I don't tinker as much as I think I do, mostly with shafts, but so far I'm happy with every club in the bag. It took a lot of time to decide whether to play the SIM in 9 or 10.5 but settled on 9 with some draw bias added in. This bag is pretty set, I have second bag on the west coast, going to build a third bag as the tinker set. Bag: G Fore Daytona in Snow White. goto covers: iliac korean flag, iliac blue boa/camo, Tiffany gambler with EC all over it, Cameron gold Purple alligator cover. driver: TaylorMade SIM 9 degree, set one click higher, heel weight position. diamana df60 stiff, 45 1/4” to end of grip. D3 swingweight 3 wood: SIM 15, Diamana s+ 75, 43” eog hybrid: pxg 0317x 19 degree, Fujikura pro83, 40” eog, or p790 udi Diamana s82 irons: TaylorMade P790 4-pw, modus 120 stiff, multi compound grip with two build up wraps, progressive sw d2-d4. wedges: ping glide 2.0 stealth 50, Vokey slate blue sm7 s grind 54, and TM hi toe tour issue raw face 59. Modus 115 shafts. putter: Scotty Cameron custom timeless. Misted chromatic bronze so it's matte at address but shiny everywhere else. 345 headweight with beach and tungsten, 34" Pistoling Circle T with three build up wraps, and some stamps and name🧐 TP5 ball.

I can’t even do a WITB bc I can’t figure what should be in the bag 😂

maxbianchi I love those irons. Start a new thread so people can bash Eddies bag on this one 😉

dphatt @Eddie I can't do one either because I've been trying to contain what's happening in my pants after seeing Ed's bag! My lawd!!! You're supposed to go see a doctor after 4 hours, right? 😅

That gfore bag is awesome. love the different branded wedges as well

Benzo Good to see you here! Yeah, for me wedges it all comes down to what works. Glide 2.0 one of the best wedges for full and 3/4 shots I've ever used, Vokey sand wedges I've always used well, and the hi-toe is a real fun lob wedge to hit a lot of shots with.

Eddie I’m still on the hunt for the perfect wedges. Currently have a glide forged 50°, vokey slate blue F grind 54°, and a PXG sugar daddy 59°. @dphatt tells me artisan wedges are to die for. Keeping my eyes out, as lefties aren’t available yet.

A lot to like with your setup. Diamana’s have always worked the best for me in my woods and I’m going to have to sample their newer ones sometime soon. Love the mix of wedges and that Timeless is ridiculous. That Gambler headcover is perfection as well.

ckay That’s an awesome Timeless Thanks, it was one of the last custom orders before the custom program was put on hiatus, I initially ordered it without my nickname, as I hated the previous three customs I ordered, but as soon as I picked it up, played it four days then dropped it back off at the studio and said stamp it with my name so I stop ho'ing putters. KDBeach Diamana’s have always worked the best for me in my woods and I’m going to have to sample their newer ones sometime soon The smooth feel of the Diamanas is what always brings me back to their shafts. Even their older ones stand up well over time. ForeLeft tells me artisan wedges are to die for. Keeping my eyes out, as lefties aren’t available yet. I like your wedge selection too, pretty similar hahaha. I've messed around with some Artisan custom grinds, very impressed for sure.

Eddie I've messed around with some Artisan custom grinds, very impressed for sure. Did you go get fit? order some random grinds? or how did you go about it? Dying to get down there, but they currently have this posted on their site: "We apologize, but at this time, we are not offering Left-Handed wedges and are unsure of a time frame for introducing them." Want to get down there bad.

Eddie’s WITB. Let’s see how long this stays this way.

Eddie

The more I play this year, the more I realize how fade friendly the SIM driver head is.

I can hit a pretty pronounced draw with every club in the bag, but when it comes to driver, it will not turn over.

I'm debating whether this is something I like or not. On one hand, being able to take the left side out of the golf course out is a huge advantage, but it just sucks because I'm probably leaving yardage on the table because I'm hitting skinny pushes that carry great, but roll very little. If I goto a super low spin shaft, it exacerbates the right miss, but with the ZF and smoke, it's a pretty tight window in terms of dispersion.

New irons have been ordered.

ckay

Eddie I need to spend more time with the SIM, but being how limited and precious my rounds are this year I don't want to bag something new. I did notice with the 5 or so balls I have hit, the club doesn't turn over as much which is a good thing for me. I should just sack up and play it this weekend, it isn't like I have an index to maintain this year.

What irons did you order?

Eddie

ckay

Well when I'm trying new equipment, I tend to take both incumbent and new clubs with me. With driver, front 9 with old club so I can gauge where my swing is, back 9 with new so I have a good comparison.

Jaybananapantsarthur I can’t however hit an intentional 15-20 yard draw.

This is what I'm experiencing as well. I'm going to set my 9 degree head two clicks higher to see if it makes a difference, because path is good, the face is staying square or a touch open to path.

Jaybananapantsarthur

When my swing isn’t super loose (insert hips in California, club head in NJ) I get a ball that falls slightly left if center. I can also, usually, force a fade when I want as well which is my preference. I can’t however hit an intentional 15-20 yard draw.

ckay

What irons did you order ?

Eddie

ckay

770s

Eddie

I’m moving my mindfuck of a driver length test to my witb thread, so I feel less bad about mucking up the other thread.

I was originally at 45 and 1/4 - 3/8, mostly because I thought that was my comfort zone.

BF is just under 45”, and this swing illustrates why this will probably be the longest I will play a club.

Im still debating how short I should go, 44.5” definitely feels really controlled, but I can see I’m leaving some carry yardage on the table for sure.

So on this swing, goat hump the shit out of the ball, come from way inside: normally this shot would result in a push 30-40 yards right. This ended up being a 10 yard push that the lay person would’ve said was just a little fade. That’s definitely shorter club length helping.

Im debating, going back to VR at 44.75, maybe XC, any other ideas?

zf is out
tour ad tp is out
bf is out but going to play it until I pick new shaft. It spins too much but for now I know it will go straight.

Im searching hard.

ForeLeft

Eddie what are you ultimately looking for in a shaft?

I can tell you my #1 sellers as a fitter (because they flat out performed, I wasn’t pushing them) were Accra and Oban.

My favorite shaft of all time was the Accra CS1. You can find those on eBay for $50-75. It’s discontinued and they don’t have much resale because they aren’t heavy on tour. Heck of a steal.
Oban Tour limited was also V good.

Have you tried any of the Tensei AV raw’s? The new TPT? (FWIW, I thought the TPT was Junk, but only hit old one).

brushie

I’m using a tour ad xc in my sim. It’s a really nice combo.

ckay

ForeLeft I heard TPT has durability issues. Is that true?

Eddie

ForeLeft

I used to love the whiteboard profile, but these days with the way my swing has changed, I don't get along with it well.

So I tried the blue profile type, which feels good in terms of profile, but in terms of spin, spins up when I hit hard. Every round, there will be 2-3 balls which I will hit, particularly when I go after it, and it will go nowhere. I mean nowhere.

I guess I'm looking for that firm med firm profile (blueboard, tour ad VR [which I love in the 3 wood]), but that can keep spin down.

Shafts played this year:
bf
df
zf
tour ad tp
tour ad vr
HZRDUS Smoke green
b50
project x LZ
Diamana S, s and x flex.

Or maybe it's that profile but I go up in flex.

I don't know.

@ckay I had a TPT, no issues in terms of durability, but then again I played it for two months.

ForeLeft

ckay ForeLeft I heard TPT has durability issues. Is that true?

no clue, I only tested with it when fitting and it was "MEH" at best. Didn't buy one.

Eddie Every round, there will be 2-3 balls which I will hit, particularly when I go after it, and it will go nowhere. I mean nowhere.

Have you tried lofting down? I've found dynamic loft to be way more effective at keeping spin down than any shaft can do.

Eddie

ForeLeft Have you tried lofting down? I've found dynamic loft to be way more effective at keeping spin down than any shaft can do.

The idea of going to an 8 degree head scares the crap out of me hahaha.

And opening up a 9 degree only further induces my right miss.

ForeLeft

Eddie I thought the same thing about a 7º Ping LST...but I could still apex her at 120'

Eddie

Stock shaft tipped up and shortened was a total fail. Dispersion is all over the fcking place. Another failed experiment.

i might go back to tour ad VR.

Eddie

Nothing much to report except for a head change in the SIM.

I was struggling with turning over the SIM consistently, and since my miss is a push, something that is too fade biased is an issue.

I was noticing with my 9 degree SIM set to one click closed my longest balls were slight pushes.

I had a terrible range session with the driver a few days ago, and after thinking and doing some research, I went up to 10.5 loft. Set it to upright and one click closed, so it would technically be super upright and closed, but it's much easier to turn over. It's not as long as the 9 degree setup, but with the added launch and spin, the ballfight is more stable, and the right miss has more spin and seems to fall offline less than before.

Shaft wise, I'm locked in with the tour ad VR in the driver to match the 3 wood. The reason I got rid of the VR was because I was chasing a super flat ballfight, but that led me down a bad chase, so back to what's consistent. Also, previously the driver SW'ed at D5 which I don't like, replaced the sliding weight with a lighter one to get the SW to D3 which feels great to me. The only other shaft on my radar might be the xc to lower the launch on the 10.5 setup, but for the next month, it's going to stay 10.5SIM VR6.

I just hate the graphics showing at address but I'll live for now.

Eddie

It’s been a while, I’ve been on actively, but busy working on stuff for the backend for T&C, among other things.

so not much to report except a kind of new putter in the stable.

Actually ordered this custom, then refused delivery because of inconsistencies in the finish, and a year later, I came across it again and picked it up to be my shitty green putter.

Just came back from four days at Kinloch with semi punched greens and it beat up the gamer Timeless pretty good, so from now on Toulon on non optimal greens.

rose gold Toulon Columbus with long neck.

mhales10

4 days at Kinloch 👀

mljones99

mhales10 seriously!

Eddie

mhales10 4 days at Kinloch 👀

The course itself was fun, playing different tees different days mixed it up for sure.

Staying in the cottage was a real treat though.

video of the 19th hole

mhales10

Eddie great pics. That place is heaven. Grilled PBJ is 👍

conorgolf22

Eddie incredible