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I'm just wondering if you have ever bought anyone single peice of equipment, that provided you with the most improvement?

May be a driver, a putter, a rangefinder...what was it and why?
It's the indian, not the arrow! But it sure is nice to have good arrows!!!!!

Driver : r7 Limited 9.5* Matrix Ozik X-Con 5.5 (Reg) | Fairway: 906F4 15.5* (Reg) | Hybrids: DWS Baffler 3/R 20* (Reg) & Baffler Rail H 4-H 22* (Reg) | Irons: AP1 5-G (Reg) | Wedges: SW - SM56-10 & LW - SM60-04 | Putter:.....

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my Vokey Wedges..okay not "one" piece, but two :)
"My swing is homemade - but I have perfect flaws!" - Me

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Range finder, for sure. If you're guessing distances based on yardage sticks and flag colors, then you're sure to pickup several strokes or better during the course of a round.
What's In My Stand Bag...
Driver: R9 TP 9.5*
3W: R9 15*
Hybrid: Rescue Dual TP 2H 16*
Irons 3-P: MP-62Wedges: Vokey 52* & 58*Putter: 34" Newport StudioBall: Pro V1x

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My GPS unit has made me 'feel' the most improved, but scores are not really reflective of this because the rest of my game has fallen apart. I am now hitting a lot more greens, but less fairways with driver and making less putts so scoring has stayed about the same or is slightly worse.
Driver: SQ DYMO STR8-Fit
4 Wood: SQ DYMO
2H (17*), 4H (23*) & 5H (26*): Fli-Hi CLK
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

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Two for me. One is my gps due to the confidence it gives you knowing you have the right club selection. With that though I'm now hitting more bunkers where before I tended to not use enough club and ended up short of the green and any greenside bunkers.

Which brings me to my Cleveland cg 12 wedge. I've always used a pw from the sand and adding this club to my bag has made a tremendous difference.
Driver :Adams Speedline 9032LS 10.5*
Woods:Wilson Staff FYbrid 3W
Hybrids:Wilson Staff FYbrid (wood/hybrid gap)
Hybrids:Ben Hogan Edge CFT 3H & 4H
Irons:King Cobra S9 5I-PWSand Wedge:Cleveland CG12-58*Putter:Ping Redwood AnserBall:Nike Karma/Topflite GamerFavourite Gizmo:Club Caddy

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getting lessons

In my Staff bag:
Bazooka HP-5 Driver 460cc
Bazooka OS HP-5 3/5 Woods
Jmax QL Irons 5-PW (Graphite Stiff Shafts)
X-tour Gap Wedge 52* X-tour Sand Wedge 56* Lob Wedge 60* Rossa Daytona 1 Putter


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My irons. Mizuno MP-57's, lengthened a 1/2 inch and mid size grips. I got fitted and it was the best thing I've done to date equipment-wise for my game.

Just the irons themselves helped greatly with learning how to hit irons, to always accelerate through the ball. They're not blades but they will definitely let you when you don't hit them solid. Any deceleration through the swing and you know it immediately.

A big difference from my previous clubs, sort of game improvement type irons with deep cavities and lots of offset. In my opinion, if you play golf with any type of regularity, and desire to improve, you should not be using game improvement irons. They only hurt you. Just my opinion though.

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I will say my 64. I now have alot of confidence from 65 yards and also short sided. I can pitch it close from any distance inside of 50 yards and with my 60 I would always go long or not spin enough.

It is amazing how much spin I can get from 20 yards. It makes me feel like a pro until I miss the putt.

Brian


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My Mizuno MP-R 56 wedge with 13 degrees of bounce. I struggled getting out of bunkers so badly but this club has made me a decent bunker player.

Second place goes to my GPS which gives me confidence that I have the right club for the shot.

Ping G425 Woods, FWs, and Irons

Vokey 56

Odyssey Jailbird Mini

 

 


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Everything in my bag is new and I have benefited from each addition but I'll have to go with my driver. I went from a 7.5° Callaway ERC Fusion to a 7.5° Ping G10. I am hitting so many more fairways with it due to it's forgiveness which is adding confidence.

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Rangefinder for sure. I can't really say that is the only reason my scores have started to go down, but I know it is a big help. I am pretty good with the distance control on my irons, so knowing the exact distance, and not having to guess, is a big advantage. I find myself with much shorter putts than I used to. Still don't make many of them, but par is a real easy score to get when you are only 15 feet away as opposed to 35.

I will judge my rounds much more by the quality of my best shots than the acceptability of my worse ones.


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The video camera. Its been around for eons, but the fact that it's so cheap, portable and easy to use. I can throw my run of the mill nothing special point and shoot in the bag with a tabletop tripod without thinking. It has a very functionable video camera that I can freeze and replay. Having that at my disposal at anytime really helped me.

Steve

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I wonder how much of it is mental...

For instance, I 've never doubted my driver, in fact when I started to play it was my most comfortable stick, even on miss hits. The bad thing is that I just found out it's a fake....I'wonder if it will affect my game? It better not, otherwise, i'll be driving with my 3w.... NUTZZZ

It's the indian, not the arrow! But it sure is nice to have good arrows!!!!!

Driver : r7 Limited 9.5* Matrix Ozik X-Con 5.5 (Reg) | Fairway: 906F4 15.5* (Reg) | Hybrids: DWS Baffler 3/R 20* (Reg) & Baffler Rail H 4-H 22* (Reg) | Irons: AP1 5-G (Reg) | Wedges: SW - SM56-10 & LW - SM60-04 | Putter:.....

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I would say the Yes! Tracy II putter I purchased was the best purchase that lowered my score and made me a more efficient putter.

A GPS device is also up there as now I am very confident with my distances.

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


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My Taylormade Rossa Monza Putter. It's 33" long. That 2" difference made all of the difference between 3-4 putts and now 1-2 putts. I'm getting so comfortable with outting now that I'm thinking about getting a blade putter... 33" of course.

In my Exodus on a 2.0
Driver..... FT-5 10* Draw
Fairway.. Big Bertha 2007 3w
Hybrids... 3DX DC 3 & 4 Ironwood
Irons...... TA6 5-DWedges.. CG-14 56* 2 dot, Niblick 37*Putter.... IC 2010


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BV 56deg wegde.
What I Play:
913D3 9.5°Diamana Kai'li 70 Stiff  "C3" | 910F 15°, Diamana Kai'li 80 Stiff "D2" | 910H 19°,  Diamana Kai'li for Titleist 85 Hybrid Stiff | Titleist 714 AP2 4 to P Aerotech Steelfiber i110 S | SM4 Vokey 50.12, 54.14 & SM5 60.11K| 34" Edel Umpqua + 40g Counter Weight
 

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Mine would be a tie between the CALLAWAY BIG BERTHA FUSION FT-3 that I got a few years ago and my TITLEIST SCOTTY CAMERON FUTURA PHANTOM PUTTER that I just got a few weeks ago.

In My Limited Edition "Sir Isaac Newton Caricature" Big Bertha Tour Bag:
Driver: Big Bertha Fusion Ft-3
Hybrid: Big Bertha Heavenwood 3h
Irons And Wedges: Big Bertha X-12 3-Sw And
60* Vokey Spin Milled Oil-Can Lob-WedgePutter: White Hot Xg Sabertooth and a Futura Phantom Balls: Hx Hot Bite...


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