Cardoustie WITB(s)

[cardoustie]

35 minutes ago, EaglesGolf99 said:

black 5x in driver, red 6x in 3w and blue 6x in 5w

 

That's pretty impressive. Black, Red, Blue. Can't say I've seen anybody successfully pull off one of each color. That Black 5x has had my attention for a while now. Too cowardly to give it a go. 

It is not boardy like the 6x 

[EaglesGolf99]

1 hour ago, cardoustie said:

It is not boardy like the 6x 

How's it compare to the Red? The Red is where all my VeloCore experience lies. 

[cardoustie]

Tighter … but believe it or not … actually softer feeling to me … 5x black vs 6x red in drivers … is what I am talking about

 

think I’m grabbing a 5x black TR tomorrow … supposedly feel even softer 

[EaglesGolf99]

35 minutes ago, cardoustie said:

Tighter … but believe it or not … actually softer feeling to me … 5x black vs 6x red in drivers … is what I am talking about

 

think I’m grabbing a 5x black TR tomorrow … supposedly feel even softer 

Interesting. The Black 5x vs Red 6x in Driver is the comparison I was looking for. 

[cardoustie]

Red in 3w makes sense, easier to launch off deck

 

blue for me is tightest .. so ideal for 5w .. or 7w if I switch that in for certain tracks 

[EaglesGolf99]

8 hours ago, cardoustie said:

Red in 3w makes sense, easier to launch off deck

 

blue for me is tightest .. so ideal for 5w .. or 7w if I switch that in for certain tracks 

Interesting stuff. Check out the NX Green. Highly under the radar! 

[cardoustie]

Ventus Black 5x TR going in the driver tomorrow 

[cardoustie]

Early reporting back in, the Fuji Ventus black 5x TR driver shaft is incredible … 13/14 fairways today … also a little smoother than the OG

 

Very easy to hit my stock draw … and here’s the bonus, I was actually able to hit a few reliable fades  

 

As an added bonus, on 3 holes today I hit the longest drive I’ve ever hit on those particular holes 

 

thanks @Fujikura Golf

 

 

[cardoustie]

More tweaks in the last 3 days …

 

- i210 6 iron in place of Ping 6h (man oh man the 210’s feel incredible)

- whiteboard 63x into 7w, which I just added back into bag

- blueboard shaft into old faithful 5h (to match 4h shaft)

- dropped the 3w

 

the real highlite was shooting 67 today, with 6 birdies and an eagle. PB.  Some nice cash collected in our Thurs game

[cardoustie]

Ping iCrossOver into the bag, pretty good so far 

have dropped the 7w temporarily 

64* wedge now in full time

5h and 6h on vacations abroad

 

[cardoustie]

- Have gone full Ventus in the woods, trying 5s in driver vs 5x

- 3w lofted weak vs 5w

- 7w back in play 

- s55 seven iron back in bag .. shaft snapped on the i210 seven 

 

icrossover feels and performs way better now with a Aldila NVS 85x pink 350 shaft tipped vs the ping 85 tour it came with, more kick, more feel, more height

 

big debate is getting new irons, steelfiber 110s are causing a 6 week delay at Ping due to the small ID of the shift’s tip and the tip weights Ping needs

 

looking at i530 in the 5 and 6 .. then blending in power spec 7-pw in Blueprint S

 

[cardoustie]

Flipped g430 max 3 w into AI smoke triple diamond 15* with Denali x, awesome sim numbers

 

put a 430 tip on my smoke green 70tx to test in 430 10k driver

 

lots of experimenting to get thru when I get back to Canada in 72hrs

 

oh and have to rebuild the blueprint S irons with recoil 125 protos, testing iomic navy mid grips, and some cool new ferrules … that will be fun 

 

have been hitting some friends irons with mid size and enjoy them, even greenside

 

 

[cardoustie]

Goodness, just back from a long range session and the AI smoke triple diamond 3w turned up to 17* is simply incredible.  I was literally in love after one swing.  Feel and looks.  
 

(Gotta get the right shaft into my Ping 430 10k driver so it’s a carbon crown party in the bag)

 

Has the denali 70g 6.5 in it … very anti-left … easy to launch … no ballooning … very solid even off of very firm tight lies which I don’t love with fairway woods traditionally 

 

i wish the matching 7w also had an adjustable hosel (maybe for the tour guys?)

[Dan Drake]

Uncle Cardy, I think you might have a problem.........

[cardoustie]

3 hours ago, Dan Drake said:

Uncle Cardy, I think you might have a problem.........

Don’t be a killjoy double D … 😇

I’m always chasing the secret or the next gain 

[bcflyguy1]

21 hours ago, cardoustie said:

Goodness, just back from a long range session and the AI smoke triple diamond 3w turned up to 17* is simply incredible.  I was literally in love after one swing.  Feel and looks.  
 

(Gotta get the right shaft into my Ping 430 10k driver so it’s a carbon crown party in the bag)

 

Has the denali 70g 6.5 in it … very anti-left … easy to launch … no ballooning … very solid even off of very firm tight lies which I don’t love with fairway woods traditionally 

 

i wish the matching 7w also had an adjustable hosel (maybe for the tour guys?)

Best fairway wood Callaway has put out in a VERY long time.