The Golf Thread - 2017!

[thebraketester]

Fun one today...



Greens were as hard as iron. I hit a green on a par 3 and the ball bounced about 15ft up in the air.

[DuncanM]

thebraketester said:

Fun one today...



Greens were as hard as iron. I hit a green on a par 3 and the ball bounced about 15ft up in the air.

I love golf, but WTF are you doing you nutter?

[DuncanM]

thebraketester said:

There were out of range (just).... and had multiple opportunities to let us play through but they wouldn’t.... I get your point and of course would never aim to hit anyone, but their obviously on purpose slow play was ridiculous.

Edited by thebraketester on Monday 26th February 21:04

It's annoying as F! To be fair, I was more aiming at the comment that Juanco mentioned, about bombing it onto his head :-/

[thebraketester]

DuncanM said:

thebraketester said:

Fun one today...


Greens were as hard as iron. I hit a green on a par 3 and the ball bounced about 15ft up in the air.

I love golf, but WTF are you doing you nutter?

To be fair it only snowed for about 25mins, quite hard... then clear blue sky. But yes, we did think... "we really should be in a pub somewhere"

[DuncanM]

thebraketester said:

DuncanM said:

thebraketester said:

Fun one today...


Greens were as hard as iron. I hit a green on a par 3 and the ball bounced about 15ft up in the air.

I love golf, but WTF are you doing you nutter?

To be fair it only snowed for about 25mins, quite hard... then clear blue sky. But yes, we did think... "we really should be in a pub somewhere"

I've played when the snow fall meant the ball rolling up in snow, then falling over sideways!

If you're out enjoying yourself, you are winning imo ::

[Blackpuddin]

We had a 'fun' event at our place on Sunday morning, shotgun start at 8.30. Couldn't open the handwarmers packaging as my hands were too cold I was standing on the 17th waiting for playing partner's belated pitch in. It would have been a perfect shot on any other day. On Sunday it bounced off as if the green was made of marble, his ball ended up way beyond the 18th tee.

[bodhi]

Went to a demo day at the weekend at our local range, quite keen to try out some of these new musclebacks that have been launched (MP-18, 718MB etc), and utterly fell in love with a set of irons, which would fall into the category of "None of the above"

First asked about the 718 MB's, was told they only had the AP2's (ugh) and CB's, so not the best start. Then asked about the MP-18's, and was given a Blade and a SC to try. The SC was nice enough if you like that sort of thing, but must admit I was quite disappointed with the Blade - topline was far too thick for a blade, and wasn't a real fan of the feel. I know this is heresy as far as Mizuno are concerned, but I wasn't getting a great dela of feedback on the contact, they felt a bit mushy and remote. It may have been the shafts (they were fitted with PX 6.0's and I'm a Dynamic Gold kind of guy), although they swapped to an S300 for me, and I still wasn't too impressed.

So to hide my disappointment I asked if they still did Srixon irons, hoping they had a Z965 to try, they said no, but they had just taken on the contract to supply kit from a company called Vega. I hadn't really heard of them, just knew they were one of the Japanese boutique brands like Miura. He handed me a 6 iron in their VM-01 model. I hit two balls and instantly fell in love. That same High Definition feel I'm used to with the Nikes, lovely penetrating trajectory and a useful distance bump on my Nikes. I was expecting him to turn round and say they were about £200 a club, but they were doing them for the same price as the Mizzys. Still £1100 for 3 - PW so will have to wait a while, but based on the 10 or so balls I hit - worth every penny.

http://www.vega-golf.com/vm-01-satin-irons.html

I know there a couple of blade junkies on here, so if you get a chance, I would highly recommend giving them a go.

[kiethton]

Flying to Glasgow to play Turnberry on Fri/Sat/Sun....could be interesting!!!

[SpeckledJim]

kiethton said:

Flying to Glasgow to play Turnberry on Fri/Sat/Sun....could be interesting!!!

My favourite course (and nearly my favourite hotel) of them all. Magical.

I'd love to go back and see how the new holes have improved it. Or not.

I hope the weather doesn't spoil it for you, it's a great place.

[Dan_1981]

Meant to be playing the x 3 9 holes at Oulton Hall at Leeds Fri / Sat.

I think that might be cancelled.

[DuncanM]

bodhi said:

Went to a demo day at the weekend at our local range, quite keen to try out some of these new musclebacks that have been launched (MP-18, 718MB etc), and utterly fell in love with a set of irons, which would fall into the category of "None of the above"

First asked about the 718 MB's, was told they only had the AP2's (ugh) and CB's, so not the best start. Then asked about the MP-18's, and was given a Blade and a SC to try. The SC was nice enough if you like that sort of thing, but must admit I was quite disappointed with the Blade - topline was far too thick for a blade, and wasn't a real fan of the feel. I know this is heresy as far as Mizuno are concerned, but I wasn't getting a great dela of feedback on the contact, they felt a bit mushy and remote. It may have been the shafts (they were fitted with PX 6.0's and I'm a Dynamic Gold kind of guy), although they swapped to an S300 for me, and I still wasn't too impressed.

So to hide my disappointment I asked if they still did Srixon irons, hoping they had a Z965 to try, they said no, but they had just taken on the contract to supply kit from a company called Vega. I hadn't really heard of them, just knew they were one of the Japanese boutique brands like Miura. He handed me a 6 iron in their VM-01 model. I hit two balls and instantly fell in love. That same High Definition feel I'm used to with the Nikes, lovely penetrating trajectory and a useful distance bump on my Nikes. I was expecting him to turn round and say they were about £200 a club, but they were doing them for the same price as the Mizzys. Still £1100 for 3 - PW so will have to wait a while, but based on the 10 or so balls I hit - worth every penny.

http://www.vega-golf.com/vm-01-satin-irons.html

I know there a couple of blade junkies on here, so if you get a chance, I would highly recommend giving them a go.

Thanks for the write up Bodhi, really surprising to hear a bad review of the much vaunted MP18 :O

Vega look lovely, I'm a blade junkie but don't play enough golf now to justify moving on from ma bootiful Wilson Staff FG62 blades

[bodhi]

DuncanM said:

bodhi said:

Went to a demo day at the weekend at our local range, quite keen to try out some of these new musclebacks that have been launched (MP-18, 718MB etc), and utterly fell in love with a set of irons, which would fall into the category of "None of the above"

First asked about the 718 MB's, was told they only had the AP2's (ugh) and CB's, so not the best start. Then asked about the MP-18's, and was given a Blade and a SC to try. The SC was nice enough if you like that sort of thing, but must admit I was quite disappointed with the Blade - topline was far too thick for a blade, and wasn't a real fan of the feel. I know this is heresy as far as Mizuno are concerned, but I wasn't getting a great dela of feedback on the contact, they felt a bit mushy and remote. It may have been the shafts (they were fitted with PX 6.0's and I'm a Dynamic Gold kind of guy), although they swapped to an S300 for me, and I still wasn't too impressed.

So to hide my disappointment I asked if they still did Srixon irons, hoping they had a Z965 to try, they said no, but they had just taken on the contract to supply kit from a company called Vega. I hadn't really heard of them, just knew they were one of the Japanese boutique brands like Miura. He handed me a 6 iron in their VM-01 model. I hit two balls and instantly fell in love. That same High Definition feel I'm used to with the Nikes, lovely penetrating trajectory and a useful distance bump on my Nikes. I was expecting him to turn round and say they were about £200 a club, but they were doing them for the same price as the Mizzys. Still £1100 for 3 - PW so will have to wait a while, but based on the 10 or so balls I hit - worth every penny.

http://www.vega-golf.com/vm-01-satin-irons.html

I know there a couple of blade junkies on here, so if you get a chance, I would highly recommend giving them a go.

Thanks for the write up Bodhi, really surprising to hear a bad review of the much vaunted MP18 :O

Vega look lovely, I'm a blade junkie but don't play enough golf now to justify moving on from ma bootiful Wilson Staff FG62 blades

I was shocked after all the good things I've heard about them, but to me they suffered from the same issue I have with a lot of insert putters - so soft they just kill all the feel for me - like hitting a pillow with a marshmallow as I've heard it described

Still a lovely looking set of irons, just not for me. Given in the last 13 years I've only seen 1 set of irons I'd replace mine with until the Vegas, it's probably not them, it's me

[Juanco20]

bodhi said:

I was shocked after all the good things I've heard about them, but to me they suffered from the same issue I have with a lot of insert putters - so soft they just kill all the feel for me - like hitting a pillow with a marshmallow as I've heard it described

Still a lovely looking set of irons, just not for me. Given in the last 13 years I've only seen 1 set of irons I'd replace mine with until the Vegas, it's probably not them, it's me

What do you do to keep the grooves of your irons in good condition?

[SpeckledJim]

Juanco20 said:

bodhi said:

I was shocked after all the good things I've heard about them, but to me they suffered from the same issue I have with a lot of insert putters - so soft they just kill all the feel for me - like hitting a pillow with a marshmallow as I've heard it described

Still a lovely looking set of irons, just not for me. Given in the last 13 years I've only seen 1 set of irons I'd replace mine with until the Vegas, it's probably not them, it's me

What do you do to keep the grooves of your irons in good condition?

I make sure I play less than once a year.

[StescoG66]

Juanco20 said:

What do you do to keep the grooves of your irons in good condition?

I spray the grooves with WD40 periodically. And polish them with car was

[SpeckledJim]

Take care not to use a metal groove sharpener on forged chromed clubs.

It'll sharpen the grooves alright, but ruin the clubs as it'll let water get to the steel under the chrome.

[Abbott]

SpeckledJim said:

I make sure I play less than once a year.

[Juanco20]

Booked myself 2 hours on the simulator at the local club tomorrow. Chance to do a gap test and some practice in the warm

[bodhi]

Juanco20 said:

bodhi said:

I was shocked after all the good things I've heard about them, but to me they suffered from the same issue I have with a lot of insert putters - so soft they just kill all the feel for me - like hitting a pillow with a marshmallow as I've heard it described

Still a lovely looking set of irons, just not for me. Given in the last 13 years I've only seen 1 set of irons I'd replace mine with until the Vegas, it's probably not them, it's me

What do you do to keep the grooves of your irons in good condition?

Just give them a wipe after I've used them and a quick wash when I can be bothered. As long as you haven;t worn them down completely, or have any big gouges out of the face, they should be fine.

[Blue62]

bodhi said:

Went to a demo day at the weekend at our local range, quite keen to try out some of these new musclebacks that have been launched (MP-18, 718MB etc), and utterly fell in love with a set of irons, which would fall into the category of "None of the above"

First asked about the 718 MB's, was told they only had the AP2's (ugh) and CB's, so not the best start. Then asked about the MP-18's, and was given a Blade and a SC to try. The SC was nice enough if you like that sort of thing, but must admit I was quite disappointed with the Blade - topline was far too thick for a blade, and wasn't a real fan of the feel. I know this is heresy as far as Mizuno are concerned, but I wasn't getting a great dela of feedback on the contact, they felt a bit mushy and remote. It may have been the shafts (they were fitted with PX 6.0's and I'm a Dynamic Gold kind of guy), although they swapped to an S300 for me, and I still wasn't too impressed.

So to hide my disappointment I asked if they still did Srixon irons, hoping they had a Z965 to try, they said no, but they had just taken on the contract to supply kit from a company called Vega. I hadn't really heard of them, just knew they were one of the Japanese boutique brands like Miura. He handed me a 6 iron in their VM-01 model. I hit two balls and instantly fell in love. That same High Definition feel I'm used to with the Nikes, lovely penetrating trajectory and a useful distance bump on my Nikes. I was expecting him to turn round and say they were about £200 a club, but they were doing them for the same price as the Mizzys. Still £1100 for 3 - PW so will have to wait a while, but based on the 10 or so balls I hit - worth every penny.

http://www.vega-golf.com/vm-01-satin-irons.html

I know there a couple of blade junkies on here, so if you get a chance, I would highly recommend giving them a go.

Couple of questions if you don't mind. I am currently playing with Nike Vapour Pro Combo irons and I like them for feel, wondered which Nike irons you are considering moving on from? I am also interested in your Vega experience, I fancied a set a couple of years ago (when I traded into the Nikes) but couldn't get a demo anywhere so be keen to hear what you opt for and how you get on.