RomeoPapaZulu WITB 2019-05-07

[romeopapazulu]

As the season starts, I might as well document what I have and see how it compares at the end of the season.

The highlight of the bag is the driver headcover.  I enjoy showing this off and having people feel the weight.  It won't blow away in a hurricane.  And it makes for a fun little boxing glove when the play is too slow.  Thanks again to MGS for the trick shot contest this past winter!  

Driver is now a Ping G400 LST 8.5 deg with a Ping Tour 65 Stiff shaft.  I could probably go X-Stiff here, but I tried that with the M3 last year and it took too long to warm up to hit it right.  Now I wonder if I only need a couple holes with this to be fine with the X.  I'll keep an eye out for a deal on the X on eBay.

Next in line is an Adams XTD Ti 18 deg hybrid with a Matrix Red Tie Stiff.  I wish I was a little more consistent with this, but have hit it 270 off the tee.  If I am in the fairway and there isn't trouble in front of the green, I can roll this up to a green from 250+ (unless I am using a Chrome Soft ).

I just landed a Nike Pro Combo Forged driving iron.  It had a beautiful baby draw all night on the range.  Only 1 for 3 on the course.  My intent was for this to be a more consistent fairway finder than the hybrid.  It looked to fit that role and I only had 13 clubs in the bag, so I threw it in.

Irons are Hogan PTx 22-46 deg (4-PW) with KBS C-Taper Stiff shafts.  The shafts were quite a change from my previous TT DGSL Stiffs.  After I regripped I thought they might have been non standard length, but figured out they were soft stepped.  I wish I could take these to a fitting and try out some other shafts.  But If I found something else, I might as well jump into the new PTx Pros for what I would pay for shafts and reassembly.  

Hogan TK15 50, 54 and 58 deg wedges round out the irons.  These might be my favorite clubs in the bag.  I don't think I have ramped up the wedge practice more than ever, but I have performed better with these than anything else.  Not sure if I want to wear these out, but if so, the Equalizer blacks look pretty fine.

A Cleveland Satin Elevado is responsible for the most strokes on the card.  I have a P2 Aware Tour on it now.  It is at 36" so I hold on to the grip a little lower where the taper is thinner.  I just might trim that down an inch tonight.  It had been working really well on the Birdieball green over the winter, but the putt count in the first rounds this year has been atrocious.

The Ping Traverse bag keeps things organized.  It works great on a cart, but I'm not a fan of it on the ClicGear push cart.  Does a carry bag work better on these things?  I guess it works fine, but it is annoying to switch all the rows around switching from walking to riding.  First world problems...

The putter is the only club I bought at full retail.  It is also the closest to being replaced.  I really just need to suck it up and get a putter fitting, get whatever works best and just stick with it.  

Here are some pics.

 

 

[GB13]

Super nice bag! Great pics too!

I do have to chuckle that your title includes the date, my bag changes so frequently I might need to add the time too..

[romeopapazulu]

Super nice bag! Great pics too!
I do have to chuckle that your title includes the date, my bag changes so frequently I might need to add the time too..

Yes, I am confident enough that the putter will change that this is not locked in for the whole year. The day might be stretching it, though. Maybe I could have labeled it "2nd Quarter".

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