dthrog00
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The driver looks great. I'm familiar with heel side misses, that's my bad miss.
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Taking it down from 9.5 to 8.5 opens up the face a little. Moving up loft from standard will close it a little. I also had to swap the weights and put the heavier one in the back. That definitely aids in hitting the ball higher. Just to see what it does, I just added 4 grams of high density lead tape over the carbon portion on the toe of the sole. The head is mysterious to me how a guy like me that has always hit just about every golf club right to left has trouble getting that ball flight from this head. Light carbon fiber in the toe + a weight in the heel would seem to indicate some draw bias.So after some experimenting at 8.5 I moved it back to stock setting 9.5. Not my best ball striking day. I saw some nice straight drives and some baby fades. I was missing low and Healy a lot. Even on my worst low/heel shots the drive would have been playable or a "good miss". Low fading liners that found the middle and would have rolled for days.
After about 35 cuts I swapped the weights moving the 9g to the back and 3g to the heel. Completely different driver! In fact it really felt heavier. I could feel the club head in my swing much better. No more low liners. Either straight as an arrow or a high fade.
It was a weird day. I only needed the inside half of the club head as everything was heel side (which is odd for me) but at least I know the forgiveness is there!
Can't wait to get dialed in.
Taking it down from 9.5 to 8.5 opens up the face a little. Moving up loft from standard will close it a little. I also had to swap the weights and put the heavier one in the back. That definitely aids in hitting the ball higher. Just to see what it does, I just added 4 grams of high density lead tape over the carbon portion on the toe of the sole. The head is mysterious to me how a guy like me that has always hit just about every golf club right to left has trouble getting that ball flight from this head. Light carbon fiber in the toe + a weight in the heel would seem to indicate some draw bias.
That is a LOT of golf balls dude!
Glad you’re enjoying it, it really is a heck of a good little driver.
@jman, really? It seems normal for us to go for 150-200 balls at the range.
I will rest my back for a few days and have a go Thursday or Friday again to be sure. Will do another update once again.
It’s a lot of golf balls with driver for sure haha
I’ll have sessions where I hit that many shots, but if they were all driver I think my arms would fall off! HA!
Oh wait. I did 30-40 with the driver. The rest was with the EXS line. I got good results with the hybrids and irons (shared at the other side). I still struggle with the FW. Any clue?
Yes my arms feel like jelly now and my back is gonna feel sore later. All worth it.
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Played 18 on Sunday at my local goat track in DC. Very cold and terrible conditions but the EXS was a bright spot. The forgiveness across the face is great. I have better results with the 9g weight in the draw position and 3 in the back. I thought I’d want to switch out the shaft but the blue is growing on me. May get another weight and cut 1/2 inch off though. I do love that I can set up on the right side of the box, aim to the left side of the fairway and watch a long boring flight fade back to center. So far I haven’t been able to get this driver any farther left than straight which is a very good thing for me.
I am curious about something Sox_Fan. If I am wrong, please let me know. You were fitted at Tour Edge for these clubs, right? I have followed this thread for your reviews and information. I see that you have experimented with weighting, lead tape, etc. Also, you are going to try other shafts. I guess my question is, if you were fitted, why all the tinkering? Didn't Tour Edge get you to the optimal results? I've never been fitted and I am curious. Thank you.I have seen pretty much the same thing but basically dead straght instead of cutting back. I have always been a notorious right to left ball flight guy from driver to LW. It blows my mind that a head that would seemingly be draw biased with lightweight carbon fiber in the toe and a weight in the heel just does not want to curve left. My biggest miss has been a push hit off the center of the club face. I believe this is due to the shaft being a little long for me and not being able to always square the face.
Just tinkering. Plus, they did not have the shafts available that I am trying in the head. If I see better results with those shafts, I go with them. If not, I stick with what I was fit to. Usually only give experiments one round. If it doesn't look promising, back to the fitted shaft. And I have no money invested in the shafts I am trying so why not.I am curious about something Sox_Fan. If I am wrong, please let me know. You were fitted at Tour Edge for these clubs, right? I have followed this thread for your reviews and information. I see that you have experimented with weighting, lead tape, etc. Also, you are going to try other shafts. I guess my question is, if you were fitted, why all the tinkering? Didn't Tour Edge get you to the optimal results? I've never been fitted and I am curious. Thank you.
Just tinkering. Plus, they did not have the shafts available that I am trying in the head. If I see better results with those shafts, I go with them. If not, I stick with what I was fit to. Usually only give experiments one round. If it doesn't look promising, back to the fitted shaft. And I have no money invested in the shafts I am trying so why not.
So for those other shafts , did you get the adapter ?
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Just tinkering. Plus, they did not have the shafts available that I am trying in the head. If I see better results with those shafts, I go with them. If not, I stick with what I was fit to. Usually only give experiments one round. If it doesn't look promising, back to the fitted shaft. And I have no money invested in the shafts I am trying so why not.
So I was on the driving range today. Hit about 30-40 balls. I couldn't get the 220y (200m) mark today. The weather was bad and there was rain and thunderstorms. Interestingly, I was still able to achieve 197y (180m). I was a bit tired but slices and draw still went 185y (170m). Need to wait for a dry and hot day.
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Range balls are notorious for not having the distance you'd get with your gamers. You're probably best getting distance from your gamer ball.
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Did not have my best driver swing today but was still able to hit 7/11 fairways with the EXS. Interestingly enough, the 4 missed fairways were struck in the middle of the club face and I just wasn't able to deliver a square club face to the ball. Only one of the 7 fairways hit were struck in the middle of the club face with 5 on the toe end and 2 towards the heel.
Put an adapter on an LA Golf Shafts White Tie today so hope to give that a go on Sunday. Going to set that one up a little shorter at 45" than the shaft I currently have in the driver.