I can say with certainty that if I hit that set up in a fitting, it would’ve been hard to beat it. Launch was perfect. Distance was right there with the WB from what my eyeball could see. Most importantly, I finally saw that tighter dispersion others have seen.
You produce what I call underwhelming violence.
now that is a great way of explaining my swing.
I thought @JohnSinVA was going to swipe it on the spot... absolutely crushed it.
I only took a couple swings with it, but liked the feel of it. Bad match with the head for my swing though, I'd love to try one in my AI Smoke.
I love the look of a driver dialed down a notch or two. Let us know how that works out for you.
I don't know what you decided on but having experimented with the Darkspeed LS you know what you've been getting. I think putting this shaft in that head would be a good test of how the shaft performs vs the GT2. Lower spinning head a shaft that launches and spins more sounds like a good combo potentially
Based on that and that you were swinging the LA Golf shaft faster, the Vanquish seems like a winner here. Especially with shrinking this dispersion.
Appreciate the info. Have you considered putting this in a fairway wood? It might really come to life in a club that needs a bit more spin.
Clearly the BB is not working for your swing but but 3 mph slower club speed doesn't make much sense to me. Were you trying to swing slower with it?
100%. After the GT club fitting (which I used both LA and Vanquish in and let me tell you, that GT head is NO joke), I went back to my TSr2 Head and used whatever little bit of energy I had left and the Vanquish gave me two very long drives...I really LOVE this Vanquish.
Absolutely. When the review period is done, I'm going to have it put in my 3W and see how it goes. I'm definitely NOT done with it yet.
Yes. The BB definitely works better with a smoother swing and that's what I was trying to do. Smooth made for a better dispersion but it's just not my style. And when I say that, I don't mean my swing isn't smooth, it's just not AS smooth as that shaft needs it. It's a very toxic relationship, ROFL. What's interesting is that in my head, I feel I need to slow down in order to be smoother...and that's what I do now when I have that shaft in my hand. Wether I try to or not.
Even with the lower average swing speed with the BB, the distance gap is strange. If you figure about 2.5 yards per MPH (figure 3 yards to be safe per MPH), that is still shorter than the other two, by a wide margin. I am guessing, with the 65' of dispersion, that you got a lot more sidespin with the BB, which could be the reason you were not getting the distance.
I know for me at least, intentionally messing with my tempo not only changes speed slightly, but how I deliver the club. My sweet spot is a pretty smooth tempo but I’d try to “slow down” I start missing center face. Something similar would result in data like this I imagine.
Yeah, the spin was crazy high for me on that BB....but maybe a 3 wood would be super nice
This is something I’m thinking of doing with my BB as well. I’ve never been a big fw wood player. @Browndog has an LTDx 4w turned down that I seem to hit great. I was thinking the BB in a new Darkspeed FW would be a killer combo.
Have a feeling that could be a very playable club after your driver.
I can relate to the toxic relationship
. The thing about the BB is that when you are swinging it well, it feels so damn good! I haven’t gotten out yet this week but it’s in the Aerojet LS to give that a go after seeing it in the Darkspeed LS. The launch I was seeing in that head was absolutely perfect. Slightly higher than my WB and didn’t appear to lose any distance. I can’t wait to try this combo out on course
Agreed on the ball flight not being really high, but higher than previous shafts I have hit.
