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I think 14 is a good number for pros and for regular tournament play. For the average golfer though I think its better to have more clubs available not only to fill in gaps helping their overall game,but to help them figure out which clubs they strike better and therefore give them more work ability on the course for when they get to a point of trying their hand at tournaments and so on.

I agree.

 

I don't think an extra club would really help all that much for a particular round in isolation. But trying different clubs will help a player develop their skills a bit and long term would be beneficial.

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I own the maximum 14, but I usually take out a few before each round.  I usually have 8-10 golfballs in the bag during the round.  Shoes are not kept in the bag. Changed when I get to the course.  All in all, my bag, when at the course, is lighter than usual.  (I also have a storage box in the trunk for most of my additional golf stuff.)

16 would probably make me re-guess the irons I exiled from my collection.  And maybe second guess my use of hybrids.

14 is just fine for me.

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Even though I could easily carry 15, I am beginning to think as a high handicapper I could probably get away with 10 or even 8. Reading a recent article about course management I realized I probably don’t need so many clubs at the top of my bag.


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10 hours ago, tehuti said:

Even though I could easily carry 15, I am beginning to think as a high handicapper I could probably get away with 10 or even 8. Reading a recent article about course management I realized I probably don’t need so many clubs at the top of my bag.


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Right now, I have 15 in my bag - the Bridgestone test included a 4H and 4i. At some point, one of them will stay home, probably the 4i (although I hit it really well at the range the other day). I'm also strongly considering consolidating my wedges since I can be pretty ineffective with my 60 at times. Instead of 52, 56, 60, I may just go with 52 and 58.

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There is always a lot of talk about the expense of playing golf.  Two more clubs would just add to that expense.  I know people don't have to carry the limit of clubs but when I began playing I felt that I had to have them in order to play well.  The extra cost due to additional clubs may keep potential golfers away.

The funny thing is most of my best rounds were played using 12 clubs or less.  Last season I played a round where I used my driver off the tee of the front nine and a 5 iron for the back nine.  My score was better for the second nine because I was able to play the back nine with the same ball.  

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Right now, I have 15 in my bag - the Bridgestone test included a 4H and 4i. At some point, one of them will stay home, probably the 4i (although I hit it really well at the range the other day). I'm also strongly considering consolidating my wedges since I can be pretty ineffective with my 60 at times. Instead of 52, 56, 60, I may just go with 52 and 58.


I have heard that unless you’re a really low ‘capper you have no business carrying anything higher than a 58* wedge. I have a 60 but it never goes in my bag. Right now I have 50 and 55 but I may replace the 55 with a Maltby or Sub70 56.


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11 minutes ago, tehuti said:

 


I have heard that unless you’re a really low ‘capper you have no business carrying anything higher than a 58* wedge. I have a 60 but it never goes in my bag. Right now I have 50 and 55 but I may replace the 55 with a Maltby or Sub70 56.


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I agree for the most part. When I practice a lot, I can be pretty effective with the 60, but part of my problem is I get too "cute" with it and try too many shots that are beyond my ability to pull off regularly. Occasionally it works out and is really fun when it does, but more often than not, I cause myself more pain. "Taking my medicine" is not something I am particularly good at, so by removing the temptation, I'm forced to play smarter.

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I agree for the most part. When I practice a lot, I can be pretty effective with the 60, but part of my problem is I get too "cute" with it and try too many shots that are beyond my ability to pull off regularly. Occasionally it works out and is really fun when it does, but more often than not, I cause myself more pain. "Taking my medicine" is not something I am particularly good at, so by removing the temptation, I'm forced to play smarter.


Agreed.


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I don't "get" the fourteen club rule.  Fourteen isn't a golf number.  Eighteen is a golf number and would make a better limit.

I don't think many people would actually bag eighteen, but it's just a better number to use.

Part of the problem is that people can't choose the loft increments between their clubs.

(As we know, bending for loft affects bounce and thus playability.)

If wider gaps were available, fewer clubs would be needed, probably.

That would certainly work for juniors, ladies, and seniors.

I can't play anymore, so my opinion is irrelevant; but I feel that the OEMs are simply not very imaginative when it comes to offerings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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14 clubs are plenty. I’m sure I could get by with 13 or 12 even. I see many suggest more and more wedges to cover shorter distance gaps, but I think less is more. I tried going with more wedges last year in my Hogan set up and I didn’t like it.


I feel this is where growing up playing pitch n putt courses is so helpful for someone’s short game. I’m talking Pitch n Putt not a Par 3 course. Longest hole is maybe 75 yards. You carry a wedge, a putter, and a couple of balls and that’s it. You learn to hit that one wedge any distance you need.

I’m waiting for when we only carry one club. Our laser pointer shots the distance which is automatically sent via Bluetooth to our computerized club. The club then adjusts to the proper loft to reach that distance depending on your swing speed and wind and elevation factors.




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14 clubs are plenty!

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2 hours ago, deejaid said:

14 clubs are plenty. I’m sure I could get by with 13 or 12 even. I see many suggest more and more wedges to cover shorter distance gaps, but I think less is more. I tried going with more wedges last year in my Hogan set up and I didn’t like it.


I feel this is where growing up playing pitch n putt courses is so helpful for someone’s short game. I’m talking Pitch n Putt not a Par 3 course. Longest hole is maybe 75 yards. You carry a wedge, a putter, and a couple of balls and that’s it. You learn to hit that one wedge any distance you need.
 

 

... Amen brother! I am a HUGE believer in getting to know just one wedge and using it for every shot round the green. When I got my first 60* I made many of the mistakes many Am's make and decided to not only practice more, but use it for every shot from 50yds and in. My old playing pard and I would play 18 and then go to 11 right next to the parking lot and play a competition with our lob wedges. We took turns putting balls in impossible as well as easy spots and whoever got up and down in the least strokes won. It made practice fun as well as teaching us to use our LW's in different and creative ways. My goal was to become proficient enough with my 60*  to play any shot then move on to other wedges. I enjoyed playing my LW so much I never got around to other wedges and feel I can get up and down from virtually anywhere around the green. The only shot I don't have is the long running chip that gets on the ground quickly and rolls like a putt to the hole. 

... I now use a 52*/58* combo because pw's kept getting stronger and I don't need any other wedges. The only time I use the 52* is long bunker shots or long pitches into a strong wind when I need to keep the flight down. 

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... Amen brother! I am a HUGE believer in getting to know just one wedge and using it for every shot round the green. When I got my first 60* I made many of the mistakes many Am's make and decided to not only practice more, but use it for every shot from 50yds and in. My old playing pard and I would play 18 and then go to 11 right next to the parking lot and play a competition with our lob wedges. We took turns putting balls in impossible as well as easy spots and whoever got up and down in the least strokes won. It made practice fun as well as teaching us to use our LW's in different and creative ways. My goal was to become proficient enough with my 60*  to play any shot then move on to other wedges. I enjoyed playing my LW so much I never got around to other wedges and feel I can get up and down from virtually anywhere around the green. The only shot I don't have is the long running chip that gets on the ground quickly and rolls like a putt to the hole. 

... I now use a 52*/58* combo because pw's kept getting stronger and I don't need any other wedges. The only time I use the 52* is long bunker shots or long pitches into a strong wind when I need to keep the flight down. 

I'm the same... use my 58º for most all shots around the green.  I will occasionally use my 50º if I'm short of a couple of our greens that are 40 yards long.  My wedges are different than my irons, and chipping with an iron feels so much different that I don't have control of the ball like I do with my wedges.

I have hit that long running chip that gets on the ground quickly and rolls like a putt.  It's called a bladed or skulled shot.  lol

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I'm a traditionalist but the thought often comes in my head of "why not allow more clubs in my bag" since I went with more wedges last June.  I seldom carry a driver, and limit myself to one hybrid, so extra wedges it is. 

 

 

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If you are the occasional golfer and not playing any tournaments, I know guys that carry 16 anyway. Doesn't bother me.

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Carry as many or as little as you like, I dont see an issue especially t the level most of us are at. 

I regularly carry 15 clubs in my bag, but thats because of MGS and the driving Iron I got on here.

I honestly don't know what club I would dump, I have 4H an 4I but I use the 4I almost every punch out shot and the 4H is one of my most consistent longer clubs. Wedges Im a longer hitter so in close I like the options because Im terrible at the "half swings"

 

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I think that more clubs would only increase the strain on the decision making process. As much as I would love to see the rules change the 14 club rule who is to say that extra those clubs wouldn't benefit people more in the hybrid and wood category as a player gets better. Someone who is just starting out in the game most likely doesn't need anything higher lofted than a 56° as it could potentially do more harm then good. Also options are what make players indecisive. Personally my iron play is where I run into the in between shots not so much my wedges or hybrids/woods which is where these additional club slots will be filled.

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Lately I have only been using 10-12 clubs in a round. Oddly enough my 5 and 6 irons get used the least.


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I use 13 clubs.  I carry 14 because the rules allow me too and in this era of needing a mask to gain clubhouse entry, 3 wood becomes a very convenient place to hang one. 🙂

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I would love 16 clubs, gives me more stuff to buy. Do I need 16 clubs, absolutely not.

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I agree with Dan Jenkins, "how am I supposed to know beforehand which driver I'll be able to hit today?"

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On 9/24/2020 at 3:37 PM, revkev said:

I use 13 clubs.  I carry 14 because the rules allow me too and in this era of needing a mask to gain clubhouse entry, 3 wood becomes a very convenient place to hang one. 🙂

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1 hour ago, BIG STU said:

I hang my masks on my umbrella handle

I use my alignment sticks for that.  I regularly take the 3/4 wood out of the bag; lots of courses I play just don't have any 3 wood shots.

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On 3/29/2019 at 7:22 PM, deejaid said:

14 clubs are plenty. I’m sure I could get by with 13 or 12 even. I see many suggest more and more wedges to cover shorter distance gaps, but I think less is more. I tried going with more wedges last year in my Hogan set up and I didn’t like it.


I feel this is where growing up playing pitch n putt courses is so helpful for someone’s short game. I’m talking Pitch n Putt not a Par 3 course. Longest hole is maybe 75 yards. You carry a wedge, a putter, and a couple of balls and that’s it. You learn to hit that one wedge any distance you need.

I’m waiting for when we only carry one club. Our laser pointer shots the distance which is automatically sent via Bluetooth to our computerized club. The club then adjusts to the proper loft to reach that distance depending on your swing speed and wind and elevation factors.




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On 2/27/2010 at 12:25 PM, GolfSpy_X said:

Should it change...recently talked to a big wig in the industry and he thinks it would help tremendously for recreational golfers. Extra wedge and hybrid in the bag maybe...could it hurt the game or help the game?

 

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woods:  #s 2, 4, 5, 7

irons:  DI, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 46º

wedges: 50, 54, 58, 62º

putter.

My current set has sixteen clubs,

but I play with a "law-abiding" 14-slot cart bag.

I have yet to play a single round with this set

where I didn't at least once want to hit

one of two clubs I didn't pack.

 

16 club rule? I'm all in.

 

 

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I currently have 14 . Driver , 3-4 wood. 4-9 irons. 44,49,52,56,60. Just ordered a new 48 so I can ditch the 44 &.49 . Of coarse putter. Did have a couple fairway woods but have decided that the 3-4 works just fine don’t need the 4&5. Ha e recently upgraddd all my wedges. Tinker till It works for you. 

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On 3/29/2019 at 10:10 PM, chisag said:

 

... Amen brother! I am a HUGE believer in getting to know just one wedge and using it for every shot round the green. When I got my first 60* I made many of the mistakes many Am's make and decided to not only practice more, but use it for every shot from 50yds and in. My old playing pard and I would play 18 and then go to 11 right next to the parking lot and play a competition with our lob wedges. We took turns putting balls in impossible as well as easy spots and whoever got up and down in the least strokes won. It made practice fun as well as teaching us to use our LW's in different and creative ways. My goal was to become proficient enough with my 60*  to play any shot then move on to other wedges. I enjoyed playing my LW so much I never got around to other wedges and feel I can get up and down from virtually anywhere around the green. The only shot I don't have is the long running chip that gets on the ground quickly and rolls like a putt to the hole. 

... I now use a 52*/58* combo because pw's kept getting stronger and I don't need any other wedges. The only time I use the 52* is long bunker shots or long pitches into a strong wind when I need to keep the flight down. 

This is me these days. I use my 54* for almost every shot around the green. Sometimes I use my 50* for a few shots farther away that need to roll out a bit more. Other than that, I should take the 58* out of the bag.... nothing good ever comes of using it 😅.

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