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Re: upgrades

• yeeeeehaaaaw 5 Posts

  Wed, Feb 27 2013 9:52 PM

  Im sure this has been posted before, but what are the best upgrades for driver, irons, putter?

• MainzMan 9,591 Posts

  Thu, Feb 28 2013 4:03 AM

  The answer depends a lot on whether you want to spend a lot or not.  You're 4 levels away from the L48 Raptures which are great clubs, nice easy meter and very good forgiveness.  If you match them with the driver and 3 wood you should find your game improves a lot.  Personally I'd ditch your hybrid and get 3 wedges, there are some nice Pings you can get now, get a 64 degree one and 2 others that fill in the gap between that and the PW included with whichever iron set you get.

  The other way to go would be to wait a while and get the G20 irons at level 59 and matching driver and wedges.  They'll play better than the Raptures but have a quicker meter so may need a ball with some feel to slow it down a bit.  The wedges all have a quicker meter than either iron set, I'm afraid you just have to get used to them.

  Good luck.

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Thu, Feb 28 2013 4:16 AM

  Great advice there. Always wedges first  though and try to plan your upgrades in steps. There's no point wasting money on 6 or 7 upgrades on your way up when you can do it 2 or 3.

• ct690911 7,205 Posts

  Thu, Feb 28 2013 4:29 AM

  yeeeeehaaaaw:

  Im sure this has been posted before, but what are the best upgrades for driver, irons, putter?

  I fully agree with mainz...actually, I seem to remember I started out wth raptures and movd to G20s with better quality balls....wedges are also the way to go. The short game is what decides matches, so driver , 3 wood and 3 wedges....and lots of practice...flops, pitches, chips etc

• MainzMan 9,591 Posts

  Thu, Feb 28 2013 6:15 AM

  I just realised I never mentioned putters.  Which one you get is very much down to which one works for you, not everyone will agree on what is best as some work better for those who move the marker and try to ding every putt and others are better for those who use missing the ding to compensate for break.

  I played well with the L44 Redwood but got the Daytona at level 55 and played better with that.  Since then I've had the L66 and then L92 Ghost Spider.

  Have a look for one with good balance and precision and a reasonably slow meter and give it a go.   There is no way to choose a putter other than by playing a few rounds with it, don't give up on one after a single round, you need a lot longer to get to know it.

• lonniescott711 4,207 Posts

  Thu, Feb 28 2013 6:28 AM

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• yeeeeehaaaaw 5 Posts

  Thu, Feb 28 2013 4:08 PM

  Thanks everyone for the comments and advice.  I made a couple purchases from one of the partners so I got credits in return..I think I have enough to spend on good equipment.