Golf Clubs are an interesting facet in today’s game. Today, you can fork over $500 to a scientist (Not Bryson) to evaluate your swing and get set up with the perfect set of clubs. Perfect shafts, perfect lie, perfect bounce and the ideal appearance at set up. In some cases I have seen the same person not change their swing one bit and get an additional 20 yards out of every club. For that we have a lot to be grateful in the modern era, golf has never been “easier”. That said, the hefty price of equipment is a big turn off and often leaves the common golfer scraping the bottom of the bargain barrel at a 2nd Swing Store or looking for older clubs online. I fall into the latter group as someone who has been rocking the same clubs (except for the driver/3-wood) since 2012. While I do not love all of the clubs in my bag, I have developed a feel over the last 7 years with these clubs that I feel has been beneficial for my game. Below is a list of what is in my bag.
Driver: Callaway X Hot Pro
3-Wood: Nike Vapor
Hybrid: (3-Iron) Adams Idea Pro A12
Irons: (4-PW) Nike Vapor VRS Forged
Wedges: (52, 56, 60) Nike Engage
Putter: Scotty Cameron California Monterey
Right off the bat you may notice a dedication to “the swoosh” and while they have discontinued their hardware sales, I have been steadfast in my usage of Nike clubs. I do not think it has to do with the influence of Tiger. Yes, I grew up when Tiger was the games generational player and pumping Nike up with his play but I find my fascination with Nike has to do with my career in basketball. Growing up, Basketball was equally as important to me as golf and Nike made all of the best stuff. Shorts, socks, shirts and most importantly, shoes. While today I feel Nike has tailed off in the clothing department they will always remain undefeated in the shoe department for me. (More on Nike shoes in a future blog post, stay tuned ;)) It is because of this association with style and confidence that I continue to represent the Swoosh in the bag today.
I thought it would be cool to close this brief blog post with stories/memories that I have surrounding certain clubs in my bag. As you can imagine, having these clubs for so long as lead to some cool stories and fun memories using these clubs.
Putter: As discussed in my previous post, I grew up putting like crazy because I refused to pay to use the driving range. I also enjoyed the challenge and art that is the short game of golf letting my creativity thrive. Because of this, the Scotty Cameron putter I have in the bag is the longest running club that I have had in my bag (Over 10 Years) and without a doubt the most cherished club in my bag. I enjoy the profile at set up, the weight of the putter and the feedback that I get from it. Most of the putts I hit, I know whether or not I make it prior to the putt getting to the hole. It still has the original grip and it will until it rots off of the club. This club also holds a special place in my heart because I saved up a lot of my summer caddy money to purchase this putter myself when it came out in 2009. Imagine how silly a Scotty Cameron looked in a bag with a Power Bilt Junior set.
3 Iron Hybrid: I do not know if I have any stronger Love hate relationships in my life. Not just in golf, I mean in all of my life. This club can be the best club in my bag or the worst club in my bag depending on what day you ask me. Some Days I can hit High 210 yard Fades that land softly next to pins while other days I can’t even keep this club on the planet. When it comes to playing shorter courses, this club is impartitive for my course management and its performance is almost always directly related to my score. One memory I have with this club is playing in Arizona on a golf trip and after struggling with the driver the entire first day, I decided that I would let this hybrid be the longest club I play the next day. It turned out to be the right play as I shot the lowest round I shot the entire trip proving that “Drive is for show and putting is for dough” (although the modern PGA would disagree).
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