Minimalists - show off your WITB

[Finaus_Umbrella]

You might be right. Nay, you are right. @rrordona I got used to teeing off with a hybrid. Granted it took a bit of time but when you find the right one it becomes much easier. Plus who doesn’t like searching for more golf clubs?

[molecularman]

This thread has inspired an idea. There should be a minimalist golf tournament wherein you get strokes for every club under 14 you have.

[Hertsjoatmon]

 

Got all the heads for my nike 9 set, just need to find a local builder to help me finish the work on them now (Hertfordshire, UK)

[QuickStorm31]

[img]https://s3.amazonaws.com/golfwrxforums/uploads/I8M5QPLXOE9X/img-20200719-124609-888.jpg[/img]Added some final touches to the bag. @geaugolf headcovers and new golf pride grips, switched back to standard from midsize. I'm really happy with the bag setup and looking forward to playing many more courses around.

[lefty_forever]

Really nice. Playing a similar setup right now and absolutely enjoying every round...

[chipa]

Here is my homemade minimalist set. A 2000 era Macgragor M38 9.5d driver cut down to 44.5" and with a 88g mid-hi launch shaft (my version of the Original Mini Driver). The Irons 5-7-9-G are Acer Tour XV blade with Apollo 105g S shaft tipped a little. It is a very soft cast SS like I had in another set of Golfsmith irons that feel as good as some real forged blades I have played in the past. While they were very inexpensive these are some of the prettiest blade looking clubs I have ever seen, with very little offset. The quality isn't up to par with other clubs but at $14 a head I figure I'll just have them stripped and rechromed one day. The wedge is from Bang a 60d. The 15 degree hybrid 2i I got from Monark Golf. It actually looks about 16.5 deg. Also, it came in at 216 grams which is a lot lighter than most hybrid heads of this loft so I added extra length, from 40.75" to 42" w/a 92g shaft so it now looks and plays like a 5 wood, except the face is absolutely square, which had been difficult to find in fairway woods. The putter is a Ping Anser w/a round grip, but I am changing it to a WS 8883 copy.

[minimal45]

I like it very unique.

[justasgood]

 

[chipa]

Thanks bud I appreciate that! Hit 'em long and straight!

[courcy75]

 

 

I just replaced the 905R with a Superquad TP. Eventually I'll find an old Napa to replace the 2 ball as my regular gamer is a heel shafted putter. This sits in the trunk most days or my office and I will run out to the short course by my house after work and have a blast. I am really enjoying this as it makes the game very different. Alot of flighted shots.

[Flippa_]

On 9/1/2019 at 8:12 AM, HonestPlayer said:

sick

 

[scruffynick]

On 7/27/2020 at 4:12 AM, justasgood said:

 

Oh man they are sweet! 

[minimal45]

A few more of my ultra minimalist bag.

[54CW]

On 9/3/2020 at 7:38 AM, minimal45 said:

A few more of my ultra minimalist bag.

Do you typically play one course or are you playing many courses with out a driver? How is it working for you?

[minimal45]

First I will start by saying I'm not a great golfer. I am a bogey golfer with my handicap between 18-20 most of the time. I never had much control over drivers and don't have the time to put into my game to really work at hitting one. I'm very short and have always had good success hitting hybrids. On a good pop I get 200 yards out of my 3hybrid. The three courses I play are fairly short for today's standards so I don't need to be super long to break 100 which at the end of the day is all I'm looking to do. A handful of easy to hit clubs that I know well is all I need to enjoy the game. I'm not really score obsessed just enjoy a light bag and a nice walk around the course. My last round on a 5,900 yard course with this set I shot a 94 +22. The rating for the course was 70/128. Could I play better with a more conventional set? Sure but this is how I enjoy the game the most. Cheers.

[Hertsjoatmon]

Started a seperate thread on these but thought I'd share them here as well now that I finally got them all shafted. 

The kicker is that I'm finding the regular flex in the irons too soft as it seems my swing speed is up quite a bit since I last got fitted

[marmaduk]

Is that a 10 club bag with a 5hybrid,  two chippers, and a 48” putter? lol

[Finaus_Umbrella]

Stop showing this to people man, they won't want to play with us anymore!

[BIG STU]

On 9/19/2020 at 12:54 PM, minimal45 said:

First I will start by saying I'm not a great golfer. I am a bogey golfer with my handicap between 18-20 most of the time. I never had much control over drivers and don't have the time to put into my game to really work at hitting one. I'm very short and have always had good success hitting hybrids. On a good pop I get 200 yards out of my 3hybrid. The three courses I play are fairly short for today's standards so I don't need to be super long to break 100 which at the end of the day is all I'm looking to do. A handful of easy to hit clubs that I know well is all I need to enjoy the game. I'm not really score obsessed just enjoy a light bag and a nice walk around the course. My last round on a 5,900 yard course with this set I shot a 94 +22. The rating for the course was 70/128. Could I play better with a more conventional set? Sure but this is how I enjoy the game the most. Cheers.

The main thing here is that you stated that is how you enjoy the game

[scruffynick]

Right, the weather is beyond terrible so no golf and the footy match is dull... So here's my full time bag now:

 

Cobra f9 driver

Callaway warbird 5 wood

Mizuno mp h5 4 iron

Mizuno jpx hot metal pro 6,8 & pw

Ping k3 sw

Taylormade ghost half moon putter

 

It got me round fairly well this year, most of this set is new so still bedding in

 

[Gsea]

[scruffynick]

1 hour ago, Gsea said:

I'm jealous of this set up! 

[Sub_Roc]

** Full disclosure - I haven’t tried gaming this set yet, but thought it would be fun to recreate my high school set makeup. **
 

Driver (Just a decoration, since I usually smoked par 4/5’s off the tee with the long irons at the time.)

2, 4, 6, 8, PW (All Nike Split Cavity Protos), SW (Nike Engage Toe Sweep)

Putter (Ping Scottsdale Anser BECU)

 

Looks darn good in the 90’s era Jones Houndstooth stand bag with the Pebble Beach Golf Links towel from Sir Christopher Kotton.  

Maybe this can trigger something for me to try gaming this setup again. 

[EmperorPenguin]

This is the Emperor's half bag.  I use it when I don't feel like carrying.  It has 8 clubs, none of which are new and they all have the weaker lofts.  The 3 wood is about 40 years old, a Head Premise with 15.5 degrees of loft and very easy to use.  I don't have much problem with long and middle irons, so I put in Mizuno T-Zoid Pro II 3 and 5 irons.  The rest of the irons are a mix of Titleist clubs: 990 7 iron, 762 9 iron, DCI Black PW and a '95 DCI Black sand wedge.  The putter is an old STX Anser-style putter I putt very well with.  I always keep this in the trunk of my car in case I need clubs right away for whatever reason.  I shoot about the same with these clubs compared to my full sets.  I like the odds because don't like 8 iron then wedge because that gap is more important, so that's why I prefer 9, PW and SW.

[BIG STU]

5 hours ago, EmperorPenguin said:

This is the Emperor's half bag.  I use it when I don't feel like carrying.  It has 8 clubs, none of which are new and they all have the weaker lofts.  The 3 wood is about 40 years old, a Head Premise with 15.5 degrees of loft and very easy to use.  I don't have much problem with long and middle irons, so I put in Mizuno T-Zoid Pro II 3 and 5 irons.  The rest of the irons are a mix of Titleist clubs: 990 7 iron, 762 9 iron, DCI Black PW and a '95 DCI Black sand wedge.  The putter is an old STX Anser-style putter I putt very well with.  I always keep this in the trunk of my car in case I need clubs right away for whatever reason.  I shoot about the same with these clubs compared to my full sets.  I like the odds because don't like 8 iron then wedge because that gap is more important, so that's why I prefer 9, PW and SW.

Well I for one like it looks to be a fun set up to play

[ckay]

SLDR 15* Tour Blue 75TX

Raw MP33 6/8/P TI S400

Raw Custom Shop 588 56* TI S400

Spider X Flowneck 

Shapland Sunday bag

[OLD_MAN_ESCO]

Cleveland Black Miyazaki Limited Edition

Callaway Apex UT UST Mamiya Recoil 110 21

Cleveland 588 CB Project X 6.0 5 7 9

Cleveland RTX 4 Dynamic Gold tour issue s400 54

Cleveland Huntington Beach 1

Nike sport lite

Edited October 12, 2020 by OLD_MAN_ESCO

[courcy75]

Updated my nostalgia inspired minimalist setup. Superquad TP and Napa in. 

 

[GamecockGolf]

Was about to sell off my half set of HMB’s and decided to throw them in a Sunday bag and add some old favorites. Hit them with the BB&F treatment and here it is.

 

[BIG STU]

6 hours ago, GamecockGolf said:

Was about to sell off my half set of HMB’s and decided to throw them in a Sunday bag and add some old favorites. Hit them with the BB&F treatment and here it is.

 

Like it especially the bag and the rusty Betti is right up my alley too