Alex1975
Tour Winner
So I took my self back to Golf Principles today for a wedge fitting for my Christmas gift to myself. It's a really comfortable situation for me now as this is my third fitting and fourth visit.
Before we got started I asked for a quick play with the Miura Passing Point iron. I measured it up against my Mizuno MP 53 and it's a very similar size head. Wow, what a bit of kit. That may well be chapter four...
Back to wedges. Jason asked me what I fancied and I remarked that I fancied Miura but asked what else was at that quality point. Out came Vega, Parsons Extream, a nice looking forged Vokey and then all the OEM stuff. Perhaps my mind was made up before I arrived but nothing had the kerb appeal of the Miura. So with no desission needed at this point it was shaft time.
I watched a couple of videos of Jason's before the fitting, I had noted that Jason has had more success fitting wedges with non counterbalanced shaft. So shafts where there is a bit more weight closer to the head. I am a long time Project X original user and that is a counterbalanced shaft, so weight in the butt. We talked on that point for a while and then the (now) usual flurry of clubs being handed to me.
Of the things I can remember: KBS 610 (new wedge shaft from KBS based on the Tour V). A very strong but not boardy shaft. I felt I could do a lot with it but basically no feel.
A 120 gram graphite shaft for kicks and giggles. It felt like I never hit the ball. Very,ultra smooth but no feel of release.
Nippon Modus 3 105 wedge. Very nice, lots af feel, a little light.
Dynamic Gold Tour S400. No opinion, just a shaft.
Dynamic Gold S300. I already have it in my wedges, we know what it is.
And so on and so on. While I was playing and switching and chatting, Jason was doing his thing, round and round the studio. Asking questions, remarking on shots he's not even seeing, passing product, he is having a club built up, glued and gripped.
I have worked out now after a few fitting that he is processing a huge amount of info ready to reveal what he's been processing.
Here it is, Miura Y Grind with a Nippon Modus3 125 Wedge shaft. Brilliant! Sex on a stick, looks, sound/feeeeel and performance.
We had worked out that the two shafts for me we either the KBS 610 or the Modus 125. Both very interesting but the feel of the Modus was better.
Last thing we did was go 1*flat and it seemed to either by confidence, setup or mechanics, make a large difference and the draw just became an arrow.
So: Miura Y grind 49* 07 bounce bent to 50* 08 bounce. Miura K grind 56* 12 bounce bent to 55* 11 bounce (this is for sand, wet lies, mud) and a Miura Y grind 60* 07 bounce. All 1* flat with the Modus 125 wedge shaft.
While I am a digger, I generally am more confident with less bounce and make better shots. Jason did suggest another 60* K grind (high bounce) for the winter... Another day perhaps.
I can not wait for the UPS man late next working week!
Before we got started I asked for a quick play with the Miura Passing Point iron. I measured it up against my Mizuno MP 53 and it's a very similar size head. Wow, what a bit of kit. That may well be chapter four...
Back to wedges. Jason asked me what I fancied and I remarked that I fancied Miura but asked what else was at that quality point. Out came Vega, Parsons Extream, a nice looking forged Vokey and then all the OEM stuff. Perhaps my mind was made up before I arrived but nothing had the kerb appeal of the Miura. So with no desission needed at this point it was shaft time.
I watched a couple of videos of Jason's before the fitting, I had noted that Jason has had more success fitting wedges with non counterbalanced shaft. So shafts where there is a bit more weight closer to the head. I am a long time Project X original user and that is a counterbalanced shaft, so weight in the butt. We talked on that point for a while and then the (now) usual flurry of clubs being handed to me.
Of the things I can remember: KBS 610 (new wedge shaft from KBS based on the Tour V). A very strong but not boardy shaft. I felt I could do a lot with it but basically no feel.
A 120 gram graphite shaft for kicks and giggles. It felt like I never hit the ball. Very,ultra smooth but no feel of release.
Nippon Modus 3 105 wedge. Very nice, lots af feel, a little light.
Dynamic Gold Tour S400. No opinion, just a shaft.
Dynamic Gold S300. I already have it in my wedges, we know what it is.
And so on and so on. While I was playing and switching and chatting, Jason was doing his thing, round and round the studio. Asking questions, remarking on shots he's not even seeing, passing product, he is having a club built up, glued and gripped.
I have worked out now after a few fitting that he is processing a huge amount of info ready to reveal what he's been processing.
Here it is, Miura Y Grind with a Nippon Modus3 125 Wedge shaft. Brilliant! Sex on a stick, looks, sound/feeeeel and performance.
We had worked out that the two shafts for me we either the KBS 610 or the Modus 125. Both very interesting but the feel of the Modus was better.
Last thing we did was go 1*flat and it seemed to either by confidence, setup or mechanics, make a large difference and the draw just became an arrow.
So: Miura Y grind 49* 07 bounce bent to 50* 08 bounce. Miura K grind 56* 12 bounce bent to 55* 11 bounce (this is for sand, wet lies, mud) and a Miura Y grind 60* 07 bounce. All 1* flat with the Modus 125 wedge shaft.
While I am a digger, I generally am more confident with less bounce and make better shots. Jason did suggest another 60* K grind (high bounce) for the winter... Another day perhaps.
I can not wait for the UPS man late next working week!
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