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I have always hovered between 10 and 11 clubs in my bag. My friends say I'm crazy not to carry the legal limit of 14. I just tell them that I cant handle the 11 I have now.

My current inventory:

TM 9.5 Burner driver (some times substituted with a 13 dgree metal)
Cobra 20 degree Hybrid
4-PW Tourney irons
Vokey 11 degree SW
Ping Zing 50th anniversary putter ( some times a Ray Cook blade putter)

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I have 12, I don't see any need for more clubs in my bag

My Clubs
Driver - LV4 10* R flex
Wood - sam snead persimmon 2 wood (for windy days)
Hybrid burner tour launch 20* stiff flex.
Irons - Tour Mode 3i,4i stiffIrons - FP's 5-PW R-flexWedge - spin milled 54.14Wedge - spin milled 60.07Putter - Victoria Lowest round 2010: 79 (par 70)Latest rounds at...

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I play 14 right now. After reshafting my hybrid with a aldila nv 95-x, it's filling the role that used to cover my 3 wood off the tee as well, I can pretty accurately play this club to about 250 off of the tee and anything over 220 from the fairway. I still play my 3 and 4 irons, which alot of guys swap out for hybrids. Carrying 3 wedges helps my scoring around the green.

In the Bag: TaylorMade R11 TP - TaylorMade R7 TP TS - Cleveland Halo - TM TP 2009 3-PW - Vokey SM 52 - Vokey SM 60 - Rife Barbados CS - ProV1x 


On the Computer:  Analyzr Pro 
 

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I have always hovered between 10 and 11 clubs in my bag. My friends say I'm crazy not to carry the legal limit of 14. I just tell them that I cant handle the 11 I have now.

No, you'd be crazy to carry any club that doesn't help you on the course, whether it's the fourteenth or the sixth. There's a player on this board of about your handicap level (who I view as the one who puts the most good thought into equipment and rules of any amateur on the board), and I'm pretty sure he carries twelve.

On the other hand, since you have your 11 clubs, you could, for example, put the 13 degree metal in with the driver for 12. Then you can "substitute" it mid-round if you feel like it, or use the driver during a round in which you might have substituted it but didn't need to do so. When you want to try a new club, you can put it in the bag without exceeding the legal limit. Obviously, you will have tried it on the range first, but now you can see how it works on the course. And if you don't like it, you haven't removed a club you might end up needing that round for it. I was carrying 13 until a few weeks ago; when I wanted to try a new (to me) driver, it was the 14th. When I decided I liked it better than the old one, I took the old one out and was back to 13. Now I'm trying a 60°. Plus, plenty of folks - some on this very board! - have played to their handicap in 5- or 7-club events. If you really want to fill up to 14, go find some $5 old demo clubs - pick ones you know you can't hit. Blade 1-irons or something. Put them in the bag just for the sake of having fourteen clubs. Or ask your friends for random old clubs of theirs to fill up the bag.

-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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One thing I envy about guys who ride is the ability to carry all the clubs they want in a really huge cart bag. If I ever go the route of using a push cart I'll definitely get a cart bag and consider adding more clubs. The 14 club limit really only applies to tournament rounds. If you're playing a handicap round you can still carry the clubs but decide beforehand which clubs you'll be using and limit yourself to those.

Nike Vapor Speed driver 12* stock regular shaft
Nike Machspeed 4W 17*, 7W 21* stock stiff shafts
Ping i10 irons 4-9, PW, UW, SW, LW AWT stiff flex
Titleist SC Kombi 35"; Srixon Z Star XV tour yellow

Clicgear 3.0; Sun Mountain Four 5

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Until recently, I only had 10 or 11. Just added a 3W and a couple wedges, but I've still not decided whether I'll actually keep them around. I certainly don't feel the need to use the clubs just because they're there. If you own 14 or fewer, I'd say just throw 'em in in case you feel the urge to use one. If more than that, then I'd suggest not feeling married to a particular setup.

If you're playing seriously, though, I'd consider only putting in clubs you objectively want to use. If you can't hit your 3W, then take it out so you don't get a jolt of testosterone and do something stupid when choosing clubs. But for recreational rounds, I think it's healthy to occasionally try that shot you really shouldn't.

In the bag:
FT-iQ 10° driver, FT 21° neutral 3H
T-Zoid Forged 15° 3W, MX-23 4-PW
Harmonized 52° GW, Tom Watson 56° SW, X-Forged Vintage 60° LW
White Hot XG #1 Putter, 33"

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I play 13

Irons - nike.gif Forged Blades / Project X 7.0

Driver - nike.gif VR Pro Ltd. Edition 8.5° / FUBUKI Alpha 70x

Wood - nike.gif SQ 3+ 13° / Stock Diamana S-Flex
Wedges - cleveland.gif Tour Action Gunmetal Reg 588 54° & 60° / DG S400
Putter - White Hot XG 2-Ball F7

Bag - nike.gif SQ Tour Carry

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I used to play with 11 clubs when I started but now have 14. I don't see why I should give myself the chance of shooting the lowest score which I know I can do because I have a club that will help me in whatever situation I find myself in.
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Today - 15. I noticed an extra 3-iron in my 5-wood slot - on the back nine. Oh well.

Typically 14 - I like a lof of options off the tee, so I struggle to find the right wedge combo. Right now I go from the 9-iron, gap wedge, 56, 60.

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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14. I have a total of 16 clubs and have a 4H and new 5W that I substitute in and out of the bag.
In my bag:

Driver: FT-5, 9° stiff
Wood: Big Bertha 3W/5W
Irons: X-20 TourWedges: X Tour 52°/56°Hybrids: Idea Pro 2/3/4Putter: Black Series #2Ball: NXT Extreme/NXT Tour
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I carry the full 14. I want all the choices possible out on the course and thats what carrying the full 14 gives me.

Whats in my :sunmountain: C-130 cart bag?

Woods: :mizuno: JPX 850 9.5*, :mizuno: JPX 850 15*, :mizuno: JPX-850 19*, :mizuno: JPX Fli-Hi #4, :mizuno: JPX 800 Pro 5-PW, :mizuno: MP T-4 50-06, 54-09 58-10, :cleveland: Smart Square Blade and :bridgestone: B330-S

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Hmm I carry 15 - 4-p irons, Driver, 3w, 5w, 2 wedges, ping eye 2 2iron, putter, and a desert club, lots of cacti and desert out here. I'm not about to ding my nice callaways on junk.

~It's the Indian not the Arrow ~

In my bag:
Driver: X460
3 Wood: WarbirdIrons: X18 Pros (3-PW)56 degree wedge: Oil can60 degree wedge: FeO2Putter: Desert Club: ISI 8 Iron~Still looking for a Straw hat~

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ive got 14 and three wedges. sometimes remove the 60 degree depending on the course conditions

Whats in my 14 Way Stand Bag?? Just...
taylormade.gif Superfast TP 8.5* Matrix HD6 Stiff
taylormade.gif '07 Burner 5 wood 18* Snr. 50g
titleist.gif 710 AP2 3-PW w/ Dy. Gold S300
taylormade.gif Z TP 52* 8* stock wedgeflexscratch.gif 8620 56* with D/S grindcallaway.gif 2009 Forged X-Tour 60* 10* bounce stock wedgeflexcameron.gif Pro Platinum Laguna 2.5, 32.5inches

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I carry 14 and swap wedges for hybrids or fairway woods depending on where I'm playing or how I'm hitting them. I used to go with 9 when I was carrying my bag, but have since gone to a push cart so I load it up.
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14 are in the stand bag, but I find myself playing alot with just a Sunday bag and 6-7 clubs. I still shoot close to my handicap too.

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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right now Im back to 12(5w gone) though im going to put another driver in the bag and decide which one i want to use, still not sure, ive tried so many this year its unreal(5) the one club thats baffling me to this point. I sold my burner a week after I got it, couldnt hit it very well, back to the bloc 455 but maybe looking to trade a friend for his driver that I have used and like, a couple years old ben hogan driver but ive hit it better than anything else lately.

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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I carry 14...I have always carried 14 so why change now.

|Callaway I-MIX FT-9  - Driver | Callaway Diablo Octane - 3 Wood | Callaway Diablo Edge Tour [3H & 4H] - Hybrids | Callaway X-forged 2009 - Irons | Callaway JAWS [52, 56, 60] - Wedges | SC Studio Style Newport 2 / Laguna 1.5 / Kombi-S - Putter |
 

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