2 club challenge

[lefty1978]

I do this, 6i and sw or 7i and 3 hybrid.

[MtlJeff]

3 hybrid and 56* wedge

 

A couple of posts like this.....may i ask why you'd use a 56 wedge? How come not a 9 iron or something that gives you more versatility?

 

If you hit a 56 wedge 100yds for example, that means EVERY shot longer than that you are using a 3 hybrid. Kind of awkward for like, 140yd shots isn't it?

 

Serious question.

 

As mentioned i've done this a ton, and always found using a wedge was too one dimensional, at least for me

[Baitkiller]

Hybrid or 4 iron and 8 iron.

[KBong]

I made a mistake playing a 7 iron & putter and my playing partner brought a 3H & 7iron...he putted fairly well with his 3H.

If I do it again...3H and 8 or 7 iron for me.

[azgreg]

Played in a 3 club tourney once. Used 7i, sw, and putter. Played pretty well. Only a few shots over normal.

[WidespreadPanic]

5 wood 8 iron

[SubaruWRX]

21 degree hybrid and 52 degree wedge

[carcharodon1977]

My 5H and Pw

[Double Dutch]

I play a tournament like this at least once a year. Usually putter is mandatory because the club doesn’t want us taking divots on the greens. I do best with a driver and a short iron.

[knock it close]

Don't take putter until it's over like 6 clubs, the upside isn't great enough for something one dimensional

[Nixhex524]

Why in the world would you piss money away to play on a course with 2 clubs?

 

If you’re worried about the money you spent to be there then you probably shouldn’t be there.

 

I like the driver/8i strategy.... never considered driver but I can see how this might be a good way to go.

[Mukky]

Why in the world would you piss money away to play on a course with 2 clubs?

 

If you’re worried about the money you spent to be there then you probably shouldn’t be there.

 

I like the driver/8i strategy.... never considered driver but I can see how this might be a good way to go.

 

Unless you are really confident with driver off the deck, I think you are better off with a 3 wood. Par 5's will be difficult with a driver/8i setup I would think

[Bubbtubbs]

Why in the world would you piss money away to play on a course with 2 clubs?

I often piss away money playing with one. (Usually 6i)

[ldchristopher]

My high school golf coach used to make us do this once a year. Back then, I used a 2 iron and a 7 iron. I think now I'd probably go 5 wood or 3 hybrid and 7 iron. Just putt with the bottom of the 7 iron.

[Nixhex524]

Why in the world would you piss money away to play on a course with 2 clubs?

 

If you're worried about the money you spent to be there then you probably shouldn't be there.

 

I like the driver/8i strategy.... never considered driver but I can see how this might be a good way to go.

 

Unless you are really confident with driver off the deck, I think you are better off with a 3 wood. Par 5's will be difficult with a driver/8i setup I would think

 

I thought about 3w but I'm most likely not getting there in 2 anyway so 3w/3w does me no good.... driver/8i layup would be close to the same for me. I'm more confident with driver off the tee than 3w lately... either way sounds like fun, though!

[Dannys1208]

Depends on the course im playing, more specifically the distances on par 3’s

[Bingo1976]

4h and 8i - I can get on all par 4s in 3 at worst, and have enough versatility in the 8i to hood one or open the face. I putt like rubbish anyway, so either an 8i or hybrid won;t cost me more than 2-4 shots a round

[Bye]

I would probably go 5iron & 9 iron. The 5 can be de-lofted to get a bit more length and roll out of it. 9 iron for all chipping and putting. I prefer the lofted belly wedge to putting with a long iron.

[Dreadzombie]

Probably a 5 iron and a 54/50. From the courses I play I should still be able to make it on in 2 on everything minus par 5s

[bigmoneyp]

I'd take a 6 Iron and a 50* GW.

 

At first I thought hybrid but I only every hit my hybrid on full shots and wouldn't be comfortable trying to knock something down or hit it like 170 yards or something.

[ago33]

Why in the world would you piss money away to play on a course with 2 clubs?

 

If you're worried about the money you spent to be there then you probably shouldn't be there.

 

I like the driver/8i strategy.... never considered driver but I can see how this might be a good way to go.

 

Unless you are really confident with driver off the deck, I think you are better off with a 3 wood. Par 5's will be difficult with a driver/8i setup I would think

 

I thought about 3w but I'm most likely not getting there in 2 anyway so 3w/3w does me no good.... driver/8i layup would be close to the same for me. I'm more confident with driver off the tee than 3w lately... either way sounds like fun, though!

 

3w 8 iron is optimal strategy. Strokes gained off the tee is incredibly important. Distance between 4 iron and 3 wood is 40-50 yards. That could mean 200 yards Vs 150 yards for approach shots. Most likely every par 4 is reachable with that.

 

Driver-8 iron isn’t optimal just because it’s worthless off the deck. Also it might get too close to greens so the 8 iron wouldn’t get enough spin.

 

 

[Sir Slicealot]

I played with three clubs yesterday. 7i, 56°, and putter. For two clubs it's a wood/hybrid and a 52° wedge.

[pinestreetgolf]

The replies in this thread are interesting. A lot of people saying they score the same with way fewer clubs. I believe it for sure. With fewer clubs, you have to play golf and not golf swing. You have to think about how the ball is going to fly.

 

With 14 clubs, you have "gapping", so you think "if I do everything mechanically perfectly, this 9 iron will fly 144 yards, my "Stock" distance, and that will be good" - which is, of course, an awful mindset to have when trying to be good at golf.

 

So just think how good it might go if you played with 14 clubs but *thought* like you were playing with 3?

[Sir Slicealot]

So just think how good it might go if you played with 14 clubs but *thought* like you were playing with 3?

I'm learning that more and more. Some folks wouldn't ever try different shots with a fourteen club bag. There's a lot to be said for a full bag, but somebody who's comfortable with less is going to have more flexibility either way. Ben Hogan was once asked why he wasn't carrying a seven iron and his reply was that there wasn't a seven iron shot on the course.

[ago33]

The replies in this thread are interesting. A lot of people saying they score the same with way fewer clubs. I believe it for sure. With fewer clubs, you have to play golf and not golf swing. You have to think about how the ball is going to fly.

 

With 14 clubs, you have "gapping", so you think "if I do everything mechanically perfectly, this 9 iron will fly 144 yards, my "Stock" distance, and that will be good" - which is, of course, an awful mindset to have when trying to be good at golf.

 

So just think how good it might go if you played with 14 clubs but *thought* like you were playing with 3?

 

With 10 yard gapping, a golfer would only have his stock distance one out of 10 times.

[dcfas]

Strong 5 wood, 7 iron. They used to have a loop on Sunday mornings in my area. Once a season they would have a one club 9 hole round. 4 iron was the popular choice, I believe.

[Justsomeguy]

3h and pw or gw. The 3h is long enough to tee off w, reach most par 4s in 2 w, and putt w. And u can dial it down easily.

The pw or lw is necessary when you miss close and need to go over something or pitch. 3h also not a bad chipper.

[pinestreetgolf]

The replies in this thread are interesting. A lot of people saying they score the same with way fewer clubs. I believe it for sure. With fewer clubs, you have to play golf and not golf swing. You have to think about how the ball is going to fly.

 

With 14 clubs, you have "gapping", so you think "if I do everything mechanically perfectly, this 9 iron will fly 144 yards, my "Stock" distance, and that will be good" - which is, of course, an awful mindset to have when trying to be good at golf.

 

So just think how good it might go if you played with 14 clubs but *thought* like you were playing with 3?

 

With 10 yard gapping, a golfer would only have his stock distance one out of 10 times.

 

Exactly. So why do so many rehearse their swings with their head down, paying no attention to the target, as if hitting everything on some mechanics checklist produces proximity?

[JimGantz]

Driving iron and PW