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Kind of a bummer of a week and it looks like I can't get out with the V2's until Saturday. The good news is that will be for 36 holes, range time, and hopefully I can get these in some other THP'rs hands for a few swings.
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Kind of a bummer of a week and it looks like I can't get out with the V2's until Saturday. The good news is that will be for 36 holes, range time, and hopefully I can get these in some other THP'rs hands for a few swings.
Just went back to look at all of the iniital pictures and videos again. I can't stay away from these things... They are just that beautiful. Easily the best looking club I've ever seen. Good job thus far with the reviews you three, keep it up!
This is the longest I've gone not hitting a golf club since this review process started. It will end up being a 6 day break and I don't like it. Hoping that rust isn't an issue since I felt like I was really getting into a groove with the V2's.
This is the longest I've gone not hitting a golf club since this review process started. It will end up being a 6 day break and I don't like it. Hoping that rust isn't an issue since I felt like I was really getting into a groove with the V2's.
I played 18 on Friday but the wind was brutal. Tough to judge the distances and I didn't hit the long irons very well. Weather was a huge factor and tough to give feedback after a round like that. I will try to get some video using the PW around the green next time out as this seems to save me a stroke or two each round. Things are going great for me with the 8-PW but maybe a combo set with some more forgiving long irons would work better for my game at this point.
10/14/11 - Grand National - Links Course (Auburn, AL)
72*, Slight breeze.
Had the opportunity to take the V2s on my trip this weekend to play at a course up in Alabama. I was really excited to play these on a new course, as I wanted to see how I played these without knowing every aspect of the course, as well as dealing with elevation throughout the course.
A big struggle of mine with the V2s has been judging my distances throughout the set, as well as controlling the distance. I figured that bringing elevation changes in to play would be quite the test for myself with the V2s.
I shot a 42/45, 87. I had 14 bogeys, 1 double, and 1 birdie. Some of the slowest groups I have ever seen in my life finally slowed us up when we got to the 13th hole, after that it was down hill.
Starting out the round with the V2s, I was really struggling with my club selection. I would pick what I thought would be the perfect club for my shot, and then come up well short of my target area or completely fly it past it. As the round progressed, I started taking the elevation more in to play, and began to get much more consistent with my ball striking. One thing that I noticed was that my ball striking with the V2s has gotten much, much more consistent, and with that I am starting to be able to dial in my distances with each club. I am noticing that I am not hitting as many “fat” shots with the V2s as I had been in the past (thanks for the tip on aiming slightly in front of the ball Hawk!), and with the fat shots being fewer, I feel I can judge my distances better as I can hit each club the distance I am looking for more frequently.
I love the 7-PW in this set, and as I go through the longer irons my struggles go up. I feel very comfortable and confident when using the shorter irons, and feel that my shots with these vs the longer irons have a much better success rate. The lack of forgiveness really comes in to play with the long irons, and I find that lately when trying to hit a longer iron from the turf, I have been struggling. Most of my misses now come with the longer irons, and those are mostly hitting them fat (possibly getting to steep by trying to swing harder?).
It was a fun challenge with the V2s, I had some good shots, I had some really bad shots, but feel that I fared well with them, especially playing a course that is nothing like what I am used to down here in Florida (I had forgotten what hills look like).
I didnt get to take any video, but did snap a few pictures, and wanted to highlight a few shots that stood out to me;
SpoilerFirst is my shot of the day, 157 yard Par 3. Flag was on the right back of the green, which was surrounded by bunkers.. I knew where the pin placement was and was confident in my 8 iron to get me there. Hit a great shot, and made the putt for my only birdie of the day.
View from the tee;
Results;
Spoiler
This is a long par 5, and a shot from my where I was hitting my 2nd shot from. I was about 259 to the green, I decided to hit a 7iron and to avoid the bunkers and leave me with right around 100 yards in to the green. It was a safe play, and being comfortable with the shorter irons, I knew that going 7iron for my second shot, then PW in to the green with my third shot would give me a good opportunity to Par the hole.
Spoiler
This is a Par 4, with a dogleg left surrounded by water. It was 200 to the turn, and the fairway ran out around 230 yards. My target area was the 150 yard marker to the right of the dogleg turn, distance to it was 215. Having good results the past week or so with the 4iron from the tee, I choose to tee up the 4 iron. Hit it dead on the path I wanted, and right at my target area, measuring out to 212 yards. Felt it was a safe shot, and gave me a good comfortable distance for my second shot.
Spoiler
This is a shorter par 4, playing at 326 yards, uphill. I hit 3 Hybrid off the tee, and was left with about 120 to the pin. This is where I struggled with gauging my distances with elevation changes. Normally I would feel comfortable with my PW here, but decided to club up and go with the 9iron. I hit it great, and unfortunately flew the back right of the green. The picture is looking back from where my shot landed down the fairway.
I had a fun day out with the V2s, felt that I was able to pull off some great shots with them, but still struggle at times with finding my distances on a consistent basis. The more time I spend working with these, the better I feel that I hit them. Focusing on reducing my "fat shot" misses is something I continue to work on, as that miss absolutely kills me. Getting a good club face on the ball is a must with these, you wont get much forgiveness on a mis-hit. Like I said earlier in this post, I have adjusted well to the short irons, but feel that some more range time with the long irons (primarily hitting off the turf) is needed for me to establish a higher comfort level with them.
Honestly, the sole doesn't seem to matter to me. I hit the Redlines out of the fairway bunkers fine as well.
I guess I should say, do you find the V2's to dig more in the sand? Do you need to be more conscious of hitting a fat shot in that situation with these?
Nice recap hawk! It sounds like these would be a great fit for a strong player, as they do offer some forgiveness in a blade like package.