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Is he actually playing a driver this week? 

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3 hours ago, nova6868 said:

261 CPM is very interesting, that's not all that stiff.

Till it’s tipped 1ft 

 

the old motore he played started at 291cpm

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Well whatever shaft he had in the 10.5 SIM2 Max driver today, the combo failed. He couldn't hit his go to cut.

 

I could not tell if it was this shaft, his trusty speeder, or a Ventus Black. The head, shaft, or both won't make it the rest of the tournament...

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Is this shaft just a painted speeder…in the putter 🙂

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On 9/2/2021 at 7:30 PM, Poolparty said:

"261 CPM? Yeah let me know when they make a shaft for men" - GolfWRX

If he where a wrx member they’d kick him off 

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On 8/31/2021 at 4:10 PM, wareagle12 said:

261 cpm huh? Maybe one day he could handle a tx shaft🤣.

 

Any idea on profile?

 

On 8/31/2021 at 7:34 PM, nova6868 said:

261 CPM is very interesting, that's not all that stiff.


Assuming we're just talking about butt CPM, it could just be a very soft handled shaft. LA Golf has some pretty extreme designs leftover from what I assume is the intellectual property from Matrix combined what whatever stuff they are cooking up on their own. If we look at the Trono vs. a typical soft handled Diamana "White" profile:

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We can see that for the first 6 inches of the shaft starting at the handle, the Trono is noticeably softer. This could easily explain the low CPM reading for the handle. Obviously the rest of the profile tells a completely different story. This is why @Howard_Jones always reminds us that butt CPM isn't a useful measurement on its own. 
 

On 9/2/2021 at 3:20 PM, CKalma said:

Well whatever shaft he had in the 10.5 SIM2 Max driver today, the combo failed. He couldn't hit his go to cut.

 

I could not tell if it was this shaft, his trusty speeder, or a Ventus Black. The head, shaft, or both won't make it the rest of the tournament...


Interesting that Rory and Morikawa were also struggling off the tee, especially Rory who could barely buy a fairway. 

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10 minutes ago, Valtiel said:

 


Assuming we're just talking about butt CPM, it could just be a very soft handled shaft. LA Golf has some pretty extreme designs leftover from what I assume is the intellectual property from Matrix combined what whatever stuff they are cooking up on their own. If we look at the Trono vs. a typical soft handled Diamana "White" profile:

120178415_ScreenShot2021-09-04at12_56_29PM.png.f6d25524ce8ba58a61cb7e1ca497dece.png

We can see that for the first 6 inches of the shaft starting at the handle, the Trono is noticeably softer. This could easily explain the low CPM reading for the handle. Obviously the rest of the profile tells a completely different story. This is why @Howard_Jones always reminds us that butt CPM isn't a useful measurement on its own. 
 


Interesting that Rory and Morikawa were also struggling off the tee, especially Rory who could barely buy a fairway. 

Kind of odd to see the whole TM crew not driving the ball as well as we're used to...

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13 minutes ago, CKalma said:

Kind of odd to see the whole TM crew not driving the ball as well as we're used to...


I feel like DJ shaving has not only wrecked his tee ball but also had collateral damage on the rest of the staff. 😆

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On 9/1/2021 at 12:47 AM, drbonesvt said:

Till it’s tipped 1ft 

 

the old motore he played started at 291cpm

 

He only tipped it 1". This is the build sheet out for the driver that went into the bag this week. I had a few of DJ's drivers in my hands on Wednesday when we were in the tour van. 😎

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51 minutes ago, rebby said:

 

He only tipped it 1". This is the build sheet out for the driver that went into the bag this week. I had a few of DJ's drivers in my hands on Wednesday when we were in the tour van. 😎

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Man, those 194 wraps of tape should have kept the ball from going left as much as it did. 

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As you can see from my signature, I am a Taylormade player since playing in HS and college.  With that said, I believe the staffers are searching for a combo that works with the SIM2.  I am torn with my SIM2.  I am using same shaft and have the head set up the same as my OG SIM(loft, face angle, weight).   It is still a work in progress.  The SIM2 sounds and feels great to me but is easier to turn over and spins more than the OG SIM.   The OG SIM just has that crazy flat long ball in it.  
 

I would wager that the TM staffers are awaiting patiently to get into the new driver coming out ASAP.   

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Is 45.75” the length DJ normally games? 

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6 hours ago, noodle3872 said:

Is 45.75” the length DJ normally games? 


If it isn't, it has only varied slightly. 45.75" has been stock for him a majority if not all of the time for him. 

What is interesting to me is the different head (Max vs. Standard), and the lighter swingweight + less loft. Definitely experimenting. 

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