Took my MX 25's to the clubmaker guy at the Local GG two weeks ago after I butchered one of our club's regular stops up in SE PA. I told him to check the lies and he found that they were all over the place and he bent them to about two degrees flat from Mizuno spec which is my optimum lie angle with these irons. But he also checked, without instruction, the lofts and found that all of them were at least one degree strong and more than half two to four degrees strong. So he bent them all to spec.
So now I play this course two days ago with the club and end up shooting 13 strokes less than 20 days ago. I ended up winning the event in a field of 27 where more than 70% were under net par. Putting was not real good although I holed a 36 foot birdie putt on a par 4 that 20 days ago yielded a snowman. I think I three-putted maybe six holes and those putts were from makeable range of 20 feet or less on real speedy greens and diabolical hole locations that left you with 4-10 footers with a perfectly stroked putt. I didn't tally the GIR but think it may have been 12 or 13 which would be about my best GIR round ever.
Oh, and the other thing I did was to reshaft my 909 DComp with a VooDoo for Titleist stiff flex that I couldn't hit good when it was in the 909D3 I bought. I didn't care if the ball didn't get more than 15 feet off the ground, I just didn't want to pull every second drive dead left into Trouble. On the third hole after the first two drives went a little left, I pulled my right foot back several inches at address which always means for me that the shot will go right and that was the ticket. No drives into trouble during the round. And consistently 10-30 yards farther than 20 days ago with the same driver head. I must be getting a whole lot more roll with the VooDoo versus the 'Ilima that was in it before.
So thanks again the the curmudgeion clubmaker at Golf Galaxy who took it upon himself to check and adjust lofts. Damn. Everyone enjoy your vacation day and don't labor too much. Mongrel out.
So now I play this course two days ago with the club and end up shooting 13 strokes less than 20 days ago. I ended up winning the event in a field of 27 where more than 70% were under net par. Putting was not real good although I holed a 36 foot birdie putt on a par 4 that 20 days ago yielded a snowman. I think I three-putted maybe six holes and those putts were from makeable range of 20 feet or less on real speedy greens and diabolical hole locations that left you with 4-10 footers with a perfectly stroked putt. I didn't tally the GIR but think it may have been 12 or 13 which would be about my best GIR round ever.
Oh, and the other thing I did was to reshaft my 909 DComp with a VooDoo for Titleist stiff flex that I couldn't hit good when it was in the 909D3 I bought. I didn't care if the ball didn't get more than 15 feet off the ground, I just didn't want to pull every second drive dead left into Trouble. On the third hole after the first two drives went a little left, I pulled my right foot back several inches at address which always means for me that the shot will go right and that was the ticket. No drives into trouble during the round. And consistently 10-30 yards farther than 20 days ago with the same driver head. I must be getting a whole lot more roll with the VooDoo versus the 'Ilima that was in it before.
So thanks again the the curmudgeion clubmaker at Golf Galaxy who took it upon himself to check and adjust lofts. Damn. Everyone enjoy your vacation day and don't labor too much. Mongrel out.