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Actually drained.

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Q: What’s the impact of water on a driver? – andy_sp1 

On any clubface, water goes to cut back friction. The result’s invariably greater launch with lowered spin. Whereas that’s not splendid with a wedge, with a driver it may be factor—in some instances. 

Over time, we’ve seen a couple of merchandise designed to chop spin (and with that, assist scale back a slice). A number of years in the past, we did a take a look at with a product known as No Slice (I don’t assume it exists anymore) alongside cooking spray and butter. Whereas not authorized (so far as the USGA is anxious), all three helped lower spin and enhance accuracy. Whereas water will do the identical, given the decrease loft, the affect gained’t be almost as important as it’s with different types of driver lube. 

The upside is water isn’t as flagrantly in opposition to the Guidelines of Golf. 

Q: Is Srixon attempting to disrupt the DTC market? The pricing of their tour balls is just like DTC – dblebuck 

I don’t assume so. I feel Srixon’s strategy is extra about discovering a delicate spot within the zone the place it may possibly discover a aggressive edge out there. I perceive Srixon balls should not with out loyalists however, within the grand scheme of issues, its market share among the many urethane set is small. With that, it’s not going to win preventing Titleist at $50+ a dozen.  

Like direct-to-consumer manufacturers, Srixon wants to supply worth to a client nevertheless it’s not a lot about going after DTC manufacturers straight as it’s discovering a worth level that works for the market.  

Because it seems, that worth level is just not a lot north of the place some DTC manufacturers reside.  

Q: Ideas on stretching out gapping along with your irons to get extra choices on the prime of the bag (mini driver, utility irons, excessive lofted FW) and extra wedges (or a chipper!) on the backside? – @UpandDown4Bogey 

It is a dialog I had with Lou Stagner some time in the past. Based mostly on some analysis he was doing at the moment, our considering is that it is perhaps helpful to unfold gaps out on the lengthy finish and slender them on the quick finish of the bag. The final thought is that golfers get higher outcomes when the space requires a full swing so giving your self extra full-swing distances nearer to the inexperienced would possibly make sense. 

There’s virtually actually one thing to be mentioned for having even gaps with the irons however I’m curious concerning the thought of progressive gapping: once more, tight on the quick finish of the bag after which stretched out in these fairway/hybrid/utility areas you talked about. 

In an ideal world (or no less than MY good world), the USGA would enable us one other membership or two (or three) within the bag rendering this dialogue moot. 

Q: Simply speak concerning the new T-Sequence for like an hour – @phillipontacos 

Probably not a query, and it probably has extra to do with the mailbag section on our No Putts Given podcast, however we’ve seen ’em. We’ve hit ’em, too, and, yeah, if I had my manner, we most likely would speak about them for a strong hour. 

Sooner or later, we most likely will. 

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