Golf Thread

Always remember - it's winter, it's cold, it probably range balls your hitting so your loosing 10-15 yards over summer weather and proper golf balls.

I was kinda surprised when after warming up for a bit we switched to ProV1's, obviously it's the national fitting centre but still. But yeah, still cold and after 2 consecutive days of golf and no decent sleep :p

I kinda think in the sim/launch monitor stuff I have this more 'controlled'/slower swing, where I'm focussing more on swing mechanics than out on the course where I'm looser and focussing more on the target/result if that makes sense?
 
Think I'm going to bite the bullet this year and leave our LA rover ticket and join a club. Trying to get a tee time in the morning on 5 of the courses is getting ridiculous - if you're not on the minute the tee times open up, you've no chance.
 
Nah the odds aren’t worth it.

New set of Ping G440 driver, 3W and hybrid on the way though! Plus 3 boxes of Pro V1’s :D

Isn't this like the 3rd or 4th time you've won a bunch of clubs? What's your system or are you just that jammy one everyone hates :cry: :p
 
Think I'm going to bite the bullet this year and leave our LA rover ticket and join a club. Trying to get a tee time in the morning on 5 of the courses is getting ridiculous - if you're not on the minute the tee times open up, you've no chance.

Tee times at clubs can be just as hard to get... I know my neighbour is a member at 2 local clubs... and it's the same issue - the minute the booking opens, if your not on it, forget it for the "best" times....
 
Nah the odds aren’t worth it.

New set of Ping G440 driver, 3W and hybrid on the way though! Plus 3 boxes of Pro V1’s :D
Lucky bugger!

Although my clubs sensed when I had box fresh Pro V1s, so I would launch the first one into the canal next to the first tee as a sacrifice.
 
Tee times at clubs can be just as hard to get... I know my neighbour is a member at 2 local clubs... and it's the same issue - the minute the booking opens, if your not on it, forget it for the "best" times....
We know a couple of people who are members at the club we're looking at and they're certain that the tee times we ideally look for (arse-crack of dawn) are normally available every weekend.

Might see if we can get a couple of rounds in there before we decide. I qualify for the police discount they do so would save me around £150.
 
I did a set with my driver first, was kinda planning to do another set at the end but lost track of time so that didn't happen, from that set I think it was ~186 carry average, 3100rpm spin (+/- 550 ish), rolling to just over 200 according to the trackman. Bit shorter averages than I've seen on the GCQuad indoors which were around 192 carry but not a million miles away.

On a bit of a tangent I swear I swing better/faster out on the course as I 'know' I've carried it >210, but I guess that's also a 'good one'.

The final GT3 setup was I think carrying about ~198, spinning 2300 iirc and rolling out to 220. So on those numbers a very healthy increase in distance and all the '+/-' numbers were showing a tighter consistency.

One of the last bits I did, or he requested, was 'hard swings' so rather than the kinda measured swings to the point trying to get consistency I pushed it a bit and clubhead speed which had been around 88-91 for most shots (all combos, including my existing driver) I hit at least one at 96.4 clubhead which carried 220, pretty straight too. Did feel with that setup that I could go at it a bit more 'freely' without having to try to force the face/delivery, with my existing one if I close the face 'too much' it's a huge pull.

It'd be real interesting to game that tbh, dunno anywhere that does demo clubs though :p
One and a half/two clubs less into the green - I probably would have walked out £500 poorer, I admire your restraint :p

Driver fitting is next on my list. Still plugging away with the swing speed training although seem to have plateaued at the moment and I've not even completed the 1st phase of training. Although it has been a bit fragmented recently thanks to the weather.
 
One and a half/two clubs less into the green - I probably would have walked out £500 poorer, I admire your restraint :p

Driver fitting is next on my list. Still plugging away with the swing speed training although seem to have plateaued at the moment and I've not even completed the 1st phase of training. Although it has been a bit fragmented recently thanks to the weather.

Closer to £600!!! GT3 is £579.99 :eek:

Obviously it's really tempting and I'm 99.99% gonna get a new driver in the next month or two but I just want to test/try as much as possible and find the best way to waste £500+ :p So far that's the GT3 comfortably but also not had a fitting yet on any other driver, just my own testing as a nerd :)
 
Nah the odds aren’t worth it.

New set of Ping G440 driver, 3W and hybrid on the way though! Plus 3 boxes of Pro V1’s :D
do you get to pick the shaft as well? Where would one potentially be able to enter these competitions, is it one of the pay to enter things or just a general giveaway?
 
do you get to pick the shaft as well? Where would one potentially be able to enter these competitions, is it one of the pay to enter things or just a general giveaway?
You just get to pick between regular or stiff flex, it's usually the standard shaft they come with - for regular I think Ping usually come with an Alta CR? And they're raffle comps, I use revcomps.com. They currently have a Qi35 bundle which looks appealing - https://www.revcomps.com/product/taylormade-qi35-woods-golf-bundle/
 
You just get to pick between regular or stiff flex, it's usually the standard shaft they come with - for regular I think Ping usually come with an Alta CR? And they're raffle comps, I use revcomps.com. They currently have a Qi35 bundle which looks appealing - https://www.revcomps.com/product/taylormade-qi35-woods-golf-bundle/
Thanks, I've got a Ping Alta CB shaft IIRC in my G400. Think they are decent enough. Seem some reviews of the G440 and it looks like a decent club. You going to keep it or sell it on?
 
Thanks, I've got a Ping Alta CB shaft IIRC in my G400. Think they are decent enough. Seem some reviews of the G440 and it looks like a decent club. You going to keep it or sell it on?
Keep and sell my G430 Max, been looking for a 3W too and the Hybrid I'll keep and sell my G425.
 
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