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I haven't hit the 9* so I cannot compare the differences but I would say it really all depends on your swing and launch angles. Also of note the 9* head has a flatter lie angle than the 10.5* head. This played a role in my decision to go with the 10.5* Head.Sorry if this was addressed already. For anyone who has compared the 9° vs the 10.5°.
Besides the launch angle differences did you notice any other significant differences? Spin, forgiveness, overall distance?
I read that CG was different and am wondering how that affected flight and forgiveness? Would it be more beneficial to go 9° or turn the 10.5° down? Sorry, a lot of pondering happening right now.
In my fitting I tested both the 10.5 and 9.0 degree LTDx LS. The 10.5 had a definite left bias for me, even lofted down to open the face, compared to the 9.0 head lofted up. As someone who tends to miss left anyways I went with the 9.0 degree head lofted up +1.0.Sorry if this was addressed already. For anyone who has compared the 9° vs the 10.5°.
Besides the launch angle differences did you notice any other significant differences? Spin, forgiveness, overall distance?
I read that CG was different and am wondering how that affected flight and forgiveness? Would it be more beneficial to go 9° or turn the 10.5° down? Sorry, a lot of pondering happening right now.
I haven't hit the 9* so I cannot compare the differences but I would say it really all depends on your swing and launch angles. Also of note the 9* head has a flatter lie angle than the 10.5* head. This played a role in my decision to go with the 10.5* Head.
In my fitting I tested both the 10.5 and 9.0 degree LTDx LS. The 10.5 had a definite left bias for me, even lofted down to open the face, compared to the 9.0 head lofted up. As someone who tends to miss left anyways I went with the 9.0 degree head lofted up +1.0.
I would recommend testing both and adjusting the loft and lie angles with the adapter to see which gives you the best fit.
Sounds like you might want to look at the LS model if you are seeing too much spin. The 9* head will have slightly lower spin than the 10.5* but not as much as the LS model would.Thank you for the responses.
I am looking for my son who is currently playing the 10.5 and loves it. As he swings faster I am seeing the ball climb and getting higher spin numbers. The fittings he has done have been less than stellar and it's hard to spend more money on another fitting.
The opportunity to buy a 9° came up at a good discount so I am trying to decide if it's worth spending the money for the experiment.
Thanks again for the input.
Thats another option. You've convinced me that I should let him hit them before I jump.Sounds like you might want to look at the LS model if you are seeing too much spin. The 9* head will have slightly lower spin than the 10.5* but not as much as the LS model would.
Moved to equipment forumNot sure where to put this, so here it goes.
I had an NV65 NXT shaft for this head. I seem to take the lefts (or the hard lefts) out of play with heavier shafts. First tee set to 9.5 (standard, not draw), dead straight - I am not a long hitter but had some really nice drives nothing really terrible - did have one that was a bit of a hook late in the round, it hit fairway and then took off left (not a bounce, my poor swing). I will continue to play this club and see what it can do for me compared to the current gamer - of course I may need data (and the LM is in storage - I feel like a such a stupid packing all that stuff away).
I was very very pleasantly surprised - mainly in that I had no practice with it. Plenty of forgiveness built in (not sure how much more the Max would/could offer). Playing partner suggested I reach out to Cobra for a heavier back weight, that would only increase height of the drive (is that correct)?
Club feels light compared to the Rogue ST Max and the ST-Z 220 - but that is just in hand head only feel could be me. That's where the reach out to Cobra came from - I could also fix with lead tape - or, again, could be me.
Once you get below 37% FIR you become eligible for the LS head #keepgrindingI am hitting 52% of fairways with the LTDx Max 3 wood but it drops down to 39% with the LTDx driver (and the ST-Z220 is at 40%).
It has me in ponder-mode for the LTDx Max head....
It hurt my head looking before coffee but would use the one that stayed above 2000 spin.I posted a thread about my spin numbers etc. that I just can't wrap my head around. Any ideas from fellow owners/testers?
Based on the speed and positive AoA those spin numbers don't seem impossible necessarily. Being 10 mph lower than your last test might be worth understanding a bit more before making a decision on which head/shaft to go with.I posted a thread about my spin numbers etc. that I just can't wrap my head around. Any ideas from fellow owners/testers?
It hurt my head looking before coffee but would use the one that stayed above 2000 spin.
Based on the speed and positive AoA those spin numbers don't seem impossible necessarily. Being 10 mph lower than your last test might be worth understanding a bit more before making a decision on which head/shaft to go with.