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Callaway GolfBig Bertha Ti 454 Driver 9*, Graphite Design YS-6 graphite shaft, S flex, 45". My Rating: 4 Review: I thought this driver was awesome until I hit the Nike 5900. Sold it pretty quick after that.
Cleveland GolfLauncher 2009 Driver 10.5*, UST Proforce V2 66g .350 graphite shaft, R flex, Lamkin Tour Black Full Cord .580 ribbed grip, 45.5". My Rating: 4 Review: I picked this up for a very small amount from 3balls on eBay. It did everything I wanted my next driver to do. I replaced the stock shaft with a Proforce V2 65 R. The stock shaft is a little light and whippy for my taste.
11.5*, stock Nike SQ Diamana graphite shaft, R flex, stock Nike SQ rubber grip. My Rating: 5 Review: Excellent driver, nice straight flight. Spins a little too much for me, but not so much to balloon. I liked the noise when I first bought it, but lately it's been annoying me. I'm ready to move on and I have the Mizuno MX-700 and the new Cleveland Launcher at the top of my list. I've also owned this in 9.5* with this stock stiff shaft and 9.5* with the Aldila VS Proto 65-R shaft (loved that shaft, wish I could have found a 11.5* with it).
Adams GolfIdea a3 Boxer 3 Wood 15*, stock Aldila NVS graphite shaft, R flex, stock Adams rubber grip. My Rating: 4 Review: I liked everything about this club except the fact that I couldn't really get it up in the air off the ground. It's a constant issue with me and 3 woods that I fight to this day. Sold to move on to the A4OS 3 wood.
Adams GolfInsight Tech A4OS 3 Wood 16*, stock Graphite Design TourAD graphite shaft, R flex, stock Adams rubber grip. My Rating: 3 Review: I had been playing a 15* Adams A3 and I bought this after adding the A4OS 5w. The extra loft helps me get the ball off the deck easier. However, I may switch away from the hybrid like 3 woods and try a real 3 wood. The 5w is what I use in most situations from the fairway right now.
16.5*, stock Exotics Graphite Design shaft, S flex My Rating: 3 Review: I'd love to give this a higher rating, because it seemed like a great club, but it fell apart. Every time I hit the club I got a new divot in the sole or face. The head eventually broke off the shaft. I'm hoping it was just a lemon.
17*, stock Fujikura Motore 70g graphite shaft, R flex, stock TaylorMade grip, 42.5". My Rating: 4 Review: A recent session at Golfsmith led me to buy this. I had gone to look at the Launcher and MX-700 fairways. I came away liking the R9 the best. That said, I'm having a hard time getting the ball up off the deck with it.
Adams GolfInsight Tech A4OS 5 Wood 19*, stock Graphite Design TourAD graphite shaft, R flex, stock Adams rubber grip. My Rating: 5 Review: Until this club I had been playing 17* and 20* Nike Sumo2 hybrids. This club bridged the gap between 3w and 4h perfectly and I can hit it tee or fairway. They call this a 5 wood, but it's really a 3 hybrid with a long shaft.
TaylorMadeRescue Dual TP 2 Hybrid 14*, UST Proforce V2 Hybrid graphite shaft, S flex, Golf Pride Tour Wrap midsize grip. Review: This was one of my stops on my tour of clubs to replace fairway woods that I couldn't hit. Nothing really wrong with the club, but I sliced too much with it and the shaft was too stiff. Sold it.
TaylorMadeRescue Dual TP 2 Hybrid 16*, stock TaylorMade hDiamana graphite shaft, S flex, Golf Pride New Decade Multicompound red & black grip. Review: This was one of my stops on my tour of clubs to replace fairway woods that I couldn't hit. I had better success with this than the 14* version, but ultimately sold all of my TM hybrids when I found the Nike Sumo2 hybrids.
TaylorMadeRescue Dual 3 Hybrid 19*, stock TaylorMade Hybrid graphite shaft, S flex. Review: Was a decent all around hybrid. Sold when I found the Nike Sumo2 hybrids.
19*, Rifle 5.0 steel shaft, Winn PCI Hybrid grip. Review: The only part of this club I remember liking was the grip. Sold it.
TitleistForged 775.CB Iron Set 4-AW, Rifle Flighted 5.0 steel shafts, Winn DSI black & red grips. My Rating: 4 Review: These were the first set of "real" irons I ever bought. I had been playing with boxed Wilsons and other generics up to that point. I loved the feel and I loved the progressive stepping through the set. Unfortunately, I really couldn't hit these very high and I moved on to the Nike Sumo & 804.OS to try and fix that.
TitleistForged 804.OS Iron Set 3-PW, Nippon NSPro-970 shafts, R flex, stock Titleist grips. My Rating: 3 Review: For a while I used the 8-PW of this set with the 5-7 of the Nike Sumo set. They were ok... I liked the feel of the 775.CB set better. Sold them.
4-AW, stock Nike Speedstep SL steel shafts, stock Nike SQ rubber grips. Review: Ultra-hacker set. I actually liked the 4 through 6 irons as hybrid-like irons, but the rest of the irons just never felt right. The heads are just too gigantic.
NikeVictory Red Forged Split Cavity Back Iron Set 5-PW, Rifle Flighted 5.0 steel shafts, +.25", upright 2*, Lamkin Tour Black Full Cord .580 ribbed grips. My Rating: 5 Review: These are some of the most beautiful irons I've ever played. I'm not a player and I have no trouble shooing these high and straight.
3-PW, 3* up, Project X 7.0 shafts Review: I couldn't play these with the 7.0 shafts... they were sold to me as 5.5's. Lesson learned.
3-PW, 3* up, Callaway Uniflex steel shafts Review: I returned these to Callaway after one range session. The Uniflex shafts weren't very good and I paid too much to have the heads reshafted.
Cleveland Golf588 RS Lob Wedge 60*, stock everything. My Rating: 3 Review: Bought on a whim because I read nothing but good things about it. It actually is a decent club, but something about it just doesn't feel right to me.
60*, 14* bounce, SFU grind, True Temper Dynamic Gold S300 shaft, 35.25", 65* lie, stock grip. My Rating: 4 Review: Nice wedge, but I think it has too much bounce for me.
Mizuno GolfMP R Series Black Nickel Lob Wedge 60*, 9* bounce, True Temper Dynamic Gold Sensicore S300 steel shaft, 36", Golf Pride New Decade Multicompound Red .600 round grip. My Rating: 5 Review: I went with the high bounce because I rarely chip with this club. Turned out the bounce was too high. Still a nice wedge.
Cleveland GolfCG12 DSG Sand Wedge 56*, stock Traction wedge shaft, 35.5". My Rating: 4 Review: Good sand wedge, but I switched to Mizuno wedges. The V sole just didn't work for me.
SW, Black Dot, Ping JZ Lite shaft, Golf Pride Tour Wrap Midsize grip. My Rating: 3 Review: Thought I'd like it as much as the PW... didn't. Way too much offset for a sand or lob wedge.
56*, Blue Dot, Ping CS Lite shaft, Ping wrap grip. My Rating: 5 Review: My second favorite SW ever and my go to club on courses that are more rocky so I don't bang up forged wedges.
Mizuno GolfMP R Series Black Nickel Sand Wedge 54*, True Temper Dynamic Gold S300 shaft, 35.5", stock Mizuno M-21 grip. Review: I never used this wedge even though I owned it for about 6 months.
Standard loft & lie, 33", stock Nike clear grip. Review: Nice feel (much better than the 2-ball SRT) and decent distance control, but I struggled to align shots with it. Sold it.
TaylorMadeRossa Monza Corza Putter Standard Review: Bought on a whim from the Golfsmith clearance rack... should have left it there. I found it hard to align and it had zero feel for distance.
Odyssey GolfWhite Hot XG 2-Ball SRT Putter Standard loft & lie, 33", stock Odyssey Winn grip. Review: I liked the grip and the 2-ball alignment and that was about it. The White Hot XG insert provides zero feel. Sold it.
Odyssey GolfWhite Steel 2-Ball Blade 2 Putter 35", Golf Pride New Decade red grip. My Rating: 4 Review: I chose the White Steel for the metal insert. I had a White Hot XG 2-ball SRT and I didn't like the feel of the insert. The metal insert gives that click that feels better.
The early model... 2007? Review: Hard as a rock and horrible off the putter. It did relieve side-spin off the driver, but the Wilson Staff 50/50 is way, way better.
Review: A very nice and soft ball, but not a significant difference from the Wilson Staff 50. I do like that they're a little softer off the putter. |
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