Does anyone carry an "opposite handed" club?

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Admittedly a light hearted question, but with an element of seriousness. Does anyone carry an opposite handed club in their bag; e.g. a left handed club for a right handed player?

I ask because, recently, I have twice found my ball in a position where, due to its proximity to a tree, I had no reasonable shot as a right handed player, but a lefty would at least have been able to get the ball out onto the fairway. I have space in my bag for another club and so I could carry a left handed club ... but I bet that, if I did, I would either never need it or else I would mess up the lefty shot when it was needed.

And what club should it be for versatility ... PW?

Any thoughts?
 
Canary Kid said:
Does anyone carry an opposite handed club in their bag; e.g. a left handed club for a right handed player?
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Yes.

A couple of years ago I went through a spate of finding my ball up against the wrong side of a tree (perhaps 4 times within a month). Rather than doing the sensible thing and learning how not to hit my ball there (!), I went on eBay and found a left handed 7 iron for a fiver. Since getting it I've probably used it less than a dozen times. I certainly can't swing it properly, but it does the job of punching the ball back into play.
 
Interesting question! Personally I wouldn't carry one but those that do, do you think it saves you more shots than you are likely to drop by missing a conventional club?
 
Its hard work hitting a left handed club as a right hander. Even taking hold of the grip melts you head. Your brain just starts saying no, this is not right.

We had a go at the range for a bit of fun there last week.

[video=youtube;kP0fxdYxOgU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP0fxdYxOgU[/video]
 
drive4show said:
Interesting question! Personally I wouldn't carry one but those that do, do you think it saves you more shots than you are likely to drop by missing a conventional club?
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I wouldn't give up a club ... but if one has a space in the bag anyway (I only have 12 clubs in one set and 13 in the other).
 
garyinderry said:
Its hard work hitting a left handed club as a right hander. Even taking hold of the grip melts you head. Your brain just starts saying no, this is not right.

We had a go at the range for a bit of fun there last week.

[video=youtube;kP0fxdYxOgU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP0fxdYxOgU[/video]
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Lol! I was only thinking of a chip out ... not a full blooded swing!!
 
Don't recall it happening.

Would benefit in the long run by just playing out sideways or backwards.

Is there a rule saying you have to hit towards the hole?
 
If you have the room in your bag and the skill to do it then why not.

Ive hit shots with the back of my 7 iron many times left handed with varying results. Even the backhanded one hand shot.

These days I tend to get in as close as I can and stand my hybrid as upright as room will allow and scab it forward.
 
ScienceBoy said:
Don't recall it happening.

Would benefit in the long run by just playing out sideways or backwards.

Is there a rule saying you have to hit towards the hole?
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In each case the ball was right up against the base of a tree in the rough stuff just to the left of the fairway and so, as a right handed player, I could not play the ball backwards and a sideways shot would have taken me further into the rough ... the same problem would apply to a lefty on the other side of the fairway. An opposite handed club would have allowed a gentle chip out onto the fairway. The same problem happened to my regular playing partner recently when he was stuck under a bush ... an opposite handed club would have allowed him to smack it out.
 
No. No room in the bag for one and for the amount of times I'd use it there's little point. I did have an old 8 iron I use to carry many years ago when I played a course with a lot of integral horse paths which were part of the course. While you got a drop off it the ground around was always full of stones
 
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