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Forum Post: Re: I need your recommendation on driver loft

Lou G — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:54:00 GMT

[quote user="Don O"]I'm in the 82-84 mph range, and I just have more success with a 12 degree than with a 10.5. The 12 is about 5-10 yards longer and is more consistent than the 10.5 (anyone want a 909 D2 10.5/reg LH driver??). Paul Goydos is currently recovering from surgery so this may change, but apparently he was using 13 degrees prior to that.

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Don - I love the HT loft driver because I find the middle of the fairway pretty consistent and my worst shot may be on the right edge of the fairway. I also tee the ball pretty low (the old school standard of 1/2 the ball above the crown - about 1 1/2"). The other beauty is I don't need a 3 wood because an 18* 5 wood does all I want on the fairway and par 3s.

Forum Post: Re: New clubs... more range time or more course time?

Wesley S — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:11:00 GMT

I think the best practice is always on the course, I recommend going to the course late, paying for twilight...using 3 or4 balls and work with your clubs like that.

I find the most important thing in swinging is an extremely soft grip. It adds so much distance it's crazy.

Forum Post: Re: Do you talk to your ball?

Christopher P — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:10:00 GMT

I like to shape shots as much as possible. If I look at an approach shot and playing a little knockdown 3/4 shot is best and I hit it just like I want, I hate it when someone starts yelling "get up, get up". I'm saying "be right, be right". What upsets me even more is when it ends up inside 10' and they look at me and say "you hit that one thin didn't you?". What I really want to do is go pick up my 10" long divot and slap them with it!

Basically, I talk to my ball all the time, but it really upsets me for someone else to talk to it. It's kinda like kissing my wife.... I can do it, but I don't want you doing it!

Forum Post: Re: 3 iron or 4th wedge?

Bryan R — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:22:00 GMT

Im also in the same boat! I just ordered a AP2 3 iron yesterday, I hit my 19 degree hybrid around 230 yards and my 4 iron about 195 so there is a gap in distances that I need at my club. My wedges consist of ap2 pw, 50, 54, 58. So Im planning on taking my hybrid out of the bag when i play my home course and putting the 3 iron in play. Im not sure if my plan is going to work, but I know i cannot afford to take any of my Vokey wedges out of my bag.

Forum Post: Re: Breaking 80

Russell E. Oaks — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:58:00 GMT

Thanks, i just finished my senior year of college and my second year playing in the ORC ( Ohio Regional Campus ) which is fairly low on the totem pole of sports but its fun and free golf. All of ohio's branch campises for d1 school play together, and its pretty much like high school. 5 guys play and you take the best 4 score and the low score between the teams win. Well our team isnt very good and i am normally playing as #3 and i average 87 in tournys while in practice i average 82 so apparently i suck at life when it comes to rounds when they matter. But i have been working on my swing mainly my lower body. I had never taken a lesson or known much about golf i just play and try to play good. And one of the guys noticed my left led my front leg breaks in towards my back leg in my back swing ranther than bending and flexing out. So all round i was having fun and i was focusing and repating to myself flex the knee, flex the knee so those two things i feel is why i shot a 77. That and i was lights out with. My putter which never happens lol

Forum Post: Shaft install and tipping help!

Seth O — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:55:00 GMT

I got a .335 Grafalloy EPIC shaft that I want to install into my 910F 15*. Graffalloy's website doesn't show any tipping info using the driver shafts (which this is). Do you know how much to tip the shaft when putting into the sure-fit adapter? Do I tip it 1" to put it into a 3 wood, and then tip an extra .5" to account for the sure-fit? So the total would be 1.5"? Thanks!

Forum Post: Studio Style Newport 2...cut it down to 33"?

Carlo Angelo I — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:29:00 GMT

After some putting lessons and a putter fitting, I was able to determine what putter set-up I need. Recommended length is 33", so that my eyes are over the ball when I putt. And a "face-balanced" putter, as my natural stroke is 'straight'. A toe-weighted putter will just make me pull to the left.

Is it advisable to cut down my SC Studio Style Newport 2? Has anyone ever custom-fitted their 'after market' putter? Any insights... thanks.

Carlo

Forum Post: Re: Oban Devotion Demo Day Question

Cameron D — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:14:00 GMT

Tyler,

We use the 04 flex (stiff).

Cameron

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Forum Post: Re: Demo Days and Shaft Options

Cathi, Titleist Club Concierge — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:13:00 GMT

We carry the 04 (stiff ) flex.

Forum Post: Re: Swing Weight when shortening fairway woods through custom order?

Cathi, Titleist Club Concierge — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:00 GMT

We will cut to 42.25"

We should be able to accommodate your request with the RIP 80 S or X if you request a D2 swingweight at 42.25". Again that is standard length and grip.

I don't show another shaft that will build at D2 at 42". I am checking with our R & D to make sure that isn't an error since none of the others (even the Ahina 80) will build that heavy.

Forum Post: Re: Lightweight Steel Shaft

Cathi, Titleist Club Concierge — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:47:00 GMT

We offer the NS Pro 850 in a REG and Stiff flex. If you do order this shaft, please note that the swingweight at standard length with a stock grip will be C9 +/-1 unless specified. If you do want a heavier swingweight, we can accommodate up to about D1. Or you can change length or grip.

Forum Post: Re: golf clubs

Lou G — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:42:00 GMT

Now after reading all this, making sure you have correct posture at both places is a key thing along with conditions being ideal and identical (perfectly flat hitting surface). That could skew the fitting. I agree with everybody else - exchange the clubs (there is a warranty if they don't perform to your expectations). Places like Golf Mart (Roger Dunn) and Golfsmith have these kinds of guarantees. Places like Sport Mart or military exchanges don't really have qualified fitters.

Demo days may or may not be accurate. For instance, they periodically have them at a couple of the military golf courses in San Diego. The problem is the driving ranges are not perfectly level and you often have to hit off an uneven lie (one of them is this way when hitting on the grass - the mats are perfectly flat; the other has one hit ball below the feet on the right end and ball above the feet on the left end and somtimes you have to hit on a downhill slope depending on where they position the tee markers).

Forum Post: Re: TT Members to TT Staff...

Striker Wright — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:33:00 GMT

Amen! Thanks TTStaff for all you do.....

Forum Post: golf balls

tom d — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:11:00 GMT

soft feel golf ball or distance golf ball

Forum Post: Re: surefit adapter screw problem

Cathi, Titleist Club Concierge — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:57:00 GMT

[quote user="Ethan W"]

In my 910 d2 i have lost the rubber and the washer piece for the surfeit sleeve. I still have the screw in the head and locked onto the shaft, but Im not sure if i should buy another screw kit or can just leave it how it is. I don't want the head to be coming off while I am teeing off.

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Hi Ethan, Ken is right - give us a call and we can help you. 1-888-TITLEIST

Forum Post: Re: Any good recommendation of an experience certified Titleist fitter in New York?

Cameron D — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:56:00 GMT

Calvin,

Also, one more great option I forgot to mention was one of our Regional Fitting Centers about 30 min north of LaGuardia on the Hudson river called Sleepy Hollow Country Club. They are one of 5 Regional Fitting Centers across the country, who will have the largest amount of Surefit fitting equipment on hand to provide a premium fitting experience.

Sleepy Hollow Country Club

Regional Fitting CenterWhat is this?

777 ALBANY POST RD
SCARBOROUGH, NY 10510-2400 (29.7 miles)
914-941-3062

Cameron

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Forum Post: Re: Stiff versus Regular shafts on the AP1 irons

Lou G — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:05:00 GMT

I had a prior experience with a shorter iron getting better distance and a shaft change did the trick. Before I got the AP1s I played Eye 2 irons. Originally the shafts on the 6-PW were mixed (KT-M stiff on 6-7, DG X on 8 iron, ZZ Lite stiff on 9-PW). On the field, I was getting 3 more yards with the 8 iron vs the 7 and the 6 iron was only 5 yd more vs 8 iron. Ironically the launch monitor showed the 7 iron was getting proper distance and there was a 25 yard gap with the 8 iron (the DCI 981 8 iron with regular shaft showed 19* launch angle and the Eye 2s were 13). I reshafted the Eye 2s to TT Lite XL - the 8-PW didn't change but got noticeable gains on the 6 and 7 irons (10 yard gaps between all the clubs). The reason I mentioned about changing set makeup is that I don't hit a 5 or 6 iron as well as I did 20 years ago (I also found a loss of distance in 2007 on a 6 iron vs 7 with a set of irons I carried for 28 years). My distance on 5 and 6 irons vary 10-15 yards with so-called good hits. From the 7 down thru the XW, my distance is pretty pinpoint. I have pretty consistent distance on the hybrids and fairway woods. For instance, I know my 5/26 will go right around 160 yards every time (I get 145-150 from the 7 iron).

Forum Post: Re: Just a quick shout out to Kevin Na

JPHB — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:34:00 GMT

I agree man - he's having some pre-shot problems - but I'm sure he'll get past them. I play with a friend who had trouble pulling the trigger at one point, but he got past it.

I think any hecklers should be removed from the course immediately - I also wish these guys would stop yelling "get in the hole" even when a player is teeing off on a par 5 - how ridiculous is that.

Congrats to Matt - great win.

Forum Post: Re: Shaft advice

Haydz — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:04:00 GMT

Hi Ben,

You have a few options to consider

1. It ain't broke so leave it. Good yardage and accuracy what's wrong with that?

2. Find someone with the same club but with a stiff shaft and see if it performs any better than yours.

3. Take the club to a fitter and see how it stacks up with the stats. This will give you accurate figures so you can see exactly what your set up is doing. Most importantly if it is working then you will get peace of mind to know that you don't need to change anything?

4. While at the club fitter, Compare your driver with the new 910 model (or others). This way you will be able to see if the latest Titleist club is better suited to you than your older model. The fitter will hopefully set you up with the best possible combination (shaft, head & adjustments) so you know exactly if the new is better than your old

if you do nothing at least you know what you have is working - for now. But when it doesn't work what then? You will start to blame the shaft and say its too stiff (exactly what my friend is doing). So by getting the stats from a fitter and comparing yours with the new stuff it will give you peace of mind to know that what you have does actually work for you (so don't change it). Or what you have doesn't work for you (so change it)

All the best on your driver journey

Forum Post: Re: On-Course Comparison Results

Don O — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:22:00 GMT

At a 22 handicap (been there - done that for too long), lessons will help your ball choice. More consistent ball striking will let you appreciate how a ball compares. Trying to see how a pitch checks up is hard to do when you still fire a top hit across the green with more regularity. How do your longer irons and hybrids/fairway/driver do? Do you still slice enough to know that urethane tour balls can spin off into the forest faster than a 2 piece distance ball? As you get more consistent you can try NXT Tour/Tour-S but DT Solo maybe the best choice for now. When your landings on the green become an issue with the ball stopping, then Pro-V1/X will be an option to work with along side the NXT Tours.. NXT is reliable for me, but has limited market availability. I just keep noticing that I lose a lot fewer balls per round with the NXT. Penalty strokes can hurt a score as much as short games leaving 35 foot putts.