It’s Happening

[NRJyzr]

On 7/29/2025 at 12:09 AM, CountryClubChef said:

need a new driver

 

Going to add a comment here...

 

If you have a bit of speed, or fight spin issues off the tee, the modern driver landscape is perfect for you.  It's the largest improvement in modern clubs, creating drivers that don't spin, but have some measure of forgiveness.  Or, in the case of the recent Ping LST models, considerable forgiveness.

 

I would have dearly loved these options back in the day, when I was younger.  

 

You can probably do reasonably well to start with your other existing sticks, but the upgradeability in the driver is something to give serious thought to.

 

[CountryClubChef]

11 minutes ago, NRJyzr said:

 

Going to add a comment here...

 

If you have a bit of speed, or fight spin issues off the tee, the modern driver landscape is perfect for you.  It's the largest improvement in modern clubs, creating drivers that don't spin, but have some measure of forgiveness.  Or, in the case of the recent Ping LST models, considerable forgiveness.

 

I would have dearly loved these options back in the day, when I was younger.  

 

You can probably do reasonably well to start with your other existing sticks, but the upgradeability in the driver is something to give serious thought to.

 

we will have to see how the fitting goes, but I landed on my 13 degree driver due to issues with my inability to get high. With a 9 degree every tee

shot looked like a stinger. I know ping had a 12 degree, we will see what the fitting says about my driver. The tech in swing analysis with the new launch monitors should help diagnose what the issue is. All my past coaching and fittings were done by eye. 

[PedronNiall]

On 7/29/2025 at 12:08 PM, mikes919 said:

For irons, blades are blades.

 

Haven't found that to be the case. Modern blades like the Wilson Staff Model Blade, the new Mizuno S-1, the Sub 70 and Hogan models I dropped above, some offerings from Miura, and a number of others offer optimizations on weighting and cutaways that give the traditional benefit of workability found in blades with levels of forgiveness equal to many CBs, plus different camber and bounce options to fit a range of swings. In the video above, the Wilson blades scored the same as their CB counterparts across the board.

 

If someone's still selling a huge slab of metal with no optimization then sure, it's nothing novel, but most OEMs are incorporating better design into their new MBs, otherwise there'd be no incentive to buy them over a mint set of something much older.

[mikes919]

3 hours ago, PedronNiall said:

 

Haven't found that to be the case. Modern blades like the Wilson Staff Model Blade, the new Mizuno S-1, the Sub 70 and Hogan models I dropped above, some offerings from Miura, and a number of others offer optimizations on weighting and cutaways that give the traditional benefit of workability found in blades with levels of forgiveness equal to many CBs, plus different camber and bounce options to fit a range of swings. In the video above, the Wilson blades scored the same as their CB counterparts across the board.

 

If someone's still selling a huge slab of metal with no optimization then sure, it's nothing novel, but most OEMs are incorporating better design into their new MBs, otherwise there'd be no incentive to buy them over a mint set of something much older.

Fair enough. I’m not good enough to consistently play any of them, probably why they all feel the same to me 😐

[phizzy30]

On 7/29/2025 at 8:19 AM, CountryClubChef said:

 

I’m really hoping all the stuff I’ve read about newer woods is true, the whole “the new tech has advanced to basically a yard per year” If I can get 20 yards on my current driver I’ll lose my s***. I’ll probably replace my Woods/Hybrids first and then consider what the numbers show for new irons.

 

If I can get a Driver, 3 Wood and probably like a 3/4 hybrids that are more consistent than mine I’ll be happy. The 440s do like a contender. 

Highly doubt you will see 20 yards gain with a new driver, but if you do, that's great.  What the new drivers do is retain higher ball speeds on mishits compared to the older stuff and spin doesn't drop like crazy on toe balls.  

Edited July 31 by phizzy30