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Joel Tadman puts the new 8-clubs-in-1 Q Gen 2 club to the test out on the course. But how did it perform?
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00:00This is without doubt the strangest golf club I've ever tested, but is it just a gimmick or
00:05could it be a game-changing product for certain golfers out there? That is what I'm going to try
00:10and find out in this video. Right everyone, I'm here at Burley Park Golf Club, my home club,
00:24to bring you something very special. Now we've seen adjustable drivers down the years, even
00:29interchangeable weights on irons, but I don't think you've ever seen anything like this. It takes
00:34it to a whole new level. This is the Q Gen 2 adjustable golf club and there's two big talking
00:41points with this club. The first, as you've probably noticed, is it comes in two parts. So you screw it
00:47together to make a club, but you can take it down into two parts and that makes it much easier to
00:52travel with. You like playing golf abroad, you can fit this in your hand luggage, your rucksack,
00:57definitely in your suitcase. This is going to make traveling abroad and make you able to play golf
01:02abroad much more easier. This comes with eight different loft settings, ranging from a four
01:07degree putter all the way up to a 60 degree lob wedge. So you've essentially got eight clubs in one
01:14with this Q Gen 2 1 club. It's pretty straightforward. All you do, slot it in. It takes a while because
01:21obviously it needs to be very secure. You don't want the other half flying off while you're swinging.
01:27So there you have it. It's all tightened up now. It's actually got a longer grip on it with different
01:34markings so you can use it for wedge play or obviously putting. And it works like this. So
01:40basically you can see here, you've got these eight different settings. You push it in
01:44and twist. So you've got your putter there and you've got your stinger hybrid 12 degree
01:49stinger setting. Then you've got a hybrid eight iron, six iron, et cetera, et cetera. Pretty simple
01:54to use. We're going to play three holes here at Burley Park. We're on the 15th, so you're going to play
01:5815, 16, 17. See how it copes with the different holes, different shots, different lies and see if it's
02:04a genuine option. Walking around a golf course with just one club gives you a lot of freedom. But how does it
02:09actually work in practice? Let's find out. Right, we're on the tee of this par four here
02:15where I would normally use driver. But for this particular club, I'm going to go for the stinger
02:20settings, that sort of 12 degree loft set. And I've got to say, down at address, it actually looks quite
02:26nice. There's obviously a lot of real estate behind the ball here in this setting. Not a lot of loft on
02:31show, but actually looks pretty inviting to hit. And obviously this is a 38 inch club, so the same length
02:38as my seven iron. So I'm not going to generate as much speed versus my driver. With this club,
02:44I would normally hit a driver obviously on this par four. But I've got to say, having made a few
02:48practice swings, this is a regular flex graphite shaft, but it definitely feels a lot stiffer than
02:55that. I think obviously because you've got this point where it joins the pieces together, that feels
02:59like it adds a little bit of stiffness and rigidity to the shaft. Doesn't feel like it's kicking as much
03:04as a normal seven iron length graphite shaft would do. So hopefully, I think it's going to play a
03:10little bit stiffer than a regular flex shaft. So I'm excited to have this give it a try. I mean,
03:16we're on the 15th here at Burley. There's bunkers 220 down the right, 240 odd down the left. I would
03:22normally hit driver here and carry those. But let's see where this 12 degree stinger setting takes us.
03:34Well, it wasn't my cleanest of hits, but hopefully you saw how low that went. I think the stinger
03:42setting is potentially only for very high speed players, but it felt all right, felt pretty good
03:46off the face, was a slight missed hit, but it's down there, it's on the fairway. Let's go and see where
03:51we've finished. I have to say, the idea of just walking around the golf course, not carrying a bag,
03:59just literally carrying one club and some tees in your pocket is very appealing. I love the
04:04freedom it gives you. Obviously, if you need to carry your waterproofs or other things with you,
04:09it's not going to be ideal. But if it's a nice summer's day, and you set up for a quick nine
04:14holes maybe, just having to take one club out with you, I think there's a lot of people that really
04:20enjoy that. And I've got to say, I'm fully on board with it. Right, I'm pretty happy with that one.
04:26It's actually gone pretty far, level with that bunker, so it's gone about 220 off a miss hit.
04:31Very happy with that. How far have we got here? We've got 185 yards. So that feels like we can go
04:41into the six iron setting. Right, so I'm now in this six iron setting, and this is where it starts
04:46to get a little bit strange down at address. You can see here how the leading edge sits quite a long
04:52way in front of the hosel, and you've got this big gap here, obviously, where you push it in to twist
04:57the settings. So it's not the best looking club at address, but it's definitely function over form.
05:04So let's see if it actually delivers a decent shot on this approach shot.
05:12Well, it's dead straight. It looks like it's gone absolutely nowhere.
05:15Now it's come about 15 yards short, so definitely distance output, I would say, looks like it's a
05:22little bit reduced. Turf interaction was a little bit clunky. Obviously, you've got this very wide
05:27sole on here, but not a horrific result. We're on the fairway, just short the green, chance for a par.
05:33Let's see if we can play a pretty standard short hit shot in this sand wedge setting.
05:45Again, didn't really give me the speed I was expecting. It's come up a little bit short.
05:53Didn't get that check either that you normally get with a 54-degree wedge. It did release out quite a
05:59lot, which helped me out there because I didn't hit it hard enough, but we're on the green and putting.
06:03Yeah, I've tested this before and I've hit putts long further than I thought because obviously the
06:16face is built for speed off the tee and off the fairway, so putts tend to roll out a bit further
06:22than they expect, as I've done here. I've left myself with a horrible little left to right downhill
06:28knee knocker for my bogey, which is not what you want. Obviously, it doesn't have a putter grip on it,
06:33so it doesn't have that flat front edge, so it doesn't feel overly comfortable on the greens,
06:38I have to say. Let's see if we can knock this in.
06:44Oh, there we go. Bogey. I'm not unhappy with that one at all. Let's go play the next two holes,
06:51see if we can make a birdie. 16th, par three, 152 yards, gone with the eight iron setting. See,
07:00here we go. Ah, just crept in the bunker. That wasn't a bad shot. Let's see how this fares in the sand.
07:18Right, found the bunker and this is where I feel like this club might be quite difficult to use.
07:23Obviously, it does have a nice wide sole, which should help. I've got it in this 60-degree setting.
07:29I'm going to grip down. I mean, this looks very strange, I have to say, this club in this setting,
07:36but let's see how it actually works out of the sand.
07:46Oh. I mean, I'll take that. What's interesting is when you twist the head to give it more loft,
07:54it feels like the leading edge actually comes up quite a lot. I don't know if you can see that.
07:59So there's a lot of effective bounce on here, which was a little bit disconcerting
08:05when I was looking down at it, but did get under the ball and popped it out to a reasonable distance.
08:10So it is playable out of the sand, maybe not going to give you the finesse or versatility that
08:14better players might look for.
08:16Well, that's horrific, but not disastrous. Two bogeys, one hole left.
08:31Right, hole 17 normally will be a driver and you can get over those trees on the right,
08:37but with this Q Gen 2 club, it's going to have to go for the stinger setting and sort of
08:42nurdle it between the two sets of trees. So it actually makes the hole quite a lot more difficult,
08:46but let's see if we can get a good one down there.
08:54Oh, it barely got off the ground, but it's on the fairway, still chasing down there.
09:03Yeah, maybe we want to tee it up a little bit higher than what I just did in that
09:07stinger setting, but it's in play.
09:09Right, final approach shot, got about 180 yards, need to get some height on this because the pin
09:16is tucked over the bunker. So I'm going to try and get in the six iron setting, get a bit of height on it
09:23and get the curry in those bunkers.
09:25Space shot, space shot.
09:36Well, you can probably tell, not my best hit.
09:39I've got to say, actually, when you hit it on the ground, obviously it's got moving parts in it,
09:47so it feels a bit sort of rattly, and I don't know if you can pick that up.
09:53But, I mean, see, the actual shaft is, you know, that's not moving, the head's not moving,
09:58like when I'm trying to twist it without pushing it in, so it doesn't feel like there's any sort of
10:03movement there. But, I don't know, when you don't strike it, especially off the bottom of the face,
10:08it feels especially bad. So, yeah, not the most forgiving. You've got to be a pretty good ball
10:14strike, I think, to get the most out of this, which I wasn't today.
10:18All right, so I've got my 60-degree setting.
10:21The lie's not great. So, it's interesting, obviously, in that loft setting, as I said,
10:25the leaning edge looks like it's quite high, so you feel like you need to lean
10:29the shaft forward to get the leaning edge down, but then, obviously, that takes loft off. So,
10:34it's a bit counter-intuitive. On a shot like this, you've got to get it up and over the bunker.
10:39I mean, I could play a little Seve chip and run through the bunkers, but let's try this
10:4560-degree setting and see if we can... I mean, see how the ball reacts on the green as well, because...
10:56I couldn't have played that any better, to be fair. That's actually all right. It's about eight feet
11:01left of the pin. Maybe I've pre-judged it. It's actually done okay.
11:06All right. Oh, we've got to change it into my... Oh no, it's butter setting. Right, we're good.
11:10Right, it'd be nice to finish with a par, wouldn't it?
11:14Not disastrous, by any means. Left edge.
11:23Oh, there we go. A par. I'm pretty happy with that. So, there you go. Hopefully you enjoyed that
11:29little look at the very strange and bizarre Q Gen 2 Club. And I think, in conclusion, would I use a
11:38club like this? Probably not. But I did enjoy the freedom of walking around holding just a club.
11:43I certainly felt a lot freer, more energised. And, you know, it's not conforming to the rules of
11:48goals. It's not for serious golfers. It's not for competitive golfers. But if you play a lot of social
11:53rounds, you want to save a bit of money on your travel costs. You want something that's going to give you,
11:58you know, versatility in terms of having eight different clubs in one, essentially.
12:02It could be well worth a go. The feel wasn't great. It wasn't the most forgiving. And off the tee,
12:07I think it's probably off the tee where it struggled the most, to be honest with you. Like,
12:10you know, if you're trying to get for distance with the Stinger setting, it's not going to give
12:14you a lot of height. But iron play was okay, although I didn't really show it off very well.
12:20Short game is actually all right. I was very surprised with this pitch shot that I just played here.
12:23It's not the most versatile, but definitely functional around the greens and on the greens.
12:28And don't forget that one length concept is very in right now with people like Bryson. So, you know,
12:34obviously having lots of different loft setting in that one length could benefit your consistency in
12:39terms of your setup position. So, there you have it. Jury's out. Let me know in the comments,
12:44what do you think about this club? Is it just a gimmick? Or would you generally consider using it? I would
12:49love to hear from you down below, but that's all for me here at the beautiful Burley Park Golf Club.
12:54I'll see you next time.
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