What is the biggest surprise you added to your bag in 2021?

[Billfitz]

JumboMax grips. You don't have to be Bryson to benefit from them.

[Pepperturbo]

Tensei AV White AM "S in 2 iron -4 iron, and MMT 125 "S" shafts in 5 iron to LW.

[CDLgolf]

For me its a Callaway Mavrik Max 5 wood.

 

Super easy to hit. Flies high, lands soft. 

[rebby]

TaylorMade MG3 wedges. Never expected to go for a cast wedge but these flat out perform. 

[bobfoster]

I replaced my entire bag this year. Mostly just upgrading - have been playing Titleist D/FWs for years. And Mizuno irons for a couple decades (though I must say, I'm liking my new MMCs almost as much as I liked the MP-32s I played in the 'aughts). And Scotty putters for a couple decades. Even got a new cart bag and stand bag.

 

But I made two alterations that were life changing. The first, the Sun Mountain Clubglider Journey Travel Bag (https://shop.sunmountain.com/clubglider-journey-detail). A travel bag with wheels. Anyone that has lugged clubs through airports gets why this is genius.

 

But the biggest - I just got two Miura wedges. First time I've owned Miuras. Could wax poetic for several paragraphs about how perfect they are in every respect, but it all can be summed up thusly: They are worth the price.

 

 

[Qegurezi]

Ping G425 driver paired with a Velocore Blue. Driving the ball better than i have in years. Surprisingly low spinning head with silly forgiveness and well complimented by the velocore which is the least squirrely shaft i have ever hit.    

[hunterdog]

Titleist 7-wood.  Oh yeah, I ordered in May and it still hasn’t arrived.

[Justsomeguy]

Mavrik Pro irons w steel R shafts.

Hitting the ball.way better w smaller heads and heavier shafts.

[NoTalentLefty]

Probably the PXG XP 6 iron. Haven’t carried a 6 iron opting for a 6 hybrid for a few years believing I couldn’t hit a 6 iron. Followed closely by the Ping G425 with the original  Alta shaft . At first I hated that shaft but put it back on for a test. Love it now. 

[Fantom]

915F 3 wood @14.25 and flat, replaced Srixon Z F 85 with +2mph ball speed, better flight & control and smaller dispersion. surprise as I've never liked Titleist woods but this might just stay.

[Mike_Honcho]

Gen3 0311P irons

[jbrunk]

Going back to 3 hybrid after playing 5 wood the last several years. I’ve got two of them, Ping G400 19° and Callaway Mavrik Pro 20°.

[mn723]

On 10/14/2021 at 3:03 PM, sevenfourate said:

I added patience to my bag this year. Not going great - chill out. Make a big score from nowhere - relax. It’s still better than being at work…

 

Haha…. This is great and makes golf & so many other things in life better

[fixurpitch]

Wondered if there was anything to all the 7 wood chatter. The local shops had nothing for weeks. Then I found a TSi1 in the used bin. With a 40gm R Aldila Ascent shaft and a skinny Winn grip, figured at best I’d be buying a replacement shaft soon. 
 

I was wrong, that light shaft works fine. This thing is a weapon. If I remember a  pause at the top, it delivers a baby draw on a perfect trajectory. And it was a steal!

[lefty227]

Armlock putter … love it 

[jomatty]

For me it’s center shaft putters.  I say putters plural because I still am not completely settled but going to a center shaft has improved my putting quite a bit.

[jwadds19]

For me its gotta be the TM 300 mini. A mini driver was never really on my radar, but ended up pulling the trigger and happy I did. Always struggled with 3W and this is filling a nice void in the slot behind my driver. 

 

Switched nearly everything out regularly, so thats never a surprise, but the mini driver definitely wasnt expected. 

[goin'low]

i just recently got a flask and added some Old Forester 1920! wow what a difference it makes in my game! same scores but with more confidence!

[BallerNate]

Srixon Irons have been the big surprise for me this season, especially after doing my first ever fitting and getting the proper length and lie angle.

 

Gamed the Z 785’s most of the season and now have a combo set of ZX5/ZX7. Both sets dramatically improved my iron game!!

[Bubb]

On 10/15/2021 at 10:33 AM, dhappy42 said:

What brand chipper?

Odyssey

[Shushwap]

7 wood along with a rtx full face 60

[Scootre]

PXG Gen4 driver.. in January if you'd told me by Labor Day I'd be playing anything PXG I'd thought you were crazy. 

[NoTalentLefty]

20 hours ago, jomatty said:

For me it’s center shaft putters.  I say putters plural because I still am not completely settled but going to a center shaft has improved my putting quite a bit.

Which ones have you tested.

[deh]

Titleist T200 irons. Never really played much Titleist except the ball. I like them.

[azgreg]

Nickent 3DX DC 23° hybrid with a FST 115 stiff shaft and GP Tour Velvet +4 midsize grip. Has turned out to be a perfect 200 yard club for me.

 

Edited October 17, 2021 by azgreg

[Natural1]

2 things...

1. 4 hybrid was too long so I got a Srixon ZX4 4 Iron. Bent it to almost 23 degrees. Easy to hit, high flight, and gaps perfectly with my ZX5 5 iron. I haven't played a 4 iron in about 10 years.

 

2. As a result of the 4 iron working out... I took my 3 hybrid shaft and put that in the G425 4 hybrid head, got a 6 gram weight for the head to bring swing weight back down, and dropped the loft to 20.5. REALLY good results with this "3 1/2" hybrid. Anti left, really nice flight, and quite long.

[chipa]

Added a 7 wood based on others advice and it is easily one of the easiest clubs to hit even though for years I couldn't hit a fairway wood. It's so easy to hit I use it when my swing is off. I am also going to give hybrids another try based on my 7 wood success - a 4h to replace my 3 and 4 iron.

 

[JK737]

TM P790’s

[dan360]

wheels.   much easier on my back. 

[sleepyeg]

Changed a lot of things this year, went from graphite iron shafts back to steel. Regular flex to Stiff. Took out 3 Hybrid and now play a 5 wood. But the biggest difference this year was the switch to P770 Irons. They will stay in the bag for a long long time.