MrFreeze

Hello all I have made the switch to the Callaway Apex DCB irons and love them. Longer than anything I have ever played. My issue is that I hit the PW roughly 125 - 130 yards. My 50* (gap/approach) wedge, on the best day down hill with a helping wind from behind, goes 95 yards. I have gotten a knock down on the PW to about 115 yards. My thoughts were: Bend my 50* to 48* Go with the DCB AW Look at other 48* wedges Would like to get your experienced opinions. Thank you

During one of my lessons I asked this very question. My instructor, PGA Teaching Pro, said that it is easier to get the 7w through than the same lofted hybrid. I didn't believe him but after much time / trial it seems, for me, to be true. Everyone has different bio mechanics. Look at your gaps and your yardage gaps. Find where those are and fill it with the appropriate club. I would look at the more modern 7w from Callaway (my new love in clubs) - for me it is the speed - Taylormade, Ping, etc. and hit it along side your 26* 7w. I will say that you will be surprised by the distance and forgiveness of the newer clubs. When I did this very thing I put up the Ping (as I was a ping guy) 425 in both the 7w and the 4hy, the same in Taylormade, Titleist, Callaway (loved the super hybrid, but it was way too high a launcher for me), Cobra and Wilson. Then I did a fitting and it came down to the Titleist and the Callaway because of feel and numbers. The Callaway just felt better. You need to go and try em all, feel the feel and note the distances and I would suggest that you get a pga pro (fitting/teaching) to fit you for the club you are looking at/for.

My NEW 5 iron is going the same distance as my old 7wood. Yes. Ok. So I went and hit a ton of 20* / 21* hybrids. Nothing really worked well for me. Tried them all. So I went over and tried some 7 woods. The technology has grown great since the 917f2 I had. I finally settled on the Callaway Speed 7 wood. Super easy to hit. Goes about 190ish. Thank you all.

Hello Thank you for the quick response. I am playing (14): Callaway Epic Speed 9* Ping G410 LST 3wood Ping G410 5wood Titleist 917F2 7wood 5-PW Callaway Apex DCB 50, 54, 58 Ping Glide Forged Odyssey White Hot OG putter

Good day all Swing improved a bit so I recently was fitted for new irons. Yay, out of the clunky super game improvement irons to the Callaway Apex DCB's. LOVE THEM. My gapping issue is that I now hit my 5iron about 170-175 yards. With the former set that was my 7wood (Titleist 917f2). The next up, after the 7 wood (the lpga club) is the 5 wood (Ping G410) and it fires on a regular basis at 200 yards and a bit more. So there is that hole between the 5iron and 5 wood. What to do? Hybrid? or ??? I know all y'all will be able to share opinions.

Thank you all. I have the following in my bag: Driver - 10.5* - Taylormade M4 3W - 15* - Titleist 917 F3 7W - 21* - Titleist 917 F2 4Hy - 22* - Ping G400 5 - W - Ping G 50*, 54*, 58* - Ping Glide Forged My 3W and I are learning to be friends. Thank you for all your help

Good day all I am curious (in learning mode). Would you carry one fairway wood and a driver with 4 wedges (50, 54, 58, 6x) or a driver, 3 wood, 5 wood and 3 wedges (50, 54, 58)? My bag has a 4 wood and a 7 wood along with 2 hybrids (4 & 5) and the 3 wedges.

I am a fellow GI person. Working my way through to the 70's ... :) ... I have the G400 hybrids (4 & 5). I moved from some other, older, clunky hybrids. I found that if I think of them like irons and ignore the size and follow my iron path swing it usually is a good shot. Maybe that will help you.

I am getting up in age. I am 57. I am hitting the ball better than ever. I average 225ish off the tee. When I get it well struck it is 250 to 260 +/- ... say 3 out of 10 drives fit here. My one, ONE, long drive was 298. All of those with the roll out. Other than that I am surprised when I hit past what my clubs are doped (data on previous excursion) at. I guess I am getting older. I just grunt or roll the eyes when I hear the big fish stories. :)

We have what is called "Golf Expo" every spring. For the last two years I have gone and gotten the fitting for both my irons and my driver. It helps that they take the fitting cost off of my purchase. 🙂 They spent a great deal of time working with me and making adjustments to the shaft (multiple choices), the club head (on the irons - the lie angles), and watching me swing with my then current equipment. Yes. Do the fitting.

I play one. I call it my "LPGA" club. 🙂 It is the Titleist 917F2 21*. I hit it about 200+/- consistently. LOVE it.

I would go for the one that is most forgiving, longest, and sounds the best. If they are equal there, then I would go with the newest technology.

Driver: 245 3W: 225 Hybrid: 210 4h: 180 5h: 170 6I: 160 7I: 150 8I: 140 9I: 125 PW: 115 50: 100 54: 80 58: 70

Hello all 5 iron or 5 hybrid? Which and why? I have the 5 iron (Ping G) in my bag. Pretty much only used for punching out of trouble. Ready? Go.

I have the 917D2. It measured 45" with the head on it. It is a regular flex with the Diamana Blueboard 70 (I think) shaft in it. I cut 1" off of it and everything straightened out and has gone long. After cutting it (the pro shop did it) I, at the recommendation of the Titleist fitter, put in the 14gram weight. That counteracted, so I am told, the weight that I cut off of the shaft. Went from hitting "spray drives" to mostly down the center. hit 251 and 274 yd drives yesterday.

Typo. It is 44"

So here is my final setup... 5-Iron 38 1/4" 24.0° 6-Iron 37 5/8" 27.0° 7-Iron 37" 30.5° 8-Iron 36 1/2" 35.0° 9-Iron 36" 40.0° PW 35 1/2" 45.0° 44.0° 64.1° 0.14" 12.0° D2 So here is my final setup... Titleist Woods (yes I am going to still call them woods) 917 D 40" 10.5° 915 F 43" 16.5° 915 F 42" 21° 816 H1 39.5" 23° PIng G Irons 5-iron 38.25" 24° 6-Iron 37.625" 27° 7-Iron 37" 30° 8-Iron 35.5" 35° 9-Iron 36" 40° PW 35.5" 45° Cleveland RTX-3 Tour Raw Wedges 50° •• 35.25" 54° ••• 35.125" 58° • 35" Directed Force Putter

Went a you suggested. I had them put a half inch back on it. Smash it well. thank you.

Go to your local golf place and try all of the clubs that you might wanna try, primarily for the shaft flex. See if the SR flex is good as you think it might be. Get a fitting and have a professional watch your and then make the recommendations. Just my 2c

Go to ebay and look up the Taylormade Burner Bubble. Not much money, but seems to fit your parameters.

I agree with all of the others. Get a proper fitting. For me? I was using the SLDR driver 12* with a Sr Shaft. I was hitting it a good 160 to 175 yards. I went to the Titleist Thursday event here in Sacramento. It is where Titleist gives you a free fitting session for what ever you are thinking of replacing. I wasn't thinking of replacing, but was curious. I went in, he watched me swing the club, said try this "catch the rain" (turning my hands over at the bottom of my swing). Ball went a little farther. He said - here try this. Then try this. Shafts, head, more shaft information. (he brought, all, ALL, of the shafts that are being offered for the clubs) I was fitted for the 917D2 with the Blueboard S+ 70 in Regular. I regularly carry 230 yards with roll out (some days more than others.) coming in between 20 and 30 yards more. I hit the M2, Ping G, M1, King Cobra F7 (can't remember which one), ... I hit everything that Haggin Oaks had in their super shop (we call it the library - you check em out and return em). 6 months later I am still hitting it straight (no on purpose shot shaping for me) and long...long for me. (I am 55 yrs young). I hit my 3wood roughly 235, my 7wood about 220ish. Go get fit at a reputable fitting place. You will not regret it.

I wondered about this very subject. I would hit one in 4 or 5 right down the center of the fairway. The others were equally as long, but who knew where they were going to go. Spraying to the right? Spraying to the left? Bah. I read where Tiger and Ricky, as you did, used the shorter length drivers. So I started messing with that by choking up (or is it down) on it and hitting several with my hands in that position. Trying to make sure that the swing was essentially the same. I took mine down to 44" (rather than 45) as it was 90+% of the time right down the gullet.

Edit: My hybrid and 5 iron are at 24*. So after going through the bag here are my lofts.. Titleist 917 D2 Driver - 10.5* Titleist 915F 3 Wood HL - 16.5* Titleist 915F 7 Wood or 5 Wood HL - 21* Titleist 816 H1 Hybrid - 24* Ping G 6 iron 27* Ping G 7 iron 30.5* Ping G 8 iron 35* Ping G 9 iron 40* Ping G PW 45* Cleveland RTX 3.0 - 50* Cleveland RTX 3.0 - 54* Cleveland RTX 3.0 - 58* Directed Force 2.0 Putter Any issues in the gaps in the woods?

Thank you. I do have a HL 3 wood and a 7 wood. 16.5* 3wood and 21* 7wood. My 5iron is 25*. My hybrid is a 23*.