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My pleasure!! I recently experimented with the mini driver as well!!

if you were to only cut the butt end of the shaft and not add weight, you are still shifting the fulcrum point closer to the head, right?

No this is inaccurate. If you grab a broom in your house and hold it from the extreme end and try to lift it you’ll notice it’s damn heavy. If you then reach halfway down and do the same thing, you’ll notice it feels drastically lighter. From a physics standpoint, you are shortening the moment arm and it takes less force to lift it as a function of the lever arm length. But when you add weight to the head, it makes it feel heavy as it did originally, similar to the broom example.

@@TheGolfNerd ha that makes perfect sense. Thank you. I got one more... I currently game a driver with a 70g stiff shaft that is 45.75" long. I want to cut it an inch and NOT add weight to the head. My overall goal is to make it feel lighter as well as shorter (it is just too heavy). Am I correct with this thinking or would head weight still be needed?

@@imejandiskate it depends how much you shorten the club and what the current swing weight is. For example, let’s say it’s playing really heavy at D6. If you shorten it by 1/2”, that’ll lower it from D6 to D3, approximately. If you shorten by an inch, around D0, which for most will begin to feel too lite. More than an inch would necessitate adding weight in my opinion. Good luck!!

100% agree. They’re great.

I think it’s a good club and recommend it, just don’t like the logo

This may very well end up as the only comment!! lol!!

Man you are welcome to do whatever you like but the stiffest part of any shaft is the handle which is where most folks remove material. Once you add weight to the head to reach swing weight, you will definitely change the flex of the shaft. The idea that folks don’t add weight back when they cut off 1.5” is pretty wild. Good luck to ya!!

@@TheGolfNerdI’m aware but the shorter club accounts for this. You don’t need to add head weight. If you just shorten your driver to 43-44” it’s fine as is. It doesn’t make the shaft less stiff. I cut down an old Ping G5 from 45.5 to 43.5 and it’s perfect. It was a 55g SS shaft and I felt no difference. My swing speed is over 120 so if this was a major problem I’m pretty sure I would know.

@@itshadouken man I’m telling you, swinging weight is a very personal decision. I am really glad that’s working for you, but that club is extremely low swinging weight. Probably C0. That does not work for the majority of people swinging a golf club. Have a great season.

@@TheGolfNerd It feels exactly the same as it did before just now it’s shorter 🤷‍♂️ don’t know what to tell tou

Fair point. I just figured more folks would want to know dry ball data, looks, sound and feel.

Sounds like an interesting option!

I never understood it, but that’s why I wanted data to see.

I haven’t. But I can let them know there is some interest and they will probably send me a sample for review. Thanks for the idea!!

@@TheGolfNerd I was looking at talking with you about the softy then I saw the lite. I’ll wait to see review. Other thought is after seeing your setup I like the hitting strip with a large mat the whole up around it. The height of the softy makes it hard to match. The Litr might be easier but I don’t want to sacrifice quality. I will be interested.

I reviewed the vice pro last year and I agree. It compares very favorably with the pro v1!

Hey man, you do you!

Top Flite over Kirkland??? I mean, folks are free to make whatever decision they care to make, but I’ve never seen anything from a Kirkland that made me believe it was a vastly inferior product. Either way, please play whatever ball that you like!!

This is a great question and I wanted to make sure I got accurate info. I’ve reached out to my contact at BenQ and I’ll circle back.

Keep me updated! Also I reached out to SurfThing who are heavily involved in both the Esports and Golf Simulation space. They had come to the conclusion that even though somebody has over 60 fps it caps at 60 fps because that is the maximum the display can project out! When it comes to the Benq TK700 projector, the maximum it can do is 4k at 60hz however it is optimized for gaming at 1080p at 240 hz with 4.2 ms of lag! I am curious to know which gameplay is better, 4k at 60hz or 1080p at 240 hz, you should do a video on it! It really would be helpful! Also I am a golf nerd too lol

I agree with the Kirkland sentiment. Wish you didn’t have to be snarky, but it’s the internet, and I’m no longer surprised.

@@TheGolfNerd Just found it odd the miniscule distance difference between your driver and 7 iron. Maybe look into a different driver.

I completely understand that Kirkland‘s aren’t for everybody!

Thanks!! Long live the Kirkland! Lol

The Cut offers very good value but I have to stop short of saying I couldn’t see a difference with a Pro V1. It’s similar especially for the price point, but the Pro V1 does edge it out in my testing.

Several folks have suggested this in the comments, I’m going to definitely include Wilson in next year’s comparison!

I’m sorry I’m not following you.

If it was a constant wall thickness and diameter I would agree, but because you are cutting off the stiffest part of the shaft in the handle and then adding a lot of weight to the head, it behave softer.

Great comment!! Seems like our results and experiences align pretty well as I found the Vice Pro very good last year. The Cut Grey comes up a little short as compared to the Vice Pro, at least in my testing.

Several other folks mentioned this ball. Sounds like a good performer, I’ll need to include it next year!

Sorry you didn’t find it useful. Have a great season!

Agree, 100%!

I’m excited to try them as well. I’d love to hear what you think!!

You should watch my old stuff! Lol! Just trying to provide golfers useful info.🤷‍♂️

@@TheGolfNerd ur doing great bro. Keep it up. 👍

I think you can use most wedges in a variety of ways, and certainly you could play bump and runs with the 50°. Having said that, the chipper is a dedicated club for those greenside chips and it is very good at this shot. So, if your wedge play is a strength and you can vary your shot type with a wedge, the 50° would work, but if you are losing strokes around the green, I’d recommend the 42° for it’s purpose built performance. Hope this helps!!

@@TheGolfNerdThanks for the input!

I haven’t had a chance to try the Wilson, but the Maxfli was very impressive. Main down side of Maxfli I saw was greenside spin.

Man I tried so many crazy things before I settled on the method I shared in this video. I for sure tried a 3 wood shaft before, but to do this and make it as good as possible you have to include the swingweight portion of the technique by adding weight. In other words, you won’t hurt anything to try what you mentioned, but I think you’ll find the swing weight way too lite and as a result, difficult to control. Good luck!!

@@TheGolfNerd you think the swing weight would be too light with a 100g shaft? I was using a 60g at 45 inch, then a 70g at 45. So I wonder if 100g at 42 would help keep it straight. I’m unconsciously accurate and consistent with my hybrid (probably the only club I can say that about). So I’m curious if the same shaft with a driver head would replicate the consistency, but with more distance naturally since it’s a driver head

@@brianbasile5228 if you have an adaptor that fits your driver, than make the change and try it for a round. Only you can decide if it works for you or not. Good luck!!

Still love mine!!

I tested that last year. I was impressed!

My favorite balls to find on the course… I had an all orange Pro Plus… losing that ball was a painful day… found it on the 1st hole and ended up losing it on 17 on a very good drive that must have caught a fescue mound… buying a dozen now

Sorry you didn’t get any value from it. I’m sure you can find additional data elsewhere. Have a great season!

Human testing is what it is, but I do try to present data that accurately reflects the performance that I see. Having said that, all of the balls that you just mentioned are higher compression 4 piece balls. Everyone who has used the 4.0 Snell has said it performs great, I wish the 3.0 had as well because I really wanted to see it perform well.

Interesting idea. I’m thinking of performing a follow up and it’s either 2pc or 4pc.

@@TheGolfNerdUnderstandable. If you’re aiming for views, you may be better off going with 2 piece balls simply because a larger amount of people will be using those balls. Also be interesting to see a low compression vs medium compression vs high compression 2 piece balls regarding spin, distance, etc. Woukd be interesting to see if the swing speed and ball compression stuff is true. Is it obvious yet that I play a 2 piece ball? Haha Either way I enjoyed this video and appreciate you putting out this content.

@@randomguy32150 you’ve given me something to think about for sure. Glad you enjoyed it, and that’s what views means to me by the way, people like it. Thanks for reaching out.

Just buy the 48 pack of Maxfli Tours with the $20 off coupon that Dick's offers a few times per year. You get 48 balls for $96 which is what you pay for the "cheaper" balls. Also, it's nowhere near as firm as the TP5-X. It's closer to a TP5 or ProV1. I can't play the TP5-X or ProV1X because they don't launch as high and spin too much for me.

I’ve had several good recommendations for balls that I should have included, I’ll try to include some of these the next time!

That is quite the upgrade!!

I hadn’t heard this before. Appreciate the tip!

@@TheGolfNerd I’ve tested the theory with a few balls and I believe it. The yellow kirklands are good balls, no difference in those or the whites. It’s when they change the cover from urethane to matte, they get less aerodynamic somehow

That’s really interesting. Thanks!!

Very cool. Thanks for the heads up! How long have you been playing it?

The sole designs are similar but they are pretty different clubs. My recommendation, if you want a more dedicated club for around the green, I’d go chipper. If you want something more forgiving for 30-75 yard shots, I’d go SW. Hope this helps!!

It held up well in the review for sure.

I respect your opinion but couldn’t disagree more strongly. I think the pro v1 and other balls like the ones featured in this comparison are a great ball for anyone.

The amazing part is just how long they have maintained that dominance. In business these days it just doesn’t seem like brands can pull it off for as long as they have. All respect here for Titleist.

Love it!! Good luck on your transition!!

I agree but at that price point, doesn’t it have to be?

That’s why it was my overall pick as well. Have a great season!

Really wish I had included it instead. I didn’t love the performance of the 3.0.