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While I’m waiting for the rest of the clubs to come in, thought I’d comment a bit more on the clubs which have made the bag and my fitting experience with those clubs.
First up: Callaway Rogue Sub Zero driver
I’m a club-ho, not gonna lie. So, I fully expected to be replacing nearly every club in my bag due to the Club Champion fitting. Driver was during my second fitting visit.
The results with the Rogue SZ immediately challenged that notion. Still not swinging at mid-season speeds (anywhere from 2 to 6 mph slower), but was seeing good smash factors with the head/shaft combo (Shaft - Fujikura Fuel 6 stiff or Fujikura Atmos Blue 6 Xstiff). Tried a couple other heads, but nothing came close to the efficiency I was seeing out of the current club.
At that point, the fitter said he wanted to try something to see if he could get the ballspeed up a bit, so he could also up the loft. He asked if I had ever played the club with the heavier weight forward (I have 17g and 7g weights). I have not tried that since gaming the Epic SZ (and I sprayed the ball when trying that).
None-the-less, he moved the 17g to the front and 7g to the back... Ball speed went up, launch stayed similar, spin reduced, carry went up, smash factor improved to the point that the fitter said he couldn’t beat what we were getting. Interestingly, we saw these results with both of the shafts I brought, and any other shaft we tried didn’t improve on the combo.
So, the recommendation was stick with the Rogue SZ. Loft set to Neutral and +1 (9 degree head). Heavier weight forward and either shaft. Gamed this for the first time yesterday (with Atmos Blue 6x - too lazy to change the shaft. LOL), and though the wind was blowing and the ground is still really wet, easily had my best driving round since probably early last season.
EDIT: Got a couple of questions about other heads/shafts - probably should have included those the first time, as that would’ve made sense. LOL
Driver Heads tested during the fitting:
Ping G400 LST - 3rd best ball speed. Decent consistency, but spun too much on all but my best strikes. Those “best” strikes were fun, but didn’t happen often enough.
Cobra F9 Speedback - 2nd best ball speed. Best sounding driver of the bunch (with the weight in the back, anyway) but strike consistency wasn’t very good. Tried the higher weight up front, but I did start spraying that one.
Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero - Mentioned in another thread - thought this might be a good fitting move as an upgrade, but with my swing, lost 2 to 4 mph swing speed. We spent more time with this one, adding some forward weight and adjusting lofts, but couldn’t get the numbers up to the Rogue SZ
Shafts tested during the fitting:
Fujikura Fuel 60 stiff (good fit)
Fujikura Atmos Blue 60 stiff and 60 Xstiff (both good fit)
Fujikura Pro 2.0 6S (OK fit)
Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Blue 60 stiff and 70 stiff (OK fit)
While I’m waiting for the rest of the clubs to come in, thought I’d comment a bit more on the clubs which have made the bag and my fitting experience with those clubs.
First up: Callaway Rogue Sub Zero driver
I’m a club-ho, not gonna lie. So, I fully expected to be replacing nearly every club in my bag due to the Club Champion fitting. Driver was during my second fitting visit.
The results with the Rogue SZ immediately challenged that notion. Still not swinging at mid-season speeds (anywhere from 2 to 6 mph slower), but was seeing good smash factors with the head/shaft combo (Shaft - Fujikura Fuel 6 stiff or Fujikura Atmos Blue 6 Xstiff). Tried a couple other heads, but nothing came close to the efficiency I was seeing out of the current club.
At that point, the fitter said he wanted to try something to see if he could get the ballspeed up a bit, so he could also up the loft. He asked if I had ever played the club with the heavier weight forward (I have 17g and 7g weights). I have not tried that since gaming the Epic SZ (and I sprayed the ball when trying that).
None-the-less, he moved the 17g to the front and 7g to the back... Ball speed went up, launch stayed similar, spin reduced, carry went up, smash factor improved to the point that the fitter said he couldn’t beat what we were getting. Interestingly, we saw these results with both of the shafts I brought, and any other shaft we tried didn’t improve on the combo.
So, the recommendation was stick with the Rogue SZ. Loft set to Neutral and +1 (9 degree head). Heavier weight forward and either shaft. Gamed this for the first time yesterday (with Atmos Blue 6x - too lazy to change the shaft. LOL), and though the wind was blowing and the ground is still really wet, easily had my best driving round since probably early last season.
EDIT: Got a couple of questions about other heads/shafts - probably should have included those the first time, as that would’ve made sense. LOL
Driver Heads tested during the fitting:
Ping G400 LST - 3rd best ball speed. Decent consistency, but spun too much on all but my best strikes. Those “best” strikes were fun, but didn’t happen often enough.
Cobra F9 Speedback - 2nd best ball speed. Best sounding driver of the bunch (with the weight in the back, anyway) but strike consistency wasn’t very good. Tried the higher weight up front, but I did start spraying that one.
Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero - Mentioned in another thread - thought this might be a good fitting move as an upgrade, but with my swing, lost 2 to 4 mph swing speed. We spent more time with this one, adding some forward weight and adjusting lofts, but couldn’t get the numbers up to the Rogue SZ
Shafts tested during the fitting:
Fujikura Fuel 60 stiff (good fit)
Fujikura Atmos Blue 60 stiff and 60 Xstiff (both good fit)
Fujikura Pro 2.0 6S (OK fit)
Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Blue 60 stiff and 70 stiff (OK fit)
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