garethw
Well-known member
I posted a few days ago about having a spare slot in the bag, and a gap between my 3 wood and 4 hybrid plus a struggle to get out of bunkers. I was contemplating a 3 hybrid or a Cleveland smart sole S wedge to fill that spare slot. Instead I booked a bunker lesson to try and cure my mental and swing issues using my current wedges, and brought a M2 3 Hybrid.
Yesterday I had a double lesson booked, first hour was in the sand, then what I really wanted to do was use Trackman and get some averages with my irons which at the moment appear to be getting longer than I am use to. This turned into a swing change which to be honest was not what I wanted as I am quite happy at the moment with my irons. I then pulled the hybrid and had one of those nightmare ball hitting sessions where nothing works, so called it quits and went home. My wife had a lesson booked for the afternoon (with a new coach), so I went along and experimented with different ball positions and estimated I had around a 190 carry off the deck with it so was quite happy.
The ball gets up nice and easy and just flies off the face, and mishits are not that penalised. It is a far more muted sound than the Aeroburner and also the X2 Hots I use to have. The face has 3 white lines in the centre and sits relatively square. I am not sure how to describe the feel off the face but I know when good contact has been made. The Speed Slot is wider than the Aeroburner, and more rounded on the edges. The course this morning was reasonably hard packed and tight lies on the fairways, once rainy season comes and things soften up I'll be able to see how much dirt will collect in it. The black head and black face with no alignment mark to me look good.
First round this morning I pulled it 3 times. First swing was a complete disaster and sent it worm burning down the fairway. Shot two was a nice gentle high draw which caught a bad bounce just on the edge of the green and ended up in the sand, Game golf measured this as 218 yards. Third shot carried 190. I need a few more rounds with this, and some practice with it tee'd up to see what happens directionally and distance wise. If I get an average of around 200 ish yards and am consistent in strike, direction and distance I think it may replace the 3 wood. Which then puts me back to square one and possibly put the mini driver back in or just play 13 clubs.
Yesterday I had a double lesson booked, first hour was in the sand, then what I really wanted to do was use Trackman and get some averages with my irons which at the moment appear to be getting longer than I am use to. This turned into a swing change which to be honest was not what I wanted as I am quite happy at the moment with my irons. I then pulled the hybrid and had one of those nightmare ball hitting sessions where nothing works, so called it quits and went home. My wife had a lesson booked for the afternoon (with a new coach), so I went along and experimented with different ball positions and estimated I had around a 190 carry off the deck with it so was quite happy.
The ball gets up nice and easy and just flies off the face, and mishits are not that penalised. It is a far more muted sound than the Aeroburner and also the X2 Hots I use to have. The face has 3 white lines in the centre and sits relatively square. I am not sure how to describe the feel off the face but I know when good contact has been made. The Speed Slot is wider than the Aeroburner, and more rounded on the edges. The course this morning was reasonably hard packed and tight lies on the fairways, once rainy season comes and things soften up I'll be able to see how much dirt will collect in it. The black head and black face with no alignment mark to me look good.
First round this morning I pulled it 3 times. First swing was a complete disaster and sent it worm burning down the fairway. Shot two was a nice gentle high draw which caught a bad bounce just on the edge of the green and ended up in the sand, Game golf measured this as 218 yards. Third shot carried 190. I need a few more rounds with this, and some practice with it tee'd up to see what happens directionally and distance wise. If I get an average of around 200 ish yards and am consistent in strike, direction and distance I think it may replace the 3 wood. Which then puts me back to square one and possibly put the mini driver back in or just play 13 clubs.