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#19581 - 02/06/08 05:43 AM What's in the Bag? 2008 edition
DocT DocT Master Registered: 11/02/06 Posts: 594 Loc: Torrance, CA	Well, it's 2008 now, and everyone should have spent their Christmas gift cards by now. What did you get that's new in your bag? Or outside the bag? For me (new toys in bold): Driver: 2008 TaylorMade R7 CGB Max 460cc 10.5* Woods: Callaway X Hot 3 wood 15* Hybrid: Callaway X Hybrid 3H 21* Irons: 2008 TaylorMade R7 CGB Max 5i-9i Wedges: *2008 TaylorMade R7 CGB Max PW, AW, SW (54)*; Callway X-Tour 60 loft 11* bounce Putter: Odyssey White Hot XG 2-ball SRT Lined Balls: Precept Laddie Extreme (early 2007 versions), Top-Flite D2 Distance, and anything else I can get from demo days Shoes: Footjoy GF:II, soon to be replaced with the ReelFits. Accessories: still looking at either a laser rangefinder or Sonnocaddie GPS. _________________________ Practice like you play. Play like you practice.
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#19587 - 02/06/08 04:43 PM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: DocT]
Aimee Aimee Palmer Registered: 06/27/05 Posts: 1290 Loc: NJ	Well, the only new addition was the driver: Callaway Big Bertha 2007 (11 deg) Got a bunch of gloves and golf balls at the end of the year when I won a credit to the pro shop at a tournement. Have 3 pairs of shoes (1 Footjoy + 2 Bite), just need new spikes. _________________________ Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address. Lane Olinghouse
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#19593 - 02/06/08 06:14 PM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: Aimee]
srushing srushing Hogan Registered: 10/28/06 Posts: 1820 Loc: North Carolina	Well, I added a CObra 5I Hybrid, Baffler series, to my bag for testing. haven't used it too much since I haven't been able to play much since the holidays, but maybe soon...Otherwise, still the Cobra driver and 3W, Callaway 5W, Callaway X-tour irons and Cleveland and TM wedges and a Ping CRAZ-E putter. _________________________ The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing.
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#19598 - 02/07/08 11:55 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: srushing]
DON DON Vance Registered: 05/04/05 Posts: 3538 Loc: Aurora, Colorado	I need a second bag. I filled my one bag with just drivers when I counted them up. No room for my other clubs. What to do ????? _________________________ Putting is easy, getting the ball in the hole is hard. Later, Don.
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#19602 - 02/07/08 01:02 PM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: DON]
srushing srushing Hogan Registered: 10/28/06 Posts: 1820 Loc: North Carolina	Originally Posted By: DON No room for my other clubs. What to do ????? What to do? SELL THEM ALL!!!!!! _________________________ The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing.
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#19606 - 02/08/08 05:56 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: DON]
DocT DocT Master Registered: 11/02/06 Posts: 594 Loc: Torrance, CA	Originally Posted By: DON I need a second bag. I filled my one bag with just drivers when I counted them up. No room for my other clubs. What to do ????? Yeah, sell them or donate some of them to The First Tee equipment donation program http://www.thefirsttee.org/club/scripts/section/section.asp?NS=OWTG _________________________ Practice like you play. Play like you practice.
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#19607 - 02/08/08 09:50 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: DocT]
fjjra fjjra Master Registered: 10/21/04 Posts: 415 Loc: ct	For 2008: Driver - Nike Ignite, 13deg 4W - Nike Ignite (no 3W with 13 deg driver) 7W - Nike Ignite Hybrid - Nike Ignite 3H 20deg (being shipped) Irons - 4 thru PW - Nike CPR (will drop the 3I for the 3H) Wedges - 52 deg, 56 deg - Nike CPR Putter - Nike Ignite Blade (may altenate 7W or 4I with 60deg CPR wedge) Shoes: Hi-Tech Golf Balls, Glove: Nike Bag - Nike Underwear - Jockey
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#19608 - 02/08/08 12:39 PM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: fjjra]
DON DON Vance Registered: 05/04/05 Posts: 3538 Loc: Aurora, Colorado	You guys are no fun. I think filling a new bag with clubs would be more fun than selling my extra drivers. _________________________ Putting is easy, getting the ball in the hole is hard. Later, Don.
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#19642 - 02/18/08 09:59 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: fjjra]
jake0716 jake0716 Niklaus Registered: 03/11/05 Posts: 785 Loc: Castle Rock, Co.	got enough nike stuff fjjra? what, you dont like their shoes and underwear? $\:\)$ my bag is the same except for the woods. Taylormade R7 460 10.5* Maxfli A10 15* Cleveland TA7 2 iron - Cleveland 19* driving iron Cleveland CG4 3-PW Cleveland TA6 50, 55 Cleveland CG11 60* Callaway Odyssey white hot blade putter Callaway HX Tour/Tour56 ball Callaway bag yes, i know thats 16 clubs $\:\)$ the driving iron and 2 iron never make it in together, and then i decide (given the course and shots it may require) whether or not i need the fairway wood, 2 iron (or driving iron), or 60* wedge. only 14 clubs make it onto the course in any given day, but depending on WHICH course i have a few options. Edited by jake0716 (02/18/08 10:01 AM)
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#19644 - 02/18/08 10:21 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: jake0716]
srushing srushing Hogan Registered: 10/28/06 Posts: 1820 Loc: North Carolina	I mentioned I had a new Cobra Baffler 5I Hybrid that I got for Christmas. I went to the range Friday and hit it and after a couple swings I sort of had the hang of how to hit that club...the big problem is I hit it too damned far. I hit it probably 20 yard farther than my 5I...that doesn't help me at all. Hell I hit it farther than I do my 4 Hybrid from what I could tell on the range. Grants thats about 200 yards away so my eyesight could hvae been wrong but it sure looked that way. Guess I'll have to test it on the course to be sure...but if I do hit it that much farther, I don't know if I can use it..because it's through everything else off...ugh!!!! _________________________ The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing.
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#19646 - 02/18/08 11:03 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: srushing]
jake0716 jake0716 Niklaus Registered: 03/11/05 Posts: 785 Loc: Castle Rock, Co.	could be the graphite shaft as opposed to the steel in the irons. when i had graphite shafts in my irons, they were a full club longer, and almost always with a bit of a draw. now, theyre not as long, but workable both ways and a little more accurate. if youre replacing a 5 iron with a graphite 5 hybrid, i wouldnt be at all surprised to see 20 yards difference.
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#19647 - 02/18/08 11:05 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: jake0716]
jake0716 jake0716 Niklaus Registered: 03/11/05 Posts: 785 Loc: Castle Rock, Co.	......and for some reason, i STILL havent ever met a hybrid i like. i mean really. how many people still have a 2 iron......without dust on it? i FINALLY found a modern fairway wood i like (that maxfli a10) but hybrids just dont do it for me. fortunately i can still hit a 3 iron and the 4 iron is one of my favorite clubs. i have no idea what i'd do if that changed!
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#19665 - 02/20/08 08:52 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: jake0716]
DON DON Vance Registered: 05/04/05 Posts: 3538 Loc: Aurora, Colorado	Distance with hybrida and wood can be quite different for all of us. I was hitting my 24* 9 wood at the range yesterday, and it was going well past the 200 yard sign. I was hitting it 195 before I made a swing change. I'm going to have to re-do all my yardage numbers when the weather warms up and I can get out to measure my yardages again. _________________________ Putting is easy, getting the ball in the hole is hard. Later, Don.
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#19710 - 02/22/08 01:12 PM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: DON]
Anonymous Anonymous Unregistered	umm, I got a new box of Slazenger balls. I think it was a cheap gift from my Dad as my BIL also got the same box. I think he won these last year in his league. Oh, well, they are new to me!! $\:D$
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#19711 - 02/22/08 01:57 PM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: ]
Aimee Aimee Palmer Registered: 06/27/05 Posts: 1290 Loc: NJ	What is it they say, "its the thought that counts"... ahem nothing like a re-gift from your own Dad! _________________________ Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address. Lane Olinghouse
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#19715 - 02/22/08 04:53 PM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: Aimee]
srushing srushing Hogan Registered: 10/28/06 Posts: 1820 Loc: North Carolina	Yeah, those re-gifted gifts are just swell aren't they? $\:\)$ $\:\)$ Klun, let us know what you think of them when you hit them. I had some of the RAW model and they seemed "hard" when I hit them. _________________________ The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing.
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#19721 - 02/23/08 01:27 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: srushing]
Anonymous Anonymous Unregistered	Oh, it doesn't bother me at all. I usually steal a couple of sleeves from him anyhow.
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#19738 - 02/25/08 04:58 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: srushing]
Admin Admin Master Registered: 04/30/05 Posts: 439 Loc: Moon Twp., PA USA	Gee, too much distance, I'd hate to have problems like that... LOL _________________________ Chris Bereznay Golf Gear Review
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#19782 - 02/26/08 08:45 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: srushing]
CG8 CG8 Hacker Registered: 02/24/08 Posts: 19 Loc: MI	Here is what I got ..... Cleveland HiBoreXL Driver 10.5 Deg Cleveland HiBore 3 Wood Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead Plus 5 Wood Callaway X18 Irons ( 3 thru pw) Cleveland 588 Gunmetal Wedges 53 & 56 Deg Scotty Cameron Studiostyle Putter PROV1's & Bridgestone B330 Balls Edited by CG8 (02/26/08 08:46 AM)
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#19794 - 02/26/08 06:19 PM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: CG8]
srushing srushing Hogan Registered: 10/28/06 Posts: 1820 Loc: North Carolina	dave, how do you like the B330 Bridgestones? _________________________ The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing.
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#19795 - 02/26/08 08:44 PM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: srushing]
dhproteam31 dhproteam31 Champ Registered: 01/15/06 Posts: 151	Hey all! Here's what I've got: Callaway X-460 10* (Stiff) Cobra SZ 3W (Stiff) Cleveland HiBore Hybrid 19* 2i(Stiff) Cleveland TA-7 Irons 3-PW (Stiff) Cleveland 588 Gunmetal Wedges 56& 60 Carbite Polar Balanced Putter Pro V1s Just wondering any solid drivers out there you guys really like? Looking to get a new one. I'm a 6 handicap just for more info...
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#19796 - 02/27/08 05:05 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: dhproteam31]
DON DON Vance Registered: 05/04/05 Posts: 3538 Loc: Aurora, Colorado	Most of the new drivers are pretty good. The main thing is finding one with the right shaft for your swing. The FT-i Tour is real good. So are the HiBore XL and Cobra LD. All 3 drivers can be worked left and right without too much trouble. And all 3 are very long and easy to hit. _________________________ Putting is easy, getting the ball in the hole is hard. Later, Don.
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#19805 - 02/27/08 08:21 AM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: dhproteam31]
jake0716 jake0716 Niklaus Registered: 03/11/05 Posts: 785 Loc: Castle Rock, Co.	obviously don is dead on with regards to the shaft, though there are a few drivers out there with good stock shafts and clubheads that (IMHO) clearly are a cut above the rest. the hibore xl (xls is the newest model, though im very impressed with the xl considering the price), nike sasquatch sumo (last years model with the 4950 MOI. only SLIGHTLY less than the current 5000 but with a 45" shaft as opposed to the new 45.75"), and taylormade r7 draw. all 3 of these drivers stood out over the rest, and all 3 had a wonderful combination of forgiveness combined with distance. i'm playing the taylormade, and while it IS a draw bias, it is still relatively easy to fade, and mishits only lose about 10% of their distance. it was the best fit for me, though i have two friends (one a high handicapper and the other a single digit) who went with the hibore. personally, i dont think you could go wrong with any of the three, and compared to that callaway x460 (keep in mind im a big callaway fan) would be a big improvement. just my .02 jake
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#19830 - 02/28/08 03:09 PM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: jake0716]
srushing srushing Hogan Registered: 10/28/06 Posts: 1820 Loc: North Carolina	I second Don's notion about the Cobra LD Speed. I replaced my TM R5 which I loved with a Cobra and it's longer and easier to work. Sounds REALLY loud when you hit it, high ball flight but it goes..... _________________________ The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing.
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#19831 - 02/28/08 08:02 PM Re: What's in the Bag? 2008 edition [Re: srushing]
dhproteam31 dhproteam31 Champ Registered: 01/15/06 Posts: 151	Thanks for the input, I was playing with a guy who had the Cobra LD Speed and it looked like it was a great driver. I'm going to go to the golf store and see what they have, and ask the club fitter what he'd recommend.
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