I have 5 Callaway Big Bertha drivers, 2 Adams Tight Lies, a Ping Eye2 iron set and a Callaway iron set that I want to get reshafted and regripped. I would like to put in Aldila graphite shafts in all of them and on two of the drivers I'd like to get them as long and flexible as allowed. Any advice on how to go about this without it costing a fortune?
Golf club fitting advice needed....
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You only need 1 driver, 2 fairway woods/hybrids, and one set of irons.... but it will still probably cost a fortune.
120mph SS but you want the shaft as flexible as possible? Doesn't add up. At 120 mph SS you're looking at a tipped X-flex and possibly XX-flex depending on the shaft unless you have an extremely smooth transition. Your best bet is to find out what your swing speed truly is and use that as a starting point. If you truly want to install something that will work you are going to need launch monitor data or at least have someone watch your swing who knows what they're talking about. Otherwise, it purely a crap shoot. Reshafting doesn't have to cost a fortune. You can find many last years models on ebay cheap. If you're dead set on Aldila the Voodoo, RIP and Phenom shafts are their best but it depends on which one fits you.
Avg swing speed on the PGA Tour is around 110. So, if you're really swinging at 120 you need to see someone to pick a shaft.
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Who are you? Bo Jackson? First you were the best basketball shooter at your highschool...now you're matching swing speed with Bubba Watson. We need to sign your *** up for the message board Olympics!***
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Haha like I said it's been awhile since I had it tested but I'm fairly certain it's above 110. I don't like the stiff flex feel, I actually like the driver to have some "whippiness" to it. For fun I was thinking of putting in a 48' driver shaft with regular flex and seeing what happens. I have a feeling I'll hit 1 out of 5 good and break the shaft in 3 months just from swinging it but man that 1 is going to go far haha.
Really??
Swing Speed Chart Based on Driver Carry and Club Selection for 150 Yards
Driver Carry.................... 150 Yard Club......................Swing Speed................... Flex Rating
260 yds +.......................... 8 or 9 iron............................ 105 MPH +........................ XS (extra stiff)
240 yds - 265 yds............ 7 or 8 iron............................. 90 - 110 MPH.................. S (stiff)
215 yds - 245 yds............ 6 or 7 iron............................. 80 - 95 MPH.................... R (regular)
180 yds - 220 yds.............4 or 5 iron............................. 70 - 85 MPH.................... A (amateur, senior)
< 180 yds ..........................3 iron or 5 wood................... < 70 MPH........................ L (ladies)
Swing Speed Chart Based on Driver Carry and Club Selection for 150 Yards
Driver Carry.................... 150 Yard Club......................Swing Speed................... Flex Rating
260 yds +.......................... 8 or 9 iron............................ 105 MPH +........................ XS (extra stiff)
240 yds - 265 yds............ 7 or 8 iron............................. 90 - 110 MPH.................. S (stiff)
215 yds - 245 yds............ 6 or 7 iron............................. 80 - 95 MPH.................... R (regular)
180 yds - 220 yds.............4 or 5 iron............................. 70 - 85 MPH.................... A (amateur, senior)
< 180 yds ..........................3 iron or 5 wood................... < 70 MPH........................ L (ladies)
Quit guessing and see someone that knows how to help. Go see Dave Cowger, golf pro in Ridgeland. He's a Ping fitting specialist. I take lessons from him. Great guy that knows his sh--!
This reminds me of my time on the equestrian team in high school. I was generally considered to be the Fernando Valenzuela of equestrian. Alfalfa and I jumped over all types of **** - barrels, gates, ponds, small children, you name it.
So one day this new kid, Jimmy Ludlow, transfers in and joins the equestrian team, and the first day at practice I could tell that something was off with his technique. He kept falling off his horse going over jumps. I studied him closely but couldn’t quite put my finger on it.
Fast forward to midway through the season, and Ludlow was really hurting us, what with his tendency to fall off his horse. And suddenly I realized what the problem was - Ludlow had been riding side saddle all along. So I pulled him aside and told him to take his right leg, lift it up, and move it to the other side of the horse. Sure enough, Ludlow never fell off his horse again and we won the state championship.
Does anyone know where I might purchase 200 lb. dumbbells?
So one day this new kid, Jimmy Ludlow, transfers in and joins the equestrian team, and the first day at practice I could tell that something was off with his technique. He kept falling off his horse going over jumps. I studied him closely but couldn’t quite put my finger on it.
Fast forward to midway through the season, and Ludlow was really hurting us, what with his tendency to fall off his horse. And suddenly I realized what the problem was - Ludlow had been riding side saddle all along. So I pulled him aside and told him to take his right leg, lift it up, and move it to the other side of the horse. Sure enough, Ludlow never fell off his horse again and we won the state championship.
Does anyone know where I might purchase 200 lb. dumbbells?
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Take some lessons from a pro and slow the swing down? I think most people think they swing a lot faster than they really do. Need to get it checked. Most golf places, like Dick's, can do that.
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I've got some 250 pounders that I've outgrown. You can always have 50 lbs. machined off. UPS or FedEx?
I've got some 250 pounders that I've outgrown. You can always have 50 lbs. machined off. UPS or FedEx?
My advice would be to start by throwing away those antique clubs
And buy something that at least dates to this century. Golf clubs have come a long ways in the last 10 yrs. You don't need the latest greatest, but any driver from the last few years would do. Reshafting of irons is not something that you would necessarily need to do. Personally, i wouldn't hit rocks with Ping Eye2's, but i think they have a cult following, if you like them, so be it, just get them regripped.
And buy something that at least dates to this century. Golf clubs have come a long ways in the last 10 yrs. You don't need the latest greatest, but any driver from the last few years would do. Reshafting of irons is not something that you would necessarily need to do. Personally, i wouldn't hit rocks with Ping Eye2's, but i think they have a cult following, if you like them, so be it, just get them regripped.
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Yeah a lot has been done with drivers, fairway woods, and rescue clubs. As for irond though? If you are a 10hdcp or better, stuff from 15 years ago is just as good as what there is now.
i2, i3, etc are all fine as long as the heads shafts and grips are in good shape. There is no need for a 10hdcp or better to buy the latest in iron technology as even an i3 blade has more than enough perimeter weighting for their game.
i2, i3, etc are all fine as long as the heads shafts and grips are in good shape. There is no need for a 10hdcp or better to buy the latest in iron technology as even an i3 blade has more than enough perimeter weighting for their game.
I disagree with that a little. First of all, shaft technology has improved an awful lot in just the last 5 years or so, and someone with older irons could almost certainly find a shaft better suited for their game. I also think modern "players irons" have improved quite a bit, with finely tuned centers of gravity, perimeter weighting shapes that vary with each iron, and now face technology that provides higher COR and more distance. Someone who has been playing clubs as old as the Eye2s would probably benefit from an upgrade -- although the advantages would likely be subtle.
FTR, I have a single digit handicap, but my iron play sucks. I have even experimented with game improvement irons, but they only seem to make things worse.
FTR, I have a single digit handicap, but my iron play sucks. I have even experimented with game improvement irons, but they only seem to make things worse.
I love the look of the Eye2s and I still think the Big Bertha is the best looking driver ever so my thinking is to put in some Aldila VR Proto shafts with some new grips and see what I create. I still have 2 other sets of irons and several drivers so if I 17 these clubs up I can just use those but I really want to create a new set with these old iron and driver heads. Kinda a new retro set I guess. My putter is the copper Ping Anser and I have Titleist wedges. I think it would be ridiculous to pull out the original Big Bertha driver and crush it while everyone else is using a brand new driver haha.
I fully support your desire to re-energize some older equipment. The Eye2s were fantastic irons. Tim Herron still plays them (although I think PING makes him new ones whenever he needs them, since they still have the molds). If you are satisfied with your results with them and can find good shafts for them, then go for it.
The Big Bertha driver, though, while it was great in its day, is just outdated. I think if you went to a club fitter and used a launch monitor, the numbers would quickly convince you that you would be better off with something more modern. Today's drivers are not just large, they are lighter and have maximum COR. I hit drives 30 or 40 yards further today than I did with my Big Bertha 20 years ago. Granted, part of that is ball technology. Perhaps you could still out hit everyone in your group with it, but I don't know who you play with. I only average about 240 off the tee (measured with a GPS), and I am the short hitter in my regular group.
The Big Bertha driver, though, while it was great in its day, is just outdated. I think if you went to a club fitter and used a launch monitor, the numbers would quickly convince you that you would be better off with something more modern. Today's drivers are not just large, they are lighter and have maximum COR. I hit drives 30 or 40 yards further today than I did with my Big Bertha 20 years ago. Granted, part of that is ball technology. Perhaps you could still out hit everyone in your group with it, but I don't know who you play with. I only average about 240 off the tee (measured with a GPS), and I am the short hitter in my regular group.
^This, I was always reluctant to buy a new driver because I hit my Titleist 975j so well. I got the 913 d this winter and holy **** what a difference. The adjustment in the head is one thing, but the further into summer I get the faster my speed is and the ability to switch out shafts is grrrreat.
Golf you say?
I don't know **** about it. Now:
Clubs don't make that much difference. You can play with old ones, new ones, long ones, short ones and you might change a few yards here and there but you won't change the fact that you can't repeat your swing. Knowing where that damn little round thing will land is the important part. Seriously, get your swing checked and do not get the whippy feel for the one out 6 good drive, go for what fits you. Your score will improve if you keep it in play.
Newer clubs do make it more likely to hit it longer and even a bit straighter but your damn score won't change much unless you hit 17ing balls. I played with a set of clubs that were 40 years old and shot my best score of my life with a 69. I buy the best out there and can't break 75 to save my life. Good grips? Yes, those are important but any good condition set is OK so long as is you hit tons of balls with them and know where they are going.
Having said that, I am about to go buy a new driver, three wood and five wood because my old ones suck.
Funny how that works.
Oh, 120 mph swing isn't that uncommon for all you guys disbelieving but it does not mean he can play golf. (drive for show and putt for...)
I don't know **** about it. Now:
Clubs don't make that much difference. You can play with old ones, new ones, long ones, short ones and you might change a few yards here and there but you won't change the fact that you can't repeat your swing. Knowing where that damn little round thing will land is the important part. Seriously, get your swing checked and do not get the whippy feel for the one out 6 good drive, go for what fits you. Your score will improve if you keep it in play.
Newer clubs do make it more likely to hit it longer and even a bit straighter but your damn score won't change much unless you hit 17ing balls. I played with a set of clubs that were 40 years old and shot my best score of my life with a 69. I buy the best out there and can't break 75 to save my life. Good grips? Yes, those are important but any good condition set is OK so long as is you hit tons of balls with them and know where they are going.
Having said that, I am about to go buy a new driver, three wood and five wood because my old ones suck.
Funny how that works.Oh, 120 mph swing isn't that uncommon for all you guys disbelieving but it does not mean he can play golf. (drive for show and putt for...)
^^^ + 2 ^^^ and take a good hard look at using Winn grips ... I also played Callaway drivers when they were cutting edge but have switched to the Ping drivers G-5 then to the G-15 .... you just can't go wrong with technolgy ..... also, make sure you are playing the right compression golf ball .... I have a swing speed of 95 - 100 mph but find that a lower compression ball like the titlest SOLO (@ $ 20 / dozen ) plays better for me than a higher compression Pro-V
Alright back with an update. I decided to put Aldila shafts in two of the Big Bertha drivers. I tried the new drivers and I think they ALL are hack golfer looking with the enormous heads. I will stick with my drivers and see what the new shafts do. (I did a comparison between the Big Bertha I had and the new Titleist driver that you can adjust the gigantic head with and was easily outdistancing it by 15-20yrds with the old *** club although I feel like the Titleist would be more accurate).
I put a 46' stiff flex Aldila in the 10degree loft Big Bertha War Bird and a ridiculous 48' regular flex Aldila in the 9degree loft original Big Bertha. The shafts are green and I put crazy white grips on both. They should look damn good atleast. I do still have a Ping iSi driver that's been my first driver for a couple years now if these 2 Big Berthas end up being fails.
The Ping Eye2 irons I just had regripped. No new shafts just new grips but I bought a set of brand new Ping i20 irons 3-PW. This was the most difficult part. I literally had about 15 different sets I was trying and I just hit these irons best out of all of them. They aren't the best looking clubs although they still look good. I found the Mizuno forged and Titleist forged to be the best looking ones but I just hit the Ping i20 so well that it won out. They didn't have a swing speed calculator but they did have the computer screen that you hit into and it told you your distance on carry and after roll. I consistently hit the i20 7 iron 185 yards on carry so I'm thinking I wasn't way off on my swing speed.
I put a 46' stiff flex Aldila in the 10degree loft Big Bertha War Bird and a ridiculous 48' regular flex Aldila in the 9degree loft original Big Bertha. The shafts are green and I put crazy white grips on both. They should look damn good atleast. I do still have a Ping iSi driver that's been my first driver for a couple years now if these 2 Big Berthas end up being fails.
The Ping Eye2 irons I just had regripped. No new shafts just new grips but I bought a set of brand new Ping i20 irons 3-PW. This was the most difficult part. I literally had about 15 different sets I was trying and I just hit these irons best out of all of them. They aren't the best looking clubs although they still look good. I found the Mizuno forged and Titleist forged to be the best looking ones but I just hit the Ping i20 so well that it won out. They didn't have a swing speed calculator but they did have the computer screen that you hit into and it told you your distance on carry and after roll. I consistently hit the i20 7 iron 185 yards on carry so I'm thinking I wasn't way off on my swing speed.
You bought some pings off the shelf? You may be one of the few golfers I've heard whose setup fits stock perfectly.