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  1. 1. What's the hardest to hit?

    • Driver
      33
    • hybrids / long irons
      43
    • mid irons
      5
    • wedges
      7


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Posted
I voted wedges because my results rarely match my expectations. Right now my woods are very frustrating as the shafts don't fit my swing, used to be my favorites to hit but updated and gave my old Wilsons to my sons buddy. Wish I had my old ones back but can't bring myself to ask for them back as he is hitting them well and really likes them. Kicking myself for not making sure I was going to like my new ones before giving away the old ones.
ogio.gifedge bag
titleist.gifdriver 10.5* 907D1, 15* 906f2, 18* 906f2
wilson_staff.gif21* hybrid, 3-PW PI7, TW9 wedges
wilson_staff.gif: 8802, 8813, or Arnold Palmer Original
wilson_staff.gifX1 or 50

Posted
Voted driver but 3w gives me fits, stopped gaming it because it was so inconsistent

In my Syncro:

Speedline 9032ls
Speedline 9032ti 14.5* Hybrid
Idea A1 17* 3Hybrid mx-25 3-PW vr 52.10 sm56.10 & sm60.04 Studio Select Squareback 1


Posted
I left the putter out because the stroke is the easiest to make. whether or not you actually hole the putt is irrelevant to how easy the stroke is.

Wedges... there are so many different shots that you have to hit with them.. low, high, running, one-hop and stop, flop, not to mention all the different distances. Sure it might be easier to hit a green, but as misses go, the misses are less forgiving than with a driver or other clubs.

My swing thoughts:

- Negative thinking hurts more than negative swinging.
- I let my swing balance me.
- Full extension back and through to the target. - I swing under not around my body. - My club must not twist in my swing. - Keep a soft left knee


Posted
Growing up I had an old set of Northwestern blades that belonged to my grandfather. The set included a 1 iron. Let me tell you, there are putters out there with a bigger head than this thing!

But as for right now... my wedges give me fits. I go through phases where I pull them BADLY. It eventually gets worse to where I'll even shank them off the hosel.... it creeps up on me at least 1 or 2 rounds a year.

Driver: taylormade.gif Tour Burner 9.5*
4 Wood: taylormade.gif200 Steel 16*
Irons: taylormade.gif Burner '09
Wedges: taylormade.gif RAC TP Satin 54*, 58*
Putter: odyssey.gif White Hot Tour #9  Ball: bridgestone.gif B330


Posted
Long irons... I hit my hybrids pretty well.

Driver.... Nickent DX Evolver V2 65 stiff /07 Burner YS6+ stiff .
4 wood..... Nickent 4DX
Hybrids.....Tour Edge Geomax 22* 25* 28*
Irons.....TM R7 6-P + AW,SW,LW
Putter.....Odyssey White Hot XG 2 BallBag.......Callaway ORG 14 A.L.I.C.E. Ball........Bridgestone e6 / Srixon Soft Feel...


Posted
Driver without a doubt. My fairways hit percentage w/ driver is about 40%. With my 4i or 3H, this goes up to 70%.

Wedge shots I feel very comfortable with. However, my definition of comfortable is on the green within 30' of the hole. I am sure your definition is different than this.

Driver: Burner 10.5 deg
5W: R7 18 deg
3H: Idea Tech
4-PW: MP-57
GW: Vokey 52 degSW: 56 degLW: 60 degPutter: Black Series 1 34"Ball: Pro V1


Posted
Driver. The longest shaft and the longest shot, a miss will be further astray than with any other club. Unlike most of the other clubs, it's adviced a ascending stroke, which differs from all the other clubs.

Ogio Grom | Callaway X Hot Pro | Callaway X-Utility 3i | Mizuno MX-700 23º | Titleist Vokey SM 52.08, 58.12 | Mizuno MX-700 15º | Titleist 910 D2 9,5º | Scotty Cameron Newport 2 | Titleist Pro V1x and Taylormade Penta | Leupold GX-1

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Posted
I left the putter out because the stroke is the easiest to make. whether or not you actually hole the putt is irrelevant to how easy the stroke is.

In that case, I'll change my vote to long irons. If holing the putt (i.e. having made a successful putt) is irrelevant, then so is getting close to the pin with the wedge.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


Posted

Long irons and hybrids. Driver was the best club in the bag. Now it's tied for best. Solved my long iron/hybrid problem by getting the same make, model and shaft in a 7 wood as I have in my driver... MacGregor Mactec NVG2. I was so happy with both of them, I went out and bought an NVG2 3 wood with the same shaft. I'm not quite as consistent with it yet, but it is promising, and I was really struggling with my 3 wood off the deck. Only needed it 3-4 times per round, so it wasn't mission critical to fix the problem. I hit the 4, 5 and 6 irons pretty well, but a NVG2 9 wood is really starting to tempt me.


Posted
I'm going to have to say 3 wood right now. It has been giving me a hard time lately and I am starting to get unconfident with it, especially off the deck.

In my Xtreme Sport bag
'09 Burner 9.5*
F50 15* 3 Wood
Burner 18* 5 Wood
MX-19 4-GW SV Tour 54.12 & 58.08 White Hot 2-Ball SRT


Posted
long irons are the hardest for me to hit so I stop at the 6 iron and play a 24 degree hybrid to fill in the gaps distances.

Titleist 910 D2 9.5 Driver
Titleist 910 F15 & 21 degree fairway wood
Titleist 910 hybrid 24 degree
Mizuno Mp33 5 - PW
52/1056/1160/5

"Yonex ADX Blade putter, odyssey two ball blade putter, both  33"

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