OT: What's in your golf bag
Aight mgofriends, thread is as easy as the title. Bored in quarantine, and trying to get more into golf once our public health experts deem it safe. I'm a newb so my clubs are on the cheaper end, just curious to how our mgogolfers fill out their 14.
Here's mine:
-Wilson Ultra Driver
-Wilson Ultra 3 wood
-Adamsgolf Speedline Draw 5 wood
-Wilson Ultra 4 hybrid (21 deg)
-Slazenger v300 5 hybrid (25 deg)
-Wilson Ultra 5i-PW (PW has 46 deg loft)
-Wilson Harmonized Wedges (50 and 56 deg)
-Wilson Ultra putter
Would love if others share their tips/recs
As always, @mods delete if this is too OT.
Not sure. I put it up in the attic about 10 years ago. I think there is a actual wooden driver in it. Will double check.
Beer.
would prob be better off with beer tbh
nothing. don't golf. I don't own a club, much less many clubs which would necessitate a golf bag.
Just logged in to give you a +1 and acknowledge the excellent Wayne's World reference.
Seems like a lot of clubs with potential for overlap between 5-wood, 4-hybrid, 5-hybrid, and 5-iron. From the PW loft, it seems like your irons are fairly traditionally lofted, so maybe the hybrids are stronger and this all works for how you hit. I would make sure of the gapping in this area of the bag. For my own game, I would try to get rid of one of the hybrids or the 5-wood and add an additional wedge, but YMMV. Lots of room for personal taste.
That makes sense - would you recommend the 4th wedge be something like a 60 deg?
That's probably about right, but I usually try to fill distance gaps as the poster above mentioned. Is there a distance inside of 135 that you struggle more with? If so, try and find a wedge that allows you to put a full swing on it to meet that need.
I hit my PW 140 and have a 54-degree that I hit 110-115, but I struggled with 125 yards and that is right where I could hit a 50-degree...into the bag it went!
PW from 140! Username checks out.
I play with a few guys who hit their 52 150. It’s almost like they are cheating. They are 10 years older than me and all I can do is wonder what I’m doing wrong
I would try to get a 60 if it was me, but I'm comfortable with that club and rely on my short game to get me out of trouble that my long game gets me into. It depends on how you swing and what you're comfortable with. Another wedge in the bag also allows you to vary bounce. I like my 56 SW with lots of bounce for soft sand and when I'm in a crappy lie that I don't want to dig into. I like much less loft on the 60 LW for tight/hard lies where digging in is less of a concern and I want the sole to sit as close to the ground as I can. As stated by others, 1st priority is the gapping between clubs so you don't have too big of a gap between any two clubs and not so much overlap that would make a club largely redundant. Hit a bunch balls with each club to know how far each will typically carry. Space the gaps as uniformly as you can. 2nd is what are you comfortable with, particularly for the wedges around the green.
Great advice guys thanks! Yeah my bag is currently top heavy, I’m decent with my 3 wood and found a deal for the 5 wood used, so picked it up, but yeah definitely a lot of overlap to control for, I think my 5i is 27 deg so between that, the 5h and a 6i that’s 30 deg, have some room to take one of those in the middle out
Yeah generally you wouldn’t have a 5i and 5h in the bag. Theyre supposed to be replacements for the other. Unless you hit wildly different distances with them. Keep which ever one your like to hit more.
I would pay more attention to the distance you actually hit them and less to the stated loft. The hybrids probably have longer shafts and may have a different flex, so they could hit a different distance even if the stated loft was exactly the same. But, that is where I'd start. Cover the gap between 3-wood and 6-iron with one fewer club. Ideally, leaving yourself with clubs that you are comfortable hitting and with reasonable yardage gaps between. That buys you an extra wedge to help the short game.
I couldn't hit a 60 if my life depended on it!
A 7-year-old TaylorMade R1 driver (probably due for a replacement), Mizuno woods/irons/wedges (which I LOVE), and a cheap mallet putter.
I'm a 14 handicap, so I suck too much to spend much more money on my clubs. Maybe if/when I get below a 10.
8.0.2"suck too much" I'd give a pinky toe for that 14 handicap right now. Played a fair amount when I was younger. Kids came along, hardly played for years. Kids grown now and starting to play more. And I am godawful. I'm three weeks into a 15-week instruction program at GolfTec. Really happy with the results so far. The video of every swing is very valuable to me. Swing and hands were way too steep. Working on flattening out. Feels really weird right now, but when I execute the flatter/inside path it I really love the results.
you're my twin. also played well 25 years ago and started up again recently and am god awful. chip as well now as when i was six years old. took a lesson and no improvement. disheartened. will check out this golftec.
Nah, I'm an 18 and I spend a fortune. It's a passion.
Clubs, balls, tees, 5th of Canadian club and a Bluetooth speaker. Let's get back to politics please.
No problem. Why in the world would you chose Canadian Club over Crown Royal?
1. In my area finding a plastic 5th of crown is apparently impossible.
2 but not so important. Price.
3. They don't taste much different in the mix.
didn't consider the plastic component. That is a good point.
No beer tap?
Durban Poison and Lemon Diesel maybe a I agree on the Canadian Club. Oh and my ping knockoffs. I play a couple of holes then I’m just riding dirty
Taylormade aeroburner driver
Callaway 3w/5w
Callaway x series r415 5,6,7,8, and gap irons
Titleist oversize 9 iron
Cleveland 50 degree
Taylormade speedblade pw
Hand-me-down tourmade sand wedge from 2001
Off-brand putter from Dunham's, the next club to be replaced.
Cobra Max GW-4Iron
Calloway Diablo 7 wood (maybe the most consistent club I have)
TaylorMade 5 and 3 woods
Calloway Big Bertha driver. Older. Keep thinking about replacing and just not doing it.
Cleveland 60° lob wedge
Odyssey putter
Bulleitt Bourbon
Some %$(*& high scoring clubs. It's all their fault.
Callaway Epic Flash SZ 9 degree Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue 65 S
TaylorMade RBZ 15 degree stock shaft
Cobra Bio Cell 17 & 20 degree hybrids Fujikura Fuel 70 S in each
Callaway Steelhead XR 5-PW
Vokey SM5 50.08 F & 56.10 S
Callaway MD4 PM Grind 60.12
Odyssey Stroke Lab Marxman
I've been playing since high school, and try to get out at least once a week in the summer. My game is pretty up and down, but I've been playing well the last few weeks and even made my first hole-in-one about a month ago!
Callaway Rogue Driver
Nike Vapor 2.0 3-wood and 3-hybrid
Nike Pro Combo irons (4-PW)
Mizuno 50-degree gap wedge
Cleveland 54-degree wedge
Titleist Vokey 58-degree sand wedge
Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport 2.5 putter
Any recommendations on good Michigan courses south of Lansing that I need to check out? I've played The Grande and Moose Ridge (among other lesser quality courses), but am always looking to head north from Toledo for a change of scenery!
Hit 'em long and straight, my friends!
Links at novi (last I played it 3 weeks ago) has been in great shape so far this year.
radrick farms is a great course if you can get on
the golden fox at fox hills isn’t too bad either.
also Leslie Hills is an incredible muni course. Cheap to play but one of the best muni courses I’ve ever played
I second golden fox and the grande.
Leslie park in aa
Pheasant Run in Canton
Lakes of Taylor
Gateway in Romulus near DTW airport
Calderone Farms in Grass lake
Prestwick Village (private) in Highland if you can get on.
When is the last time you played Calderone? Played there early last year and the course was in really bad shape. One green in particular on the back was beyond repair. I thought it was sad because that course is cool.
Played on my birthday back in May and had zero complaints. Greens weren't particularly fast but they were true.
Same can't be said for whitmore lake golf links as of yesterday...so many brown spots on both the fairways and greens.
My dad recently moved to Grass Lake and the guy who used to be in charge of the Grande is now at Calderone which my dad said improved the course a ton. I played Calderone a few years ago and the greens were in terrible shape, but my dad said its been a 180 since.
Its a little west for you but the Medalist in Marshall is a tough but pretty cool course. Angels crossing in Vickburg is well kept and fun to play. Stoaten Brae is pretty new and expensive but its awesome.
Taylor made m4 woods. My first actual big golf purchase as I used to take my dads old drivers because he would get rid of his after a couple years.
Taylor made m2 irons 3-pw.
titleist vokey sm7 56 & 60degree wedges
odyssey two ball Mallet with the super stroke big ole thick grip. Grip feels like I have so much more control over the putter. It’s a couple years old but I don’t think I’ll get rid of it for quite some time.
Woods: Titleist 913D (9.5 degree) and 913F (15 degree)
Irons: Titleist AP2 (3-PW)
Wedges: Titleist SM7's (52 degrees, 56 degrees, 62 degrees)
Putter: I have a million so depends on the day
Epic Flash sub zero - Just got it and it added at least 10 yards consistently
Titleist 917 3 wood
Cleveland 19 deg hybrid (over 10 years old but its my go to club when in trouble)
Mizuno MP-59 4-PW
Cleveland CG-14 52,56,60
Odyssey white hot blade putter
I remember playing 18 holes with one wooden driver.
Boxer briefs. And canned gravy.
Cobra SZ - Driver , 3 wood and utility #4
SZ one length irons 5 - GW
Callaway SW
Odyssey putter
Cobra LTD driver and fairway woods
Cobra F9 hybrids
Wilson D200 irons
Cleveland CBX wedges
Cheap putter (Pinemeadow)
Pint of fireball
Pack of reds
Weed
I play a lot of golf. I'm old, and now a high single digit. I have two former Pros in the family, including a BIL who who played a few times on the PGA Tour. We all love the game, and are constantly talking about all aspects of it.
Recommendations depend on what you want to do. Do you want to lower your handicap and score as low as possible, or do you always want to try that 1/10 shot, and live with the consequences?
If the former, ditch the 5 wood and add a 60 degree wedge. Hitting greens with 5 wood, and then 1 putting is a rarity. You can use the 3, or a hybrid on the short par 4s and second shots on par 5s depending on the lie. Get accustomed to playing layups to preferred wedge yardages, and getting up and down from there, instead of forcing a lower percentage shot from greater distances.
Make certain your wedges have the appropriate bounce for the conditions you see the most. So many new golfers make the mistake of playing too much dig in soft conditions, or worse, too much bounce in hard conditions. The games hard enough without making it harder on yourself.
The same is true with face balanced vs toe hang putters. Make sure you have one that matches your intended technique.
I use a TM M1 driver and 3W. TM M1 hybrids. 20 y. o. Mizuno 5-9 forged irons. Vokey 48, 52, 56, and 60. I putt with a face balanced SC Futura that's about 20 years old. It looks wacky, but I putt great with it, both long and short putts.
Above all, keep fun in the bag! So many people that suck take it so seriously. And in the scheme of things, if you're not a plus HC tournament golfer, you suck. As Arnold Palmer once wrote: "There's golf, and then there's tournament golf. The two have very little in common."
Great advice thanks! Sounds like adding the 60 is the move. I’m decent with my 3 wood which is why I picked up the 5 wood, but yeah in the grand scheme might be redundant, especially since I’ve improved with the irons.
You can also think about the courses you play the most and how often you need a club.
I keep a 1 iron in place of a 60 degrees wedge because my course has a lot of trees with overhanging limbs that I can’t hit a draw around so I need to go under. At the same time I have very few occasions to need a 60 degree wedge just by means of course management.
calloway XR driver and three wood.
rite-on 1 iron from the mid 90s
calloway apex 3 and 4 hybrids 5-PW irons
52 and 56 wedges.
Scotty Cameron counterbalanced putter.
If you want to know, I'll need to see a warrant.
TM M5 Driver
Callaway XR 4-PW
Callaway SW
Vokey SM8 52 & 60 degree wedges
Scotty Newport3
Martini Tees
Michigan ball marker / divot tool
Cigars + cutter / torch
Aleve
Coozies
Roll of TP ... cause you never know
