What club, that you keep in your bag, do you use the least? And speculate why.

[Reg5000]

I choose 5 iron as well.... I never seem to end up at the 190-200 mark too often at my home course.

[boogielicious]

3W although I usually will hit it once a round on the course I play the most.  My 3H is more useful and off the fairway I will only lose 5 yards at most.  All the other clubs will be used depending on the yardage.

[bunkerputt]

I don't use driver much.  Courses around here aren't that long so giving myself 60 yards in on a par-4 doesn't buy me much over a full wedge by taking iron off the tee.  I think I've hit that thing once in two months.

[njcl13]

SW,for obvious reasons,quite suprised 4i beats it as the least liked club,i'd rather a 4i over a bunker shot

[Jimbo Slice]

My 5 iron doesn't see to much action hanging out with me. I haven't really added up what I'm doing right or wrong that makes the 175 yard distance not show up, but I rarely hit my 5 iron. My 4 iron is beat to crap, and the 5 is still looking new. Thinking about it, I don't hit my 6 or 7 that much either.

[Stewie007]

I seldom hit my 9 iron on the course. I find myself rarely winding up at a distance that requires its use. Of course, sometimes I just make an unwise club selection, but most of the time its simply that I am close enough for a pitching wedge or far enough that I have to go with the 8i.

[Dave2512]

Originally Posted by Stewie007

I seldom hit my 9 iron on the course. I find myself rarely winding up at a distance that requires its use. Of course, sometimes I just make an unwise club selection, but most of the time its simply that I am close enough for a pitching wedge or far enough that I have to go with the 8i.

Same though I use mine for the short par 3's all the time. On the course not so much.

[Stewie007]

Originally Posted by Dave2512

Same though I use mine for the short par 3's all the time. On the course not so much.

That is primarily where I run into using my 9i. However, recently, a lot of the course I have been playing either don't have many short Par 3s, or there is enough elevation to distort the distance range that I want. When I'm facing down a short 3 with significant negative elevation relative to the tee box I'll mix it up between the 9i and PW depending on just how far it is; that's typically where I run into problems. Conditions and my overall gameplay of the day can make it a good or wise decision making the difference between overshooting with the 9i or undershooting with the PW.

That said, I probably also could have voted for the Lob Wedge.... since I've become allergic to that club.... I have yet to master its use.... so I usually leave it for the practice chipping area. Not yet comfortable with it.... hehehe

[Chas]

EIther my 5W or my LW, which is in my bag at the time - I seem to be switching between these two at the moment.

The 5W because my 3h almost always does the job on par 5's; the LW because an open SW is usually good for flop shots etc.  Right now I'm going with the LW because I'm trying to improve my play around the greens.

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by Chas

EIther my 5W or my LW, which is in my bag at the time - I seem to be switching between these two at the moment.

The 5W because my 3h almost always does the job on par 5's; the LW because an open SW is usually good for flop shots etc.  Right now I'm going with the LW because I'm trying to improve my play around the greens.

I voted 5-iron, then used it 3 times my next 9-hole round. If I don't like a club it stays home, but eventually they all get a turn.

[Aquaguru]

4 iron.  Mostly becuase I can hit my 5 iron just as far and much more pure as the 4.  I'm thinking about ditching it and picking up a 60*

[roachman]

I never have been able to hit my 5 iron consistantly without hooking the crap out of it

[Big C]

Definitely the 3-Iron. My 4 iron goes about 205 and my 3-hybrid is my 220 club. So if I am in between those two distances, I will usually just play it long or short, depending on where the trouble is. I just don't have a ton of confidence standing over the 3-iron for some reason, even off the tee.

A close second is my 60 degree lob wedge, which I only hit in certain situations out of specific lies. Whenever possible, I opt for the 56.

[Audaxi]

It has to be the 3-Wood without a doubt. It's because I have Pro Launch Red stiffs in all my other woods/hybrids, but couldn't find a reasonably priced 3-wood with this in it. However, now they don't sell the regular Pro Launch Reds anymore, and now they just have the "speed coated" ones or whatever that cost $70 or so a pop compared to about $30 that they used to be. I'm stuck with a Ping regular, which is really a soft, for now so I hook it like mad.

[clubchamp]

My lob wedge which I'm not sure why I even carry it most of the time. I only use it when a real demand for a flop shot or a tough bunker shot comes up which rarely happens so I never use it.

[utztech]

I voted 4 iron.  I hit it like crap.  I usually choke down and take a 3/4 swing with my 3 hybrid instead.

[robrey85]

I'd have to say my 7i for the only reason that I just rarely ever seem to be that specific length from the hole. It's weird because I hit my 7 iron around 150-165ish.

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by Big C

Definitely the 3-Iron. My 4 iron goes about 205 and my 3-hybrid is my 220 club. So if I am in between those two distances, I will usually just play it long or short, depending on where the trouble is. I just don't have a ton of confidence standing over the 3-iron for some reason, even off the tee.

A close second is my 60 degree lob wedge, which I only hit in certain situations out of specific lies. Whenever possible, I opt for the 56.

You have a nice manageable gap between your 3h and 4 iron (220-205 = 15 )

Is there really a need for a club between them?