How many clubs do you guys carry?

[JWL1957]

I have always hovered between 10 and 11 clubs in my bag. My friends say I'm crazy not to carry the legal limit of 14. I just tell them that I cant handle the 11 I have now.

My current inventory:

TM 9.5 Burner driver (some times substituted with a 13 dgree metal)
Cobra 20 degree Hybrid
4-PW Tourney irons
Vokey 11 degree SW
Ping Zing 50th anniversary putter ( some times a Ray Cook blade putter)

[James_Black]

I have 12, I don't see any need for more clubs in my bag

[delav]

I play 14 right now. After reshafting my hybrid with a aldila nv 95-x, it's filling the role that used to cover my 3 wood off the tee as well, I can pretty accurately play this club to about 250 off of the tee and anything over 220 from the fairway. I still play my 3 and 4 irons, which alot of guys swap out for hybrids. Carrying 3 wedges helps my scoring around the green.

[Shindig]

I have always hovered between 10 and 11 clubs in my bag. My friends say I'm crazy not to carry the legal limit of 14. I just tell them that I cant handle the 11 I have now.

No, you'd be crazy to carry any club that doesn't help you on the course, whether it's the fourteenth or the sixth. There's a player on this board of about your handicap level (who I view as the one who puts the most good thought into equipment and rules of any amateur on the board), and I'm pretty sure he carries twelve.

On the other hand, since you have your 11 clubs, you could, for example, put the 13 degree metal in with the driver for 12. Then you can "substitute" it mid-round if you feel like it, or use the driver during a round in which you might have substituted it but didn't need to do so. When you want to try a new club, you can put it in the bag without exceeding the legal limit. Obviously, you will have tried it on the range first, but now you can see how it works on the course. And if you don't like it, you haven't removed a club you might end up needing that round for it. I was carrying 13 until a few weeks ago; when I wanted to try a new (to me) driver, it was the 14th. When I decided I liked it better than the old one, I took the old one out and was back to 13. Now I'm trying a 60°. Plus, plenty of folks - some on this very board! - have played to their handicap in 5- or 7-club events. If you really want to fill up to 14, go find some $5 old demo clubs - pick ones you know you can't hit. Blade 1-irons or something. Put them in the bag just for the sake of having fourteen clubs. Or ask your friends for random old clubs of theirs to fill up the bag.

[Chief Broom]

One thing I envy about guys who ride is the ability to carry all the clubs they want in a really huge cart bag. If I ever go the route of using a push cart I'll definitely get a cart bag and consider adding more clubs. The 14 club limit really only applies to tournament rounds. If you're playing a handicap round you can still carry the clubs but decide beforehand which clubs you'll be using and limit yourself to those.

[zeg]

Until recently, I only had 10 or 11. Just added a 3W and a couple wedges, but I've still not decided whether I'll actually keep them around. I certainly don't feel the need to use the clubs just because they're there. If you own 14 or fewer, I'd say just throw 'em in in case you feel the urge to use one. If more than that, then I'd suggest not feeling married to a particular setup.

If you're playing seriously, though, I'd consider only putting in clubs you objectively want to use. If you can't hit your 3W, then take it out so you don't get a jolt of testosterone and do something stupid when choosing clubs. But for recreational rounds, I think it's healthy to occasionally try that shot you really shouldn't.

[Gilly]

I play 13

[andef]

I used to play with 11 clubs when I started but now have 14. I don't see why I should give myself the chance of shooting the lowest score which I know I can do because I have a club that will help me in whatever situation I find myself in.

[sean_miller]

Today - 15. I noticed an extra 3-iron in my 5-wood slot - on the back nine. Oh well.

Typically 14 - I like a lof of options off the tee, so I struggle to find the right wedge combo. Right now I go from the 9-iron, gap wedge, 56, 60.

[srjorion]

14. I have a total of 16 clubs and have a 4H and new 5W that I substitute in and out of the bag.

[GaijinGolfer]

I carry the full 14. I want all the choices possible out on the course and thats what carrying the full 14 gives me.

[Felenah]

Hmm I carry 15 - 4-p irons, Driver, 3w, 5w, 2 wedges, ping eye 2 2iron, putter, and a desert club, lots of cacti and desert out here. I'm not about to ding my nice callaways on junk.

[Titleist_ProV1x]

14, and each has a specific yardage and gap that works for me

[relentlesswhitey]

ive got 14 and three wedges. sometimes remove the 60 degree depending on the course conditions

[tmccaughey1]

I carry 14 and swap wedges for hybrids or fairway woods depending on where I'm playing or how I'm hitting them. I used to go with 9 when I was carrying my bag, but have since gone to a push cart so I load it up.

[Sherlockian]

14 are in the stand bag, but I find myself playing alot with just a Sunday bag and 6-7 clubs. I still shoot close to my handicap too.

[Greg]

right now Im back to 12(5w gone) though im going to put another driver in the bag and decide which one i want to use, still not sure, ive tried so many this year its unreal(5) the one club thats baffling me to this point. I sold my burner a week after I got it, couldnt hit it very well, back to the bloc 455 but maybe looking to trade a friend for his driver that I have used and like, a couple years old ben hogan driver but ive hit it better than anything else lately.

[Quinn07]

I carry 14...I have always carried 14 so why change now.