r/GolfGear

Feels like every brand is pushing zero torque putters now.

I get the idea of keeping the face stable, but curious if people actually see a difference on the course.

Worth trying or more of a feel thing?

Noob question but what makes a wedge better then another wedge, is it the different grooves or what? Are some wedges like irons and some are more forgiving than others? Looking to upgrade my wedge but didn’t know what to look for besides loft.

So I am a 27 y/o who has been golfing since I was about 13 y/o. I’m a fit 6’5 200 lbs and swing pretty good to consistently shoot high 70’s low 80’s.

My driver is the weakest part of my game as it’s a Taylormade R11 with the stock stiff shaft. I hit it as far as my R15 3-wood which is about 260 yards. I finally decided to go get fitted since Taylormade Qi4d came out with their shadow fall collection completely blacked out which is way better then the navy green of the original.

So I booked a driver fitting for $100 at a place in Kansas City called Golf MD for an hour. I show up a little early to get loose and see what the place was about. Great set up but when the bay opened up for me around my appointment the dude behind the desk said “I guess I’m doing your fitting”

Not the best start but I was hoping that everyone working at this establishment was very knowledgeable, not the case unfortunately. All the other fitters seemed very competent but my guy spent almost 3-5 minutes between switching shafts or heads because he couldn’t get the screws right.

He put me in heads that I said I didn’t want to hit (at the beginning I said I only want to hit Taylormade or titleist) then he asked me if I would play callaway after hitting it I said no, and he goes well we’re just wasting our time. (I SAID THAT I ONLY WANTED TO HIT TAYLORMADE OR TITELIST) the whole fitting this guy would not explain anything to me, I had the ask what the different modifications he was making were actually doing. He spoke very softly and mentioned multiple times when he couldn’t screw a head onto a new shaft that he was frustrated.

An hour came along and we had made almost no progress, we knew I needed a x stiff shaft and a low spinning head and that’s it. Finally by this time the main guy that runs the place finished up a fitting next to me and started to take over the fitting basically telling my guy what to do. This is when we finally made some progress but then we got to the two hour mark and at this point I was blistering up from hitting so many drivers.

They fit me into

Titleist GT3 Driver

Loft: 9° head

Hosel setting: D5

KBS PGW 70 TX Shaft

Weight: 70g

Flex: TX (Tour Extra Stiff)

At this point I hit this set up pretty good but not the best. At the two hour point I felt done and I think they did too but I still didn’t have the best set up truly fitted for me so I’m kinda disappointed.

I think I need to go somewhere and try these combos out a little more before I purchase

I’ll post pictures of my data from track man

Any recommendations?

Seeing more pros using them for control instead of bombing driver. Seems like it might actually make sense for tighter courses

I am a 5th year golfer at 7.6 HC and descending. I know almost nothing about out golf equipment. Almost a year ago I bought a set of T200s, I was a 13ish HC at the time. I strike them well and like them a lot. Was told they were good for golfers from 5-15 HC.

I have an average to slightly above average speed and I don’t shape shots - mostly - I have a few in the bag but only pull them out if absolutely necessary. I just play my same ol stock shot.

I am hoping and fairly confident that by the end of this year I will be < 5. So I’m starting to think “should I be playing different clubs soon”?

Before you say “just go get fitted and hit some” that’s not my question. Of course I’d hit them before I bought them. My question is what do people gain by playing say T100s over the T200s? What does a smaller head do for me? The only thing I’ve read is that it’s easier to manipulate but that sounds to me like it’s beneficial for people that are shaping shots - which I typically am not.

Can someone help me understand the benefit?

So I've started golfing for about 7 months now and I'm looking to upgrade my irons. I currently rocking some older set cobras that I found on FB marketplace but from when i first started to now my game has improved pretty decently. Just looking to get some opinions on what i should do with my irons.

Upgrade, or keep them?

My current handicap is ~24. I'm shooting under 100 on average. My best score that I've shot is a 90. I'm still learning and improving as much as i can to be able to break that score.

soo back to the irons, I'm currently running the 2019 Cobra King Forged MB/CB Iron Set 4-PW. I've been looking at newer irons to be able to improve my overall game. I've been testing the TaylorMade P790s and the Titleist T250 irons and soo far these have been the best 2 sets of irons soo far, but I am also here to get opinions from others and get their suggestions on what might be better for me. I'm an open book and am willing to try most-all irons before i make the big purchase. soo TIA for the help.

Hi I will preface my question by saying I’ve only been on a golf course once about 20 years ago as part of a bachelor party. I’ve been invited to a PGA event with some business partners. Given their respective backgrounds they regularly play and also go to events. I have not really done either.

My question is one of attire. I’ve been invited so we can discuss business so i want to look the part but also look like I belong at a PGA event. Do you have any recommendations for attire? I recognize this may cost a bit of money. Thank you.

I kind of got suckered into these clubs, and I wish my golf game was where it needed to be to nuke these suckers but they are not amateur weekend warrior friendly. I can’t seem to find any information on these clubs and how to even begin to figure out how to price these. the golf mart offered me $60 but surely that is inaccurate. I paid around $350 for them from a “friend” who I think stiffed me.

Any information or pointers would be great. Thank you :)

Was originally going to pull the trigger on Callaway edge for my first set of clubs but came across a review that said Ben Hogans 817 are even better. Hogans come with a bag and covers and could save me a small chunk of change while starting out.

Thoughts? Anyone have Hogans?

I’m a beginner getting into golf and deciding between the Vice Boost+ complete set and the Callaway Edge set.

Budget isn’t a huge issue, but I don’t want to overspend if I don’t need to. I’m pretty athletic and plan on playing consistently.