The One Brand Experiment

[Owengeorge13]

3 hours ago, Rob Person said:

I'm going with the new Cleveland Halo setup. They really seem to fit my needs in the slow swing/forgiving department. 

HALO XL IRONS 6-PW graphite shafts R flex

RTX zipcore6 wedges 52, 56, 58 degree in black satin

XL2 driver, 10.5 with R flex shaft

3+ Hywood, 4, 5, 7 haywood hybrid

Putter HB soft2 model 11c

I think you might be able to go srixon/cleveland.  I picked ping, but I would put Cleveland/srixon as a close 2nd.

[BreakfastBall15]

After demoing the the Mizuno Pro 245 I can’t get them out of my head. I’ve heard great things about their wedges. I’d give their driver and woods a shot even though I know nothing about them

[RichL85]

Tough one. Despite playing almost a full PXG bag, the driver is definitely the weak spot there for me. Wedges were replaced with the Indi test but it was a marginal victory. I think I would probably go Taylormade or Ping personally. Aside from the Stealth, I've always hit the woods from both companies pretty well, and something like the P790/P770 irons would work. Wedges are solid for both, and I absolutely love the Spider putter. Cobra I can't seem to get on board with the putter and wedges, Mizuno tends to be weaker with the long game clubs, etc. I will probably one of the only people to ever say this, but I would vote Titleist out purely because I just don't get along with Vokey wedges. No explanation for it, just the way I am. 

Srixon/Cleveland would be another high option for me if I could find the right driver and putter. The original ZX5 driver didn't do it for me and I can't say I know enough about the putter options there to say anything would appeal. Fairway, hybrid, irons, and wedges would be set though. 

[KC Golf]

Titleist for me would be really easy. But for fun, a DTC brand like Haywood or Takomo would be really interesting.

Mizuno would be another intriguing option for me.

I think Takomo doesn’t have a putter, so may have to get creative.

[tdroma98]

My choice would be Titleist for one brand. 

The T iron series are nice & I just had a Titleist iron & wedge fitting and very impressed with the clubs.  With the T Series, Titleist designs, they are not afraid to mix fit to get to the launch and speeds needed. Impressive.  My fit resulted in T200 irons (which I'm currently playing) 6 iron thru Pwedge & T350 for 5 iron. 
Recently I purchased a demo T2 - 19-degree rescue and am very impressed with the club. It seems to be solving the gap from 3 wood to 4 rescue.
Wedges:  I'm partial to the Vokey Wedges (although the new Pings are quite intriguing).
Have not tried the Titleist Driver or 3 wood, though. 
So Titleist would be my choice. 

[DRLEONARD58]

For years and years, I actually played a full bag of Ping clubs (G2 Driver, G2 3W & 7W, Ping Eye 2 Irons (3-SW) and Ping Sedona putter). I "broke" the full Ping set up when I added a Cleveland 60* wedge to my set-up (SW was ~55*).

If I were looking to play a single manufacturer today, I have a soft spot for Ping, but I would probably go Titleist or Takomo (I currently love my Takomo Ignis Fairway wood and Driver).

[Barley Spargewater]

Not gonna lie, I have hit the current PXG line up and it is as good/better than anything out there in my area of needs. 

I would have to say PXG is my first with Srixon and Titleist as very close second. If we have to say full line-up with the ball and soft goods too, then it is Titleist all day. 

Edited March 19 by Barley Spargewater
I am borderline illiterate.

[vandyland]

The challenging part of this is the putter. I LOVE LOVE my LAB putter. But if I was going to solo out with one brand....it might have to be Cobra. #1 I like the underdogs and #2 they are making some really good stuff through the bag. 

Driver: Darkspeed LS 10.5* - UST LIN-Q Red
Hybrid: King Tec Hybrid 19* (always been fascinated by that thing)
Irons: King Tour 5-GW with KBS Tour 120S -- this is what swayed me the most...I mean look at these

Wedges: Cobra Snakebite 52* and 58*
Putter: Agera Armlock (because why not?) with the SIK face

[vandyland]

On 3/17/2024 at 12:41 PM, BreakfastBall15 said:

I’d give their driver and woods a shot even though I know nothing about them

I was very impressed with the Driver. So much so that I have not even thought about another driver in 6 months...which is saying a lot for me. They are good all-around with their super power being retaining speed and keeping spin down on off-center strikes. 

[Owengeorge13]

Can we go with a shaft company for this?  Is so LA golf

[Thisway84]

I have been gaming Pings my whole life. The only clubs that are not Ping are my putter (Scotty Teryllium Newport)and wedges (Cleveland cg15). With that being said, I’m due for new wedges and the s159s have caught my eye. My bag would be as follows:

Driver G430 Max
Wood G430 3
Hybrid G430 2
Irons i230 pw-4 (currently gaming)
Wedges s159 s grind high bounce 50, 54, 58
Putter PLD Anser 2


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[GolfSpy_APH]

2 minutes ago, Thisway84 said:

I have been gaming Pings my whole life. The only clubs that are not Ping are my putter (Scotty Teryllium Newport)and wedges (Cleveland cg15). With that being said, I’m due for new wedges and the s159s have caught my eye. My bag would be as follows:

Driver G430 Max
Wood G430 3
Hybrid G430 2
Irons i230 pw-4 (currently gaming)
Wedges s159 s grind high bounce 50, 54, 58
Putter PLD Anser 2


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Good call!!

[Samuel09152]

This is tough considering I have a mix bag and have never just played one brand. I would likely go with Taylormade though mainly because I plan on getting a whole bag fitting from them at the Kingdom at Reynolds Lake as a gift to myself for my MBA(if all goes to plan and in September the wife is still good with this plan). Bag would be 

 

Driver: Qi10 

3wood: Qi10 

7wood: Qi10

4 hybrid rescue: Qi10 

irons: 5-pw P-790

wedges:mg4 50,54,58

putter: reserve m27 

[unccross]

Ping for me, most of my bag is ping already! Never tried a ping putter though.

[Shrek74]

DTC brands?  I like clubs from different DTC brands but their  strength is irons and I can't think of a single brand I would consider from top to bottom.  

Sub70. They have quality equipment from driver to putter. The only thing I haven’t tried from them would be driver. I have FW woods, hybrids, wedges, putter, and have played 639cb’s before. This is really the only DTC that has a full bag possibility with multiple options in each position.


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[cnosil]

4 minutes ago, Shrek74 said:

 

Sub70. They have quality equipment from driver to putter. The only thing I haven’t tried from them would be driver. I have FW woods, hybrids, wedges, putter, and have played 639cb’s before. This is really the only DTC that has a full bag possibility with multiple options in each position.
 

 

Yes,  they have equipment from top to bottom but like I said,  I wouldn't want to use them from top to bottom.  

[Shrek74]

Pretty sure this has been discussed before, but with the new releases maybe opinions have changed. Just for fun, if you had to only pick one brand to play for the this season - top to bottom (clubs only). What brand would that be? 
PING?
COBRA?
TaylorMade?

Callaway?
Mizuno?
Titleist?
PXG?
DTC brands?
- if you want to have some more fun, build the bag and show it to us!

This is an interesting thought experiment. Easy answers are the main OEM’s as they all give options for every slot in the bag. Sub70 is the only DTC that can say that, with options in every slot.
It’s been so long since I’ve actually hit OEM clubs that I’m not sure I can give an actual answer, based on experience.
Am I paying for the whole bag, or is it free to me? That would also determine my choice.
If I’m paying, it’s Sub70. High quality up and down their lineup, and great prices.
If it’s free, I’m testing Titleist, Ping, and Mizuno.


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[cnosil]

5 minutes ago, Shrek74 said:

Sub70 is the only DTC that can say that, with options in every slot.
 

Haywood, Maltby, PXG offer top to bottom. 

[Shrek74]

Haywood, Maltby, PXG offer top to bottom. 

Although PXG might be considered DTC, I personally don't look at them the same as the others. But you're correct.

Haywood and Takomo offer 1 driver, 1 fairway wood, 1 utility iron, and Haywood offers 1 hybrid (Takomo doesn't). Not multiple options, like Sub70 does.

I keep forgetting about Maltby. I'm looking at their irons, but forget they offer woods, hybrids, utility irons, and wedges as well.

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