How my interest began…
I live in the SF Bay Area now for 26 years, and some time during the early 2000’s I picked up 'Search for the Perfect Golf Club” by Tom Wishon and I was off and running. I’ve read it 20 times, and it’s marked up more than any college textbook I owned years ago. From there, it was on to ‘The Perfect Fit’ by Jeff Sheets, and then constantly checking to see what the folks at GolfWRX, MyGolfSpy, Hooked on Golf, No Putts Given, Fully Equiped and others were talking about. I’ve learned a ton, and I’m constantly tweaking and experimenting the more I learn. It’ll never end :) So, I decided to start this blog to share some knowledge about the less mainstream golf equipment topics for those true enthusiasts and tinkerers hungry to learn as much as they can on their quest for one stroke better than the round before.
What’s in My Bag
DRIVER: Taylormade Stealth 2 w/Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 70, S, D3 w/7g tape on head, butt trim .75” to 45”, set to 11.25 loft.
5 Wood: Taylormade V-Steel with M.A.S.2 regular shaft, D3 w/4g tape on head, 42.5”, 18 loft, 59 lie.
3 Hybrid: Cleveland HALO w/True Temper DG S300 SL, D3 w/4g tape on the head, 39.5”, 22 loft, 60 lie.
6-7 iron: Callaway Diablo Forged w/True Temper DG S300, D3.5 w/4g on head, 6 iron w/27 loft bent 1-degree strong, 7 iron 31 degrees loft.
8-UW: Titleist T200 w/True Temper Project X 5.5, D4. 4 degree loft gapping.
GW, GW2: Titleist SM10 w/True Temper Dynamic Gold S200, D5, 52 & 54 (bent to 55) degrees/12 & 11 bounce, Full Sole & S grinds.
SW, LW: Titleist SM10 58.14 & SM 58.08 w/True Temper Dynamic Gold S200, D5, 58 degrees/14 bounce and 58 degrees/8 bounce, K grind & M grind. 58.08 flat 1 degree to 63.
Putter (for now): Ping Fetch Mallet, 3 loft, 70 lie, S-bend hosel, Lamkin PP60 midsize pistol grip.
I know what you’re thinking…a few old clubs in the bag. Yep. They’re classics and until I find something better, they stay. I have upgraded the bottom end and the driver though. The SM10s are 2024, as is the Stealth 2, and the T200’s are 2023 version. All have Golf Pride Tour Wrap 2G grips: midsize in Driver, FW and Hybrid, standard for the rest. Split-sized wrapping underneath for the wedges.
I know what else you’re thinking…where’s are the 4 & 5 irons, and why is there a 6 iron and 7 iron from 2006? In short, I choke the 3 hybrid when I need 4 iron distance and my 6 iron is bent a degree strong to bridge the gap. And the 6 and 7 irons?…nothing, and I mean nothing, performs like or feels as good as a Callaway Diablo Forged iron.