Interested in LD

VinceRKG · January 23, 2009

Have you used a Swing speed radar yet? Also, Why only 47 inches, not full 48 like all the others? I have seen top guys go between 47 and 48 lenght, the 48 is always longer. Just some questions......

The Boom Bapp · February 6, 2009

Maybe it is something I have to get used to but past experiances with 48" shafts were not pretty. I mean I am squashing my 45" and a 47-48" would no doubt be longer but my worry is control. How much of a difference is it to what I play now? How have you found the switch to be for you? Am I over thinking the added length?

The only thing I have used was a Speed gun. (bro-in-law is a cop)

jkgolf · February 15, 2009

haha well almost 4 months later, yes i gave a call pretty early on to Steve at geek and got started with a DCT head and a hof lt shaft. later bought another one. Seem to be pretty happy with it, up until a couple weeks ago, they both broke within a few days. The first one is for sure done for no questions there. The second one if it is cracked, I can't see it for sure. I dont think its me, but all of a sudden it started slicing off the edge of the planet. I just got done reading Fister's book and he says he is breaking them after as low as a few hits and around average of 50-100 i believe it was. Is this really that accurate? Or do you find heads to last longer than that? If it really is that low than both of these heads were cracked a long time ago.

idrive400yards · February 15, 2009

haha well almost 4 months later, yes i gave a call pretty early on to Steve at geek and got started with a DCT head and a hof lt shaft. later bought another one. Seem to be pretty happy with it, up until a couple weeks ago, they both broke within a few days. The first one is for sure done for no questions there. The second one if it is cracked, I can't see it for sure. I dont think its me, but all of a sudden it started slicing off the edge of the planet. I just got done reading Fister's book and he says he is breaking them after as low as a few hits and around average of 50-100 i believe it was. Is this really that accurate? Or do you find heads to last longer than that? If it really is that low than both of these heads were cracked a long time ago.

I have never had this problem with a GEEK head. If the heads are truly cracked, call Steve and he will exchange them.

jkgolf · February 22, 2009

well to be fair, i am hitting some pretty dirty golf balls, i try picking out the clean ones, but still not that great. I'm sure this degrades the face faster than with a new and clean golf ball

idrive400yards · February 23, 2009

well to be fair, i am hitting some pretty dirty golf balls, i try picking out the clean ones, but still not that great. I'm sure this degrades the face faster than with a new and clean golf ball

I have put well over 2k hits on these heads, with both range and pinnacles, and stll have only cracked 1 DCT. A slice is not the cause of a cracked head, but more of a low knuckle ball duck hook that goes absolutely no where.

VinceRKG · February 23, 2009

Yeah I would not get to involved on the Fister book. Not all heads break in 50-100 hits. Some heads get bad batches, all the companies go through this. Even Steve Mike. LOL.....

In LD, you can not go for Accuracy only, or even between both accuracy and distance. Its distance only bro, really. You can tell since Sadlowski was down to his last ball in almost all sets!

extremeld · February 27, 2009

I like the Killer bee with v2 shaft its a really well made head using good materials.

VinceRKG · February 27, 2009

Extreme, sorry to say that the Killer Bee will no longer be made for LD guys. Talk to Pat Dempsey about that.

jkgolf · February 27, 2009

I was a little skeptical on how fast he said they broke, maybe its just dunlop ;) update: haha yea i am sure it was just me, its just weird when it shows up so suddenly, one day you are hitting nice little draws and without changing thing, the next day its a wicked slice, timing was just a little off i am guessing. However, that face did turn out to be cracked, I looked at it under a scope and saw a few small cracks.