Perhaps not the best method to determine which clubs to leave at home but it worked for me. I have 16 clubs: D, 3W, 5W, 23H, 3I-PW, UW, 56, 60 and Putter. Each time I play, I ONLY take 14 clubs. Each of the clubs have a cover. The first time I use the club during the round, I remove the cover and throw it in either my bag or in the basket in the cart. If during the round, I needed a club that I didn't have in my bag, I indicate it on the scorecard. At the end of the round, I write down on the scroecard the clubs that weren't used during that round. This gives me an indication what to bring inmy bag the next round I play at that specific course and which clubs are a must have while playing.
It works for me...