oh, forgot to mention, if you are looking for a full cage rather then just a net to hit into, the one above is the way to go. it took a while to find out, but the cage netting is "Woven #252", no grommets but the rope binding appears quality. the impact net is "Archery-B-Archery".

all of the corner brackets are nice quality and appear plenty strong for the job.

you buy your own EMT conduit to form the cage from HD/Lowes and i'm going to make the opening 12'x12' instead of 10x10.

I'm going to go to the TaylorMade Center in Vegas, right near me, to check out the M1 and M2 again - this time to see if I get different results at a different place...

When I looked into synthetic grass to hit off I was amazed at the cost of decent stuff that works for golf and doesn't kill you elbow from not having give in it. Quickly decided there other areas I was going to spend money in first. Nothing to add that will help you for the cage though, was just blown away by cost.

How on earth do you have room left in your back yard for golf stuff???

i'm ditching the race track for a bit.

Okay, I started anew today at TalylorMade. Last week, I went to Golf Galaxy and tried them indoors. Today, it was outside, so I got a real good feel for the clubs.

Tried the M1 and M2 9.5 and 10.5 drivers, with a stiff shaft. I hit about 25 shots with each club, including my Jetspeed 9.5 with a little lower loft setting.

Both clubs are awesome. I tended to hit the M1 better with a neutral fader and the weight slider all of the way in the back. According to the feedback, I was consistently hitting drives 290+, with some being 310+ with roll. Real easy to hit. Smash factor always between 1.45 and 1.5. Club head speed right around 100mph on most shots. Spin rate fluxed between 2200 and 4500.

I did notice that when I put the ball a little more forward in my stance, my spin rate would come down - obviously not hitting down on it so much.

I don't like noodling with the sliders, though. Too much to think about.

The M2 was like butter. My sweet spot seems to be the 9.5 with a slightly higher loft setting...so probably around a 10. Smashed the **** out of this. Again, lots of drives over 290...with a long of 316. Number very similar to the M1

I hit my Jetspeed well, but I topped out at 290, with my average being around 284. And my spin rate was definitely higher this time - between 4500 and 6000, so something was wonky at Golf Galaxy.

So both new clubs were definitely longer by a good 15 yards, and the feel of both were real easy to get used to.

I hit some off-center shots that still went long as ****, and when I hit it dead center, the balls - range balls, mind you - jumped off the clubface in an impressive manner.

So I bought the M2, since I couldn't really feel any difference between it and the M1. Why pay $100 more for the latter, right?

Also tried the M2 3-wood, but I hit my Burner really well, so there's no need for that yet.

Can't wait to try it on the course.

Those spin rates are what I would expect for the jetspeed. Glad you found one you liked and gained some distance.

This will be a what should I buy request (will most likely be fitted) but nice a have some input beforehand.

First off, all my golf stuff got stolen and insurance was more than fair so I have a semi ridic amount to spend on golf equipment, I will however only be able to play 1-2 times/week.

I have Callaway irons and wedges, Cobra driver and fairway clubs and 2 hybrids. I tended to mix and match a lot depending on the course, so had maybe 20 total clubs or so. Had to take a year of golf, so all was in the stolen bag. Had a random putter, not dirt cheap but no a Scotty Cameron either.

I got about 4K to spend. Any input on what to prioritize? Also HCP 15,5 before quitting/taking a break.

As you said #1 is to get fitted.

After that if you are a 15.5 I would look into the game improvement irons area. I took an 8 year break and came back and bought G30's. When you first come back you will likely need as much help as possible so I would do that for irons.

As far as drivers go they really are all about the same. Try each of them and see which one you prefer best. Try to test them all with the same shaft though.

Where are you located? I manage a large home & garden show in the Bay Area so if you are anywhere in that region, I can most definitely get you in contact with various synthetic grass and putting green contractors, some of which are great friends that will give absurd deals. I'm having my entire front lawn done and it literally only cost me 3 tons of road base ($60) for what would've amounted to a $4,000 lawn job.

Granted, these are personal connections, but nevertheless they would do hugely discounted work if it was by my reference for what I give them advertising wise.

Last week XE1 wedge 65d...love it!

I'm in San Jose and am 100% in favor of referral, discounted and/or side work!

Depending on the cost, I'd probably be looking to do something like a 600-750 sqft green with surrounding rough and possibly a bit more. I have about 1800 sqft to play with I think.

I'll PM you some contact info..

Thanks!

Looking to get fit for a new set of irons for the first time. Want to stay <=$500. 10-12 handicap currently.

I really have no idea the difference (if any) between N415's, speedblades, rockeballz, rocketbladez, covert x, Amp Cell, etc.

Is it all just how they feel or is there a subset of this group that I should look at specifically?

Go to a golf shop preferably with an outdoor range and try as many different clubs as you can in your price range. Pick the one that felt the best. The only thing that matters is that you like they way they feel and how well you can hit them.

First two rounds with my new M2 were pretty good. The club hits long. Twice, I hit my drives too far from tee boxes that were up a little more than normal...

Tried my M1 today for the first time since I received it. Goes really really straight.

Yeah, off-center hits are still pretty straight with both the M1 and M2...

it's really looking like the SynLawn is going to be the clear winner. I did a chair test with it last night. Put a good heavy chair on top of the samples...and then weighted it down. Really nice indentation on them.

the SynLawn putting green came back flush and new after 10 minutes tops. Nice stuff.

I have them coming out next friday and I will see how much they are willing to work with me. All I want them to do it set the holes, make the cuts and seam the materials.

i'll be putting future updates on this project in my existing backyard thread


oh, lol, they just called back, want to come tomorrow. works perfect. I have 8 yards of base rock showing up thursday

Very interested to see how this turns out, especially curious if you can chip and pitch onto it and get a realistic reaction. Solid use of the backyard imo. RC cars were pretty cool but this will help your game.

I've been hitting the M2 driver so well that I decided to get the M2 3 wood, as well. 14 degrees. I can groove that thing like nobodies business. Love it. I've been using it off the tee on just about every par 4 under 400 yards. Can't miss.

Yep, still agree with this after hitting a few more. Cant wait for season to start and hitting it in normal conditions with Pro V1x on the course.

Just curious:

I paid about $700 for my M1 driver with x stiff shaft. Whats the retail price in the US?

Stock M1 is currently $499 in stores.

garage sale at the club today. picked up a G30 4 hybrid, and a G30 5-wood, priced basically 2 for 1. already carry G30 6 and 5 hybrids, and G30 3-wood and driver. love my ping woods!

I have a G30 3 hybrid and love it. Put an after market shaft in it and like it even more.