New Golf Clubs

[RoughNTuff]

Hello Fellow Sand Trap Members!

My name is Paul and I have been playing golf on and off since I was about 8-9 years old. I've started playing golf again since 2013. I play golf anywhere between 1-4 times a week during the spring and summer weeks when I can. When I got back in the game, I was given a set of clubs from a friend of mine. It had a TaylorMade Driver, Irons, Putter, and a Cleveland Gap Wedge. Right now, I currently have a TaylorMade driver, Adams fairway woods, taylormade irons, Cleveland gap wedge, Fire Sole, Sand Wedge, and Knight Lob Wedge. I have already been playing this game seriously for already a few years and I have been having thoughts about some new clubs.

My current set of clubs are:

TaylorMade R1 Driver- 12 degrees

Adams Tight Lies Air Assault 3 wood and 5 wood

Taylormade 360 Irons (4 to PW)

Cleveland 52 degree wedge

Fire Hawk Sand Wedge

Knight 60 degree wedge

I have been to my local Golfsmith store already looking at some new golf clubs and this is the set configuration I had in mind (From Driver to Wedge):

Driver: TaylorMade R15 (430 cc clubhead, 12 degrees)

Fairway Wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 (3 wood- 15 degrees)

Hybrids: TaylorMade AeroBurner (3 hybrid, 4 hybrid, 5 hybrid)

Irons: Ping G30 (6 Iron, 7 Iron, 8 Iron, 9 Iron)

Titleist Vokey SM5 Wedges: (48.08 F Grind, 52.02 F Grind, 56.10 M Grind, 60.10 K Grind)

This here is my desired set of clubs from the driver down to the wedge. 

The main question I have is, what kind of golf clubs should I be looking to get, I put up my set configurations (current and future) and I was wondering what would your take be on current clubs versus looking into new ones.

Thanks and happy golfing!!!!

Paul S. 

[WUTiger]

5 hours ago, RoughNTuff said:

... The main question I have is, what kind of golf clubs should I be looking to get, I put up my set configurations (current and future) and I was wondering what would your take be on current clubs versus looking into new ones. ...

Time to get fitted for clubs. The possible new clubs you have identified are all good clubs, if they fit you.

Also, how are you scoring? For irons you may be on the line between SGI and GI (classifications from Golf Digest's annual Hot List) .

As for the RBZ.s2 fairway wood, try both the 3W and the 3W/HL (high launch - other OEMs call it a 4W). Many golfers find they can hit a 4W more reliably - and sometimes farther - than a 3W.

As for wedges, right now you have a mixed bag. Most people get better distance continuity if the wedges come from the same model. If you are spending the $$$ on SM5 wedges, get custom fit. Vokey has not only loft/bounce and sole-grind options, but also a variety of shafts.

[pganapathy]

Go to a pro fitting place and see how you are hitting your current clubs versus your proposed new set.  Whatever set you get has to be custom fitted.  If you are not seeing a major improvement, be it distance, dispersion, contact, control, spin etc., do not change for the sake of changing.  The new set sounds good though

[dbuck]

4 hours ago, WUTiger said:

Time to get fitted for clubs. The possible new clubs you have identified are all good clubs, if they fit you.

Also, how are you scoring? For irons you may be on the line between SGI and GI (classifications from Golf Digest's annual Hot List) .

As for the RBZ.s2 fairway wood, try both the 3W and the 3W/HL (high launch - other OEMs call it a 4W). Many golfers find they can hit a 4W more reliably - and sometimes farther - than a 3W.

As for wedges, right now you have a mixed bag. Most people get better distance continuity if the wedges come from the same model. If you are spending the $$$ on SM5 wedges, get custom fit. Vokey has not only loft/bounce and sole-grind options, but also a variety of shafts.

I concur Dr. Tiger