What Makes an Intimidating Bag of Clubs?

[Kale_m]

Older bag, single strap sunday bag, with an old white hotel towel what is stained from all the range dirt. 
 

Fairly new driver with an upgraded shaft. 
 

old fairway wood with lots I’d wear 

 

2 or 3 iron. 
 

Forged Mb or CB irons that are chattered up and have wear spots in the middle. 
 

Well used gap and sand wedge with a freshly replaced 60*
 

older Scotty or oddesey putter with a standard grip. 
 

Non matching headcovers

Edited February 13, 2023 by Kale_m

[EaglesGolf99]

1 hour ago, Double Dodger said:

 

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. 

LOL.... I'm far from the most expensive! 

[FirstFlight]

These!!!

[soulciccia]

this is kinda funny cause I play the most important amateur competitions in Italy, my bag (and my game) is old school, it happened more than once that 20yo guys reached up after the round telling they wouldn’t have given me 2 cents after a look at my clubs which may be olden then them…

 

Woods: it’s most about headcovers, can’t see what’s underneath…

-no brand knit or leather covers are intimidating, stealth/rogue/tsi headcovers are not.

-no more than 3 headcovers on the wood/hybrid side.

-as for the driver, 910/913 d3, r7 tp, ft tour, razr xtreme, xhot/xr pro, i15/i20…I play the r7 425tp with white/navy knit headcover.

-as for fairway woods, the same heads as drivers, with a heavy old graphite shaft..actually I’m playing the original launcher with hm40 as 3W and the 906 f2 with dg x100 as 5W..

Hybrids:

-everything in the first generation players hybrid, rescue tp, adams prototype, titleist 585…paired with a nv green, vs proto, pl red or v2.

Irons:

-the latest release of whichever forged blade / players cavity with brown spot is intimidating, that player must practice a lot.

-older forged are not.

-older cast can be very intimidating, especially if dci 990/962 which have conforming grooves, they last so long durability is not an issue.

After testing a lot of new irons, I keep going back to the 962s, I gave up the 2i for the 5W

Wedges:

-vokey or 588, not too old as they’re not conforming, from spin milled cc to the latest versions, ALWAYS raw with some rust spots, but not covered by rust.

Putter:

-for sure not scotty cameron or boutique brands.

Ping and odyssey are the brands (NOT milled and not with graphite shafts), no matter if blades or mallets. 

Bag:

-stand bag with a 2 wheeled pull cart.

Ball:

-pro v1 or pro v1x 

Apparel:

-pretty much average, no luxury brands

Shoes:

-no Footjoy classics or handmade shoes.

 

 

[Red4282]

Are people really intimidated by golf clubs? Mind blowing

[Sparty4202]

On 2/6/2023 at 5:02 PM, BIG STU said:

Thanks man but I am not all that intimidating anymore. 65 Yoa with a broken back. I do not hit it that far any more about 225 or so with the driver. My home course I vary from like 75 to maybe 82 hitting from 5500 at sea level. I play what I play because that is basically what I have played all my life. 

Stu you’re my kind of guy…it sure sucks to get old. I hit the big 70 this year and I’m in the same boat as you. The body is giving out due to the riggers of my college hockey days and so much golf. I’m hitting it about the same distance as you and playing at 6300 at my club but still carrying under a 5 index and beating my kids which drives them nuts! Might be the year to drop another iron and add another hybrid! 

[Boricua Golf]

Iron headcovers!!!!, game over!!!!, won't play that guy for a penny...

[Pepperturbo]

Notwithstanding my prior post, the other day to my surprise, my Bag actually intimated a few guys. 

 

Two guys walked up towards the first tee as I stood on the tee looking down the hole.  They stopped at my bag on the cart... stood there for a few, walked up to me and asked me my handi.  I told them 4, why???  One guy said I like your clubs, but a 2 iron???  They looked at each other and one said, you're too good to play with us hacks.  I laughed and said, I got no problem playing with anyone as long you understand we play ready golf.  They kinda laughed and one of said, we understand it, but sometimes our balls don't...  We had a great round of golf, laughed a lot, nice guys.

Edited February 13, 2023 by Pepperturbo

[ac6]

52 minutes ago, soulciccia said:

this is kinda funny cause I play the most important amateur competitions in Italy, my bag (and my game) is old school, it happened more than once that 20yo guys reached up after the round telling they wouldn’t have given me 2 cents after a look at my clubs which may be olden then them…

 

Woods: it’s most about headcovers, can’t see what’s underneath…

-no brand knit or leather covers are intimidating, stealth/rogue/tsi headcovers are not.

-no more than 3 headcovers on the wood/hybrid side.

-as for the driver, 910/913 d3, r7 tp, ft tour, razr xtreme, xhot/xr pro, i15/i20…I play the r7 425tp with white/navy knit headcover.

-as for fairway woods, the same heads as drivers, with a heavy old graphite shaft..actually I’m playing the original launcher with hm40 as 3W and the 906 f2 with dg x100 as 5W..

Hybrids:

-everything in the first generation players hybrid, rescue tp, adams prototype, titleist 585…paired with a nv green, vs proto, pl red or v2.

Irons:

-the latest release of whichever forged blade / players cavity with brown spot is intimidating, that player must practice a lot.

-older forged are not.

-older cast can be very intimidating, especially if dci 990/962 which have conforming grooves, they last so long durability is not an issue.

After testing a lot of new irons, I keep going back to the 962s, I gave up the 2i for the 5W

Wedges:

-vokey or 588, not too old as they’re not conforming, from spin milled cc to the latest versions, ALWAYS raw with some rust spots, but not covered by rust.

Putter:

-for sure not scotty cameron or boutique brands.

Ping and odyssey are the brands (NOT milled and not with graphite shafts), no matter if blades or mallets. 

Bag:

-stand bag with a 2 wheeled pull cart.

Ball:

-pro v1 or pro v1x 

Apparel:

-pretty much average, no luxury brands

Shoes:

-no Footjoy classics or handmade shoes.

 

 

 

What I gathered from this post is that you find yourself very intimidating 😂

 

[j.b.newton]

I picture this:

 

 

[Double Dodger]

56 minutes ago, Red4282 said:

Are people really intimidated by golf clubs? Mind blowing

I guess if you can’t buy a game you buy intimidation?

[btyh]

MacKenzie bag and buck club or sugarloaf covers with butter knifes in the bag. No hybrids just a 2 iron utility. Knit belt 5 inch shorts with high socks with a bucket hat lol! 

[Pepperturbo]

1 hour ago, Sparty4202 said:

Stu you’re my kind of guy…it sure sucks to get old. I hit the big 70 this year and I’m in the same boat as you. The body is giving out due to the riggers of my college hockey days and so much golf. I’m hitting it about the same distance as you and playing at 6300 at my club but still carrying under a 5 index and beating my kids which drives them nuts! Might be the year to drop another iron and add another hybrid! 

@BIG STU @Sparty4202 and I are in the same club; 70+yr old bodies that wreak havoc with our enjoyment.  I owe mine to crazy extreme training done in preparation for the rigors of in-country contractor adventures. LOL

 

Like Stu and you, I got enough game to make the youngsters wonder how the hell I still do it.  Recently, on a golf trip, wife and I teed it up at pvt club with a few members in their 40s.  Wind was blowing 2–4 clubs, I played the same blue tees, but didn't hit it as far; only I was always in the fairway and used 2 iron off many tees to bore though wind and carded 77, neither of them broke 80.  They bought lunch and drinks, and laughed as they questioned how I...  I couldn't tell them, their generation never learned how to set pain aside and enjoy running through hell to accomplish a goal.

Edited February 13, 2023 by Pepperturbo

[scheff13]

On 2/6/2023 at 1:39 PM, BIG STU said:

Look at my signature I am sorta close and yes I am Dr Lead Tape around here--- Now on the rusty Santa Fe I have a Superstroke 3 XL that is old and taped with medical tape. Towels can be tricky. I have so many I have won in club comps I use them but then again I have a bunch of blue stripe motel towels I buy by the pound at the local thrifts. I know someone is going to give me crap over the mini staff but it is one I carried years ago on the minis. I decided to use it again since I am not able to walk and got aggrevated with club tangle in my Jones or my old Hoofer riding a cart

Used to take towels from the hotels in High School, college, and minis. We always wondered what the maids thought about the old towels we'd swap out. 

[NNJ]

On 2/8/2023 at 5:08 AM, No_Catchy_Nickname said:

 

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

Looks like a players distance hanzo to me tbf, but you never know, higher handicaps may try it 

[boggyman]

The scorecard??

[RCGA]

On 2/6/2023 at 3:42 PM, ashpga said:

Was having a discussion with a couple of my golfing buddies and we were trying to come up with the most “intimidating” bag setup. In other words, a bag to make you look like a scratch golfer. Here is what we came up with—curious to see what you guys think?

 

1. Ping Hoofer Bag. Bonus points if it is faded and has a T100 course logo on it.

 

2. Non-OEM Headcovers. Either leather or knit pom poms. Again, T100 course logo(s) are a bonus.

 

3. Season-Old Driver. Likely TaylorMade, Titleist or Callaway with an upgraded shaft.

 

4. Older Fairway Wood(s). Once you find one to trust, hard to knock out of the bag. Maybe a V Steel? 

 

5. Forged Cavity Back Irons. Mizuno is at the top of the list, followed by Titleist.

 

6. Vokey Wedges. Bonus points if they are raw finish and have S400 Tour Issue shafts.

 

7. Scotty Cameron. Controversial one. An older Newport or Newport 2 head with a well used PP58 or other pistol grip installed.

 

8. Towel. McArthur Wincraft Caddy towel draped over the irons with one side wet before the round.

 

*Checks my signature*

[Mcgeeno]

 

I have rarely ever noticed a club that someone has played. My buddies make fun of me as they are heavy gearheads.

 

"Oh you notice he had a stealth 2 with a blibity booh shaft?!?"

"No but I noticed he made an easy birdie on one"

 

I can tell within a few swings if someone is gonna make my ego hurt out there lol. Usually its not dependent on the club he has or the headcover. 

 

 

[southpaw72]

On 2/11/2023 at 10:14 AM, Jack Pearsall said:

JP finds Gun holsters on bags somewhat intimidating. 

I haven’t been around as much and I’m so happy to see JP is still alive and well and the same JP

[Bogey Fett]

A 1 iron.

 

 

With dried blood and hair on it.

[iodje123]

I’m sorry but I think I disprove OPs point (and I have the stuff that’s not in my signature too) 😂

 

But also in my defence I have been playing for less than 12 months - so I choose to read this as I am destined for scratch!

Edited February 14, 2023 by iodje123

[dmartin]

a 2 iron.. with a brown sweet spot the size of a dime !!

[Roejye]

I don't find any bag intimidating. I do enjoy seeing what other people play with though, because I'm a club enthusiast. I guess it helps that I'm not going to play anybody for money.

[Claybird15]

AJGA Towel

[Hammer_Hands]

19 hours ago, btyh said:

MacKenzie bag and buck club or sugarloaf covers with butter knifes in the bag. No hybrids just a 2 iron utility. Knit belt 5 inch shorts with high socks with a bucket hat lol! 

Intimidatingly woke.  

[ZacR88]

That's basically my bag but I play an old Two-Ball putter and 710MB's, with a T200 in the 4-5. 

 

I take peoples money all the time. I take your golf balls if your a kid. Yes I will play against the kids at my club cause they are very very good. 

[lambo428]

I played with a young man one time that had a bag full of irons and nothing else who could spank the ball 200+ yards. None of the rest matters because all I saw were irons.

[Ghostwedge]

Never pay attention to whats in the bag. Its two other things....

Does his right shoe have wear marks on the toe and if the ball "sizzles" when hit buckle up. 

[GatorNate11]

22 hours ago, southpaw72 said:

I haven’t been around as much and I’m so happy to see JP is still alive and well and the same JP

I check in here and there but not often these days. I saw a post last night where JP was still referring to himself in the third person and it just felt right somehow

[mogc60]

These things are funny to read but some of them are tell tell signs a guy can score it. It’s not always the bag it can be the guy too. I hate golf clothing, golf hats, branded anything I’m as generic as it gets with those things. My clubs are a different story. Back 25 years ago when I was playing a ton of regional open tournaments as a club pro, I took a trip to Palm Springs to see my uncle. We went to play one day and I had my scruffy goatee with my denim shorts and t shirt on. We joined up with a twosome and on like the 5th hole after a nice drive on a very tough par 4, I just rifled a 4 iron from about 230 out to a couple feet. On the green the guys we were playing with came up and said they’d been trying to figure out what I did for a living. Construction? Factory work? The tan the rougher look. Then they said after watching that last shot it’s clearly evident you’ve played a ton of good golf. Still makes me laugh. Had a few of those reactions back then