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kmarkham Established Member

kmarkham

My club used to have a competition where you were only allowed three clubs (plus your putter). It was the full 18 holes and it was Stableford.

Which three clubs would you take and why?

I'd go for a four iron, an eight and a wedge - my course is not long so wouldn't need the driver

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FHopper

Driver
#5 rescue
60* wedge

Current Bag
Ogio Synchro cart
'07 Burner Driver, 3 Fairway, and Rescue 5
Early Titelist Cavities
200 56, Spin milled 60 , Rossa  Suzuka

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sp33d Dedicated Member

sp33d

3wood, 7iron, PW or 60 thats a tough one.

Aerolite III bag
MP600 10.5*
F-50 15*
MP57's Project X 5.5 3-PW
CG10 56* RAC 52* 60* 2 Ball putter ProV1/ProV1X Blackberry Storm GolfLogix

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Greg Dedicated Member

Greg

Driver, 5 hybrid, Pw

In my bag
Driver-top flite cannon 460 cc 10.5 deg, reg flex
3 Wood-ACUITY GOLF RCX 14°
3h-warrior golf tcp 20°
4h-warrior golf tcp 23°5h-warrior golf tcp 26° 6-pw-AFFINITY / ORLIMAR HT2 SERIES irons steel shafts regular flex56° sw-tour seriesram puttergolf balls-intech beta ti

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bruce Dedicated Member

bruce

5 wood or 2 hybrid,7 iron and a 56* sand wedge.I worked it out that your
average par 4 will be 380 yards.I'm allowing you 220yrds off the tee which
wiil leave you 150 front 160 middle and 170 back of green,your 7 iron should cover this and your sand wedge for those errand shots.

aeroburner tp 10.5 stiff
superfast tp 2.0 3 wood stiff
Halo 25 and taylormade tp 19 degree hybrids
miura cb 202 and wedge
tp 52* wedge, tp 56* taylormade spider mallet putter

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dmband8985 Well Established Member

dmband8985

3 hybrid, 7iron and 56...maybe a 52 instead depending what the course is like

in my bag:

Driver: '08 Cobra F Speed LD 10.5 w/UST Proforce V2 Tour Flight stiff

Fairway: Adams Speedline Fast10 3-wood w/Aldila Wasabi stiff
Hybrid: Nickent 3dx 3H
Irons: Nike CCI forged 4-pw Wedges: Nike Victory Red 52 56 60 Putter: Rife Mr. Beasley Balls: Bridgestone B330-RX Tees: epoch

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Where's the Cart Girl? Well Established Member

Where's the Cart Girl?

It would depend on the course, but the default would be:

2 iron (yes, 2 iron)
7 iron
56* wedge

I can keep the 2 iron in the fairway with a low flight more than I can the 3 wood. And I don't own a 5 wood.... yet.

The bag:

Driver: Taylormade R7 Limited (10.5*)
3-wood: Taylormade R7 st (15*)
5-wood: Titleist 909 F2(18.5*)Irons: Taylormade RAC TP MB; Project-X 6.0 (3-PW)Wedges: Vokey Spin-Milled 52.08 Vokey Spin-Milled 58.12Putter: Odyssey White Hot Tour #1 (33")Ball: Titleist ProV1

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sean_miller Incredible Member

sean_miller

Fybrid (like a 2h), 7i, 52*

PS. this really 4-club.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.

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billysandy Dedicated Member

billysandy

I don't really understand why people are going for a driver and a hybrid.
I did a 3 club + putter competition in the summer and got 34 points in a stableford and came second. The winner had 35. I used 20* hybrid, 7 iron and a 54* wedge which i think worked perfectly.
What I Play:
Wilson Mini Stand Bag | PING G10, 10.5°, Proforce V2 HL S | PING G5, 15°, 18°, Aldila NV 75 S | PING G5, 19°, Aldila VS Proto By You 80 S
Mizuno MX200 4-PW S | Ping Tour W 50/12 X | Ping Tour W 58/TS X | A selection of putters, all 35.5 inches.
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MiniMoe Dedicated Member

MiniMoe

we sometimes go out in the afternoon with only three clubs. I always take a 3H, 7iron and wedge. I have also played with 4H, 9 iron and putter. Every once in a while we only play with one club. It makes you think a lot about where you want to leave the ball.

My swing thoughts:

- Negative thinking hurts more than negative swinging.
- I let my swing balance me.
- Full extension back and through to the target. - I swing under not around my body. - My club must not twist in my swing. - Keep a soft left knee

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windmarkbob Member

windmarkbob

I'd take a 4hybrid, 7iron, and a 51 degree approach wedge.

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Always looking for people to golf with in Memphis

In My Bag - Gigagolf
Driver/Woods: GX Squared Ti 10.5 -- 3W: GX Squared Fairway 15

Hybrids/Irons

3 HY: GX920 Hybrid 20 -- 4 HY: GX920 Hybrid 23 -- 5-9: GX920 Irons

Wedges

Pw: GX920 46 -- Aw: GX920 51 -- Sw: GX920 56 -- Lw: GX920 60

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Sherlockian Well Established Member

Sherlockian

A few coworkers and I play this way at least 4 times a month after work. I always find it interesting that when limited to 3 clubs(4 including putter), the shot making and fairways hit are so much better. The scores are usually better as well. We are rarely searching for balls hit way right or left. I think alot of us would be better off if we limited ourselves to a half set of clubs and left the driver in the closet.
I usually carry:
5 wood
7 iron
PW

In my  Warbird Hot stand bag:
nike.gif Dymo2 Str8 fit 10.5 or  HiBore XLS 10.5,  Steelhead Plus 3 and 5 woods,

 NP2 3H,  DCI 990 4-PW,  Forged + 54/12,  RAC 58/8,

 Classic #1,  NXT Tour or  Burner TP
 

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sean_miller Incredible Member

sean_miller

2 iron,7 iron,60 degree

I considered this option as well. I also considered taking a driver in case I need to take 2 club lengths relief. Then I decided to not hit the ball into the gorse.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.

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