Blade users thread (NO DEBATING CLUBHEADS! NO Buy Sell Trade!)

[Steveleeifc]

I have a set of Miura CB 57's but generally they only come out part way into the golfing season - with such a small sweet spot and usually a 2/3 month winter of no play they won't make it into my bag until early June once my ball striking gets more consistent...

[Kingcat990]

T-minus 4 days until 27 holes of golf and a break from the plant shutdown. Can't wait.

 

 

[Bigmean]

That qualifies as looking at porn on my phone

 

What wood do you have? You should buy my driver :)

[DeNinny]

T-minus 4 days until 27 holes of golf and a break from the plant shutdown. Can't wait.

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LOL I can't wait for you too.

 

Besides the drop dead gorgeous Masdas, that is a pimp Piretti headcover. (Hee hee I have the same exact one.) Also what an awesome overall beautiful bag. Seriously. LOL even that towel is perfect for you.

[Sir Slicealot]

Tell me why this is:

I was sculling the hallelujah out of the ball until I choked down a little bit on my clubs today. I went from world's worst striker to shot making. WHY? Is this a fluke? Is this something I can count on?

 

Came across a couple of hard fought pars, but the wheels eventually fell off. Totally tincupped two par fives...Went to war with them and didn't win. Some how I managed to inch closer to breaking 100. I feel like this isn't a hard thing to do and it's right around the corner. The mind is getting there, but the drive really needs to happen. I really need to keep my head down, I think this is my number one difficulty and the key to breaking 100. If I do it for a full round, I'm in the low nineties. I'm cleaning my chipping up too. The local course has terrible greens so putting is difficult to really read due to random hops and bumpy greens. It will not come from sinking long putts, but instead accurate chips. I'm really digging walking the course. I play better somehow.

[Kingcat990]

That qualifies as looking at porn on my phone

 

What wood do you have? You should buy my driver :)

 

Driver is a Yonex 10° i-ezone and the wood is a PRGR Nabla RS 18° 5W.

 

What driver do you have for sale??

[NoFancyUsername.]

Tell me why this is:

I was sculling the hallelujah out of the ball until I choked down a little bit on my clubs today. I went from world's worst striker to shot making. WHY? Is this a fluke? Is this something I can count on?

 

I asked a LPGA player why she choked down on the driver by about 4 inches and a little less on the irons, she said it felt good, lol.

[Kingcat990]

T-minus 4 days until 27 holes of golf and a break from the plant shutdown. Can't wait.

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LOL I can't wait for you too.

 

Besides the drop dead gorgeous Masdas, that is a pimp Piretti headcover. (Hee hee I have the same exact one.) Also what an awesome overall beautiful bag. Seriously. LOL even that towel is perfect for you.

 

Thanks man. Graduated from a C130 to a Bennington QO14. So far I love it. Although I love my C130. Bennington will keep the chatter suppressed so all my dings and scars will be from play and not from transport and course travel

 

Bought the towel when I went to see Boise State beat the ever loving sh°t out of my cowboys. It's a reminder that my team will always suck.

 

Have you noticed any flaking on your putter head cover??

[Sir Slicealot]

Tell me why this is:

I was sculling the hallelujah out of the ball until I choked down a little bit on my clubs today. I went from world's worst striker to shot making. WHY? Is this a fluke? Is this something I can count on?

 

I asked a LPGA player why she choked down on the driver by about 4 inches and a little less on the irons, she said it felt good, lol.

Haha. Well I guess she is on to something. It's ridiculous. I hit my damn five iron a country mile today and I am ashamed to say that I blew the shot because I was sure I wasn't going to get all of it and straight. It went straight. And how.

[kadillackountry]

Happy to report back that I took my mentality about match play out to the course today and ROCKED it. Closed out the match on 11...yes...11. Granted the competitor didn't have a par on the front, but I still played lights out. Best round I have had in a while, mostly due to the mental approach that I am focusing on. Started the front nine with a bogey on #1, but it was a mind %$&^ for my opponent, because my ball mysteriously went missing, and I was forced to re-tey on the Par 5 1st, got up there in two shots and two putt bogeyed (edit: to halve the hole). Went on to win the next four holes and there was no looking back. Ended up shooting the best round at my home course I have ever shot. Really excited about the game. And these MP 4's are so much better than the MP 32's its hard to even imagine what took me this long to play them. How bad golfers don't game blades will always baffle me. It's the best way to learn the game!!

[DeNinny]

Kingcat, there is no flaking yet on the headcover but I expect it with 'pleather'.

 

LOL I have a Cal towel, bag, headcovers, ball markers, divot tool, and paintfills as constant reminders of my school's sports suckage. On the plus side, I owe all of my golf knowledge to my education there. It has been an asset to my game and I want the constant reminder

[DeNinny]

Happy to report back that I took my mentality about match play out to the course today and ROCKED it. Closed out the match on 11...yes...11. Granted the competitor didn't have a par on the front, but I still played lights out. Best round I have had in a while, mostly due to the mental approach that I am focusing on. Started the front nine with a bogey on #1, but it was a mind %$&^ for my opponent, because my ball mysteriously went missing, and I was forced to re-tey on the Par 5 1st, got up there in two shots and two putt bogeyed. Went on to win the next four holes and there was no looking back. Ended up shooting the best round at my home course I have ever shot. Really excited about the game. And these MP 4's are so much better than the MP 32's its hard to even imagine what took me this long to play them. How bad golfers don't game blades will always baffle me. It's the best way to learn the game!!

 

How all golfers don't game blades baffles me. By design they are the best irons for playing this game, period. "Forgiveness" ain't nuthin' but a carney sham. Don't be the mark.

 

Edit: Congrats on the round!!!

[kadillackountry]

Happy to report back that I took my mentality about match play out to the course today and ROCKED it. Closed out the match on 11...yes...11. Granted the competitor didn't have a par on the front, but I still played lights out. Best round I have had in a while, mostly due to the mental approach that I am focusing on. Started the front nine with a bogey on #1, but it was a mind %$&^ for my opponent, because my ball mysteriously went missing, and I was forced to re-tey on the Par 5 1st, got up there in two shots and two putt bogeyed. Went on to win the next four holes and there was no looking back. Ended up shooting the best round at my home course I have ever shot. Really excited about the game. And these MP 4's are so much better than the MP 32's its hard to even imagine what took me this long to play them. How bad golfers don't game blades will always baffle me. It's the best way to learn the game!!

 

How all golfers don't game blades baffles me. By design they are the best irons for playing this game, period. "Forgiveness" ain't nuthin' but a carney sham. Don't be the mark.

I hear ya brother. I learned on blades, played blades when I got pretty good, then when I was in my early 20's, working two jobs with no time for golf, I got cavity backs thinking I needed more forgiveness. Never hit them well. Couldn't tell if it was a good shot or a miss. Game kept sliding. Haven't gotten it back until I threw my old blades back into the bag (MP 32's) and re-dedicated myself to hitting good golf shots!!

[Bigmean]

That qualifies as looking at porn on my phone

 

What wood do you have? You should buy my driver :)

 

Driver is a Yonex 10° i-ezone and the wood is a PRGR Nabla RS 18° 5W.

 

What driver do you have for sale??

 

The masda cover dude....I have a masda driver that I feel is longest driver I have owned but can't control (have to blame something ). But I won't eBay it because it is so long it isn't hurting me to have until the day that is totally coming that I go 12/14 every round and want an extra 10 yards

 

That qualifies as looking at porn on my phone

 

What wood do you have? You should buy my driver :)

 

Driver is a Yonex 10° i-ezone and the wood is a PRGR Nabla RS 18° 5W.

 

What driver do you have for sale??

 

The masda cover dude....I have a masda driver that I feel is longest driver I have owned but can't control (have to blame something ). But I won't eBay it because it is so long it isn't hurting me to have until the day that is totally coming that I go 12/14 every round and want an extra 10 yards

 

That qualifies as looking at porn on my phone

 

What wood do you have? You should buy my driver :)

 

Driver is a Yonex 10° i-ezone and the wood is a PRGR Nabla RS 18° 5W.

 

What driver do you have for sale??

 

The masda cover dude....I have a masda driver that I feel is longest driver I have owned but can't control (have to blame something ). But I won't eBay it because it is so long it isn't hurting me to have until the day that is totally coming that I go 12/14 every round and want an extra 10 yards

[Kingcat990]

The Masda is a V-UT Next Hybrid 20° with a GD NR shaft. Reminds me of the old Retro Raylor.

 

I've not seen 1 single review of a Masda driver.

[A.Princey]

Been hitting my new MP-5's, and while the shafts don't fit me, the heads are beautiful and much easier to hit than I expected. Even the 3. Aside from the fishing poles I got in them right now, they will do nicely and be perfect for dry/hardpan course play. Just had a range session against my J15dpf gamers and the Bstones literally look like hockey sticks by comparison!!!

[NRJyzr]

Tell me why this is:

I was sculling the hallelujah out of the ball until I choked down a little bit on my clubs today. I went from world's worst striker to shot making. WHY? Is this a fluke? Is this something I can count on?

 

 

There are no easy answers that can be given thru the Intarwebs, I'm afraid. It could be a number of things, really. What comes immediately to mind is, the length of the club when choked up suits your swing better. Or maybe the effective swingweight suits your swing better. Or even the effective total weight of the club suits you better.

 

I realize the effective change of choking down a bit is small, but sometimes, it doesn't take a lot.

 

It could also be something like the grip size; grips get smaller as you work down the grip, perhaps the smaller grip suits you.

 

Then there's the possibility the slight amount of backweighting you've accomplished by gripping down is a positive.

 

It could be a mix of some or all of the above. Possibly also with something else I've not mentioned. :)

 

small note: I say "effective" above when dealing with the weight because gripping down on the club obviously doesn't change the actual swingweight or actual static weight of the club, but by gripping down, you're altering those characteristics with respect to the actual swinging of the club. I'm probably not saying this very well.

[Sir Slicealot]

Tell me why this is:

I was sculling the hallelujah out of the ball until I choked down a little bit on my clubs today. I went from world's worst striker to shot making. WHY? Is this a fluke? Is this something I can count on?

 

 

There are no easy answers that can be given thru the Intarwebs, I'm afraid. It could be a number of things, really. What comes immediately to mind is, the length of the club when choked up suits your swing better. Or maybe the effective swingweight suits your swing better. Or even the effective total weight of the club suits you better.

 

I realize the effective change of choking down a bit is small, but sometimes, it doesn't take a lot.

 

It could also be something like the grip size; grips get smaller as you work down the grip, perhaps the smaller grip suits you.

 

Then there's the possibility the slight amount of backweighting you've accomplished by gripping down is a positive.

 

It could be a mix of some or all of the above. Possibly also with something else I've not mentioned. :)

 

small note: I say "effective" above when dealing with the weight because gripping down on the club obviously doesn't change the actual swingweight or actual static weight of the club, but by gripping down, you're altering those characteristics with respect to the actual swinging of the club. I'm probably not saying this very well.

Thanks for the easy read response. It makes sense to me. 100% good stuff.

[Bigmean]

The Masda is a V-UT Next Hybrid 20° with a GD NR shaft. Reminds me of the old Retro Raylor.

 

I've not seen 1 single review of a Masda driver.

 

It is good. It is long and has good sound. Why I haven't used it much but aren't really selling it either.

[mahonie]

Tell me why this is:

I was sculling the hallelujah out of the ball until I choked down a little bit on my clubs today. I went from world's worst striker to shot making. WHY? Is this a fluke? Is this something I can count on?

 

 

There are no easy answers that can be given thru the Intarwebs, I'm afraid. It could be a number of things, really. What comes immediately to mind is, the length of the club when choked up suits your swing better. Or maybe the effective swingweight suits your swing better. Or even the effective total weight of the club suits you better.

 

I realize the effective change of choking down a bit is small, but sometimes, it doesn't take a lot.

 

It could also be something like the grip size; grips get smaller as you work down the grip, perhaps the smaller grip suits you.

 

Then there's the possibility the slight amount of backweighting you've accomplished by gripping down is a positive.

 

It could be a mix of some or all of the above. Possibly also with something else I've not mentioned. :)

 

small note: I say "effective" above when dealing with the weight because gripping down on the club obviously doesn't change the actual swingweight or actual static weight of the club, but by gripping down, you're altering those characteristics with respect to the actual swinging of the club. I'm probably not saying this very well.

Thanks for the easy read response. It makes sense to me. 100% good stuff.

I was at a club fitting a few years back and the young lad doing the fitting suggested that I grip down half-inch. I was losing every shot a tad to the right at the time...must've hit a dozen all going the same way. Usually my driving at that time was not bad but I did have a tendency to lose the odd one or two way right. Anyway I choked down and suddenly everything was going dead straight. I've choked down on the driver ever since and it is probably the strongest part of my game. Pity the same trick doesn't work with my irons!!

[Sir Slicealot]

Tell me why this is:

I was sculling the hallelujah out of the ball until I choked down a little bit on my clubs today. I went from world's worst striker to shot making. WHY? Is this a fluke? Is this something I can count on?

 

 

There are no easy answers that can be given thru the Intarwebs, I'm afraid. It could be a number of things, really. What comes immediately to mind is, the length of the club when choked up suits your swing better. Or maybe the effective swingweight suits your swing better. Or even the effective total weight of the club suits you better.

 

I realize the effective change of choking down a bit is small, but sometimes, it doesn't take a lot.

 

It could also be something like the grip size; grips get smaller as you work down the grip, perhaps the smaller grip suits you.

 

Then there's the possibility the slight amount of backweighting you've accomplished by gripping down is a positive.

 

It could be a mix of some or all of the above. Possibly also with something else I've not mentioned. :)

 

small note: I say "effective" above when dealing with the weight because gripping down on the club obviously doesn't change the actual swingweight or actual static weight of the club, but by gripping down, you're altering those characteristics with respect to the actual swinging of the club. I'm probably not saying this very well.

Thanks for the easy read response. It makes sense to me. 100% good stuff.

I was at a club fitting a few years back and the young lad doing the fitting suggested that I grip down half-inch. I was losing every shot a tad to the right at the time...must've hit a dozen all going the same way. Usually my driving at that time was not bad but I did have a tendency to lose the odd one or two way right. Anyway I choked down and suddenly everything was going dead straight. I've choked down on the driver ever since and it is probably the strongest part of my game. Pity the same trick doesn't work with my irons!!

Yeah I was losing to the right too. More than some. Not so much now. Driving is still iffy, but when it works...I'm looking at comfy approach shots.

[DeNinny]

Tell me why this is:

I was sculling the hallelujah out of the ball until I choked down a little bit on my clubs today. I went from world's worst striker to shot making. WHY? Is this a fluke? Is this something I can count on?

 

 

There are no easy answers that can be given thru the Intarwebs, I'm afraid. It could be a number of things, really. What comes immediately to mind is, the length of the club when choked up suits your swing better. Or maybe the effective swingweight suits your swing better. Or even the effective total weight of the club suits you better.

 

I realize the effective change of choking down a bit is small, but sometimes, it doesn't take a lot.

 

It could also be something like the grip size; grips get smaller as you work down the grip, perhaps the smaller grip suits you.

 

Then there's the possibility the slight amount of backweighting you've accomplished by gripping down is a positive.

 

It could be a mix of some or all of the above. Possibly also with something else I've not mentioned. :)

 

small note: I say "effective" above when dealing with the weight because gripping down on the club obviously doesn't change the actual swingweight or actual static weight of the club, but by gripping down, you're altering those characteristics with respect to the actual swinging of the club. I'm probably not saying this very well.

Thanks for the easy read response. It makes sense to me. 100% good stuff.

I was at a club fitting a few years back and the young lad doing the fitting suggested that I grip down half-inch. I was losing every shot a tad to the right at the time...must've hit a dozen all going the same way. Usually my driving at that time was not bad but I did have a tendency to lose the odd one or two way right. Anyway I choked down and suddenly everything was going dead straight. I've choked down on the driver ever since and it is probably the strongest part of my game. Pity the same trick doesn't work with my irons!!

Yeah I was losing to the right too. More than some. Not so much now. Driving is still iffy, but when it works...I'm looking at comfy approach shots.

 

Choking down will lower the overall MOI of your swing which, given the same effort or swing energy (or rather 'work'), enables you to turn faster and therefore come to square at impact sooner. With a higher MOI swing you both were coming into impact a little 'later' with an open face (assuming all other things equal besides where you gripped it).

[Sir Slicealot]

So anybody have any advice about reducing a wedge's bounce without altering the loft. The 60° PM grind is a nice club and I really like it, but I need less bounce for a couple of local courses. Say like 5 or 6° and not ten. The bladed approach chips are killing me. I am trying not to rely on the PW so much around the green because it I give up control and accuracy it would seem.

[Bigmean]

There is a sound school of thought that you don't want a wedge over 55 with less than double digit bounce, I subscribe to it. I am sure it is a technique issue more than course requirement. My 59 has a double sole, but opened it plays more than 12* I think and I can hit it 5 yards off a tight lie straight up, just need to commit. Bounce is your friend, if you want less bounce because you are skidding the club into the ball, if you had 5* of bounce you would just be chunking it 3 ft.

 

I had a hogan 60* with like 6* of bounce a long time ago, it was a difficult wedge to use. You also massively manipulate bounce and lift with wedges and shots played, not trying to be that guy that says "technique not clubs" but I feel that is the right response to your wanting such low bounce for a club around greens.

 

But to directly answer your question, sure grab a grinder and add lead tape when done. I have done it, the guy I am getting lessons from went to town on his vokey and made his own grind he loves.

[A-Train780]

The day I sold my 690 Mb's is the day my golf game started to drift into no man's land. I felt a bit more game improvement would help but it has been a vicious cycle new clubs ever since. Just moved back into a set of MP 68's and it feels like coming home.

[Bigmean]

So I found the secret to HOing with wife approval....

 

 

My wife just got a CC bill for 47,500 JPY and was like WTF did you do? LOL...I was like calm down I just got a couple of golf bags, she was like "how much money is this!!!!!" Hahahahaha......uh it is like $400.....

 

"oh......"

 

 

So if you buy in yen, the price seems so outrageous that the real price even if would be an issue seems so much better than the initial shock of seeing 5 digits that it becomes a dead topic.

 

Rakuten FTW.

 

This is my new bag http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/yours-golf-plaza/item/onoff-ob1316/.

 

I got it in the beige. I searched really hard at PGA superstore, and Internet, I hated everything and took a leap on sight unseen. This bag seems cool and understated which is what I wanted. Also got the onoff club case which holds like 5 clubs in a mini stand bag sorta thing, perfect for taking any combo of 5 clubs to range/putting/chipping area for practice in a nice easy package. The same thing at PGA super store was $59 for a generic one so the $100 for an onoff with combined shipping and better quality made sense. My current bag is literally over 15years old, so I don't do this often, and far from HOing.

[dciccoritti]

The day I sold my 690 Mb's is the day my golf game started to drift into no man's land. I felt a bit more game improvement would help but it has been a vicious cycle new clubs ever since. Just moved back into a set of MP 68's and it feels like coming home.

 

Agreed! The day I purchased my 716MB's I stopped looking at irons and started focusing on my swing. Feels good not to expect my irons to perform at a level beyond what I put into them.

[Kingcat990]

So I found the secret to HOing with wife approval....

 

 

My wife just got a CC bill for 47,500 JPY and was like WTF did you do? LOL...I was like calm down I just got a couple of golf bags, she was like "how much money is this!!!!!" Hahahahaha......uh it is like $400.....

 

"oh......"

 

 

So if you buy in yen, the price seems so outrageous that the real price even if would be an issue seems so much better than the initial shock of seeing 5 digits that it becomes a dead topic.

 

Rakuten FTW.

 

This is my new bag http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/yours-golf-plaza/item/onoff-ob1316/.

 

I got it in the beige. I searched really hard at PGA superstore, and Internet, I hated everything and took a leap on sight unseen. This bag seems cool and understated which is what I wanted. Also got the onoff club case which holds like 5 clubs in a mini stand bag sorta thing, perfect for taking any combo of 5 clubs to range/putting/chipping area for practice in a nice easy package. The same thing at PGA super store was $59 for a generic one so the $100 for an onoff with combined shipping and better quality made sense. My current bag is literally over 15years old, so I don't do this often, and far from HOing.

 

That bag can only be described as Regal.

[A-Train780]

The day I sold my 690 Mb's is the day my golf game started to drift into no man's land. I felt a bit more game improvement would help but it has been a vicious cycle new clubs ever since. Just moved back into a set of MP 68's and it feels like coming home.

 

Agreed! The day I purchased my 716MB's I stopped looking at irons and started focusing on my swing. Feels good not to expect my irons to perform at a level beyond what I put into them.

you couldnt have said it better!

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

So I found the secret to HOing with wife approval....

 

My wife just got a CC bill for 47,500 JPY and was like WTF did you do? LOL...I was like calm down I just got a couple of golf bags, she was like "how much money is this!!!!!" Hahahahaha......uh it is like $400.....

 

"oh......"

 

So if you buy in yen, the price seems so outrageous that the real price even if would be an issue seems so much better than the initial shock of seeing 5 digits that it becomes a dead topic.

 

This doesn't work for me.... :cry:

 

Nice bag, by the way.