Help me with my clubs!

[chippy]

Not sure what to add in my bag anymore, here's what I plan on adding:

-Cleveland Niblick
-Nike SV Tour Wedge 60/10
-a Fairway wood or another hybrid.

My clubs are in my signatures...

[SQ Bimmer]

Knowing what I know now, given your bag, I would add a 16.5* fairway wood (4 wood) and get a good sand wedge. That would probably be more than enough for you for now.

[max power]

  SQ Bimmer said:

Knowing what I know now, given your bag, I would add a 16.5* fairway wood (4 wood) and get a good sand wedge. That would probably be more than enough for you for now.

Great answer. A 60* wedge is one of the last things you should add to your bag, if ever. But you should have a sand wedge.

[2bGood]

If I had a do over on my baf I may look at 58* wedge with high bounce rather than a 56 and 60

[SQ Bimmer]

  max power said:

Great answer. A 60* wedge is one of the last things you should add to your bag, if ever. But you should have a sand wedge.

At my current level, I barely feel that I am ready to add a gap wedge to my bag. Definitely don't think I need a 60* yet, or should even poison myself with one right now. I always thought I needed a full set of wedges because salesmen would tell me I needed them without even asking me about my game. During the last few weeks though, my ball striking and distance with my short irons have been really consistent, and I am actually getting frustrated with the gap between my PW and 56*, about a 20-25 yard gap since my PW is a "strong loft."

So gap wedge is next for me, then later on down the line I will consider a 60*. I might buy one now and mess around with it at the range/chipping green, but I probably wont play it until I get my handicap down more and feel comfortable having that option in my bag.

[Zack]

I just started playing golf last year and got a 60* wedge. I love that thing. It gives me confidence around the green. I pretty much use my sand wedge or pitching wedge for everything else. I just feel like I can get out of the worst lie with the 60* when close around the green.

[doof_dizzler]

Get a SW of about 4 degrees more loft than your GW and 4 wood. Start with that and maybe go to a 3 wood and 5 wood in the future.

[sean_miller]

  chippy said:

Not sure what to add in my bag anymore, here's what I plan on adding:

Is your handicap really 36.0?

Why? Short game, length off the tee, shots randomly travelling sideways into the wilds? It's hard to recommend what you should add, based on just your existing clubs and bag. If it was my bag and my game, I'd add a 3-wood, a lower bounce sand wedge (I wouldn't get a 60* wedge with more than 6* bounce - but that's just me).

[ks8829]

Do you know the distances you hit each club? When you keep score if you track of the following stats below it might help see what club you need.

1) Putts per round
2) Scrambling to save par or one putt
3) Greens hit
4) Fairways hit
5) Sand saves


I would add another wedge to help with the short game.

[bogeyhitter25]

If I were you I'd add a 55* or 56* rather than a L wedge. Also, I'd add a 3W or a 1H.

[chippy]

guys my handicap isnt 36..

my drives are great. I usually set myself up with chance for par and occasionally chance for birdie!

[sherwoodnatl]

Bag a dymo fairway
they go a mile and are the straightest fairways ive ever hit along with the taylormade v-steels

[Bastid]

  chippy said:

guys my handicap isnt 36..

Hard to just recommend a club with no idea how the rest of your game is. What do you struggle with? Hitting greens? Approaches from 200+ yards? What are you looking to improve? Golf isn't quite like the infomercials, you can't just buy the newest product and think you'll start shooting in the 60s.

My advice is to play as much as you can, learn your swing and come to terms with what you feel is your weakest part of your game, that's when you should be looking at clubs. /two cents.