Wilson Golf Product Testing and Fitting Experience @ Cabot Citrus Farms | Follow Along Here

[golfinbrad]

@knudson81  Great pics!!!!  I'd be like a kid in a candy store on that tour van. 

[Rory4Pres]

Wilson's new clubs look really good.  Have still never hit a Wilson somehow.  

[knudson81]

12 minutes ago, golfinbrad said:

@knudson81  Great pics!!!!  I'd be like a kid in a candy store on that tour van. 

They wouldn’t let me out of the truck without checking my pockets!

 

 

[knudson81]

Just caught a 4 pounder!

[QuigleyDU]

37 minutes ago, radiman said:

Lindsey from Wilson and @Pure716

 

 

 

Guns and golf!! What a pair!

[Rory4Pres]

4 minutes ago, knudson81 said:

Just caught a 4 pounder!

Hell yeah!  4 lb bass fishing AND golf...  That's living right there!

[Shilgy]

19 minutes ago, knudson81 said:

They wouldn’t let me out of the truck without checking my pockets!

 

 

In your case quite understandable.😉

[adamwon84]

52 minutes ago, knudson81 said:

Just caught a 4 pounder!

What brand ball retrieved did you use for that? 

[Red4282]

1 hour ago, DTorres said:

@Red4282 @ColdOkieGolf @radiman@Pure716 can we get a who’s who picture!? One thing I enjoyed in the original Wilson event was knowing who was who in the pictures! 

Im wearing all blue, @Pure716is in white top, @ColdOkieGolfred top, @radiman has grey pants

[Shilgy]

10 minutes ago, Red4282 said:

Im wearing all blue, @Pure716is in white top, @ColdOkieGolfred top, @radiman has grey pants

That’s another way of saying the two pasty white guys are the two from Minnesota?😏

 

I would know as I was born and raised there but moved here to Arizona 30 some years ago.

[QuigleyDU]

So what are the fitting results? Give us some sheets? 

[radiman]

hitting up the very undulates putting course. 
 

[ColdOkieGolf]

Phew!   What a day.

 

Morning started off with a great breakfast at the Cafe.   Then we made our way to the back of the range where Wilson had set up stations. 

 

We had irons, woods, wedges and the tour truck experience. 

 

I started off with irons.  The AI fit is the real deal.  It gave a number of options for shafts and we went with the DG mids x100.  

 

The dynapower forged irons were a real surprise.  I mean,  just fantastic.  If I had less of an ego I would probably game a whole set of those.  We ended up with Staff CBs 5-PW 2* strong (needed to knock spin down) and a Dynapower forged 4 iron.  

 

Next up was the driver.  I will make an excuse that my back was getting tight standing around 😆

 

I ended up not trying any other driver but the LS.   I spent some time with Harry trying to dial in the head weight as I prefer a much heavier feel.

 

Honest impressions of the LS:

 

I was really impressed with the forgiveness on toe shots.  I get the knuckle ball way left hook and the LS was much more playable, and kept the ball speed up.  I hit some pretty awful shots and really didn't lose as much as I thought. Feel and sound are both solid.  It feels and looks like a premium offering. 

 

Will it knock my Ping G430 lst out of the bag?  I can't say right now.  Between the smaller grips and my back being tight, and clenching my butt a bit more when the camera came on,  it wasn't a great apples to apples comparison.   So I am excited to get some more time with the driver back home.  

 

I will say ball speed and forgiveness was just as good as anything I have tried.  

 

Unfortunately I didn't have much time with the fairway woods.  I was really interested in a 7 wood vs. the utility iron.  For me the 7 wood was great!  Just way more confidence inspiring.  The ball gets up quick,  and it's really forgiving so the distance dispersion wasn't as big,  which was exactly what I was looking for.  

 

From there I went to the wedges.  

 

I really liked the 50* over my Sm9 F grind.  It felt like the vokey, just a little better.   Because of my lofts with the irons,  we went to 48* then 54 and 58*

 

The real surprise was the 58*.  I was pretty set on the low bounce model, but tried the 10* and found it to be amazingly good.   I could still open it up and hit flops,  but it was just a little more forgiving on stock chips and pitches and really confidence inspiring in the sand. 

 

Finally I got to hit up THE tour truck.  What a cool experience that was.   @knudson81 posted some good shots of that.   I got to hang out while they custom stamped the wedges and get them all dry fit and ready.   Was able to just shoot the breeze about tour players and equipment preferences,  was just really cool! 

 

This post is already long enough,  so I will leave with a picture of some swag!

 

 

 

 

Edited February 18 by ColdOkieGolf

[QuigleyDU]

9 minutes ago, radiman said:

hitting up the very undulates putting course. 
 

That looks like a green I would a-lot-a-putt if it was a real green.. 

[radiman]

53 minutes ago, QuigleyDU said:

That looks like a green I would a-lot-a-putt if it was a real green.. 

man, I really hope the real greens aren’t like this lol. It’s a pretty tricked up little putting course. Have a feeling it’s giving us a taste and preparing us. But the real greens are going to have to be a lot more subdued. 

[QuigleyDU]

9 minutes ago, radiman said:

man, I really hope the real greens aren’t like this lol. It’s a pretty tricked up little putting course. Have a feeling it’s giving us a taste and preparing us. But the real greens are going to have to be a lot more subdued. 

I will pray for you.. 

[ShakeyT]

1 hour ago, QuigleyDU said:

I will pray for you.. 

Poor, poor souls. They have to suffer through an amazing experience.🤣

[QuigleyDU]

2 hours ago, ShakeyT said:

Poor, poor souls. They have to suffer through an amazing experience.🤣

Haha. May they putt the backside. Lol

[radiman]

We ended up getting the wedges we picked out earlier just ahead of our night golf round at The Wedge. 
 

Didn’t know they were going to stamp them so when they asked it was like having to pick a tattoo with no time to think haha. I took the safe play and went with my kids names. Was a really nice touch and they turned out awesome. 


 

I only ended up using the 60° through the night golf since all of the holes were sub 100y. They feel really good. Now, dialing in wedge yardages in February after not hitting a ball outside for months is no easy task lol. I could have done a lot better on the night golf but it was really fun no less. 
 

This pic doesn’t do the contrast justice. Where the spotlight’s didn’t shine it was crazy dark. 
 

 

 

Ended up being a pretty exciting finish to the round. Haven’t seen more than a handful of HIO’s in my life. So, having @Red4282 hole out on the last hole was crazy! Dude has a super smooth swing and was hitting some great shots out there leading up to it too!

[golfinbrad]

2 minutes ago, radiman said:

We ended up getting the wedges we picked out earlier just ahead of our night golf round at The Wedge. 
 

Didn’t know they were going to stamp them so when they asked it was like having to pick a tattoo with no time to think haha. I took the safe play and went with my kids names. Was a really nice touch and they turned out awesome. 


 

I only ended up using the 60° through the night golf since all of the holes were sub 100y. They feel really good. Now, dialing in wedge yardages in February after not hitting a ball outside for months is no easy task lol. I could have done a lot better on the night golf but it was really fun no less. 
 

This pic doesn’t do the contrast justice. Where the spotlight’s didn’t shine it was crazy dark. 
 

 

 

Ended up being a pretty exciting finish to the round. Haven’t seen more than a handful of HIO’s in my life. So, having @Red4282 hole out on the last hole was crazy! Dude has a super smooth swing and was hitting some great shots out there leading up to it too!

Awesome stuff.  Kids names are always a smart choice.

[Red4282]

Well woke up WELL before my alarm, so got some time to give an update. Yesterday was action packed and a ton of fun.

 

Started off with breakfast at the Cafe, had some brisket and eggs, delicious. We hop in the carts and they take is to the other side if the range where all the Wilson team was set up waiting for us.

 

Short game station: I was first at the Short game station where I tried the ZM wedges, with different options. First impressions were they look really clean and and feel great. The softer forging comes alive when you start to hit fuller shots with them. I ended up with the 50 gap, 56/12 bent to 54 and a 58/06. These greens here are firm and not very receptive but I was still able to put a ton of spin on them. 

Tour Truck: Next I went to the tour truck where they began my wedge build. This has always been a bucket list for me, as a garage club builder, Ive always wanted to see a tour truck, and how they do everything. They shared some great tips, as well as some great stories. 
 

AI fit: After the tour truck, I went down to meet Ed, who began to fit me with Irons using the AI fit. It was extremely cool to see some of the metrics it uses. Such as handspeed, g-forces, wrist hinges, closure rates. I started off with a Dynapwr forged. It feels great, and powerful. I ended up in Dynapwr forged, 4-7, with 8-PW staff cbs. Shaft Modus 105x, 1/2” over standard, 1* upright. My first time ever truly being fit, I was amazed at how much the lie angle was affecting shots. Ed really is a great fitter and he got it dialed in a matter if minutes.

 

Woods: Last, I went over to hit the Dynapwr wood with Harry. He knows his stuff as well but this was a bit more of a challenge. Started off with my gamer shaft, Diamana WB 5tx, in a Carbon head. The head itself absolutely checks all the boxes. The shape, color-way, are just gorgeous. Sound and feel are perfect. I hit a few decent ones maybe a touch high spin, and after a brief convo with harry about not like the left side, we went to the LS. Coming from an AI smoke TD, this seemed like a perfect match. Very similar heads. However I actually struggled quite a bit with it. It is fade biased, and while I hate to hit it left it seemed like work for me to get around on it and started leading to some poor strikes. After trying a different shaft, and configurations, we ultimately went back to the Carbon, where I was finally fit for a 9 degree head, lofted down to 8, Diamana WB 5tx. He had adjusted they weight configuration, and I cant quite remember the exact setup, but ultimately it had me knocking off about 300rpms over my gamer. Then went to the fairways, and maybe this was the shocker of the day for me. I was a little worn out at this point but I was just smoking the 13.5 and 16.5 heads. These are sleepers. They look great, love the profile, and they have a great spin and launch window.

Rest of the day- Had lunch right by the range, with some Taco trio that was fantastic. Had a small break and then went to do some other various activities. I chose fishing, and well I caught a pretty nice one (photo above). After another small break, we moved over to the putting course. These greens are insane. It quickly let us know what we were in for.
 

Another small break, Then we went up to this pretty cool area that overlooks a big part of the property, where we sat around and had great conversations as well as ALOT of pizza. On to the par three course. Two groups of six, I was in the second group with @radiman. The depth perception at night really messes with you, and everyone struggled on the first few holes. We were playing best ball against the first group. Finally we made a string of birdies, one by me and another nice one by @radiman, three under going into the last hole.

 

The next group was up behind the green hanging out, and after I hit my shot they just start screaming. We thought they were just messing with us, but turns out the weren't as my ball went in the hole for my first ever ACE!! It was just a crazy scene, I felt like I hhigh fived about 50 people, with camera flashes going off. Just nuts. Harry said he wants to take my wedge and frame it and then send me out another. Pretty cool. What a day. Now we play Karoo, with weather supposed to be coming in as we finish up. Heres some more photos I took last night. I know there will be some shared later of my ACE, but I didn't get any. 

Here is @Pure716 hitting a nice shot on the first hole:

 

 

[golfinbrad]

14 minutes ago, Red4282 said:

Well woke up WELL before my alarm, so got some time to give an update. Yesterday was action packed and a ton of fun.

 

Started off with breakfast at the Cafe, had some brisket and eggs, delicious. We hop in the carts and they take is to the other side if the range where all the Wilson team was set up waiting for us.

 

Short game station: I was first at the Short game station where I tried the ZM wedges, with different options. First impressions were they look really clean and and feel great. The softer forging comes alive when you start to hit fuller shots with them. I ended up with the 50 gap, 56/12 bent to 54 and a 58/06. These greens here are firm and not very receptive but I was still able to put a ton of spin on them. 

Tour Truck: Next I went to the tour truck where they began my wedge build. This has always been a bucket list for me, as a garage club builder, Ive always wanted to see a tour truck, and how they do everything. They shared some great tips, as well as some great stories. 
 

AI fit: After the tour truck, I went down to meet Ed, who began to fit me with Irons using the AI fit. It was extremely cool to see some of the metrics it uses. Such as handspeed, g-forces, wrist hinges, closure rates. I started off with a Dynapwr forged. It feels great, and powerful. I ended up in Dynapwr forged, 4-7, with 8-PW staff cbs. Shaft Modus 105x, 1/2” over standard, 1* upright. My first time ever truly being fit, I was amazed at how much the lie angle was affecting shots. Ed really is a great fitter and he got it dialed in a matter if minutes.

 

Woods: Last, I went over to hit the Dynapwr wood with Harry. He knows his stuff as well but this was a bit more of a challenge. Started off with my gamer shaft, Diamana WB 5tx, in a Carbon head. The head itself absolutely checks all the boxes. The shape, color-way, are just gorgeous. Sound and feel are perfect. I hit a few decent ones maybe a touch high spin, and after a brief convo with harry about not like the left side, we went to the LS. Coming from an AI smoke TD, this seemed like a perfect match. Very similar heads. However I actually struggled quite a bit with it. It is fade biased, and while I hate to hit it left it seemed like work for me to get around on it and started leading to some poor strikes. After trying a different shaft, and configurations, we ultimately went back to the Carbon, where I was finally fit for a 9 degree head, lofted down to 8, Diamana WB 5tx. He had adjusted they weight configuration, and I cant quite remember the exact setup, but ultimately it had me knocking off about 300rpms over my gamer. Then went to the fairways, and maybe this was the shocker of the day for me. I was a little worn out at this point but I was just smoking the 13.5 and 16.5 heads. These are sleepers. They look great, love the profile, and they have a great spin and launch window.

Rest of the day- Had lunch right by the range, with some Taco trio that was fantastic. Had a small break and then went to do some other various activities. I chose fishing, and well I caught a pretty nice one (photo above). After another small break, we moved over to the putting course. These greens are insane. It quickly let us know what we were in for.
 

Another small break, Then we went up to this pretty cool area that overlooks a big part of the property, where we sat around and had great conversations as well as ALOT of pizza. On to the par three course. Two groups of six, I was in the second group with @radiman. The depth perception at night really messes with you, and everyone struggled on the first few holes. We were playing best ball against the first group. Finally we made a string of birdies, one by me and another nice one by @radiman, three under going into the last hole.

 

The next group was up behind the green hanging out, and after I hit my shot they just start screaming. We thought they were just messing with us, but turns out the weren't as my ball went in the hole for my first ever ACE!! It was just a crazy scene, I felt like I hhigh fived about 50 people, with camera flashes going off. Just nuts. Harry said he wants to take my wedge and frame it and then send me out another. Pretty cool. What a day. Now we play Karoo, with weather supposed to be coming in as we finish up. Heres some more photos I took last night. I know there will be some shared later of my ACE, but I didn't get any. 

Here is @Pure716 hitting a nice shot on the first hole:

 

 

Great update.  What was your driver before the Wilson fitting?  Do you have any numbers from your old to compare? 

[swing33]

16 minutes ago, Red4282 said:

Well woke up WELL before my alarm, so got some time to give an update. Yesterday was action packed and a ton of fun.

 

Started off with breakfast at the Cafe, had some brisket and eggs, delicious. We hop in the carts and they take is to the other side if the range where all the Wilson team was set up waiting for us.

 

Short game station: I was first at the Short game station where I tried the ZM wedges, with different options. First impressions were they look really clean and and feel great. The softer forging comes alive when you start to hit fuller shots with them. I ended up with the 50 gap, 56/12 bent to 54 and a 58/06. These greens here are firm and not very receptive but I was still able to put a ton of spin on them. 

Tour Truck: Next I went to the tour truck where they began my wedge build. This has always been a bucket list for me, as a garage club builder, Ive always wanted to see a tour truck, and how they do everything. They shared some great tips, as well as some great stories. 
 

AI fit: After the tour truck, I went down to meet Ed, who began to fit me with Irons using the AI fit. It was extremely cool to see some of the metrics it uses. Such as handspeed, g-forces, wrist hinges, closure rates. I started off with a Dynapwr forged. It feels great, and powerful. I ended up in Dynapwr forged, 4-7, with 8-PW staff cbs. Shaft Modus 105x, 1/2” over standard, 1* upright. My first time ever truly being fit, I was amazed at how much the lie angle was affecting shots. Ed really is a great fitter and he got it dialed in a matter if minutes.

 

Woods: Last, I went over to hit the Dynapwr wood with Harry. He knows his stuff as well but this was a bit more of a challenge. Started off with my gamer shaft, Diamana WB 5tx, in a Carbon head. The head itself absolutely checks all the boxes. The shape, color-way, are just gorgeous. Sound and feel are perfect. I hit a few decent ones maybe a touch high spin, and after a brief convo with harry about not like the left side, we went to the LS. Coming from an AI smoke TD, this seemed like a perfect match. Very similar heads. However I actually struggled quite a bit with it. It is fade biased, and while I hate to hit it left it seemed like work for me to get around on it and started leading to some poor strikes. After trying a different shaft, and configurations, we ultimately went back to the Carbon, where I was finally fit for a 9 degree head, lofted down to 8, Diamana WB 5tx. He had adjusted they weight configuration, and I cant quite remember the exact setup, but ultimately it had me knocking off about 300rpms over my gamer. Then went to the fairways, and maybe this was the shocker of the day for me. I was a little worn out at this point but I was just smoking the 13.5 and 16.5 heads. These are sleepers. They look great, love the profile, and they have a great spin and launch window.

Rest of the day- Had lunch right by the range, with some Taco trio that was fantastic. Had a small break and then went to do some other various activities. I chose fishing, and well I caught a pretty nice one (photo above). After another small break, we moved over to the putting course. These greens are insane. It quickly let us know what we were in for.
 

Another small break, Then we went up to this pretty cool area that overlooks a big part of the property, where we sat around and had great conversations as well as ALOT of pizza. On to the par three course. Two groups of six, I was in the second group with @radiman. The depth perception at night really messes with you, and everyone struggled on the first few holes. We were playing best ball against the first group. Finally we made a string of birdies, one by me and another nice one by @radiman, three under going into the last hole.

 

The next group was up behind the green hanging out, and after I hit my shot they just start screaming. We thought they were just messing with us, but turns out the weren't as my ball went in the hole for my first ever ACE!! It was just a crazy scene, I felt like I hhigh fived about 50 people, with camera flashes going off. Just nuts. Harry said he wants to take my wedge and frame it and then send me out another. Pretty cool. What a day. Now we play Karoo, with weather supposed to be coming in as we finish up. Heres some more photos I took last night. I know there will be some shared later of my ACE, but I didn't get any. 

Here is @Pure716 hitting a nice shot on the first hole:

 

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Sounds like an incredible experience! Congrats on the Ace!!!!

[JStang]

14 hours ago, radiman said:

man, I really hope the real greens aren’t like this lol. It’s a pretty tricked up little putting course. Have a feeling it’s giving us a taste and preparing us. But the real greens are going to have to be a lot more subdued. 

 

They aren't that bad on the course. I played the course in June and got 8 holes in before we got rained out. The course still had not fully grown in when we played it and the greens were aerated and top dressed. I am sure the conditions are much better with almost another full year to mature. 

[adamwon84]

3 hours ago, Red4282 said:

Well woke up WELL before my alarm, so got some time to give an update. Yesterday was action packed and a ton of fun.

 

Started off with breakfast at the Cafe, had some brisket and eggs, delicious. We hop in the carts and they take is to the other side if the range where all the Wilson team was set up waiting for us.

 

Short game station: I was first at the Short game station where I tried the ZM wedges, with different options. First impressions were they look really clean and and feel great. The softer forging comes alive when you start to hit fuller shots with them. I ended up with the 50 gap, 56/12 bent to 54 and a 58/06. These greens here are firm and not very receptive but I was still able to put a ton of spin on them. 

Tour Truck: Next I went to the tour truck where they began my wedge build. This has always been a bucket list for me, as a garage club builder, Ive always wanted to see a tour truck, and how they do everything. They shared some great tips, as well as some great stories. 
 

AI fit: After the tour truck, I went down to meet Ed, who began to fit me with Irons using the AI fit. It was extremely cool to see some of the metrics it uses. Such as handspeed, g-forces, wrist hinges, closure rates. I started off with a Dynapwr forged. It feels great, and powerful. I ended up in Dynapwr forged, 4-7, with 8-PW staff cbs. Shaft Modus 105x, 1/2” over standard, 1* upright. My first time ever truly being fit, I was amazed at how much the lie angle was affecting shots. Ed really is a great fitter and he got it dialed in a matter if minutes.

 

Woods: Last, I went over to hit the Dynapwr wood with Harry. He knows his stuff as well but this was a bit more of a challenge. Started off with my gamer shaft, Diamana WB 5tx, in a Carbon head. The head itself absolutely checks all the boxes. The shape, color-way, are just gorgeous. Sound and feel are perfect. I hit a few decent ones maybe a touch high spin, and after a brief convo with harry about not like the left side, we went to the LS. Coming from an AI smoke TD, this seemed like a perfect match. Very similar heads. However I actually struggled quite a bit with it. It is fade biased, and while I hate to hit it left it seemed like work for me to get around on it and started leading to some poor strikes. After trying a different shaft, and configurations, we ultimately went back to the Carbon, where I was finally fit for a 9 degree head, lofted down to 8, Diamana WB 5tx. He had adjusted they weight configuration, and I cant quite remember the exact setup, but ultimately it had me knocking off about 300rpms over my gamer. Then went to the fairways, and maybe this was the shocker of the day for me. I was a little worn out at this point but I was just smoking the 13.5 and 16.5 heads. These are sleepers. They look great, love the profile, and they have a great spin and launch window.

Rest of the day- Had lunch right by the range, with some Taco trio that was fantastic. Had a small break and then went to do some other various activities. I chose fishing, and well I caught a pretty nice one (photo above). After another small break, we moved over to the putting course. These greens are insane. It quickly let us know what we were in for.
 

Another small break, Then we went up to this pretty cool area that overlooks a big part of the property, where we sat around and had great conversations as well as ALOT of pizza. On to the par three course. Two groups of six, I was in the second group with @radiman. The depth perception at night really messes with you, and everyone struggled on the first few holes. We were playing best ball against the first group. Finally we made a string of birdies, one by me and another nice one by @radiman, three under going into the last hole.

 

The next group was up behind the green hanging out, and after I hit my shot they just start screaming. We thought they were just messing with us, but turns out the weren't as my ball went in the hole for my first ever ACE!! It was just a crazy scene, I felt like I hhigh fived about 50 people, with camera flashes going off. Just nuts. Harry said he wants to take my wedge and frame it and then send me out another. Pretty cool. What a day. Now we play Karoo, with weather supposed to be coming in as we finish up. Heres some more photos I took last night. I know there will be some shared later of my ACE, but I didn't get any. 

Here is @Pure716 hitting a nice shot on the first hole:

 

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Awesome experience and CONGRATS ON THE ACE!!!!! Looking forward to reading more updates from you and everyone else! 

Edited February 19 by adamwon84

[Red4282]

2 hours ago, golfinbrad said:

Great update.  What was your driver before the Wilson fitting?  Do you have any numbers from your old to compare? 

Ill answer this and any other stuff soon. Just a lot going on. Just didn't want anyone to think they were being ignored.

[radiman]

[Chubbs91]

12 minutes ago, radiman said:

Look how deep the Face is on the LS.... WOW I need one

 

[Rory4Pres]

wow, vessel made carry bags!  nice touch.  Those blades look sick!  Only slight negative I have to say is there's a lot going on with the crown of those woods.  Very busy.  Wouldn't mind a cleaner crown with their next release.  Maybe that initial matte black but for the entire crown (if they could with both materials).  Personally, I'd stand out from the competition with a matte grey or red.

[DTorres]

Awesome job on the Ace! Haha the way your luck is going on this trip you might want to go by a lottery ticket too.