What Makes an Intimidating Bag of Clubs?

[nikeblades00]

Never play the guy at the club who everyone greets when they see him and he just nods and it keeps it moving. 

[MtlJeff]

I still think a lot about my article way back when holds up---you just have to fast forward like 5-6 years for a lot of it

 

Obviously there are great players who play various things, but if i'm thinking of like a 55-60yr old guy who is awesome what i see a lot is

 

-Relatively modern driver but usually in the 4-5 year old range. Like now the original Callaway Epic for example

 

-Irons again, a players club that isn't a blade (probably used to play blades but switched as he got older) and starts at the 5 iron. Has hybrids. Something like Mizuno MP25's with a couple of hybrids

 

Vokey wedges probably, at least one of his wedges will be ancient

 

Theres too many putters now so it's tough. A lot of top guys no longer use anser style. Putter could be almost anything. 

[FirstFlight]

...oh crud, a Hanzo

[NoTalentLefty]

[mshills]

^^^ LOL at the shotgun!

 

I have played with guys packing more than one handgun in their bag.  Once my playing partner open carried!

[BIG STU]

6 hours ago, mshills said:

^^^ LOL at the shotgun!

 

I have played with guys packing more than one handgun in their bag.  Once my playing partner open carried!

You have been around some of the crowd I was around

[ac6]

On 2/6/2023 at 3:05 PM, BagofToast said:

-if they have a specialty pw 

 

 

Either this or if you spot someone carrying players' irons with a set GW. Means they've spent time dialing in their scoring clubs and know exactly what works for them

Edited February 8, 2023 by ac6

[Dan Drake]

One small point I would add to the discussion regarding drivers - I don't think it's so much an older head on a new shaft, I think it's more the opposite.  Much like DJ and his Speeder, I think an intimidating player found a shaft that works for them many years ago and can now just swap out to (basically) whatever head they want.  

 

If I see someone with a Ventus, all due respect to present company, I ain't scared.  Could be a player or a poseur.  But if I see a Motore 8.x in a bag, I know that someone's been playing that shaft for a good while and knows exactly what to expect out of it, regardless of what gen the clubhead is.  

[mlwenzlick]

Once in awhile there’s a poser, but usually if you see a AD-DI look out from my experience. Especially if attached to an iron.

[hammergolf]

It’s how someone uses them that can intimidate me, not what he’s using. Never forget the day I had a single join a few of my buddies and myself. He said he was on his way to California and just playing golf along the way. He had an old beat up Burton 9” vinyl bag, Hogan Radial driver and 3 wood, Shamrock irons 2-W, Hogan Special SW, and a Palmer putter. My buddies kind of look at each other but to the tee we went. The course we were playing was just brutal. Very tight tree lined course, 6700 yd par 70 with many cross cambered fwys that played very fast and firm. Anyways, guy goes on to hit every fwy and 15 greens. Shoots the easiest 68 you’ll ever see. It’s not the clubs in the bag, it’s the guy using them. We never did remember his name, but we fondly refer to him as Redford Shamrock because he looked like a cross between Robert Redford and the Marlboro man and played Shamrock irons….

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

21 hours ago, FirstFlight said:

...oh crud, a Hanzo

 

Yeah, but it's a Game Improvement Hanzo. Not a real blade...

[wrm2120]

It's always the middle-aged guy with brown saddle footjoys. 

[Greenie]

 Intimidating Bag of Clubs ?

That would be my bag of clubs with 14 head covers.

 

I play most every Sat. at the same time at the same course. I see a lot of the same people when checking in. I know this guy was making fun of me about my iron covers. He says I have to ask you. I'm wondering what clubs you have hiding under all those covers. I reply the only way you are going to find out is to play me a money game with me. He says I can't do that. You might have the latest and greatest hiding under there. I replied or I could have an old set of mismatched clubs with lots of lead tape. He replies so true.

[tannyhoban]

So I got to thinking I really need an intimidating bag this year. My current irons are Nike Vapor Pro Combo which are nice, but they are way too clean and I’m not going to put in the work.

 

So I hit our local Play it Again last night and found two good candidates.

Set 1 - P730 5-P with a P760 4 iron. Lead tape on all. Great heavy wear spot coverage on the the 7 & P with a lot of bag dings throughout. Grips were original but surprisingly supple.
C Taper X 130g, gave me pause for thought. 

 

Set 2 - Srixon 565 5 iron and 965 7-P. 
Somebody reshafted with KBS Tour S and didn’t seat the ferrules but otherwise good candidates. Both 7 & 8 iron good amount of wear in the center, PW a little less so. Lot of bag chatter throughout. 

 

Got to thinking probably ought to look at wedges. Found SM6 50 with KBS Tour X and TM Milled Grind 54 SB11 with KBS Tour FLT 120 S. Both heads are black that rusts and they had started the process. The TM 54 had lead tape residue as well as lead tape stuck in the Taylormade logo. Hmmm, I recently purchased a still in shrink wrap TM ZTP 60/06 with a KBS Wedge flex.  
 

It was a slam dunk, I have Srixon ZX5 9.5 driver, ZX 3W and ZX 5 wood all new within last 2 months with Smoke 6.0 60g, RDX in the 5 wood.

 

I also currently carry a Cally XHot Pro with Project X PXv 6.0.

 

Putter Ping AYD.

 

I went with the Srixon set, the SM6 and the TM MG 54. It seemed like the

golf gods were telling me to go all KBS. I mean how fortuitous right? 
 

So I did a trade with some of my excess clubbage and got them.

I am toying with the idea of getting a Srixon ZX 22 Hybrid up top with another Smoke 6.0. Should I do that? Or is it too poseur?

 

Also need advice on what I should do about the new 60 ZTP. I’m thinking just leave it as is and let them wonder, dude’s so good he never NEEDS his 60.

 

For the bag I have a MNML stand carry that is all white. That’s staying, it’s a very cool bag.

 

Shoes, couple months ago in the pro shop at our local course just paid for me and my wife for 9 and realized I didn’t stick my shoes in her car.

They had True on sale and my wife said just buy a pair, we tee off in a few 

minutes. Ok. I did.  They are like slippers on the course. It’s like cheating seriously.

 

I also have 3 dozen Tour BX ready

to go.
 

Presently running the irons under hot water to reseat the ferrules on the Srixon combo set, I think I’ll leave them a little gnarled.

 

Any suggestions to improve the intimidation factor?

 

 

 

[aquapig]

On 2/7/2023 at 8:04 PM, mlwenzlick said:

Once in awhile there’s a poser, but usually if you see a AD-DI look out from my experience. Especially if attached to an iron.

So true.

 

Anytime I've played with someone with a AD-DI shaft, they've been ballers. 

[Jack Pearsall]

JP finds Gun holsters on bags somewhat intimidating. 

[St Jimmy]

On 2/7/2023 at 5:56 PM, BIG STU said:

You have been around some of the crowd I was around

 

There are some very bold coyotes on my course.  

 

When it's early or late in the season and I'm going to be alone out there, I'll pack some protection.  I've had a small pack of four follow and circle me before.  They were a good 50-75 yards away, but could've closed the distance in a second.  I just grabbed a wedge and kept pushing my cart back to the truck that day.  Promised myself they'll never end another round early. 

[ZAS]

someone who knows how to play them?...

[SteelieD]

I played with a guy yesterday… beat to hell MX-63’s (complete with quarter sized wear marks and split grips), bunch of dirty hybrids, SM4’s, trashed headcovers, old push cart. Hell, even his vest had holes in it.  Newest club was a Maverick driver. I was not intimidated. 
 

He didn’t miss a fairway and probably shot 3 over. 
 

About the 10th hole, while talking gear, he asked if I thought he should upgrade. “I wouldn’t change a damn thing” I told him. 

[A.Princey]

A tour players name, embroidered in large font on the bag....

[NHenson815]

The guy carrying a full bag of hybrids shafted with Project X LS 7.0 shafts.  He is known to pull people’s arms out of their sockets when he loses.  

[tannyhoban]

23 hours ago, tannyhoban said:

So I got to thinking I really need an intimidating bag this year. My current irons are Nike Vapor Pro Combo which are nice, but they are way too clean and I’m not going to put in the work.

 

So I hit our local Play it Again last night and found two good candidates.

Set 1 - P730 5-P with a P760 4 iron. Lead tape on all. Great heavy wear spot coverage on the the 7 & P with a lot of bag dings throughout. Grips were original but surprisingly supple.
C Taper X 130g, gave me pause for thought. 

 

Set 2 - Srixon 565 5 iron and 965 7-P. 
Somebody reshafted with KBS Tour S and didn’t seat the ferrules but otherwise good candidates. Both 7 & 8 iron good amount of wear in the center, PW a little less so. Lot of bag chatter throughout. 

 

Got to thinking probably ought to look at wedges. Found SM6 50 with KBS Tour X and TM Milled Grind 54 SB11 with KBS Tour FLT 120 S. Both heads are black that rusts and they had started the process. The TM 54 had lead tape residue as well as lead tape stuck in the Taylormade logo. Hmmm, I recently purchased a still in shrink wrap TM ZTP 60/06 with a KBS Wedge flex.  
 

It was a slam dunk, I have Srixon ZX5 9.5 driver, ZX 3W and ZX 5 wood all new within last 2 months with Smoke 6.0 60g, RDX in the 5 wood.

 

I also currently carry a Cally XHot Pro with Project X PXv 6.0.

 

Putter Ping AYD.

 

I went with the Srixon set, the SM6 and the TM MG 54. It seemed like the

golf gods were telling me to go all KBS. I mean how fortuitous right? 
 

So I did a trade with some of my excess clubbage and got them.

I am toying with the idea of getting a Srixon ZX 22 Hybrid up top with another Smoke 6.0. Should I do that? Or is it too poseur?

 

Also need advice on what I should do about the new 60 ZTP. I’m thinking just leave it as is and let them wonder, dude’s so good he never NEEDS his 60.

 

For the bag I have a MNML stand carry that is all white. That’s staying, it’s a very cool bag.

 

Shoes, couple months ago in the pro shop at our local course just paid for me and my wife for 9 and realized I didn’t stick my shoes in her car.

They had True on sale and my wife said just buy a pair, we tee off in a few 

minutes. Ok. I did.  They are like slippers on the course. It’s like cheating seriously.

 

I also have 3 dozen Tour BX ready

to go.
 

Presently running the irons under hot water to reseat the ferrules on the Srixon combo set, I think I’ll leave them a little gnarled.

 

Any suggestions to improve the intimidation factor?

 

 

 

Scrapped this experiment. Too much work.

 

Traded for a New Srixon 22 hybrid which fits the bag nicely and a custom Sik Jo Slant neck (smoking deal on it!).

 

It was fun for a day.

[dblinden]

A 2 iron and a lob wedge. No other clubs, no bag, no tees and one ball. 

[Esox]

Bags and their contents don't mean anything to me. You know the guy can play the first ball he hits, but by then the bet is made.

Usually the people with all matching woods and irons aren't a factor,

People with all brand new players gear are usually in over their head.

Toughest guy I played more than once last year was a man in his late 70's using  old Snake eyes blades, a Wilson 8802, and woods that looked like they came out of a bin at Salvation Army.

He couldnt hit a lot of the par 4's in regulation, but managed to get up and down a huge percentage of the time, it was crazy.

[Joepa324]

All Titleist clubs!

[hammergolf]

So many posers out there I never look at their bags. Played with many guys with blades that can’t play a lick. It’s the guys with older clubs you have to worry about most of the time.

[jckfish17]

Personally for me, a older looking sunday bag with a caddy towel always gets me worried.

[nikegolfer93]

If you every have the chance to watch a college golf tournament, you would be surprised to see how many players are using TM Spiders or some kind of mallet. 

[RH82]

22 hours ago, Joepa324 said:

All Titleist clubs!

Naw.

[Double Dodger]

On 2/6/2023 at 2:00 PM, EaglesGolf99 said:

Callaway Epic Speed 10.5° LOOP Proto GK X

Callaway Apex 2H | 18° Speeder Ion 904HB X
Callaway Apex 4H | 23° Speeder Ion 904HB X

Callaway Apex 5H | 26° Speeder Ion 904HB X

Miura Craftsman CB•301 5 & 6 iCWT Proto 105 X

Miura 1957 Series CB•57 7, 8 & 9 iCWT Proto 105 X

Miura Raw Hand Grind 46° | 06° iCWT Proto 105 X
Miura Raw Hand Grind 52° | 10° iCWT Proto 105 X
Miura Raw Hand Grind 58° | 10° iCWT Proto 105 X

Miura Raw High Bounce 64° | 16° iCWT Proto 105 X

Mills GSS Hand Made Naked Fleetwood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.....ROFL

 

 

He didn’t say the most expensive bag….

But to play along, my radar goes up when I see some guy on the putting green with an ancient 8802 with rust on the shaft where their bag has rubbed the chrome off. 
 

This topic is so WRXer.