Unpopular opinions...

[EDT501]

We all have 'em. What are some equipment related things you read/hear here on the forum or elsewhere that most people agree with and you think are just plain wrong.

I'll go first:

1) If your misses aren't reasonably consistent (no tendency left/right or fat/thin) and you struggle to find the sweet spot more than a few times a round, getting fit is a waste of time, just get something off the rack.

2) We'd all be better off if we stopped reading this site, found a set that worked, and never changed until the grooves were gone or the faces caved in.

[Bigjim1022]

Caddyshack is just meh for me

[mgoblue83]

Slices are better than hooks!

[mbbrewer]

Mizuno’s don’t feel great and are over rated.

[Justsomeguy]

Everyone on this site is lying about distances.

[Nard_S]

Average golfer was better off when a standard set of clubs were all shafted with same flexed steel from SW to Driver.

 

 

 

[LUXOR54]

2 ball putters suck. Any putter with massive ugly alignment aids are brutal. I'm looking at you triple track. Go to the putting green and actually practice for a bit, figure it out. Can't tell you how many times I've played with people who never practice putting at all, let alone before a round. Then complain about 3-4 putting after trying to read the green for all of 3 seconds and wacking it 10 feet short or long. But don't worry, balls scribbled and printed with alignment aids and this flask on a stick will definitely help you. /rant

[Oqvist]

Once you learned the basics properly you can improve on your game without taking lessons.

[DallasSteve]

If you're hitting all your irons out on the toe, they are all too long. [Duh, you have a club half inch shorter than each one already, and you hit them on the toe, too!]

[Sean2]

Forgiveness in golf equipment is overrated. Regardless of what type of club you play, you still have to put a good swing on the ball. This segues into the mystique of MB's and how much harder they are to hit than GI irons, which I think is balderdash. Besides, today's MB's would probably have been considered GI irons way back when, lol.

[Jonesy]

Nothing to do with this thread other than complimenting you on the fantastic use of the word balderdash.

[Sean2]

Thank you. The other word I was thinking of using also begins with a "B", but shouldn't be used in polite company. :-)

[bodhi555]

Nike made some of the finest irons and wedges you could buy.

[bvanlieu]

Hybrids don't just hook for good players: its just vanity and an allergic reaction to head covers :D

 

[Albatross71]

The "I can't hit a blade", you can you just don't want to put the effort and time into learning how to hit them.

[double_d]

1) Quality golf shoes are very underrated especially if you walk, wear a larger size (14), and are a bigger guy. Don't cheap out on your golf shoes. This is even more true the older you get. (currently 48)

2) Special tees that allow you to tee it a consistent tee height are pretty dumb unless you have a scratch level impact pattern. I can eyeball tee height within 1/8" which is more accurate than you can deliver the club on a shot to shot basis unless you are very good.

3) Unless you are a single digit handicap (which is a small percentage of golfers but, actually probably a lot of the guys on here by comparison), the stock shaft in the correct flex is probably fine for you. You don't need a $100+ shaft and in fact it is probably hurting you.

4) Your glove is supposed to be tight. It is designed to stretch. The first time you put it on it should actually be hard to get on. You should have to wiggle your fingers, it should be like a second skin. Most guys are playing a glove too large for them. (we already know most ams play a shaft too stiff).

Those ought to be unpopular :-) Maybe not the shoe one.

[Juice1121]

I actually was going to say the "I just hit blades better" guy who is a 20 plus handicap. I mean play what you want, but there is no way your scores wouldn't be better without a little bit of meat on the bone.

[NoTalentLefty]

GI are the way to go.

hybrids are the better than long irons or 7 woods.

We all should be trying to find a putter that works for you than any club in the bag.

[Chadwickog]

I'm with you on 1,2 & 4. Don't know that anyone needs the $100 upcharge shafts but I do think different shafts matter. I struggle with stepless and have never hit a good shot with a kbs iron shaft.

My unpopular opinion: Most players would be better off ditching the lob wedge.

[Jobu]

Equipment junkies can't improve their swing.

[double_d]

I was going to say that but, I was afraid to get banned. You are a brave man my friend.

Seriously how can you improve if you are switching equipment every season or a couple times a season?

 

[Drivingrangehero]

It’s not the club, it’s just you!

[chrisf60526]

You may get better at golf by watching YouTube videos rather than taking golf lessons.

Everyone on this site hits a 7 iron 175yrds

Playing golf in jeans or a tank top is not OK. (as i I think it looks silly and jeans cant be comfortable)

 

 

 

[nogopehrs]

if It takes you 4-hours to play a round, you’re taking too long.

[bodhi555]

I'd actually go a stage further with the jeans comment, and say that for Links Golf they are required.

Denim is the only material I've found that can repel the inevitable gorse bush

[LeoLeo99]

Too much is made of matching putting stroke arc to toe hang of putter.

 

Too much is made of swing weights.

 

There is a serious lack of math skills when getting fit. Too much is made of statistically insignificant differences at fittings.

[MattM97]

Some guys swap driver shafts like i swap gloves.

Plus I bet they're changing their swing to work with the shaft not get a shaft that works with their swing.

[Vater]

I share the same unpopular opinion as the OP and will poke the bear a bit further.

No one needs to be the “get fitted” guy or the “practice more” guy. Fine advice. But it doesn’t need to be said every single time for each and every topic.

“I’m not sure if the black putter or the blue one looks cooler. What do y’all think?” - GET FITTED.

”I think I need a lighter bag, any recommendations?” - GET FITTED.

”Any tips on changing your game in wet conditions?” - GET FITTED.

”I’m thinking of making a pot roast for dinner.” - GET FITTED.

This is just a website about a topic we all enjoy. It’s not an official record on how to operate some piece of machinery and it’s not about something that will have an effect on people’s livelihoods. It’s about the toys we bought and want to buy.

[cardoustie]

My unpopular opinions:

FJ Icon Wingtips are extremely comfortable

I don’t hit SGI irons great .. especially of off firm turf. Off a tee or mat, no issues

older high end shafts are just as good as some of the new stuff

Vokey SM2 were /are the best of the litter

[mcounci2]

Bluetooth speakers and loud music in golf carts are great

Graphite shafts in irons are the way of the future, and there's nothing steel can do that graphite can't

Jacked lofts on modern irons are no big deal as long as you know how far you hit each club

Fittings are largely just a money grab because statistics are a thing and there's no way to get a representative dataset at an indoor fitting bay

Dress codes are stupid