Why not carry both? Get yourself a nice versatile 54-56 degree wedge for the grass and the One Out for the sand.
I said it was HIS friend, not yours.
If you've got a sand club you are happy hitting, keep it for that purpose. No shame in having a specialty club. the 54 degree will be your "Swiss Army Knife" club
Hurtful words can have lasting effects. What steps have you taken to try to heal this rift?
Care to restate what the simplified bag is? I've been rolling with an 11 club set-up lately, and sl-o-o-o-o-w-l-l-ly been missing the G20s less as the 919s become more ingrained as my players.Hey all, busy couple of weeks for me, 5 rounds shot an 82 (par 66), 82 (par 70), 2 x 87 (both par 71) and a 90 (par 72).
The 90 could very easily have been a lot higher, but I stuck to my new simplified bag and shot selection criteria, and got it back on an even keel much quicker than if I started chasing it.
Finally made a change in the bag, a couple of club replacements, pretty much like for like...I feel like now I have the bag setup I want, I feel less like I'm tinkering, and more like I'm settled and filling specific roles.
2 x Cleveland Halo hybrids, 1 in the 22° slot above my 5i, and another in the 16° slot as my lower punchy fairway finder Driver alternative. The Cobra F7 hybrids have been absolutely sterling, and they have gone to a new home (a mate who's just starting out).
The Halos are getting their first run out on Sunday.
This time last year, I was just returning from #b100live, incidentally.
Just out of curiosity, do you ever try and open up the S*nd W*dge?
This 100%. I have a tendency to want to open the face up, and when I do, there's a solid chance it's going right with some zip on it. Keep that face aligned to the target, move the ball to the inside of your left foot and let the clubhead get even with/ahead of your hands at impact and it will pop right up.Just out of curiosity, do you ever try and open up the S*nd W*dge?
My regular playing partner had a case of the Sandy McSh*nks recently because he was trying to hit it high, so opened it up and tried to cut across it...it did not go well. He was presenting more than enough hozel for things to go the shape of a pear.
He realised most SW's have enough loft to just play square, and go plenty high enough even on little fiddly ones, and the sh*nks went away.
Yeah, it goes hand in hand with the acknowledgement of what I can and can't do as my game develops (or doesn't), and playing to some realistic targets. Its not necessarily fewer clubs, but more 'focused' is the best way I can describe it. Getting the TopTracer at my local range was helpful to reality check some parts I wasn't sure about, and actually know my gaps.
Just out of curiosity, do you ever try and open up the S*nd W*dge?
My regular playing partner had a case of the Sandy McSh*nks recently because he was trying to hit it high, so opened it up and tried to cut across it...it did not go well. He was presenting more than enough hozel for things to go the shape of a pear.
He realised most SW's have enough loft to just play square, and go plenty high enough even on little fiddly ones, and the sh*nks went away.
Playing some super revenge scramble there in a week or 2
I have that exact problem with my 58° (supposed to be 60°) lob wedge. Great out of bunkers, but I can do nothing with it elsewhere. So today I replaced it with a 58° Cleveland CBX. Hopefully that'll work as well for me out of the bunkers, and I'll get it to work for me out of the grass, as well.
I'm rocking a similar bag. And approaching the bag with a similar mindset. although I am playing risky by using a 54 degree wedge inside 40 yards.
Soooooon. Soooooon.
(Taps chin thoughtfully.) That's a good start. As for these grips, how old are they? Also, could the club be reacting to a lack of attention at the range? Sometimes the feelings can manifest that way.
Booze. And lots of it.
