Topic: Golf Equipment / Titleist Vs Mizuno irons?

Srixon i-701’s – Japanese forged. Worth consideration.

Topic: Golf Equipment / (TM) humor

The reality is that if someone likes owning nice stuff, that is their choice. Not every thing about golf is about playing a low score. It is about friendship, owning nice equipment, getting some excercise, and about having a laugh at each other if that’s the spirit of the group. I’m not pointing the finger at our original poster, as I don’t think this is where he is coming from, but I get kinder fed up with golf forum/course/industry snobbery that says unless you’re a sub 15 marker, you have no right to own clubs with a sum value of greater than $500. These people are the real losers and have lost sight of the various different reasons of why people play golf. They also tend to be the people with the worst tempers on a golf course and usually average company at best.

My rant finished.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Good Hybrid

Must agree with the posts on the Srixon AD, I don’t have one but demo’d one recently and my first comment was that using these things must be cheating. I have a Cleveland Halo 2i hybrid which is also an absolutely excellent hybrid. You’d struggle to find a new one now. I also have some friends with Mac Gregor NVG Hybrids which hit absolute bombs. Adams Peanut Tour Hybid has many fans in the US also.

Srixon AD
Macgregor NVG
Adams
Cleveland

Couldn’t go wrong with these. Hybrids can tend to go a little to the left for most people so don’t be afraid to go for a slightly stiffer graphite shaft.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Srixon I-701 question

This doesn’t sound normal at all. Mine are consistent throughout the set. Maybe the shafts also, never heard of Aerotech’s, I have the Nippon 950’s. I would seek a meeting with the rep, I’m sure they would remedy the situation at they are certainly trying to lift the profile of the brand in the clubs. Also could have something to do with the 2 part construction of the irons. Face is super soft 1020 forged carbon steel with the backing being 1025 carbon steel which is fused together.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Srixon I-701 question

Mine are fine

Topic: Golf Equipment / Srixon i506 irons.

I don’t know how anybody in their wildest dreams could describe the standard 701’s as feeling hard. They would have to be the softest feeling irons I have owned or swung. I tested the standard 701’s against the 701 tours. They felt different, the tour felt more solid, the standard 701’s felt powerful and soft.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Srixon i506 irons.

I haven’t hit the 506’s but believe they are an excellent iron. I have purchased the 701’s (non tours) and am very very happy. I have found that shots off the sweet spot have this wonderful power feel, however, I have been very surprised where some of my less than great swings have placed me in relation to the green. One shot on the weekend with my 8 iron felt pretty average and when I looked at the club face I had gotten the shot off the extreme end of the toe only to look up and see that I had still made the front edge of the green and lost only about a 1/2 to 1/3 club length and and strayed about 5 metres right, pretty impressive.

You couldn’t go wrong with either club. I would recommend the stiff Nippon 950’s unless you generate some very high club head speeds (they might tend to be a little soft for a real hitter/loader type of player). I know others with 950’s in the Cobra FP’s and they also rave, I know a guy with the 506’s shafted with the 950’s and he wouldn’t contemplate another shaft, and I couldn’t be happier with my 950’s.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Shaft choice? (steel - irons)

Nippon 950’s rock. Don’t be afraid to get them in stiff as they play a little softer. But the feel you begin to generate and touch, no contest for the amateur golfer.

Topic: Golf Equipment / What are my clubs worth?

Thanks guys. Yeah the macs are a great club. I have had my ones for about 8 months or so and they are great. I wont get rid of them for a while, but when i do il proly just give them to my brother or something as its not worth selling them for $200.

thanks for the help

Aspiring club ho!

Ditch these and get the Mizuno MP-57’s the difference between your MacGregor’s and the MP-57’s would be like comparing a Daewoo with a Ferrari.

Or have a good look at the new Srixon forgings.

Topic: Golf Talk / Annual Membership Subs

Wynnum in Brisbane $950 PA plus $700 nomination.

Looking forward to it.

How’s this,

I was considering joining Pacific Golf Club in Brisbane and I turned up to play 18 holes in buggies with a few clients and my 10 year old son who was going to join us on the carts. Lady behind the counter in the pro shop asks how old Sam is, I reply 10 years. She says, no persons under 12 allowed on the course unless they are junior members – remember he wasn’t playing just watching. I said that is crazy, she replies – committee rules, due to (wait for it), INSURANCE COSTS. I said to her, that the club must be saving millions by excluding all those unworthy 8-12 year olds on the course, all the while allowing anyone between the ages of 12-112 to observe to their hearts content. So much for the Australian ideal of creating an environment of encouraging kids into our great sport.

I then took my sobbing 10 year old home who had been looking forward to joining us for the last 3 days and returned.

I also called our office administrator ( I am a senior manager in a major Australian Financial Institution) and requested that Pacific be removed from the shortlist of 3 courses we had penned down for our new Annual Golf Day which will have had a full ambrose field of about 70-80 players (we are now going to swell the coffers of the Robina Woods Course). To make matters worse, we had two old biddy/nazis harrassing us all afternoon regarding where we parked carts in relation to the tee’s, honestly, I could have impaled both of them to a tree, I was that cheesed off.

I was also considering joining the club but have joined a Wynumm due to it’s rather friendlier policies, and we have secured a great course from all accounts in Robina for our client golf day.

Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Callaway Hyper X driver

Interesting Kyc, I bought a HyperX a few weeks ago and the crown is a highly polished solid black on top. Different colors for different markets by the sound of it. I’m in the land of Oz so I assume you aren’t? It is just cosmetic though, and doesn’t make any difference to the way it feels, sounds, or hits.

I’m comparing to an old Big Bertha Warbird so maybe my opinion is not as valid as comparisons to other current drivers, but I love it. I certainly can’t blame my poor shots on the club. It sets up so well and when I nail it, it goes straight & true, better trajectory with more hang time, and 20m further than the old driver.

I’ve never been a big hitter and the extra distance was a nice bonus. The most important things to me are consistency and accuracy, and the HyperX gives me that in spades. Now if I can just get the nut on the end of the shaft working properly.

Mine is Black

Topic: Golf Equipment / Callaway Hyper X driver

I have the 10 deg retail with the Fuji Shaft and am very pleased. I’ve found I can hit this club of the deck quite easily as well which is a real good party trick on a long par 5. Feel is quite explosive.

Topic: Golf Equipment / A hybrid to replace a 3 wood?

Cleveland Halo, Cleveland Halo Cleveland Halo, Cleveland Halo Cleveland Halo, Cleveland Halo Cleveland Halo, Cleveland Halo Cleveland Halo, Cleveland Halo Cleveland Halo, Cleveland Halo Cleveland Halo, Cleveland Halo
did I mention how much I love the Cleveland Halo?

try and find someone whos got one and doesnt love it. available in 1i (16 deg) 2i (19) 3i(22) 4i (?) and 5i(?)

AJ

I’ve got one as well and it has to be one of the sweetest clubs you could hit. It’s a rocket and brilliant off the deck, even better off a tee.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Somebody Stole my Clubs need to replace

Hi all its been a while since I logged on but need suggestions

Would you believe, Moore Park Golf Course in Sydney, my bag was pilfered from outside the club house. Now I had Callaway Big Berth 06 Driver, Callaway 2 & 3 Hybrids and Callaway BB06 irons & Hogan Colonial Wedges as well as a 2 ball putter so a few dollars worth now all gone

Thank god I listed them on the house & contents as I travel a lot of rwork and clubs usually follow me.

Well the princley sum opf $2K arrived and I need to replace them.

I am looking at Callaway again throughout the bag in DGS300 steel shafts for irons and stiff shafter driver pretty much what I had before but as with golf since I bought my clubs late last year about 150 models have come out so any suggestions or thoughts on the new models to grace the shelves.

Play off 15 and need stiff shafts with – 2 Deg lie angle.

Cheers

I’d recommend that you demo the Callaway Hyper X. Its a ripper.

Topic: Golf Equipment / New Titleist Irons for '08

A lot of negative feedback on the AP’s on the American golf sites but I suspect that will play very well. They look very similar to the Ping S58’s which are universally respected and also the Nike CCI which are also well thought of. I will be keen to demo.

Topic: Golf Equipment / never compromise milled putter

I have a milled Voodoo Daddy and it has really improved my putting over the past 3 months. I currently have a stable of about 12 high end putters that the Voodoo has chased from the bag.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Vision Golf Ball Test

Congratulations on a great product Boz. Have used a few of the Expert Balls and feel that they compete very well. They don’t provide quite as much check around the greens as a ProV1 (but what else does – I know I just opened a massive can of worms :-)) but for me compete more than competently against a whole range of balls which I won’t name for the sake of not wanting to attract hate mail. Good stuff. I may even try a yellow ball out of curiosity.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can - What spins more?

Currently play an X Tour with Mack Daddies at 60 deg and an Oil Can Spin Milled 54 deg. Both clubs are brilliant wedges. Spin rates are about the same in my opinion, I’d hate to say one type spins more than the other given that the MD is a 60 deg. I must say that I am particularly happy with adding the X Forged to the bag after suffering the mental anguish of choosing between the X Tour, CG12, CG14, and Ping W Series (Nothing against the Spin Milled, just wanted to try something different). It is getting very hard to choose a bad wedge from the major manufacturers.

Topic: Golf Equipment / 3 wood opinions

I’m thinking 13.5 deg 3 wood and add a 18 deg 5 wood or a 19-21 deg hybrid.

Topic: Golf Equipment / SMT Golf - Introduction

Welcome Mike

Enjoy your input to FGI and Golf Wrx, lucky to have you on our board, I will be sure to have a close look at SMT for my next driver. Got a recommendation for the southside of Brisbane?

Topic: Golf Equipment / Players Irons

Taylormade RAC MB’s. Easy Choice.

Topic: Golf Equipment / The pros' putter choices

QUOTE: Scottt @ Apr 6 2007, 06:02 PM

Hmmmm... just switched from a Ping Anser 2x to a Taylor Made Rossa Sebring (Zing style w/ short hosel), something just isn't the same... I thought a change would help me out, but it just feels like it's always open at address and impact, and it feels like there's less of a connection between the hands and the putter face now.

I think I will buy an old Cameron Tei3 with the longer hosel, wanted one since Tiger was using one in the Ams in 95-96.

Interesting Scott, I just switched to a Sebring from a longer hosel like the Daytona, a wilson Kirk Currie, and a Odyssey dual force 2 No 1, and am delighted with the feeling that the face does not want to close and also a perceived improvement in feel between hands and putter face. Horses for courses I suppose. I did notice that if you balance the shaft, the toe hang of the Sebring is straight down, whereas a Corsa is fully face balanced, and all my Answer styles including the Daytona fall half way between.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Cavity v Blades

I have gone back and forth over the years, but no more. I play a set of Tommy Armour Musclebacks and a set of Cobra Blades before that and am convinced that not only do playing blades not cost me any strokes, they have improved my swing. Sure they feel like death if you mishit one but a cavity usually gives a pretty ordinary result of a mishit as well. From a mental point of view, playing with equipment that you know are players equipment gives me a bit more enjoyment as well. The funny thing is, if you play blades for a while and then stand over the top of a big cavity iron, you stand there wondering how you can hit this massive thing. Maybe a cavity blade is a happy medium but I have demod dozens and dozens of irons and often found little if any extra forgiveness in a cavity blade vs a muscle back.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Blue Odyssey 2 Ball Putter

Callaway just recently released a line of putters called Tour Blue and the heads are blue. I didn't think they were under the Odyssey banner though

Topic: Golf Equipment / Tour Edge Exotics Driver

The US equipment forums really rate the Tour Exotics but the price seems to be a sore point over there as well.