The OS Golfer's Thread!

[wrigleyville33]

Quote: Originally Posted by thaima1shu

Remember how I said I wouldn't be buying any new clubs for a while? Well, I lied. I'm too weak. Bah. Went and tested out a few drivers at a local golf store using some basic readouts (ball speed, carry distance, spin rate). Ended up walking out with the Nike Covert. Played a round and had a couple of range sessions already. I have never hit such straight drives in my life. I thought that I was starting to see my drives straighten out with my beginner set driver, but I didn't know what straight was until I started hitting this Covert lol. And with the recent price drop to $199, I'm feeling pretty happy about this purchase!

Good to hear.

I'm getting new shafts put in my burner 3 hybrid, nike vrs driver, and titleist 906 f4 3 wood Friday after work. I cannot wait to get rid of the stock shafts. I had a buddy give me a free tipped project x 6.0 shaft for my driver, but I'm going to get it tested first before settling in on it.

[BunnyHardaway]

Shot a +15 50 on 9 holes yesterday, and it would've been lower if I could've hit a decent tee shot. Still having some problems with my hybrids and driver, but I'm pretty sure that's the lowest I've ever shot on that group of 9 holes.

[thaima1shu]

.......I'm so weak. Went and got fitted today. That was a great/bad decision.

Great decision because everything I tried made a huge, huge difference. Irons were carrying a good 25-30 yards further with anything I tried over my beginner set. The fitter also made an adjustment to the lie as well. Nothing too crazy.

Bad decision because I'm pretty much replacing the entire set. Good lord...so expensive. My OCD kicked in and in the interest of not having mixed up brands, ended up getting all Nike (mostly). Here's what I'm ending up with:

Nike Covert Driver (purchased a few days ago but the fitter helped me with customizing the settings even further)
Nike Covert 5 Wood
Nike Covert Irons (5-AW)
Nike VR Forged Wedges (52, 56, 60)

Now the only thing that I haven't made a decision yet is the hybrid. I actually was hitting the Ping G25 3H very well, but the Nike Covert 4H was giving me problems. They didn't have the Covert in a 3H, so they're going to see if they can get one in for me to test out again. And the Covert Irons...wow. Tried out 4 or 5 different irons, and I was absolutely killing with the Coverts. Hitting right smack in the center of the club face every single time. I didn't realize it would make such a huge difference. Apparently my beginner set was much heavier, and was causing inconsistency. Can't wait until these Coverts come in.

All in all, I'm really glad I went to get fitted. Glad you guys gave me the feedback that it would be a good idea. I was actually feeling really good, because the fitter kept telling people that walked by, "come here, look at this swing. This guy has only been playing for 3 months!" Made me feel really good about all the work and practice that I've been putting in.

[Gerg04]

^ out of curiosity, what did that run you? Ballpark is cool if you don't want to say. Just curious because I've been in need of having my irons fitted, but have been putting it off for a while now.

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[SinisterAlex]

Quote: Originally Posted by thaima1shu

.......I'm so weak. Went and got fitted today. That was a great/bad decision. Great decision because everything I tried made a huge, huge difference. Irons were carrying a good 25-30 yards further with anything I tried over my beginner set. The fitter also made an adjustment to the lie as well. Nothing too crazy. Bad decision because I'm pretty much replacing the entire set. Good lord...so expensive. My OCD kicked in and in the interest of not having mixed up brands, ended up getting all Nike (mostly). Here's what I'm ending up with: Nike Covert Driver (purchased a few days ago but the fitter helped me with customizing the settings even further) Nike Covert 5 Wood Nike Covert Irons (5-AW) Nike VR Forged Wedges (52, 56, 60) Now the only thing that I haven't made a decision yet is the hybrid. I actually was hitting the Ping G25 3H very well, but the Nike Covert 4H was giving me problems. They didn't have the Covert in a 3H, so they're going to see if they can get one in for me to test out again. And the Covert Irons...wow. Tried out 4 or 5 different irons, and I was absolutely killing with the Coverts. Hitting right smack in the center of the club face every single time. I didn't realize it would make such a huge difference. Apparently my beginner set was much heavier, and was causing inconsistency. Can't wait until these Coverts come in. All in all, I'm really glad I went to get fitted. Glad you guys gave me the feedback that it would be a good idea. I was actually feeling really good, because the fitter kept telling people that walked by, "come here, look at this swing. This guy has only been playing for 3 months!" Made me feel really good about all the work and practice that I've been putting in.

Good to hear man! Getting fit definitely helps and WILL improve your game. I'm mostly Nike as well, my bag is below:

Nike VR_S Covert Tour Driver set to 10.5 degrees/closed
Nike VR_S Covert Reg 3 Wood 15 degrees
Nike VR Str8-Fit 5 Wood, 19 degrees closed
Taylormade 2009 Hybrid 22 degrees
Nike VR Pro II Blades 4-PW, S300 shafts
Callaway X Series Jaws Wedges 56* and 60*
Dynatour Blade Putter (an old putter that I recently switched to after having putting issues, haven't looked back since)

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On a different note, went out and played quick 9 holes at a local par 31 course (mix of par 3's and 4's). Shot my best round ever there, ended up shooting a +1 32. I was killing it with my irons, made a few adjustments to my setup and was taking nice long divots well after striking the ball. Plus my putter was on fire. Made a few putts from long range.

Friend is taking me out for a round of golf to celebrate my birthday on Saturday, hopefully how I played today is how I'll play Saturday!

[thaima1shu]

Yeah man I felt the improvement immediately. It felt ridiculously easy to get good contact with my irons. Just so much smoother and less effort for the ball to go way further. I cannot wait for those things to come in

[SinisterAlex]

Quote: Originally Posted by thaima1shu

Yeah man I felt the improvement immediately. It felt ridiculously easy to get good contact with my irons. Just so much smoother and less effort for the ball to go way further. I cannot wait for those things to come in

I remember for the hell of it I tried out a Ping G20 7 iron. I hit the thing 190 yards lmao. Now it is a simulator but it just goes to show you what proper irons will do for your game.

[thaima1shu]

Quote: Originally Posted by SinisterAlex

I remember for the hell of it I tried out a Ping G20 7 iron. I hit the thing 190 yards lmao. Now it is a simulator but it just goes to show you what proper irons will do for your game.

The great thing is that I got to do the fitting with a Trackman monitor outside on a driving range. So I got the numbers while getting to see actual ball flight. It was fantastic.