Equipment

Players hybrid or chunky utility iron? – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

1 year ago

Dec 8, 2022

In our forums, our members have been discussing club choices. WRXer ‘ernotte’ is weighing up either using a “players hybrid or chunky utility iron” and kicks off the thread saying:

“Due to gapping, I’m going to get rid of my utility iron (410 crossover) and hybrid (original Rogue) and replace them with one club. I’m not sure if I want to go with a players hybrid (thinking Apex Pro) or a chunkier utility iron (thinking U505). Does anyone have experience making a decision similar to this? I’d be curious to hear your reasoning why you went one way or another.

I like the utility iron better off the tee, but the hybrid for most other situations, so I’m leaning towards a hybrid. For what it’s worth, I hover between a 1 and 4 handicap.”

And our members have been sharing their thoughts on the matter in our forum.

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.

B.Easy: “I’ve made this decision and kept both. Driving iron for links or when there is little rough. Hybrid when I’m playing thick or long rough. To further expose my ho’ing– I have the Ping Crossover and PXG driving iron. PXG when I’m playing in the wind and using off the tee more. Ping when I’m playing a course with long par 3’s and need to land soft. I play a lot of different tracks all over the west every year and enjoy these clubs for different course set ups.”
Bye: “Hybrid, all day long. Even when going to a windy links course in the summer.”
chipa: “This is a great topic. I have been trying to fill the 50+ yd. Gap between my 4i and 3w, and I tried various hybrids, but they weren’t consistent. Then based on the advice of many, I got a 20 deg. 7 wood and hit as good most of the time, but given the perennial wind at my home course it turns out to be no longer than my 4 iron into the wind. I have looked at some bulky driving irons, but since I like the look of a blade at address I can’t convince myself I can hit them. Finally, I found an 18 deg. players hybrid with an adjustable face so I can turn it open 1 deg. I’m going to use a steel shaft too, and hopefully, between the two, I can hit it consistently.”
jholz: “One of the toughest spots in to fill in the bag – to be sure. Lots of good options. I like hybrids. Players hybrids. For my money, they offer the best combination of versatility.”

Entire Thread: “Players hybrid or chunky utility iron?”

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Equipment

Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/13/24): Full set of ‘Tiger Slam’ clubs

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5 hours ago

May 13, 2024

Gianni Magliocco

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a full set of ‘Tiger Slam’ clubs.

From the seller: (@CaymanS): “During the year of recovery from leg surgery that never quite healed, I was bored. One thing led to another, and I ended up gradually building/acquiring the individual pieces to complete a set of “Tiger Slam” clubs. They are what Tiger played to win 4 consecutive majors, which nobody has ever done. This is not an exact replica of course, but something close that fit me to play a few times per year and experience what Tiger did. But my bad leg, 4 shoulder tears, and age prevents me from the ball-striking needed to enjoy these to their fullest. They may not be everyone’s cup of tea, especially since the driver and fairway shafts are regular flex and most players good enough to play these will need to change them, but it’s not a perfect world. I am not a historian on this stuff, but my research indicates these are the same models Tiger used, with slightly different specs to fit me.

Full set $1,600, or…

…a donation for a Pro Kids fundraiser, or…

Driver: $70

Fairway: $250

Irons: $1,100

Wedges: $100

Putter: $350″

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Full set of ‘Tiger Slam’ clubs

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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Whats in the Bag

Rory McIlroy’s winning WITB: 2024 Wells Fargo Championship

Published

20 hours ago

May 12, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X

Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s WITB in the forums.

5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X

Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)

Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s WITB in the forums.

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB) Buy here, Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3 Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour

Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s WITB in the forums.

Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5x Buy here.

(Photo courtesy of TaylorMade)

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

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Whats in the Bag

Kevin Tway WITB 2024 (May)

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3 days ago

May 10, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Kevin Tway what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 80 TX

Check out more in-hand photos of Kevin Tway’s clubs here.

5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 90 TX

Irons: Wilson Staff Utility (2), Titleist T100 (4-9)
Shafts: Mitsubishi MMT 100 TX (2), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-9)

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Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F @47, 52-12F @51, 56-14F), SM7 (60-10S)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48-56), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (60)