What's In My Bag?
Updated 11/14/2011: Just about every week someone asks me what I play so I thought it might help if I share with my viewers what I carry in my bag. Keep in mind I am always trying new shafts, grips and different component heads just so I have a better understanding of the performance of the products on my website.
For the record, my current handicap is 11.6 so I am not a great golfer but better than average. I'm 63 years old, 6' 3” tall and weigh around 215 with a driver swing speed of 100 mph. If I worked hard on my short game from 50 yards in I could knock 5-6 strokes off my handicap but my bad knees make practice impossible and I'd rather just play with my friends and enjoy my game as it is. I maintain several sets of irons and drivers so things are always changing but here's what is currently in the bag. When I switch clubs I will usually stay with the change for several weeks to allow for adjustment if required and to give the clubs a good review period. Driver: I play several drivers and part of the fun of having this small business is trying different shaft/head combinations. I just placed a new driver in the bag. Head is Alpha RSP Launch Draw with a Harrison Saga 70 R flex shaft and a Pure Wrap grip. I also have been playing an Adams Speedline Draw with Graman UL440 "Limey" R flex shaft. Both drivers are outstanding for me but I attract lots more attention with the "Limey". Everywhere I go people come over on the practice tee to find out what it is. Fairway Metal: Here is my VS-88 II Titanium #3 which is the best fairway metal I have ever offered. It has a deeper face than several of the newer fairway metals which I prefer as I use it mostly off the tee. Shaft is UST Proforce V2 Hybrid 335. Great fairway metal shaft as well as hybrid shaft. Irons: My graphites are back in the bag. I had been playing the Alpha Silver Diamond RX-Tour heads shafted with the new Apollo CWS (constant weight steel) taper tip shafts in R flex and Pure Wrap grip. This iron is made of 431 stainless but I was able to easily adjust the lie a degree. It plays strong, hense the name Tour, as the lofts are around 3° stronger than standard. The CWS shaft also is quite strong because of the stout tip section and I immediately noticed a lowering from my standard trajectory. This shaft is too strong for me and until I pull the shafts and soft step them they won't be player again by me. My graphites refers to the Alpha Luxe 85 shaft in my SVG-3031S head. This is the best graphite shaft I have ever played and I have tried a few. Wedges: My wedges are currently the same as my irons, Alpha Luxe 85 shafts in my SVG-3031S heads. My wedges are swing weighted to D4 while my other irons play at D2. I prefer the feel of the heavier wedge in my short game even though my short game remains pretty anemic.
Hybrids: Currently in the bag are a 19°, 22° and 25° iDrive hybrid. The #3 and #4 are shafted with old UST IROD R flex hybrid shafts from maybe 2005 and the #5 has a new UST AXIVCore Blue R flex hybrid shaft. All of course with Pure Wrap grips. Putter: My putter is a SVG-4012 heel/toe weighted blade with milled face, UST Frequency Filtered shaft and a UST ST1 mid-size pistol style putter grip. This is one great putter! |
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