So... What's really in your bag?

[NRJyzr 345]

4 hours ago, BIG STU said:

Heck I have seen guys down here in the PGM program working the bag drops that think Miura are some kind of knock off club. They are victims of marketing 101

Yeah, Stu, that's been going on a very long time.  I remember having a conversation with a playing partner about a Zero Tolerance club in my bag, he'd never heard of them.  I told him the story, he immediately dismissed them as knockoffs.  We chatted more about it, and it was a combination of marketing and a lazy assumption he'd made about all components because of the King Snake irons from years before.  

I kind of miss the old component days, but with new club prices starting to jack up, they're becoming more viable again.  

I'm really getting off track, but what the hell....   I think people forget that the actual innovators of the 400cc and higher Ti drivers were component companies and foundries.  The TiSI was still a current product when I saw my first 400cc driver.  The OEMs lagged *far* behind them in this arena...

Edited September 18 by NRJyzr

[wrightstuff13 0]

Driver: Cobra F8

3 Wood: Cobra 

7 Wood: Cobra

Irons: 4 - PW TaylorMade M4's

Wedges: Vokey SM7 - 54 degree and 60 degree

Putter: Ping Sigma 2 Blade

[Scoob 0]

Driver: Titleist TS3

3 Wood: TM Mini Driver

Driving Iron: Srixon u85

Hybrid: Titleist 818H

Irons: Titleist T200

Wedges: Vokey SM7 50,54,58 degree

Putter: Either a Odyssey Stroke Lab Double Wide or a Scotty Select Fastback 2.0....whichever is hotter that week:)

 

Edited September 19 by Scoob

[BIG STU 6,571]

17 hours ago, NRJyzr said:

Yeah, Stu, that's been going on a very long time.  I remember having a conversation with a playing partner about a Zero Tolerance club in my bag, he'd never heard of them.  I told him the story, he immediately dismissed them as knockoffs.  We chatted more about it, and it was a combination of marketing and a lazy assumption he'd made about all components because of the King Snake irons from years before.  

I kind of miss the old component days, but with new club prices starting to jack up, they're becoming more viable again.  

I'm really getting off track, but what the hell....   I think people forget that the actual innovators of the 400cc and higher Ti drivers were component companies and foundries.  The TiSI was still a current product when I saw my first 400cc driver.  The OEMs lagged *far* behind them in this arena...

Well like you and I do we sorta rat rod it so to speak. Find a set we like at say a thrift store or yard sale. Maybe put in shafts from another junk find. Maybe our most expense good quality grips. Bend them up to suit and you have a quality set for less than even a set of component clubs

[Hoganman1 109]

I had to make some changes after trying my friend's new fairway woods. I traded the TM 2017 M2 three and five for Callaway Mavirk Max three and five woods. I also swapped out my Odyssey White Hot Tour #1 putter for an old White Steel #1 I had in my garage. The Mizuno JPX 850 irons, the Ping G400 driver and the Cleveland CG 15 56* are still in the bag (for now). 

 

Edited September 21 by Hoganman1

[WFWP91 25]

Sun Mountain Front9 Bag

grindworks Pro Preference Driver w/NovaTech 6500, 5fwy w/NovaTech 7500, &  3u w/NovaTech i800

KZG FF [4i], ZO Plus [6i, 8i & Pw], XRS black wedges [52* & 58*] with Aerotech Steelfiber FC115

SeeMore M7 Tour w/RST Hosel

[JDGAFFLIN 16]

Ping G410 Plus

Cobra F8 3/4 Wood

Sub 70 699U 2 Iron

Callaway Rogue 3 Hybrid

Callaway Rogue 5 Hybrid

Sub 70 699 Pro 5-PW 

Cleveland RTX 4 (52/56/60)

Bettinardi BB8-Wide 2020

 

(I swap the 3 Hybrid & the 2 Iron depending upon the course conditions, weather, etc.)

[NRJyzr 345]

On 8/7/2020 at 8:48 AM, NRJyzr said:

My bag is a bit of a revolving door, my sig may not be accurate.  That said, here's what's in it now:

Driver:  Cobra Fly-Z+, XCaliber 7.5, TS, 44"
2h:  TM Stage 2 Tour, NV105 S
2-PW Golden Ram Tour Grinds (1980), Dynamic S
SW:  alternate between Ram Tom Watson 55* and Ram TG898 56*, both DGX SS2x
LW:  Maltby Design 60*, 1.05 sole, DGS
Putter:  Snake Eyes Viper Tour Sv1, 34.25", TackiMac round zero taper grip

Thinking about trying a ProtoPype 70 or 80 in stiff in the Fly-Z+.  Also sometimes throw a King LTD 3w w/Black Tie 8m3 between driver and 2h, and swap out the SW/LW for a 58*, either a Wilson Staff PMP or Ram Watson 82 Commemorative nickel.

Adding an update or three....

Experimented at the end of season with an Original One.  I like it a lot.  It's in the bag.

And...  It became more apparent after my Classic Round, maybe so glaringly obvious even I could notice, that I need to follow the Tao of @chisag and @RI_Redneck and play graphite shafts in my irons.  

I've got a set of RIP Tour 115 regular that I'll be putting in a set of Rams,  if I can pick a set of Rams.  Or maybe I'll really cross myself up and toss them into my set of MS-11s.  And, I picked up a set of Recoil Proto 125 to put in my MP-37s.

I scored a 2 iron for the MP-37s, will be picking up a shaft for that, also.  May not always play it, but I really like the 2 iron as an option.

If I rig a classic set with graphite, I may set up a 56* SW for classic rounds.  For the MP37s, I'll have a 58* wedge, likely a PM Grind, to companion with the Scratch 53* that will plug the GW slot.

Viper Tour putter has been refitted with a black putter shaft and Ping blackout grip, and cut to a fraction short of 34", in part because I've switched back to True Linkswear shoes and now stand a little closer to the ground.

And blah blah blah...   

 

Edited November 13 by NRJyzr

[BNewton51 24]

The only change to this current set up is:

9* Sim Driver with the Handcrafted X shaft

50 and 58* MG 2 Taylormade wedges. 

[Hoganman1 109]

Well, it's almost Winter here in NC. I know you guys in the North have no sympathy for us in the South. However, it's time to go to my "Winter Bag". I'm replacing my Mizuno JPX 850 forged irons (4-GW) with my Taylormade 2017 M2 HL irons (4-AW). Since I'm not playing or practicing as much I find the M2s a little easier to play when it's colder. They don't feel as good as the Mizunos, but the stronger lofts help too. I did this last year and it worked fairly well. I'll play the same driver (Ping G400), fairways (Callaway Mavrik Max 3&5) and sand wedge (Cleveland CG15 56*). I'll also go with the Titleist AVX versus the ProV1. It seems to perform better for me when it's cold. As always my trusty Odyssey White Hot Tour putter will stay right where it's been for a decade.

[Itsa_PizzaParty 2]

[mackied 2]

Driver-Cobra Speedzone 10.5

3 Wood-Callaway X-Hot N14

Hybrid-TaylorMade Sim Max Rescue 3H

Irons-Cobra King Forged Tech 4-PW

Gap Wedge- Callaway MD5 52/10

Sand Wedge- Callaway MD5 56/10

Lob Wedge-Callaway PM 19 60/12

Putter-TaylorMade Spider Tour

 

[Grand Stranded 1,009]

On 8/3/2020 at 10:52 AM, jazz15c said:

18 handicap left hander (all regular shafts, standard length) - 

Ping G SFT 12degree
Ping G400 3 wood (set to 15.5degree)
TaylorMade M2 5 Wood, 18degree 
Ping G hybrid, 22degree
Ping G irons, 5 to UW (gap wedge)
Cleveland CBX 56 
Odyssey DFX 2 ball, 33 inch

Ball - Srixon Q Star Tour

This is my favorite set up I've seen here so far. It looks like a set that's meant be played, and has been, I'm sure. I love everything about it.

In your sig, it says you're playing off 18, but if I peeked in this bag, I wouldn't be shocked to see it belong to a single digit player or even someone who is a 20+. Every club is quality, and it all comes together perfectly.

You could game these for as many years as you want to, and be hard pressed to improve on anything you now own.

Really, really nice bag!!!!

Edited 13 hours ago by Grand Stranded

[LeftyMatt89 39]

Only updates is I’m waiting for my tsi3 to come in. Loving the bag and has helped reduced my handicap 3 strokes in the last three months.