Which part of the bag do you feel you can put a new club in the bag and not miss a beat typically? Kinda wondering what’s the opposite of the club you keep as a safety net of sorts.
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Thinking back on this I’d have to go with irons as I stay at a relatively level playing field as far as contact and turf interaction is concerned. The rest of the bag I find I’m pretty fickle with.
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I can put a set of irons in the bag and as long as they're similar in swing weight I am good to go. For the most part I can quickly estimate distance based on the loft of the irons and then adjust from there if I see something screwy.
For me its usually the driver. I feel like I can transition pretty quick with that club
One that i keep as a safety net is definitely my putter. I have a stable of putters, but only one is the dominant gamer.
One that i keep as a safety net is definitely my putter. I have a stable of putters, but only one is the dominant gamer.
I can work most hybrids into place and with a little more time driver.
I've probably changed drivers the most over the years so I guess that would be the easiest to transition in and out of
I'd say irons. I'm not fussed by swing weight like a lot of others so they're fairly easy to swap.
I want to say wedges, for as little as I use a 54 or 58, I think I could swap in something different and not see a substantial change.
Safety net? Right now my driver. I feel like I can do anything with it, point & shoot, and be in a good position.
Safety net? Right now my driver. I feel like I can do anything with it, point & shoot, and be in a good position.
I can move to and from a 14 way bag, no muss no fuss 
Driver. Usually plug and play with most drivers. May see some distance loss depending on the head, but I dont miss many fairways with the Driver and typically can throw anything in the bag and do decent.
It's probably a wedge; all things considered, it's the easiest for me to adapt to.
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Do you usually stick to a brand and know the grinds are pretty similar or do you venture out with your setup?
I feel like driver is pretty plug and play.
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When you do that are you typically staying within the same brand and shaft or do you make more dramatic shifts in the setup?
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Whatever club that goes between my 7 wood and 5 iron... Why? They all suck for me and dont work well. So no matter what I do I won't love it or get all great with them haha
Either way. My swing doesn’t really change. I go get fit, buy what the numbers say is best, and right to the course
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Without a fitting involved do you think this would be as smooth of a transition?
Fairway woods/hybrids. They don't like me and I don't like them!
I'd say my driver - it is by far the most frequently changed club in my bag.
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I don't replace any of my clubs very often. But I'd have the most confidence with a new putter. Give me a few holes to get a feel for it and I can putt acceptably with just about anything.
I think it could be as long as you aren’t making big changes. Stick with the same or similar shaft, same loft, same head profile (draw biased or whatever) and there shouldn’t be huge changes
Fairway woods seem to be a pretty easy switch for me to make. I'm unsure if it's just that I'm extremely comfortable and confident when I pull fairway wood, if my swing just works with them, or if my expectations are less with regards to what a good shot with a fairway wood is so there is less chance for me to be upset?
I venture out often, rarely do I replace one club with the same/similar.