SMHGOLF's WITB

[smhgolf]

SMHGOLF's WITB

 

 

 

There have been a few requests for a look into my personal set of gamers, so here's a look at the most current lineup this past week at the Symetra Tour's season opening event at Longbow CC this past weekend.

 

The Putter

 

 

 

 

Most clubs in my bag I am willing to change and test out the latest and greatest, but my putter has never been one of them. I've had a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putter for over 10 years now. Like all golfers, I've had my share of bad weeks with the flat stick and would go through a few weeks of experimenting with other putters, but consistent as gravity, i'd always come full circle back to my Newport 2. I've also putted left-hand low since I was 7 years old, and have never even thought to change my grip.

 

My current gamer is a 33" Studio Select Newport 2. When KJ Choi won the AT&T in 2007 with a SuperStroke Grip I thought it was the most ridiculous looking grip anyone could put on their putter. Fast forward five years to one of my worst putting seasons, and I decided to take drastic measures and put one of those fatty pieces of foam on my putter. Almost a year later, that grip is still on my putter and don't foresee it being replaced any time soon.

 

The Wedges

 

 

I've played with Scratch Golf wedges since 2010. Once the groove rule changed that year, I went through a phase of constant trial and error trying to find a set of wedges that I could actually get to spin and react the way I wanted to around the greens. I was introduced to Scratch through my fiance who knew about Scratch through a friend of his that helped start-up the company. I ordered a custom set of 60 and 54 degree wedges from them and the first day I hit them, I couldn't believe how well they reacted around the greens. My current set is a 60 and 54 (marked 53) degree wedge with lightweight Nippon shafts. The "Speedy" that is stamped on them is because it was my nickname in college. I wasn't a slow player by any means, but I had a pretty consistent walking pace while playing golf. Since I was a shorter hitter compared to the other girls on my team, I was usually the first one that had to hit in the fairways. When I was still walking to my ball while they were already up at theirs, sometimes they would yell back "Hurry Up Speedy" so i'd walk a little quicker to my ball. I've picked up my walking speed quite a bit since then, but the nickname has lived on!

 

The Irons

 

 

I can count on more than one hand how many sets of irons i've gone through since I finished college in 2010. I was living out in Arizona last Winter and since I lived 10 minutes away from Ping headquarters, decided it might be worth it to go get fit for some of their 2012 equipment. I fell in love with the Ping I20s and have kept them in the bag for almost a full year. I currently have a gap wedge-5 iron set in play, all with Nippon shafts.

 

The Woods

 

 

 

I have a RBZ Tour 3 & 4 Hybrid with Accra Dymatch 2.0 shafts. My Daphne's monkey and hedgehog headcovers keep them protected.

 

 

 

I play the Ping G20 three wood, which I also put in the bag when I was fit for the I20 irons. The shaft is a Matrix Rul 60, which I hit at least 10 yards further than any other three wood i've tried, including the RBZ!!

 

The Big Dog

 

 

 

My driver is the 9 degree RBZ Tour with the Accra M3 55+ in neon pink. You can't miss it! I am in love with this Accra/RBZ combo in both my hybrids and my driver, which I was fit for at Cool Clubs last March.

 

What's IN the bag?

 

 

My essentials for this week included sunscreen, three Loudmouth gloves (one for each round), a blue sharpie & line-em-up to line up my putts, my bushnell rangefinder with slope to dial down my yardages during practice rounds and record them in the yardage book, hand warmers, golf4her promo cards, a fresh sleeve of titleist pro-v1's, and my frogger brush to keep my grooves spotless.

[GolfSpy WD]

Awesome setup Sara, thanks for sharing, you might make RP jealous with that shaft though

[RoverRick]

I love the bag and the explanation of all the clubs. It does look like you have 40 pounds of head covers.

[SPY ZINGER]

Very nice, thanks for doing this! Glad to see you've made room for the clubs, right in the living room too.

[Walkerjames]

Great bag thanks for sharing.

[The Dansome]

Slick bag. Thx for posting.

[Blade]

Great setup! I like the wedges, especially the grind on the 60. Sure you couldn't use a few more head covers? Thought E.T.'s head might be mixed in there somewhere!!! Just kidding. Good story for the nickname. I got the nickname Spanky after walking in the office with a cap on that goes under a welding helmet. One of the guys started laughing and called me Spanky from the Little Rascals and made sure it stuck.

 

Oh, meant to ask about the putter grip. I'm about to try one. Since you said it's staying on, I take it that it's better for you.

[Paul S]

Great bag, love the scratch wedges! I've got a couple of them and they're great feeling.

 

Good luck out there.

[whiskey golf]

Nice setup. The wedges look nice and the i20's are some sweet irons.

[RoverRick]

Thought E.T.'s head might be mixed in there somewhere!!!

 

 

I thought she might have had the head of Oliver Cromwell in there but it looks like a zoo.

 

My nickname at the club is Big Rick. We have several Rick's and they are Big Rick, little Rick, Bon Jovi, Ricky Bobby, RJ, and the other Rick . And the rest are known by last names. Last weel this guy I have been playing with a few times a week since 2007 asked me what my last name was. I said "Rick". He said, rather surprised, "oh, I thought that was your first name, what is it?" I said "Big". 😆 He laughed and said that no one seemed to know my last name. I told him when in doubt ask the bartenders. They know everyone.

 

We also have several Mikes and they all have nicknames.

 

I am also known by "Ricky Bobby"' by some guys.