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Big Al

By Big Al
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Big Al Member

Big Al

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I had a look through the forums and couldn't find a thread similiar to this (possibly im blind ) but i thought it would be interesting if everyone shared the worst club they had ever hit.
For me it was an old ram wood i found in a relatives shed, it appeared to be in good condition but boy when you hit it it made a real hollow sound and went absoloutely nowhere, i would compare it to hitting a ball with a rolling pin.

In My Colonial Cart Bag
Driver: Big Ben CS3 9.5 Neutral
Woods: F60 3&5
Irons: BH5 Offset Model
Wedges: Sureout WedgesPutter: Karsten Zing USABalls: Z


Iowa Hawkeye Dedicated Member

Iowa Hawkeye

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A kid on my HS golf team was braggin' about putting the ball 230 yards with his new "460". 460 this 460 that, turns out he was reading the stakes wrong and it was going 180 ... Aaaanyway, back to the topic. It was a new ram driver and I took one swing and there was this horrible clank, the club was aluminum, and it hit so dead it hurt my hands.

FTi 10* Draw w/ ProLaunch Blue 65g Stiff
5 Wood
Walter Hagen Ultradyne Blades 3-PW
52*
X-Tour Vintage 56.13 X-Forged Chrome 64.09 Dual Force BladeBall: B330Rx or Pro V1


Gioguy21 Great Member

Gioguy21

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I'd have to say the worst club i've ever hit was the first set my grandfather "gifted" me ....a set of pinnacle steel shafted driver/3w/5w. Hit it like hitting a bowling ball with a sponge, no distance, hurt like hell in any weather under 75* and the shafts were something made of copper, bent about 2 weeks after i had them on a drive, AND a fairway wood...

In my Titleist 2014 9.5" Staff bag:

Cobra Bio+ 9* Matrix White Tie X  - Taylormade SLDR 15* ATTAS 80X - Titleist 910H 19* ATTAS 100X - Taylormade '13 TP MC 4-PW PX 6.5 - Vokey TVD M 50* DG TI X100 - Vokey SM4 55 / Vokey SM5 60* DG TI S400 - Piretti Potenza II 365g


PiKapp23 Great Member

PiKapp23

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The worst from a modern premium brand (at least they were for a little while back in 90's), was a Goldwin ADVP driver. It was made of aluminum and just felt horrible. At the time I had the ADVP irons and loved them so I was excited to find a used Goldwin driver at a used club store. It was expensive new, but they had this for $25 so I almost bought it without even trying it. I probably hit 10-12 balls with it, thinking that I must have just hit it wrong (it as a much bigger head than the driver I was playing with at the time). Finally I realized it wasn't me but the club.
Driver: SQ DYMO STR8-Fit
4 Wood: SQ DYMO
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Irons (5-6): MX-900; (7-PW): MP-60
Wedges (51/6*): MP-T Chrome; (56/13): MP-R ChromePutter: White Hot XG 2-Ball CSPreferred Ball: e5+/e7+/B330-RXGPS Unit: NEOPush Cart: 2.0

Fat Slice Great Member

Fat Slice

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I got a maxfli driver (powermax?) and it goes clunk and the ball doesn't go very far compared to my other drivers.

Driver: Nike Ignite 10.5 w/ Fujikura Motore F1
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4H: Nickent 4DX
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6I 7I 8I 9I PW: Mizuno mp-57Wedges: Mizuno MP T-10 50, 54, 58 Ball: random


denver_nuggs_15 Great Member

denver_nuggs_15

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Tour Edge Exotics XCG with Aldila DVS stiff shaft. No feel, no distance, no accuracy. But it could have been the shaft. Maybe the shaft's not for me, but this club/shaft combo was terrible in my hands.

In my Ogio Ozone Bag:
TM Superquad 9.5* UST Proforce 77g Stiff
15* Sonartec SS-2.5 (Pershing stiff)
19* TM Burner (stock stiff)
4-U - PING i10 White dot, +1.25 inches, ZZ65 stiff shafts55*/11* Snake Eyes Form Forged (DGS300)60*/12* Snake Eyes Form Forged (DGS300)Ping i10 1/2 MoonTitleist ProV1


jmurdock Well Established Member

jmurdock

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Just about any of the Callaway drivers I have hit. Especially the FT series.
In My Bag:

Driver: taylormade.gif R11 TP 9˚ -Diamana Kai'li 65
Woods: cleveland.gif Launcher FL 13˚
Hybrids: titleist.gif909H 19˚, 24˚Irons: mizuno.gif MP-53  5-P Wedges:  mizuno.gif MP-T11 50, 54 titleist.gifBlack Nickel 58.08 Putter: cleveland.gifClassic Black Platinum #2 Ball: titleist.gif ProV1x -  Hole-in-one 4/17/09 www.colonialcountryclub.org

coltonwill Member

coltonwill

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A $10 "driving iron" from the mid nineties I found in a Sport Authority. It was a "Pro Select Pro Action 363" w/ 23* of loft. It was almost comical how bad the club was. It felt like it was made out of rubber.

What's in My Extreme Lite Bag:
Driver: 909D2 9.5* w/ stiff Made for Titleist Voodoo
3-Wood: 904f 15*
2- Hybrid: 18* Heavenwood
3-PW: X-18 w/ steel Uniflex shaftsSW: Forged 56* LW: chrome 60*Putter: 34" White Hot Two-BallBall: NXT Tour


DavidFehertysBike Great Member

DavidFehertysBike

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It was the titliest 907D2 for me. The most unresponsive club i have ever hit. It was like trying to hit a golfball with a lead pipe.
THE WEAPONS CACHE..

Titleist 909 D2 9.5 Degree Driver| Titleist 906f4 13.5 degree 3-Wood | Titleist 909 17 & 21 degree hybrid | Titleist AP2 irons
Titleist Vokey Wedges - 52 & 58 | Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 Putter | ProV1 Ball

maycam10 Member

maycam10

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It woul have to be the lynx predator driver, it just felt like i was hitting a beach ball with a telephone poll. No feel what so ever

Lemay427 Great Member

Lemay427

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Tommy Armour Ti 100.

Nike SQ 9.5 w/ ProLaunch Red
Titliest 906F2 15
Miura 202 3-5 Irons
Miura Blade 6-PW Irons
Mizuno MP 51 & 56Yes! Tracy IINike One Black


mountaineer08 Member

mountaineer08

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Cleveland Hi-Bore driver. CLAAAAAAAAAANK. IMO sounded worse than the sumo drivers, and I really had to work to get it 250.

R7 SuperQuad 10.5 Aldila nv 65-s
Burner 15 UST proforce V2
Pro Gold Tour Prototype 23 Matrix Ozik
Pro Gold Tour Prototype 18 Matrix Ozik
AP2 5-PW Vokey SM52.08Vokey SM56.10Vokey SM60.04 Studio Style Newport 2


Titleist Man Great Member

Titleist Man

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For me its the nike 5900 and the TM tour burner and some permission wood. I havent been playing for very long if you cant tell cause iv never even heard of ram.

In My Hank Haney IJGA Bag
Driver: FT Tour 9.5 w/ Aldila Voodoo Stiff
3 Wood: i15 15.5 w/ avixcore red stiff
Hybrids: Rescue 09 19, 22 w/ fujikara fit on stiff
Irons: 4 & 5 MP-52, 6-PW MP-58 w/ KBS Tour Stiff Wedges: MP T-10 52*, 58* w/ KBS Tour StiifPutter: Fastback 1 34 inBall: : Pro...


mjgraniero Established Member

mjgraniero

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I've got six words for you:

Tommy Armour Titanium Tommy Gun Driver

Everything about this driver was just wrong!

In my BagBoy Clip-Lok bag:

Driver: Titleist 909 D2
3 Wood: Callaway X tour (alternates with 2H hybrid depending on the course)
Hybrid: Titleist 909H 21 degreeIrons: Titleist AP2 4-PW, PX 5.5 flighted shaftWedges: Titleist Spin Milled 52 degree, Taylor Made Rac Black TP 56 and 60 deg.Putter:...


shankopotamus Established Member

shankopotamus

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The worst from a modern premium brand (at least they were for a little while back in 90's), was a Goldwin ADVP driver. It was made of aluminum and just felt horrible. At the time I had the ADVP irons and loved them so I was excited to find a used Goldwin driver at a used club store. It was expensive new, but they had this for $25 so I almost bought it without even trying it. I probably hit 10-12 balls with it, thinking that I must have just hit it wrong (it as a much bigger head than the driver I was playing with at the time). Finally I realized it wasn't me but the club.

To this day, the Goldwin ADVP is the only driver in my bag. All my friends laugh when i pull it out, but it sure does make me feel good when i out drive them!!!!!!!

(Which only happens maybe once every other round!!)

cigarnut81 Well Established Member

cigarnut81

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Callaway Big Bertha 454 9.5*. It was a gift & I could not get that thing to stay in the air for me. It just fell out of sky.

Whats in the bag?
Driver = Wishon Golf 949mc 9.75*/.5* Closed Face Angle
Fairway Wood = Wishon Golf 915 F/H 16* Square Face Angle
Wood Shafts = Wishon Golf Pro Flight EXP 85g Stiff Flex
Hybrids = Wishon Golf 331H 21* & 24*Hybrid Shafts = Wishon Golf GI335 Tour Weight 92g Stiff FlexIrons = Wishon...


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