Golfers -- what are your 14 clubs?

[jerryskids 7,208]

I finally broke down and bought a new bag, my first cart bag, which I love after two uses. 

Sun Mountain

One of the benefits is that it has14 club slots which are all lined to keep the shafts separate.  So I put my clubs into the new bag and... I've got 15 clubs.  Oops, I need to get rid of one. 

My purpose for the thread is not anything about makes or models,  but what is your general club layout and why?

My 15 are,:

Driver 9 degree
3 wood, 15 degree
hybrid, 19 degree 
2-9 irons (8 total)
PW (54 degree, 100 yards)
SW (58 degree, 70 yards)
LW (60 degree, 50 yards)
putter

IMO it's down to the 2 iron or the SW.  The 2 iron I never use from the fairway or tee, but it has become my go-to club for punching low under trees, which happens more than I would like.  I could use the 3 for that with not much negative I suppose.  The SW is flat bottomed so not a "special" rounded wedge, so it's really just a 3rd wedge.  I can use the LW from the sand; heck maybe I should regardless.  I love the LW for flop shots though, so I can't see getting rid of that.

Comments appreciated 

[TBayXXXVII 2,683]

Wait.  14?  I have a driving iron (15°), a 5-iron, a pitching wedge, and a putter.  Why on earth would you need 10 other clubs?  Those bags must be heavy!

[WhiteWonder 3,022]

You don’t need to have a 2 iron. A typical 2 iron is 18 degrees. You’ve got this covered with your hybrid

 Not to say you need your LW either. I hardly ever hit mine but my SW is 56* 

54 is a lot of loft for a PW. My Gap wedge is 52. Normal PW is 47ish

[cyclone24 1,949]

Yeah my first reaction was the two iron before I saw any responses looks like that’s probably the way to go

[Cloaca du jour 2,160]

I have a d, 3w, 3 4 5 hybrid 5-9 pw , sw, utility wedge, putter

Utility wedge has a huge back flange to prevent digging to deep.  It is 40yrs old Northwestern.  Lol

[WhiteWonder 3,022]

Driver 9.5*

3 wood 14.5*

3 hybrid 19*

4 iron - PW

GW 52*

SW 56*

LW 60*

Putter

 

I could remove my 3 wood, LW and possibly even my 4 iron and never miss a beat. My least used clubs. 

[wiffleball 4,797]

They threw me out of the casino after I pulled out a 14 of clubs.

[TimmySmith 2,783]

For this to make sense you really need yardages. Like my 4 iron - 3 wood is just a mishmash of yardages.   

[edjr 7,050]

14 different putters

[listen2me 23 1,969]

Driver 

4 hybrid

3-pw

52 degree

55 degree

58 degree

Putter

I have a 5 wood also that I may swap in if I am playing a course I may need it or in a scramble.  But I find little use for any woods normally.    I with I wasmuch more accurate with a 3 wood than my driver so I could just go to the 3 wood off thr tee if I run into struggles with thr driver.  But it is basically the same accuracy so I don't bother.  I always have several other wedges in thr basement.  Sometimes I will bring one out and swap it in.  

[jerryskids 7,208]

43 minutes ago, WhiteWonder said:

Driver 9.5*

3 wood 14.5*

3 hybrid 19*

4 iron - PW

GW 52*

SW 56*

LW 60*

Putter

 

I could remove my 3 wood, LW and possibly even my 4 iron and never miss a beat. My least used clubs. 

Thanks to all so far, but for this in particular -- my first reaction was 4 wedges, interesting... close behind was what is the angle of the PW, 50?  That's maybe my 9, even 8, I'd have to check (I play Ping i3 oSize from long ago FWIW).  

But then my last thought is the lack of a 3 iron as well... I'm thinking of whacking that instead of the 2, and keeping the 2 for my rescue low burner.  I very rarely play the 3 from the fairway/tee either, unless I want to beat a tee shot low into a stiff wind, and I can do that with the 2 as well.  

[Hawkeye21 2,458]

Driver

Hybrid fairway wood

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 irons

52, 56 and 60 wedges

Putter

[Gladiators 2,035]

12 pack, driver and putter

[jerryskids 7,208]

11 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Driver

Hybrid fairway wood

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 irons

52, 56 and 60 wedges

Putter

That's 13

[Hawkeye21 2,458]

Just now, jerryskids said:

That's 13

That's all I need.

[Twinsdad 66]

Driver, 3w, 5w

3-9 irons

PW (46*)

AW 48*

SW 56*

Putter

[WhiteWonder 3,022]

20 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Thanks to all so far, but for this in particular -- my first reaction was 4 wedges, interesting... close behind was what is the angle of the PW, 50?  That's maybe my 9, even 8, I'd have to check (I play Ping i3 oSize from long ago FWIW).  

But then my last thought is the lack of a 3 iron as well... I'm thinking of whacking that instead of the 2, and keeping the 2 for my rescue low burner.  I very rarely play the 3 from the fairway/tee either, unless I want to beat a tee shot low into a stiff wind, and I can do that with the 2 as well.  

I also have a shorter response prior where I said you can ditch your 2 iron if you use a 3 hybrid and pondered your PW being 54 degrees. That’s a lot of loft. Mine is 47 degrees and I always thought standard pitching wedges were in that 45-48 degree range. 
 

so technically I just view my PW as one more iron in my set. I bought my irons 3–PW. 
 

it’s all filling in the gaps from there. 52, 56 and 60 degree wedges. Some golfers opt for a 54 and 58 degree set up. Where 54 is their sand wedge. 54 is your PW.
 

I don’t carry my three iron because my 3h is so versatile. I can choke down a little on it, play an easy fade… for me it’s to the point that I rarely even hit my 4 iron

[WhiteWonder 3,022]

27 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

. close behind was what is the angle of the PW, 50?  That's maybe my 9, even 8, I'd have to check (I play Ping i3 oSize from long ago FWIW).  

You may want to double check your lofts. A quick google search shows the ping i3 OS pitching wedge as 47 degrees. Which gives you an 11 degree gap to your sand wedge. 

[BunnysBastatrds 2,716]

Driver

3 wood

4 wood 

3-9 irons 

52,56,60

putter

 

 

[jerryskids 7,208]

13 minutes ago, WhiteWonder said:

You may want to double check your lofts. A quick google search shows the ping i3 OS pitching wedge as 47 degrees. Which gives you an 11 degree gap to your sand wedge. 

Thanks, yeah.  I googled that and saw the same.  Odd as I have a specific memory of the lofts, but I'm old so... anyway my SW definitely hits closer to my LW, so let's call that a GW.

[BufordT 444]

1 hour ago, jerryskids said:

IMO it's down to the 2 iron or the SW.  The 2 iron I never use from the fairway or tee, but it has become my go-to club for punching low under trees, which happens more than I would like.  I could use the 3 for that with not much negative I suppose.  The SW is flat bottomed so not a "special" rounded wedge, so it's really just a 3rd wedge.  I can use the LW from the sand; heck maybe I should regardless.  I love the LW for flop shots though, so I can't see getting rid of that.

Comments appreciated 

I know a pro that led the Mexican Golf Tour in Strokes-Gained punching out to the fairway. 

[Bert 1,129]

Bottle opener

Driver

3 wood

3 & 5 hybrid

5-9 irons

PW, SW, LW

Putter

[BufordT 444]

Driver 10 degree

4 wood 17 degree

hybrid  22 degree

4-pw irons

wedges 48, 52, 56

putter

4 iron a & hybrid lofts are about the same but hit the hybrid higher and farther.

 

[wiffleball 4,797]

I'm glad you treated yourself. You deserve it.

[bostonlager 2,678]

Driver -  Taylormade SIM Max - 10.5 degree turned up to 13 degrees

3w and 5w - Taylormade SIM Max

5 iron - PW, 48 degree gap, and 53 degree sand - Titleist T300 

58 degree Cleveland CBX Zipcore wedge

Putter - Taylormade Spider Tour Black 

 

I only carry 13 clubs 

[dain11279 985]

Driver 

3W

5W

4 iron - PW

GW and SW

Putter

 

I actually only have 13 too. And I hardly ever use the 4 iron. My 5 wood goes maybe 10-15 yards further then my 5 iron

[Horseman 2,732]

Ping G20

D(10.5), 3W(15), Hybrid(17), Hybrid(20), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, PW(45), GW(50), SW(54), LW(56), P(Nike Method Matter)

My bag has 15 spots, sue me.  If I had to ditch one it would be the LW.

[cmh6476 1,160]

I love my 2 iron

[jerryskids 7,208]

Apparently me and some Mexican pro are the only golfers who need to do long low punches from the rough.

I'm inclined to keep the 2 and ditch the 3 at this point; it has more value.  I can ease up a little on the hybrid and get close enough to the 3 distance; at that length I'm 98.4% hoping to just hit it straight and kinda long. 

If I were setting up a bag today from scratch I'd generally do what a lot of the guys here have listed (who I know are avid golfers) and have more hybrids, less long irons at the top.

[Twinsdad 66]

10 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

I'm inclined to keep the 2 and ditch the 3 at this point; it has more value. 

You can hit a knock down with the 3 by playing it farther back in your stance.  I'd keep the 3 if you're only punching out with the 2.

[Fireballer 2,693]

Driver

3 wood

3H

4H

5-P

50

54

58

Pinh Anser

[jerryskids 7,208]

1 hour ago, Twinsdad said:

You can hit a knock down with the 3 by playing it farther back in your stance.  I'd keep the 3 if you're only punching out with the 2.

Thanks, yeah, that seems like the right thing to do. But I have this weird affinity to the 2, in part because my wife got it for me as a gift 20+ years ago to go with my then new i3 set, but also because it seems a little longer and heavier and more hybrid-like then you would expect from a slightly-longer club in a set.  It's probably all mental, I get that -- it's the same S/N as my set, which Ping is (at least back then) uniquely qualified to match.  

My plan is to try the 3 as the punch out club in the next few rounds, maybe on the range as well, and see how it goes.   

[Cruzer 1,996]

D - 10.5*

3w - 15*

3H - 19*

4H - 21*

5-pw

50*

54*

58*

 

[Fireballer 2,693]

7 hours ago, BufordT said:

I know a pro that led the Mexican Golf Tour in Strokes-Gained punching out to the fairway. 

Club Pro Guy?

[KSB2424 3,174]

Driver

3 Wood

3 Hybrid

4 iron to 9 iron

PW 

GW

54

58

Putter

[supermike80 2,156]

Driver, 3 wood, 7 wood

3-4-5-6-7-8-9-PW-SW-LW

Putter

[BufordT 444]

8 hours ago, Fireballer said:

Club Pro Guy?

[Fireballer 2,693]

7 minutes ago, BufordT said:

Yes!  Someone else appreciates his brilliance

[listen2me 23 1,969]

Surprised to see so many 3 woods

[edjr 7,050]

30 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

Surprised to see so many 3 woods

Even I have a tree wood. Need something to smash on the trees when pissed