2024 What is safe in your bag? What's on the chopping block?

[CudaKota66]

On 3/13/2023 at 7:00 AM, MadAciNtst65 said:

Safe: Epic Max Heavenwood. Holy hell, I don’t feel like I can miss this thing. I picked it up off the used rack with Golf Galaxy reward points (“earned” from buying new irons) and it is all-around the most solid in the bag. Needless to say, the irons are safe, too, as they only have one round on them, so far (Srixon ZX4 Mk II 5-7; ZX5 Mk II 8-P). Wedges are confidently safe, as well (Ping Glide 3.0, 50, 54, 58 Eye2).

Curious: Driver (PXG 0811X) I’m happy with it now; that said, “the grass is always greener…”

In jeopardy: The putter. Odyssey O-Works 2-ball fang. I feel like I’ve lost my touch with it; I’m blowing putts past the hole by a good amount (which is most likely operator error, but still…)

Will add: Epic Max 3W to match the HW. I like the look and feel of the club at address, and they’re only $200 new. Easy purchase.

@MadAciNtst65 I appreciate this....and reflect this.

I'm considering a 7W & never thought of Epic Heavenwood.....but I have an original Epic driver which is gold for me. I'll look at a same 3W if I can turn it down to a 4W.

 

I also had a Odyssey O-Works 2-ball Fang that lived one season before getting waived. Something between the micro-hinge face & I went south 

[Peaksy68]

Putter is safe, can't see it coming out of the bag at any time. I would need to do an extended trial of another putter that proves itself to be better to dislodge it.

5 Wood is on borrowed time, looking to replace it with something that has less left bias. 3 Wood may be collateral damage.

[mackdaddy]

On 3/13/2023 at 8:40 PM, Mackey said:

The top of my bag is the most recent change.   I replaced my fairway wood to a 16.5 TSI, I also changed my hybrids to both 4 and 5 to TSI.  I changed all three because I can set them to upright like my TSR driver.  Now the only thing in my bag that is open to be changed is the Ball.  I am playing both the Srixon z star divide and the 2023 Pro V1  Pending a month of testing.

Wow, here we are just 10 days later.  My boss fired the F&B manager at our club and asked me to help out with all the ordering for the club.  He offered to set me up with some new PXG gen 6 irons for helping him out.  (I own a restaurant and work 1 day a week for free golf)  So I went and got fit on Saturday.  I picked up 7 yards with the 7 iron.  The other change is the old three wood is going back in the bag because of gapping.  The ball test is still on going.  

[golfinnut]

Everything is safe right now.  But I'm always up for other clubs to review/replace the existing ones 

[Ding-dong]

My bag contents are pretty fixed for this season.

The driver may be dropped when the fairways dry out and the 3 wood slipped in, but I would drop the 5 wood as well.

But set up is :

Driver, ottophlex epic speed set to 8 degrees 

5 wood Callaway rogue 60 g tour ad di stiff ( eBay punt that was a rejected order so was brand new ) 

7 wood PXG 0341 .. 

3&4 Ping crossovers

6-wedge , PXG 0211DC +2 degrees loft ( I forgot to shorten them - so they are still long distance)

50,56 Ping glide wedges

60 degree vokey 

Then a putter .. the greens currently are really slow but that should change with the weather we are predicted to get.

[JerryB]

On 11/28/2022 at 8:20 AM, JerryB said:

Told myself last year that I wasn't going to make any changes to my bag until I got better enough to justify different clubs.  Since that time every slot has seen a different club.

Only slot that I can say definitively is safe is the driver.  Putter is most likely to change.  Everything else can be updated if the price is right.

 

What a difference a few months make.  Putter has actually changed and will likely change again.  Have a whole new bag of clubs incoming and even the "safe" driver may be on the block.

[Rickp]

Putter(s), been frustrating.

[Merlin1313]

Since the driver and I seem to be getting along now (still trying to figure out which shaft works better) I just renewed it's contract. The only club that might POSSIBLY be in peril of being traded is the putter.

The UW, Hybrids, Irons and wedges are pretty much locked in 

[golfr]

Putter - SC armlock made custom - Safe, love the feel

Wedges - old solas wedges - safe, love the sole

Irons - Mavrik pro's w/steelfibers - pretty safe, but a bad round could change that

Hybrids - Taylormade from like 7 years ago - safe, fill the gap they are supposed to

3 wood - Callaway epoch SZ 13.5 - NOT SAFE - I hate 3 woods

Driver - Sim2 - NEVER safe

[Swood1994]

SC Squareback 2 is getting a time out and trying a Spider X. 

One of my 4 wedges either my 50 or 58 might be swapped with a new titleist u510 2-iron depending on the course and once I test the distance gapping.

At this point nothing is safe, the only bright side is my wallet can’t change everything right now

[GolfSpy_APH]

I thought a lot more had been safer this year and yet a lot was changed or swapped over.

Good thing maybe... Or like most of us I just have a problem. 

Is there anything for all this early in the season that members are looking at wanting for 2024?

[Javs]

4 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

I thought a lot more had been safer this year and yet a lot was changed or swapped over.

Good thing maybe... Or like most of us I just have a problem. 

Is there anything for all this early in the season that members are looking at wanting for 2024?

An endless search for the magical putter! Ha ha

[JeremyD]

Got a good deal on an Epic Max on Callaway pre owned in Outlet condition. Tried for a first time. Hit 320 downhill, downwind on hardpan. Almost like hitting on the tarmac. I think it's safe for a while. My misses honestly felt better than the TS3 I got rid of.

[LeftyMatt89]

My putter is safe because it has my family engraved on it and I can’t sell it haha. Also my irons aren’t going anywhere but anything else, I’m always opened to top performance. 

[DRLEONARD58]

In short, everything in my bag is on the chopping block! I have had the same bag configuration for just under 20 years and feeling like it is time for a change!

[Merlin1313]

2 hours ago, Javs said:

An endless search for the magical putter! Ha ha

let me know if/when you find it

[Merlin1313]

6 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

I thought a lot more had been safer this year and yet a lot was changed or swapped over.

Good thing maybe... Or like most of us I just have a problem. 

Is there anything for all this early in the season that members are looking at wanting for 2024?

I'm REALLY interested in what the next Apex' are gonna be like (kinda starting to slobber thinking about 'em)

[MacTourney]

What's safe in my bag is anything I've chosen to play that day but what's on the chopping block are those stupid wood tees.  I ran out of the flexible plastic tees a little while ago and had to purchase a bag of wooden crap in the pro shop.  Can't believe I loved those wood tees in times past.  I hate plastic as much as the next guy, but plastic tees are the real deal. 

[BKervin]

On 11/28/2022 at 5:55 AM, GolfSpy_APH said:

We are on the edge/beginning of launch season there will be plenty of new gear out to try, test and drool over. However are there any that are guaranteed to be safe in your bag for next year? We have a lot of club ho's here which is great! One need only check out the CHA thread to see how much fun many of us having switching around gear in our bags, however we all have favorites that more often than not have earned their way in and will stay there for the longer term. 

On the flip side whats on the TBD list or chopping block headed into the year?

Let us know!

For me my bag is pretty safe.

Driver shootout is ongoing, with the Tsi3 leading the way quite comfortably at this point. 3 wood well I have 2, but the old f7 is just so good and will always be hard to beat. Irons are still new and ones I truly enjoy using as well as having fun with the aesthetic of them (yes I may strip them back to normal haha). Wedges could possible be replaced, however I would likely just go with the more Glide wedges so can't really say thats a swap out and putter experiment pending I have 2 that work extremely well for me. The middle of the bag is still a focus point. Between hybrid, 7 wood, 2 irons and such that will always be a revolving door so I have a hard time jumping on something brand new, however the new icrossover certainly has my attention!

I had a pro tell me this one time " If you have 2 Drivers in your bag - you have NO drivers!" So, curious on the 2 3 Woods?  Why 2?

[BKervin]

11 minutes ago, MacTourney said:

What's safe in my bag is anything I've chosen to play that day but what's on the chopping block are those stupid wood tees.  I ran out of the flexible plastic tees a little while ago and had to purchase a bag of wooden crap in the pro shop.  Can't believe I loved those wood tees in times past.  I hate plastic as much as the next guy, but plastic tees are the real deal. 

Our course has a nice box set 1.  It has score cards, pencils, tees, divot tools and pennies for ball markers!  I like the plastic too but I figure my membership pays for those wood tees, therefore, I've been using them.

[MacTourney]

10 minutes ago, BKervin said:

Our course has a nice box set 1.  It has score cards, pencils, tees, divot tools and pennies for ball markers!  I like the plastic too but I figure my membership pays for those wood tees, therefore, I've been using them.

Evil lurking beneath the surface...

 

 

Edited May 24, 2023 by MacTourney

[BKervin]

3 minutes ago, MacTourney said:

Evil lurking beneath the surface...

 

 

Looks like a lunar surface!

[Navart]

My 4h & 5h are definitely on the chopping block....I need to see about a 7w to replace my five and figure out what I can do for the resulting gap.

[GolfSpy_APH]

1 hour ago, BKervin said:

I had a pro tell me this one time " If you have 2 Drivers in your bag - you have NO drivers!" So, curious on the 2 3 Woods?  Why 2?

While they say 3-4 wood on both they sure very different purposes. 

One is lofted all the way down and weight forward with 3 wood shaft to make a low launching alternate tee club the other is lofted up with weight in the back and 7 wood shaft for a high launching wood that hits the difference i need. 

Mainly why, because it works better than alternatives.

[GPS111]

I thought everything was safe but got a deal I could not refuse.  Ended up replacing a TaylorMade M1 440cc driver with a Tour Edge C722 (445cc).  Took 13 holes to get it dialed in (yes, pressed into service the day after I got it) but once it was the first drive after adjustment was a laser that went 280 yds, easily a 60 yd improvement for me.  Not bad for a 70 year old but who said leveraging new technology is a bad thing.  Now that drive for me was obscene and it has since settled down to a pedestrian 240-250 but the opportunity for longer always teases because lightning struck once!  Regardless, a quantum leap distance and accuracy improvement to my game made by a decision I didn't see coming.  So I guess in the end, nothing is really ever safe in the bag.  There will always be a GAS attack (Gear Acquisition Syndrome).

[BKervin]

16 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

While they say 3-4 wood on both they sure very different purposes. 

One is lofted all the way down and weight forward with 3 wood shaft to make a low launching alternate tee club the other is lofted up with weight in the back and 7 wood shaft for a high launching wood that hits the difference i need. 

Mainly why, because it works better than alternatives.

So same but different!

[IndyBonzo]

Right now, everything in my bag is safe other than my irons.  They are in serious peril, and have been put on notice that they will either be replaced or at least re-shafted.  I blame a bad fitting (and probably a faulty early spring swing during the fitting).  

[CB Lobo 4 Life]

For me I am feeling really great about my bag. However, if I were to choose even just one club it would be my hybrid (currently: Exotics CBS 119 3H @ 9*). I love hybrids but for some reason this club is really hit or miss. Some days I am hitting it beautifully and then others it looks like I have never hit a hybrid before. I would love to see about getting a new one soon and any suggestions on hybrid options similar to above I would greatly appreciate it!

[Donn lost in San Diego]

I have to edit my list on my profile, but I am very happy with my current setup for the course I play most.  It has little deep grass rough, so no rescue hybrids.  It has hardpan, scrub  and dead twigs under the trees instead of grass.  I am going to give away a few of my clubs that are now surpus.  I carry a driver, two different 3 woods, a 3 driving iron, a 4 iron hybrid, and 6 thru w irons, a chipper, putter, and 2 wedges.  

[Donn lost in San Diego]

5 hours ago, Javs said:

An endless search for the magical putter! Ha ha

Put a big fat grip on your putter and see if it helps.  It was a big help for me on the 7 ft and less range.  More stable hands.