Unpopular Equipment Opinions

[garyt]

On 4/4/2021 at 11:51 PM, BallerNate said:

100%!! I don’t understand the appeal of having multiple sets of clubs?

 

If someone likes clubs enough to keep them, then why aren’t they gaming them?

 

And if they’re never going to use them again, then why are they keeping them and taking up space in their garages/basements?

I like having another set as a loaner when someone visits from out of town. 

[lefthack]

13 minutes ago, garyt said:

I like having another set as a loaner when someone visits from out of town. 

 

None of my friends are lefty, but I did just buy a ghetto set for $50 off Facebook so my buddy can hack with me.

[BallerNate]

43 minutes ago, garyt said:

I like having another set as a loaner when someone visits from out of town. 

Yeah, that makes sense. Unfortunately that wouldn't work out for me since I'm 6'7 and my irons/wedges are +1.5" and 2* upright, but that makes sense in principal for most people.

[geesecougar2]

-Out of the big OEMs, the only real iron companies are Titleist, Ping, and Mizuno. They are the only ones releasing something I would play every cycle.

 

-Callaway clubs are hideous. They only stay in business because of Odyssey.

 

-Drivers should be limited to 300cc. Loft should be limited to 58.

 

-Poker chip ball markers are stupid. If you don't play poker, it's lame; if you do play poker, it's stupid to pay $5 for a worthless poker chip when you can get one from the casino that is actually worth what you pay.

 

-I love Jordans in real life but they have no business as a golf shoe.

 

-Joggers are stylish and comfy.

 

-People who have can't deal with minor inconveniences in their round (music, paired with strangers or bad players, etc.) are jerks and the worst thing for the game (does not include slow play).

 

-You should be required to demonstrate a minimum of ability (e.g., to advance the ball 200 yards) to be allowed on certain courses.

 

-Pete Dye is a bum

Edited June 23, 2021 by geesecougar2

[MikeW2]

5 hours ago, BallerNate said:

Yeah, that makes sense. Unfortunately that wouldn't work out for me since I'm 6'7 and my irons/wedges are +1.5" and 2* upright, but that makes sense in principal for most people.

Maybe make taller friends😂...since baller is in your name I’m guessing hoops, where some of them are likely to be tall. So maybe for when an old teammate visits.

[BallerNate]

1 hour ago, MikeW2 said:

Maybe make taller friends😂...since baller is in your name I’m guessing hoops, where some of them are likely to be tall. So maybe for when an old teammate visits.

Haha…indeed, Baller is for hoops and I do have lots of tall friends. Needed more tall teammates though, we would’ve won more games!! 🤣🤣

[karstens_ghost]

After what Leadbetter did to Lydia Ko, how is he still a thing?

[TheKrushh]

On 6/16/2021 at 9:57 AM, RCGA said:

The out-of-bounds rule is the most BS rule in all of sports. Imagine if a foul ball in baseball was an automatic strike-out, or pass interference being an automatic touchdown in football. 

 

Overlay penalizing. Forces conservative shot selection. Extremely hard to recover from.

I'm here for this take! 

[GooseHook]

2 hours ago, TheKrushh said:

I'm here for this take! 

amen to that! I get the concept for roads and the outer property lines of a course, but modern courses with OOB on nearly every hole are comical. 

[karstens_ghost]

On 6/17/2021 at 3:57 AM, RCGA said:

The out-of-bounds rule is the most BS rule in all of sports. Imagine if a foul ball in baseball was an automatic strike-out, or pass interference being an automatic touchdown in football. 

 

Overlay penalizing. Forces conservative shot selection. Extremely hard to recover from.

 

The most penalising rule in sports is the DQ for no signature.

 

Also, hate to break it to ya, but in rugby, you'll see "penalty tries", which are the moral equivalent of said DPI TD.

 

Courses should use OB sparingly, but they are suggested to use it for property lines and safety. And if you think it's bad now, it used to be three strokes for a time, and for a very long time, two strokes.

 

Plan accordingly. 🙂

[philleeeeep]

22 hours ago, geesecougar2 said:

-Out of the big OEMs, the only real iron companies are Titleist, Ping, and Mizuno. They are the only ones releasing something I would play every cycle.

 

-Callaway clubs are hideous. They only stay in business because of Odyssey.

 

-Drivers should be limited to 300cc. Loft should be limited to 58.

 

-Poker chip ball markers are stupid. If you don't play poker, it's lame; if you do play poker, it's stupid to pay $5 for a worthless poker chip when you can get one from the casino that is actually worth what you pay.

 

-I love Jordans in real life but they have no business as a golf shoe.

 

-Joggers are stylish and comfy.

 

-People who have can't deal with minor inconveniences in their round (music, paired with strangers or bad players, etc.) are jerks and the worst thing for the game (does not include slow play).

 

-You should be required to demonstrate a minimum of ability (e.g., to advance the ball 200 yards) to be allowed on certain courses.

 

-Pete Dye is a bum

😂 Love these takes!

 

I do like some of the Jordan golf spikes though. They basically put a Jordan upper on a Nike sole plate (ie the XI's sole are similar, if not the same, as the Roshe G Tours, and the Roshes might be one of their best golf shoes).

[RCGA]

Bryson Dechambeau is just Ricky Barnes with a physics degree and personal trainer. 

 

 

[Barfolomew]

I have a feeling everyone and pros should be playing game improvement irons!  The bigger the sweet spot the better, doesn't mean they have to be distance irons, cause of gaps, but you want largest sweet spot.

 

Good players saying they want a smaller club they can work is BS.  You can work all level of clubs.  Plus you don't want to work it a ton just a little in most cases, unless a rescue shot which you can still do with any club.

 

Top Tennis Rackets and Softball Bats are made with largest sweet spots for a reason.... I played

 

 

 

 

[Barfolomew]

NRJyzr .... thread is Unpopular opinions lol

[sm_watts]

9 hours ago, karstens_ghost said:

 

The most penalising rule in sports is the DQ for no signature.

A few years ago I saw a senior boy get DQ’ed for even worse. He started the day on hole 10 and the kid keeping his scorecard started his scores on hole 1 on the card. At the end of the round, the kid read off his scores in order and they were correct so the boy signed it. He realized later the mistake and self-reported the error. His reward was a DQ. His score was top-5 at the time. Completely pointless rule. 

[dubbelbogey]

4 hours ago, RCGA said:

Bryson Dechambeau is just Ricky Barnes with a physics degree and personal trainer. 

 

 

Did he actually graduate and get his degree?

[Shades234]

  

1 minute ago, dubbelbogey said:

Did he actually graduate and get his degree?

No

Edited June 24, 2021 by Shades234

[wolvverine]

If that 3 letter club fitter on youtube was so good they wouldn't be switching the clubs in their own bag every other week. Having said that I am still huge fan of their channel

[NoTalentLefty]

Alcohol makes your game worse not better. 

[cleverprimate24]

On 4/4/2021 at 11:02 PM, GatorNate11 said:

Nike made a lot of really decent equipment. 

 

 

I heard somewhere, I think the MGS, "No Putts Given" Podcast, that the biggest jump in tour driving distance in recent history was when Nike got out of the club game and the Nike staffers moved to the other OEMs. I'd imagine the release of the ProV1's and metal drivers would be how far you would have to go back to have a larger jump. 

 

That being said Nike did have some good stuff, mainly irons. 

[callawayjay]

I live in texas where it’s summer 6 months of the year, having a staff bag isn’t a hack move when you ride. 
 

music on course is not awful if it’s quiet and tasteful 

 

most people would putt better with a toe hang putter. No one goes straight back and straight through

 

superstrokes are still trash 

[GatorNate11]

Just now, callawayjay said:

I live in texas where it’s summer 6 months of the year, having a staff bag isn’t a hack move when you ride. 
 

music on course is not awful if it’s quiet and tasteful 

 

most people would putt better with a toe hang putter. No one goes straight back and straight through

 

superstrokes are still trash 

That's where we see the issue, though. One person's taste is another's trash and vice versa. 

[GatorNate11]

11 minutes ago, cleverprimate24 said:

I heard somewhere, I think the MGS, "No Putts Given" Podcast, that the biggest jump in tour driving distance in recent history was when Nike got out of the club game and the Nike staffers moved to the other OEMs. I'd imagine the release of the ProV1's and metal drivers would be how far you would have to go back to have a larger jump. 

 

That being said Nike did have some good stuff, mainly irons. 

I didn't use a ton of their woods. My main go with them was the Vr Tour driver, which I absolutely loved. Other than that I didn't mess with too many woods. To support your point about the irons, the Vr Pro blades are still in and out of my bag and I think are one of the nicest blades I've ever hit. 

[drumdude96]

On 6/24/2021 at 11:58 AM, RCGA said:

Bryson Dechambeau is just Ricky Barnes with a physics degree and personal trainer. 

 

 

Except Ricky has never won a damn thing but a US AM.  Not even close to being an accurate comparison.

[Straphael]

Brand snobbery is a to real thing that makes zero sense to me. The I’m only hitting taylormade drivers or mizuno irons crowd. Just shows marketing works because they’re convincing people to ignore performance and reach for a name. 

[tannyhoban]

There is no such thing as a bigger sweet spot.

[drumdude96]

1 hour ago, Straphael said:

Brand snobbery is a to real thing that makes zero sense to me. The I’m only hitting taylormade drivers or mizuno irons crowd. Just shows marketing works because they’re convincing people to ignore performance and reach for a name. 

IMO, nobody makes irons as well as Mizuno or PING, so I don't play anything but Mizuno or PING.  I've tried other brands, but they suck for me.  It's not snobbery, it's just using what you know works.  Taylormade stuff (especially woods) makes me want to puke, and I hit their clubs like I'm actively puking while swinging.  They just suck for me.  That's why the different OEMs are all successful.  They each cater to different people who like different things.  It's not ignoring performance, it's going with what you know performs.

[SylvesterLundgren]

I keep seeing it said around here 

“modern clubs” 

sorry this phrasing when in use with referring to last year’s or previous gens to me seem so confusing. Like when does the term modern start? 
2000? 2005? 2015 ? lol like am I just missing the usage completely with context or are people just trying to sound informed 🤷🏻‍♂️🥴😂

[SylvesterLundgren]

9 hours ago, Straphael said:

Brand snobbery is a to real thing that makes zero sense to me. The I’m only hitting taylormade drivers or mizuno irons crowd. Just shows marketing works because they’re convincing people to ignore performance and reach for a name. 

I know what you mean. Only playing the clubs that carry a great rep in the category they represent. Lol 😂

[SylvesterLundgren]

On 6/22/2021 at 9:36 PM, naws-golfer said:

Cameron’s are nothing special with too much loft. He makes 1 decent putter a year

 

mizuno feel is not a real thing.

 

vokeys feel terrible because of their cheap metal.

cart bags are the cargo shorts of golf.

 

Lol “every forging feels the same” ?? Is that you ?? 
man idk my brothers sm4 60 wedge feels good out the center

was it the bag snobs that rubbed you the wrong way?

Edited June 28, 2021 by SylvesterLundgren
Not enough punctuation, too much he he’s and ha has