chershey updated WITB 2017

chershey · July 8, 2017

So, it's been quite a while since I posted my last WITB and because I seem to change clubs like most people change their outfits (once a month, right?), I figured it was time for an update. In all honesty, for the first time in years I can honestly say that I feel really comfortable with every club in my bag right now and I'm hoping the configuration I'm about to share with you will stay.

Let's start with the bag. After reading the MGS "Most Wanted Stand Bag" two years ago, I was intrigued with the bag that took second place, the Projekt Kozmak. I liked the look and features but it was very difficult to find and order, so I took a chance and bought one online. It's been a great bag so far, in that it hasn't fallen apart yet (kind of important) it does everything else it's supposed to do.

Moving into the equipment, let's start with the old Boomstick:

I'm rocking the XR16 Sub Zero set at 8 degrees with a Tour AD M9003 6S shaft playing at 45 inches. I hit this thing as long as anything I've ever hit and feel like it's pretty accurate. I bought an EPIC SZ right when it came out thinking it would give me even better distances but it has proven to be shorter than the XR16 so just like that the XR16 SZ is in the bag to stay (Wait! Is that a shiny new Ping G400! Let's see what it can do!!)

Moving into the 3 wood:

I've been trying to find a 3 wood that both gives the distance I need and can find the fairway easily off the tee. I picked up a Callaway Alpha 816 14* 3 wood off Callaway Pre-owned and it's been amazing so far. Oddly enough, I put a driver shaft (Rogue I/O 70 X-Stiff) in it because I hit it better with this shaft. That makes the club 44 inches but then a choke down an inch or so and it plays perfectly.

Then there's the twins:

My Callaway Alpha 815 hybrids set at 18 and 22 degrees were also found on Callaway Golf pre-owned and they have been the best clubs I've ever put in my bag. Now when I'm around 200 out on par 5, I feel confident that these can put it close and give me that eagle putt, that I'll probably leave 10 feet short, but at least it was an eagle putt!

Now, we have the buttery smooth feeling irons:

I bought the Titleist 716 AP2 5-PW after hitting them in a golf store and falling in love with the feel and how easy they seem to hit. I decided to put in the Steelfiber i95 stiff shafts as a test and they made great clubs even better. They are all bent 1 degree strong and are .25 inches shorter than standard.

The wedges below have been huge for my game as well:

I have Ping Glide 51 degree and 56 degree that are cut .25 inch short as well. The Callaway MD3 60 degree lob wedge has been an awesome scoring club that stops on a dime. I can't say anything bad about these wedges as they perform whenever I need them and my short game has improved with them.

Finally, we have the flatstick:

This one has been more of a game changer for me than any club in the bag. I was chosen to test the Sentio Sierra putter by MGS back in January and as soon as I stroked the first putt, it was like true love. It beat out every other putter I've owned and anything I've tried since. Simply put, I have a lot less putts per round now, and love, love, love the feel. I play it at 33 inches with a Gold Pride SNSR grip and it's perfect.

For balls, I'm currently gaming the Snell MTB and trying out the Taylormade TP5X. I like both balls but they have some differences. I was also chosen to do test some Vice golf balls in the next few months for MGS, so I'll be sure to let everyone know how they compare.

Well, that's it for now. This setup is my favorite of all time and I want to keep it stable for a while and see if my scores start to drop. The only other piece of equipment I'd like to change out is between my errors, but that one's a little more difficult.