evoviiiyou 2011 bag is set

[evoviiiyou]

Callaway, Nike, Titleist, and TM

UPDATED 3.6.11
Added the 910H 19* Hybrid! Love it...and no hook machine here! Set on B1 and flattened the lie out enough for me to hit high towering baby draws and even straight shots in my testing today. I have not tried a Titleist club since my beloved 983K driver and I feel like these latest 910 clubs have to be some of the highest quality clubs available on the market today! Thanks again to the guys at my local Golf Galaxy in Akron Ohio!

I just picked up a new to me Callaway FT5 IMix with a Fujikura Speeder 586 and I love this thing!!! She feels oh so hot off the face and the shaft is pure butter! I think my Spider is safe for a long time to come. I did get a custom fitting with this Spider and it is bent 1.5 degrees flat with the 12 gram weights added instead of the stock 3 gram weights. I really like the adjustability of being able to change the weights to get the feel right. With the irons, I have assorted my own custom COMBO set with the hibridesque look and feel of the 2002 Big Bertha 3 and 4 irons. This 3 iron is so versitile and easy to hit. I had problems in the past with snap hooking hibrids (until the 910H witht eh Kaili) and these two irons fit the bill nicely. Then, I transition to my beloved X Tour irons 5-PW. These irons are just butter with enough forgiveness for me on bad swings. I think that these irons are one of the best compromises between a forged irons feel and a game improvements forgiveness. When hit solid, which is easy, they just respond. Lastly, the X Tour vintage wedges feature a really nice flat or strait leading edge. I never have like how the rounded leading edge wedges look or feel. Hope you enjoy the shots.

After a lot of play in 2010, my bag is set with no adjustments that I want to make (maybe a 910D2 in my future?). Here it is:

Callaway FT5 IMix 10*/Fujikura Speeder 586R 45"/Stock Grip
Nike SQ2 4W 17*/GD YSQ HL R 42"/GP Tour Wrap White
Titleist 910H 19*/Diamana Kai'li 80 R/GP Tour Wrap White
Callaway BB2002 3Iron/Uniflex/GP Tour Wrap White
Callaway BB2002 4Iron/Uniflex/GP Tour Wrap White
Callaway XTour 5-PW/Rifle 5.5/GP Tour Wrap White
Callaway XTour 52-11/DG Wedge/GP Tour Wrap White
Callaway XTour 56-13/DG Wedge/GP Tour Wrap White
Taylor Made Monza Spider CS/29"/Winn Super Jumbo AVS
Glove Nike Tech Xtreme with Dri-Fit
Ball Nike One Tour
Callaway Warbird standbag

[garcia51694]

Love the mix. Love the grips.

[Benzo]

hows your back feel after playing a round with a 29" putter?

[evoviiiyou]

[quote name='Benzo' timestamp='1288792446' post='2771932']
hows your back feel after playing a round with a 29" putter?
[/quote]

I guess being 5'6" with relatively long arms helps. I guess I never have even thought of the back pain or have felt any from this putting style. I am more focused on letting my arms hang freely on my sight line to the ball. Maybe, when I get a few more years under my belt, I may have to adopt a new style. For me now, its just to easy with this putter.

[evoviiiyou]

[quote name='GARCIA STR8' timestamp='1288753849' post='2771368']
Love the mix. Love the grips.
[/quote]

Thanks man. I cant believe how tacky these grips are on initial impression.

[taylormadetp10]

Nice set, love the grips

[Blakester]

I've been curious about those grips. Do they stay pretty tacky if they get sweaty?

[evoviiiyou]

[quote name='Blakester' timestamp='1288800077' post='2772200']
I've been curious about those grips. Do they stay pretty tacky if they get sweaty?
[/quote]

You know, I have not really broken a sweat with these yet. I can tell you that I do wear a glove and after a range session, I did not once have an issue with my right hand. Keep in mind its 50 degree highs here in Ohio during the day so no sweat. I hope that helps.

[kjm3980]

could you tell me where or who bent that Nike fairway for you. thanks for any help.... nice bag btw

[evoviiiyou]

[quote name='kjm3980' timestamp='1288801656' post='2772257']
could you tell me where or who bent that Nike fairway for you. thanks for any help.... nice bag btw
[/quote]

A friend of mine who use to work as a club builder at Golf Galaxy. I cant even tell its been bent from address etc. I believe that any of the Golfsmith and Golf Galaxy type stores can do this.

[unclepga]

good looking set

[evoviiiyou]

[quote name='unclepga' timestamp='1288897851' post='2774538']
good looking set
[/quote]

Thanks! I love them and it really feels like a modern combo set that works for me. Even though it is a retro-bag.

[evoviiiyou]

Hi guys. I just wanted to add that the weights on my driver are holding out well and the sound is amazing vs. stock! I had a 2 hour range session today and just fell in love with my clubs all over again with these new to me GP white tour wraps! Tomm should be a good score on the course! Cheers

[shortgolfer30]

I m 5'7" and I use a 32 inch putter but I could go shorter if I start to struggle. Cool set I like the mix of clubs. Do you have your lie angle's adjusted do to your height? Mine are 2 degree flat.

[evoviiiyou]

[quote name='shortgolfer30' timestamp='1289701856' post='2789217']
I m 5'7" and I use a 32 inch putter but I could go shorter if I start to struggle. Cool set I like the mix of clubs. Do you have your lie angle's adjusted do to your height? Mine are 2 degree flat.
[/quote]

Thanks for the kind words and on the putter, she is great...I used a 32" center shaft Odyssey white hot for years and only when I got a putter lesson, I realized that I could not stand over the ball with my hands hanging down directly over the ball and have them on the grip unless I went shorter. Thats how it started and could not be happier with the results.

To answer your question, yes my 3-4 iron are bent 2 degrees flat and my XTour irons and wedges were ordered from Cally at 1 degree flat. My putter is also bent 1.5 degrees flat.

[evoviiiyou]

Bump for the MacTec getting back in the bag! I love this driver!!

[golfboy123]

Awsome grips.

[jldavis73]

How about the MacTec driver? I had the impression that they're really sweet. How does it perform for you?

[evoviiiyou]

[quote name='golfboy123' timestamp='1290740623' post='2809240']
Awsome grips.
[/quote]
Thanks, love the tacky feeling these things provide! I have heard that when wet they get pretty slippery. We will see if those claims are accurate.

[quote name='jldavis73' timestamp='1290742608' post='2809303']
How about the MacTec driver? I had the impression that they're really sweet. How does it perform for you?
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I have to say that this is the best sounding and best feeling driver I have ever owned (maybe second best sounding to my old R7). I love the look at address, which is a clean "titleist" style pear shape. The face on this draw model is a little closed, but I dont mind that at all as I get all the confidence in the world with how deep this thing is. This is also my 2nd Epic shaft and I love the smooth feel this shaft provides my modest 105-107mph driver swing speed. All in all, the best dollars I could have spent...and they can be had for even cheaper now on golfsmith.com. They are stupid cheap on there.

[evoviiiyou]

New Nike SQ 4wood is in the bag and shafted. Enjoy the new pics.

[hititbig2112]

I've heard that 4 woods work best when you take the plastic off.

[evoviiiyou]

I've heard that 4 woods work best when you take the plastic off.

 

The plastic allows me to work the ball better on the tight fairways :tongue:

 

I guess in my excitement to post I just left it on LOL.

[evoviiiyou]

New to me FT5 added with IMix and neutral configuration. It has a Speeder 586 and feels great at the dome seesions I have had with her. Love the feel of the ball coming off of the face and the how smooth the shaft feels. Great pick up for 65$ from Global Golf with head cover. I just ordered an IMix wrench off of Ebay and cant wait to try out new shafts as my honey moon stage wears off with the Speeder...we all know it always does LOL

[phishstyx]

Digging the X-Tours, they are the best irons (for me) I ever played.
I am thinking about those grips as well, only I want to alternate between Red and White to match everything else.

[evoviiiyou]

[quote name='phishstyx' timestamp='1293118295' post='2855800']
Digging the X-Tours, they are the best irons (for me) I ever played.
I am thinking about those grips as well, only I want to alternate between Red and White to match everything else.
[/quote]

Thanks. I agree 100% on the XTours! The Tour Wrap G2's are perfect dry weather grips! You should do the alternating white and red and post pics...I bet it would look great.

[evoviiiyou]

Thanks to the gents at Golf Galaxy in Akron/Fairlawn Ohio for the great help today with my 230 yard gap in my bag! 910H is in and no hookey for my on the B1 setting. Thanks again guys.

[evoviiiyou]

A couple new pics of the bag added.

[KingKong]

Great irons! I just missed a pretty much mint set in the BST...just a tad too late. Easiest irons to hit, ever. And good thing about those grips...if they ever lose tackiness, even on the course, just wet your towel on one end, wipe the grips down and let them air dry until your next shot. They take about 20 seconds to dry and will be as tacky as day 1! I will be getting them on mine really soon!

[evoviiiyou]

[quote name='KingKong' timestamp='1299782548' post='3044010']
Great irons! I just missed a pretty much mint set in the BST...just a tad too late. Easiest irons to hit, ever. And good thing about those grips...if they ever lose tackiness, even on the course, just wet your towel on one end, wipe the grips down and let them air dry until your next shot. They take about 20 seconds to dry and will be as tacky as day 1! I will be getting them on mine really soon!
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Thanks and love the XTour heads! Looking forward to getting some reps in with these grips once the weather breaks here in Ohio! Thanks for the clean up advice.

[jbrunone]

live on the SQ fairway wood!!