well, a good day at the range after a few months of cold nasty weather and i have re-thunk my club selection.

ive got a:
Driver
3-wood
3-hybrid
5-hybrid
6-9 iron
P,G,S,60degree Wedges
putter

got rid of my 5 wood because my 3 hybrid pretty much replaces it (plus it was a ladies club).
my only prob is my iron set.

so ive got 4, 5 if you count 9 iron, wedges.

but maybe ill keep them all in the bag. its just too crowded.

degrees:
8=37degree
9=41degrees
P=45degree
G=50degree
S=55degree
60degree

2/27/2007 5:24:08 PM

get rid of the gap or the 60. You dont need both.

Personally I would get rid of the 60. that club gets used the least and you can always open up your sand wedge.

CLubs

D
3w
2-Pw
sand

[Edited on February 27, 2007 at 5:48 PM. Reason : clubs]

2/27/2007 5:45:21 PM

i had a GREAT day at the range today. first time out this season and I was railing damn near everything

I carry:

Driver
3W
5W
rescue hybrid
5I-9I
PWedge
GWedge
Putter

[Edited on February 27, 2007 at 5:49 PM. Reason : .]

2/27/2007 5:45:37 PM

ive got a
driver PING TIST tech
3 wood Cobra
5 wood Cobra
3-SW PING EYE2
putter

i really want to get another wedge cus i have problems with my distance on the PW and SW i find myself between the two alot.

2/27/2007 5:51:04 PM

mizuno irons & driver
cleveland & cobra woods
nike putter
callaway wedge

2/27/2007 5:51:21 PM

^ that's quite the bastard set of clubs

2/27/2007 6:08:09 PM

got my first set yesterday to play with people in my company.

gonna beat the president and get fired

2/27/2007 6:23:11 PM

2/27/2007 6:25:15 PM

yeah, today i def. saw what my sand wedge could do. i was thinking of loosing the 60 also.

it was $13 from walmart. haha. and it works pretty good.

2/27/2007 6:38:39 PM

Quote :

"get rid of the gap or the 60. You dont need both. "

[no]

2/27/2007 7:16:59 PM

Cobra irons 3-PW
Cobra Gap wedge
Cobra Driver
Tight Lies 3W and 5W
Nike Putter
Wilson 60* - rarely use it effectively

2/27/2007 7:17:01 PM

and I carry:

Titleist 985K Driver
Titleist 904F 3 wood
3-PW Ben Hogan Apex Plus
52 Degree Cleveland 900 series wedge
56 and 60 degree Titleist oil can wedges.


and I'd get rid of a driver before I ever took a wedge out of my bag.

[Edited on February 27, 2007 at 7:20 PM. Reason : ]

2/27/2007 7:20:08 PM

Quote :

"get rid of the gap or the 60. You dont need both. Personally I would get rid of the 60. that club gets used the least and you can always open up your sand wedge. CLubs D 3w 2-Pw sand "

if you can hit a two iron more than 180 yards and more than 20 feet off the ground you must be very talented

[Edited on February 27, 2007 at 7:23 PM. Reason : bold]

2/27/2007 7:21:30 PM

Plus, how often in a round do you actually hit your 2 iron? Much more often I hit a shot that needs a 52 or a 60 degree shot b/c you're either a long hitter that hits wedges into a green or a short knocker who needs more wedges to play around the greens he/she cant reach in 2 shots.

2/27/2007 7:25:03 PM

i need more debatable practices at the range. then i can decide.

but as long as i have 14, im good

2/27/2007 7:46:20 PM

3-PW mizuno irons
5 Hybrid - Nickent
9 deg. SMT driver

Bobo putter...



I still need a decent 50-60 deg. wedge, a 3H and a good mallet putter to complete my set.

I love my hybrid. Damn hard to hit it bad.

2/27/2007 7:49:08 PM

Quote :

"if you can hit a two iron more than 180 yards and more than 20 feet off the ground you must be very talented "

Yea I could usually hit it around 220 off the ground and upwards of 240 off the tee. I like to use it when its windy or playing a course that has a good amount of roll.

but thats when I used to play a good amount. Now-a-days I rarely use it cause my game has gone to crap. FUcking grad school.

Quote :

"Plus, how often in a round do you actually hit your 2 iron? Much more often I hit a shot that needs a 52 or a 60 degree shot b/c you're either a long hitter that hits wedges into a green or a short knocker who needs more wedges to play around the greens he/she cant reach in 2 shots. "

Depends on the course.

As far as wedges are concerned. I have a lob wedge but I dont really use it either. I can range my pitching wedge anywhere from 70-130 yards depending on the shot I need/want. I used to have this gnarly wedge shot with the pw. Anywhere around 100 yards, I would hit this low flying ball that would stick like crazy once it hit the green.

Different strokes for different folks.

[Edited on February 27, 2007 at 7:50 PM. Reason : could]

2/27/2007 7:49:19 PM

r5 taylormade driver
no name 3 and 5 wood- pieces of shit
3-PW Titleist Irons
56 Nike Wedge
Odyssey putter

any suggestions for new woods?........im tryin to save up

2/27/2007 7:51:02 PM

Quote :

"any suggestions for new woods?........im tryin to save up"

gotta goto the range and test a few. thats your best bet

2/27/2007 8:04:34 PM

taylormade 300 TI driver
old school adams woods, 3 & 5
mizuno mp 22 blade irons
52 degree hogan gap wedge
56 degree cleveland sand wedge
old school titleist dead center putter...love the damn thing

2/27/2007 9:23:01 PM

^ ohhhhhhhhhhhh snap

dude I freaking love those irons

Ive always wanted a set of those (or some older ram nickel blades), but I stopped playing regularly so my TA-3 will suffice.

2/27/2007 9:30:03 PM

haha the funny thing is, i hit those irons better now, when i dont play much anymore, than when i did and i cared about scoring. now i dont give a fuck and i stripe the shit outta them. i score so much better as well

[Edited on February 27, 2007 at 9:35 PM. Reason : .]

2/27/2007 9:32:16 PM

ha

If I ever run across a decently priced used set, Ill prolly bite the bullet and buy em.

Those sticks are sexy thats for sure

Cleveland made some pretty clean lookin blades (TA-1) but I doubt they make them anymore. Its all massive cavity back shit now.

I absolutely loathe those massive drivers that are all the rage now.

[Edited on February 27, 2007 at 9:36 PM. Reason : asdf]

2/27/2007 9:36:08 PM

Driver - Nike Sasquatch (sp)
3 wood - Tommy Armour
5 Wood - Tommy Armour
3 Hybrid - Taylor made
3 - PW Irons - Taylor Made
56 - 60 - wedges - Cleveland
62 - Wilson
Chipper - no name brand - saves me alot of strokes around the green
Putter - STK rubber face ....love it

2/27/2007 10:23:59 PM

speaking of massive drivers, how bout that nike sumo. its huge. and makes the wierdest sound ive heard from a driver.

2/27/2007 11:26:47 PM

I have a 2 iron and can hit the hell out of it.

2/27/2007 11:30:58 PM

Driver = Nike Sasquatch 9.5 (Best driver I've ever hit)
3 Wood = Titleist 975F 14.5 (Most 3W's are 15, I like the 975 series because they took off 1.2 a degree on all the fairway woods.
5 wood = Titleist 975F 16.5
3 Iron/Hybrid = Mizuno Fli-Hi CLK 20.5
4-PW = Mizuno MX-17
56, 60 Wedges = Cleveland CG-10
Putter = Odyssey White Hot XG Insert Model #9 (The Mickelson putter)

I love everything in my bag except my irons, I got them about 2 years ago and I've improved drastically from about a 16 to a 9, now they're too offset and I draw the ball too much and it's really hard to fade on command.

2/27/2007 11:55:18 PM

my bro has the sasquatch 9.5.........its def. sweet as hell.........i would def. like to try the sumo.........anyone hit it??

2/28/2007 12:06:39 AM

Taylor Made R7 460- best driver i have ever hit, added 15 yards the first shot
Titleist 975F- kinda old school but a solid club
Ping Eye 2 2 iron- baller
Ping Eye 2 Copper Berrilum Irons- once outlawed by PGA bc they spin too much
Titleist Vokey 54 and 58 spin milled wedges- only wedges i will ever play
Ping Anser Karasten Putter- Copper Berrilum- have had my woes but keep comming b

2/28/2007 12:16:02 AM

Anyone putt with a 2 ball putter? I bought a White Steel last summer after putting with a Scotty Cameron newport 2 for about 6 years. I still use both depending on where I'm playing and how I'm putting.


I feel like the 2 ball helps you keep from being so mechanical and lets you putt by feel a lot better. I've noticed I make more long putts with this putter, but I also miss some of the easier ones I would usually make with my titleist.

Not a good putter to use on fast greens IMO.

[Edited on February 28, 2007 at 12:33 AM. Reason : ]

2/28/2007 12:33:15 AM

The sumo is dick. It jumps off the face, but it sounds so hollow that you think the face is cracked or something. However, if you don't care about anything but distance then I guess the sumo is for you.

2/28/2007 12:42:27 AM

The sumo Every Nike club ever made is dick. It jumps off the face, but it sounds so hollow that you think the face is cracked or something. However, if you don't care about anything but distance then I guess the sumo is for you.

2/28/2007 12:44:43 AM

Quote :

"Anyone putt with a 2 ball putter? "

I do....I have a 2 ball blade putter. I think it really helps 10 feet and in.

I carry:

Ping G2 Driver 8.5
Taylor Made Vsteel 3 wood 15
Hogan hybrid 2-iron (sometimes)
3-PW Hogan Apex Blades
SW 56 and GW 52 Lob 60 Hogan Colonials
Odyssey 2-ball blade putter

ProV1 X FTW!

2/28/2007 12:51:01 AM

I had a 2-ball for a couple of years, and liked it...but when I started messing around with the little mallet putter like Mickelson uses, I loved the light weight and this sounds weird, but it almost feels like I can steer a putt with that little face and little blade, as opposed to a wrecking ball, although straight, Odyssey 2-Ball.

Check out the White Hot XG #9

[Edited on February 28, 2007 at 9:14 AM. Reason : pic]

2/28/2007 9:13:45 AM

i havent gotten any new clubs in a long, long time, except a new putter.

biggest big bertha driver. 8.5 degree.
GBB 3 wood with a 2 wood ExS true temper shaft
3-W ping eye 2 square grooves (im ollld schoool, and illegal lawl)
cleveland 52, 56, 60
scotty cameron putter.

theres no way you could ever get me to drop the 60 degree wedge.

thats the most versitile club in my game.

Id lke to trade out the BBB (thing is pretty garbage)

2/28/2007 9:47:43 AM

i have some woods some wedges and some putters

2/28/2007 10:03:26 AM

i got a new driver in November , but I haven't even got to use it yet ........takin' a half day to play next week tho .

2/28/2007 10:13:42 AM

Quote :

"theres no way you could ever get me to drop the 60 degree wedge."

I concur. Without that club I'd be 4-5 strokes worse.

2/28/2007 10:20:37 AM

Ping G2 Driver
Calloway 3-wood
Taylor made rescue club 18 degree
Titleist 990 4-pw
52, 56, 60 Cleveland cg 11 black wedges
Scotty pro platinum putter

2/28/2007 10:35:32 AM

MP14's irons

975 JVS Titleist driver
Big Bertha warbird 3 wood
Titleist 975 7 wood

56 cleveland
60 zevo

kirk currie belly putter.

old but pure as shit.

2/28/2007 11:02:35 AM

Driver- Cobra X-Speed Driver w/ 10.5 xStiff
3Wood- Ping G5 w/ graffaloy blue shaft xstiff
3-Pw Calloway X-16 (x-100's)
53 degree Cleveland wedge
56 degree calloway x tour wedge
58 degree Ben Hogan wedge
Ping G5 Putter

2/28/2007 11:29:55 AM

Mizuno MP 001 460 9.5 driver
Mizuno Blue Rage 3 wood (don't hit)
Mizuno MP 001 5 wood
MX-23's 4-pw
Mizuno Raw Haze 56 60 wedges
A-1 Bettinardi Putter

Bought as set for $250

2/28/2007 11:34:16 AM

buffalosweat... have u tried the xx speed? talk about stiff and hard to hit

2/28/2007 11:43:55 AM

D
3W
2-PW
Gap-W (52 deg.)
SW (56 deg.)
putter

Quote :

"if you can hit a two iron more than 180 yards and more than 20 feet off the ground you must be very talented"

Well I didn't realize it was that much of an accomplishment, but thanks! I use my 2-iron more than any other single iron in my bag (with the exception of the wedges) because I'll tee off with it several times a round (depending on the course). I usually take it 225-230 off the tee, so it's useful to have when I want to avoid trouble far down the fairway.

2/28/2007 1:10:43 PM

Hitting an iron off the tee is just smart, but the difference between a 2 iron and a 3 iron off the tee isnt that great. If the hole is short enough to hit an iron, the 3 should be good enough. In general, 2 irons are not smart clubs to have in your bag. 5 woods are more acceptable if you're not going with more wedges. Hell, not many pro's cary 2 irons anymore...and if they do, then its usually the loft of our 3 iron anyway. Tiger carries one, but I guarantee that its a 3 iron compared to most clubs built today. I also dont think he carries a "gap" wedge b/c his PW is probably 52 degrees...like my gap wedge.


I dont know when it started, but club manufacturers started making clubs like this so people would think they were getting more distance, and now its just accepted that a PW is 48 degrees. Nobody had to carry a "gap" wedge until 10 years ago. Interesting stuff.

2/28/2007 1:52:57 PM

i was pointing out the fact that 99% of golfers aren't good enough to use a 3 or 4 iron affectively much less a 2 iron. i carried a 2 iron for 3 years but only used it off the tee primarily but i added another wedge and took that out of the bag now i have:

driver
4-wood
3-pw
52, 55, 59 wedges
2-ball

i feel like i gained a lot by adding a wedge and dropping a club i liked to use off the tee sometimes

2/28/2007 1:53:35 PM

never listed my clubs

Linx Ti driver w/ Aldila x-stiff shaft (About half the size and heavy as shit compared to drivers today)
3w - Titelist
2-pw - cleveland TA-3 w/ Rifle shafts
sw - cleveland classic (55)
lw - cleveland

I go back and forth between these two putters:

Ping anser 2
Bronze Odessey rossie 2 (Old but I love it)

[Edited on February 28, 2007 at 3:40 PM. Reason : a]

2/28/2007 3:40:00 PM

^Cleveland irons, very nice. I still use my 10-year old Cleveland VAS+ irons. The newer VAS irons, not the old Corey Pavin style VAS. Those were just ugly.

Quote :

"i was pointing out the fact that 99% of golfers aren't good enough to use a 3 or 4 iron affectively much less a 2 iron."

I'd agree with that. Maybe not 99%, but certainly a large fraction. I'm a fairly low-handicapper though (used to be a 3, now probably like a 7) , and I like my long irons. I've perfected the stinging low 2-iron out of the trees. Can't do that with a 5-wood

2/28/2007 4:22:21 PM

baonest: never hit the xx speed, is it for more ball speed and club head speed than the single x-speed?

2/28/2007 4:28:55 PM

Titleist 983K driver
Taylor Made Rescue dual hybrid #2
4-9 Taylor Made ti bubble 2 irons
52,56,58 Titelist vokey oil can wedges

2/28/2007 4:51:55 PM