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My 98 Big Bertha 2 wood 82g X 43.5" and my Acer XV Pro 4i 92g X. These are my two primary teeing off clubs, which always makes or breaks my game so I hit them more than anything else.

"Shirtsleeve" swing technique:

1. Setup: Elbows bent forearms pressed together against shaft slightly forward of center with "Hogan" "active/flexed" leg tension left foot turned out slightly and the right leg slightly farther to the right - weight mostly on balls of feet butt of left hands sits on the top of the grip with very light grip.

2. Swing - W/o disturbing weight distribution of legs and feet lower hands while doing a forward press "swing trigger" then the left upper arm takes over on the backswing, it needs to go out in front of the body then back in front of the chest as the hands trace down initially then up to over the right shoulder "Torres". The goal is to not disturb the pressure of the feet during the initial takeaway.

 

Notes:

1. Only swing thought after swing trigger - extend left arm at shirt sleeve when reaching left hand over right shoulder "Shirtsleeve technique".

2. The upper left arm move "Shirtsleeve technique" can be practiced independently without a club, sitting down for instance

3. The correct feet tension can be felt by doing very short hops on the balls of the feet then holding the same feeling of pressure on the front of the feet and then taking three practice swings with the grip very loose in order to not disturb the same pressure on the feet and on the 3rd swing actively do the "Shirtsleeve" move. From there the swing should be done within a matter of seconds to not lose the feel of the legs resisting, this way this is not a learned technique as much as it is a setup technique.

 

 

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2 hours ago, JimmyC59 said:

My pencil!😜

The eraser has really helped lower your scores.

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Spring 2024

Callaway Mavrik Max 1W 10.5° HZRDUS Smoke 60

Callaway Epic Flash SZ 3W 15° HZRDUS Smoke 70

Cobra LTDx LS 5W 17.5° HZRDUS Smoke 70

Cobra LTDx 4Hy 21° HZRDUS Smoke 80

Srixon ZU85 4U 23° / Z585 6i-7i / Z785 8i-AW

Cleveland RTX Zipcore 56° 60°
SeeMore Mini Giant DF / Piretti Teramo / MannKrafted MA99 Proto

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After years and lots of money spent on various hybrids my one go to club  is the 2008 Cobra Baffler 4 hybrid 23 degrees with Advanced Shaft Dynamics shaft. These original Bafflers have a .335 hosel. 

 

Great out of fairway traps, heavy rough, off the tee and tight fairway lies. I even use it to chip from the fringe. 

 

Straight, long,  high and I don't have a problem of hooking the ball like I do with every other hybrid. 

Ping G430 Max 10K w Alta 55

Ping G430 5 wood w PD-70

Ping G425 7 wood w Slay 55

Ping G430 9 wood w Speeder EVO6

Ping G430 6 Hybrid w PX Red Smoke
Srixon ZX5 6-PW w Recoil 660

Vokey SM8 50.12 F Grind w Recoil 95
Vokey SM10 56.12 D Grind w Recoil 95
Vokey Wedgeworks 60.08 K Grind w Recoil 95

Odyssey Jailbird

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SIM 2.  My driver will either make or break me.  Golf is a little easier when I have a wedge in hand for my approach shot. 

Callaway AI Smoke Paradym 💎💎💎9* - Tour AD VF-7TX

TM SIM ti 15* - Diamana GT 80TX

TM Tour Issue Rescue 11 TP Deep Face Proto 16* - Ventus Black HB 9TX

New Level NLU-01 21* - KBS Hybrid Proto 105X

New Level 623-M 5-PW - MMT 125TX

Miura Tour 54* HB - KBS 610 125 S+, New Level SPN forged M-grind 58* - KBS Tour 130X

Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2

 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, phizzy30 said:

SIM 2.  My driver will either make or break me.  Golf is a little easier when I have a wedge in hand for my approach shot. 

Me too. SIM2 Max 9* with GD XC-6. Straightest driver I've had and I love playing from short grass. I'm starting to forget what it's like playing from the rough. 😜

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63 yr old's Bag of Hacking Utensils

TM Stealth 10.5, GD XC-6 stiff

TM Qi10 3HL GD DI-7 stiff

TM SIM2 Rescue 19* & 23*

TM P770 5-PW, DG120 S300

TM MG4 52* & 58*

Odyssey DART 47"

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My Artisan 50* wedge right now.
Some days its' my Mizzy 8 iron.  Some days it's my putter.

"Obviously you're not a golfer." ~ The Dude
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it
." ~ Ferris Bueller
"The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight." ~ Ben Hogan

Woods:    Callaway Rogue ST Max 10.5* (D,-1) - VA Composites Slay 65 Four | Callaway Rogue ST Max 15* 3W - Aldila Rogue White 130MSI 70S | Callaway Rogue ST Max 20* HeavenWood - Aldila Rogue White 130MSI 70S

Irons:      Artisan FC 4-P - Nippon Modus3 Tour 105 Stiff | Mizuno MX-20 4-P DG300S (when I am not getting along with the Artisans)

Wedges:  Artisan 50*, 54*, 58* - DG300S

Putter:     Artisan 0920 long plumbers neck - 360g, 34.25", 3* loft, 66.5* lie | Artisan 0220 long plumbers neck - 360g, 34.25", 3* loft, 66.5* lie

Ball:         Titleist Pro V1 | Bridgestone Tour B X

 

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Scotty Cameron Pro Platinum Newport Mil-Spec putter.

 

Customized by the SC Custom Shop....Refinished in 2007 after I dinged it accidentally with my SW

 

Standard SC stepped shaft and band. Originally 35", cut to 34.5"

Standard Lie

Original loft was 4*, but lofted up to 5* based on my fitter

Golf Pride Mid Sized Cord Grip

 

My go to club for about 20 years.

 

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Driver and my putter are about a tie. 

Cobra Aerojet 9* - LAGP A Series X Mid 

Cobra LTDX 3W - Tensei 1K 75 TX 

New Level 18* KBS Tour Prototype 105X / Cobra LTDX 5w - Tensei Black 85 TX

Artisan HM's / Custom Nike VR Pro Blades - 6.5 Project X Blackouts

Mizuno T22 Copper 50/54 - Project X Blackout 7.0 Spinners

Vokey 58 T Grind - Project X 6.5 Blackout

Artisan 0521 w/ LAGP 135  / Compass G.O.A.T  w/ LAGP135 / LegacyGoods Widebody w/ KBS One Step / Byron DH89 w/ LAGP135 / Cameron Studio 1.5 w/ UST All in

Bridgestone Tour BXS 

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For me its my Srixon Z945 3 iron, bent to 18 degrees. Tour AD DI 95 X shaft. Cant hit a 3 wood to save my life, so this has become a very frequent tee club for me and 9/10 its long and down the middle. Love it!

Ping G400 LST (10) - Tour AD XC 7TX

Taylormade 300 Mini Driver (13.5 @ 43") - Tensei Pro White 80 TX

Mizuno STZ 5 Wood - Ventus Red 9X

-or-

Mizuno MP20 HMB 3 Iron (18*) - Aldila RIP Alpha 105X Hybrid Shaft

Taylormade P750 Tour Proto (2017) - PX 6.5 - 4-P

Cleveland RTX4 Black - 50/54/58

Scotty Phantom X5 (2022) - 34" - 10G weights

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My driver, currently a Srixon ZX5 but I’ve drove the ball very well for a long time. It’s the club I have the most confidence in 

Cobra Aero LS 9 Fuji Evo IV 569 X

Honma TR21 15* VIZARD FP7 Stiff

Honma TR21 HY 18* VIZARD UT 7

Honma TR21 HY 21* VIZARD UT 8

Honma TR21X 5-11 VIZARD IBWF 100

HighToe MG3 54* VIZARD IB 120

HighToe MG3 58*/13 VIZARD IB 120

MackMade custom Slide MMT putter                         

 

 

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My favorite club is always the next club I pull.  
if you have a favorite you’ll try to use it in situations where another club is the right choice.   Don’t have favorites have the right tool instead.   
 

so that’s how I should be thinking but there is a new favorite wedge.  The Cleveland rtx 56° quickly led me to purchase the 52 & 60° to have the top of the bag looking and preforming as good as it ever has.   

G430 MAX 10K 9° w/ventus velocore red 5s

G430 MAX threewood ping chrome tour2 65 S
Taylor Made SIM MAX2 5wood w/ventus velocore blue 7

Adams 23º 9031 proto w' diamana ahina 82
Eye2   3-SW

Oddessy Rossie nsl og slant neck.  

 

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Driver. All day, every day.

 

Details pretty much don't matter as the last three drivers I've used have performed about the same (no surprise here). But this using this club is the single strongest contributor to scoring. I would lose multiple strokes per round if I didn't have a driver in the in bag.

 

I can't say that for any other club except the putter (which again, doesn't matter which one I use as long as I have  putter.) But I didn't choose putter because it's sorta the non-interesting choice. While you can "putt" with other clubs, not having a putter is really strange.

 

For me, it's all about getting the ball off the tee as far as possible while still keeping it in play. Not necessarily fairways, but in play. 

 

But, since the rules of the thread were to put details out here - Ping G400. 9 degrees - stock length, standard loft setting. 

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