slickpitt
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- Aug 15, 2006
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So over the last year or so... I've been trying to find an alternative to my beloved ProV1x. Mainly because of the cost. I've tried most everything I can think of and nothing has come close. So I decided to give the e5+ a shot... had never really played one.
So I bought a dz. and we had 71 degrees on Saturday! Off to the course I go! First hole.. first swing... 3 wood off the tee. Piped. Not bad... nice feel. Didn't really notice a difference from the ProV... distance seemed comparable. So far so good!! Fast forward a few holes... looking at 130 into the wind. OK full 9-iron. Very nice ball flight, hits and spins back about 2 feet. Not really close to the hole I should have knocked down an 8-iron... but anyway the ball checked up nice. So far so good again! Next hole... short par 4. Good tee shot, laying 80 out.... hit my little half pitch/punch SW I like to play.. skips once and checks nice. Didn't have QUITE the side-spin I expected but overall not bad. So far so good! Next hole... approach shot pulled a little left. About 4 or 5 foot off the green, too shaggy to putt. Pull out my 50*(pretty much do most all my chipping with this club if I can). Clean contact, hit my "landing zone", skip once... roll... roll... roll... whoa hey... roll.... roll... roll.... sh!t.... Next hole, rinse and repeat, exact same thing. Time after time I would chip up, hit my landing area... and just watch the ball sail on by. Dammit! I had such high hopes too!
So anyway... after 2 rounds... it's back to hold trusty(and old damn expensive.) Overall the e5+ performed pretty well. Full shots and pitchs where you can generate some clubhead speed it's pretty decent. It's just the short stuff around the green that makes all the difference. I could NOT get that damn ball to check on short stuff. I'm sure I could play a higher lofted club... but then I get to chunking the ball and get really inconsistant. So I've resigned to the fact that I'm not going to get away from the premium balls. Oh well rop:
So I bought a dz. and we had 71 degrees on Saturday! Off to the course I go! First hole.. first swing... 3 wood off the tee. Piped. Not bad... nice feel. Didn't really notice a difference from the ProV... distance seemed comparable. So far so good!! Fast forward a few holes... looking at 130 into the wind. OK full 9-iron. Very nice ball flight, hits and spins back about 2 feet. Not really close to the hole I should have knocked down an 8-iron... but anyway the ball checked up nice. So far so good again! Next hole... short par 4. Good tee shot, laying 80 out.... hit my little half pitch/punch SW I like to play.. skips once and checks nice. Didn't have QUITE the side-spin I expected but overall not bad. So far so good! Next hole... approach shot pulled a little left. About 4 or 5 foot off the green, too shaggy to putt. Pull out my 50*(pretty much do most all my chipping with this club if I can). Clean contact, hit my "landing zone", skip once... roll... roll... roll... whoa hey... roll.... roll... roll.... sh!t.... Next hole, rinse and repeat, exact same thing. Time after time I would chip up, hit my landing area... and just watch the ball sail on by. Dammit! I had such high hopes too!
So anyway... after 2 rounds... it's back to hold trusty(and old damn expensive.) Overall the e5+ performed pretty well. Full shots and pitchs where you can generate some clubhead speed it's pretty decent. It's just the short stuff around the green that makes all the difference. I could NOT get that damn ball to check on short stuff. I'm sure I could play a higher lofted club... but then I get to chunking the ball and get really inconsistant. So I've resigned to the fact that I'm not going to get away from the premium balls. Oh well rop: