Are you really good enough to play your equipment

[maraca2020]

I would say that it's only justified by feel. Although they may be geared towards better players, if you hit much better with them and feel a connection, I think that would justify a purchase.

[egehoski]

Yes, I am.

[iWALK18]

I WAS, in fact I'm pretty sure I'm too good for my equipment, but now I've got Nike CCi forged irons on the way, so we'll see how that goes.

[B-17 Pilot]

For years I thought that I was not nearly good enough to buy "new technology" clubs. In fact, when I started playing seriously three years ago, I went on eBay and put together a set of Taylor Made Ti Bubble II's figuring that that technology would be more than enough! Then I used my buddies TM Super Quad driver and after a number of expletives, realized that I really COULD take advantage of new age clubs. Last year I sold my Bubble II's and bought Taylor Made CGB Max irons and my own SuperQuad. I improved tremendously, and will do better this year with a potential R9 driver which I'm getting fitted for in a few weeks. At 59 I'll never be a scratch golfer, but I think I can get into single digits!!

[thedoxology]

I've always played equipment about to my handicap. Except when I was in a rough patch one summer. I bought used Callaway x-14s, big ass irons with a huge forgiving clubface, while i was a 5 handicap. Make the game as easy as possible for you, a lot of it is confidence and that's exactly what the x-14s gave me. I was back at my hogans quickly, which are cavity-esque long irons and forged blade short irons. The cavity/blade mix makes all the sense in the world in my opinion.

I think most double digit handicappers that play blades are tricking themselves a little bit, but confidence and results are what it's about.

Remember to practice from inside 100 yards more than any other part of your game!

[Dr.Golf]

I am........................

Ping S58 irons green dot
Ping Tour wedges 52, 56, 60 deg.
Ping G10 Driver and 3 Wood
Ping Redwoood Anser putter

[Dpricenator]

A good friend of mine who plays the same irons I do says the same thing. He's said he'd play hot pink balls if they dropped his score by an average of 1 stroke a round.

I play hot pink balls, but only cauise they make me look hella sexy.

[Sherlockian]

Nope, but they love me anyway?

[RocketSauce]

i think i am. i shot 74 (2 over) yesterday, so i think thats qualifies as good enough to play my equipment?

[smith5606]

(Be Forewarned - The following may be overly saccharin for the uninitiated!!)

Hit the clubs you dream about.

Anything else is a compromise to things that aren't really that important. What other people think is irrelevant. They have made their choices. Make yours.

Be prepared to be frustrated, to hit a few bad shots, and have most of the world cluck their collective tongues. I'm sure they are well-meaning. Their motives are pure, I'm sure. They are probably even correct - in a empirical, Vulcan way.

But they don't know what you know. They don't hear the small voice that speaks to you when to grip "the club" that you can't hear when you grip anything else.

Who knows, you may grow into those clubs that "you are not ready to own". You wouldn't be the first. You may find that they are always too much club for you. But the real question is "what club makes you smile?"

I think you know the answer to your own question. Do what you know you want to do and don't look back for a moment. Good luck.

[Prairie Golfer]

My equipment consists of a shepherd's crook and a rock, so I'm going to have to say no.

This new golf technology is really goofy to my eyes. I see driver heads the size of pumpkins, ugly irons with soles wider than the ones on my shoes and putters that look like they've been beamed in from Deep Space 9. It must work for a lot of people, but I think I'm looking for something a bit more traditional as I re-enter the game.

I may come around on the giant drivers, but I'm really afraid of hitting two feet behind the ball and snapping that graphite shaft in two. I'm sticking with my old Bullseye putter for this year at least. The irons? After a few practice sessions I have to ask, do they make game improvement irons that correct a hook?

[pshizz]

Yes i am good enough to play my own equipment. I dont buy into that forcing yourself to concentrate bullshit by buying blades when you are a 20 handicap. This is garbage, and a waste of anyone's time. If you cant hit the club consistantly than it will not help you. With all of this technology these days...why not take advantage of it?

[Guest]

Some great advice I got on this topic was:

"Can & Can't are both right...only you decide"

I was using Callaway Big Bertha irons when I decided to take lessons to improve my game. Right out of the gate the instructor pointed out I was using the wrong clubs for my swing. See a pro and get the truth rather than thinking or feeling you are using the right/wrong clubs...

[Fourputt]

Yes i am good enough to play my own equipment. I dont buy into that forcing yourself to concentrate bullshit by buying blades when you are a 20 handicap. This is garbage, and a waste of anyone's time. If you cant hit the club consistantly than it will not help you. With all of this technology these days...why not take advantage of it?

Spoken like someone with a long way to go in life.... At least wait until you're 20 before giving out such sage advice. I'm 62 and I've been playing more or less serious golf for more than 30 years.... are you trying to tell me that you know more about my game than I do? That's rich....

[IcemanYVR]

Yes, I'm good enough to play my own equipment... in fact, even if I was a professional, I doubt I would play anything much different. It works for me, and I really like every piece of equipment in the bag.

I don't have a problem with people playing blades, but I don't buy into the theory that they will make someone practice better. I don't think someone should be playing blades until they can at least consistently make solid contact with the ball.

[ChiChiIsMe]

no, I suck. I want to go back to hickory and persimmons........

[JOSEPHLB]

I'll be playing these this season and I am going into this year knowing that I will struggle at first.

[DavidFehertysBike]

The clubs are just tools. You swing them, not the other way around. You should play anything that excites you about using them to play and that maximizes the game you already have. With solid fundementals you should be able to play and style of clubhead that you want.