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How old are your driver, fairway woods and hybrids? Latest not always the best.


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I've tried most of the new stuff but I am happy with these older models.

Honma TW 727 455s Driver - 2016 model

Tour Edge Exotics EX 10 Beta Ti 16.5* 4 Wood - 2017

Srixon H45 22* Hybrid - 2015

 

 

 
TaylorMade Stealth HD 10.5* Driver
Taylor Made Stealth 2 16.5* Wood
Callaway Apex 21 Hybrids 21* & 24*
Callaway Apex 21 Irons P-6 
Cleveland RTX ZipCore 54/10 and 60/6 Wedges 
Slighter Seattle Custom Putter
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Driver G400 LST - I normally skip a generation or 2 on the drivers, had the G30 before this

Callaway Rogue Sub Zero -

Callaway Apex (original model from 2015) 17* and 23*

 

3 woods and hybrids I see no reason to switch if they are working and filling the gaps

Ping G425 LST 10.5*
Ping G425 LST 14.5
Taylormade Sim max hybrid 19*

Srixon ZX5 4 iron & 5 iron
Srixon ZX7 6-AW
Vokey SM8 54.10S and 60.04L
Evnroll ER5 black

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Well for me, when my swing got better and hitting he sweet spot more with predictable accuracy it is more about feel and looks for me. I prefer older woods and drivers because of their feel and obviously price so my VSteels and 905R are in my bag for that reason.

 

 

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10.5 deg Titleist 905R with stock UST Proforce V2 Shaft (Stiff flex)
Titleist 990 (3-PW) with stock Dynamic Gold in S300
Taylormade V-Steel 5W & 3W with Grafalloy Prolaunch Red shafts (Regular Flex)
2011 Adams Tom Watson signature wedges in 52 and 56 degrees with stock steel shafts (Player's Grind)
Rife Island Series Aruba Blade Putter

 

"Loft for loft, length for length, and shaft for shaft, the ball will go the same distance when hit on the sweet spot regardless how old the iron."

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Driver: 2018 Taylormade Tour Issue M3 440 9.5 degree (9.9 degree actual)

3 Wood: 2018 Taylormade Tour Issue M4 15 degree small head

2I Hybrid: 2014 Taylormade SLDR TP model

Driver:  TaylorMade 300 Mini 11.5° (10.2°), Fujikura Ventus Blue 5S Velocore

3W:  TaylorMade M4 15°, Graphite Design Tour AD DI 7S

Hybrid:  TaylorMade Sim2 2 Iron Hybrid 17°, Mitsubishi Tensai AV Raw Blue 80 stiff

Irons:  Mizuno Pro 223 4-PW, Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 stiff

GW / SW: Mizuno T-22, 52° (bent to 50°)/ 56° (bent to 54°), True Temper S400

LW:  Scratch Golf 1018 forged 58° DS, Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 stiff

Putter:  Byron Morgan Epic Day custom, Salty MidPlus cork grip

Grips:  BestGrips Augusta Microperf leather slip on

 

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Driver: 2007 Burner Driver 9.5*

3 Wood: 2012 RBZ 15*

Irons 3-PW: Re-shafted 2006 TM R7 TP's

Random wedges and putters though the years but not spending too much.

My HDCP has ranged between 3 and 5 for many years. I doubt new clubs would make too much, if any, difference.

I was recently fit for a new set of Ping I210's but decided to stick with what works for me

 

 

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Still playing Titleist 917D2 and 913F from 2013. Am looking at the 917F2/F3, as they can be had for a song, now that the TS series is out, but not sure if I'll take the plunge.

Up through the end of 2019 I was gaming a Cobra Baffler Pro from 2008. Tried for years to upgrade it, but nothing could kick it out of the bag. 240+ off the tee, and very underrated from different lies. It was my go-to out of fairway bunkers, crap lies, you name it. Then I found myself in GG over the holidays and hit the 818 H2. The Tensei Pro White shaft in the 818 is significantly better than the Fuji Speeder in the Cobra, which is what prompted the switch.

Newer is not necessarily better, and finding clubs that work for your swing and where you develop comfort and consistency is hard to replicate. I get the desire to try new things, and I love hitting whatever irons Mizuno has come out with when I'm at GG or Dicks, but in the end I tend to stick with what works.

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Titleist TSR3 10*: LA Golf Olyss 65S

Titleist TSi2 16.5*: Aldila Rogue Silver 125 70S

Titleist TSR3 19*:  LA Golf Ozik Black Tie 105S

Titleist TSi2 22*: Aldila Tour Blue 105TX

Grindworks PR-202 6-PW: Nippon Modus3 120X

Edel SMS 48*V / 60*T:  Nippon Modus 125 Wedge 

Grindworks Barrett 52* / 56*: Nippon Modus 125 Wedge 

Scotty Cameron 2014 Select Fastback

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Cobra Ltd pro as my driver, Adams speedline 3w, Adams hybrid.

 

current secret evil plan is to pick up a mizuno st200g used in the fall or beginning of next season at half price.

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As of  10/11/2021

9 Callaway Mavrk Sub Zero with Ventus Black 7X

13 Degree Srixon 3 wood Project X Black 6.5

19 Degree Sub70 939 Pro with Proforce V2

4 Utility Sub70 699u 22 degree Proforce V2

5-GW Srixon Zx5 with Project X 6.5

Sub70 286 54

Sub70 JB Low Bounce 58

SeeMore milled Tri-Mallet fit and built at SeeMore 

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I really just don’t feel like trying anything new when it comes to the woods and hybrids. Probably because I don’t like the adjustable hosels and also because the driver can just become a constant search. I have been using all older TM TPs for years:

R5 TP 10.5*

Rescue Dual TPs - 19* and 22*

Was using an R7 TP 15* until I started massively snap hooking everything with it last year. Switched to a SLDR mini TP 16 and kind of like that setup better.

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TaylorMade r5 Dual TP 10.5* w/ Mitsubishi Diamana 83 R
TaylorMade R7 TP 15* w/ Fujikura Vista Pro 80 S
TaylorMade Rescue Dual TP 19* w/ Fujikura Motore F3 80 HB S
TaylorMade Rescue Dual TP 22* w/ Mitsubishi Diamana H S
Titleist 735 CM 4 - PW with UST ProForce 115 RV2 Gold Tour R 
MacGregor MT Pro Gunmetal DW design 54* and 58* w/ DG S300
MacGregor Bobby Grace Fat Lady Swings w/ BeCu insert

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Current driver is the Ping G LST (2015)

Backup driver is the Callaway Razr Fit Xtreme (2013)

DRIVER: Callaway AI Smoke TD 10.5*, Ventus TR Blue 6TX at 45"
3 WOOD: Callaway Paradym HL 16.5*, Diamana Flower Band White, D+ 82X Flex, tipped 1" at 42"
7 WOOD: Callaway Paradym 21*, Tensei AV white 75g S Flex, tipped 1" at 41"

IRONS: Callaway Apex MB 7-10, CB 4-6 -- DG TI S400

WEDGES: Callaway JAWS Raw 50, 54, 58 -- DG TI S400
PUTTER: SC Phantom 5, Stability Shaft, 33.25", Garsen Quad Tour grip (Toulon Chicago as back up)
BALL: Callaway CT X (current gamer), Srixon Diamond, -ProV1X and ProV1

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My 915fd's are 4 years old this month. My driver is about 6 months old. My irons are 6 years old. Irons will be changing soon. My fairway woods, probably never.

Dr. Sim2 8° w/ RDX blue 60 6.5

3 Wood. Sim2 15° and 19° w/ Diamana 70x

Ui. Callaway x forged ut 21° w/ dg120 x100

4 to GW. Mizuno Pro 223 w/ dg120 x100

SW and Lw. 54° and 58° Milled grind raw w/ dg s200

Putter. Odyssey OG 1ws, 33 inches

Ball. Taylormade TP5x

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Used to love new clubs. Now more interested in getting my swing better instead. Nobody cares about your new driver if you are slicing it off the planet every other hole.

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Callaway Paradym TD 10* Ventus Red TR 5S

Titleist TSR3 13.5* 3 Wood Tour AD-IZ 6S

Titleist TSR3 19* hybrid Modus GOST S

Titleist TSR2 24* hybrid Modus GOST S

Callaway Paradym Hybrid 27* Ventus non Velocore S

Titleist T100 2023 6-PW KBS Tour V S

Titleist SM8 50, 56, 60

Scotty Cameron X7.5 CS

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Still got the 917D/F3 and 818H2 and have no plans to change. I tried some of the TS line but didn't see any real improvement - in fact the TS3 Fairway Wood was about 10 yards short of my F3!

 

Focusing on swinging them properly now rather than upgrading, although I would love a crack with a TS4. £400 is quite an almighty cost to change however.

The Dee Three - Titleist TS4 9.5 deg, EvenFlow White 6.5 65g, A1 Setting

Henrik - Titleist 917 F3 15 deg, Rogue Max 75x, B2 Setting

The Walking Stick - Titleist 818 H2 19 deg, Rogue Max 85x, B2 Setting

The Interloper - TaylorMade P770 3 iron, S400 Tour Issue, +0.5inch +1 deg loft

The Blades - Nike VR Pro 4 - AW, S400 Tour Issue, +0.5 inch

The Sand Iron - TaylorMade MG2 TW-12 Grind, 56 degree, S400 Tour Issue

The Flopper - TaylorMade MG2 TW-11 Grind, 60 Degree, S400 Tour Issue

The Putter - Nike Method 003 from The Oven

 

"Golf is only called golf as all the other four letter words have been taken"     - Leslie Nielsen

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Depends on what vintage I am playing.

No joke when playing vintage 1957 Macgregor Velocitized persimmon driver and 4 wood

Sorta more modern---- Honma G1-X driver that is the model before the 727 that the Op is gaming

FW--- Adams Super S 16*--- How long has it been since Adams went out? I have had this FW and the 19* that matches it for 4 years now

Hybrid--- Adams Boxer 19* one ugly funky club but it hits good--- Do not know how old it is

Hybrid ---- Adams A-12 OS-- 22* I have had a couple of years now but it was old when I found it

Main back up driver Titleist 915 D-2

I am also a big V-Steel fan have every one from a 3 wood to a 9 wood set up with various shafts that I have tuned for each one

 

 

 

Driver--- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha--- Speeder 565 R flex

3W-- Callaway RAZR-- Speeder 565 R Flex

7W --- TM V Steel UST Pro Force 65 R flex

9W--- TM V Steel Stock V Steel R flex shaft

Irons 4 thru PW 1985 Macgregor VIP Hogan Apex #2 shafts

SW -- Cleveland 588 56* TT Sensicore S-400

LW Vokey SM5 L Grind 58* 04 bounce Stock Vokey Shaft

Putter -- Cleveland Designed By 8802 style

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And you ought to add you are the last guy standing playing TM ATV wedges with stock shafts to boot--------- Nothing at all wrong with that I was just pointing it out

Driver--- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha--- Speeder 565 R flex

3W-- Callaway RAZR-- Speeder 565 R Flex

7W --- TM V Steel UST Pro Force 65 R flex

9W--- TM V Steel Stock V Steel R flex shaft

Irons 4 thru PW 1985 Macgregor VIP Hogan Apex #2 shafts

SW -- Cleveland 588 56* TT Sensicore S-400

LW Vokey SM5 L Grind 58* 04 bounce Stock Vokey Shaft

Putter -- Cleveland Designed By 8802 style

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Right now, I'm carrying two drivers -- a 47" Adams 9015D and a 44" SMT AF460c. Fairway is a Tour Edge E8 at 16.5 degrees. Hybrid is a Knuth High Heat at 19 degrees.

Maltby STw2 10* Tensei Orange Stiff 46.75"
TourSwing Octane 10.5*  TourSwing Vengeance  44.5"
Tour Edge Exotics E8 16.5* 4 wood
Tour Edge Exotics E8 Beta 19* 3 hybrid 
Bridgestone Access VP-02, 6-AW
Inazone EZ-PZ CNC wedge 52* & 60*
LogicalOne Putter

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All 2020 models

Taylormade QI10LS 10.5 @11.25 Ventus TR Red 6X

Taylormade Stealth Plus 3 wood 15 @15.75 Ventus TR Red 8X

Taylormade Stealth 2+ 2 Rescue @18.5* LAGP AXS RED 85HX
Titleist T200 4-6 T150 7-PW Modus 105X 4 iron 120X 5-PW

Taylormade My MG4 50 Modus 120X
Taylormade My MG4 56 TI DG S400

Taylormade My High Toe 3 60 TI DG S400

Taylormade Spider Tour V Stability Tour

Taylormade TP5X 2024

 

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Yeah. Well as my swing got better and my scores got lower I was thinking of playing some local tournaments and needed a bag that is fully compliant with the 2010 groove rule. I had to get my wedges to be 2010 compliant and got a good deal on getting a 3 wedge set of the ATVs for $80 CDN. Feel is surprisingly pretty darn good and with good technique, one can play with any wedge so the ATV sole is nice to have.

10.5 deg Titleist 905R with stock UST Proforce V2 Shaft (Stiff flex)
Titleist 990 (3-PW) with stock Dynamic Gold in S300
Taylormade V-Steel 5W & 3W with Grafalloy Prolaunch Red shafts (Regular Flex)
2011 Adams Tom Watson signature wedges in 52 and 56 degrees with stock steel shafts (Player's Grind)
Rife Island Series Aruba Blade Putter

 

"Loft for loft, length for length, and shaft for shaft, the ball will go the same distance when hit on the sweet spot regardless how old the iron."

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I still use a 906F2 FW and when i swap the 2iron for a hybrid its a Nickent. I tend to balloon the newer model FW woods, Honestly the only two FW woods i have used in the last say 20 years are a Mizuno MP001 15* and The 906f2 titleist. they just work best for me.

Taylormade M4 tour 8.5*   Attas 4U 6X

Srixon Z H45  16*

Callaway Apex MB raw 4-PW  

Cleveland 588    52,60

Scotty Newport the art of putting


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