Nate S

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)

This is no longer what my bag looks like. Here's the updated version:

Driver is the same and so is wood.

Hybrid: TM RBZ 4H

Irons: TM MC 5-9

Wedges: Vokey SM4 46.08, 50.12, 54.11, 58.10

Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2

Ball: Titleist ProV1X

Bag: Ping Lightweight carry bag

That's it.

I've had a compact backswing since 2009 and it works wonders for accuaracy and consistency.  The main thing is feeling the torque at the top of the swing.   Mine is between Stack n Tilit and the Don Trahan "in da mitt and tru da tree" vertical swing (www.swingsurgeon.com).

Marc J

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...

Hybrids get the ball higher and farther so I would keep them both

I love my setup right now. I have been changing a few things around but I'm rocking: Driver: Titleist 910 D3 9.5 Kai'li Aftermarke Diamana Whiteboard FW: Titleist 910F 15 Aftermarket Diamana Blueboard Hybrid: Titleist 909H Aftermarket Diamana Blueboard Irons: TA3 Form Forged Gunmetal (Getting ready to order 712 AP2's) Wedges: Vokey Spin Milled 50, 54, 58 Ball: Pro V1 Putter: Scotty Cameron 009 Tour Prototype (1.5 neck, 3x black finish) :)

Nicklaus, Sam Snead, Mickey Wright.   The way golf was taught in the good old days was to lift the left foot slightly and I even did it and was a pretty straight hitter.   Even then I could get some rather monstrous distance with a real wood (I drove it 325 in my soph year of HS with a 3W).   What they did was re-planted the left foot to start the downswing (something the average golfer doesn't quite have the talent to do). 

If you look at some videos of Ben Hogan, his left foot remained planted.

What causes the power is the torque in the torso and then the releasing of the wrists.  If you have done your backswing correctly, it should be rather laborious trying to talk at the top (another Paul Wilson golf tip). 

I've been a better ball striker since going to a more compact backswing in 2009 and I can generate more power that way.

Jack, Sam Snead and Mickey Wright used to pick their left feet up a little and the trigger for the downswing was re-planting the left foot.  That was the way I learned how to swing a golf club in 1967 or so (my dad used to take me to the driving range when I was 10; I didn't actually play golf until I was 14).    They also used to teach people to put their hands way ahead of the ball at address back then and tilt the head so that you would look at the ball out of the left eye.  I  managed to hit the ball pretty far and reasonably straight but my short game was not so great (especially putting).

The point I was making about lifting the left foot is that quite a few manage to overswing or hang back because they put too much weight on the back foot (and that makes it more difficult to shift weight). 

I've been using a compact backswing since 2009 and I am a reasonably consistent ball striker.

Lou G

Jack, Sam Snead and Mickey Wright used to pick their left feet up a little and the trigger for the downswing was re-planting the left foot.  That was the way I learned how to swing a golf club in 1967 or so (my dad used to take me to the driving range when I was 10; I didn't actually play golf until I was 14).    They also used to teach people to put their hands way ahead of the ball at address back then and tilt the head so that you would look at the ball out of the left eye.  I  managed to hit the ball pretty far and reasonably straight but my short game was not so great (especially putting).

The point I was making about lifting the left foot is that quite a few manage to overswing or hang back because they put too much weight on the back foot (and that makes it more difficult to shift weight). 

I've been using a compact backswing since 2009 and I am a reasonably consistent ball striker.

I guess it is a bit redundant - oh well. 

Lou G

Jack, Sam Snead and Mickey Wright used to pick their left feet up a little and the trigger for the downswing was re-planting the left foot.  That was the way I learned how to swing a golf club in 1967 or so (my dad used to take me to the driving range when I was 10; I didn't actually play golf until I was 14).    They also used to teach people to put their hands way ahead of the ball at address back then and tilt the head so that you would look at the ball out of the left eye.  I  managed to hit the ball pretty far and reasonably straight but my short game was not so great (especially putting).

The point I was making about lifting the left foot is that quite a few manage to overswing or hang back because they put too much weight on the back foot (and that makes it more difficult to shift weight). 

I've been using a compact backswing since 2009 and I am a reasonably consistent ball striker.

I guess it is a bit redundant - oh well. 

My SQ 5H and 7H are go to "can't miss clubs".   I have my persimmon 10W and 34H, and Eye 2 5-7 irons, in reserve but have better distance control with the SQs.  

 

 

Semi - senior hippie bag here: K15 12* driver G20 4h 23* G2 5 to SW Titleist Vokey 58*/04 Anser 4 33" DT SoLo --- all in an ultralight Titleist bag.... Happy, happy, joy, joy......

910 D3 Driver - 9.5 - Project X 6.0 Driver. 910 F Fairway - 15 and 19. Project X 6.0 Fairway. 910 H Hybrid - 21. Project X 6.0 Hybrid. AP2 710 4-PW - 1 degree weak throughout. 2 degrees upright. Project X 6.0. Titleist Vokey SM - 52.08 2 degrees upright and 58.08 1 degree upright. Project X 6.0. Titleist Scotty California Series Del Mar, 34" or Titleist Scotty Cameron Studio Stainless Newport 2, 34". Ping 4 Series Bag.

John T

Semi - senior hippie bag here: K15 12* driver G20 4h 23* G2 5 to SW Titleist Vokey 58*/04 Anser 4 33" DT SoLo --- all in an ultralight Titleist bag.... Happy, happy, joy, joy......

Those senior hippie bags WORK.   My driver is a Burner HT Draw (13* loft) and I actually hit it lower and farther than a standard 10.5 neutral driver.   At this point my wood setup is 5W-7W-9W (mainly to determine if there is added value in carrying the 5 and 9 wood); my one two punch for a year and a half had been my 7 wood along with either my persimmon 10 wood (which I have had since 2010) or my SQ 5/26 (which I got last summer).  I also have a persimmon (Louisville HL3) and metal head (SQ) 34H (if I carry the persimmon, the 7 iron is a necessity; if I carry the SQ, I don't really need it because I can close the gap to the 8 iron by choking 1/2 ").   I have better distance control with the SQs.

My middle game had been a bit of a science project between 2006-early 2010.  The common thing is that I have kept a 5 and 6H and some form of "approach" hybrid (34-38*) in the bag and that I don't carry a 6 iron.   I've had (in progression) 3DX (26 and 29), Concorde 9/27 and 11/31 woods (these are Tight Lies clones) G10 (28 and 32), Pinemeadow Excel Strong 31 and 35 (carried a DIY Toski 9 wood through 2009), Warbird Divine 9 and Ely Would (11 wood) and BB 9W and 26 or 29H. 

Here is my 2012 bag:

Driver: 910 D3, 10.25° (C-3), Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6s, 44.5¨

Fairway: 910 F, 16.25° (D-1), Project X-7C3

Hybrid: 910 H, 19° (B-1), Project X-HE6

Irons: mp-68, Project X 5.5

Wedges: Vokey SM4, 52.08, 56.11, 60.04, 1° flat, Project X 5.5

Putter: Scotty Cameron California Monterey, 33¨

Ball: Pro V1x

My Setup for 2012:

Driver: Titleist 910D2 9.5* Aldila RIP Stiff

FW: RBZ 15* Stiff Stock Shaft

Hybrid: Titleist 909H Diamana 70 Gram Stiff

Irons: Titleist AP1 710 4-GW True Temper Dynamic Gold

Wedges: Titleist SM4 56* 14 bounce, 60* 4 bounce

Putter: SC Del Mar 34" Custom Shop

Ball: Titleist ProV1

Bag: Sun Mountain Lightweight

Grips: Tour Velvet for Wedges, MultiCompound for all others

Handicap: 7

Swing Speed: 102 mph

Age: 15

nice set ups this is what i have.

FT-9 tour driver RIP stiff driver 

RBZ tour RIP stiff

R-11 tour RIP stiff

titleist 910F 21 degrees Stiff

S-59 tour irons with KBS tour shafts

Titleist vokey 60 degree wedge project X shaft

Tour wedge 56 degrees with project X shaft 

Titleist vokey 50 degrees with a project X shaft

Titleist  Scotty Cameron Belly Putter 

Titleist Bag

i am 15 and am a 0 handicap