Shlax

Sorry I was mixing a few things up. This video by Trackman makes it crystal clear: https://blog.trackmangolf.com/what-is-spin-loft/ Indeed, I need to increase AoA and/or reduce dynamic loft (slight forward press maybe?). Correcting club path from out-to-in to in-to-out is also beneficial as it is easier to hit on the way up from the inside but so far my "shallowing journey" has been a real struggle. Thanks for the tips @RickyBobby_PR

Yes. I have a slight outside-in club path (usually about -2° or -1°). The face is ever so slightly opened to path and usually closed to target. I have a very reliable cut but it really costs me distance as the few times that I was successful in hitting draws, the carry was significanly greater. Contact point is in the upper half of the face and central third (smash factor usually around 1.40-1.45. It could be better, granted). The sim at my local indoor golf does not provide angle of attack. The few times that I had this metric, I was no more than 1° or 2° up with driver. By any chance, could you explain what is the relation between loft, dynamic loft and spin loft? Is spin loft simply loft + AoA or am I mixing things up? Thanks

You are right. I roughly estimated his lauch parameters upon seeing his ball flight and based on the stats associated with mine: Launch angle: 11-12° Backspin: High 2000s rpm (2700+) CHS: 112-115 mph I wish I could launch a bit higher and reduce backspin to get closer to ideal launch conditions and have a flatter descent angle (more carry and roll) but it is what it is for now. I was one of those person that didn't like to think or admit to myself that equipment made a major difference or "made a player" before I myself changed multiple clubs. The experience above is a somewhat extreme example of such case: Whether we like it or not, golf is a sport where technology and adequate equipment do make a difference.

我想强调分享这些经验how much a fitting or advices from knowledgeable people can be beneficial to a wide range of golfers when it comes to selecting a driver. Here we go. A friend of mine is one of those natural-born athlete type of guy who's quite good at basically any sport despite not practicing or really taking any interest in honing his skills. He probably plays golf 5-10 times a year at the very most and truly only ever had interest in the social aspect of it. However, he is a pretty decent ball striker! Of course, he could use some practice on his short game and putting but has nothing to be ashamed of with regards to driver and irons. He played old clubs that his father gave him a while back which of course were not fitted nor especially suited for his swing speed. I estimate that his club head speed was about 100-105 mph (driver). His driver was the most recent club in his bag: a 2007 Wilson Spline 10.5° with a regular flex shaft and he drove it great: An effortless high 5-yard draw in the fairway virtually 75% of the time and averaged around 240 yds total. However, his launch angle was way too high and backspin also appeared on the high side. I would say that he certainly launched around 20° and it clearly costed him distance as his ball flight was quite weak despite striking the center of the face, not hitting high on the face or skying it. After trying my driver a few times (Callaway Rogue ST Max LS 9° with an x-stiff shaft) and having good results, he decided that he wanted to slowly upgrade his bag but didn't know anything about drivers and their technology. Then, last March, there was a sale at Golf Town (the largest golf store across Canada) and Cobra LTDx drivers and fairway woods were 50% off. The price was very interesting so I told him to get the Cobra LTDx 9° with a stiff HZRDUS Smoke IM10 60g because I knew that this head and this shaft would suit his swing pretty well. He had never seen or tried the driver prior to buying it online. He has now played 3 rounds with this driver and his ball flight couldn't be more optimal. I estimate that he lauches it around 13° or 14° and definitely spins it in the low-2000 rpm. He averages about 270 yds and regularly drives 280 yds. Heck, he overdrives me multiple times per round (I play 40+ rounds per year, ouch, I know)! Well, this experience is simply to highlight how much of a difference a driver that suits a player's swing can make. While this experience definitely doesn't concern a proper fitting session, it exacerbates the point by the fact that it concerns a player who doesn't practice at all and didn't change anything in his swing. He hadn't even tried nor seen the driver before buying it and relied on some educated advices from a friend (me) to select his weapon of choice off the tee.

Thank you. I absolutely love these irons! It is the first set of forged irons that I own and the first piece of equipment that I changed upon getting back into it. It truly opened my eyes on the difference that equipment can make in this sport, provided that it suits the player's needs and ability, and triggered an avalanche of club upgrades in recent years. I happily recommend Srixon irons to anyone in the market for a new set (I tried this year's ZX7 MKIIs and WOW). I sincerely wish that you will be able to reap the rewards or your hard work from last off-season!

Ogio Fuse 14 cart bag. It it quite slim and lightweight but pocket placement and design make storage surprisingly large! BTW, I saw on another thread that Ogio.com had a 60% off sale sitewide using code 2023Tour if anyone is interested. These bags are worth it IMHO.

I do agree that most of the mainstream brands' gloves that I owned typically did not last very long. I usually play 2 times per week and squeeze in 1 or 2 early morning rounds at my local par 3 course before work on week days. I go to the range at least once a week. A glove usually performs properly for about a month for me. I sometime keep wearing them at the range for a while after as there is no hole in them but they do become crusty and even oily so that the feel is not ideal when playing a round. I also don't like spending too much on gloves as I'd definitely rather allocate this money for a few additional rounds so I've tried quite a lot of cheap/on sale/inexpensive options in recent years. Kirkland gloves are cheap and do perform great initially but I found that you get what you pay for in terms of durability. They are the gloves that became the most oily that I ever owned. The white cabretta leather quickly darkened with sweat and the gloves basically solidified after only a few wears. Callaway, Titleist, Srixon, old Nike gloves, etc, are all in the same boat for me. Better durability than Kirkland gloves but in the end, they all ended up the same. Considering that the unit cost of these gloves is roughly 4 times that of Kirkland gloves, I wouldn't say that big brands' gloves are necessarily a better option. Finger Ten. These gloves are sold on Amazon and are VERY durable. They are not made of cabretta leather so it takes some time to get used to the feel but in exchange, they do not solidify or become crusty (they are similar to most rain golf gloves I would say). When you are ready to change them, it's because there is a hole in the palm or the thumb area has stretched. Inesis (Decathlon). I tried Inesis Soft500 golf gloves last year and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. The unit cost is definitely on the cheaper side although slightly more expensive than for Kirkland gloves but durability is way better. They are made of what I would describe as typical golf glove leather so the feel is really nice and close to what most players are used to. I played most of last year with these gloves and I have 2 remaining in my bag. I anticipate that these 2 gloves will get me throught at least halfway in the season. I haven't tried G/Fore, Asher Golf, Palm Golf, Zoom and Uther gloves so I cannot compare. I know for a fact that it is possible to spend less than 100$ per year on golf gloves. Simply buy on sale and in packs (reduced unit cost). You may want to try Inesis and Finger Ten to see if they suit you.

If you watch professional golf on TV and you are remotely interested by the gear and equipment side of things, it is hard to miss that the Ventus line by Fujikura has taken over a gigantic share of the graphite shafts market. Off the top of my head, a few big names gaming these shafts are Scotty Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns, Min Woo Lee, Cam Smith and Tiger Woods. Even the golf influencers' scene on YouTube is stacked with golfers gaming Fujikura Ventus shafts (Peter Finch, a few guys from Good Good, Kyle Berskshire in his 2-iron, MadJack and I think that Grant Horvat and Micah Morris played Ventus shafts at some point and might still be gaming those). It basically seems that every time a golf influencer signs a deal with a manufacturer and gets a full bag fitting, they somehow end up with a Fujikura Ventus shaft. This is a big introduction only to ask: What makes Fujikura Ventus shafts so good and so easily suitable to a lot of golfers? I do have the Ventus Blue FW 6S that came stock with my TaylorMade Sim Max 15° 3W and I love that club but I wouldn't be able to tell how much the shaft has to do with it as I wasn't fitted for this specific club. It could be interesting to hear from fellow weekend warriors that went through a fitting process and ended up with a Ventus shaft (or not) as to what was the game changer in terms of performance and feel. Is it truly attributable to a revolutionary technology or innovation of some sort? What about Velocore versus non-Velocore? Cheers,

问候每一个人。我是Shlax,来自加拿大、和the 2023 season knocks at the door, I can't stop thinking about golf 24/7. I know I'm not the only one! I've been golfing since my early teenage years and almost completely stopped during college and for a few years after. I fell back into the wonderful rabbit hole that is golf when the pandemic hit and now I have no interested in ever stopping. I routinely hovered around or broke 100 when I played 6-7 times per year at my local course during my teenage years and since getting back in golf shape, I have maxed out at a 10.3 index and shot 80 numerous times from various tees but never broke it! I would have never thought that golf would occupy such an important place in my life at this point and I am all for it. This season is the first season where I feel like I am ready from the very beginning (i.e., went to the simulator on a regular basis this winter and seriously practiced with drills and video feedback). Therefore, my goal this year is to regularly break-80, become a single digit handicapper and hopefully keep this status until the end of the season. I play at least once a week, no matter if it's 35c or raining, or twice when I can and you can be sure that I will play 36 holes in the same day when I have some time off work. I try to go to the range to work on my swing and short game also once a week, weather permitting. My strength is my approach/iron play (e.g., from 50-180 yds out). Putting is pretty good. I am very satisfied with my approach/longer putts but my putting inside 5 feet could use some more success rate. Short game is decent. I dont have any complaint regarding my bunker play, bump and runs or chip shots but I would like to add the elusive low spinner (i.e., one hop and stop) to the bag as this would make a world of difference on my up and down ability. Driving/off the tee is definitely my weakness. I cruise around 112-115 mph club head speed and reach 120+ mph when I lean on it so when I make a mistake, it is often quite costly. With driver, I have a steep swing and outside-in (-1 ou -2*) club path. The last few years, I could get by with my high spin cut costing me distance as accuracy was just okay but now that I want to shoot lower scores, I need to lower my spin and ideally be able to play a draw. The few times that I was successful in playing a draw, the carry distance was often 20-25 yds longer than my total driving distance with my cut. When playing my high spin cut Backspin: About 2700-2900 rpm (from sim data) Launch angle: Steady 11-12* (from sim data) Carry: Roughly 250 yds on average When successful with a draw Backspin Low 2000s rpm (from sim data) Carry: Usually 270+ yds. My longest drive ever was when I hit such a draw and it totaled 337 yds (yes, on flat ground and at sea level). That's about it for me. I did fall into the "get shallow" wormhole in order to hit draws and am still struggling but it is pleasant pain! I am looking forward to read and share experience if some of you are going through a similar process. Here is my WITB for posterity (detailed description in signature). Enjoy the upcoming season!

我建议“适合现成的clubs" and by that I mean simply testing the stock models to see which one you like the most. Almost all reputable golf stores in my area do not charge a fee for fitting when you don't select custom options, provided that you do buy a set in the end. If the set you choose is fully priced, consider ordering directly from the manufacturer. This way, you often have various shaft and grip options for no extra cost (as well as some lie/loft adjustement, if required). IMHO, Srixon are highly underrated irons. If you can find the ZX5 from last year on sale, it might be worth taking a look! Other than that, TaylorMade P790 are incredibly versatile and suit a wide range of golfers. You can't go wrong with these. Shopping for a new set of irons can be daunting but if you like the feel when you strike a good shot, you can't make a bad choice. Good luck!