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Non Conforming Clubs
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Posted: Feb 13, 2008 | 8:50 PM PST
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Would you use a non conforming club???  I have 4 drivers that I use.  A ping G5 (conforming) a Nike Sumo2 Sasquatch (Conforming), a Krank Red Hot Chili Pepper (Conforming infomercial special), and a Cleveland Hi Bore XL (Non Conforming).  Can anyone guess which club I use the most?  Wrong! it is not the Non Conforming or the infomercial special it is the Ping G5.  Why? you ask.  Well because that is the club I have had the longest and practiced with the most.  Don’t get me wrong I will take the other drivers to the range or play a round with them but I always go back to my trusty G5.  It is a little heavier than the other clubs and I use that one the most because Johnny Miller gave me some advice on light clubs.  Johnny Miller said “the biggest load of crap the golf manufacturers have been feeding us is that we need light clubs, we need a good swing with a good heavy club.”  My Ping G5 isn’t that heavy but it is a Normal weighted club for me…not too heavy, not too light.   So what is moral of the story???  Get yourself a driver that you are comfortable with and if it is too light then put some lead on it.  Oh, and don’t cheat either. 
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alcyone

Joined: 11/17/2007
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 | 6:39 AM PST
With your little .com link at the bottom of two out of three blog posts, and another in the equipment forum, you are starting to smell like a spammer.

Last edited by alcyone on February 14th at 10:51 AM.
duckybutters
san clemente
Joined: 01/14/2008
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 | 7:56 PM PST
your not very funny your comments about woman are not real cool either might you not be happier on e-bay . oh by the the way the biggest load of crap the golf industry is feeding us is advice from has beens and lead tape. club makers spend hundreds of thousands designing clubs and balancing them for every swing to think sticking lead tape on something will improve it is well optimistic at best
dealadaygolf

Joined: 02/13/2008
Posted: Feb 15, 2008 | 1:44 PM PST
Not sure what the comments are about....Spammer? Comments about women? I don't understand. Thanks for reading the blog though. Not sure I would call Johnny Miller a has been...I am sure he knows more about golf than you duckbutter.
dolphsett
Louisville, KY
Joined: 08/28/2007
Posted: Feb 16, 2008 | 8:58 AM PST
For those of us who made the transformation from persimmon to steel, I think we can better understand what Johnny Miller meant. Back when he was on top of leaderboards, persimmon was it, and I have to admit I kind of miss those days. The woods were heavier, and required more rhythym in the swing. Golf was more about shotmaking than rip-find-repeat. I used to have a nice fade with a persimmon driver -- now I can't fade a ball for nothing. I can cut and slice the crap out of it, but hit that nice subtle fade with today's titanium? Ain't happening.

As for the non-conforming drivers, I don't think it makes a lick of difference. I wouldn't knowingly play with something non-comforming, but it's no big deal if someone else chooses to do so outside of paid competition. If it helps a player to enjoy the game more, then I say, "Swing away!"
Pastor_Mark
North Carolina
Joined: 08/16/2007
Posted: Feb 23, 2008 | 8:39 PM PST
I also enjoy hitting with older clubs, especially when driving. I get the clubs at thrift stores and yard sales. I really prefer "Thwack" to "Ting." I have a Spaulding one-wood, all dark and shiny, weighs a ton, and I can hit it straight but not long. But then again, I'm too new to golf to hit very far with any club, so no difference there. Palmer could do 300 yards with it.