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In the From the Forums weekly feature, we bring you the hottest, most buzz-worthy topics from our forums for your convenience. I’ll be your trusty tour guide to navigate the latest buzz.
Here’s a peek behind the curtain into golf’s sanctuary.
King Cobra LTD vs. TaylorMade M1
Two high-profile drivers, Cobra’s King Cobra LTD and TaylorMade’s M1, have caught the eye of GolfWRX’s self-styled “equipment hos.”
Of course, many serious equipment fanatics will do a bevy of preliminary research before getting their hands on clubs to test (likely on a launch monitor).
This thread is one of those discussions about the relative merits of two hot new drivers, and is worth checking out if you’re in the market
More on the M1 here, and the LTD here.
Minimalist bag setup
Here’s an interesting discussion: If you want to take a few sticks out of your bag (for any number of reasons), what’s the best setup for a, say, nine or ten club bag?
Student of the game kicked the thread off:
“Last year I toyed around with and played some rounds using a minimalist set up. I did this by choosing favourite clubs out of the bag and carrying these in a lightweight Sunday bag, my set up usually consisted of 3 Deep, 3, 5, 7, 9, 52, 58 and putter or for longer courses I put the driver in the bag. So 9 clubs maximum. What I am thinknig about now is IF (even though it is probably going to happen) I was going to build a purpose built minimalist bag what would my thought process and theory be for building the bag.
“My bag would be built based on yardages instead of numbers on the club. The way I see it is I know my home course and what it takes to get around there, but if I wanted to go full minimalist even when visiting other courses playing each club as a yardage would be much easier.
“My minimalist bag (In theory):
Driver – Optimally fit for accuracy and distance (Somewhere between 290 and 300 yards is where I think I would be)
- Fairway Wood – Between 240-250 yards
- FW or Hybrid – between 195 and 205 yards
- Iron #1 – 175 yards
- Iron #2 – 150 yards
- Iron #3 – 125 yards
- Wedge #1 – 100 yards
- Wedge #2 – Specialty Shots
- Putter . . . You know to putt with
“Just wondered if anyone else has different or slightly different ideas from me regarding this. I also know alot of guys will say you can carry 14 so why not carry 14, I do play rounds with a full bag but sometimes this is fun. It also forces you to play shots in between clubs which is a challenge I enjoy.”
Best round at a tour stop?
Ever wonder what you’d shoot at a PGA Tour track? Well, it’s important to remember the pros play from the tips-plus and are dealing with more difficult pins and generally longer rough. Still, it’s interesting to see what a range of handicappers shot at Tour venues.
Check out the thread to see what WRXers shot and add to it if you’ve teed it up where the pros play.
2016 Scotty Cameron putter lineup
Speculation, and what the WRXers want in this thread.
Yanki01: rumors are it will be similar to the current golo with the insert.
PZero: The stuff he has been putting out lately has been awful and gimmicky looking. If you want a Cameron buy an older model.
Yanki01: time to go back and keep it classy, classic looks when it comes to his putters will be money. though i’m afraid a lot of people are not like us.
“Rawing” irons
Usually, golfers are looking to dress up their irons with paintfills and finishes. Sometimes, however, they want to strip the chrome of their irons to achieve a raw look.
ERUddOH started a thread about rawing his Srixon irons and a few users followed suit with pictures of their own raw jobs.
