On top of that just the difference in boards between the brands is interesting:

Scotty has Club Cameron (pay membership with garage talk)

Titleist has this board and blog 

FootJoy has board and blog with ability to gain higher level of status (FJ…

i also got mine at my local Walmart... hmmm i wonder why they are the only one who have them. I am down to the last two sleeves in my bag. They are good practice round balls. I believe for this year they have the NXT Tour and the plain NXT. Any of those…

That first Bunker shot is going to hurt a little bit. I bought 3 of the Black oxide and I did not want to hit them they were so beautiful.

You will wear the sole off pretty fast but there is no getting around that. I still hit my PW (AP2) when I am in…

Josh,

 You raise lots of points here so here we go:
1)  In order of influence on ball flight, your golf swing will be the biggest issue. You don't mention your handicap, but I would look at that first before the shaft.  If you are a 6 handicap or higher…