WITB Photo Edition!

[steve8820]

Just because he is an 18 handicap also doesn't mean that he can't hit them. There can be other points in his game that are lacking, but iron play might be good.

Yes, I agree that his iron play could be good, but other points of the game might be lacking. However, at an 18 I would guarantee that there is some poor iron play happening. Just like in my rounds as a 10.....

Hitting your woods off the deck has a minimal effect on your handicap. How often do you hit a FW wood off the deck during a round? 3 maybe 4 times.

[danieldsuh]

Yes, I agree that his iron play could be good, but other points of the game might be lacking. However, at an 18 I would guarantee that there is some poor iron play happening. Just like in my rounds as a 10.....

Umm I have to hit my 3W almost every hole, at least more then 3-4 times. I play courses that don't have a lot of Par 3's and I don't hit my driver that far. My drives average anywhere from 200 (if I top the ball) to 250 if I hit it solid. I might be able to hit it farther but that is rare. Either way I have to hit my 3W a lot. A lot of times I end up topping the ball and it goes maybe 20 yards. I walk up to the ball and attempt a better swing in order to practice. Sometimes I will top it again and sometimes I will get a clean hit. So yes, it adds a lot of strokes to my round.

[Chris Stack]

Umm I have to hit my 3W almost every hole, at least more then 3-4 times. I play courses that don't have a lot of Par 3's and I don't hit my driver that far. My drives average anywhere from 200 (if I top the ball) to 250 if I hit it solid. I might be able to hit it farther but that is rare. Either way I have to hit my 3W a lot. A lot of times I end up topping the ball and it goes maybe 20 yards. I walk up to the ball and attempt a better swing in order to practice. Sometimes I will top it again and sometimes I will get a clean hit. So yes, it adds a lot of strokes to my round.

Honestly, this is what lead me to taking the woods OUT of my bag, and replacing them with the hybrid. Sure, I give up a couple dozen yards, but the confidence and consistancy I gain is definitely worth it. If I hit a bad tee shot (getting rarer, but they happen) the last thing I want to do is follow it up with a crappy FW shot off the grass.

[FHopper]

[cpjolicoeur]

OH MAN!!! I have that same putter! It's an old Ray Cook model, right? That's funny you have the same one. Mine looks in the exact same shape as well. I've never come across someone else who had the same putter.

I've had mine for probably 15 or so years now and constantly get made fun of for it on the course nowadays with all the new style putters out there.

[bsettle]

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All TaylorMade except Rife Putter.

[Cussin hacker]

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There are a couple Vokeys also.

[bsettle]

There are a couple Vokeys also.

No, that is a 52

TaylorMade Rac TP Y, 54 TaylorMade Rac TP Z, and a TaylorMade Rac TP Y 58......Actually! Like I said, ALL TaylorMade except for the Rife putter.

[rebby]

I finally got around to snapping some pics for a WITB. It's cloudy out and the lighting is poor but you get the general idea.



As indicated in my signature, my bag contains the following...

Driver: Callaway 9.5' FT-5 Tour N I-Mix w/Diamana WB 73 S
Fairway Woods: Titleist 13' or 18' 909F3 D3 w/Matrix Ozik Code 8 S

The driver is a stock I-Mix FT-5 with a Diamana WB 73. This will likely be replaced sometime in 2010 w/the new FT Tour (if the FT Tour proves to be a worthy upgrade anyway) or another "smaller" driver (never have been a huge fan of the 460cc heads).

The fairway woods have both been custom built starting with stock clubs from Titleist. Shafts have been spine aligned and play just a tad stiffer than "stock S-flex". The swingweights are set to D3 (4g of hot melt added to 18' for swingweight adjustment). The 18' fairway wood is my 15th club so it shares time in the bag booting either the 13' fairway wood or 3-iron depending on course, conditions, etc.

All of my woods are gripped with Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cords.





Irons/Wedges: Scratch TD SB-1 3-PW D/S D2/D3, 52' SND D4, 56' SFU D5 & 60' EGG D6 w/S300

My SB-1's were also custom built. Shafts in all irons and wedges have been spine aligned and are Dynamic Gold S300's playing true to flex. 3-9 irons swing at D2, the PW comes in at D3.

My wedges are also Scratch, this time from the Tour Department. Lofts, grinds and swingweights are indicated above. Later I spine aligned the shafts and adjusted the swingweights to my preference after coming from the Scratch Tour Department lighter than ordered (I ordered them as D4, D5, D6 and they showed up D2, D4, D4).

All of my irons/wedges are also gripped with Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cords.







Putter: Scotty Cameron 33" Studio Select Newport

My putter is an OTR Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport at 33" w/the red cord grip. Factory Scotty headcover has been swapped in favor of an Odyssey headcover since I really didn't like the added bulk or velcro found on the Scotty headcover.

I have two of these putters, one stays in the bag the other stays at home for practice around the house. The "gamer" is pictured below.

I love this putter but the graphics and extensive stamping annoy me to a point. As you could likely tell from the rest of my set, I like simple and clean. A more "traditional" satin chrome is just fine by me and I don't want or need a lot of stamping and graphics. Due to that rather small annoyance, I'll likely have a custom SSB made to duplicate my Cameron in form and (hopefully) function. Of course, if I do this, it will be clean w/very few markings. For now however, the Cameron sinks enough puts to stay in the bag despite the minor annoyance.





Well, that's my bag for the start of 2010.

[LBlack14]

Get them thangs DIRTY!!!

[rebby]

Get them thangs DIRTY!!!

I wish that I could, it's -8' outside right now.

I got them all pretty well cleaned up for the pics (except for the woods, oh well). The face pic of the 6-iron was taken when new which is why that looks the way that it does.

[finoky]

Here are my sticks.
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[Shanker]

That's the bag I want! Great pics...just what I was looking for!

Hi everyone, I'm new in this forum. Here is my club set.

[The Wilderness]

Here are my sticks. I took these pics as I looked out to 2 ft of snow on the ground..........



These are not in my bag but next to my bag in the winter.

[LBlack14]

Here are my sticks.

Couldn't see your sticks for all the baby blue crap!

[finoky]

Couldn't see your sticks for all the baby blue crap!

Haha, yeah yeah, can't help it if I am a huge Carolina Tar Heels fan.

[Chicago Lefty]

Here's mine...

Here's the list of what I'm currently carrying in my 10 year old Nike stand bag.

Driver: Taylor Made '07 Burner w/ PL Red
3 Wood: Tour Edge Exotics XCG-V 3 Wood 15* w/ Aldila Voodoo
Hybrids: Tour Edge Exotics XCG-V Hybrid 18* & 21* w/ Graphite Design Tour AD
Irons: Mizuno MP-52 5-PW (2* Flat) w/ DGS300
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Spin Milled 52* 56* 60* (3* Flat)
Putter: Odyssey White Hot #5

[MrGator]

Driver 905R 569 10.5*
3 wood exotic xcg3 15*
hybrids exotic xcg3 18*
rapture 21*
Irons AP1 4-pw
wedges AP2 gap
mizuno 54 & 58* japanese tour issue