swisstrader

You and I on the same path...from the original pump and dump conman Todd, to WRX which I still just kinda enjoy these days and now with the smaller community at TSG. The funniest one for me on BSG was getting banned immediately after spending a couple thousand dollars with them. I made a couple suggestions that they took for criticism of their site...banned me for 2 weeks. No wonder why these guys have gone into the toilet. I still have a few of those crap lime shafts somewhere in the garage.

That bag is killin me! Wish they made it in a stand bag

Not buying it gents...went with the Miura if it ever gets here!!

My club the same way...not for members, but with guests caddies will quite literally dump out balls, jackets, etc. Once saw a caddie pull out a pair of shoes out of a guys bag. That cracked me up

Thanks...something tells me I like everything Epon except for their bags

Do you have a link? Wld like to check it out.

Nah! Great caddies, great club. I also have a lot of respect for caddies at my place. They kick @ss, carry two bags each and are experts at green reading. I'm also personal friends with a few. Could never see dumping an Epon bag the size of these and filled with clubs, balls, etc...not right.

Not at my club...I once had one of these very cool looking "caddy stand bags" from Japan that was advertised as a caddy bag but was anything but. Caddies at my club were not happy and I had to dump it after about 3 rounds

Stand bag and something that I won't be embarrassed to hand off to my caddy due to size.

Great stuff! Does Epon make a carry bag?...my club is strictly caddies only and if I show up with one of those, would be like a scene from Caddy Shack!

I'll take all your hand me downs Robb! Hope the experiment goes well for you and that you figure out best shaft options.

Oh hell yes!! I think I told you guys I was on a trakman the other day and got very depressed about my distances...weather was about 48* and windy as all heck, but of course I didnt really factor that in. Makes a huge difference.

That's what I was thinking...I'm 5'11" and hoping it's not too short at 33" and 2 degrees flat. Also wondering if it can be bent back if needed. I believe these are tough to bend. Will wait till I get it to decide.

It is cut down to 33" currently...not sure why the original owner had it bent to 2* flat though.

Rob: I think it's time for you (and I!!) to get professionally fitted. Too much guess work with different head/shaft combinations and at least on my end while I love to tinker I also have a day job:) Youre also like me in that you're a bit impatient....need to give it at least 3 weeks of play before deciding.

You're first on line Eca...somehow I feel more of a kinship with this cast of characters vs the other.

Just had a guy PM me on WRX asking me if I'm interested in selling. Reminded me of that commercial where the guy bids on a major piece of artwork and immediately after bidding says "ah yes, I would like to sell it"!

Bergen County area...you? Offered the guy less, but would not budge.

Tell me what you guys think...bought this on a whim in a bar after a couple adult beverages;) and this from a guy who only plays mallets: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170740396244#ht_684wt_922

You missed your calling...you should be a professional photographer! Really, those are some great shots...oh yeah, great bag as well:)

I might be interested in the following on Ebay...bid goes off in just a couple hours but let me know what you guys think...and yes, I would play it, not collect it!: http://www.ebay.com/itm/130608096393?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

I'm actually surprised at how much stuff gets bought and sold here and from a relatively small community. A thought: perhaps we all don't buy or "own" any of our gear directly...instead, everyone contributes X amount of money and we create a pool that buys every piece of high end gear that becomes available, then there's a lottery of sorts for who gets which driver, wedge, shaft, putter, etc and in what rotation. Each cub must then be returned to the group pool after 3-4 weeks. If you think about it, many of us don't keep clubs or shafts much longer than that.

Went to my club today...in fact, I was the only fool out there with it being in the high 40's and windy, but when I'm on a mission, what can I say? I really wanted a live test on a course that's well know to me with a driver I know like the back of my hand (my Nike) against the Ryoma, albeit in rather harsh and windy conditions. I drove out to our number 11 hole...longish par 5 and marked 5 balls w a black sharpie, 5 unmarked. Starting hitting first with the Nike, then the Ryoma. After duck hooking my first few drives, I settled down a bit and started grooving my swing a bit. I repeated this seQuence of hitting 5 Nike balls, 5 Ryoma balls about 3 times. Soooo, you might ask, whats the conclusion?? Still a bit inconclusive, but I believe the results proved out what the trakman showed me the other day, which is that I was a few yards longer and maybe a little tighter dispersion with the Ryoma. I know I need to spend more time and get to know the driver a bit more, but still looking for what I would consider a few long bombs as advertised. Also as I indicated previously, the sound at impact is much more muted when I go after it vs the Nike...in fact, a few times felt like I missed the ball the sound was so muted! My new thought process, besides relaxing a bit and getting to know my new driver a bit more, is to have my fitter take a look at my swing on the trakman and compare to a few Epons he has and my Nike driver. Just hate the idea of spending money on a fitting just as winter settles in!

The tees they had at the range were very tall tees, in fact taller than I would ever tee the ball. Only other option was a tee of about 1/8". Still looking for input on my trakman stats from above and whether or not I have the right shaft.

In my case worked the opposite way...got on the launch monitor and my numbers were waaay low. I normally hit the ball between 260-280, but trakman was telling me much less. Granted, the wind was probably doing 20 mph and cold and w range balls, but had me a bit depressed. Was hoping to light up the boards today!