pbrown7582
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there all too busy playing the east course to update at present.
TaylorMade driver fitting opportunity
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there all too busy playing the east course to update at present.
Rooter
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I know! awesome!
I would imagine they will all come away with SLDR's as thats the theme of the event.
HickoryShaft
Tour Rookie
I remember it well Brendy, if it wasnt for the the temperature they would have had to extend the driving range length for youAbsolutely, when we went, back in Dec 11, there was widespread ice in the area so I believe my figures of 275 or whatever it was was greatly reduced, Id say allowing for temp, forum girth etc, I was easily over the 350 mark. True Story.
Hey it also means that my 215 - 225 yards was probably a 280 - 300 yards - yay :lol:
It wasn't stopping the third member (Weekend Warrior?) from spanking some to the back though - shafts had to be switched to extra extra stiff if I remember correctly - thats after the normal flex and stiff flex they started with went off into the surrounding houses as the shaft couldn't get back to straight from the speed of the swing....now that is a true story!
pbrown7582
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No.2 is unveiled up from 10.5 to 11.5 and 23 yards longer....
I think it is fair to say the young lad couldnt keep it in the wentworth estate never mind the fairway area, he was a little wayward!
I remember it well Brendy, if it wasnt for the the temperature they would have had to extend the driving range length for you
Hey it also means that my 215 - 225 yards was probably a 280 - 300 yards - yay :lol:
It wasn't stopping the third member (Weekend Warrior?) from spanking some to the back though - shafts had to be switched to extra extra stiff if I remember correctly - thats after the normal flex and stiff flex they started with went off into the surrounding houses as the shaft couldn't get back to straight from the speed of the swing....now that is a true story!
No2
Who wouldn't want to be 23 yards longer? Golf Monthly reader Mark Bell takes the #LoftUp challenge & smashes it 271yds
Who wouldn't want to be 23 yards longer? Golf Monthly reader Mark Bell takes the #LoftUp challenge & smashes it 271yds
Rooter
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White belt? must be off scratch!
pokerjoke
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Was it a 5 wood fitting.
Of course I was joking.
I also have recently lofted up to an 11 degree.
However I hardly ever use it,even though im 20 yards longer.
At Burnham I never used it once.
BTatHome
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Where is #3 ... seems to have been an awful long time between them.
rich1981
Club Champion
You didn't need to with the distance you were hitting your 3w!
Rooter
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3g is terrible at wentworth, expect twitter to explode tonight when jess gets online!
Birchy isn't very photogenic :rofl:
Rooter
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PMSL! his pic is still being photshopped!
pbrown7582
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bluewolf
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Considering how high Birchy hits it, the increased loft may just send that ball stratospheric.. His first shot will still be falling now..
Here's another release
Karl102
Journeyman Pro
Maybe Birchy's trusty gun barrel straight cobra has got the TM boys stumped !
The 3 Amigo's
I'm just back but will let the boys update you all properly tonight (as has been said 3G and wireless pretty much non existent at Wentworth)
Dan and Mark both went up in loft and gained yards
Birchy actually went down .5 degrees (I think) but got more yards with carry and roll
all are out ripping round the east course!
I went up from 10.5 to 12 deg and into the 430 SLDR head and gained yardage and tightened up my dispersion
the science of low forward CG and extra loft definitley works but as with all fitting individual swings determine how much benefit you're going to gain
As Luke the fitter said to me... there a point at which technology can only do so much and technique becomes the key to unlocking further yards - that was a nice way of saying to me I need to flatten out my attack angle because at its current level (of massive descent) then I will never get my spin much below 3000 and my launch above about 10degrees - optimum is 1700 spin and 17 deg launch.
Dan and Mark both went up in loft and gained yards
Birchy actually went down .5 degrees (I think) but got more yards with carry and roll
all are out ripping round the east course!
I went up from 10.5 to 12 deg and into the 430 SLDR head and gained yardage and tightened up my dispersion
the science of low forward CG and extra loft definitley works but as with all fitting individual swings determine how much benefit you're going to gain
As Luke the fitter said to me... there a point at which technology can only do so much and technique becomes the key to unlocking further yards - that was a nice way of saying to me I need to flatten out my attack angle because at its current level (of massive descent) then I will never get my spin much below 3000 and my launch above about 10degrees - optimum is 1700 spin and 17 deg launch.
Junior
Tour Winner
Im not surprised Birchy came down from 12 degrees, he does hit a high ball....deadly straight though.
The technology really does work and being fitted with all the heads/shafts on hand is a real help.
I would never have set myself up with an x-flex 12 degree tour head driver , but that is what came out tops. I actually thought id been fitted for a stiff shaft so its surprising how it turns out. The driver really helped me finish the season strong and I had my biggest cut of the year in my last comp (which I won) . I hope the guys who got fitted today enjoy the day and have the same success as I did.
The technology really does work and being fitted with all the heads/shafts on hand is a real help.
I would never have set myself up with an x-flex 12 degree tour head driver , but that is what came out tops. I actually thought id been fitted for a stiff shaft so its surprising how it turns out. The driver really helped me finish the season strong and I had my biggest cut of the year in my last comp (which I won) . I hope the guys who got fitted today enjoy the day and have the same success as I did.
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