What's in your bag??

[big easy]

I've made a lot of changes over the winter (went from Titleist 962B to Ping I3 blades back to Titleist 962B and found this amazing deal for Golfsmith ProForged). Everything is now perfect in my bag, maybe until next fall or winter.....

[LionsRoar]

Callaway Steelhead III 10* driver, regular steel shaft
Callaway Steelhead plus 3 wood, regular steel shaft
Callaway Steelhead plus 5 wood, regular steel shaft
Callaway X-12 3-PW, regular graphite shaft
MacGregor Tourney 52* Gap wedge, regular steel shaft
MacGregor Tourney 56* Sand wedge, regular steel shaft
Odyssey Dual Force 550 - 34"

Ball, Wilson True Distance, Nike Power Distance F

I know I'm ass backward on my shafts, graphite on irons and steel for my woods. What can I say, it just feels better.

[jimrobin]

Originally posted by jbrace
Driver - TM 320 Tour 9 degree (lefty), w/ Graffaloy Pro-lite 35 Stiff
3W - TM 300 Tour 13 degree, stock stiff shaft (sometimes switch w/ Orlimar 15 degree)
5W - TM 200 Steel, stiff Rifle shaft
3, 4 iron - Cleveland TA5 Gunmetal, Rifle 6.0
5-PW - Cleveland TA3 Gunmetal, Rifle 6.0
(all above w/ Golf Pride 50th Anniversary full cord grips)
Wedges - Cleveland 53 and 60 degree Gunmetal
Putter - Odyssey White Hot #1, (but I really want a Scotty Cameron Newport 2.5...)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To compare in my bag

Driver - Taylor Made 320 - 8.5° - TS-100 Lite shaft
3 wood -Taylor Made 300 Series Fairway - 13° - TS-100 Lite shaft
Utility - Taylor Made Mid Rescue - 2 iron model 16° - UltraLite Graphite Stiff

3, 4 Iron - Cleveland TA5 GunMetal – True Temper Dyn.Gold Sensicore S300
5-PW - Cleveland TA3 FF GunMetal – True Temper Dyn.Gold Sensicore S300

GW - Cleveland 588 GunMetal 51° – True Temper Dynamic Gold
SW - Cleveland 588 GunMetal 56° – True Temper Dynamic Gold
LW - Cleveland 588 GunMetal 60° – True Temper Dynamic Gold
(all irons w/ Golf Pride midsize grips)

Putter - PING Specify Series 34"

I do have a "Brand New Scotty Cameron Prototype Center Shaft Newport II". It is on my wall with the plastic is still on it.

[rancherJ]

driver.. Callaway steelhead 10 dgr (seldom used) factory steel
3wd ...Callaway steehead plus m10 shaft ("go to" club)
5wd ...Callaway warbird rifle 5.5
7 wd ...Callaway warbird rifle 5.5
Hogan apex plus 3-PW rifle 6.0 2 dgr upright
Wedges Vokey200 Raw 52 dgr gap
Vokey 300 series chrome 55 dgr sand 13dgr bounce
putter Scotty Cameron La Costa cut down 3 in.

the 3-4 irons have not been in bag this yr.
I play whatever balls I get my hands on preferably softer variety
mid price...ie;noodle , nxt
no ball retriever

[el tigre]

All shafts are regular flex.

Driver: I've narrowed it down to two, a Taylor Made 200 Steel 10.5* (rifle steel) and a Callaway Steelhead Plus 10* (uniflex steel) - leaning towards the Callaway because I need the distance!
3-wood: Callaway Steelhead Plus (uniflex steel)
5 & 7 woods: Triumph Storm (steel) - looking to replace with Steelhead Plus.
3 - PW: Adams GT Performance (steel with graphite tip) - very nice clubs.
SW: 56* King Snake (King Cobra copy) from Straight Ball Golf with rifle steel shaft, won by a friend at the OG Open at Manderley last year!
LW/SW: 60* Alien Ultimate Sand Wedge - you can hack your way out of anywhere with this monster!
Putters - an old MacGregor and a newer TNT, both cut down to 33".
Ball: I never used to care, but lately I've really liked the Nike Tour Distance and the Dunlop LoCo.

[r2g2]

Driver: Wilson Deep Red
3W: Wilson Invex (steel shaft)
7W: Wilson Invex (graphite shaft)
3I - PW: Wilson Fat Shaft II
SW: old Wilson 60 degree mallet (and it works perfectly)
Putter: Wilson Harmonized

I have started using the Titleist NXT balls this season. They're pricey but go like stink.

[ShaneOttawa]

[i]
I have started using the Titleist NXT balls this season. They're pricey but go like stink. [/B]

How are they around the green? I am still searching for the replacement for my beloved Wilson Smart Core straight distance balls. I bought a box of NXT's but haven't tried them yet as I still have a few smart cores left - they won't let me run out, it seems.

[lgrankin]

Driver: Callaway C4 10* with reg. graphite shaft
(going to replace this one with a Nike 350 cc, 10.5*, reg)
3 Wood: Callaway Steelhead Plus with M10 shaft
5 Wood: Callaway Steelhead Plus with M10 shaft

Irons 3-PW: Cleveland TA-5, reg steel shaft

Gap Wedge: Cleveland 588 RTG, 51*
Lob Wedge: Cleveland 588 RTG, 60*

Putter: Carbite Brass Balls, 41" Belly

Cheers,
LR

[LobWedge]

Driver: Titleist 975D 9.5*, UST Proforce 65 X-Stiff
2 Wood: Orlimar Tri Metal 12+, True Temper EI-70+ Tour X
3 Wood: Callaway Warbird 3, M-10 Uniflex
4 Wood: Taylor Made Burner 18*, TT Dynamic Gold X-100

Driving Iron: Cobra Baffler 20*, TT Dynamic Gold S300
Irons: Hoffman CB-1, 3-PW, Hogan Apex 4 Steel
Gap Wedge: Founders Club Defender 51*, TT Dynamic Gold S300
Sand: Ray Cook Precision Milled 56*, TT Dynamic Gold S300
Lob: Ray Cook Precision Milled 60*, TT Dynamic Gold S300

Putters: Odyssey DF 550, Wilson 8802

Ball: Strata Tour Ace


18 clubs. Line-up depends on the course I'm playing and/or whatever feels good on the range before the round

P.S. I still have a couple of retired clubs that I can't part with (sentimental value)

Original Ram Zebra putter (1st eagle)
Wilson Whale driver (the wood one) Firestick 2.8 graphite (1st 300+ yd drive)

[El_nino]

20My clubs are pretty new and all have women's flex shafts since im not very big (5'2).

Driver: Top Flite M2
3-Wood: Spalding Tour Edition forged titanium
5 and 7 Woods:Top flite M2
Irons(5-sw): Top Flite M2 Oversize
Lob Wedge: Taylormade RAC Fe2 O3 (60 degrees)
Putter: Odyssey 2-Ball DFX(32")
Balls:Titleist DT so/lo or Callaway CB1 red
Bag:Nike Lightweight stand bag
Shoes:Adidas Tour Traxion competition


Although most of my clubs came in a set i did invest in a good lob wedge and putter wich i got on sale at Golf Surface in Montreal ( 120.00$ for the wedge and 249.99$ for the putter).

Cheers!

[couch26]

Bang Mellow Yellow 10.5 driver, 3w and 5w
Top-Flite XL2000 4-P
Cleveland 588 wedge (53, 56, 60)
Ping Isopur putter

[Sean]

Currently in my bag,

Taylormade 300Ti with a stiff DG steel shaft,9.5 degrees
3 -wood is Cleveland Quadpro 15 deg,with stiff Bimatrix
5-wood is Cleveland Quadpro 19 deg,with stiff Bimatrix
my Adams 18 degree i-wood comes in and out in place of 5-wood
Cleveland TA- 7 irons with stiff sensicore steel shafts 4- pw
Cleveland 900 series 52 deg wedge
Cleveland reg . 588 56 and 60 deg wedges.
Odyssey White Hot # 2 putter.
Strata tour ultimate

Backups are Titleist 975-D with EI-70,9.5 deg, Cleveland Classics putter #2,Cleveland form forged blade putter,and Ping Pal 2 putter,Never Compromise TDP 4.2 and a TA-7 3 iron .

[alice]

My golf bag hasn't really changed much in the past 20 years. I have had the same set of irons since getting them new in 1982. They are Taylor Made Tour Preferred forged blades. 2 iron though sandwedge.
I have a Wilson Gene Sarazen special sand wedge. Driver is and 8.5 degree small headed Taylor Made, I have a Taylor Made Tour Brassie 11 degree 2 wood and a Taylor Made 4 wood. Putter is a Spalding Tour model. All shafts are steel and stiff.

[LBH]

Driver: Callaway Big Bertha Hawkeye 9deg, graphite shaft, stiff
3W: Callaway Big Bertha Hawkeye, graphite shaft, stiff
2I-PW: Taylor Made LCG Burner,
AW (Gap wedge): Taylor Made LCG Burner
SW: King Cobra Trusty Rusty 55deg
Putter: Odyssey Dual Force 330 (may switch to White Hot 2 Ball)
Ball: Titleist Pro V1 392, Maxfli Noodle or Stratas

Personnally, I hit a 2 iron better off the tee than a 5 wood and I have a gap wedge in my bag because there's a 15 deg difference between my PW and my SW. That's about a 30 yds difference!

[Pacman]

Driver: Adams prototype driver, all it has on it is a Patent Pending #. Bought at Grant Fuhrs(former NHL hockey goalie) garage sale last year. It was basically brand new. Bought it for 20 bucks!!. It has an extra stiff Adams shaft on it, which I may change in the future.

Woods: Cobra Baffler 20* driving iron and an Adams Tight Lies 16* (bought these from the same garage sale for $10 for both!!!)

Irons: 2-PW Ping Eye 2 green dots (free from uncle)

Wedge: Wilson Harmonized SW BeCu

Putter: SeeMore putter ($10 from the same garage sale)

I'm just learning how to play this great game, but the equipment I have now (although old and inexpensive), seems to do the trick until I get better.

[spidey]

Mostly just copied from the last time we had the "What's in the bag" thread.

Driver: TaylorMade 360Ti 9.5        R80 Graphite Bubble 
4 Wood: Orlimar 16+                 True Temper EI-70 Regular
Irons : Ping ISI 3-PW SW C-9        JZ-Regular Steel Cushin - Black Dot
Wedges: Ping ISI
        SW 52deg 16deg bounce
        SW 57deg 16deg bounce
        LW 61deg 12deg bounce
Putter: Ping Anser 4i Isopur2 4deg
Grips : Driver Taylormade 1 Wrap
        Fairway Wood Golf Pride half cord 1 Wrap
        Ping Textured Spiral 1/32 oversize
        Putter Ping Fingerlock

[srennick]

Driver (s) - Titleist 975D 7.5* Titleist Ultralight Stiff Shaft
Callaway VFT ERC II 9* with System 50 shaft STRONG flex
5 Wood - Adams Tight Lies Original Clone
7 Wood - Fairway Copper Tungsten
3-PW - Original Wilson Fat Shaft irons with regular flex Steel shafts
SW - Wilson Fat Shaft Robert Mandrella
60* W - no name Walmart Special
Putter - Scotty Cameron Catalina two
Balls - either Callaway CB1 reds or HX reds (2 piece)
Shoes - Adidas AD75 II

[jeffc]

Driver - Taylor Made R540 9.5 Deg Stiff
3 Wood - Taylor Made Burner Stiff
5 Wood - Taylor Made Burner Stiff
4-PW - Taylor Made RAC OS - Stiff
SW - Cleveland RTG 56deg
GW - Cleveland Gunmental 51deg
LW - Taylor Made 61deg
Putter - Ping Anser 2

[Rye]

1/2 dozen large eggs
4L Pepsi
Wonderbread
1.5 lbs extra lean beef
tutti-frutti flavoured Fruit Roll-ups
1 KG extra crunchy peanut butter
2L extra-crunchy-deterant 1% milk
........

er..... what was the question again?

[natgolfer]

Driver - SMT Nemesis 8*, SK Fiber Pure Energy "S"

FWW - Steel Head Plus 2W, SK Fiber Pure Energy "R"
Steel Head Plus 5W,(On way from Ebay) SK Fiber Pure Energy "R"

Irons- Golfsmith Tour Cavity Forged, 4 to PW, PW, PW(bent to different lofts) Rifle shafts, spined and matched with all the same deflection(frequency) on my NF2. MOI matched.

SW - Ben Hogan "wide soled"

Putter - Odyssey 2 Ball

Ball- ProV1 X

[Chieflongtee]

Natgolfer. I always enjoy reading your posts but I do have a couple questions.
1)Why the stiff flex in your driver and not in your fairway woods?
2)Why don't you have a 3 iron?(if you can hit a 2 wood)
3)Are your 3 pitching wedges the equivalent of a regular PW a GW and a LW?

[nice_lag]

Well my bag has just changed...

Driver is still my Wilson Deep Red 365cc Prolite "S" Flex, 9.0 deg
New 3+ wood... Nicklaus Air Max, "R" flex steel shaft, 13 deg
5 wood... Nicklaus Air Max, "R" Flex steel shaft, 17 deg
NEW NEW NEW
3-PW: Ping I3+, Silver Dot, 1.5" longer, "R" Flex
SW: McGregor Gold, "R" Flex Steel shaft, 56 deg
LW: Tommy Armour 845, "R" Flex, Sensicore Shaft, 60 deg

I'm really going to love those Pings..... My 845's are still for sale...

[Big_duck]

Driver: Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead III 10 degree stock regular Graphite Shaft

Fairway Woods: Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead III 3 and 7 Woods Uniflex steel (R) shaft

3-PW: Knockoff BB irons Trutemper Xlite Shaft 1" longer 3 degree up in lie angle

Wedges: Cleveland 588 51 Degree gap wedge and 56 Degree Sand Wedge.

Putter: Cobra Bobby Grace Signature

Wish list: real BB irons, or maybe Hogan Edge CFTs, Reshafting the woods in matched graphite shafts ...

I just changed the fairway woods (dropping the five wood). It will take a few rounds to see if I miss it, I used to carry a 60 degree lob wedge too but dropped it and don't miss it (too many miss hits).

[natgolfer]

Natgolfer. I always enjoy reading your posts but I do have a couple questions.
1)Why the stiff flex in your driver and not in your fairway woods?
2)Why don't you have a 3 iron?(if you can hit a 2 wood)
3)Are your 3 pitching wedges the equivalent of a regular PW a GW and a LW?

Hi Andre,

1) I have made my driver 48" long, partly because my right hand palm grip for my single axis swing, is two inches lower than it would be if I had a conventional Vardon grip. The effective length of my driver then is 46". The extra length would normally make the club play more flexible, so I used the "S" instead. I have put an "R" in the 2W and an "S" in the 5 wood, however, as you and I can match clubs by deflection on our NF2's, I used an "R" and an "S" to match them appropriately. With the SK Fiber PE shafts, there is very little difference in deflection(stiffness) between the two, and both of these clubs are now giving me about 15 yards more than my comparably lofted Orlimar FW woods and I never sky any shots because of the Steelhead Plus's deeper face.

2) Because I now play with 4 wedges, something had to go and it's the 3 iron. If I need the 3 iron distance I just go down the shaft on the 5W. I am actually more accurate with that shot than if I were to use the 3I.
The main reason I did well during the first round of the Alexander of Tunis was because of this particular shot, the 5W that is, allowing to reach all of the long par fours at Rivermead. The 3 iron from their tight fairways lies, would probably have reduced my chances of getting home. However, this shot did not work well the second day, when I saw you on 18, and helped me earn an 81!!!!! :reallymad

3) The three pitching wedges, for obvious reasons, all feel exactly the same when I swing and I have bent them to give me the three lengths that I want with them when I take a full swing, namely, 85 Yards, 100 yards, and 115 yards. For most other lob type shots, I use the Hogan wedge.

There is a logic to my madness, however, just because it is logical, does not mean that it's right.

[Geee]

Driver: don't have one
4+w: Callaway big bertha war bird
Iron 3-pw, sw & lw: Cobra SS oversized
Putter: spectro something?????

[Omar]

Only six months playing the game and I already love it.

Driver: callaway Big Bertha Steelhead Plus 10 Degrees
3W: Taylor Made firesole, bubble Shaft
3-Pw :taylor Made Burner Midsize
Sw- Lw: Pelz golf
Putter: Odyssey Dualforce 330

Best round 101, but it was a lucky day, steel tryng to do it again

[LobWedge]

New Driver: SMT Inception 350 8.5*, Harmon Tour Design CBX shaft. 30 more yards...WOOHOO!!!

Driver: Titleist 975D 9.5*, UST Proforce 65 X-Stiff
2 Wood: Orlimar Tri Metal 12+, True Temper EI-70+ Tour X
3 Wood: Callaway Warbird 3, M-10 Uniflex
4 Wood: Taylor Made Burner 18*, TT Dynamic Gold X-100

Driving Iron: Cobra Baffler 20*, TT Dynamic Gold S300
Irons: Hoffman CB-1, 3-PW, Hogan Apex 4 Steel
Gap Wedge: Founders Club Defender 51*, TT Dynamic Gold S300
Sand: Ray Cook Precision Milled 56*, TT Dynamic Gold S300
Lob: Ray Cook Precision Milled 60*, TT Dynamic Gold S300

Putters: Odyssey DF 550, Wilson 8802

Ball: Strata Tour Ace


18 clubs. Line-up depends on the course I'm playing and/or whatever feels good on the range before the round

P.S. I still have a couple of retired clubs that I can't part with (sentimental value)

Original Ram Zebra putter (1st eagle)
Wilson Whale driver (the wood one) Firestick 2.8 graphite (1st 300+ yd drive)

[TigerWho]

Taylor Made R580 8.5* Driver Firm Flex
Callaway X-16 (3-pw) Firm Flex
Callaway 56* Vintage Forged Wedge
Scotty Cameron SS NewPort 2 35"

Looking to get Callaway 52 / 60 Vintage Forged Wedge
Still debating fairway woods or long irons...

[Mullet]

12 Clubs,

Driver:Taylormade 300 Series 8.5, Stiff 90
3 wood:None
5 wood:None
3-pw:Titleist 962
Gap:Cleveland RTG 53'
Sand:Nike Forged 58'
Putter:Odyssey White Hot #8 (34 Inches)
Ball: Strata Professional

Looking to purchase a strong 4 wood - Taylormade, preferred.

[Sandogg999]

Driver: TM 540 MAS Stiff 9.5*
3 wood: Adams GT graffaloy stiff 15*
5 wood: Cobra SS Aldila stiff
3-PW: Titleist DCI 762
56*: Snake eyes oil can finish, precision rifle shaft
60*: Snake eyes oil can finish, precision rifle shaft
Putter: Rossie II 34''

Sometimes use a 52* Snake Eyes gap wedge (DG S300), but will prob take the 56* out too and use a 54* Cleveland 588 gunmetal.