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Re: What's in the bag? virtual vs. real

• lbcgolf 314 Posts

  Thu, Aug 25 2011 4:00 PM

  VIRTUAL-----REAL

  Handicap-----(+13)-----(-18)

  Driver-----TM R11 9.0 L88+-----Ping G15 10.5 stiff factory graphite shaft

  3W-----TM R11 L85+-----NONE

  Hybrids-----NONE-----Adams Idea Black 15°, Adams Idea Tech V3 17°/21°

  Irons-----TM Burner 2.0 L79+ (3-PW)-----Ping Anser Forged Project X 6.0 shaft (5-PW)

  Wedges-----Cleveland CG16 52°/60°/64°-----Callaway X Series Jaws CC 50°/56°/60°

  Putter-----TM Daytona-----Scotty Cameron Red X

  Ball-----Callaway Tour i(z) Legend-----Nike One D Black

  Notes:  I dunno if club makers make their virtual equipments available at WGT with hope that virtual players who also play the real game will buy their stuff.  In my case though, there ain't no way I'd buy the R11 or the Burner 2.0 even if I can justify the cost.  The driver has too many gewgags... bright white head with adjustable hosel and removable weights, the irons are game improvement "shovels" with a big topline and too much offset.  I like my equipment to look and play a little more traditionally, but having said that I do carry 3 hybrids in my real bag, whilst none in my vitual one.  My real irons are very similar to the Ping i15s available virtually on WGT, except the heads are forged rather than cast.  Wedges and putter I would consider buying the real versions of my virtual ones, but I like the ones I have.

  Then again the disparity between my real and virtual handicap (31 strokes!!!) means I should spend a little more time on the driving range than in front of the computer, lol.

• MBaggese 15,367 Posts

  Thu, Aug 25 2011 11:25 PM

  I'll bite...

   

  Real Irons, first gen Callaway S2H2's with firm R60 shafts (3-SW)

  Callaway 2nd Gen S2H2 A wedge R90 shaft

  Digger wedge 60 degree no name steel shaft

  Driver 2nd Gen Big Bertha

  3 wood wood Olimar

  5 wood Olimar as well

  Real life Bogie golfer

   

  Here...G10's, ping wedges and Rossa putter, R11 3W and 3H 

   

  Oh balls..still play Titlest DT90's until I run out of them...not sure what I'll play when they are gone.

• DrussTheLegend 1,043 Posts

  Fri, Aug 26 2011 12:23 AM

  Real:

  Driver : Callaway Big Bertha 7deg

  3w: Srixon something or other

  Hybrid: 17deg Ping Rapture

  Irons : Callaway S2H2 (1st Gen - circa 1988)

  Putter: Odyssey White Hot

  Balls: Titleist NXT Tour

  Handicap/Ave: 85

   

  Virtual:

  Driver : R9 SuperTri

  3w: Ping G10

  Irons: TM 2.0 Burners

  Putter: Daytona Rossa (but am trying out Ghost now)

  Balls: Callaway i(z) Legend

  Ave: 64

   

• suncity28 1,266 Posts

  Fri, Aug 26 2011 4:16 AM

  lbcgolf:

  In my case though, there ain't no way I'd buy the R11 or the Burner 2.0 even if I can justify the cost.  The driver has too many gewgags... bright white head with adjustable hosel and removable weights

  I do own the R11 9 deg driver in real life Not the TP version 

  At first it was a bit of a hassle with 47 different options to set the club head up. shot shaping , weights , up & down deg loft etc etc. I found the taylor made website tuning of the club did help with the options & custom settings & able to play around with that option on the website is good & to set the driver up to your own shot shaping. 

  With the club itself , the white head black face did take a bit to get use to. I think I have used 4 or 5 drivers in the past 2 years I find once you have got the club set up correctly is a very nice club to hit , I did get the shaft cut back 2.5 inchs to help with control as the shaft is long & i`m short lol? 

  The club is not for all but I do like the options to change things around with the club face. 

• DarSum 1,440 Posts

  Fri, Aug 26 2011 9:53 AM

  I don't get to play real golf as much as I would like. I used to play about 4 times a week. That includes a tournament almost every weekend with my Dad in either 2 man best ball or 2 man scramble. A few 4 person scrambles thrown in for fun. We used to go to Vegas (my Dad still does 2 or 3 times a year) and play in huge tournaments with pretty good size purses. They are hosted by the California hotel. In my prime I was around a 4 handicap. I think I went out to Vegas as a 7 if I remember right. Best round I ever shot was a 68 on a par 72 locally. Now with 3 kids who all have their sports it's tough to find time to play as much as I'd like. But I'll get back out there as a regular some day.

  Real:

  Callaway ERC II Driver 9° Stiff Shaft (USGA non conforming)

  Callaway Big Bertha 5 Wood Stiff

  Ping Eye 2 Orange dot Irons steel shaft. I bought these new in 1984 and wouldn't trade for anything.

  Ping Eye 2 Orange dot 56° Wedge steel shaft.

  Ping Anser Bronze Putter As old as my irons. Great putter.

  I use various different balls. Callaway Tour Z, Nike ONE, I still have some Maxfli Balata balls I use every now and then.

  Virtual:

  TM R11

  TM R11 3 Wood

  TM Hybrid

  G10s

  Cleveland 60°

  TM Satin 64°

  TM Daytona Rossa Putter

  Callaway  Tour i z balls

• lbcgolf 314 Posts

  Fri, Aug 26 2011 12:20 PM

  That's some old school stuff out there guys!

  Me?  I've been a club ho for as long as I can remember.  Back in the day when I was clocking 100+ rounds a year, Golfsmith employees within a 50 mile radius from my home knew me by my first name, lol.  Always trying to "buy" a game my lack of talent couldn't improve.

  Rounds for me have been very infrequent for the last 5 years up to the beginning of this year due to family/career commitments and a few injuries.  But I made a push to get out there more this year and gradually upgraded my 5 to 10 yo stuff for more current models.

  @suncity28:  My last favorite TM driver was the R580XD.  I know they offer other cheaper drivers without the gimmicks but I could never hit any of 'em while demoing them.  I do see alot of pros carrying R11s in tourneys... I wonder if you're allowed to make adjustments to them under the rules.

  @darsum:  Would you trade your Eye 2s for the BeCu model?

  I am faithful to my putters though.  In 20+ years playing, I've owned 3 putters.  A Ping Anser, a Scotty Newport and the current Scotty.

• suncity28 1,266 Posts

  Fri, Aug 26 2011 2:00 PM

  There was a driver I had about 15 odd years ago. I wish I new the name of it perfectly weighted Hitting the ball so easy with it & was deadly straight. Or maybe back then my swing was younger older bones just slows it down now.

  In regards to putters , lost count how many I have used & tried. At the moment I am using the Rossa. (differently need to put some time into putting.. 

   

   

   

• DarSum 1,440 Posts

  Fri, Aug 26 2011 4:19 PM

  lbcgolf:

  @darsum:  Would you trade your Eye 2s for the BeCu model?

   

  I've never hit the BeCu model. I heard they had great feel. Didn't they have to quit making them because the material was toxic or something like that?

  LIke I said it would be extremely hard for me to switch. I've tried numerous different irons. TMs, Callaways and Pings that my Dad has owned over the years. Nothing has "felt" like these old Eye 2s feel. Dad used to have a set of Eye 2s and still wishes he would have kept them. He's getting up in age (74) and looking at the Cleveland Hybrid sets now. I've been doing a little research for him since I know nothing about the hybrid iron sets.

  Actually the same goes for that driver I carry. I love that EC2. I've tried the R9 and R11 but hit this club further with my draw than either of those. Of course it could have been the shaft as they were both regular and not stiff. I could not for the life of me get the ball to draw with the R11 at all. 

• ThomAce 11 Posts

  Sun, Aug 28 2011 8:05 AM

  Real: 

  Krank Rage White 9* w/ Adilia tour shaft

  Titleist 910F 15* w/ Project X tour shaft

  Titleist 910H 21* and 24* w/ Diamana shafts

  Titleist 695 MB 5-PW Irons w/ Dynamic gold steel shafts

  Titleist Vokey 54*,58*,60* wedges w/ Dynamic golf steel shafts

  Odyssey tour black 33" putter

  Titleist NXT balls

   

  Virtual: 

  Lvl 80 R9 Driver

  Lvl 82 R11 Hybrid

  Lvl 79 Burner 2.0 Irons 

  54*,60*,64* Z wedges

  Lvl 55 Rossa putter

  Callaway tour I(s) vapor balls. 

• jordanisawesome 620 Posts

  Mon, Aug 29 2011 3:23 PM

  Real:

  Driver: Burner superfast 2.0

  3 wood: Burner superfast 2.0 and R11, dependin on which i feel like using.

  Irons: Callaway x24 hot

  wedges: Titleist vokey, 52, 56, 60

  Putter: Nike Method putter 004

  balls: Nike 20XI s

   

  virtual:

  Driver: Ping G10 level 58+

  3 wood: level 47+ rapture

  Irons: level 69+ i15's

  Wedges: 100 ping, 75 cleveland, 50 z satin.

  Balls: Tour GI-SD balls/ sometimes vapor