Pro's & Their Clubs

This may seem a silly question, but it was something I was thinking about last night when facing a shot that was in between clubs. We all have clubs that have different lofts from 3 to PW as an example, and I appreciate that there are slight variations on the lofts between many of the manufacturers. However I'm guessing that many of the pro's may have different lofts on some of their clubs, for example one may prefer a 5-iron to be a 4.5, or a 3-iron to be a 3.5 etc. They may well have 2 5-irons in the bag, but one slightly different from the other, so that a full shot can be made rather than choking down the grip or trying to swing harder. They all have wedge preferences and carry a miriad of lofts like big Phil likes a 64* in his bag. Am I being a bit thick or trying to over think things (Or would they look at 2 clubs the same but have a different length shaft)

I think pro's aim to have an even spread of distances throughout their set. So that they have for example a 10 yard gap between each club. So if the distance they carry a 7 iron is 175 yds, but a 6 iron is 180 and an 8 is 160, they will probably have it bent a degree or two to get the right distance of 170.

The numbers on the bottom of the club are meaningless. A TM 4 iron today probably has the same loft as an old 2 iron, its the lofts that matter. I would guess it is pretty rare to put two 5 irons in the bag, although I remember Phil used 2 drivers at the Masters a few years ago - one set up to draw and the other to fade.

I like to use two drivers as well...one to draw it into the crap and one to fade it into the crap!

Blue, when you use a driver it's not a fade or a draw. It's called a slice and a hook

Either way Ray it's usually followed by a provisional!

BlueCoverman wrote:Either way Ray it's usually followed by a provisional!

and in between there is usually cursing

With me, it's usually a loud shout of "FOUR" then some choice words that would be out of place on this forum.

I think I need now to carry 2 putters with me, one that pushes the ball and one that pulls it, it's just finding one that does one or the other consistently.

You can have one of mine OP, I must have about 30 in the garage that do one or the other!

Thanks, have you got one that is set up for a fade or even a draw.

They are all set up to go straight, but they just don't listen!

I think it might be a case to go to the belly putter, or the cheat stick as some people call it, mind you it would be nice to consistently sink 10 to 12ft putts, would make you feel like a Pro.

going back to the original point. A pro, and indeed a 'better' am, will play what gets the job done regardless of yardages. All they want is consistency in terms of shot, yardage and the strike they get.

If that means two drivers, or two five irons so be it!

As many on here know I play my irons a whole club weak from 3 iron down to PW because it suits my game. Others are strong lofted. And although I am playing like a one armed blind man with leprosy eating through his other arm I know that when i hit it right the stick will do exactly what I want.

That's all any decent player is ever looking for.