Yesterday, Dennis brought over two Purefit 6-irons that Kevin had his buddy make up for me to try out. Purefit is a small Malaysian outfit that makes some really nice clubs for a fraction of the price of the big-named outfits, and I’m interested in a new set. I took ‘em to the range and knocked around a hundred balls to decide which set I liked better.
The Purefit 308SI are a set of game-improvement irons that have really big blades and really deep cavities. This 6-iron had a TrueTemper steel shaft and some really nice Acculfex grips that felt great. I hit it alright, but I’m just a duffer, and the ball seemed to drop off for me in power really quickly near the end of it’s flight. Pretty quality club, though.
The ID Tri Cavity was exceptionally forgiving. I’ve not played with graphite shafts before, and the Accuflex shaft was a little stiff for me, but the ball really sprung off the club face. Every bad shot I made seemed to be because of something I did, and some of them seemed genuinely corrected by the club itself. I really enjoyed this club, and it’s the one I chose. It’s pretty, too.
So I’ve ordered up a set through Croucher, and I’ll take ‘em to the range Saturday and Seaton on Sunday. The Purefit id RAW driver looks incredible, by the way, and Kevin showed me a Purefit wedge he played with that he absolutely loved. Clicke Purefit’s link, and take a look: I’m betting that next week I’ll be able to report that they were totally worth the minor investment.
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With his win at the American Express Championship today, Tiger’s now the first player in PGA Tour history to win at least eight times in three seasons. He crushed the field by eight strokes, and I’m starting to wonder if God sometimes picks up a nine-iron and pretends to be Tiger Woods when no one’s looking. [That's a joke, by the way. I don't believe Tiger Woods actually exists.]
So while that wins me a muffin, I think I’m still down a pumpkin-spiced latte from the Ryder Cup. I think the Chrysler Classic’s up next, and Tiger’s taking a break after playing something like seven of the last nine weeks, so predictions ought to be a bit more difficult this week coming up.
- BC
