What clubs did you swear you'd never use, then tried them and ended up using?

[JW Smoove]

The Adidas codechaos thread made me remember so many clubs I said I'd never use...

I would never use a white driver, nor a mallet putter, would be hard pressed to use hybrids. And Cobra started the bright color driver/wood heads, I had one that was candy apple red (would have made an incredible car!).

Those were/are mine. Today, I play a Odyssey 7s - after never playing anything bigger than an original red x. I played 2 different Taylormade white drivers and the red driver from Cobra. I have now gone through at least 5 variants of hybrids, can't see how I was resistant for so long.

My putting with the 7s in far less than 1 season of use so much better - I cannot believe I played style over substance for so long - I draw the line at SGI irons though

 

[wubears71]

Hybrids!

 

[jin_xianjun]

A fairway wood haha, both 3 and a 5. And love them!

 

[baylrballa]

graphite iron shafts.

 

[OldandStiff]

Closest I can come up with is a mallet putter. Do not like them. Then I decided I wanted one to try to like it. That it would be good for me to try. I have a Spider FCG I use sometimes now and I can putt well with it.

 

[DataDude]

An armlock putter. I was embarrassed to try it, but it actually helped me learn a lot about putting.

 

[JW Smoove]

graphite iron shafts.

Oh man, yes. I never expected that, now my last two sets, graphite, and I can't see myself going back.

 

[nostatic]

60* wedge. Tried it a long time ago and didn't get along. Decided I was fine with less loft and could just manufacture shots. Stumbled on a beautiful wedge and got suckered in by a pretty face. Turns out it performs and now I'm a fan.

 

[Roadrunner]

Fairway wood. I swore them off years ago, which led to a huge gap between driver and my hybrids. Then I discovered Ping G410 fairway woods (5W), and that club has been nothing short of awesome.

 

[olperfesser]

Hybrids. The new ones are so much better.

 

[Tywithay]

Hybrid

 

[V14_Heels]

37 degree chipper. My favorite club in the bag hands down.

 

[Newman21]

Going to try a bona fide chipper this week for the first time ever. Never ever thought I would, but.....
I am losing shots if I am not on my "A" game in short shots, chunking and blading. I am hoping this will simplify these shots that lose me shots. I had to do some research on them to make sure they are legal. Luckily they are.

 

[V14_Heels]

Going to try a bona fide chipper this week for the first time ever. Never ever thought I would, but.....
I am losing shots if I am not on my "A" game in short shots, chunking and blading. I am hoping this will simplify these shots that lose me shots. I had to do some research on them to make sure they are legal. Luckily they are.

I love mine dude. Absolutely love it. I hit it exactly like a putter, i take my putting stance and hit it EXACTLY like I do putting. I don't actually "chip it" at all. And at 37 degrees I use my putting stroke all the way out to 40 yards. I've even used to punch out of trees from 60 yards out, and then I do use more of a straight arm chip from that distance.

And the more and more I use it I'm continuing to get better with it to the point where I will sometimes even use it to go over bunkers and even uphills.

 

[Scott F]

Years ago, I swore I’d never use one of those new, balloon headed drivers…….

 

[nostatic]

37 degree chipper. My favorite club in the bag hands down.

I have one of those (actually 36*). It says "8" on the bottom

 

[Hacker Rod]

Mini Driver
Milled face putter
Cavity back wedges
Graphite-shafted irons
Steel shafted hybrid

 

[bull0120]

Those big ugly hybrid-iron sets.... Haha got a bag full of them now.