bobmac
Major Champion
Get a 4 wood and sell the 3 and 5
I agree
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Drop the 54 wedge. That would leave you with 43, 50 and 58
I agree
Or
Drop the 54 wedge. That would leave you with 43, 50 and 58
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Not an overly bad idea.. should have kept receipt for the 54 lol only arrived Thursday
i think one thing I have done is given myself options. For example if a course is very long take a 3 hybrid, if tree lined take a 3 wood so don't go into trees with drive. If lots of green side bunkers make sure got 54 and so on
shewy
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I play the following.. Driver, 3 wood, 5 wood, 3 hybrid, 5 hybrid, 5 - PW, 50 , 54 , 58 degree.. and obviously a putter.
Your opening post. Yup I know splitting hairs
Your opening post. Yup I know splitting hairs
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I see now, in the same post I correct myself but can see where I caused the confusion. 5 hybrid and 5 iron would be pointless
shewy
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sorry just read the rest of the post, early morning laziness!
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Think I have decided the 3 wood will most likely be going for majority of rounds as can happily use a 5 wood off the tee. The decider will be the night before when I check how long the Par 3s on a course are.. if there is a long one maybe take the 3 wood in place of something as I dont like driver off the tee on a par 3.. too scatter gun approach.
In the next few months (first event if 29th march) Ill carry 15 clubs as will be just friendly games and practice. I will then note which clubs (using my game golf) I use the most and which I perform will the best. Will help me finalise the decision
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Had a look at my lofts , can see why people say get rid of one of the 3 Hybrid or 5 Wood very similar loft wise (0.5 degree)
healthy gapping until the PW to GW but I'm sure a 3/4 pitching wedge will solve that
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healthy gapping until the PW to GW but I'm sure a 3/4 pitching wedge will solve that
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BTatHome
Tour Winner
Loft comparison is probably not a great deal of use as you have different clubs (fairway/hybrid/iron all behave different for the same loft) and you have many different makes and models too.
Yardages and consistency of strike will make a difference to your choices. Figure out what yardages you hit with each (be honest) and then consider if you can rely on hitting that yardage consistently too. No point in having a 180 yard club if you only hit that club that distance every 5th shot, if the other 4 are going 165 and 195 then you might as well drop the club.
If you have 210 on your driver and 170 is your hybrid then you've got lots of clubs between your irons and you driver .... You must worry about club to hit from certain distances as you'll have so many choices.
Drop the club you can't get consistent with and ensure you have clubs that cover the distances.
Yardages and consistency of strike will make a difference to your choices. Figure out what yardages you hit with each (be honest) and then consider if you can rely on hitting that yardage consistently too. No point in having a 180 yard club if you only hit that club that distance every 5th shot, if the other 4 are going 165 and 195 then you might as well drop the club.
If you have 210 on your driver and 170 is your hybrid then you've got lots of clubs between your irons and you driver .... You must worry about club to hit from certain distances as you'll have so many choices.
Drop the club you can't get consistent with and ensure you have clubs that cover the distances.
bobmac
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They may be similar lofts but the 5 wood is 2 inches longer than the 3 hybrid
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Cheers for the tip, I will analysis over the winter just what clubs I use the most. 3 wood looking most likely as I used 2 times off the deck last year and the rest was maybe 4 times off the tee. I could use the 5 wood off the tee in the same situation
lol I best add a new line to my chart
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
Paul you are over analysing this. As you said you play off high 20s handicap, it will make next to no difference to your score if you drop the 3wood, 5 wood, hybrid or wedge.
You will see much better improvement by focusing on improving your technique and then speed as 170 with a 5 wood isn't very far, especially if your 3 hybrid goes further. It also sounds like you are not hitting your driver far enough if you are hitting a good 3 hybrid to near driver length.
Focus on short game as that will always bail you out.
Strike. Finding the middle more often will improve distance and accuracy.
Speed. Only really when you are hitting it better should you try to up the speed but that will come with improved technique.
Work over winter and some lessons with a pro will get you where you want to be much quicker.
Best of luck :thup:
You will see much better improvement by focusing on improving your technique and then speed as 170 with a 5 wood isn't very far, especially if your 3 hybrid goes further. It also sounds like you are not hitting your driver far enough if you are hitting a good 3 hybrid to near driver length.
Focus on short game as that will always bail you out.
Strike. Finding the middle more often will improve distance and accuracy.
Speed. Only really when you are hitting it better should you try to up the speed but that will come with improved technique.
Work over winter and some lessons with a pro will get you where you want to be much quicker.
Best of luck :thup:
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Cheers mate, Sound advise. Doesn't help that my pro moved to Malaysia last month to start coaching over there (don't fancy another pro change yet, this one really changed my game got me down from a 28 to 26/25 this year) anyways yeah short game is my focus hence all my wedges. Thats why I have changed my irons and Wedges now in september instead of march (when im 30) so that I can get 7 months practice in with them before the new season.
Aim next year get cut in the society to 24 (off 28 in the society as my highest score is 35 in them) also to win my match play against the 25 Handicapper I have drawn (we played 2 years ago he was off 27, he had a good last 2 rounds and got cut to 25. he beat me on the last hole that time round and only because I lost all ability off the tee otherwise I would have white washed him.. revenge time)
duncan mackie
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Having read all this I would lose the 3 wood and the 3h.
The former because it has no function currently and you are only likely to use it when neither the driver nor 5 wood appeal (which is exactly the wrong time to use any infrequent club!). The latter because the wide range of yardages you quote suggests you don't swing it consistently (for whatever reason) and swinging consistently is your friend, especially with a wide range of wedges for yardages!
I would expect you to hit both the 5w and 4h better as a result, and from there you can add from a position of strength.
The former because it has no function currently and you are only likely to use it when neither the driver nor 5 wood appeal (which is exactly the wrong time to use any infrequent club!). The latter because the wide range of yardages you quote suggests you don't swing it consistently (for whatever reason) and swinging consistently is your friend, especially with a wide range of wedges for yardages!
I would expect you to hit both the 5w and 4h better as a result, and from there you can add from a position of strength.
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Paul
Can I offer some constructive advice? You play off 28, you have already mentioned that your 5 wood or hybrid ( can't remember which) goes anything between 170 and 200 yards so this suggests to me that your ball striking is pretty inconsistent. I would suggest that you spend your money on lessons rather than trying to buy clubs to fill every yardage gap when it seems you are not capable yet of hitting the required yardages consistently.
Sorry if this seems a bit harsh but I'm trying to be realistic and offer you some practical advice.
Can I offer some constructive advice? You play off 28, you have already mentioned that your 5 wood or hybrid ( can't remember which) goes anything between 170 and 200 yards so this suggests to me that your ball striking is pretty inconsistent. I would suggest that you spend your money on lessons rather than trying to buy clubs to fill every yardage gap when it seems you are not capable yet of hitting the required yardages consistently.
Sorry if this seems a bit harsh but I'm trying to be realistic and offer you some practical advice.
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ive just run out of lessons and my pro has moved abroad to work. He took my swing from a 28 handicapper getting 25 points a round to a 26/25 handicapper getting 30 plus points a round in the space of a year. I'm gonna use the off season to practice what he showed me (got it all written down in a lesson book) rather than switching pros again. I've always been told can take up to a year for what you learn in lessons to fully filter into your game on the course so I'll see where I am next season before going for further lessons
went down the range this morning. Practiced mainly chipping and irons with a few woods thrown in just to keep those strikes in the brain. The irons had a slight fade. The driver a small fade however the long woods had a baby draw which was nice to see the flight considering I hit about 3 of each long wood.
some nice spin off the wedges aswell.
Stick with it although if it as me, I'd look at maybe one lesson in the new year and maybe one at the start of the season. Work hard over the winter, enjoy the journey and I hope it works out well
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If my pro hadn't left I would have a lesson in march. My old pro wants me back but I had him for what 3 years and I learnt very little. 1 year with new pro and he taught me so much.
dont want to change again because takes me about 3 lessons or so to get comfortable with the pro. Don't know if can face changing again so soon lol
Shop around. Ask those you play with. I find word of mouth very useful. If you feel you didn't move on with the old pro, don't go back but see who is out there
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Unfortunately everyone I play with live up the a1 and I live in havering so about 30 miles away. My range is a Scott cranfield centre tho and has 3 other pros still around. Need to see who out of the 3 I gel with
HawkeyeMS
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If you were a great wedge player you wouldn't need 4 wedges and you certainly wouldn't be off of 28. My own opinion is that you don't need 4 wedges, but you could also drop one of 5w/3h or 5h/5i. In fact, off of 28, you could probably drop the driver and use the 3w instead.
