r/GolfGear

I've been playing for about 4 months, and I'm in the market to replace my current regular flex driver with one with a stiffer shaft. I went for a quick, informal fitting today, and to my surprise it turns out my typical clubhead speed is in the 105 to 107 mph range. Would I be better off buying a stiff shaft which allows me to load it better, or going with an extra stiff which gives me room to grow as my swing mechanics improve? Thanks in advance!

I am a 22 yr old male and just started a few weeks back (36 hc), to be able to play i bought myself a pretty nice set of Callaway Rogue X irons. People around my home course and range have told me my swing(speed) doesnt match my shaft weight and flex. I bought the clubs second hand before really knowing what these terms meant (they all have Project X Catalyst 50 5.0 shafts) would you advice on trading the clubs for stiffer shafts (i have seen some nice irons on Marketplace with regular/stiff shafts) or rather adjusting my swing(speed) to the irons I have now.

Thanks!

I’m looking for a new golf bag, mine is old and has a hole in 2 of the pockets. Any recommendations for stand bags? Preferably around or under the $150 mark? I of course am checking Facebook marketplace but I live in a pretty rural area so there’s not much within about a 100 mile radius. Brand doesn’t matter to me at all. Thanks in advance!

In general. Do you play with a specific ball? Or just cheap/ ones you find?

I’m “ newer” to the game only played a few years. My handicap is around 13. I never knew golf balls has compression rates that correlated with your swing speed.

Google says to play a ball that’s 75-90 compression rate I typically use the members mark ball since they are $28 for two dozen, and they are comparable to Kirkland and pro v1.

I’m looking at the Kirkland signature 4-pw for 529 or paradym (or maybe ai smoke) on callaway preowned for 599 like new. I’m getting back into golf and probably would be better off with game improvement. Any thoughts?

I picked up a used Taylormade Hi Toe 3 56 degree wedge fitted with a MCC +4 Align grip the other day on a whim at my local golf shop. I gamed it yesterday and I did not make a single bad chip with it over my entire round. It has me wondering now if the Hi Toe is exactly what I’ve been needing in my bag, or if the Align grip is where the magic is.

Early in the year, I had decided to trade in my well loved Titleist SM5s for Cleveland CBX4s in an effort to gain some more forgiveness, I wasn’t a horribly bad chipper with the SM5s, but I could have been a bit better. I demoed the CBX4 before buying, and on a simulator mat they seemed like what I was looking for. On the course though I’ve been less than happy. The Taylormade Hi Toe 3 wedge by contrast, I feel a higher level of confidence and control. I just don’t know if it’s wedge itself and how it balances, of if having the Align grip to set a consistent neutral position before adjusting grip to open or close the face is making that difference.

Could it also maybe be the difference in sole grind between the different wedges? I have to look, I think my CBX4s were all S or M grind, not sure what the Hi Toe is…

Adams was such a cool company and always innovating, when they started pushing the envelope into players irons and hybrids the stuff was just magic.

Really sad what TaylorMade did to them although I still see some of Adams innovations (speed slot, etc.) in some of their clubs.

If you ever see some on Marketplace or EBay don’t hesitate. The “reboot” a few years ago was a bust and clearly not driven by Barney Adams vision however anything in good shape pre-2012 is probably top shelf.

Barney Adams created the BGT company making some cool putter and driver shafts so it lives on a bit at least!