Nice setup, but I would get rid of the 24* hybrid.  Depending on your swing speed, the shaft on it may result in a loss of control, both directional and distance.  Also, the 24* hybrid is equivalent to the loft of your 4-iron, so basically you are carrying two clubs which do the same thing.  Instead, I would recommend replacing the hybrid with a 21*

Personally, I carry both the 3-4 irons as well as 21 and 24* hybrids.  I alternate them based upon rough and atmospheric conditions.  Basically, when I want a penetrating low to mid ball flight (usually on windy or raining days or on a course with thick rough), I go with the hybrids.  Otherwise, I favor using the 3-4 irons.

Hope that helps...

Nice setup, but I would get rid of the 24* hybrid.  Depending on your swing speed, the shaft on it may result in a loss of control, both directional and distance.  Also, the 24* hybrid is equivalent to the loft of your 4-iron, so basically you are carrying two clubs which do the same thing.  Instead, I would recommend replacing the hybrid with a 21*

Personally, I carry both the 3-4 irons as well as 21 and 24* hybrids.  I alternate them based upon rough and atmospheric conditions.  Basically, when I want a penetrating low to mid ball flight (usually on windy or raining days or on a course with thick rough), I go with the hybrids.  Otherwise, I favor using the 3-4 irons.

Hope that helps...

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Hybrids get the ball higher and farther so I would keep them both

I love my setup right now. I have been changing a few things around but I'm rocking: Driver: Titleist 910 D3 9.5 Kai'li Aftermarke Diamana Whiteboard FW: Titleist 910F 15 Aftermarket Diamana Blueboard Hybrid: Titleist 909H Aftermarket Diamana Blueboard Irons: TA3 Form Forged Gunmetal (Getting ready to order 712 AP2's) Wedges: Vokey Spin Milled 50, 54, 58 Ball: Pro V1 Putter: Scotty Cameron 009 Tour Prototype (1.5 neck, 3x black finish) :)

My SQ 5H and 7H are go to "can't miss clubs".   I have my persimmon 10W and 34H, and Eye 2 5-7 irons, in reserve but have better distance control with the SQs.  

Semi - senior hippie bag here: K15 12* driver G20 4h 23* G2 5 to SW Titleist Vokey 58*/04 Anser 4 33" DT SoLo --- all in an ultralight Titleist bag.... Happy, happy, joy, joy......

Here is my 2012 bag:

Driver: 910 D3, 10.25° (C-3), Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6s, 44.5¨

Fairway: 910 F, 16.25° (D-1), Project X-7C3

Hybrid: 910 H, 19° (B-1), Project X-HE6

Irons: mp-68, Project X 5.5

Wedges: Vokey SM4, 52.08, 56.11, 60.04, 1° flat, Project X 5.5

Putter: Scotty Cameron California Monterey, 33¨

Ball: Pro V1x

Those senior hippie bags WORK.   My driver is a Burner HT Draw (13* loft) and I actually hit it lower and farther than a standard 10.5 neutral driver.   At this point my wood setup is 5W-7W-9W (mainly to determine if there is added value in carrying the 5 and 9 wood); my one two punch for a year and a half had been my 7 wood along with either my persimmon 10 wood (which I have had since 2010) or my SQ 5/26 (which I got last summer).  I also have a persimmon (Louisville HL3) and metal head (SQ) 34H (if I carry the persimmon, the 7 iron is a necessity; if I carry the SQ, I don't really need it because I can close the gap to the 8 iron by choking 1/2 ").   I have better distance control with the SQs.

My middle game had been a bit of a science project between 2006-early 2010.  The common thing is that I have kept a 5 and 6H and some form of "approach" hybrid (34-38*) in the bag and that I don't carry a 6 iron.   I've had (in progression) 3DX (26 and 29), Concorde 9/27 and 11/31 woods (these are Tight Lies clones) G10 (28 and 32), Pinemeadow Excel Strong 31 and 35 (carried a DIY Toski 9 wood through 2009), Warbird Divine 9 and Ely Would (11 wood) and BB 9W and 26 or 29H. 

Hello Hans,

Your bags looks to work great.

This is my bag

Driver: Titleist 910 D2 10.5 Project X 7C3 6.0

Fw: Titleist 910F 15 Diamana 75 Stiff

Hybrid: Adams Super Hybrid Black 19* Stiff

Irons: Titleist 712 CB 4-9 S300

Wedges: Titleist SM4 46.08 Taylormade Z TP 51, 56 60

Putter: Scotty Del Mar

I play Midsize grips on all my clubs

Info: I´m 15 years old, 3 HCP, SS 108mph

/Christian

I'm not so sure about the suggestion that a a wood is easier to hit than a hybrid.  Generally speaking, the shorter the shaft, the better chance of solid striking. Also, some accuracy may be to gain from a hybrid versus a wood.  However, I will suggest that the wood is a better option given a slower swing speed.  Then again, it's all personal preference.

That's nice. Here's my bag to be (ordered clubs):

Driver: 910D3 Diamana Ka'lil Stiff 65 gram

Wood: 910F 17* 55 Bassara reg

Irons: 4-6 CB 712/7-9 MB 712

Wedges: SM4 46*, 52* bent 51*, 56* bent 55*, 60* bent 59*

Putter: Ghost half Mallet

Bag: Titleist lightweight stand bag (14-way)

nice set up .mine is:

driver:titleist 910 d3 8.5 with a tour ad di 6x at a b1 setting, fairways:titleist 910 f 13.5 with a diamana whiteboard 73x at a b1 setting and atitleist 910 f 17 with a diamana ahina 82x, irons:titleist 690 mb 3-pw with dynamic gold s300s, wedges:vokey sm2's 52-08 and a 60-07, and putter is a scotty newport 2

This is no longer what my bag looks like. Here's the updated version:

Driver is the same and so is wood.

Hybrid: TM RBZ 4H

Irons: TM MC 5-9

Wedges: Vokey SM4 46.08, 50.12, 54.11, 58.10

Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2

Ball: Titleist ProV1X

Bag: Ping Lightweight carry bag

That's it.

I see you and couple others have a 46-48 volkey weges what is the reasoning for not going for the PW in the set of irons .

I see you and couple others have a 46-48 volkey weges what is the reasoning for not going for the PW in the set of irons .

Some of the so-called "hotshots" out there may scoff at my bag as a so-called "old geezer" setup (and I admit I was one of those as a teenager in the early '70s because one of the golfers at the Country Club carried a bag of Northwestern woods and the only irons were 8-SW).  When you become 54 or 55 you think about playing smarter and not harder.  I was playing with a rather elderly gentleman in 2007 and he was using a 4H from 160 yards but at the end of the day his score for 9 on a regulation course was +3.  You learn a lot about playing golf from the old guys; for that matter, caddying for them - our club champ at the CC was able to hit a 5 iron 150 yards but he was a scratch golfer.

I know exactly what you mean.  I have played with some older gentlemen, who didn't hit the ball far, but was very accurate.  It was almost embarrassing, as he casually strolled to ball placed perfectly in the fairway, while I combed thru the foliage looking for my 2nd tee shot.  Playing with more experienced players helped me in developing course management skills - it's not always how far you hit the ball, it's more of how accurate you are when you hit it.  A lesson I had to learn after a season plagued with loss balls.

Getting back to the 7 wood vs a 2H..... they both have about the same shaft length (typical 7 wood is 41.5H and a 910H is 41") and similar lie angles (7w= 58*  910H=57.75).  Again, some people find a wood easier to hit than a long hybrid.  The 21* loft of a 7W is much easier to launch vs the 17* loft of a 2H. 

What I see is some guys try to be macho and end up under clubbing or try to hit it so hard they end up in the bushes.  Sometimes you hit the ball farther swinging easy.  You'll see someone pulling out an 8 iron at 150 yd when he should be using a 6 iron.  The other thing I see is someone attempting the big 90 degree backswing and the left foot coming off the ground - another main reason people end up in the bushes. 

To quote  a Naval Officer that I had the experience of working for "the finished product is the important thing; the mechanics are trivial."  Goal: fewest strokes possible. 

I also try not to laugh out loud or too hard as some of these King Kong hotshots come unglued within 100 yards of the pin.  After all, what good is a 300 yard drive if it takes you 6 shots to get in the hole from 100 yards?  Why does someone with a 100+ mph swing struggle to play bogey golf and yet some old geezer with a 15 wood play to a single digit?  My stepmother is 78 yr old, barely drives the ball 170 yards and manages to shoot in the 90s (and humiliate quite a few men in the process).

You can't say that letting your left foot off the ground causes inaccuracy. Look at Jack Nicklaus. One of the best swings in golf and he let his foot come off the ground. Also, a lot of people who played in Jack's time let there foot come off the ground like JOHNNY MILLER. He was the most accurate player ever. People said that his caddy could sit in a chair 150 yards away and catch his balls with a baseball glove. How's that for accurate, huh? Just goes to say you get accuracy and increased power from letting your foot come off the ground because your taking a bigger shoulder turn. 

PS. Nicklaus' driving average was 310 (with 40 year old equipment). Imagine him playing with modern day equipment. 

Nate

Nicklaus, Sam Snead, Mickey Wright.   The way golf was taught in the good old days was to lift the left foot slightly and I even did it and was a pretty straight hitter.   Even then I could get some rather monstrous distance with a real wood (I drove it 325 in my soph year of HS with a 3W).   What they did was re-planted the left foot to start the downswing (something the average golfer doesn't quite have the talent to do). 

If you look at some videos of Ben Hogan, his left foot remained planted.

What causes the power is the torque in the torso and then the releasing of the wrists.  If you have done your backswing correctly, it should be rather laborious trying to talk at the top (another Paul Wilson golf tip). 

I've been a better ball striker since going to a more compact backswing in 2009 and I can generate more power that way.

Jack, Sam Snead and Mickey Wright used to pick their left feet up a little and the trigger for the downswing was re-planting the left foot.  That was the way I learned how to swing a golf club in 1967 or so (my dad used to take me to the driving range when I was 10; I didn't actually play golf until I was 14).    They also used to teach people to put their hands way ahead of the ball at address back then and tilt the head so that you would look at the ball out of the left eye.  I  managed to hit the ball pretty far and reasonably straight but my short game was not so great (especially putting).

The point I was making about lifting the left foot is that quite a few manage to overswing or hang back because they put too much weight on the back foot (and that makes it more difficult to shift weight). 

I've been using a compact backswing since 2009 and I am a reasonably consistent ball striker.

I guess it is a bit redundant - oh well. 

I guess it is a bit redundant - oh well. 

Heres my bag:

TM R9 driver

TM R9 5 wood

Exotics 2 hybrid

Titleist AP2 irons 4-pw

Vokey wedges 52, 56, 60 degree

White hot putter, soon to be scotty cameron

Im 18 years old and I'm a 10 HCP, let me know what you guys think!!! 

Point made.

I can actually relate, as I was one of those who either under-clubbed, over-rotated, or tried swinging too hard.  Those habits not only produced embarrassing results, but also proved to be quite expensive as well - having to purchase two dozen balls before each round can take a toll on your wallet.  Luckily, I was playing Warbirds and Bites at the time (I hate those balls, by-the-way).

I've had a compact backswing since 2009 and it works wonders for accuaracy and consistency.  The main thing is feeling the torque at the top of the swing.   Mine is between Stack n Tilit and the Don Trahan "in da mitt and tru da tree" vertical swing (www.swingsurgeon.com).

My Setup for 2012:

Driver: Titleist 910D2 9.5* Aldila RIP Stiff

FW: RBZ 15* Stiff Stock Shaft

Hybrid: Titleist 909H Diamana 70 Gram Stiff

Irons: Titleist AP1 710 4-GW True Temper Dynamic Gold

Wedges: Titleist SM4 56* 14 bounce, 60* 4 bounce

Putter: SC Del Mar 34" Custom Shop

Ball: Titleist ProV1

Bag: Sun Mountain Lightweight

Grips: Tour Velvet for Wedges, MultiCompound for all others

Handicap: 7

Swing Speed: 102 mph

Age: 15

nice set ups this is what i have.

FT-9 tour driver RIP stiff driver 

RBZ tour RIP stiff

R-11 tour RIP stiff

titleist 910F 21 degrees Stiff

S-59 tour irons with KBS tour shafts

Titleist vokey 60 degree wedge project X shaft

Tour wedge 56 degrees with project X shaft 

Titleist vokey 50 degrees with a project X shaft

Titleist  Scotty Cameron Belly Putter 

Titleist Bag

i am 15 and am a 0 handicap 

My bag is:

Driver: Titleist 910 D2 9.5 degrees UST V2 55 Reg.

Woods: TM R11 3 & 5 Woods Stock shafts Reg.

Hybrids: Cobra Baffler T-Rail 3H & 4H Stock shafts Reg.

Irons: TM Burner 2.0 5-PW Stock shafts Reg.

Wedge: TM Tp xFT 56/16 KBS Hi-Rev Wedge Flex

Putter: TM Raylor Ghost Daytona

Ball: Titleist NXT Tour

I just finished my new bag (after a year of custom fittings and demos):

Driver - Titleist 910 D3, 9.5 degree, Fujikura Motore Speeder Tour Spec 7.2 S with Golf Pride Red Tour Velvet Cord (Project X 7C3 6.5 on original order, I alternate between the two shafts)

Fairway - Titleist 910 F, 13.5 degree, Project X 7C3 6.5 with Golf Pride Red Tour Velvet Cord

Fairway - Titleist 910 F, 17 degree, Project X 7C3 6.5 with Golf Pride Red Tour Velvet Cord

Iron - Titleist 710 MB, 3- 9, Dynamic Gold S300 (Potential switch to S400 or X100 soon), Golf Pride Blue Tour Velvet Cord

Wedge - Titleist Bob Vokey Design SM4, Black Nickel, 46.08 degree, Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400, Golf Pride Red Tour Velvet Cord

Wedge - Titleist Bob Vokey Design SM4, Black Nickel, 54.08 degree, Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400, Golf Pride Red Tour Velvet Cord

Wedge - Titleist Bob Vokey Design SM4, Black Nickel, 60.10 degree, Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400, Golf Pride Red Tour Velvet Cord

Putter - Scotty Cameron Monterey, 34 in

Charn - I too just finished my custom fitting process. Wanted in the worst way to get the 910 D3 Diver but could not get matched with a shaft to keep the ball flight down. The following is what is in my bag:

Driver: I20, 8.5*, Project X Black 6.0, Multi-compound Black/White

Fairway: I20, 5 wood, Digital 17* (1*Strong), 1*open, +1"length (43"),Project X Black 6.0, Multi-compound Black/White

Hybrid: I20, 20*, 1*Strong (19*), 1*open, +1/2"length, Project X Black 6.0, Multi-compound Black/White

Irons: Titleist AP1, 3-GW, 1*Flat, GW 1*Strong, Length +1/4"(all), Project X PXi 5.5, Multi-compound Black/White

Wedges: Vokey SM4 54-11 and 58-09, 2*Flat, +1/4"Length, Project X PXi 5.5, Multi-compound Black/White

Waiting for the Fairway, Hybrids, and wedges. Still experimenting on the putter.

Corrected typo on my Project X shafts