MillerLowLife

Haha it is nice in the Summer. I've struggled the few times i've played at sea level. The CHS can come back and bite me tho, if I'm not taking a methodical approach with practice and work on the mechanics - it gets all hands and will steepen the swing. There's no amount of forgiveness or slowing down my swing to fix poor setup/take-away. After getting done with grad school in the spring this year, it's all I've been trying to focus on.

Alright, I finally figured out how to use Trackman. After watching a few videos, I learned how to use the “tag” feature, which made things much easier. I didn’t have time, but I would’ve liked to export the data as a CSV. Trackman settings: Elevation set to 4,500 ft (average for SLC). TM Stealth 3 wood Loft: 15° Lie: 59° Length: 43.25" Wilson 5 wood Loft: 18° Lie: 58° Length: 41.75" (stock is 42.50") As expected, the Wilson carried shorter off the deck. That 3° loft difference averaged about 25 yards for me on Trackman. Honestly, that makes more sense than the TM 3 wood averaging 300 yards—it’s an awesome club, but I just don’t see where it fits in my bag unless I completely lose the driver. Launch angle was a bit higher with the Wilson, too. I don’t think I hit my best shots with it—tough to dial things in after a swing lesson when your brain's still busy thinking. If I could change anything, I might’ve gone 1–2° more upright on the lie angle. Still, it’s a great club. Off a tee, I pushed a few out to 300 yards. Hoping that with more time on Trackman, I can fine-tune the launch angle a bit more. Now for the hybrids: Tour Edge Exotics 3h Loft: 19° Lie: 58.5° Length: 40.25" Wilson 4h Loft: 22° Lie: 59.5° Length: 40" (-0.25" from stock) The Wilson hybrid is just automatic. It fits perfectly in the gap and averaged 252 yards on Trackman with a 14.5° launch angle. The Exotics 3h was about 25 yards longer, which checks out given the 3° loft difference. That Wilson hybrid is incredible—I can’t see myself replacing it anytime soon. Definitely want to test out a utility iron next. Thanks to GolfWRX and Wilson! I'll continue to come back to this thread as I work on my swing and play.

I got an annual pass to Scratch Golf Labs and checked it out over the weekend. They’ve got an awesome self-service setup—three huge private rooms with Trackman. I’m pumped to have a spot like this so close to home. I did the math with the entry membership, and if I skip my overpriced local range and use the 20% discount with the annual pass, it’s actually a pretty solid deal—plus I’ll have a place to hit during the winter. I went to test some clubs, but one hour wasn’t nearly enough while trying to figure out the Trackman software. I don’t think I need to recalibrate the unit, but I seriously couldn’t get a single ball to turn down the line. That’s not usually an issue when I hit with my buddy at other spots. It got a little frustrating, so naturally, the solution was to tinker with the gear—this is GolfWRX after all, and buying new equipment is always the answer. I took my 4, 7, and PW to the shop to get them bent 2° upright from standard and threw on some midsize MCC+4 grips. Haven’t hit them yet, but they look phenomenal at address. And to top it all off, I tweaked my mid-back tossing salt bags into the truck at Costco. Letting that settle down for a few days, but I’ll be back in the sim this week once I’m moving better and ready to test and log everything. The hybrid is still automatic, the real showdown is going to be with my 3w and 5w.