Gillespie16
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How many Clubs are meant to be in your bag? and What are all the clubs called? (if possible)
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How many Clubs?
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Usually 14, I call mine Terry (terence when he misbehaves), Dave, Joe, Paul, Ringo, John, George, Hannibal, BA, Faceman, Murdoch, Kim, Aggie and Rupert.
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Was this a serious question?
Gillespie16
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yer it was a serious question, i meant like what are they called like driver, what tyoes of irons 3 wood? like that, i was wondering coz i didnt know how many are meant to be in the bag and what type of clubs they are?
thanks for the first bit, and glad you have a sense of humour.
thanks for the first bit, and glad you have a sense of humour.
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
It's all a matter of preference really.
Woods go from driver (1 wood) to probably around a 9 wood, although I've never seen anything higher than a 7 in real life. Most common combinations would be driver then 1 or 2 from 3, 4, and 5.
Irons go from 1 through to 9, then wedges progressively in terms of loft from PW (pitching wedge, usually 46-48 degrees) through to a lob wedge which can be as high as 64 degrees.
For a beginner especially, the longer irons (lower numbers) can be difficult to hit consistently well, so many people replace 1, 2, or even 3 of them for hybrid (or rescue) clubs. These have a solid head like a wood, but typically have shafts only a bit longer than the long irons that they replace.
Iron sets are commonly sold now as 4-PW, or 5-PW, leaving you to sort your own higher lofted wedges and hybrid clubs to your taste.
You're allowed to carry 14 clubs for any competition round including a putter, and you have a choice of around 25!
A typical beginners bag might be...
Driver
3 wood
5 wood
3 hybrid
4 hybrid
5 iron
6 iron
7 iron
8 iron
9 iron
Pitching wedge
Gap wedge
Sand wedge
Putter
The choice is entirely up to you though. The idea is to get a bag full of clubs that you're confident with, and provide the best possible spread of yardages.
It's a minefield
Woods go from driver (1 wood) to probably around a 9 wood, although I've never seen anything higher than a 7 in real life. Most common combinations would be driver then 1 or 2 from 3, 4, and 5.
Irons go from 1 through to 9, then wedges progressively in terms of loft from PW (pitching wedge, usually 46-48 degrees) through to a lob wedge which can be as high as 64 degrees.
For a beginner especially, the longer irons (lower numbers) can be difficult to hit consistently well, so many people replace 1, 2, or even 3 of them for hybrid (or rescue) clubs. These have a solid head like a wood, but typically have shafts only a bit longer than the long irons that they replace.
Iron sets are commonly sold now as 4-PW, or 5-PW, leaving you to sort your own higher lofted wedges and hybrid clubs to your taste.
You're allowed to carry 14 clubs for any competition round including a putter, and you have a choice of around 25!
A typical beginners bag might be...
Driver
3 wood
5 wood
3 hybrid
4 hybrid
5 iron
6 iron
7 iron
8 iron
9 iron
Pitching wedge
Gap wedge
Sand wedge
Putter
The choice is entirely up to you though. The idea is to get a bag full of clubs that you're confident with, and provide the best possible spread of yardages.
It's a minefield
bobmac
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Gillespie16
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Cheers Guys.
When they say 14, that's the maximum number. You can quite happily have less, and if you're a beginner it's not a bad idea to avoid the trickier clubs and start with a lot less.
A lot of people might recommend something like
3w
4h
6i
8i
pw
sw
putter
Which is plenty to be going on with.
I play off 18 ( occasionally ) and have
Driver
4w
3h
4h
5i
6i
7i
8i
9i
pw
sw
putter
So I only ever go round with 12 clubs - it's lighter for starters.
RGDave
Money List Winner
If I turn the 4h into a 4 iron, can I go back to 28 h'cap please?
oakey22
Head Pro
i have just ordered a 4 iron, hit one yesterday and loved it, a really nice club to hit even off the floor. prefer it to my 4h.
daymond
Tour Rookie
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bigslice
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