MY FAVORITE THREE SETS EVER

[RetiredBoomer]

My favorite three sets ever.

PowerBilt Citation...2-wood
Walter Hagen Ultra...4-wood
Stan Thompson Ginty...utility wood
Spalding Executive...2-PW
Tiger Shark Triple Crown...SW
Ram Zebra...putter
Spalding Top Flite (original model)...ball

Titleist PT...13, 17, 20, 23°mtlwds
Mizuno Fli Hi...driving iron
Titleist DCI 962...5-9 irons
Gary Player Par Saver...48°
Cleveland 588...53°
Cleveland 691...58°
a few putters used with this set
different balls used with this set

TaylorMade BRNR...driver
Callaway Apex UT...driving iron
Ping G430...5, 7, 9-woods
Titleist T100...5-GW
Titleist SM10...58-04
Ping DS72...putter
Titleist Pro V1x...ball

The last one is my current new set which I really like.
The other two are the ones that I played the longest,
and I never sold them.

Who else has three favorites?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 14 by RetiredBoomer

[revkev]

This is tricky because I have three favorite sets of irons for certain but the woods/metals, wedges and putters varied through the life of the iron sets. I guess I will give them with my favorites of those where applicable.

 

Tommy Armor PGA driver, 3,4 woods all persimmon

Ram Tour grind 2 iron through PW

wilson Staff SW

no putter that I liked - broke par and 70 for my first time with these. This set was destroyed in a car accident. 

 

Ping Eye 2 driver through SW, eventually the driver and 3 wood were replaced with a Taylor Made original one, Tour spoon and ultimately a titleist 907D - had the Eye 2 5 wood in the bag forever 

Ping putter of some sort - became that 5 handicap who was steady as a rock with these.

 

Mizuno 700 series driver, Cobra EZ 3 wood and Cobra hybrid

Nicklaus iron max irons(first iron set with graphite shafts) used the Eye 2 W as my gap wedge, Ping SW and 58 

Voodoo daddy putter, Nike one black (ball) I was a 1 handicap for three years with that set make up although if memory serves I had an iteration of Adam’s woods, driver at least, in the mix for some of that time, too. I absolutely hated the driver, it looked like a pancake and sounded worse. I tried everything that I could to replace it but couldn’t until I found the Adam’s one - I was automatic with that stupid thing - point and shoot driver - 240, whatever part of the fairway I need to be in time after time, slap something on or around the green, 2 putt and move on - it was such boring golf. 

 

 

Edited May 11 by revkev

[alexchung]

Oh oh I will play:

Woods - Wilson Whale (remember those?) with a Firestick shaft, Titleist 975D 9.5* with Grafalloy Prolite, Titleist 975J 9.5* with Grafalloy Prolite, Taylor Made 360 9.5* (Tour Issue (stamped 320 on the sole from what I can remember)) with Fuji Speeder 757

The 975s will forever remain close to my heart. Loved those drivers and the TM was an awesome driver and again my journey into the whole Tour Issue side of things which was wallet busting and eye opening.

Irons - Mizuno TP19 (3-PW), Ping Eye 2+ (2-SW), Tourstage MR-23 US Spec (3-PW)

TP19s because I wanted to be like Faldo circa 1992, Ping Eye 2+ as they are classics, Tourstage was my first dip into the JDM rabbit hole (Endo Forged...soooo good!)

Putter - Ping Anser BeCu (special because I bought it at the Open in 1989 at Royal Troon (well my dad did)) and had it for years until that and my TP19s were stolen). LAB Link1 as its my current putter and has displaced all my Scottys. Also special mention to my Slighter Tacoma (34", 400g head, floating slot, initials stamped) that was custom made for me by Tom Slighter years ago.

 

 

 

Edited May 13 by alexchung

[GolfSpy_APH]

I truly have too many favorites it will be hard to narrow to 3. 

That's a good thing though right?

[Josh Parker]

Three iron sets......

MP32's

Wilson Deep Red Tour 

Srixon MKII 

[sirchunksalot]

40 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Three iron sets......

MP32's

Wilson Deep Red Tour 

Srixon MKII 

I think mine would be: 

Cobra F8 with True Temper XP 85 R FLEX shafts. They were the first set I got fit for and I shot some pretty good scores with them. 

Mizuno JPX 921 Forged with Modus 105 R flex shafts. The single most best feeling irons I have ever played and the reason I'm hoping to get to being a better ball striker, I want these back in the bag so bad. 

Cobra Forged Tec X with KBS PGI R flex. My current games and they're surprisingly forgiving for a players distance iron. 

[Rob Person]

I can make this easy.   I have only enjoyed ONE set.   The only one I have ever owned. So I guess it has to be my favorite,  right?  

Have not hit the Stix yet, so can't say weather or not they will be a favorite. 

[William P]

Three iron sets for me would be MP-60's, JPX800 Pro's, and T 200's (2023)

[bens197]

This is tough.

First off I’ll lead off with one that will always be on my Mount Rushmore made famous by David Duval…The Titleist 962B.  These will always be my favorite set I ever played.

Second it’s an easy choice.  The 2023 T100…I’ve never been as good at iron play than I have with these.

Third is a set I never played but always wanted to bag.  Nike original blades.  Think about this for a second…you’re introducing an iron and it’s this masterpiece.  

[bens197]

As far as woods go…there are three with an honorable mention…no pictures this time

Honorable Mention - Taylor Made RBZ. The best driver they ever made. 
 

#3) Callaway original Great Big Bertha. Say no more. This was the game changer with s2h2 and where we began to see custom shaft swaps. I see you Grafalloy ProLite 35

#2) Titleist 975D. A class of its own. If you weren’t playing this you had a PING TiSi and wanted a 975D. 
 

#1) Ping G400. The best driver they ever made. I would have put TiSi here but the G400 is their magnum opus, their Deer Hunter. 

[Cmra1]

Favorite irons- #1 Wilson staff tour blades 1977. Great feel. #2 Nike Vrs forged- best feel and performance I found 

[TJ Hall]

I’ve only ever owned 3 sets of irons, and 2 were technically the same.

Started with Harvey Penick Classic Player irons with only the odd irons (shorter shafts), the my dad reshafted them to full size and got the rest of the set.

Then moved to the irons I have now, TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB that I still enjoy. 

[Mark Carri o]

Irons...Titleist DCI Gold.....Tommy Armour 845.....Titleist AP2 714

[SpencerStroderd]

Srixon I-701 tours

I gamed these for years and they stood the text of time.

Taylormade tour preferred cb

These are some of the best looking club out there.

Titleist T100s

my current gamers. They are like a cheat code. 

[trike11]

For me, it is irons only. Woods come and go.

Wilson Staff Forged Progressives. Butter.

[Greathills]

Iron sets : Hogan Directors, Cleveland TA 7, Ping Eye….

 

[downlowkey]

Irons: Adams MB2 Raw (my vote for best blade ever), Ben Hogan ICON, Adams CMB (currently have a recent blueprint build of these back in the bag again - so, so good)

Drivers: Original Callaway Great Big Bertha, Ping G400 LST, Callaway FT Tour & an honorable mention for the Titleist 983E

Woods: Cobra S9-1 Pro 15* …that is all

Putters: Odyssey 2-Ball (original white hot), Macgregor Bobby Grace M5K GT TC, current gamer - modified Nike Method Converge B1-01 (copper insert w/ limited Matrix Ozik Program 130)

Edited June 21 by downlowkey

[tdroma98]

Iron Sets: 

Hogan Apex Pro with Dynamic Gold S300 shafts

Callaway X Hot Pro irons with Rifle shafts

Current Titleist T200 (2023) irons with T350 5 iron - Nippon Shafts

[flsw19]

Tour Edge 420 Comp's - only hole in one; first rifle shafts

Plop Slotz - the name says it all

MacGregor VIP - first forged with graphite shafts

[Bob Jerabek]

My favorite irons are:  MIZUNO PRO 245 (current set) 5-P

                                      Ben Hogan Apex circa 1988 1-E

                                       MIZUNO MP 63.  4-P

[rarce_torres]

1) Mizuno MP 32's

2) Titleist 718 AP2's

3) Titleist T150's

[MuniGolfer]

#1: 

• driver-Nike covert 2.0 tour 
• fairways-Nike covert tour
• irons-taylormade rbz tour
• wedges-callaway jaws md5 tour grind
•  putter-Scotty Cameron pro platinum Newport 2
•  ball-Nike rzn black

#2 (current set):

• Driver-ping G425 lst
•  fairways-Nike covert tour (probably time to get fit for something new here)
•  hybrid-Titleist 913h 
• Irons-taylormade P770 2020
•  wedges-taylormade mg3 tw grind
•  putter-sacks parente 91 aka the Duke
•  ball-callaway chrome tour

#3:

•  driver-Titleist 975d
• 3 wood-callaway steelhead III
•  irons-cubic balance blades
•  wedges-Cleveland 588 forged
•  putter-Scotty Cameron pro platinum Newport 2
•  ball-Maxfli A10

 now, the main sets I regret not owning. First, the original Nike blades or the pro combos, they were so buttery. Hogan apex pros. My brother had a set, and they were pure as the driven snow.

[MuniGolfer]

10 hours ago, downlowkey said:

Irons: Adams MB2 Raw (my vote for best blade ever), Ben Hogan ICON, Adams CMB (currently have a recent blueprint build of these back in the bag again - so, so good)

Drivers: Original Callaway Great Big Bertha, Ping G400 LST, Callaway FT Tour & an honorable mention for the Titleist 983E

Woods: Cobra s-91 Pro… that is all

Putters: Odyssey 2-Ball (original white hot), Macgregor Bobby Grace M5K GT TC, current gamer - modified Nike Method Converge B1-01 (copper insert w/ limited Matrix Ozik Program 130)

I loved my ft-tour too 

[Shapotomous]

I have only owned 4 sets of irons since the mid 70's...  Wilson Staff Dynapower, Palmer First Flight Standard, Golfsmith Tour Cavity Forged and the current gamers, Mizuno JPX 900 Forged.

My top 3 are

#1 - Staff Dynapower, DG S300

#2 - JPX 900 Forged, PX LZ 6.0

#3 - Tour Cavity Forged, DG S300

Edited May 14 by Shapotomous

[downlowkey]

20 minutes ago, MuniGolfer said:

I loved my ft-tour too 

Same here - right up until the moment it essentially exploded on the range in 2017. But the silver lining was stumbling upon MyGolfSpy when I was researching a replacement disco stick.

Most folks probably have no idea the FT Tour design was the precursor to all the full carbon body Callaway drivers today. Those heads were low spin deep faced mortars with a lovely pear shape that set just a tad open and sounded absolutely amazing. I was crushed when mine bit the dust

[MuniGolfer]

11 minutes ago, downlowkey said:

Same here - right up until the moment it essentially exploded on the range in 2017. But the silver lining was stumbling upon MyGolfSpy when I was researching a replacement disco stick.

Most folks probably have no idea the FT Tour design was the precursor to all the full carbon body Callaway drivers today. Those heads were low spin deep faced mortars with a lovely pear shape that set just a tad open and sounded absolutely amazing. I was crushed when mine bit the dust

That would have been heart breaking, for sure. Callaway was always pushing the tech game. 

[RetiredBoomer]

On 5/12/2024 at 9:50 PM, bens197 said:

This is tough.

First off I’ll lead off with one that will always be on my Mount Rushmore made famous by David Duval…The Titleist 962B.  These will always be my favorite set I ever played.

Second it’s an easy choice.  The 2023 T100…I’ve never been as good at iron play than I have with these.

Third is a set I never played but always wanted to bag.  Nike original blades.  Think about this for a second…you’re introducing an iron and it’s this masterpiece.  

I played DCI 962s for a long time and also T100s now.

We like similar irons, apparently, although I can't see myself doing much with those pretty Nike blades.

[bens197]

7 minutes ago, RetiredBoomer said:

I played DCI 962s for a long time and also T100s now.

We like similar irons, apparently, although I can't see myself doing much with those pretty Nike blades.

You and me both

[poprocksncoke]

On 5/12/2024 at 12:05 PM, alexchung said:

Woods - Wilson Whale (remember those?) with a Firestick shaft, Titleist 975D 9.5* with Grafalloy Prolite,

 

Of course!  I had one as well 

On 5/13/2024 at 5:25 PM, MuniGolfer said:

I loved my ft-tour too 

For some reason I just couldn't get mine to work correctly 

 

I'm just going to list irons because I have had so many woods and putters it would be hard to decide.

1.  Mizuno mp-57

2.  Callaway Apex

3.  Lynx Parallax