Conference 7.286::golf

    well i might one of the earlyest set of PINGS made, i picked them
    up at WORCESTER CC used for 175.00 about 6 years ago.
    a complete set of irons  2-sw. then for christmas i got TITLEIST
    METAL WOODS  1-3-5 stiff, im still looking for that putter i can
    call mine.
      and i have not put them away yet.
    
    thats a gimmie, lets go
     
                    bob
    

    I have 1950 issue Tourney irons and 1955 Persimmon woods and a mixed
    bag of wedges that I use. Why? With me it is between the ears. (The
    toughest six inches on the course.) I have put my efforts into the
    swing and have tried to adhere to Lee Trevino's statement that "The
    more you practice, the luckier you get". Richard

    I have  a set of Mizuno Altrons, 3-PW irons, and 3-5 laminated woods.
    I also have the driver but was slicing too much, so I bought a Yamaha
    x-214 with boron stiff  shaft  and  carbon  particle  head. I am more
    consistent now and gained some yardage.
    
    I was having before this season a lot of trouble  with my long irons,
    so used to hit as much fairway woods as possible, reason  why I got a
    Ginty  (about  seven  wood) as a present and chose as prize from  the
    league banquet a 9 wood.  I took some lesson at the beginning of this
    season  and  went  a lot to the range and now I feel more confortable
    with my irons, so those two woods are not anymore in my bag.
    
    I  don't  have  a sand wedge since I tend to hit the ball behind thus
    high, I am also  leftie and I want an Altron wedge, so I have trouble
    finding  a wedge, but probably  order  one  anyway  from  the  Leftie
    Catalog.
    
    Tavo

      The more I play, the less I use my woods.  When I first started
    playing the 5 wood was my best club.  Now It stays in the bag unless
    I need to get the ball up fast from 180+.  I use the basic 3-PW
    iron set w/ 1-3-5 metal woods.(read 9.5,14,21 degree loft).  The
    better I get the more I want a 2 iron because controlling irons
    is getting easier all the time.  The only other clubs I need are
    a SW to match my set (I am using a Tiger Shark 3 way pancake flipper
    for now) and a chain saw for those jailed shots.
    
    Rick

    Until two weeks ago I was playing with Wilson 1200 GE's ... 1, 3,
    and 5 metal woods and 2-Sw irons ... long time before I got used
    to the offset of these clubs ... when I finally placed the ball
    in the middle of my stance for all clubs, I started to score
    consistently well ... breaking 100 consistently ... I have upgraded
    to Slazenger clubs ... 1, 3, & 5 persimmon woods and 2-Sw irons
    which do not have the offset ... and again doing well with them
    ... also gave up on my slotline putter and switched to the Zebra
    putter put out by Ram ... I highly recommend it ... great feel!
    I personally like having the 2 iron in the bag so that if the woods
    go awry, you can switch to the 2 iron without sacrificing much distance
    ... lot better to be in the fairway for your second shot rather
    than the woods!
    

       I use a Prima wood driver, Wilson 1200GE metal 3- and 5- woods,
       and a ratty generic metal 7-wood that I picked up for a song
       somewhere (maybe Nevada Bob's).  I use the metal stuff for fairway
       woods, since they tend to be weighted a bit more heavily on the
       bottom and are better suited (for me) for hitting a ball that
       isn't teed up.  For irons, I've got Prima 2-PW, and a Spaulding
       Executive SW.  And a beat-up old putter that works no worse than
       any of the new ones I try every year. 
       
       Which, if you've been counting, is 15 clubs, which is what I'll
       carry if I'm playing strictly for fun.  Otherwise, if I'm hitting
       the ball poorly, the 2-iron stays in the trunk and I'll carry the
       7-wood for long shots from the rough and some other trouble shots
       (or even a fairway wood).  The 7 looks funny, but it's a lot
       easier to swing than a 3- or 5- (because of the shorter shaft),
       and the ball carries 190 or so yards.  If I'm playing ok, the 7
       stays put away in favor of the deuce.
       
       --Mr Topaz 

    I use PING 1,3-PW,L Eye2 BCs, an Al Geiberger Spaulding Custom Crafted
    SW(a new addition to my bag), Driver is Taylor Tour Driver with
    titanium (S) shaft. Taylor made 3 wood (14 degree), Citation 4 wood
    and a PING PAL6 BC Putter.
    
    Don
    

    FWIW: Pinnacle 1-3-5 woods, MacGregor CG1800 2-SW, mongrel putter
    (tried a Bullseye flange, do better with the "mutt"). Love the
    3 & 5 woods, hate the driver...am looking at a Hogan metal driver
    that has a nice (i.e. "non-slicing") feel to it, but it costs almost
    as much as all three Pinnacle woods did, and I don't do all that
    badly off the tee with the 3. Still, there's enough "machismo" in
    me to make me want to pull out the howitzer when I tee it up, so
    if anyone has any suggestions about drivers, I'm all ears (or eyes)!
    
    Frank

    For about 75 bucks you can get a taylor made metal driver in about
    any loft you want.  Can't beat 'em for quality and durability. 
    The heads appear smaller than persimmon drivers and your subconcious
    may think it's a three wood!  I like the 9 1/2 degree model but
    try a 7 1/2 also for fun.
    
    Crush away....
    
    Rick