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Order clubs should be purchased?

• JahsBestHerbsman 2 Posts

  Mon, Apr 21 2014 8:06 AM

  • I would like everyones opinion on the importance/order in which one should purchase their clubs. Which club(s) save the most strokes?                                            - I have chosen the R11 irons to begin with and stand at the intersection of a 275 yd. driver, a Ghost Manta Putter, or three Cleveland or TaylorMade wedges? #whaddyathinkplaya?

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Mon, Apr 21 2014 10:08 AM

  JahsBestHerbsman:

  or three Cleveland or TaylorMade wedges?

  This. It's good you realize you need to drop the HB and being able to get up and down from anywhere is what is going to do you the most good. Those wedges will make the biggest difference, IMO.

   

  p.s., Is a herbsman what I think it is?  ;-)

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Mon, Apr 21 2014 12:01 PM

  The most stokes are saved when you drive for show, and putt for dough.

  Wedges help you hit the ball close to the hole so you can make fewer putts.

  Par is established allowing for 2 putts per green. On a par 72, 18-hole course putts account for 1/2 of par for all 18 holes.  We want our Putting Avg. Per Hole to be well less than 2 putts per hole.

  An important stat to follow is your GIR % - Greens In Regulation (you need to improve your %). A stat that can affect your GIR is the Driving Accuracy % (fairways hit - your % is very good.).

  Next watch and improve your Sand Save % and Scrambling % numbers so you are getting up and down (1 shot from green side rough/sand and 1 putt) when you miss a GIR.

• mukbrain 225 Posts

  Tue, Apr 22 2014 9:26 AM

  @1st poster: Given that you are still playing the L0 Max, I would also get the R1 when you get to L48, don't need to upgrade maybe ever again, unless you hit L96 for the Alpha. It goes 275 with med/high trajectory, will help shave several yards off on 2nd shots.

• MukilteoMike1 46 Posts

  Tue, Apr 22 2014 10:47 PM

  If you're talking about the TaylorMade R1, this is an easy choice...the driver all the way.