Club Selection question from an EXTREME novice

[Gorio]

Okay, so far I have been lurking on the Sand Trap. Time to dive in with my first question. Before you guys go off on me, please realize, I haven't a clue that's why I am asking this question and SEEKING the advice of this community.

I have in my bag the following clubs: Driver, 3H, 5H, 4I-9I, AW, PW, LW, SW, Putter. Now here's my delimna, I have a huge distance gap between my Driver and my 3H...I know I could use a Fairway wood...but what in my bag can I stand to give up?

Fire away...I am listening.

[Dent]

I'd have to say get rid of one of the wedges, most preferably the Lob Wedge, although it is a great wedge, I think you can do the same things with it with the SW or the AW.

[brussolino]

Well I am new as well...lurking for awhile, I think that this site is a great place to learn and I have a very similar question. I only have 13 clubs at the moment, and I am not sure what I should add, because I feel like I am wasting space. I carry Driver, 2-9, PW, SW, LW and putter. I hit my 2 iron farly well, and
I have always had problems with hybrids and fairway woods...I consider myself pretty good from off the green, and I think I would benifit from another wedge, but like the feel of having all the same set, and If i got a new wedge it would feel out of place (very ocd'ish, I know)...So I was thinking of a 3W....should I just order a wedge from ping? I heard they will replace 1 club from an original set, but this particular set did not have the other wedge.

Am I crazy?

As for the question...I think if you have trouble with the distance shots, you would get more out of a fairway wood, but I don't know much...

[xamilo]

If you have a 3H and a 5H I would say your 4-Iron can be taken away and replaced by a 3-Wood

[Garthmo]

if i were you use a Driver , 3 Wood. one Hybrid. 4Iron to PW. a 60 degree mabye. and a putter. Thats all I use and it works for me.......

[cvlngineer]

I would lose the 4 iron, and keep the wedges. I play with 3, 52, 56 and 60 degree, and I would be lost without them.

[mellojoe]

I'm a total beginner.

Right now all I use:
3-Wood
5-Iron
7-Iron
9-Iron
PW
SW
Putter

That's it. And I rarely, RARELY use the Sand Wedge.

[glebert]

We all probably have too many clubs. I've heard anecdotes where a club had a day were everyone played with just a 7i (maybe a putter too) and most people shot better than their normal score. Last winter the courses here were too wet to hit irons, so my bag was driver, 5w, 7w, 9w, SW, and putter. I actually beat my personal best several times with this bag, and with weather that would rival Scotland in February.

[itzzzberny]

i would either lose the 5hybrid or the AW for a 3 wood. the lob wedge in my opinion is more important than the AW. the AW is between the PW and SW, just use your PW with a 70% swing and you get the distance for your AW.
i wouldn't even bother with taking out your high irons. they may come in handy for longer par 3s.

[four1seven]

easy, get rid of the one you use the least...

you're a novice. you don't need that many clubs. learn to swing the ones you got.

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good luck