Free's tournament bag...

[freehb]

...below has been my setup for most of this year.  Backup bag is nipping at its heels but when money is on the line I have a lot of confidence in this setup (distances are full swings, total yardage):

Driver:  Epon 153/Roddio M6 stiff, 10.5* playing 46".  245 yards
3W:  Spoon/Roddio F7 stiff, 15.3* playing 43&3/4".  220 yards
5W:  Cleek/Roddio F7 stiff, 18.7* playing 43&1/8".  205 yards
3U:  Roddio HybridUT/Roddio I7 stiff, 21* playing 42".  185 yards
5i-P:  Epon 705/Muziik Bangvoo Premium 90g stiff ss1x, playing 38&1/4" decreasing in 3/8" increments.  Standard loft/lie.  Yardage gaps: 170, 158, 145, 134, 125, 115, 105. 
AW:  Epon/705/Muziik Bangvoo Premium 90g stiff, 49*.  92 yards
SW:  Epon 213/Muziik Bangvoo Premium 90g stiff, 53.5*.  85 yards
LW:  Epon 213/Muziik Bangvoo Premium 90g stiff, 60*. 
Putter:  Scotty Camerone Kombi S.  34"  super stroke 5.0
Ball:  Titliest AVX

[freehb]

Most of the time I play about 5-7 yards off those numbers with a 3/4 swing.  I generally hit it about half a club more in an event but my normal swing is pretty weak.  I play with some big hitters and this set allows me to kinda keep up with them.  When I'm chipping or pitching with the big boys I know I have them.  The 49* 705 AW is a real weapon for me.  I love this club.  No chance of hitting the diastema shot with it.  60 yards and in this is generally my go to unless I need to put a lot of spin on the ball.  The bump and run to the 505/50, the 705AW does it all.  No problems with consistency, even on middled shots.  Spin is decent, automatic inside 6' with a decent lie.  If I'm short sided the 52 bent to 53.5 or 60 is the ticket.  I play the 60 back in my stance and can really put a lot of spin on the ball.  Out of the bunker (ours have a super generous amount of fluffy sand, the stuff the use at tpc sawgrass) the 53.5 with 13* of bounce is real good, so is the 60.  What can I say about this putter.  It kicked out the shin.  Everyone who's rolled it says "man, that's a good putter, lemme try that some more..."  Sets up so well, easy to align, feels good, forgiving...just makes putts...haven't ho'd putters since it went in 2 years ago...I look at these pretty putters for sale but no sense in it for me.  I don't see anything beating this out.  Putting was my weakness for 8 years.  Finally got to where I was passable with the belly, rule change, shit, then better, then this and putting is now my strength.  This old girl isn't going anywhere...

[Shacco]

Good bag there, H. Like the idea of the matching AW. Found that the AW is one of the hardest clubs to get right. It's somewhat a specialty club that requires touch for delicate shots around the greens and less than full shots but also needs to be forgiving enough to work on full shots. I struggled a long time to find something that works.

[freehb]

Good bag there, H. Like the idea of the matching AW. Found that the AW is one of the hardest clubs to get right. It's somewhat a specialty club that requires touch for delicate shots around the greens and less than full shots but also needs to be forgiving enough to work on full shots. I struggled a long time to find something that works.

Thx shac agree, I just got this based on how strong the lofts were bit glad I did, really performs.  I'm so short though that anything 100 and in is a feel shot so usually taking something off the AW or any other club I use...

[freehb]

Really like each component of this bag...it's very consistent for a good range of shots and perfect yardage gaps for me.

Long end,  irons and wedges, all great...very versatile with the wedges, hitting draws off the tee now which is hard to get used too...

[Sanader]

You definitely improved your photographic skills congrats on that

Like your bag and all the fine tuning you put in. I’m currently working on a forgiving bag.

Will put in the AW of the iron set. Honestly speaking I never consider buying one before but your praise for the Epon AW got me thinking…

[freehb]

I hadn't either...jacked up loft sets I'd use a 50* wedge...less jacked I'd go 52/58 and throw in an extra ute...when I first got it I was like "this thing is huge, wtf" took it out and strarted snuggling them up...been in ever since.  Have not been chipping with it of late as the greens have been lightning fast but forgot my 60 on #8 and it was a long walk back to cart so opened it up a bit wahla...inside 4 feet from a short side to pin on a hill...

[freehb]

Updated Bag!:

Same, no changeo!

No need to change and no desire to either.  Have a coup,e things in the works but I have a hard time seeing this set being replaced as my tournament bag...

[freehb]

So I've rethought my no change policy and I've decided to go up in weight class shaft wise...ordering a 70s alpha driver shaft.  The 60s is just to whippy.  Would like to replace the fwy and ute shafts with basi alpha and ut 70/80s respectively...will see if the BTi is the real deal, may go all basi, all through the bag...

In any case, hit the 5&6 irons splendidly today.  I'm hitting 5i 175 with a smooth 3/4 swing.  Really a pleasure to be playing irons again into the long par 3&4's...distence control seems better with the long irons than the mid irons in this set...only seem to hit the super hot ball with 7-9.

[wmclarenf1]

So I've rethought my no change policy and I've decided to go up in weight class shaft wise...ordering a 70s alpha driver shaft.  The 60s is just to whippy.  Would like to replace the fwy and ute shafts with basi alpha and ut 70/80s respectively...will see if the BTi is the real deal, may go all basi, all through the bag...

In any case, hit the 5&6 irons splendidly today.  I'm hitting 5i 175 with a smooth 3/4 swing.  Really a pleasure to be playing irons again into the long par 3&4's...distence control seems better with the long irons than the mid irons in this set...only seem to hit the super hot ball with 7-9.

You need one of these then H!

[freehb]

Those are really nice bags!  Basi is so good, I see an all basi lineup in my future...will see here shortly, some big potential changes in the works...for now, the Kombi s is out and the Oworks 2ball is in...

[freehb]

Update as of June 2018:  Oworks 2 ball is in Scotty is out...

[freehb]

Looking back on this thread I realized he how far my game has come this year...705s back in the bag while 505 gets the bangvoo...may hard step the stiffs, am just killing the 705s...hit a flushed 8 from 148 into a slight breeze to an uphill green and flew it...wtf...hitting my driver 260+ rest of bag:

3wspoon:240
5wcleek:225
3uroddio:200
5i:180
6i:168
7i:156
8i:142
9i:131
PW:120
AW:110
53:100
60:85-88

I'm not quite at squirts level but I accomplished the goals I set out to accomplish and it's super fulfilling...can't help not bragging about it...the other goal was to have a better short ga,e and surpri

[wmclarenf1]

Gotta post pics H

[ian-500]

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