GolfSpy Barbajo Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Need some help from my fellow Spies. The wife and I are heading to Scotland for a week's vacation at the end of July, and she's given me the green light to play some golf. Of course, this may be a trap, but as Jerry Lee Lewis said in Great Balls of Fire - if I'm going to hell, I'm gonna go playing the piano...Anyway, my season has been a clusterf*** of iron play, driver play, wedge play and putting, so I've done what any good GolfSpy would do in a similar situation -- swapped out equipment on a near weekly basis. Well, any good GolfSpy who's an equipment idiot would do that, I suppose...So, I'm gonna crowdsource my bag, with the caveat of ultimate veto power if I happen to figure out what the hell I'm doing between now and July 25th.First up for your consideration are irons.I have two "old school" sets that I love -- '91-'93 vintage Hogan Edge GS irons. Very little technology, 47 degree pitching wedge, but oh, oh, oh so sweet to hit.- '99-'01 MacGregor VIP 1025 CB/MB progressive set. See above for sweetness.MacGregors are lie adjusted, Hogan's will need to be regripped if they make the lineup.New School sets include:Wilson C300 Forged - with Nippon Modus 2 shaftsCleveland Launcher CBX - with same shaftSrixon Z765 with KBS C-Taper shaftWilson V6 Raw with KBS Tour shaftC300 and CBX both are long, but are very high launching - not sure about those in the wind. Have not been able to commit to either for more than 2 or 3 rounds in a row this season. Nippon Modus 3 fits me pretty well, and both are properly lie adjusted.Srixon Z765's are in the bag right now - have had the most success with those. Been fit for C-Tapers, and had these shafts pured when I had them installed, and are properly fit for lie. Downside is I hit the like shite my last two times out.Wilson V6 Raw may need to be reshafted to make the trip - KBS Tour and I don't get along. Also need to be lie adjusted.So I figure if I pack balls in my suitcase, I may be able to fit 2 sets of irons in the travelling bag and still stay under 50 pounds. What I need is help to determine who makes the travelling squad.We'll start with irons now -- wedges, woods, putter and set makeup are to come.Vote early and often... What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Need some help from my fellow Spies. The wife and I are heading to Scotland for a week's vacation at the end of July, and she's given me the green light to play some golf. Of course, this may be a trap, but as Jerry Lee Lewis said in Great Balls of Fire - if I'm going to hell, I'm gonna go playing the piano... Anyway, my season has been a clusterf*** of iron play, driver play, wedge play and putting, so I've done what any good GolfSpy would do in a similar situation -- swapped out equipment on a near weekly basis. Well, any good GolfSpy who's an equipment idiot would do that, I suppose... So, I'm gonna crowdsource my bag, with the caveat of ultimate veto power if I happen to figure out what the hell I'm doing between now and July 25th. First up for your consideration are irons. I have two "old school" sets that I love - - '91-'93 vintage Hogan Edge GS irons. Very little technology, 47 degree pitching wedge, but oh, oh, oh so sweet to hit. - '99-'01 MacGregor VIP 1025 CB/MB progressive set. See above for sweetness. MacGregors are lie adjusted, Hogan's will need to be regripped if they make the lineup. New School sets include: Wilson C300 Forged - with Nippon Modus 2 shafts Cleveland Launcher CBX - with same shaft Srixon Z765 with KBS C-Taper shaft Wilson V6 Raw with KBS Tour shaft C300 and CBX both are long, but are very high launching - not sure about those in the wind. Have not been able to commit to either for more than 2 or 3 rounds in a row this season. Nippon Modus 3 fits me pretty well, and both are properly lie adjusted. Srixon Z765's are in the bag right now - have had the most success with those. Been fit for C-Tapers, and had these shafts pured when I had them installed, and are properly fit for lie. Downside is I hit the like shite my last two times out. Wilson V6 Raw may need to be reshafted to make the trip - KBS Tour and I don't get along. Also need to be lie adjusted. So I figure if I pack balls in my suitcase, I may be able to fit 2 sets of irons in the travelling bag and still stay under 50 pounds. What I need is help to determine who makes the travelling squad. We'll start with irons now -- wedges, woods, putter and set makeup are to come. Vote early and often... IMG_6354.JPG IMG_6353.JPG I'm not seeing PE2's on the list - most certainly the reason for your iron play challenges. I'll vote anyway, but really don't see much point . Scotland is a great place. I opted to fish instead of golf and now wish I had done both. Have fun. G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaid Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Gotta go with the current gamers, the Srixon's. Don't want to coulda, woulda, shoulda later on about how much better you would have played with them over another choice, even if you haven't played them well the last two outings. But, if you want to be adventurous, go with the Macgregors. Those are classics. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk WITB: Stan Thompson “Reactionizer” persimmon woods 1-4 Spalding Tour Edition 3-PW Spalding Top-Flite E.V.A. Sand Club Rife Legend Z Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Theoo Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I vote Wilson cause I think those look sweet Driver: Epic 10.5 set to 9.5 w/ Tour AD-DI 44.5 FW: F6 baffler set at 16º Hybrid: NONEIrons: 3i 2014 TP CB 4-PW 2011 TP MC w/ TT S400 Wedges: 52º 56º 60 º w/ KBS C-Taper XS Soft-stepped Putter: Sigma G Tyne 34 inches Gold dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djahubes Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Srixon. Play royal dornoch Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Take the Macs! Back to the motherland of golf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 You gotta know what I voted for without saying---- And Shankster hit it on the head!!! Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I'm with deejaid John. Go with what you're having more success with. In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I saw the tweet last night, so I'm happy this turned into a Spy poll I voted for the W/S and CBX irons. My reasoning was that with the travel, you may have a little fatigue set in, might be nice to have something with a wee bit more forgiveness than some of the other choices. In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I say the Srixon and the Mac's. One more forgiving than the other but if you have trouble with the wind since the Srixon fly high you can move to the Mac's Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGoBlue100 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Srixon... and HAVE FUN!! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy "Where'd it go?" "Right in the Lumberyard..." Gen 2 0811 XF 10.5* Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6x Gen 2 0211 15* 3W Mitsubishi Tensei Raw Blue 65-S Tour B JGR 15* Fairway UST ProForce V2 7F5 76g X-Flex (These two are gonna fight it out in early "24 to see who stays in the bag...) Tour B JGR 19* & 22* Hybrid UST ProForce V2 90g X-Flex Tour B JGR HF-2 irons (5i - PW) KBS Tour 130x CBX Wedges (50, 54, 58) TT Dynamic Gold 115 Wedge Shaft MATI Mamo Putter 33" Super Stroke Football League 3.0 Slim Hoofer Camo Stand Bag Precision Pro Nexus Rangefinder FAN! PRO Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PING Apologist #9 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Yup, Macs & Srixon in my vote. One for sentimental value and the other simply because of their current "active" status in the bag. Have a great trip! In my DLX Cart Bag: Driver: G410 SFT, set to 9.5*, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Orange 60, stiff (MGS Official 2019 Tester) 3W: G-Series SF TEC, set to 16*, Aldila Tour Blue ATX, 65g, stiff 5W: G400 SFT, set to 19*, Aldila Tour Blue ATX, 65g, stiff 7W: G410 SFT, set to 22*. Alta CB 65 Red, stiff Irons: GMax, Green Dot, 5-PW, Project X Graphite Blue 6.0, 80-90g , stiff Wedges: Glide 2.0 Stealth, 50* SS, 54* ES & 60*/8 Forged MGS Special from the Wedge Wizard, Green Dot, Alta CB graphite, 84g, stiff Putter: Vault 2.0 B60 Copper, 33", black dot w/GP SNSR grip (PING Sigma 2 Fetch under "see-trials") Ball: MTB BLACK (MGS Official 2018 Tester for the MTB RED) Shoes: Classics Tour w/Black Widow Softspikes Disabled Marine Veteran. Semper Fi! #No apologies, just Play Your Best #Powertotheplayers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfJunkie302 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Either the Macs or the Srixons. The people there would love if you played the Macs! Sent from my SM-T580 using MyGolfSpy mobile app 2017 M1 460, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 JPX EZ 3 wood Fly-Z 4H MP-60, 3i-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold S5 54° & 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold California Monterey Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Most consistent for u is what u go with. You'll be in situations where you'll need to trust expected output... Most trustworthy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Barbajo Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 Most consistent for u is what u go with. You'll be in situations where you'll need to trust expected output... Most trustworthy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro In that case, it might be Srixon and Hogan. Serious first world problem Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaid Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Or you can't decide at all so you buy a new set for the trip! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk WITB: Stan Thompson “Reactionizer” persimmon woods 1-4 Spalding Tour Edition 3-PW Spalding Top-Flite E.V.A. Sand Club Rife Legend Z Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slap Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Man you have some great sets! I like the Wilson's. Give those a try, and you can boast that the rust came from the old world. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Krank Formula X Veylix Alpina 573 45" 9* CBX 3 Wood Matrix HD Radix S VIII 43" 15* Krank Formula X 5 Wood Matrix HD Radix S VIII 42" 18* Wishon Golf 775HS 3H Matrix Ozik Altus Hybrid X-Flex 39.75" 21* Wishon Golf 585HI 3DI same shaft as irons 38.25" 21* Wishon Golf 575 MMC Forged 5-A N.S.Pro Modus 3 Tour 120X Wishon Golf Micro-Groove HM S, L same shaft as irons ER7B Gravity Grip 35" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Loftus Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 The old school Hogan's have a soft spot in my heart, I still have a backup set of Apex Plus's & I know what you mean by they feel sweet when you hit them right. I always say if you have an old set of clubs there's a reason for it. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Thought I had replied earlier, but guess I didn't hit send I say Hogans and the Home of Golf just seem to go together. Then the Srixons as they are the most comfortable for you, even given the past couple rounds. G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Sounds like the Srixon is a constant mention Barbajo and the other set may come down to the Macs and Hogans Sent from my SM-G950U using MyGolfSpy mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Just bring both Wilson's. Good luck Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Barbajo Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Thanks for all the input -- right now I'm definitely bringing the Srixons and leaning toward Hogan's as the 2nd set -- brought both to the range the other day and was pounding the ever-loving crapola out of them, which is a sure sign that I'll suck to no end once they get on the course. Will try to play a couple of rounds over the next week or so with each and will report back. Next up on the crowd-sourcing will be driver and wedges... What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf. S Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Z765 for me. WIMB Driver Callaway Epic 10.5' Fujikura Stiff 3W Callaway Epic 15' Fujikura Stiff 3-AW Srixon Z565 Nippon Stiff 52', 56' Cleveland RTX 585 Wedges Putter Taylormade Rosa Daytona Bags 2017 Callaway Org14 Cart bag or 2018 Srixon Z start Carry bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 ....if you want the rust to build up on those V6 raw I can't think of a better place than Scotland! Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- XXIO X (6-A) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Bettinardi BB56 Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy Barbajo Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Decisions made - Srixons are definitely coming, and Hogan's or Wilson V6 if I bring a second set. Right now leaning Hogan as I'm not a fan of the KBS Tour in the Wilson's. Driver. Wedge, putter poll to come. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy What's in the bag: Driver: TSR3; DynaPWR Carbon FW Wood: DynaPWR 3-wood; TSR 2+ Hybrids: PXG Gen4 18-degree Utility Irons: ZX MkII 20* Irons:; 699/699 Pro V2 Combo; D9 Forged; MT86 (coming soon!); VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; Wedges: RTX6 Zipcore Putter: HB Soft Milled 10.5; Newport Special Select; Willamette, BB8; 8802; MATI Monto Ball: Tour B RXS; Z-STAR Diamond; Triad Stat Tracker/GPS Watch: Follow @golfspybarbajo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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