Rye's WITB (latest update: June 26, 2008)

[Rye]

There will be no yards left on the table here.


Current line-up (updated on June 26, 2008):

Driver:      Cobra L4V X 9* w/Graphite Design Pershing 65 stiff (by MadMax)
3 Wood:    Nakashima HTEC 15* w/Matrix Code 8 stiff (by Frank/Camster8)
Hybrid:     TaylorMade Dual TP 19* w/Mitsubishi Diamana H 83 stiff
Irons:       Titleist 1983 Tour Blades 821 Limited Edition w/Nippon NS 1150GH Tour stiff 3 - PW (refinished by Frank/Camster8)
Wedges:   Scratch TNC 54* (bent from 53*) and Scratch EGG 60*
Putter:     Byron Morgan 008X prototype no. 1 of 30


In rotation:

Wood:      Sonartec GS Tour 18* w/Graphite Design Red Ice 70 stiff - by MadMax
Hybrid:     TaylorMade Rescue Mid TP 22* w/Fujikura Speeder Stiff
Putters:    Rife 2 Bar Hybrid
               Ping Zing2
               Ping B60F2


My bag a year ago (the actual carry bag remains the same today):





Since then, my Titleist 905R





gave way to a Titleist 907D1





and now my gamer is this (busted) D2, hopefully to be replaced by something else real soon.





I've gone through a Titleist 904F 15* 3 wood and am now playing this Titleist 906F2 15* 3 wood.





And by playing, I mean untill this Monday, since this FW has already found a new home. It's replacement is the Nakashima HTEC FW I won in the December Giveaway from one of our great sponsors, Frank aka. Camster8 of Aceofclubstp.com. He has something really special planned for the shaft, so stay tuned. BIG THINGS ARE COMING!!!


In the hybrid department, I tried out a 22* TaylorMade Dual hybrid instead of my 4 iron for about a week. However, my 19* Dual TP has proved to be one of the most durable clubs in my bag.


It was a bit sad to sell my first REAL iron set, these Ben Hogan Apex FTX, yesterday. I already know I'll regret letting these go.





The reason I sold my Hogans was because I bought these MacGregor Tourney PCB Tour Irons by Miura from the artist formely known as Tsgt_Mad (now: CaddyJoe77).





I also recently purchased these 1983 Titleist Tour Model 821 irons. Frank (Camster8) is right now giving this set THE treatment. I really can't disclose any more details at this moment, as I KNOW FOR A FACT the Titleist Tour Van people are lurking on this site (did someone say Titleist 909 driver? ). I'll post pictures as soon as I receive them.




As and added bonus, I also got this vintage Titleist staff bag that match the irons perfectly.





My Cleveland CG 10s have been replaced by a CG12s. No plans for change in the wedge department this week.

My brother bought my Scotty Cameron Circa 62 #3, and I'm now rolling a Yes! Tracy II that Mr_Divots sold me. That one will be out of the bag when I get my Byron Morgan 008X No. 1 of 30 prototype putter, that Drewspin was kind enough to reserve for me.

Updates will follow. Be sure to tune in.

[boca102]

Nice looking set up...make sure to post some after pictures of the Titleist blades.  I wish I played enough to play baldes but I need the forgiveness dur to the fact I will have weeks I can play 2 to 3 times then I may not have time for 2 or 3 weeks.  Nice looking set of sticks.  I always wanted those PCB's.  Good luck with them.

[Rye]

Thanks. Updated with the family photo (I know, 15 clubs, but the 3 iron was starting to cry when I told it that it couldn't be in the picture  ).

[Dr.Green]

Please accept my nomination for Rye for European Ho of the year honors. 

[CaddyJoe77]

those PCB's look great in your bag

 

[Rye]

Please accept my nomination for Rye for European Ho of the year honors. 

Thanks, joining this forum certainly hasn't helped my HO'ing. But I'm still a mere amateur compared to some of the guys in here.

those PCB's look great in your bag

 

Thanks, Joe. Played my first round of 2008 yesterday. I sucked, but it certainly wasn't the iron's fault. They feel SWEET!

[CaddyJoe77]

Please accept my nomination for Rye for European Ho of the year honors. 

Thanks, joining this forum certainly hasn't helped my HO'ing. But I'm still a mere amateur compared to some of the guys in here.

those PCB's look great in your bag

 

Thanks, Joe. Played my first round of 2008 yesterday. I sucked, but it certainly wasn't the iron's fault. They feel SWEET!

they feel like an iron should feel, and they make that sweet sound when you hit them flush.  Hopefully the lie angle was right for you?

[Rye]

Please accept my nomination for Rye for European Ho of the year honors. 

Thanks, joining this forum certainly hasn't helped my HO'ing. But I'm still a mere amateur compared to some of the guys in here.

those PCB's look great in your bag

 

Thanks, Joe. Played my first round of 2008 yesterday. I sucked, but it certainly wasn't the iron's fault. They feel SWEET!

they feel like an iron should feel, and they make that sweet sound when you hit them flush.  Hopefully the lie angle was right for you?

The lie angle felt OK, but I'm going to have the irons measured sometime this week. I know that they are probably ½ inch too short.

[SBR67]

Nice bag, Rye.

Any ideas on a driver replacement?

[Rye]

Thanks.

The driver is actually still working fine so far, but if I could get my hands on another D2 head, that would be fine by me. Have not really played it for that long, so the shaft is still brand new. But I'm open to other alternatives as well. Another Danish member in here has a Geek head for sale, so that might be worth a try.

[oldcaddie]

Thanks. Updated with the family photo (I know, 15 clubs, but the 3 iron was starting to cry when I told it that it couldn't be in the picture  ).

I have this same MacGregors and love them!!  I replaced the shafts with Rifle Project X 5.5s

[Claude Ballz]

The first pic should be a bag full of shovels considering the amount of snow.

The rest of the pics look great. I applaud your photo skills. I have none.

[Rye]

I have this same MacGregors and love them!!  I replaced the shafts with Rifle Project X 5.5s

Yes, they feel really great.

[Rye]

The first pic should be a bag full of shovels considering the amount of snow.

The rest of the pics look great. I applaud your photo skills. I have none.

Thank you. Unfortunately, any photo skills I have do not make up for my lack of golfing skills.

[Rye]

My dented Titleist D2 needed some rest ... at least that is what I told myself. Plus, I bought into the L4V love fest that has been going on around here, so here is my newest addition to my bag.

I just picked it up from the post office and will be testing it on the range tonight. Note to self: must buy ear plugs on the way

Also, does anybody have any experience with this particular shaft?

[CaddyJoe77]

i dont have any experience with the pershing, but i have a 75 that is going into my DCT when it gets here!

[shawnee]

My dented Titleist D2 needed some rest ... at least that is what I told myself. Plus, I bought into the L4V love fest that has been going on around here, so here is my newest addition to my bag.

I just picked it up from the post office and will be testing it on the range tonight. Note to self: must buy ear plugs on the way

Also, does anybody have any experience with this particular shaft?

Nice pick up! ...Ignore the static and go BOMB it man!


Kindest regards, Shawnee

[SBR67]

Nice pick up, Soren.

I've hit the Pershing 75S  at 45" untipped in both a Wishon 919THI head and an Alpha RX 460 head. It was a great shaft for me in these higher launching heads. To me, it launches lower than the UST V2 75S and dispersion is about the same in both. I haven't hit the Pershing in 65 yet, but I am considering it in a Mizuno driver.

I hope that you hit it well.

 

[Rye]

Thanks, fellas.

Went to the range after work yesterday. Tried to warm up first, but I was really anxious to hit the L4V. The driver isn't released until March over here, so the (giant) head cover sticking out of my bag definitely got some looks.

I like the way this driver sets up, and the shape looks OK to me as well. The shaft feels somewhat different from the one I have in the D2 (V2 UST ProForce). I was actually expecting it to be WAY louder, especially since I was hitting it in a covered range. I guess I have to PM MadMax, since he was the one who built it in the first place. Maybe he has done something to mute the sound a little. I hit some good drives with it. Ballflight was low and tended be little fades.

Hopefully, the weather will be OK this weekend, so I can take it to the course. I think this one is going to stay in my bag for a while.

[Rye]

My latest classic update can be seen here. Enjoy:

[Rye]

My prize from the December Giveaway FINALLY got here today, after spending a couple of weeks in Danish customs. I won a Nakashima HTEC 15* fairway head from Frank, and decided to take him up on the additional January Giveaway offer for a discount on a shaft for the head. Via LM numbers and several conversations on phone/mail, I ended up with my first Matrix shaft: a stiff Code 8.

First of all: this club looks B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! I can't wait to hit it. Even the headcover looks cool, for crying out loud. The head has some very cool features, and is Nakashima's most technologically advanced yet. Every aspect of the club is adjustable: loft, lie, face angle, internal head weighting AND ... the shaft.

Hopefully, I can sneak off to the range tomorrow and try it out. I'm fortunate enough to have a tee time planned with my younger brother (whom I see all to seldom) and two of my best friends this weekend, so the Nak will definitely be in play there.

Enjoy the pictures below (please note the Christmas paper, a Camster8 trademark ):
























I really can't say enough good things about Frank.  Look up "excellent customer service" and "quality craftmanship" on Wikipedia, and an image of Frank will pop up on your screen. It's sponsors like Frank that, among other things, makes Golfdiscussions.com such a great place. His reputation is more than well deserved.

Frank - thank you for putting up this sweet Nak head as a price, and for answering my all too many questions, so I could get a club that was right for me. YOU DA MAN!!!

I'll be sure to post a review as soon as I have played my first round with it. Stay tuned.

[DaveT319]

Gee, nice to see everyone was so careful with the box! Looks like you're lucky it was all in one piece!

Dave

[shawnee]

I like the "Nak" it looks Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!

Kindest regards, Shawnee

Ps sorry Soren, could not get outta hear without a minor thread jack, because...a blast from the past just popped into my pea brain...remember the band The Knack? My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...