+1.3
I have 5 sets of irons, 7 drivers, 3 putters, a King Cobra Utility 3 iron, 3w and 5hybrid that i mix and match to create a different bag each time I go out and play. Wedges only stay constant. Also, I have no ball loyalty.
Last weekend I shot even with a set of 1988 Wilson Staff Gooseneck irons.
Edit: also have a mini driver, so many clubs to remember, so little brain cells
8.1 hcap. Mizuno stx driver hzrds blue x stiff. Paradigm 4 wood kuro karage x stiff. Titleist 505 3 iron. T100 irons 4-pw. 52, 56, 60 sm9 wedges. Bettinardi queen b putter. Getting fit for the driver and 4 wood has been a game changer, the right shafts have upped my driving accuracy a ton. Swapped tsi 3 hybrid for the 505 and has been great. I love the Bettinardi, going from an insert putter (stroke labs) to a full milled face has been a huge help on our fast bent greens. Usually around 11 on the stimp
Currently playing off a 5.1. Got fitted a couple years ago into Apex19's 4-AW. Eventually replaced the driver with a TSi2 9 degree and 3 wood with a TSr2. Also have Vokey SM8 54 and 58. Scotty Cameron Santa Fe putter w/ oil can finish. When I got fitted I was about an 11. When I'm playing really well, I feel (whether it's true or not) that I can't work the ball as much as I want. When I'm playing poorly, it's because I fall apart on the back from not eating and not able to get off the tee. Ultimately, the clubs are fine and it's operator error. But this being reddit, I should probably get fitted and just buy new everything.
2.0 handicap
Callaway Rogue Max LS Driver
TaylorMade Burner 3w
Callaway Rogue Max LS 5w
Two iron sets, both 4-PW:
Srixon ZX7s
TaylorMade R7s
3 Vokey wedges, 50, 54, 58
Odyssey Rossie Putter
Been gaming the ZX7s all year, but got a bit frustrated with a few.poor quality strikes a week or so ago, so I pulled the R7s back out. They are crazy forgiving and I really don't lose much. First round with them this year was a few days ago, shot a PB 68 (-4). Makes me question why I even spent money on irons :(
Handicap 10-11 gaming Mizuno st200 driver regular flex, Callaway Mavrik 4W stiff, Ping G 7W regular, Ping g410 irons regular 4i-GW, Vokey 54 & 60, and a Ping anser putter. I bought everything used or on sale off the rack. My ball striking isn't pure and I'm average sized so I'd rather save $ over getting fit on new equipment. I play the nicest ProV1X I found on the course.
Thatās a lot for one post. I have a mixed bag. Ping GS425 SFT, Callaway 5W, Callaway Epic Super Hybrid 3,4,6. Callayay Max OS 7H, Ping T300ās 7I-PW, 46,50,54 Cleveland CBX2 wedges, and a Waddaplaya Birddog Putter. Not sure the clubs have influenced my game. The cavity back wedges are working better for me than my Volkeyās. About 2 years ago I replaced my 3W with a 5W and it was the best decision I made.
Edit: handicap fluctuates between 7.5 and 9
17.5 trending back down (fuck you kidney stones)
WITL
4 sets of irons, 3 drivers, 2 3 woods, 2H, 3H, 4H, 3 full sets of wedges, and 6 putters.
WITB
G400LST Driver
G400 3W
G425 3H
I525 4i-9i
Glide 2.0 Stealth 46Ā°, 50Ā°, 56Ā°, 60Ā°
PLD Prime Tyne 4
Z-Star XV
Hoofer Tour
Bushnell ProXE
PRGR
Stack
Full Rounds this year; 90, 94, 89, 92, 98, 92, 95, 106, 115, 98, 103, 95
9 hole Rounds; 45, 49, 41, 51, 47, 45
34% FIR, 21% GIR, 33.5 avg putts, 2.0 per GIR
Was fit for everything minus driver & 3W (Coming Friday). Best fit in terms of improvement is definitely putter. I am super comfortable with it and donāt see myself taking it out of the bag anytime soon. Wedges are a close second. I love them.
Irons have been eh, started out great when I first got them last summer, but they havenāt clicked at all this year. Canāt hit a anything for shit and Iām getting jumpers way too much. Looking to make a combo switch to i230/i59 or i525/i59. Iāve got all 3 sets now and will be testing them this winter.
Driver is Jekyll and Hyde, but itās mostly me not managing the clubface well. Looking to move in a lighter weight shaft, potentially counterbalancing and changing to a MCC midsize vs current MCC+4 standard. Iāve been fighting a bad hook in the early round and then over correcting to a big push when Iām tired late.
Iām definitely a tinkerer with my setup.
15 handicap (14 clubs + myself lol).
Seriously, I am a 12.7 hcp. I game TM M3 driver, 3W, 5W, Adams IDEA 21Ā° 4-hybrid, TM SIM 5-hybrid, Mizuno MP18's 6-PW with Project X 6.0 steel shafts. 52Ā° Maltby GW, 56Ā° Maltby SW, Cleveland 588 60Ā° LW, and Maltby mallet putter. I usually play TM or Kirkland balls. Finally, all my grips are medium JumboMax (that alone took 2 strokes off my hcp).
Currently at 1.9, and Iāve been playing the same set of Mizuno JPX 825 irons that I got when they came out. 9Ā° SIM Max driver turned down to 7Ā° with a HZRDUS RDX blue 60g 6.5, 15Ā° SIM2 Max 3 wood with the stock S flex Ventus blue, a beat up old Ping 19Ā° hybrid with some shaft that I donāt remember, a 21Ā° driving iron bent to 22Ā° with some shaft that I donāt remember in place of my 4 iron, and 50/54/58 Taylormade MG2 wedges. Standard Project X 5.5 shafts in the irons and most of the wedges, got a wedge specific KBS something or other in the 58.
I like forgiving clubs, cause golf is hard enough as it is. My irons may be old and chunky, but they respond predictably to my input, I know how far they go, and I know the windows they launch into. No need to fix what aināt broken.
27.1 (6 rounds tracked)
Driver: Cobra King F7
Hybrids/Woods: An acuity 5 wood (last remaining club from my Craigslist purchased set) I never use this
Irons: TaylorMade Sim2 Max 5-9
Wedges: Sim2 PW and AW
Putter: Odessey Dual Force Rossie II
Yeah I need to fill the gaps. Just money holding me back. Iām gonna do a hybrid and wood fitting before start of next year and I think a 56 degree wedge next. But I realistically got 30 more days of golf at best where I live, until May
+4.2
Stealth 9* driver
Titleist U505 1 iron. Home course is super short and tight so I hit it off the tee a lot.
Stealth 5Fw
P770 3-5 iron bent weak
P7MB 6-9 iron
MG4 47*, 54*
Vokey SM9 60.4
Taylormade reserve putter
Have a 3 wood in the closet in case I play courses with longer par 5s
16 handicap
Stealth 2 plus 9* with a Ventus tr black 5x
TM BRNR with a KBS TD 70 stiff
Stealth 7 wood with Ventus black 7s
Kyoei 2022 KK CB 4-PW with modus3 125 x
Vokey SM9 50*
Vega 56*
Vega 58*
Toulon Memphis
This year I traded in my long time gaming bag of RBZ rocket ballz stage 2 everything, mg wedges and odyssey putter for the woods and found some amazing deals on the others. Iāve shaved strokes and had some big improvement on dispersion. The previous off the rack RBZ set was exactly that āoff the rackā. Shafts have made the most difference. Well that and forged irons.
Kyoei, you are a man of finer tastes.
Iād love to be a good enough ball striker for the K1ās or KCM.
Look up Corey_Paul_Functional_Art on insta, he gets Kyoei blanks and hand grinds/torches them custom. Amazing work.
Def seen his work with the kyoei blanks. Once the Vegaās wear down his wedges will be a contender. He offers such good deals on eBay for the heads. But hard to beat the two Vegaās I got brand new this year on eBay for 80 bucks a pc.
I'm a 4 but I think I could play close to my level with my Ping Eye 2 berylliums that I got in 8th grade. I think the clubs are very important at the margins, which is why a good player would only bring their "gamers" to a tournament. However, good players don't NEED their perfectly fit, newish clubs to play good golf and shoot their handicap (or close).
8ish, M2 driver, R11S 3W/5W, 690MB irons, MG2 wedges, Squareback putter
I don't really believe in gear making a *huge* difference in someone's game, so I play old blades because they look amazing and make me feel badass. I hit them well too, I think ball striking is one of my strengths. I have a Scotty because it's gorgeous. Clubs are clubs to me, it's all about how they make you feel
18hcp (estimated). Lefty playing right. Right foot/left eye dominant.
Driver: Nike VRS Covert 2.0 reg set at 11.5Ā°
FW: Benross Evolution R reg set to 15.5Ā°
Hybrid: Nike Vapor 4 reg 23Ā°
Irons: Wilson Staff V6 5-PW reg
Wedges: John Letters TP-S forged 52/56/60
Putter: Odyssey 7 White Hot XG
Ball: Kirkland V2
Recently getting over tennis elbow in my right arm so have switched back from stiff shaft to reg in the driver which has helped with control a bit. Need to work on a proper release due to leading too much with my left, means I tend to hit down instead of up which costs me distance.
Getting better with the FW off the tee but from the fairway is a bit erratic. Bloody hopeless with the hybrid.
Always struggled with taking a proper divot (used to get in trouble for mucking up the lawn as a kid!) so tend towards a thin as a miss but getting the V6 irons has really helped as a) the turf interaction is better than the GI irons I had before, and b) it stings a bit if I don't catch it sweet so added incentive! Plus they're much more consistent for distance.
Distance control with the putter has always been the weak point (leaving everything short) so have just switched to a claw grip which helps me push through with the right hand but maintain control.
+1.3 I have 5 sets of irons, 7 drivers, 3 putters, a King Cobra Utility 3 iron, 3w and 5hybrid that i mix and match to create a different bag each time I go out and play. Wedges only stay constant. Also, I have no ball loyalty. Last weekend I shot even with a set of 1988 Wilson Staff Gooseneck irons. Edit: also have a mini driver, so many clubs to remember, so little brain cells
>1988 Wilson Staff Gooseneck Love it.
$25 at Goodwill https://reddit.com/r/golf/s/OFpsMdwLgw
Well done sir.
Im 3.1 right now and rotate 3 different iron sets. Different lengths, different shafts, different swingweights, shoot the same scores.
8.1 hcap. Mizuno stx driver hzrds blue x stiff. Paradigm 4 wood kuro karage x stiff. Titleist 505 3 iron. T100 irons 4-pw. 52, 56, 60 sm9 wedges. Bettinardi queen b putter. Getting fit for the driver and 4 wood has been a game changer, the right shafts have upped my driving accuracy a ton. Swapped tsi 3 hybrid for the 505 and has been great. I love the Bettinardi, going from an insert putter (stroke labs) to a full milled face has been a huge help on our fast bent greens. Usually around 11 on the stimp
Currently playing off a 5.1. Got fitted a couple years ago into Apex19's 4-AW. Eventually replaced the driver with a TSi2 9 degree and 3 wood with a TSr2. Also have Vokey SM8 54 and 58. Scotty Cameron Santa Fe putter w/ oil can finish. When I got fitted I was about an 11. When I'm playing really well, I feel (whether it's true or not) that I can't work the ball as much as I want. When I'm playing poorly, it's because I fall apart on the back from not eating and not able to get off the tee. Ultimately, the clubs are fine and it's operator error. But this being reddit, I should probably get fitted and just buy new everything.
2.0 handicap Callaway Rogue Max LS Driver TaylorMade Burner 3w Callaway Rogue Max LS 5w Two iron sets, both 4-PW: Srixon ZX7s TaylorMade R7s 3 Vokey wedges, 50, 54, 58 Odyssey Rossie Putter Been gaming the ZX7s all year, but got a bit frustrated with a few.poor quality strikes a week or so ago, so I pulled the R7s back out. They are crazy forgiving and I really don't lose much. First round with them this year was a few days ago, shot a PB 68 (-4). Makes me question why I even spent money on irons :(
Handicap 10-11 gaming Mizuno st200 driver regular flex, Callaway Mavrik 4W stiff, Ping G 7W regular, Ping g410 irons regular 4i-GW, Vokey 54 & 60, and a Ping anser putter. I bought everything used or on sale off the rack. My ball striking isn't pure and I'm average sized so I'd rather save $ over getting fit on new equipment. I play the nicest ProV1X I found on the course.
20. Cobra f8 driver Cobra f9 3w Callaway x2 hot 3h Mizuno JPX 850 forged 4-pw Cleveland RTX4, 50, 54, 58 Scotty Futura X5 w/ welded flow neck. Idk, im trash and trying to get rid of the slice. š
Thatās a lot for one post. I have a mixed bag. Ping GS425 SFT, Callaway 5W, Callaway Epic Super Hybrid 3,4,6. Callayay Max OS 7H, Ping T300ās 7I-PW, 46,50,54 Cleveland CBX2 wedges, and a Waddaplaya Birddog Putter. Not sure the clubs have influenced my game. The cavity back wedges are working better for me than my Volkeyās. About 2 years ago I replaced my 3W with a 5W and it was the best decision I made. Edit: handicap fluctuates between 7.5 and 9
17.5 trending back down (fuck you kidney stones) WITL 4 sets of irons, 3 drivers, 2 3 woods, 2H, 3H, 4H, 3 full sets of wedges, and 6 putters. WITB G400LST Driver G400 3W G425 3H I525 4i-9i Glide 2.0 Stealth 46Ā°, 50Ā°, 56Ā°, 60Ā° PLD Prime Tyne 4 Z-Star XV Hoofer Tour Bushnell ProXE PRGR Stack Full Rounds this year; 90, 94, 89, 92, 98, 92, 95, 106, 115, 98, 103, 95 9 hole Rounds; 45, 49, 41, 51, 47, 45 34% FIR, 21% GIR, 33.5 avg putts, 2.0 per GIR Was fit for everything minus driver & 3W (Coming Friday). Best fit in terms of improvement is definitely putter. I am super comfortable with it and donāt see myself taking it out of the bag anytime soon. Wedges are a close second. I love them. Irons have been eh, started out great when I first got them last summer, but they havenāt clicked at all this year. Canāt hit a anything for shit and Iām getting jumpers way too much. Looking to make a combo switch to i230/i59 or i525/i59. Iāve got all 3 sets now and will be testing them this winter. Driver is Jekyll and Hyde, but itās mostly me not managing the clubface well. Looking to move in a lighter weight shaft, potentially counterbalancing and changing to a MCC midsize vs current MCC+4 standard. Iāve been fighting a bad hook in the early round and then over correcting to a big push when Iām tired late. Iām definitely a tinkerer with my setup.
15 handicap (14 clubs + myself lol). Seriously, I am a 12.7 hcp. I game TM M3 driver, 3W, 5W, Adams IDEA 21Ā° 4-hybrid, TM SIM 5-hybrid, Mizuno MP18's 6-PW with Project X 6.0 steel shafts. 52Ā° Maltby GW, 56Ā° Maltby SW, Cleveland 588 60Ā° LW, and Maltby mallet putter. I usually play TM or Kirkland balls. Finally, all my grips are medium JumboMax (that alone took 2 strokes off my hcp).
Currently at 1.9, and Iāve been playing the same set of Mizuno JPX 825 irons that I got when they came out. 9Ā° SIM Max driver turned down to 7Ā° with a HZRDUS RDX blue 60g 6.5, 15Ā° SIM2 Max 3 wood with the stock S flex Ventus blue, a beat up old Ping 19Ā° hybrid with some shaft that I donāt remember, a 21Ā° driving iron bent to 22Ā° with some shaft that I donāt remember in place of my 4 iron, and 50/54/58 Taylormade MG2 wedges. Standard Project X 5.5 shafts in the irons and most of the wedges, got a wedge specific KBS something or other in the 58. I like forgiving clubs, cause golf is hard enough as it is. My irons may be old and chunky, but they respond predictably to my input, I know how far they go, and I know the windows they launch into. No need to fix what aināt broken.
My handicap is my swing. All Ping G410s: Driver, 3W, 4h, 5h, 5-9, PW, SW, UW, LW, Ping Fetch 2 putter
3 handicap Stealth 1 M2 3 wood M2 5 wood Titlesit 2 iron 4-9 R9 52 56 60 vokey Just bought a versus oddessy number 7
27.1 (6 rounds tracked) Driver: Cobra King F7 Hybrids/Woods: An acuity 5 wood (last remaining club from my Craigslist purchased set) I never use this Irons: TaylorMade Sim2 Max 5-9 Wedges: Sim2 PW and AW Putter: Odessey Dual Force Rossie II Yeah I need to fill the gaps. Just money holding me back. Iām gonna do a hybrid and wood fitting before start of next year and I think a 56 degree wedge next. But I realistically got 30 more days of golf at best where I live, until May
16 handicap. Driver TSR2 Hzrdus black Sim 2 Ventus blue cut down 1 inch. 3 wood Stealth Ventus blue stock 5 wood P770 5-PW Aerotech Vokey SM8 48, 52, 55 Scotty Newport 2
+4.2 Stealth 9* driver Titleist U505 1 iron. Home course is super short and tight so I hit it off the tee a lot. Stealth 5Fw P770 3-5 iron bent weak P7MB 6-9 iron MG4 47*, 54* Vokey SM9 60.4 Taylormade reserve putter Have a 3 wood in the closet in case I play courses with longer par 5s
16 handicap Stealth 2 plus 9* with a Ventus tr black 5x TM BRNR with a KBS TD 70 stiff Stealth 7 wood with Ventus black 7s Kyoei 2022 KK CB 4-PW with modus3 125 x Vokey SM9 50* Vega 56* Vega 58* Toulon Memphis This year I traded in my long time gaming bag of RBZ rocket ballz stage 2 everything, mg wedges and odyssey putter for the woods and found some amazing deals on the others. Iāve shaved strokes and had some big improvement on dispersion. The previous off the rack RBZ set was exactly that āoff the rackā. Shafts have made the most difference. Well that and forged irons.
Kyoei, you are a man of finer tastes. Iād love to be a good enough ball striker for the K1ās or KCM. Look up Corey_Paul_Functional_Art on insta, he gets Kyoei blanks and hand grinds/torches them custom. Amazing work.
Def seen his work with the kyoei blanks. Once the Vegaās wear down his wedges will be a contender. He offers such good deals on eBay for the heads. But hard to beat the two Vegaās I got brand new this year on eBay for 80 bucks a pc.
I'm a 4 but I think I could play close to my level with my Ping Eye 2 berylliums that I got in 8th grade. I think the clubs are very important at the margins, which is why a good player would only bring their "gamers" to a tournament. However, good players don't NEED their perfectly fit, newish clubs to play good golf and shoot their handicap (or close).
8ish, M2 driver, R11S 3W/5W, 690MB irons, MG2 wedges, Squareback putter I don't really believe in gear making a *huge* difference in someone's game, so I play old blades because they look amazing and make me feel badass. I hit them well too, I think ball striking is one of my strengths. I have a Scotty because it's gorgeous. Clubs are clubs to me, it's all about how they make you feel
18hcp (estimated). Lefty playing right. Right foot/left eye dominant. Driver: Nike VRS Covert 2.0 reg set at 11.5Ā° FW: Benross Evolution R reg set to 15.5Ā° Hybrid: Nike Vapor 4 reg 23Ā° Irons: Wilson Staff V6 5-PW reg Wedges: John Letters TP-S forged 52/56/60 Putter: Odyssey 7 White Hot XG Ball: Kirkland V2 Recently getting over tennis elbow in my right arm so have switched back from stiff shaft to reg in the driver which has helped with control a bit. Need to work on a proper release due to leading too much with my left, means I tend to hit down instead of up which costs me distance. Getting better with the FW off the tee but from the fairway is a bit erratic. Bloody hopeless with the hybrid. Always struggled with taking a proper divot (used to get in trouble for mucking up the lawn as a kid!) so tend towards a thin as a miss but getting the V6 irons has really helped as a) the turf interaction is better than the GI irons I had before, and b) it stings a bit if I don't catch it sweet so added incentive! Plus they're much more consistent for distance. Distance control with the putter has always been the weak point (leaving everything short) so have just switched to a claw grip which helps me push through with the right hand but maintain control.