Dash Boogie

No lefty models I take it?

Hey guys, thinking about building a "Cleveland Black driver on Steroids" using the new lefty JBeam 435ii Hi Cor as my starting point. I know I won't be able to get it as light as the 265 gram Cleveland Black, but I would like to keep the entire club below 290 grams at a 46" length. Basically I want a howitzer that can turn my 100 mph swing speed into a 300 yard drive. Shaft pairings I am considering: - Bamvoo Lite (49 g) - Crazy Royal Decoration (49 g) - Crazy RD Athlete (52 g) - Quadra FEX 55 (57.5 g) While accuracy is important, distance is my top priority. Any suggestions regarding these shafts would be greatly appreciated. Also, does anyone know of a good light grip I can use? I was thinking the Elite 38. Thanks!

Hey guys, So after the success I have been having since getting my JBeam/TJ-46 combo, I am looking to get my fairway woods reshafted for better performance. My question to all of you is: what fairway wood shaft would best compliment my driver setup? I have a $600 credit lingering at a national chain golf store here in the states, so I was hoping to use the money to get the shafts through them. Unfortunately, that pretty much limits my options to Graphite Design and Mistubishi Rayon. I was thinking the Quattrotech or AD DJ would best fit my needs, but I am open to suggestions. Thanks in advance!

I am a left hander who basically had the same problem as you. Half of my shots used to be straight, and the other half were banana pull/fades that weren't terrible, but lost a lot of roll and distance because of the shot shape. I got the JBeam 435 / Crazy TJ-46 Noir. These components were meant for each other. I have never felt so comfortable hitting a driver in my life. Don't bother with the other brands, just get the JBeam/Crazy Noir combo. You will NOT be disappointed.

I have experimented with a number of easy to hit fairway woods. The best success I have had lately is with the TEE xcg6, xcg5, and Ping K15. Currently gaming an xcg6, and getting ready to put a GD AD-DJ in it.

wmclaren, I didn't get a weight set with the club. I'll look into that.

I ended up choosing the JBeam in a 10.5 paired with a 45.5 TJ46 in SR. Came in a week ago, but I finally got the chance to hit it today (rain in Georgia has been terrible). I think I am in driver nirvana here! The thing just feels perfect. I was averaging 240 - 270 on a GolfWorks Hyperblade with stock shaft, at the range I was hitting 260 - 280 with more consistency and tighter dispersion. It is so easy to hit it's almost like I'm hitting a 5 wood. Thanks again for everyone's help!

Sorry for typos. My last post was written on an iPhone.

As a general rule of thumb, paintings on canvas appreciate faster than all other mediums. When fealing with individual artists however, the more significant an artist's work is to their overall career, the more likely it is to sell at a premium. When I buy art myself or reccomend art to others, I look at it almost like I would a stock. I want to know who else owns works by the artist, what galleries represent the artist, where the artist went to school, what museums the artist has shown in, and the previous auction prices for the artists work. I also consider where the artist will fit into the historical narrative by reading reviews of the artist's shows, and scholarly articles about the artist's work. Then I compare the quality and price of the work I am interested in buying to the quality and prices of works sold in the past, and I consider the speculative premium I am willing to currently pay based on my prediction of the artist's career trajectory.

The Chinese contemporary art market has been on fire in recent years, very reminiscent of the 1980's Impressionist market (fueled by Japan).

It's very illiquid and highly speculative. I would not reccomend buying from anywhere besides New York, London, and Los Angeles. Even within those cities it is difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. Buying from the auction houses is your safest bet (Sothebys, Christie's, and Phillips), but the buyers premiums are usually around 25% so you need at least a 50% gain in order to recoup and make a little bit. That being said, art is an amazing investment because you are essentially making a bet that the upper class will make money at a faster rate than the other classes. A Basquiat painting purchased in the 80's would be worth exponentially more than an equivalent of Apple stock purchased at the same time (think $10k to $10 million in 30 years). But the trick is finding the artist who will do that. I admittedly got lucky when I started purchasing signed Banksy prints for $50 to $100 in the early 2000s. Those appreciated almost 1000% in just a couple of years. Like any investment, some things I sell at a loss, some things I break even on, and some things I sell at a profit, but art have paid out much better than anything else I have ever invested in overall. Beyond an investment standpoint, art is also a lot about pride. Like fancy golf clubs, fine wine, or exotic cars, art is about owning something that someone else can't get. Envy is the reason I figured some folks on this forum would also be have art collections of their own. If this is something that piques your interest, then I would be happy to send you some information (books, websites, contacts) to get you started. Just let me know where you live so I can tailor it to your location. Art and golf are really my two passions, and practicing the law is just a day job.

Anyone else on these forums interested in art? I have always been a fan of contemporary art, but I fell into collecting by accident. I bought a bunch of Banksy prints when I was in college, and used the proceeds to fund my graduate education. Since then I have used the profits to also pay for law school and start a decent collection of my own. My screen name comes from the Artist Dash Snow, and my profile picture is a photo of three works by the artist Cory Arcangel. Most of the art I like is probably a bit extreme for most people, but unlike golf, it actually puts money in my pocket sometimes. I'm interested to hear if anyone else is interested in collecting art. Given the cities listed on profiles, I wouldn't be surprised to see a few collectors on this forum. Anyone feel like sharing what artists you collect?

Balcones is a great sub $100 single malt. I switched to it from Dewars 18 a while back.

I think I am going to pair a TJ-46 with a 10 degree, square faced JBeam 435FX head based on wmclarenf1's descriptions of everything. I tend to not launch the ball too high, and my less than perfect trajectories tend to go in a slicing/fade pattern.

Thanks for suggesting the WBQ55, I will add that to the list of considerations. I find it interesting that wmclarenf1 liked it more than the TJ46. Would either of you mind giving a description of its ball flight? As a bit of a side note, my least favorite aftermarket shaft was a Fubuki Alpha in stiff. Couldn't hit the thing! Thanks for the feedback though, and keep it coming!