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Wild guess, but whatever is in Billy Mayfair’s bag

Ping G430 10K w/ Black Tour 2.0 65X, 75X, or GDBB 6X

Ping G425 LST 3W Atmos Black 7X

Ping iCrossover 2 Atmos Black 9X or G425 5W GDBB8X/Atmos Black 8X or G425 2H Atmos Black HB 9X 

Ping iCrossover 3 (20º) AMT White S300 or ZZ65 or Atmos Black 9X

Ping i230 4-6 green dot, Blueprint S 7, Blueprint T 8, 9  AMT White S300

Ping Glide 2.0 Stealth 46ºSS, 50º SS, 54º ES, 58º ES TI S400

Putter - depends on the phase of the moon

Caddy - Snacks the Wheaten

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Kenny Perry seemed to always be playing some shovel.

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**Driver:** TaylorMade SIM Max 9° **|** Ventus Black 7 Velocore **3wd:** Titleist TS2 15° (C1) **|** Diamana D+ LTD 70 **Hybrid:** Callaway Apex 18° **|** AD-DI 95 **Irons:** Mizuno MP 18 Fli Hi 4 iron **|** AD-DI 95**/** JPX 919 Forged 5-PW **|** Recoil 95 **Wedges:** Vokey SM8 raw 50°F (Handground S), 54°S, 58°M (Handground A) **|** DG Black Onyx **Putters:** Byron Morgan DH 89 WITB: https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/1505670/goirish17s-witb-updated-end-of-page-2#latest

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The only way to seriously answer this question would be to limit it to definitive metrics like MOI. I’m also assuming, based on the original post, this is only talking about full sets on the pga tour, no split sets with a outlier 4 or 5 iron and no Senior Tour. I’m that case, I think i210s would take it followed closely by the Titleist AP2/T100 according to the MOI ratings. I know a couple of guys play i210 and lots of players bag the AP2s. Forgiving clubs are more prevalent on tour than some might expect.

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Monty has played GI clubs his whole career. 2002 Big Bertha's at the 2004 (?) Open Championship which are huge, and shot a 64 one round. When he signed with Hogan he tried playing blades for a bit and it didn't work out. Went to CFT (Hogan GI) irons and played much better. Even some tour players prefer a wide sole and some offset.

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> @"Snoop Golfie Dogg" said:

> This is going back a ways, but Fred Couples made the switch to game improvement irons when he was still fairly young.

 

Pretty sure he won the '92 Masters with the Lynx Parallax irons - which I had back then as well. I guess you could call them "game improvement" for the time - they were effectively what you see in, say, Titleist 718 CBs. I dunno if he ever gamed the Black Cats - which I also had and STILL have in my closet - which were a clever mix of something like a Ping Eye 2 with a polymer insert that went around the inner edges of the cavity.

 

Man, those Parallax were awesome.

Titleist TSR3 10° Ventus Black

Titleist TS2 18° Diamana D+

Titleist TSR2 21° Diamana D+ 

Titleist TSi2 24° Diamana D+

Titleist T100 5-7, 620MB 8-PW Axiom 105S

Vokey 50.8°F, 56.14°F, 60.12°D Axiom 125X

Scotty Cameron Newport MMT Putter Concept

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> @grm24 said:

> > @BMC said:

> > Ben Curtis won the Open with Titleist AP1s.

> >

> IIRC Curtis was playing the DCI 981 irons when he won his Open Championship. The AP1 line wasn't released until 2008/2009.

 

He won the Texas Valero open with the AP1's - 2012 model (712).

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> @aenemated said:

> > @"Snoop Golfie Dogg" said:

> > This is going back a ways, but Fred Couples made the switch to game improvement irons when he was still fairly young.

>

> Pretty sure he won the '92 Masters with the Lynx Parallax irons - which I had back then as well. I guess you could call them "game improvement" for the time - they were effectively what you see in, say, Titleist 718 CBs. I dunno if he ever gamed the Black Cats - which I also had and STILL have in my closet - which were a clever mix of something like a Ping Eye 2 with a polymer insert that went around the inner edges of the cavity.

>

> Man, those Parallax were awesome.

May have been onto armour 845 by then

TM Stealth Plus 10.5 Ventus TR Velocore Red 5

Ping G425 Max 5 FW 17.5 Ventus Velocore Red 7

Srixon ZX MKII 3UT MMT 95

Callaway X Forged CB 21' 4-PW Modus 120

Yururi Tataki 52.5, 56.5 and 60.5 DG S200
Ping Anser 2
MCC +4 Grips
Kirkland Performance+ Ball

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Lee Westwood played Ping Zings for years, I-series as well.

Ping G400 Testing G410.  10.5 set at small -
Ping G410 3, 5 and 7 wood

Ping G410 5 hybrid-not much use.  
Mizuno JPX 921 Hot Metal. 5-G
Vokey 54.10, 2009 58.12 M, Testing TM MG2 60* TW grind and MG3 56* TW grind.  Or Ping Glide Stealth, 54,58 SS.  
Odyssey Pro #1 black
Hoofer, Ecco, Bushnell
ProV1x-mostly
 

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Some LPGA bags have some pretty forgiving sets. Ho Sung Chio has pretty forgiving set

Pro Caddie & I teach golf

Driver: PXG 9* ; HZDRUS Handcrafted 63 6.0

Long Game: PXG 13*, PXG 16*; HZDRUS Handcrafted 83 6.5 (flip between the two)

Driving Iron: PXG 0311 4 iron bent 17.5*; ProForce VTS 100HX 

Hybrid: PXG Gen 1 19*; HZDRUS Handcrafted 100 6.5

Irons: NIKE CB 4-PW Raw finish ; Aldila RIP Tour SLT 115 Tour Stiff (.25 inch gapping)

Wedges: Titleist SM9 50*, 54*; True Temper DG S300 (36 inches)

L-Wedge: Custom 60*; KBS Tour Stiff (36 inches)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Design #5 35 inches: Super Stroke GP Tour

Ball: ProV1x

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> @Llortamaisey said:

> The only way to seriously answer this question would be to limit it to definitive metrics like MOI. I’m also assuming, based on the original post, this is only talking about full sets on the pga tour, no split sets with a outlier 4 or 5 iron and no Senior Tour. I’m that case, I think i210s would take it followed closely by the Titleist AP2/T100 according to the MOI ratings. I know a couple of guys play i210 and lots of players bag the AP2s. Forgiving clubs are more prevalent on tour than some might expect.

 

I would not include the outlier 4 or 5 iron but I would like to know about Senior Tour guys who play forgiving clubs. In addition to MOI, metrics that can be used are bounce and sole width as these provide forgiveness as well.

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> @grm24 said:

> > @GoIrish17 said:

> > Kenny Perry seemed to always be playing some shovel.

>

> For a while he played the retail non TP R7 irons, They worked well for him.

 

I think he almost won the masters with Adams game improvement clubs.

 

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This is going back away but K.J. Choi used a blended set of Nike Ignites and the original Nike blade when he first signed with them. He would use the Ignites as long irons. Rory Sabbatini had a full set of the Ignites in the bag for a year or so when he was at his "best". Immelman won the Masters with Nike CCI Cast irons and at the same time (perhaps a little bit later) had the Sumo Square hybrid in the bag. Tim Herron still uses the Eye 2 that he gets remade each year. When I was at the Canadian Open this year there were quite a few Callaway pros using the Apex Pro irons which are pretty forgiving.

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> @gvogel said:

> > @grm24 said:

> > > @GoIrish17 said:

> > > Kenny Perry seemed to always be playing some shovel.

> >

> > For a while he played the retail non TP R7 irons, They worked well for him.

>

> I think he almost won the masters with Adams game improvement clubs.

>

It was actually the above-referenced R7 irons he had the Masters in the bag with two holes left in the tournament.

 

Former professional golfer. Current amateur human being.

Driver: PXG 0811X Gen 4 7.5 HZRDUS Smoke iM10 Green 60 TX 45.9" D3

Driver 2: Taylormade Burner Mini 11.5 HZRDUS Smoke Green 70 X D5

Fairway: PXG 0311XF Gen 5 4 Wood; Smoke iM10 Green 70 TX D6

Irons: PXG 0317X; PXG 0311T Gen 5; 5-GW DG 105 X D7

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM9 56 S Grind;  Cleveland RTX Full Face 64 DG 120 X E0

Putter: PXG Battle Ready Raptor 38” Wristlock Grip

 

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> @PowderedToastMan said:

> > @gvogel said:

> > > @grm24 said:

> > > > @GoIrish17 said:

> > > > Kenny Perry seemed to always be playing some shovel.

> > >

> > > For a while he played the retail non TP R7 irons, They worked well for him.

> >

> > I think he almost won the masters with Adams game improvement clubs.

> >

> It was actually the above-referenced R7 irons he had the Masters in the bag with two holes left in the tournament.

>

 

He did play the Adams Redline irons at some point.

**Driver:** TaylorMade SIM Max 9° **|** Ventus Black 7 Velocore **3wd:** Titleist TS2 15° (C1) **|** Diamana D+ LTD 70 **Hybrid:** Callaway Apex 18° **|** AD-DI 95 **Irons:** Mizuno MP 18 Fli Hi 4 iron **|** AD-DI 95**/** JPX 919 Forged 5-PW **|** Recoil 95 **Wedges:** Vokey SM8 raw 50°F (Handground S), 54°S, 58°M (Handground A) **|** DG Black Onyx **Putters:** Byron Morgan DH 89 WITB: https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/1505670/goirish17s-witb-updated-end-of-page-2#latest

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