What Name Brand Do You Prefer?

**dfreuter415** · February 24, 2013

Having golfed over 50 years, I have seen and played all of the major golf brands. All of the major golf manufacturers would like you to believe that their clubs or balls are unsurpassed, but I would like to start a thread that gets some opinions of those who have joined the Sand Trap as to what their preferences are. Here is the format: 1) The categories are drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges, putters, balls, shoes and golf bags.Please do not put any particular model, except in the comment section.

I have put a template of the table at the bottom of this post for those interested in replying to copy and paste into their reply...

Here are my preferences

*Please put your preferences of major golf manufactures in the following categories:*
Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers	Ping	TaylorMade	Close call - I find both are excellent
Fairway Woods	TaylorMade	Titleist	TM fairway woods have been in my bag exclusively for more than 20 years
Hybrids	TaylorMade	Adams	The Rescue was the first hybrid and TM is still tops by me
Irons	Ping	Ben Hogan	Hogan was tops by me until it was sold to Callaway in 2003 (and discontinued in 2008)
Wedges	Ping	Cleveland	I have Ping pw (i3+), gap (54°, ISI, BeCu), and lob (60°, Eye 2+, BeCu)
Putters	Odyssey	Ping	Another close call - I regularly use Ping B60 & Anser2, as well as Odyssey XG #9 & 2-Ball putters - all 33" long
Golf Balls	Titleist Pro V1	Bridgestone B330	I also use Callaway and Slazenger
Golf Bags	Ping Hoofer	Titleist	IMHO, No one is even close to the original Ping Hoofer golf bag
Golf Shoes	Footjoy	Adidas	Both brands of shoes are absolutely terrific.

Copy and paste the table below into your reply...

*Please put your preferences of major golf manufactures in the following categories:*
Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers
Fairway Woods
Hybrids
Irons
Wedges
Putters
Golf Balls
Golf Bags
Golf Shoes

**SCfanatic35** · February 24, 2013

Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers	TaylorMade	Callaway
Fairway Woods	TaylorMade	Callaway
Hybrids	Callaway		Haven't hit any others
Irons	Callaway
Wedges	Titleist
Putters	Nike	Ping
Golf Balls	Bridgestone	Titleist
Golf Bags
Golf Shoes

Most of the stuff that I like the most is what is in my bag. I haven't tried very many Drivers or Hybrids so not much to add there. I have loved hitting Callaway Irons since they first started as a company.

**dave s** · February 24, 2013

*Please put your preferences of major golf manufactures in the following categories:*
Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers	TaylorMade	TaylorMade
Fairway Woods	Don't Use them
Hybrids	TaylorMade	Adams
Irons	TaylorMade	Titleist
Wedges	Titlest Vokey	Cleveland
Putters	Oddessey	Ping
Golf Balls	Bridgestone	Titleist
Golf Bags	TaylorMade	Sun Mountain
Golf Shoes	Footjoy	Adidas

**cooke119** · February 24, 2013

I have really only played two brands of clubs. I have the ones I like the most, not so much on Runner-up

*Please put your preferences of major golf manufactures in the following categories:*
Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers	Cobra	Ping
Fairway Woods	Cobra	Ping
Hybrids	Cobra
Irons	Ping
Wedges	Snake Eyes
Putters	Ping
Golf Balls	Titleist
Golf Bags	Bagboy
Golf Shoes	Footjoy

**NM Golf** · February 24, 2013

Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers	Taylormade	Titleist
Fairway Woods	Taylormade	Titlest	I have one of each
Hybrids			Not a fan
Irons	Titleist	Mizuno	Traditional Blades
Wedges	Titleist		Vokeys!
Putters	Titleist	Taylormade	Anything that works and I can anchor
Golf Balls	Titleist	NONE	Best Ball Period. There is a reason the ProV1 outnumbers all the rest big time without having to shell out huge $$
Golf Bags	Ping
Golf Shoes	Footjoy	Nike

**Crusher47** · February 25, 2013


Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers	Callaway	Taylor Made
Fairway Woods	Callaway	Nike
Hybrids	Don't use	Don't use
Irons	Callaway	Taylor Made
Wedges	Callaway	Cleveland
Putters	Odyssey	Nike
Golf Balls	Srixon	Titleist
Golf Bags	Callaway	Taylor Made
Golf Shoes	FootJoy	Adidas

**jmurder** · February 25, 2013

ategory Liked Most Runner-up Comments Drivers Ping Taylor Made Fairway Woods Ping i 20 Taylor Made Hybrids none Irons Ping i 20 Titlelist 990 Wedges Ping Vokey Putters Ping Anser2 Be Odessy 2 ball Golf Balls Pro V1x Penta Tp 5 Golf Bags Ping Hoofer Adidas stand bag Golf Shoes Adidals Footjoy

**MJK3122** · February 25, 2013

*Please put your preferences of major golf manufactures in the following categories:*
Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers	Taylormade	Titleist	Both are good. TM has had this market for a while. See a lot of them out there
Fairway Woods	Taylormade	Titleist	Callaway a close 3rd. The old war birds were great.
Hybrids			Don't use them
Irons	Titleist	Mizuno	The two best players irons there are IMO.
Wedges	Vokey	Cleveland	Both are great
Putters	Titleist	Ping	Only two brands I have ever owned
Golf Balls	TM- Penta	Titleist-ProV	Recently went to Penta and like it a lot
Golf Bags	Ping Hoover	N/A	Have had my Ping for 15 years
Golf Shoes	Foot Joy	Nike	Love the FJ classics but very costly

**shooter** · February 25, 2013

*Please put your preferences of major golf manufactures in the following categories:*
Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers	Taylor Made	Caly razr fit	I like the high rate of turnover with TM, so im able to buy last year gear for a quarter of the price. This allows me to "pose" with the latest gear on the 1st tee! LOL
Fairway Woods	Taylor made	Caly razr fit	I have and love the Callaway razr fit 3 wood, but when the RBZ carries 10 yards further for me. It makes it hard to say no to more distance.
Hybrids	Taylor made	Taylor Made	I like very small head hybrids, and i still havent found one that i like better than my 09 Burner 3h.
Irons	Titleist	Mizuno	Love good blades, but still havent pulled the trigger to buy them for myself....maybe....soon
Wedges	Titleist	Titleist	non better than Vockeys
Putters	Nike Method	Odyssey sabretooth	The Method 3i putter is the best putter i''ve ever rolled the ball with. I doubt ill find another that i'll like more, so i bought 2 of the same putters, one to play with, the other one i wanna be buried with! :) J/K i want a spare one, just incase.
Golf Balls	Pro v1x	Penta	I like the feel of both balls (gross)
Golf Bags	Sun Mountain	titleist	I only carry, and my new TM bag is already starting to fall apart, im not impressed. The TM bag will be replaced w either a titleist or SM bag...soon
Golf Shoes	adidas	Nike	Since i walk 60-70 rounds a year, i like fresh shoes every year...and i only those 2 brands will do it.

**WUTiger** · February 27, 2013

*Please put your preferences of major golf manufacturers in the following categories:*
Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers	Callaway	Cleveland	Both make super big sticks.
Fairway Woods	???	Cleveland?	Not very happy with anyone at this time!
Hybrids	Taylormade	Callaway	May replace with hi-loft FWs
Irons	Callaway	Bridgestone	Fit my eye, "automatic" alignment
Wedges	Cleveland	Callaway	Year after year, great stuff fr. both
Putters	Ping	TaylorMade	Ping B60, w/ 1972 Pal in backup
Golf Balls	TopFlite Gamer	Bridgestone e6	Midspin all the way!
Golf Bags	SunMountain	Ogio	SunM since 1998, on second bag
Golf Shoes	Nike	Adidas	Nike fits narrow feet w/o special order.

Irons are a tough one; most OEMs make a model I could play as long as it had the right shaft!

**onephenom** · February 27, 2013

*Please put your preferences of major golf manufactures in the following categories:*
Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers	Taylormade	callaway	I like my taylormade a lot but I dinged it, and a fitting showed that the callaway was best for me
Fairway Woods	callaway	cleveland	i've only played those two... i like the cleveland but i broke it in my back seat on accident, so i didn't get enough of a chance to place it over the callaway
Hybrids	adams	callaway	callaway is great but there is a reason so many pros play adams.... they are amazing
Irons	callaway	na	only ever played callaways, and they work great for me
Wedges	callaway	edel	i've only played callaway, but i got super lucky and got to try an edel and it is AWESOME
Putters	odyssey		nothing needs to be said here, odyssey is hands down better than everyone else
Golf Balls	taylormade		the penta is an amazing ball, made the switch and i'm not going back
Golf Bags	sun mountain	nike	i have a purdue nike bag that is great, but I like sun mountains a lot
Golf Shoes	TRUE	footjoy	trues are extremely comfortable, and followed closely by footjay

**preisman** · February 27, 2013

*Please put your preferences of major golf manufactures in the following categories:*
Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers	Nike		All I ever used
Fairway Woods	Nike	Taylormade
Hybrids	Taylormade
Irons	Mizuno	Taylormade
Wedges	Taylormade		All I ever want to use
Putters	Odyssey		All I ever used
Golf Balls	Srixon	Titleist	I really like Srixon, but can't say no to Titleist
Golf Bags	Callaway	Ping	My wife bought my bag, I had never owned anything Callaway at the time. My old bag was a Ping from ages ago.
Golf Shoes	Nike	Footjoy

**ScouseJohnny** · February 27, 2013

*Please put your preferences of major golf manufactures in the following categories:*
Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers			Can't keep it on the fairway, so I keep it on the office wall instead.
Fairway Woods	Wilson Staff		W/S Fybrids are cool! The 3 wood Fybrid I use off the tee is long and straight, and has a pleasing, round, quite traditional appearance.
Hybrids			Nope, I have no use for these either. Give me a long iron any day of the week.
Irons	Tour Edge	Wilson Staff	I love Tour Edge Exotics. I like the fact that Tour Edge doesn't pour millions of dollars into touring pros' pockets, too. Their irons are fantastic and affordable.
Wedges	Cleveland
Putters	Cleveland		Cleveland make proper putters in their Classic series. I have a Cleveland Classic #3 in the stainless steel finish.
Golf Balls	Srixon	Noodle	When I'm on my game: Srixon. Noodles are are a cheap and acceptable ball for a quick round after work.
Golf Bags	Wilson Staff		Bought a Wilson ProStaff bag in 1987. Only changed it a couple of years ago for a Wilson Staff Rova. Hoping for 20+ years out of this one, too.
Golf Shoes	Etonic		I like my Etonics, but to be honest I'll buy anything on sale at Dicks provided they are leather, comfortable, and look like proper golf shoes as opposed to tennis shoes.

**Elrey Desol** · February 27, 2013

Category	Liked Most	Runner-up	Comments
Drivers	Mizuno	Calloway	i like the way Mizuno's look at address
Fairway Woods	TaylorMade		just bought my first fairway wood in years recently. RBZ does just fine
Hybrids	Nike	TaylorMade	i like the Nike SQ look - square at address
Irons	Ping	KZG	played Ping for 20 years and liked them quite a bit before my set was stolen. got fitted with KZG and am playing as good or better with these.
Wedges	Cleveland	Titleist	i have Clevelands now, will replace with Volkeys when they've worn out.
Putters	Odyssey	Cameron	Odyssey in the bag now, Cameron would be my next choice if price were no object
Golf Balls	Bridgestone	Titleist	not good enough to play ProV1s, so until that day comes i'm happy with the E-series
Golf Bags	SunMtn		don't put a lot of thought into bags. light? at least six compartments? fine.
Golf Shoes	ECCO	FootJoy	ECCO are the most comfortable shoe i've worn. will probably keep my FJs in the closet for inclement weather only.

**lumpuckeroo** · February 27, 2013

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