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TaylorMade Rocketbladez experience: Videos on Page 8

So we were waiting for the live thread to go up but I guess its up to me for now. The day started by landing in Ft Meyers and then having a driver bring us to Naples. Once we got to our room we had some nice gear from Taylormade and Adidas waiting for us.
Afterwards I went to the front desk and asked where the golf shop was and they pointed me in the right direction. Standing right behind me, Brandt Snedeker, who promptly said well I’m following you. It was about a 5 minute walk to the golf shop so I got to talk to the 10 million dollar man for a awhile on the walk over.
Click here to see more photos and follow the trip as the winners post updates all week
We all got custom fit for our Rocketbladez irons at the brand new Taylormade Performance Lab and then hit their demo’s out on the range in front of the trackman (I’ll tell you more about them after we get our custom sets tomorrow, we play with them Thursday). I cannot say enough about Tom, my fitter, and his British accent. Think Justin Rose/Ian Poulter, because thats who fit me. He was extremely knowledgeable, explained everything I could possibly ask, and did it all with a huge smile on his face.
Dave (deck) and I (I’m also Dave) saw Jason Dufner on our way back and got our picture taken with him. We walked back to the resort with him and yes, he had his chew in.
We headed to the pairing party afterwards and got to meet with Ricky Fowler for a few minutes before staring wide eyed at every other pro there. After the pairing party we sat and talked with all the Taylormade guys including Executive VP Sean Toulon. He was great, answering question after question and being totally honest with us. He gave us the scoop on some new stuff for next year as well as some other secret info. We asked him every question we could think of and he loved it all. On top of that he shared french fries with me, great guy right? We had great conversations with all the Taylormade guys and all the other guys from GolfWRX Zak, Dave, Todd, Kadin, and Wally.
Thats all the info I can post right now as we have breakfast with everyone at 7:30am and then off to the Pro-Am.
PS ask Deck what happened to his phone
-Dave
Click here to see more photos and follow the trip as the winners post updates all week
Equipment
I’m a 31 year-old male and I turned my apartment living room into a driving range stall – GolfWRXers react

In our forums, our members have been reacting to a post from ‘GolferTodd’ who has turned their apartment living room into a driving range stall. ‘GolferTodd’ produced the following photo in our forums with the caption:
“To the exclusion of furniture. Bachelor life.”
And our members have been reacting to the post in our forums.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- MtlJeff: “This is amazing……When i was 28 i lived in an apartment that had my winter tires in the kitchen, i only had one plate and 1 set of knives and forks, and i cooked pasta in a witches cauldron from 1835. And i still convinced a woman to marry me. So i am all for this. In fact this is way better than what i had to offer.”
- TiScape: “Love it Todd. Go Dodgers!!”
- imkirby34: “Based on the view out the window, it looks like you’re on the first floor, which is probably a good thing because I’d hate to live below you, even if you have an extremely shallow AoA. Haha.”
Equipment
Best classic irons – GolfWRXers discuss

In our forums, our members have been discussing classic irons. WRXer ‘DonaldDunes’ has caught the vintage club bug, and wants to know other members’ favorite iron models that “have stood the test of time or were the top performers for their day.”
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Maine Golfer: “I love a lot of clubs but ’69 Wilson Staff’s are an all time favorite. Easy to hit in relative terms and they look amazing.”
- Wilsonian: “No surprise from me, but the Wilson K-28 irons, specifically blades with the glide thru sole. I grew up playing Ram clubs, but got away from them as I got older. My return to vintage was with the Wilsons, and my first set of hickories were the Wilson Plus Success irons. You’ll try a lot of sets, but I think it’s a matter of what feels best in your hands, specifically your 7 iron which is the best indicator imo.”
- Hawkeye777: “Hogan Redlines. Macgregor Nicklaus Muirfield 20th. Wilson Staff Tour Blade. Those are mine, don’t play any of them these days (no real reason to) and didn’t really “collect” them. The Wilsons I played with for years.”
Equipment
When buying used irons how much wear is too much? – GolfWRXers discuss

In our forums, our members have been discussing how much wear is too much wear when purchasing used irons. WRXer ‘con_mon2’ is interested in a used set of iron and kicks off the thread, asking:
“Would love to hear everyone’s thoughts on this! How much wear are you comfortable with?
I found a set of irons on eBay that I am very interested in buying, but they have a bit more wear than I’m comfortable with. I have attached a few pictures showing especially the wear on the sweet spot on the PW and 9 iron. Maybe you can convince me that I’m being too picky and I should just buy them? Or maybe I should be concerned about the wear? I’m not really sure. They are Ping i230s which came out in 2022 so they aren’t that old. And the seller had this to say about the condition: ‘Good: Normal wear for their age. Excellent playing condition but they have cosmetic wear on faces and soles. Sweetspot wear is visible.’
Beyond the cosmetic, I’d really like to know this: At what point do you start to worry about the grooves being so worn that they have a substantial effect on the shots you’re hitting?”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts in response.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- rsballer10: “The term you are looking for is “browning” and these irons have some of that going on. They are completely playable, but I’d say they’ve reached their half-life.”
- Nessism: “Those heads are stainless steel. The “browning” that some people reference, is really the yellow shade of the nickel layer under the chrome. When forged carbon steel heads wear through the chrome, the “brown” is RUST. These heads will never rust. People applaud the old Ping irons as being “indestructible”. Those heads had no chrome. These heads, even if the chrome is beginning to wear through, on one head, are miles more durable than the older unplated “indestructible” Ping’s. And even further ahead of any forged club.”
- phizzy30: “Hard pass for me. I would rather get a new set of DTC irons and would be glad to spend the extra couple to few hundred.”
Entire Thread: “When buying used irons: How much wear is too much? – GolfWRXers discuss”
pg511
Dec 10, 2012 at 5:47 pm
Glad he had that chew in.