- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
3 club challenge. What clubs are you taking
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:44 pm
Putter counts as a club.
3w
7i or 7h. Having trouble on this
SW. having trouble on picking a wedge also.
What you got?
3w
7i or 7h. Having trouble on this
SW. having trouble on picking a wedge also.
What you got?
31
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:49 pm to lsugorilla
3u, 8i, putter.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:51 pm to lsugorilla
4i
PW
Putter
PW
Putter
Posted on 2/8/24 at 2:56 pm to lsugorilla
There's a club around here that does a few 3 club tournaments a year that I want to do this year.
I think they consider the putter a freebie though.
Strict three club I go:
3 hybrid
8 iron
putter
I think they consider the putter a freebie though.
Strict three club I go:
3 hybrid
8 iron
putter
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:00 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Also having trouble deciding between a 3w and a 4w
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:03 pm to lsugorilla
6i, 52, putter
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:06 pm to lsugorilla
3W
7I
P
7I
P
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:07 pm to caliegeaux
3 hybrid
7 iron
Sand Wedge
7 iron
Sand Wedge
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:17 pm to lsugorilla
Driver
56*
Probably 6i or 7i
Anything less than a 6 or 7 club challenge, I'm putting with a wedge. I don't make any putts of distance anyway, and I can top spin/ thin a wedge and be just fine.
And driver over 3w all day. You get more distance, bigger head (easier to hit) and going off the deck with a driver and 3w aren't enough if a difference to justify the loss of yards and loss of forgiveness for the other holes. How many times are you going to go 3w 3w in a round anyway.
56*
Probably 6i or 7i
Anything less than a 6 or 7 club challenge, I'm putting with a wedge. I don't make any putts of distance anyway, and I can top spin/ thin a wedge and be just fine.
And driver over 3w all day. You get more distance, bigger head (easier to hit) and going off the deck with a driver and 3w aren't enough if a difference to justify the loss of yards and loss of forgiveness for the other holes. How many times are you going to go 3w 3w in a round anyway.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:31 pm to lsugorilla
I'm not sure that driver isn't the better choice than 3 wood:
Driver will provide a major advantage on the par 4s (the majority of holes) being significantly longer off the tee. Given what we know from analytics (decade etc), people score better the closer they are to the hole and there is rarely a good reason not to hit driver from the tee. So you are gaining a big advantage on 10 holes.
I could see the argument that 3 wood gives you an advantage on the 4 par 5s, but it's unlikely you are going to reach in 2 with 2 3 woods, so at best its likely only a small advantage with 3w/3w/wedge vs Driver/7i/wedge(or maybe 7i).
I would go driver, mid iron (probably 7 or 8, depending on the length of par 3s) and a 52.
Driver will provide a major advantage on the par 4s (the majority of holes) being significantly longer off the tee. Given what we know from analytics (decade etc), people score better the closer they are to the hole and there is rarely a good reason not to hit driver from the tee. So you are gaining a big advantage on 10 holes.
I could see the argument that 3 wood gives you an advantage on the 4 par 5s, but it's unlikely you are going to reach in 2 with 2 3 woods, so at best its likely only a small advantage with 3w/3w/wedge vs Driver/7i/wedge(or maybe 7i).
I would go driver, mid iron (probably 7 or 8, depending on the length of par 3s) and a 52.
This post was edited on 2/8/24 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 2/8/24 at 3:53 pm to NewOrleansBlend
Nice to see a man with a little sense on the board.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 4:35 pm to lsugorilla
What tees?
If it’s from the red like most of these are, it should be driver and like 9i/SW. A 7 iron does zero good
If it’s from the red like most of these are, it should be driver and like 9i/SW. A 7 iron does zero good
This post was edited on 2/8/24 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 2/8/24 at 4:39 pm to lsugorilla
Hybrid
Sand Wedge
Putter
I've played in a lot of these over the years.
Best thing about the Hybrid is you can get decent distance off the tee and you can bunt it down the fairway.
Sand Wedge
Putter
I've played in a lot of these over the years.
Best thing about the Hybrid is you can get decent distance off the tee and you can bunt it down the fairway.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 4:53 pm to hehateme2285
quote:
If it’s from the red like most of these are, it should be driver and like 9i/SW. A 7 iron does zero good
Well that definitely makes a difference. Didn't know they were normally played from the reds.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 5:10 pm to lsugorilla
3w
8i
58*
8i
58*
Posted on 2/8/24 at 5:14 pm to lsugorilla
Actually did one of these with my buddies a couple weeks ago.
I went with
3 wood
8 iron
56° wedge
Putted with the wedge and made a couple of 12+ footers. Hit a bunch of 3 and 4 footers no problem.
3 wood off the tee worked just fine on the course we played. I could have gone with driver, but my rationale is that I sometimes bump a 3 wood around the greens when the lie is tight or I'm not comfortable with using a wedge, so that worked just fine and I did exactly that twice, which helped save par.
I went with
3 wood
8 iron
56° wedge
Putted with the wedge and made a couple of 12+ footers. Hit a bunch of 3 and 4 footers no problem.
3 wood off the tee worked just fine on the course we played. I could have gone with driver, but my rationale is that I sometimes bump a 3 wood around the greens when the lie is tight or I'm not comfortable with using a wedge, so that worked just fine and I did exactly that twice, which helped save par.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 5:18 pm to BMoney
How often did you hit 3w outside of those 2 and tee shots?
Posted on 2/8/24 at 5:26 pm to The Johnny Lawrence
quote:
How often did you hit 3w outside of those 2 and tee shots?
Par 5 second shots.
Also a couple holes the play is less than driver to avoid hazards, so I would have had to throttle back on driver for those. I'd rather hit a normal 3 wood than try to alter a driver swing.
Posted on 2/8/24 at 7:16 pm to caliegeaux
quote:
6i, 52, putter
Agreed
Posted on 2/8/24 at 7:24 pm to iwyLSUiwy
quote:
Strict three club I go: 3 hybrid 8 iron putter
This would be my set up. I Might go 7 instead of 8.
Page 1 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News