Golf Golf Clubs/Equipment Discussion.

[Dhoni Dakurri]

Got fitted for a driver yesterday with my
pro. Walked out with a Ping G425 Max, 9 degrees loft with a stiff shaft. Also worked on reducing my launch angle. I tee the ball too high which encourages it. My club head speed hovers around 107mph but I lose a lot of distance because the ball goes too high. Had to tee the ball lower and feel like I was hitting down on the ball more. The driver feels very forgiving. Im prone to a duck hook with my old Ping i20 driver but the same strike is much straighter with the new driver set up to fade.

 

[Dhoni Dakurri]

Anyone use Shotscope? I love it being a stats nerd. Best thing Ive bought for my game.

 

[toxic]

Anyone use Shotscope? I love it being a stats nerd. Best thing Ive bought for my game.

Never heard of it?

An App?

 

[Dhoni Dakurri]

Never heard of it?

An App?

Yes its a watch, app and tag system that uses GPS. Screw it tags on all your clubs. Tags pick up your shot locations. App gives you all sorts of stats - distances, GUR, strokes gained, fairways hit, up and down etc etc

 

[Bicco]

II've O

Yes its a watch, app and tag system that uses GPS. Screw it tags on all your clubs. Tags pick up your shot locations. App gives you all sorts of stats - distances, GUR, strokes gained, fairways hit, up and down etc etc

I've got Game golf which is really good.

 

[peternorth]

Got fitted for a driver yesterday with my
pro. Walked out with a Ping G425 Max, 9 degrees loft with a stiff shaft. Also worked on reducing my launch angle. I tee the ball too high which encourages it. My club head speed hovers around 107mph but I lose a lot of distance because the ball goes too high. Had to tee the ball lower and feel like I was hitting down on the ball more. The driver feels very forgiving. Im prone to a duck hook with my old Ping i20 driver but the same strike is much straighter with the new driver set up to fade.

have tried that club. like a rocket

 

[Pres]

Im prone to a duck hook with my old Ping i20 driver but the same strike is much straighter with the new driver set up to fade.

Excuse my ignorance but how can a driver be set up to fade?

 

[Dhoni Dakurri]

Excuse my ignorance but how can a driver be set up to fade?

Moveable weights and adjustable lie angles and loft.

 

[Pres]

Moveable weights and adjustable lie angles and loft.

Interesting.

I could have sworn that Trackman data had proved that fading/drawing was a 100% swing path related.

 

[Dhoni Dakurri]

Interesting.

I could have sworn that Trackman data had proved that fading/drawing was a 100% swing path related.

That and club face angle at impact, obviously.

Moveable weights can influence these factors to an extent by changing the club’s centre of gravity and moment of inertia.

 

[Pres]

That and club face angle at impact, obviously.

That's definitely been disproven.

Check out Trackman Maestro's iconic Ball Flight Laws video for an explanation of why face angle has nothing to do with ball curve.

He maintains that Bubba Watson's famous hooked pitching wedge out of the trees at the 2012 Masters can only have been achieved with a square or open clubface.

 

[peternorth]

theres some settings on my driver that apparently encourages a draw.

 

[PanzerMan]

Doesn't trackman give a face to path reading?

 

[Dhoni Dakurri]

That's definitely been disproven.

Check out Trackman Maestro's iconic Ball Flight Laws video for an explanation of why face angle has nothing to do with ball curve.

He maintains that Bubba Watson's famous hooked pitching wedge out of the trees at the 2012 Masters can only have been achieved with a square or open clubface.

I’m not sure if you’re taking the piss - it isn’t rocket science. Maybe I should have been more specific - club face angle in relation to club path.

You could have a big in to out swing for example. What happens to the ball is dictated by the relative face angle. If path matches face angle you’re going to get a might big straight push. If the face is closed in relation to the path the ball (ie: a square club face) the ball will have side spin that curves it right to left.

It’s not too dissimilar to how a soccer player curls a free kick.

 

[Wally Walpamur]

Golf Balls - how often do you swap it out? Play it until you lose it or swap it out after every round/two rounds?

 

[Bicco]

Golf Balls - how often do you swap it out? Play it until you lose it or swap it out after every round/two rounds?

In social golf or just having a hit, pretty much play whatever I pull out of my bag. As a way of comparing balls if nothing else. Play it until you lose it. For competitive rounds, a sleeve of whatever ball I've decided to by a box of most recently. Currently Tour Speed. I'm pretty sure in competitive golf you need to replace a lost/damaged ball with the same ball make/model. I could be wrong but that's why I have a sleeve of new balls to play with.

 

[toxic]

Golf Balls - how often do you swap it out? Play it until you lose it or swap it out after every round/two rounds?

6 holes Max

If its scarred it has to go to ball hospital

 

[freddy mercury]

Golf Balls - how often do you swap it out? Play it until you lose it or swap it out after every round/two rounds?

I don't think I have gone a round without losing a minimum of 5 balls.

 

[hawkman]

Golf Balls - how often do you swap it out? Play it until you lose it or swap it out after every round/two rounds?

Wouldn't use one for more than 2 rounds. Hit a few trees in a round and it might be replaced after 1 round

 

[freddy mercury]

Speaking of balls, what are your thoughts of color ones? Yay or Nay?

 

[Wally Walpamur]

Speaking of balls, what are your thoughts of color ones? Yay or Nay?

It depends. The matte ones, no, any premium ball, yes.

 

[hawkman]

Speaking of balls, what are your thoughts of color ones? Yay or Nay?

Normally use a bright yellow. Never lose it. White balls i have more trouble spotting

 

[Bicco]

6 holes Max

If its scarred it has to go to ball hospital

You're rich.

 

[toxic]

You're rich.

Second cheapest part of 4 hours entertainment

 

[toxic]

Speaking of balls, what are your thoughts of color ones? Yay or Nay?

Nay