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Best setup for a high handicap weekend hacker? – GolfWRXers discuss

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3 years ago

Mar 12, 2021

In our forums, our members have been discussing the best setups for high handicappers. WRXer ‘SkrappyHacker1’ kicks off the thread with his current setup:

“Current set up:

10.5° driver

16° 3w

4-PW game improvement irons

50, 56 RTX 4 wedges

Putter

I’m thinking about switching my 4, 5 and 6 irons to hybrid style irons like the Wilson Launch Pads. Good idea to help my game?”

And our members have been sharing their advice in our forums.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

boggyman: “Keep your driver and fairway, then 4-SW in the Launch Pads. You’ll thank me later. Stupid easy to hit. Then play golf and enjoy being out on the course.”
herkyjerk: “I shoot mid to high 80’s and don’t even carry a 5 iron. Hybrids and woods and clunky things are your friend. Make peace with that, and the game will be much more fun. I have buddies that try to hit forged blades and 4 irons and 70x shafts, and I beat them half the time.”
sociojeje: “Some people just don’t hit hybrid well. If you hit your wood well, then probably you are good with hybrid though. Buy one hybrid first (probably 4; 22-24 range?), then see if you like it.”

Entire Thread: “Best setup for a high handicap weekend hacker?”

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Donn Rutkoff

Mar 13, 2021 at 12:36 pm

I’m an old frt too. I have Ping I500 from 6 iron on up. Got fitted. Love em. I have an old and a new Mizuon longer iron. The old is a 24 deg Fli Hi GFF looks like a driving iron. I like it som much that I went for a lower loft same club, but they don’t make a GFF now, so I got a Mizuno 18 degree MMC hybrid/util/driving iron/whatever. Not super easy to hit but I use it on tee for long par 3, and fairway. I have an ancient Adams A3OS red boxster “iron” hybrid, from around 2008. It is my true rescue from the junk, ivy, Oakmont rough (yea, right me at Oakmont). It was made with what was then cutting edge CNC milled maraging face. It is still in the bag. I can hit it off the tee over 200 yards. Don’t ask about driver tho. My curved spine does not handle shafts over 42 inches. I fight a vicious sway when I reach that long a shaft. Bottom line is find a hybrid that works for you. Give Mizuno a tryout if you can. It is hard to think of any metallurgy better than Mizuno.

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Delbert Woodruff

Mar 12, 2021 at 5:24 pm

herkyjerk said “and I beat them half the time”. Thats because you spend the other half of the time worrying what clubs they are using.

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Lucas Herbert WITB 2024 (May)

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1 day ago

May 31, 2024

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Lucas Herbert what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship. More photos from the event here.

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 LS (10.5 degrees @9)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 70 6.5 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (13.5 degrees @12.75)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana DF 80 TX

See more in-hand photos of Lucas Herbert’s gear here.

5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (18 degrees @17.25)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 90 TX

Hybrid: Taylor Qi10 Tour (19.5 degrees @20.25 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Pro Tour Spec 115 X

See more in-hand photos of Lucas Herbert’s gear here.

Irons: TaylorMade P770 UDI (4), TaylorMade P7TW (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (48-09SB, 50-09SB, 56-12TW, 60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Putter: Scotty Cameron GoLo DB5

See the rest of Lucas Herbert’s WITB in the forums.

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Joaquin Niemann WITB 2024 (May)

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May 31, 2024

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Joaquin Niemann what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6 X

3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X

7-wood: Ping G425 Max (20.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X

See more in-hand photos of Joaquin Niemann’s clubs here.

Hybrid: Ping G430 (26 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid

Irons: Ping Blueprint S (5-PW)
Shafts: Project X 6.5

Wedges: Ping Glide s159 (52-12S, 56-12S, 60-10S)
Shafts: Project X 6.5

See more in-hand photos of Joaquin Niemann’s clubs here.

Putter: Ping PLD Anser Prototype
Grip: SuperStroke PP60

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

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Three Swing Challenge: Testing the Mizuno ST-Max 230 driver

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“My formula as a fitter was three shots only. I discounted No. 1 just because it was the first one, counted 100 percent of No. 2, and discounted No. 3, because the player was starting to adjust.”

This is in line with our experience, and we believe golfers can make a meaningful judgment about a club in just a few swings.

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