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**LowPost42** · 05-12-2009, 02:58 PM

Re: What's in your bag?

Originally posted by bill reed View Post

hi lowpost
i have yet to find anything as forgiving as the ZING/ISI head used in the 20 year old Pings, i find even the G10 are not as forgiving, and you can take off 5 yards of a shot by hitting near the toe but the ball flight stays the same, i have yet to find a club that does that as most put side spin on the ball and you still lose some yards but the ball turns more and harder to keep on target.
i play the ball off the toe a lot to cut the distance into the green and it is easy to do and gives you the feel you have more control of the club in your hands. with the smaller head of say the G5 or the new G10 you don't seem to have the same control.
again i think its a lot to do with how you play and the conference you have in the clubs you use.
i feel that shaping a shot and controlling the distance is more important than hitting long so i am happy to have my old clubs with more loft than the newer clubs so my iron flys higher but shorter than say a G10 5 iron.
most people think the ZING's and ISI as ugly head and look to big but i think that it gives you more face to work with.
i don't think there is another club that the head looks like the ZING/ISI and i would love to have the beryllium/copper ZINGs/ISI as the feel really good and look good too.
for a club with some 22/24 year old technology's they still take a lot of beating from most of the top makers. there may well be better clubs but i still don't think there is any that are more forgiving.
if you ever get the chance try and hit a few shots with a ZING/ISI and see how close the balls end up, then try and hit off the toe near where the groves end and you get the same pattern but 5 to 7 yards short.
it a great way to hit a full shot but take 5 yards off and the ball lands soft too.
cheers
Bill

I find it very intriguing how you intentionally hit toe-side to suck yards off... I'm still a young golfer with lots to learn it seems!

Re: forgiveness - 7 yards is quite enough when you're not expecting it. More bladey designs can cost you as much as 11 or 12 yards - so half that much kept is still good. However, I'll take all I can get and get half of those 7 yards back again (or slightly more).

The Wishon 770CFE iron loses an incredible 2.5 yards for a 1" toeside miss. The 870Ti 2y and the 560MC 4y.

I'm not saying that the ISI's or the ZING's aren't forgiving as far as clubs go, just that there's even MORE forgiveness for those that want or need it.

**bill reed** · 05-12-2009, 03:41 PM

Re: What's in your bag?

hi lowpost
i bow to your greater knowledge of Wishon clubs as i have never seen one over here. i have read about them and Tom Wishon and his great designs and technology.
i think it unlikely i ever get to try one of his irons but have seen one of his drivers use in a comp once.

there use to be 17 club makers and 3 ball makers in Musselburgh in the 1800 (where i live) but sadly none here any more and even the last club maker moved out of St Andrews a few years ago and make mostly wooden headed putters for the USA.
the old days when you had real club makers in Scotland is sadly long gone and most but not all work on golf courses repairing clubs rather than making then.
I'm always impressed to here of people like you and Ted making clubs and tweaking and adjusting them to give you the flight you want and need and clubs like that are worth so much more than clubs bought off a shelf.

i always remember hearing of Lee Trevino going in to Johny Letter factory before the open in 1971 i think it was and adjusting the loft and on all his clubs and would not let anyone else do the adjustments for him. i think he took loft off all his clubs when playing links golf. he was not only a great golfer but he know how a club worked and how to get the best of of them, that year he won the open at Royal Birkdale and again Muirfield the year after.
keep up the good work.
Bill

**Scragger63** · 06-01-2009, 03:31 AM

Re: What's in your bag?

Originally posted by bill reed View Post

Hi Scragger
see you have dropped your ping eye 1 iron but are still using the big headed ISIs, it is hard to find a more forgiving club head than the ISIs.
did it take you long to get use to the new driver with its bigger head.
cheers
bill

Hey Bill...

Yeah, the 1 iron is having a rest, wasn't striking it consistently, even whilst hitting all the other clubs well enough, so thought it best.

As for the new driver, I love it, hit it well more often than not and it has given me at least another 20-30 yards on my old ISI driver. Unfortunately, a while back the head weight dropped out and once I got it back after having it repaired (all credit to Ping for their lifetime warranty), just couldn't seem to hit it sweetly again.

I'm thinking it may be time to upgrade my ISI irons too, the grooves are starting to wear on a few of the irons. But, I still love them and that decision won't be made lightly...

Cheers

**vp27519** · 06-02-2009, 10:29 AM

Re: What's in your bag?

At the moment I carry

D2 9.5 driver
13 degree titleist wood
18.5 degree titleist wood

4 - 9 iron LT2 Tm irons

48, 52, 56 and 60 degree RAC wedges

Scotty Cameron Putter.

Balls Pro v1.

Gloves footjoy.

Shoes Adidas.

**shemp95** · 06-09-2009, 02:05 PM

Re: What's in your bag?

This is my latest set up. It's not too much different from before

Joe

**farrellivb** · 08-01-2009, 02:26 PM

Re: What's in your bag?

This is what my Nike golf bag consists of:

Driver
10.5 Degree Adams Redline Tour 400cc w/Grafalloy "Pured" shaft.

Fairway Woods
Adams Redline 3 wood
Adams Redline 7 wood

Irons
Nike Forged Pro Combo Irons

Wedge(s)
Nike 56 degree Forged Blade SW

Putter
Ping WRX Ti 2 Putter (might be selling soon)

Balls
Pro V1 and Nike (all various kinds)

**SirCliveWolfe** · 08-04-2009, 01:02 AM

Re: What's in your bag?

My clubs are somewhat eclectic and generally very old... but they do me reasonably well, and I absolutely love my 16 year old irons

Driver
13.5 HT Callaway FT-i

Fairway/Rescue Woods
Wilson X-31 3 wood *
H3 Ben Hogan CFT Hybrid - 5 wood replacement
Barracuda Escape Wood (24 degree) - Rescue Club **

Irons
Ben Hogan H40 Oversize - 3 iron to PW (Dating from 1993-94)

Wedge(s)
Wilson 55 degree Harmonised- SW

Putter
Bronty Rustler 4-Hole putter

Balls
Whatever comes out of the lake

Usually Titleist Pro V1's

* This is a relic of a bygone age (maybe the early nineties?) and I can't hit it for toffee for some reason, so I'm going to be getting rid of it. Thinking about the next Hogan Hybrid up... but it's very hard to hit them off the tee... I do love my FT-i so maybe the 3-wood, any ideas?

** I love this club, it will get you out of the deepest rough with good distance, but I'm not ending up there much any more so I'm thinking of replacing it, maybe with a 2 or driving iron, any ideas?

**chefski** · 08-10-2009, 08:33 PM

Re: What's in your bag?

Driver: Taylormade R9 460 11.5 (Just got it today will be goig to the range later this week)
3 Wood: John Letters T Series
Hybrids: Mizuno MP FliHi 3 & 4
Irons: 5-PW John Letters T9
Wedges: Mizuno MPR-52,56,60
Putter: McGregor DCT Face Off

Still learning the game but loving it after only 3 months.

**Dazza XL** · 09-05-2009, 08:52 AM

Re: What's in your bag?

UPDATED.
Driver-
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1.../smilie_tm.gif Burner TP 2007 Version 1 9.5° UST Proforce Tour Reserve 75gm Stiff Flex.
Hybrids-
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...nt/Nickent.gif 3DX DC Utility 15° Aldila NV R 75gm
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...nt/Nickent.gif 3DX Ironwood 20° UST SR2 R 75gm
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ior_nt/miz.gifT-Zoid Fli-Hi 24° Utility DG S300
Irons-
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ilie_cally.gif X Tour 6-PW DG S300

Wedges-
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ilie_cally.gif X Tour Vintage 50°
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ior_nt/miz.gif MP-R Black Nickel 54.10 & 60.05 DG Wedge
Putter-
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1.../smilie_tm.gif Itsy Bitsy Spider 35" cut down to 33" & fitted with Iomic grip.

**bogeyman45** · 09-05-2009, 12:40 PM

Re: What's in your bag?

Driver Taylormade R5 dual neutral 10.5 stiff Aldila nv
Adams insight BUL stiff 15 degree 3 wood
Nickent 3dx red 20 degree 3 hybrid and 23 degree 4 hybrid
Nickent 3dx red 5-pw
Callaway x forged tour 52 degree gap wedge
Adams Tom Watson 56 and 60 degree wedges
Putter is Odyssey white hot XG # 7
Ball, I like Pinnacle Platinum feel and Nike Super soft.
Taylormade Burner LDP and Bridgestone e6+

**Scoot_T** · 11-10-2009, 01:40 AM

Re: What's in your bag?

Originally posted by dannyra View Post

Driver: ProTech 9.5 460cc Pretty good driver for the $50 but I really nead something different.
3,5wd Older Copperhead
3-pw TaylorMade LT
SW Cleveland 56
Not sure what brand name my putter is.

I used to carry a left hand persimmon 4wood, but lost it recently.

My set consist of:
Driver HiboreXLS 10.5 prolaunch blue
3W HIbore XLS fit on red
3-PW MIzuno MP58 projectx 5.0
wedges 54&58 MIzuno MPT
putter Scotty Cameron Laguna

**bogeyman45** · 11-10-2009, 11:59 AM

Re: What's in your bag?

Nickent 3DX Square 9.5 Proforce V2 stiff 9.5 degrees
Adams Insight BUL 15 Degrees stiff graphite Aldila nv65
Nickent 3DX 20 Degree Hybrid stiff graphite Proforce V2
Nickent 3DX 23 Degree Hybrid tiff graphite proforce 2
Nickent 3DX red 5-PW stiff graphite proforce V2
Callaway X-Tour 50 degree gap wedge stiff steel
Adams Tom Watson 56 and 60 degree wedges stiff steel
Odyssey white hot XG #7 35 inch.

**samwear** · 12-23-2009, 11:31 AM

Re: What's in your bag?

driver: big bertha 9.5
irons: 3-SW Walter Hagen Ultradyne
2 iron Ben Sayers Topscott
1 iron and putter have to check the names

**miffin** · 12-23-2009, 04:01 PM

Re: What's in your bag?

Ping G15 12* Reg
Benross 3wood
Dunlop 7 and 9 woods
Snake Eyes Irons
Maxfli Lob wedge

**Mizunoman** · 01-01-2010, 07:30 PM

Re: What's in your bag?

I currently have available in the rack (clubs in italics are in the bag, despite what my signature might say!!):

Drivers:

Callaway FT-3 Tour 8.5° Neutral Aldila NV65S
Tourstage 375Z 9° ProForce V2 68g S Flex
Mizuno MP-001 400cc 9° Ultimate Eon S Flex
Nike (Hail, Satan!) SQ 9.5° Grafalloy Blue S
Bridgestone J33R 460cc 9.5° Grafalloy Blue X
Taylor Made R510TP 8.5° currently unshafted
SMT O2 7° currently unshafted

Fairways:

Callaway Steelhead 3 wood currently unshafted
Callaway Steelhead 5 wood Accra SC M4 tipped 2.5"
Callaway Steelhead 7 wood Accra SC M4 tipped 2.5"
Callaway Big Bertha Warbird 5 wood currently unshafted
Callaway Big Bertha 2004 4+ stock firm shaft
Ping G2 9 wood Grafalloy Prolaunch Blue 65X
Yonex V-mass 250 2 wood currently unshafted
Mizuno Blue Rage 13.5° 3 wood Aldila NV65X
Zero Tolerance 20° Hybrid Aldila NV85S

Irons:

Mizuno T-Zoid Pro II 3-SW TTDG S400
Bridgestone J's Professional Weapon 3-SW Rifle 6.0
Cleveland Reg 588 3-SW currently unshafted
John Letters Lee Trevino Super Mex 3-SW Apollo R
Browning 440 1 & 3-PW Stock Regs
Mizuno MS-1 4-SW Rifle 5.5

Wedges:

Mizuno MP-T 53° TTDG Wedge
Titleist Vokey 400 56° TTDG Wedge
Cobra Phil Rogers 60° TTDG Wedge
Titleist Vokey 200 52° TTDG Wedge
MacGregor Forged 52° TTDG S300

Putters:

Yes! Tracy II
Odyssey Two Ball DFX
Liquidmetal FA-2
Wilson Harmonized 744
MacGregor Balata Face

Ball:

Titleist Pro-V1x

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