9 Raw

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ah...i know i have like 3 vsteel somewhere... with this thread showing up..now i have to look for them and put them in play this weekend. love it!

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Guys, forgive me but I have read dozens of threads and still have a question.....are all "paint break" v steels tour issue? Also are they all .335 hossel size? There is one I am looking at that definitely has the paint break but an R flex shaft. Obviously it could have been reshafted at some point but just wanted to see if it was indeed a tour head. Thanks!

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