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  1. 14 hours ago, nobmontana said:

    My distance gaps are as follows: 

    • DR TSR2  250y
    • 4W Mavrik Sub Zero  220y
    • 7W Mavrik Sub Zero  200y  (moving to an Apex UT 3U)
    • 4U Apex UT  185y
    • 5-PW  TR500  170y to 120y (10y gaps) 
    • AW RTX ZIPCORE (52) 100y
    • SW RTX ZIPCORE (58) 80y

    I've also tried 46 deg wedges but they seem to spin too much and don't go as far..... So I've stuck with the PW from the ironset.  

    As for your Hybrid thing, I too dislike Hybrids. They are just a bit finicky for me and can occasionally hook like crazy.    

    I've recently replaced my 23 deg Mavrik Pro Hybrid with a '24 APEX UT  (23 deg) with a 90g Tensei 1k Hybrid and the thing hits like a dream!  

    Feels good and goes very straight with enough height. Not a single hook from this club thus far.  

    I am now waiting on a same club in 20 deg to replace my 7 wood.  Hopefully the distances won't be so different.    

    As my length decreased with age,  I feel more than ever that straighter shots that stay in the fairway (or close vicinity) are so much more important than longer drives.

    I may pick up a more forgiving (fairway keeping) driver this year ... Maybe one of the 10k drivers?!   

    I need to try some hybrids and likely with a shaft that’s on the stiffer side. 

    Awesome that you actually have 10 yards in between your irons! I’m always guessing how far they go. 

    The 10k drivers get rave reviews. Maybe that’s the eay to go. Keen on the Kuro 2024. Like the idea of heavier head and counter balance. Would like it at 44” though. 

    Thanks for the thoughts and breakdown!

  2. 19 hours ago, owari said:

    not any more bud, got an injury that i need to sort ,  i   had everything in the bag last year. incl the kitchen sink, i had one of my best years  ever, massivle clawed back  strokes on hcap  to consistantly play off  5  with  more than a few  par rounds at my new course .  struggeld with driver consistancy mid year but recouped that in winter  and  figured out my  irons .  allowed me ot play about with all manner of bag set ups.
     
    i get the  driver going to    250>260 out to -> 275 ish  (big,  ish these days...)   injury  has really cut my length  down  HUGE.  but all arms  and some core get me to about these dustance, which ill take considering!!!!!!!
    2w > 12.8*  for 230- 250
    3w> 14/15*  210- 240
    4w> 16/17.5*  200-220
    5w> 18*   190-210


    utes:
    19*> 200- 230,, depeneds on which ute , on  the tee   the fourteen ut716 can really get out thjere a ways up to 230+/- cant hit it off the deck so use the RC cvxer  from grass 210  im topped  out.
    23*>190
    then  my   new  built  (OLD BUT UNREAL prgrs)  3and 4 irons
    3> 200
    4>190
    irons are totally random bec i use so many but   i find the  masda mbs are prob the longest  and lowest. 
    pw  tops at 120.
    wedges  are really shiitttt distance  consistancy  wise as a rule,   max out at 
    52* > 105    
    56* > 80
    60*> 70 ish ????

    my best combo for constant distance with the  PW  are  the prgr trs  they  go 110 and 80  but are 51/57

    i will always throw a 48*  proper wdge in the bag ,  my fave is the honma 105p that goes a solid 120 max but i can  get it to go any distance up tp  really   bec of its shape- a- bility  prowess.

     up top pf the bag i dont give a rats  what  the distance is  dont care, i usually  hit the farways  a huge %  of the time  so i dotn care about  distance, the fws ar very similar  so im more concrened with waht shape i want  to play ,  form crazy fw big think clubs to the sleek prgr egg or  ryoma f3

    whcih ever i feel will  give me the best feel on the grass on that day, or a lot of the time ill bag 3 utes , 2 19s  with totally differnt shape  distance and flights   the fourteen  716 with  diamana  stinger  and the RC cvxer with DGs200    + the  RC cvxer  with  Ns 950s
    between thse 3 utes i hav  185/225   100%  completley  covered.
    in fact on comp,  esp  in wind........... this is  what ill bag  a lot  and drop the 3/4 irons. and   fws , keep  the 2w and driver

    the main focus i worried  about ( not now bec of the  new wedge @ 48* )  was hte  awful pw  in most sets , like u i pretty much hate all PW apart from MB irons , masda, nad the 2 sets of  honma mb711/712   has by   far  and away the best pw set, nothing is close. 

    ive lost all concerns with distance  in irons bec theres fk  all ican do about it, its more gettign that     5/6/7   hones in  becthats waht i hit the most, i almost nver use an 8 or 9   pw,  that 2nd shot in is never that  short any more.
    the big  issues ihave is making sure, the   pw/52/56 are   in sync , if thats  good then  im ok .

    as a rule 

    driver -260
    2wood from tee   only  240
    3w from fairway  230
    19*  ute   215
    23* ute  200
    irons 
    5i     180   
    6i     170
    7i    160 
    8i     150   
    9i     135 
    48*  120
    52*  105
    56*  85

    Inside the dstances  i wil usually use the higher club and cut it , 140 ill  always go the 8 and cut it rather than muscle the 9.   esp the wedges ,  ill sometmes take th 48*  for 100 yards an cu the ears ofi it to the  pin.









     

    Thanks! Details as per usual. I feel I need to figure it all out at the start of the upcoming season. Good thoughts here!

  3. On 1/30/2024 at 12:27 AM, Hutch said:

    I have had similar issues with the 5-PW set up

    I went with #4 #3 Romaro i-brid chapter 3 with the same shaft length progression from 5-3. Closest Hybrids to driving irons that actually work for me. Easy to use, good versatility out of all lies. Nice and workable. 

    I went a touch stiffer in the shafts to the original setup, which took about 10m off each bringing them back to 170m 180m. The extra pop off the face/shaft dynamic when comparing to DI or Irons had them at 180m 190m. Bit of tinkering but got the result I needed. 

    I swap between 5W and 3W depending on track and conditions. The gap isn't as noticeable/needed other than the odd par 5, When lets face it. Just short of the green in 2 isn't a bad thing. 

    Working on the wedges ATM, finding my 50 has too big a gap from my PW.

    Thanks. I feel as when I lack speed, the gaps become more important to tighten. Good tweak with the stiffer shafts to take the distance down.

  4. How have you guys put your sets together? I have huge gaps or no gaps and need to do something about it:

    Drive 9.5 - 245 meters

    Brassy 12 - 225 meters

    5-wood 17.5 - 190 meters

    Driving iron 20 - 185 meters

    5-iron 27 - 160 meters

    6-iron 30 - 150 meters

    7-iron 34 - 135 meters

    8-iron 38 - 130 meters

    9-iron 42 - 120 meters

    P 47 - 107 meters

    50 - 105 meters

    55 - 95 meters

    60 - 80 and in

    Now, 5-9 iron really no issue. I don’t like the shape of pitching wedges that don’t look like a proper wedge - not sure if that has something to do with not attacking the ball as I do with my 50 degree wedge. They are the same length, same make but not same shaft. Modus 115s in irons and 125 wedge in 50.

    It always seems to be an issue for me with the P. Used to play the Yururi raw Gekku in 46 - great pitching wedge. Need to figure that out.

    The gap between driving iron and 5 iron needs to be bridged too. Never liked hybrids but I think I have to get used to them. Thinking I should put two hybrids in the bag and also change out the brassie for a 3-wood as I hit my driver off the deck anyway.

    What do you guys thing? What works best for you and why? @nobmontana - would love to hear your thoughts. Think we swing it about the same. Stu - think you hit it a bit harder than I do and play a bit more. Think you are like me, hesitant towards hybrids and play long irons. My boys run in circles around me but they have switched to big putters, Ping drivers and irons etc. Seems like cheating. 

  5. 18 hours ago, DDBowdoin said:

    Hey everyone, I’m Dan… Boston, MA.

    I am a photographer and educator and a passionate golfer.  I don’t know where my interest in JDM came from but the last few years I’ve purchased (and sold) quite a few things looking for that magic feel.

    currently playing a set of Proto Concept C07’s (about to be reshafted with auto flex shafts), Miura K grind wedges, A grind design 5 wood, PRGR egg driver.

    Looking forward to getting to know folks here.

    Hey Dan,

    Welcome! This place is not quite what it used to be but new blood is always good. Looking forward to interact and reading about your experiences with JDM.

  6. Sorry if it was a bit short. On my phone in an airplane. But to extend on it:

    It is everything I could ever want from a look and feel perspective. Deep face, short heel to toe, no crazy graphics etc. Just pure. It sets up square to a little open. Never any tendencies to hook it as with a Ryoma etc. I find it to be very well balanced. It is easy to hit the center of the face. With some drivers that are less well made, I tend to have a greater dispersion of where on the face I hit it. With this, my smash factor is in the 1.49 range all the time on a launch monitor.

    My typical shot is a medium high draw. Here I hit it with a bit less draw but a bit higher. Easy to hit a little cut too when needed. One of the most important things to me when choosing a driver is the ability to move the ball any which way I want to.

    As I do get a bit more spin than I would ideally want, likely due to shaft choice as well, I do hit it really well off the deck. That is something I have done for 25 years and did not expect to do well with this driver due to the deep face, but I do. 

    So, as a conclusion I would say that I love everything about the driver - look, set-up, sound/feel, workability etc - albeit I get a bit too much spin to maximize distance. I swing 99/102 mph and end up in the 2900/3200 rpm range. Getting that down to 2200 or so should give me 15 yards or so more distance I think.

  7. I play the Baldo Corsa 438h. Beautiful and great performance. I have mine shafted with a Vanquish 5x. Played about 12/15 rounds with it. Contemplating changing as I tend to hit it a bit high (9.5*). I get way less spin with something like the Cobra LTD in 8* but I have not played a non-Japanese driver since the Titleist 975D… 

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