What do you consider the 'essential' clubs?

Question

Besides a driver, a putter, pitching and sand wedges, which irons and woods would you consider the most useful?

Answer 1

If you can’t carry the ball for around 240 yards, you should seriously consider replacing your 2- and 3- iron with a hybrid and if you struggle to hit 220 yards consistently you should probably also think twice about your 4-iron. In fact if you feel any apprehension about hitting a long iron, you should consider trying a hybrid.

Answer 2

I carry:

Driver

2 Hybrids

3-PW, GW, SW

Putter

Essentials?

Long Hybrid

5 iron

7 iron

9 iron (or PW, whichever you're more comfortable hitting)

You can always putt by intentionally blading your long hybrid or 5 iron.  

A true minimalist would probably even lose the 5 or 7 (again depending on how consistent you hit either one)

Answer 3

Woods: 3 wood - can be used on tee and fairway and is accurate

Irons: 4 iron - good for tighter fairways off the tee

         8 iron - Good for low pitches and chip and run

Answer 4

A wood or hybrid (any of them) which can fill in the distance in between driver and 3-4iron.

Helpful when playing long par 3s or second shots into any long hole. Even useful if you need to be accurate on a tee shot.

Basically its so useful since it can be used anywhere from the tee, the rough, next to the green....... anywhere

Answer 5

middle length irons 9 8 7 6

Answer 6

For irons, probably 6 thru 9, I would also include a 3 or 5 wood for the tie fairway tee shots and at least 1 hybrid, may be a H3 or H4 for the longer distance shorts.  

For me personally, I MUST have a 60 degree log wedge for the 'around the green' shots.

Answer 7

driver,3 wood,5 wood,4 iron,5 iron,6 iron,7 iron,8 iron,9 iron,pitching wedge, sand wedge,and putter. Thats 12 clubs and the max is 14 so you could have 2 more clubs.

Answer 8

it all depends on the course but 5 wood usually a good idea i have a 3 wood havent used it for about a year so probably not a 3 wood, 9 iron , 7 iron, 5 iron like a mid-set eg. if u have a distance shot for a 8 iron hit half a 7 iron or something like that

Answer 9

The 5 essential clubs you should learn play an entire round of golf with is a 3 wood, 7 wood/hybrid 4 iron, 7 iron, pitching/sand wedge, and the putter. I have played multiple rounds with just those clubs and you learn to control your swing and make better shot decisions with less clubs.

Answer 10

All of them.  But if I had to choose just one iron and one wood, it'd be 5 wood / 2 hybrid, and 7 iron.

Answer 11

I love my 8 iron.  A full 120 yards to a 30 foot pitch and run.  Use it all the time.