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New irons just arrived. Blended srixon zxi5 (4,5i), zxi7 (6-8i) and blades (9i-gw).  The pw and gw are the same head so we specced different lengths and had one bent 2 strong and the other 2 weak. Then I did the red paint fill on the gw to tell them apart 

 

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On 9/6/2025 at 9:39 AM, brown water said:

New irons just arrived. Blended srixon zxi5 (4,5i), zxi7 (6-8i) and blades (9i-gw).  The pw and gw are the same head so we specced different lengths and had one bent 2 strong and the other 2 weak. Then I did the red paint fill on the gw to tell them apart 

 

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LOVE Srixons. I have 3 sets of Srixon irons, Z745, Z565, and ZX5. The Z565 feel better and have a lower launch angle than the ZX5. Other than that, they play basically the same. The 7 series is not as forgiving. You definitely lose more distance on off center hits.

I hesitate on bending my clubs that much. You are increasing and decreasing bounce. With the ZX series, I'd be more worried about increasing bounce because they already have a shitton of bounce with the V shaped sole.

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Agree on all points and particularly the wedges. Did the same with my last set of blades that also didn’t have a gw head. Their soles were more traditional so less of a concern. Couple rounds in and it hasn’t been an issue with the Srixons but was a bit worried when ordering. Fortunately it was through a friend that has a few pro shops in his portfolio in resort management. I got his pricing and the irons plus a 3w were ~$1k so it wasn’t too much to risk on the wedge experiment 2.0.  

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Anyone out there a league manager or responsible for setting up a weekly (daily, monthly, whatever) game? I have a side project that I could use some feedback on that should help you create teams in a balanced manner. Or if you use a tool for this already, what tool do you use (Excel counts)? 

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The Team Edge walking bags are absolute trash. Are you guys seeing any other Longhorns walking bags locally? Online it’s pretty much only this TE garbage and jacked up Nike bags on eBay.

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19 hours ago, Lurch said:

The Team Edge walking bags are absolute trash. Are you guys seeing any other Longhorns walking bags locally? Online it’s pretty much only this TE garbage and jacked up Nike bags on eBay.

Get a walking bag you like with a removeable cover for the ball pocket and get the ball pocket embroidered. That's what I did with my Vessel bag - way cheaper than having Vessel do the embroidery and I could do whatever I wanted. I went with a longhorn outline plus my kids' initials, all in faded burnt orange stitch.  

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On 9/11/2025 at 8:26 PM, Lurch said:

Good call. I’m going to give a closer look to the Costco bag tomorrow

I bought the Sunday stand bag from Costco and I like it. I already had their Lobo for Par 3 and driving range use. 

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I was making stready progress for 6 straight weeks and then took a lesson from a guy who really didn't like my downswing and spent an hour trying to change it. In doing so, it completely broke my swing. I'm fine with that since I'm new to the game and understand that sometimes we have to move back a little to move forward. 

However - while this was happening I told him he was asking me to do something that didn't feel natural and hurt but we kept after it. By that night, I had developed so much pain in the area below my trail arm shoulder blade that it felt like a cracked rib - in other words it hurts to roll over in bed, breath, laugh, or cough, and when I sneeze it's almost like a railroad spike in the back. And it's been that way ever since with no improvement - 7 full days. 

Two questions - 

First - I have coached wrestling, boxing, and taught people how to lift weights properly. There are times when things feel awkward, but as a coach whenever someone told me something felt unnatural or hurt, I always wanted to take a step back and reassess, because mechanics are highly individual. I'm not blaming the instructor because I'm old enough to know better but shouldn't a golf swing feel fluid and somewhat easy? Should it ever hurt?

Second - has anybody had an injury like this and if so, what was it and how long did it take to heal? 

I can't execute anything more than half a backswing, but I can pitch, chip and putt so I'll be working on my short game until this gets better. 

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34 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Yep

weird 

grip 

stance

set up / hand position 

shoulder turn 

take away

hand position 

first move down 

i like that order, unless your first move down is just absolutely horrible 😂😂😂😂

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1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

weird 

grip 

stance

set up / hand position 

shoulder turn 

take away

hand position 

first move down 

i like that order, unless your first move down is just absolutely horrible 😂😂😂😂

Maybe it was but my trackman numbers were all OK going into the session- ie attack angle, smash factor, distance etc. I just wasn’t consistent yet. 

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1 minute ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Maybe it was but my trackman numbers were all OK going into the session- ie attack angle, smash factor, distance etc. I just wasn’t consistent yet. 

 

keep practicing 

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