Golfers: What's in your bag?
 

Having gone several months without swinging the sticks, I'm needing any kind of golf talk possible.....

So, those of you that play golf, what's in your bag? Any new clubs you've demoed, or would like to demo?

My sticks:

Cleveland Launcher 460 Composition (9.5 degree)

Cleveland Launcher Composition 3 Wood (15 degree)

Titleist 904F 5 Wood (18.5 degree)

Cleveland TA6 Irons

Adams gunmetal wedges (52, 56 and 60 degree)

Guerin Rife Mallet putter

Ball: Usually play Nike One Black. Also play Bridgestone B330 and Callaway HX Tour56.




I'm pretty happy with my driver, but am dying to demo the new Nike Sumo Squared. I'd really like to get some new irons this spring, but haven't even begun to look......

I have a black Ogio cart bag.

Driver: Taylormade R5 Neutral 10.5 degrees

Woods: Adams golf tight lies 3 and 5 woods

Irons: Adams golf tight lies irons 3-LW

Putter: Some crappy Dunlop one that I got accustomed to when I first started playing.

I generally play with Nike Mojos or Callaway HX Hots.

Everything but game.

Let's see...
Last time I checked:

9.5 V-Foil driver (I got pissed at my Callaway and bought this cheap...hit the $hit out of it)
Callaway 3 wood (15 degree)

1-PW Ping Eye 2. Bought new in 1985
Green dot, 1/2 extended
SW I believe is back to the trusty black dot

putter... Ping MyDay from early 80s.
Again...pissed at the TaylorMade

Ball....ProV1 of course.

I have two balls in my bag. The balls aren't dimpled, but the bag is.

a 12 pack

Sasquatch Driver (10.5)

Callaway Steel Head 3 & 5 fairway metals

Callaway Fusion Irons (1" long, 1.5 deg. upright)

Zebra Putter I've used for years and years.

I've played a zillion brands/types of balls. I played the Pro V1 alot last year.

TM R5 with NV

Mizuno MP-32 irons

Nickent Genex Cross 4, 7, 9 wood

Nickent 3DX 5 and 6 Hybrid

Mizuno MP Black Ox Wedges (51, 56 & 60 degree)


Titleist Scotty Cameron Futura putter



At any point I can be carrying 3-PW of my MP 32's or pull out the 3-6 iron and be playing with some combination of those fairway woods and hybrids. Depends on the wind and depends on what I have the most confidence at that given moment. Most people love the hybrids over long irons...I have traditionally prefered long irons but I finally found some hybrids that I like with these Nickents...I had tried everything under the sun and liked several but none better than my long irons. I finished last season really liking that Genex Cross 7 wood. It was my goto club at the end of the year. Three back surgeries over the winter so it is tough to say what will work best after a completely surgically repaired back.

driver - Taylor made r540
3, 5 wood - Callaway Big Bertha Warbird
3-9 iron - Ping Eye 2 - black dot
Wedges - Cleveland Gunmetal 588's, 47, 53 and 60 degree
Putter - Odyssey DFX Two Ball
Ball of choice - Precept U-Tri Tour

bp

Ping TiSI Tech 8.5*

Titleist 980f 17*

Titelist 503h 19*

Titleist 704 CB irons

Cleavland 588 56*

Titleist 60* Vokey Wedge

Titleist Scotty Cameron Red-X

That was my favorite ball before it was discontinued. I actually bought 12 dozen last spring through TGW.com for $8.99/dz.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=115067

Ping Zing Brass putter
Cleveland 60,56 sw, 52
Nike Blades 2-PW
Cobra 3w &5w
Titlest 983K 9.5

Of course, depending on the track, 2 clubs have to stay in the trunk. Usually the 2 iron and the 52

I'm still looking for a 3 wood.....any recommendations?

luckily the small locally owned shop here in town has a boatload of these and i think that i'm pretty much the only one that buys them...

everyone else lines up to buy Pro V1's and HX Tour 56's...i like them, but you can find a nice 3 piece for much cheaper...

another one that i liked before it was discontinued was the Callaway HX Blues; i swear, they were almost as soft as the old Titleist Tour Balatas and Tour Professionals...you hit one thin and it's pretty much ruined..I still keep a few of these in my bag for scramble tournament golf, those gunmetal wedges can put some crazy spin on em

bp

I just started playing about a year ago. I'm not any good yet. I normally land right around 100. This year my goal is to get to where I am consistently in the 90s. Mid or low would be great. I really plan on working hard.

I have some Taylor Made irons that I just bought toward the end of last season, I have only played a round or two with them but I really started liking them. Never had fitted irons before. My woods are Callaways that I picked up used - nothing fancy. I might go with Taylor Made ones when I replace them if I keep liking the irons as much as I do so far.

I purchased a Taylor Made 200 Series several years ago, and I love it. Several tour pros still hit it. Check on e-bay to find one.

Taylor Made 580X
Taylor Made 200 3 wood
Taylor Made 200 4 wood
Sonartec 19 degree hybrid
Sonartec 23 degree hybrid
Mizuno MX 32 irons
Cleveland CG 60 52 & 56 degree wedges
Scotty Cameron 330 putter
Titleist ProV1x ball

I made my own clubs.

OK...well, I bought generic Ping irons and steel shafts and built them myself while working at a golf shop in my early 20's.

I've had them since. I still have my original Bulls-Eye putter I used during my tourney days. Much to my father's surprise and shock, he noticed I was still putting with it last summer.

I have a Callaway driver and a Taylor Made driver. Not sure what my other woods are for I rarely ever use 'em.

I'm shopping around for a whole new set of irons, and of course, a new putter. It'll be hard to give up my putter- I'll probably just encase it in glass and memorialize it on my wall in my den. :D

Taylor Made Steelburner 9.5

Taylor Made Steelburner 3,5

Wilson Tour Irons (upgrading this spring... yippee... )

Cleveland PW, LW, SW

Dunlop heavy mallet putter (I have a White Hot, but prefer the cheap ass Dunlop... too scared/impatient to relearn a putter)


And thanks for reminding us we can't golf this weekend... stupid white shit falling again....

I've had the golf itch like none other lately, and putting on the carpet and Tiger Woods 07 just ain't cutting it...

TM makes some very good fairway woods...The V Steel is one of the most popular of all time and started to get closed out this last season so you can now find a new one on Ebay very cheap.

After putters, fairway woods are one of the more personal clubs. Peoples preferences are all over the board and finding a good fairway wood that works for your game can be as tough as finding the right wife. Once you do stick with it. Technology has gotten better in fairway woods over the years but not as much of a difference as there has been in drivers. You will see tour players using 10 to 20 year old fairway woods that they just can't take out of the bag.

Herzig appears in 5, 4, 3 .......

ROFL

See post 12 and click the link.

I've been doing the same thing...Tiger 2007 and putting in my office.

Orlimar driver and fairway wood
Perfect Club fairway wood
Orlimar irons
Cleveland wedges
Ping putter
ProV1 ball
I played a 9 hole par 3 this morning. Shot 3 over which is pretty good for me.

Um, what is par on that nine? :hmmm:




















LMAO Nice playing!

Sometimes I don't make much sense, I know. I'm very fortunate to have this little pitch and putt (par 27) 2 blocks from my house. I often meet a couple of buddies on Friday mornings before work. The last 3 Fridays 34, 32 and today 30. It's done wonders for my short game.

I miss playing some golf too.

I got some ping irons a almost 10 years ago (present to myself when my first son was born) slowly upgraded the woods to callaways, got the big bertha about two years ago and last year got an upgrade at putter finally.

I love playing, been playing for a while (broke 80 once also about 10 years ago), but now I'm having a good day when I keep 18 holes under 100.

Still, I would rather have a bad day golf than a good day at work, and there's always the few great shots and usually one, one spectacular shot that keeps me coming back.

I've got the Nike Slingshot Irons
Callaway big bertha driver
Nike CPR HYBRID
Ping eye2 putter..

You made plenty of sense, it was my lame attempt at being funny.

9 hole Par 3 =27

Got an old set of LH 'Burke' clubs and McGregor leather bag from neighbor for $10.... just in case I decide to play

To start things off, I have a Callaway Big Bertha Hawkeye.

Then I usually turn to my Ping Zing clones (Several proshop guys have told me they are the best Ping knockoffs they've ever seen) I have a 1-3W but usually only carry the 3-3W

A generic putter that I preffer to even the better brands - I just like the feel of it.

And last summer I picked up a Wilson 4 Wood out of a bin of clubs at the local thrift store for $2. I've always prefered the feel of real wood off the fairways and it seems like you can't find them new much anymore. I'll play this one until the wrap comes loose and the club breaks. Then I'll go back to my tightlies while I look for another one.



As for balls, I have found a brand that is really cheap but work good for me. I get them at some of the pro-shops around here. I think they are made by Ranger and come in white/red but sometimes I can get yellow/red. They seem to come in bulk and usually run me about $3.50 for 3-4 dozen - one purchase usually lasts me most of a season.

my newest driver is a taylor made R7460, have not got to swing it much before winter but love it. the rest of my clubs are snake eyes, 1-9 irons & all 3 wedges. the best part is my cart, bright red club car with a yellow seat & top, with chiefs stickers all over it. oh and yellow wheels too. you really see me coming down the fairway

I use Adams Tite-Lies originals. A 13 degree and a 16 degree. I can hit them from anywhere. Of course I use my 8 degree from the tee.

Friggin' snow.

Orlimar driver, 3w and 5w.

Innovex irons 5 through 64* lob wedge.
Wilson 3,4 hybrid irons. I love these. It took a couple of season's work to learn how to hit them properly, but these clubs have helped me immensly.

Odyssey 2 ball putter. (meh)

Precept U-tri or Laddie Exreme. Late last year I found what I would call a very good 'value ball'. The Wilson Smart Core. Found them on sale for $4.99 (24 pack). These balls were so good for me I went back and bought 3 more packages.

Three surgeries this winter? Holy smokes Joe. Fusion surgeries?

A few years back (8 or so) I bought a set of clubs from some guy. They are basically an off-brand that I bought to use while I learned to lay, before dropping tons of money on nicer clubs. I spent a couple of years teaching myself to play (against the advice of anyone who I had ever discussed it with).
But the "teaching myself" thing has never worked out real well (surprise!). This year, my wife and I are finally going to invest in some lessons. We'll see how those work out, and I may upgrade to an actual brand of clubs.

Ping

Karsten III Woods

eye 2's

ping zing putter.

Same with me, minus the whole future lessons thing. I got a bag of misc. clubs from my old boss a few years ago. My three wood has seen better days at this point. On the fourth of July two years ago my buddy decided to tee off on a couple of balls in the still-full stadium parking lot after a semi-pro baseball game. Luckily, he was too drunk to hit the ball but my club has some severe damage which resulted from repeated contact with the asphalt.

I actually have 2 sets of no-name clubs. My father and I went a few years without ever getting along. Once we started to get along, and respect each other a lot more, I bought him a new set of clubs so we could learn together how to play. Then a month later he died. Never got to play one round with him. We just went to the driving range once.

12 pack of beer...



:p

Woohoo.... I can now post in this thread.

Callaway Hyper-X 10* Driver
Callaway Hyper X 3 Wood
Callaway Hyper X 3H 21* Utility Wood
Ping G-5 4-PW
Cleveland 50* UW
Taylormade Putter

Still a couple of slots left open in the bag for some other clubs as needed, but it looks like a pretty good start to me.

Anything I can find for under 20 bucks.

congrats! Not bad at all, IMO

Slazenger Raw 460cc driver. 10.5
Slazenger Raw 3W, 5W, and Hybrid 3
Cobra FP 4-9 and wedges
Tour Edge St. Thomas(maybe, don't remember the exact model name) putter

Ogio bag.

Oh, and I'm gonna hit the range on Thursday to figure my effin driver out, and maybe trash it altogether for my 3W, then play a round on Friday morning.

cheap clubs.

Wow...

What a difference 2 years makes.

I don't own a single club from my original post.


Driver: Ping G2

3W/5W: Taylor Made V steel, 15 and 18*

Irons: Ping G5

Wedges: Vokey spin milled, satin finish, 54.10 and 60.04

Putter: Odyssey White Hot XG #7.

Ball: Used ProV1's from lostgolfballs.com

Ping G2 Driver, V2 Shaft

Sonartec NP 99 3 Wood, Aldila NV

Ping G2 5 wood

Sonartec MD Hybrid, iRod shaft

Ping i5s, blue dot, steel stiff

Ping Tour SW, black dot

Titleist Vokey Chrome 60* LW (4* bounce)

Odyssey XG #9 Putter (Mickelson's putter, FWIW)

Sun Mountain bag

I use a variety of balls, generally AAAA NXTs

Supposed to warm back up this week - can't wait to get to the range.

Hopefully I can get a few rounds in before the end of the month. Heading to the Lake to play Tan-Tar-a (twice) Osage National and Old Kinderhook the last weekend of March.

I re-named my wedges last week when I went out.

I now have a Goddammit wedge, a Sonofabitch wedge, and a Phuck it all wedge.

Nike SQ 460 9.5
Nike Sumo2 3W
Nike Slingshot 2I/5W
Nike Slingshot 4
Nike CPR 26 4-5/9W
Nike Slingshot 6-AW

All stiff, all graphite

Cleveland 56 low bounce cg14
Cleveland 60 standard bounce cg10

Nike bluechip ht putter

LOL

You need a couple of Vokeys.

I used to HATE wedge shots.

Now I know what they mean when tour guys talk about "feel".

Yeah, my wedges have the "feel" of a vicious airport cavity search.

LMAO.

If you play more than 10 times a year, go spend the money. You won't regret it.

You can't go wrong with the vokey or clevelands

Herzig used to have a thread like this. To be honest, my clubs are setting in the guest bedroom, but it is only a month and a week before our golf starts. We have a standing tee time up here, and are on the hook, play or not.

I probably have 5 complete sets, and at least a 100 total clubs. But these are the ones I was playing with at the end of last season.

It really is the Indian, and not the arrow, but I tried to prove that theory wrong. I sure wish I had the dough back.

R7, graphite irons
Cleveland wedges
Ping Zing putter (same for about 20 years) :D
Cobra SS 3 and 5 wood
Titleist 983K, or 905, don't remember which driver is in there.

If you know anyone intersted in a set of Nike "Swooshs" with graphite shafts (still have the original steel shafts also) 2 thru PW, let me know. This is beautiful set of blades.

One day I might be able to play with blades. That isn't anytime soon. :)

Tinkered a TON with my clubs and equipment this winter, finally settled on...

Driver - Callway Great Big Bertha (I'm talking old school GBB...can hit better than anything I've tired so far)
Fairway Woods - Callaway Steelhead Plus 3 Wood, Adams Tight Lies II 5 Wood
Irons - Callaway Steelhead X-14 irons
Wedges - Callaway X-Tour (black) SW & LW
Putter - Odyssey White Hot Rossie Mallet
Ball - Love the Callaway HX Tour 56

Karsten III by Ping Woods
Ping Eye 2 Irons
Ping Zing Putter
Ping Chip-O
Wood/Brass J.Macgregor and Canty Co putter

I had the chance at a complete pristine set of Kenneth Schmidt clubs that I turned down..and they were.......free.....:doh!:

My lineup hasn't changed except I bought a pull cart after reading that carrying clubs means a higher score. I also bought a GPS software package for my PDA last year. It's amazing how much difference there was between what I thought the distance was (based on markers, etc.) and what it actually was, especially when off the fairway.

They are great when you hit them solid. But they have a sweet spot the size of a dried up pea.

I was playing with Founders Club blades, actually pretty well, and they were stolen. I bought these as replacements, and have never really gained any confidence in them.
Probably only played a couple dozen rounds with them, but they are pretty to look at.

Are you one of those "two putter" guys? Been there.

You have to have your day-to-day putter, then you have to have the special putter with the wooden shaft that you talk to... "billy, billy, billy, billy, billy.... oh, billy, billy, billy, billy, billy...".

How do those balls work out? What grade do you buy?

Recently lost a huge discount(usually only paid around $25 for Callaway iX or Pro V's).

Not usually, I love my Zing..I'm just intrigued by the antique..I'm going practice with it and then decide...

Callaway FT5
Hodgepodge of woods(3-7)
Nike Slingshot knockoff irons
Odyssey 2 ball putter
couple cheap wedges

I just bought 8 dozen off a guy on Ebay that were in mint condition (literally, all but 4 balls looked like they came right out of the sleeve) for $18/dz. Turns out they were shipped from lostgolfballs.com

You'll pay more if you order directly from them, but even then, they are a really good value.

Sign up for their e-mail list. Every Tues/Wed they send out an e-mail with a special. The last one was 20% off all Titleist balls, ProV1 and ProV1x included.

Buy nothing but the AAAAA balls, though. Unless you're OK with anywhere from 25-60% of the order having scuffs. Some people are fine with that. Their grading scale is very truthful.

FWIW, their E-bay store is usually cheaper than their website, unless you have an e-mail coupon.

Driver - Ping G10 9°, stiff Graffaloy ProLaunch Red shaft
3W - 15 °Taylor Made R7, stiff graphite
5W - 18.5° Titleist 975f, stiff steel
Irons - Tommy Armour 845 4- PW, TT Dynamic Gold S300 steel
Wedges - 52° Titleist Vokey, 56° Spin-Milled Vokey, 60° Spin-Milled Vokey
Putter - Odyssey White Hot Rossie
Ball - Titleist ProV1/V1x, Bridgestone e6+


I'm shopping for some new irons currently, as I've had my current set for 11 years now. Looking at Mizunos primarily, possibly an MX-25/MP-57 combo set. Planning on Project X 5.5 shafts - love those things.

I'm jonesing for golf season something fierce - why did I choose to live in MN?

driver - Taylormade r7 460. X-Stiff shaft (really wanting the R9 though)
3w - Taylormade burner bubble (given to me by a customer)
Hybrid - #2 taylormade rescue dual with X-Stiff shaft
4-9 iron - Taylormade R7 XD Graphite Shafts
PW-GW-SW-LW - Taylormade R& XD Graphite Shafts (would like to upgrade to Titleist spin milled wedges though)
Putter - Rossa Monza Corza (best club I ever bought)
Ball - Nike Mojo

Thanks, just ordered some off their ebay site. Hope it works out. If not I'm coming after you for my money. ;)

I had actually looked at that exact site Sunday. Couldn't decide whether to get the mint or the 4A. Plus on the site itself, mint isn't that great of a deal, with the ebay, it's worth it, hopefully.

Guess I only have 3 out of 14 clubs from 2 years ago but I think I have my bag sorted out for a while.

Dropped the 2 and 3 irons and replaced them with a gap wedge and hybrid. Took me a while to convince myself to play 4 wedges but really like it so far.

9* Ping Rapture w/ Aldila Proto VS 65 (s)
15* Titleist 906f2 w/ Aldila Proto VS 80 (s)
20* 3h Adams Idea Pro w/ Aldila Proto VS 80 (s)
4-PW Callaway X-20 Tour w/ Project X 6.0
52* Cleveland 588 DSG RTG
56* Cleveland 588
60* Titleist Vokey 260.12
Scotty Cameron Red X

A set of Vintage PING's handed down from my father.

Anyone who has updated their clubs feel free to ship me their old clubs. It's about time I updated. Thanks :)

LOL. I just went to that web site and bought 10 dozen Callaway balls.

ROFL



Thats cool. I have been putting with the Zing so long, that each time I take another putter to the course, I regret it.

Nicklaus Air Bear 2 driver
Tommy Armour 845's irons
Ben Hogan wedges 52, 56, 60 degree
and Nickent putter

Tour Exotic Driver 9 degree

Mizuno Irons (mixed set like Pro Tour)
with MP 57s, MP 60s, & MP 33s

Tour Exotic 3 Wood

Scotty Cameron Putter (Studio Select Newport 2)

Just got this for my Birthday. Callaway Ft-IQ. I can finally hit my drives straight every time. :)