Hans P

Hi! Here's a list of my clubs, and please tell me what you think

Driver: Titleist 910 D2 10,5 Kai'li 65 Regular with Tour Wrap 2G White (A1 Setting)

FW: Titleist 910F 15 Aldila NV 65 Regular with MC Red (A1 Setting)

Hybrid: FT-iZ 24 Ladies Flex (Old Club) Tour Velvet

Irons: Titleist CB 712 4-PW Nippon 970 Regular MC Red

Wedges: 2 Titleist SM4: 52* 8 Bounce Nippon 970 MC Red 58* 12 Bounce Nippon 970 MC Red

Ball: NXT Tour S Yellow

Bag: Titleist SX6

Putter: Yes! Ann: 33 Inch

HCP: 20 (but I hit the ball pretty good)

Nice setup, but I would get rid of the 24* hybrid.  Depending on your swing speed, the shaft on it may result in a loss of control, both directional and distance.  Also, the 24* hybrid is equivalent to the loft of your 4-iron, so basically you are carrying two clubs which do the same thing.  Instead, I would recommend replacing the hybrid with a 21*

Personally, I carry both the 3-4 irons as well as 21 and 24* hybrids.  I alternate them based upon rough and atmospheric conditions.  Basically, when I want a penetrating low to mid ball flight (usually on windy or raining days or on a course with thick rough), I go with the hybrids.  Otherwise, I favor using the 3-4 irons.

Hope that helps...

Hello Hans,

Your bags looks to work great.

This is my bag

Driver: Titleist 910 D2 10.5 Project X 7C3 6.0

Fw: Titleist 910F 15 Diamana 75 Stiff

Hybrid: Adams Super Hybrid Black 19* Stiff

Irons: Titleist 712 CB 4-9 S300

Wedges: Titleist SM4 46.08 Taylormade Z TP 51, 56 60

Putter: Scotty Del Mar

I play Midsize grips on all my clubs

Info: I´m 15 years old, 3 HCP, SS 108mph

/Christian

I see a ladies' flex 4H in the mix and a rather short ladies' putter. These would be an ill fit if you are an average height male. What is your height? And have you had your clubs taken to a fitter? You do have big gap between the 3 wood and the hybrid or the 4 iron. I personally would toss a 7 wood (21) in to fill the gap - a little easier to launch than a 19H or 21H. A 3 wood is not easy to hit off the ground. Do you hit the 24H well? Or is the shaft a bit whippy? Labor for a re-shaft is about $20 and add the cost of shaft and grip. I also see a set of player irons in there. If you intend on using the 24H, remove the 4 iron. Wedge setup is nice and simple and a 58* sand wedge does a lot. You may want to think about bending the 52 a bit weak (53*) to have a little more bounce for long bunker shots). I'm a 12 handicap but play the following - Burner HT draw driver-5W-7W (the driver and 5W are M flex and the 7W is regular), TM 200 9 wood (r flex), SQ 5/26 and 7/34 hybrids (r flex), Eye 2 8-9 irons (TT Lite XL r flex) and Vokeys (SM3 50-08 bent to 51, 54-11 bent to 55, 58-04, 62-07). I recently removed the 6 and 7 irons because the 34H is way more accurate for distance; consequently I expect my score to start dropping again.

Lou G

I see a ladies' flex 4H in the mix and a rather short ladies' putter. These would be an ill fit if you are an average height male. What is your height? And have you had your clubs taken to a fitter? You do have big gap between the 3 wood and the hybrid or the 4 iron. I personally would toss a 7 wood (21) in to fill the gap - a little easier to launch than a 19H or 21H. A 3 wood is not easy to hit off the ground. Do you hit the 24H well? Or is the shaft a bit whippy? Labor for a re-shaft is about $20 and add the cost of shaft and grip. I also see a set of player irons in there. If you intend on using the 24H, remove the 4 iron. Wedge setup is nice and simple and a 58* sand wedge does a lot. You may want to think about bending the 52 a bit weak (53*) to have a little more bounce for long bunker shots). I'm a 12 handicap but play the following - Burner HT draw driver-5W-7W (the driver and 5W are M flex and the 7W is regular), TM 200 9 wood (r flex), SQ 5/26 and 7/34 hybrids (r flex), Eye 2 8-9 irons (TT Lite XL r flex) and Vokeys (SM3 50-08 bent to 51, 54-11 bent to 55, 58-04, 62-07). I recently removed the 6 and 7 irons because the 34H is way more accurate for distance; consequently I expect my score to start dropping again.

 

I'm not so sure about the suggestion that a a wood is easier to hit than a hybrid.  Generally speaking, the shorter the shaft, the better chance of solid striking. Also, some accuracy may be to gain from a hybrid versus a wood.  However, I will suggest that the wood is a better option given a slower swing speed.  Then again, it's all personal preference.

That's nice. Here's my bag to be (ordered clubs):

Driver: 910D3 Diamana Ka'lil Stiff 65 gram

Wood: 910F 17* 55 Bassara reg

Irons: 4-6 CB 712/7-9 MB 712

Wedges: SM4 46*, 52* bent 51*, 56* bent 55*, 60* bent 59*

Putter: Ghost half Mallet

Bag: Titleist lightweight stand bag (14-way)

Some of the so-called "hotshots" out there may scoff at my bag as a so-called "old geezer" setup (and I admit I was one of those as a teenager in the early '70s because one of the golfers at the Country Club carried a bag of Northwestern woods and the only irons were 8-SW).  When you become 54 or 55 you think about playing smarter and not harder.  I was playing with a rather elderly gentleman in 2007 and he was using a 4H from 160 yards but at the end of the day his score for 9 on a regulation course was +3.  You learn a lot about playing golf from the old guys; for that matter, caddying for them - our club champ at the CC was able to hit a 5 iron 150 yards but he was a scratch golfer.

Lou G

Some of the so-called "hotshots" out there may scoff at my bag as a so-called "old geezer" setup (and I admit I was one of those as a teenager in the early '70s because one of the golfers at the Country Club carried a bag of Northwestern woods and the only irons were 8-SW).  When you become 54 or 55 you think about playing smarter and not harder.  I was playing with a rather elderly gentleman in 2007 and he was using a 4H from 160 yards but at the end of the day his score for 9 on a regulation course was +3.  You learn a lot about playing golf from the old guys; for that matter, caddying for them - our club champ at the CC was able to hit a 5 iron 150 yards but he was a scratch golfer.

I know exactly what you mean.  I have played with some older gentlemen, who didn't hit the ball far, but was very accurate.  It was almost embarrassing, as he casually strolled to ball placed perfectly in the fairway, while I combed thru the foliage looking for my 2nd tee shot.  Playing with more experienced players helped me in developing course management skills - it's not always how far you hit the ball, it's more of how accurate you are when you hit it.  A lesson I had to learn after a season plagued with loss balls.

Getting back to the 7 wood vs a 2H..... they both have about the same shaft length (typical 7 wood is 41.5H and a 910H is 41") and similar lie angles (7w= 58*  910H=57.75).  Again, some people find a wood easier to hit than a long hybrid.  The 21* loft of a 7W is much easier to launch vs the 17* loft of a 2H. 

What I see is some guys try to be macho and end up under clubbing or try to hit it so hard they end up in the bushes.  Sometimes you hit the ball farther swinging easy.  You'll see someone pulling out an 8 iron at 150 yd when he should be using a 6 iron.  The other thing I see is someone attempting the big 90 degree backswing and the left foot coming off the ground - another main reason people end up in the bushes. 

To quote  a Naval Officer that I had the experience of working for "the finished product is the important thing; the mechanics are trivial."  Goal: fewest strokes possible. 

nice set up .mine is:

driver:titleist 910 d3 8.5 with a tour ad di 6x at a b1 setting, fairways:titleist 910 f 13.5 with a diamana whiteboard 73x at a b1 setting and atitleist 910 f 17 with a diamana ahina 82x, irons:titleist 690 mb 3-pw with dynamic gold s300s, wedges:vokey sm2's 52-08 and a 60-07, and putter is a scotty newport 2

The 910H 2 iron replacement is the 19*, the 17* is a 1 iron replacement. Hybrids are always 1" longer than their corresponding iron.

I also try not to laugh out loud or too hard as some of these King Kong hotshots come unglued within 100 yards of the pin.  After all, what good is a 300 yard drive if it takes you 6 shots to get in the hole from 100 yards?  Why does someone with a 100+ mph swing struggle to play bogey golf and yet some old geezer with a 15 wood play to a single digit?  My stepmother is 78 yr old, barely drives the ball 170 yards and manages to shoot in the 90s (and humiliate quite a few men in the process).

Lou G

Getting back to the 7 wood vs a 2H..... they both have about the same shaft length (typical 7 wood is 41.5H and a 910H is 41") and similar lie angles (7w= 58*  910H=57.75).  Again, some people find a wood easier to hit than a long hybrid.  The 21* loft of a 7W is much easier to launch vs the 17* loft of a 2H. 

What I see is some guys try to be macho and end up under clubbing or try to hit it so hard they end up in the bushes.  Sometimes you hit the ball farther swinging easy.  You'll see someone pulling out an 8 iron at 150 yd when he should be using a 6 iron.  The other thing I see is someone attempting the big 90 degree backswing and the left foot coming off the ground - another main reason people end up in the bushes. 

To quote  a Naval Officer that I had the experience of working for "the finished product is the important thing; the mechanics are trivial."  Goal: fewest strokes possible. 

You can't say that letting your left foot off the ground causes inaccuracy. Look at Jack Nicklaus. One of the best swings in golf and he let his foot come off the ground. Also, a lot of people who played in Jack's time let there foot come off the ground like JOHNNY MILLER. He was the most accurate player ever. People said that his caddy could sit in a chair 150 yards away and catch his balls with a baseball glove. How's that for accurate, huh? Just goes to say you get accuracy and increased power from letting your foot come off the ground because your taking a bigger shoulder turn. 

PS. Nicklaus' driving average was 310 (with 40 year old equipment). Imagine him playing with modern day equipment. 

Nate

Heres my bag:

TM R9 driver

TM R9 5 wood

Exotics 2 hybrid

Titleist AP2 irons 4-pw

Vokey wedges 52, 56, 60 degree

White hot putter, soon to be scotty cameron

Im 18 years old and I'm a 10 HCP, let me know what you guys think!!! 

Lou G

Getting back to the 7 wood vs a 2H..... they both have about the same shaft length (typical 7 wood is 41.5H and a 910H is 41") and similar lie angles (7w= 58*  910H=57.75).  Again, some people find a wood easier to hit than a long hybrid.  The 21* loft of a 7W is much easier to launch vs the 17* loft of a 2H. 

What I see is some guys try to be macho and end up under clubbing or try to hit it so hard they end up in the bushes.  Sometimes you hit the ball farther swinging easy.  You'll see someone pulling out an 8 iron at 150 yd when he should be using a 6 iron.  The other thing I see is someone attempting the big 90 degree backswing and the left foot coming off the ground - another main reason people end up in the bushes. 

To quote  a Naval Officer that I had the experience of working for "the finished product is the important thing; the mechanics are trivial."  Goal: fewest strokes possible. 

Point made.

I can actually relate, as I was one of those who either under-clubbed, over-rotated, or tried swinging too hard.  Those habits not only produced embarrassing results, but also proved to be quite expensive as well - having to purchase two dozen balls before each round can take a toll on your wallet.  Luckily, I was playing Warbirds and Bites at the time (I hate those balls, by-the-way).