You could get the 910h in 19 degrees and drop the 3 iron. And maybe get the 4 iron a degree or two stronger to close the gaps. I played this setup when I had a 15 degree 3 wood and it worked well, but I got a longer 3 wood so I had to take out a wedge, add a 5 wood and put my 3 iron back in the bag. Hope this helps

The USGA put a 14 club limit so that you must either learn to vary distance somewhere or suffer having to either hit long or short.

I think it is easier to vary distance with a wedge, especially since with the shortest club you will eventually have to vary distance anyway, but you don't want to consider that.

So, since on a par 5 you can reach in 2 using driver hybrid, and I doubt you will be needing 3W to reach a par 3, I see no need for the 3W. The 17h will work just fine off the tee if you are wanting to give up a little distance to gain accuracy, that will be just 1 iron longer for the approach.

Hey Shaun;

Cool set up. I think 3wood is still important. You can drop the 3iron and go with a hybrid maybe a 19*. The 15* and 17* is quite close to each other. What's your average distance with the 15* and 17* respectively? There you can base your decision. I also believe in not taking out a wedge. That is a very good set up, 4* gaps. Why didn't you get a 48* SM4 and dropped the PW??? Just asking...

Good Luck and Happy Golfing!

Carlo

I agree with the majority of the forum. One doesn't really need a 2* gap between clubs.

Here's one that probably no one has thought about... use a 17* 910D. You aren't going to lose much yardage over a 3 wood and would gain some over a 17H. If you're hitting a 3 iron 225, you should hit a 4 wood about 240. My guesstimate for a 17H is about 235 and a 3W would be about 245.

A 19H would be about 230 and a 5W would be about 235. I also base that on how I hit a golf ball back in the good old days (carried a 3 and 4 wood). My average 4W was 230, the 2 iron was 220 and 3 iron was 210 (this was when I was 30). I'm almost a senior citizen these days. I can get about 200 out of a 4 wood nowadays.

The other end of the spectrum is to drop the gap wedge and change the sand wedge to 54. This is a response you might also hear. 6* gap between wedges is not unmanageable nor is 7-8*, for that matter.

What the pros use varies wildly. Some go with a 3W and 19H (dropping the 3 iron) and a few here and there (particularly on the Champions' Tour) use a 7 wood in place of the 3 iron.  Player even fesses up these days to carrying a 9 wood and stated he would have won one extra Masters with one.

There are some pros that recommend (particularly to the senior population) about going with driver-4W-7W and dropping the 3 iron.

For me, I have 910F 15* and a 980F 19* and an old 503H 22* ( then the 4 iron). Looking to upgrade the 980F 19*, but will hold out until the new hybrids come out later this year (unless there is a good deal). My fitter suggested an AP1 (2 or 3) to replace the 503H, they almost have the same profile. But I still like using the 503H.

As for the SM4 wedges. I went 48, 52 and 58. But had the 48 and the 58 bent 1* stronger. This is to have a consistent 5* gap among the wedges. And that stronger loft will give me a better bounce.

Hey Carlo, thanks for the suggestions. I hit the 15* 250 - 260 off the tee. I struggle with it off the fairway though. The 17* is 235 - 245 off the tee and I have no problems with it off the fairway because I play it more like an iron. I hit a 19* roughly the same as my 3 iron so 15* then 19* would not do me any good. BTW I did not go with the SM4 48* because when I miss with my wedges I tend to miss a little steep and the AP2 wedge I felt interacted with the turf a little better. Thanks for the help and will let you know how it goes. Shaun

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. I have not tried the 17* 910F. I will get my hands on one tomorrow and see how it goes. I will also mess around with some of my old wedges and see how that goes. Thanks for the idea on looking into the PRO's bags, I plan on doing that also. Hope to make a decision by middle of the week. Then evrything in my bag is back to Titleist (except my putter). Will let all know how it goes. Shaun

Hi Shaun - our yardages are fairly similar, my set up/ yardages are as follows:

Driver - 8.5* - 300y - average but can greatly vary!

3W - 13.5* - 270y tee 260y deck

Hybrid - 21* - 230y (I have the loft set a little lower but main use of this is for high soft shots into par 5s and out of rough)

2iron - 18* - 250y total from tee - this rolls a lot unless it is wet!

4iron - 23* - 220y - this has been bent a degree strong to make up for no 3 iron, distance/ carry is a little inconsistent 

5iron - 27* - 205y

6iron - 31* - 190y - carry distance at my fitting

Now to wedges:

MB PW - 47* - 130y - can hit this further but like to hit controlled

SM4 52.08 - 115y 

SM4 56.14 - 100y

SM4 60.10 - 85y

SM2 64.07 - 70y

My advice would be look at golfdigest whats in the bag to look at pros setups and yardages - Fowler and Ben Crane are a couple of pros playing 4 wedges who are on there, look to see how they do it. Remember shaft can greatly affect yardages as well so choose diligently.