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Maybe it doesn’t matter, but is there a proper way to load the clubs in the bag? I have a standing bag, should the drivers be toward the top? the putter? Maybe it doesn’t matter, Thansk
However you like it… is the correct way for you.
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Maybe it doesn’t matter, but is there a proper way to load the clubs in the bag? I have a standing bag, should the drivers be toward the top? the putter?
The only difference I’ve noticed is when the long clubs over-balance the bag. This might not be noticeable until you put the bag on a push or pull-cart.
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i am still too busy working out my swing to worry about this : – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Maybe it doesn’t matter, but is there a proper way to load the clubs in the bag? I have a standing bag, should the drivers be toward the top? the putter? Maybe it doesn’t matter, Thansk
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I put ‘em in the bag with the heads up and grips down. If they all fit OK, I’m happier than a clam! RSG Masters 2004 pre-preliminary format http://home.att.net/~frostback2002 "The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are" Joseph Campbell
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My instructor insists that the putter ride with the woods. Anyone else hear this?
i do that. the putter being the shortest club, tends to get lost if in the bottom rack.
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Maybe it doesn’t matter, but is there a proper way to load the clubs in the bag? I have a standing bag, should the drivers be toward the top? the putter? Maybe it doesn’t matter, Thansk
I hide my wedges among the other clubs since, environmentally, they are wedges of mass destruction and I don’t want inspectors to find them. — Jim Sabatke Hire Me!! – See my resume at http://my.execpc.com/~jsabatke Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
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Maybe it doesn’t matter, but is there a proper way to load the clubs in the bag? I have a standing bag, should the drivers be toward the top? the putter? Maybe it doesn’t matter, Thansk I hide my wedges among the other clubs since, environmentally, they are wedges of mass destruction and I don’t want inspectors to find them.
Just do what Saddam did… …bury them in the sand. <g — Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you’ll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
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Don’t worry the small stuff like that. Work on the big problems first. Like your personality and hygiene.
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You may find this useful: I keep my "around the green" clubs –putter, 8 iron (favorite close in chipping club) in one slot. Then, walking or riding, if I’m close to the green I just grab that pair and usually have what I want when I get to the ball. My carry bag has the top most slot for putters, it holds the 8 iron too.
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But you’re going about it all wrong — the trick is to have several putters and use the penalty box often — this keeps the putter from getting too up-itty! Each putter will then feel honored to be in your bag and will do everything possible to please. Remember "spare the rod, spoil the child" – works with putters!
I have a few living in the garage "corner of shame.!" :-) Tomorrow my new STX Sync III putter (the bow-tie one that McCarron uses) will be making it’s debut. It’s a lot easier to chuck one that you built for $30. I’ll cut the STX a little slack until I’ve had some time to get some practice in. Dave Clary/Corpus Christi, Tx Home: http://home.stx.rr.com/dclary Never Forget: http://www.politicsandprotest.org RSG Roll Call http://www.rec-sport-golf.com/members/?rollcall=claryd
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My putter goes on top with the woods. but I’m really careful about my driver shaft getting scratched by the putter. My next bag will probably be the Ogio Woodie so that will solve the putter problem
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My instructor insists that the putter ride with the woods. Anyone else hear this? – Andrew Hi Hugh. I don’t know about others but here is how I load my stand-bag: Top slot – Driver, 3 wood, 5 wood. Middle left slot – 3, 4, 5 irons. Middle right slot – 6, 7, 8 irons. Bottom slot – 9, PW, GW, SW, Putter
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Maybe it doesn’t matter, but is there a proper way to load the clubs in the bag? I have a standing bag, should the drivers be toward the top? the putter? Maybe it doesn’t matter, Thansk
Hugh, I think there is a practical reason to have the longer clubs at the top of the bag — the heads of the longer clubs are always kept above the heads of the shorter clubs providing better and more efficient storage. This also ensures that heads don’t bang against shafts since the heads of shorter clubs would tend to bang into the shafts of longer clubs if they were above them. Of course if the bag is kept vertical, like at the back of a golf cart then it probably doesn’t matter. All other things being equal, it’s also nice to have the clubs organized in the bag — simple to inventory and might speed up play a little (I wish!!) if you can quickly find the club you need. Play on. MyQ.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<snip Andrew, I’m not sure why he insists, but this is something that a lot of golfers (including me) do. Maybe it is showing the required reverance to the putter by promoting it to the top of the bag 
Play on. MyQ. My putter insists on its own apartment on the outside of the main bag. It refuses to live with the riff-raff. Dave Clary/Corpus Christi, Tx Home: http://home.stx.rr.com/dclary Never Forget: http://www.politicsandprotest.org RSG Roll Call http://www.rec-sport-golf.com/members/?rollcall=claryd
Dave, LOL. But you’re going about it all wrong — the trick is to have several putters and use the penalty box often — this keeps the putter from getting too up-itty! Each putter will then feel honored to be in your bag and will do everything possible to please. Remember "spare the rod, spoil the child" – works with putters! Play on. MyQ.
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My instructor insists that the putter ride with the woods. Anyone else hear this? – Andrew <snip
Andrew, I’m not sure why he insists, but this is something that a lot of golfers (including me) do. Maybe it is showing the required reverance to the putter by promoting it to the top of the bag Play on. MyQ.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My instructor insists that the putter ride with the woods. Anyone else hear this? – Andrew <snip Andrew, I’m not sure why he insists, but this is something that a lot of golfers (including me) do. Maybe it is showing the required reverance to the putter by promoting it to the top of the bag Play on. MyQ.
My putter insists on its own apartment on the outside of the main bag. It refuses to live with the riff-raff. Dave Clary/Corpus Christi, Tx Home: http://home.stx.rr.com/dclary Never Forget: http://www.politicsandprotest.org RSG Roll Call http://www.rec-sport-golf.com/members/?rollcall=claryd
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Maybe it doesn’t matter, but is there a proper way to load the clubs in the bag? I have a standing bag, should the drivers be toward the top? the putter? Maybe it doesn’t matter,
Heck, maybe it doesn’t.. but, is your bag top "angled"? The new bag I bought this year has three "pockets, with a separate putter area.. really like that. The top is angled from back to front, with the separators matching the angle, so it makes sense to put the longest clubs in the "longest" "pocket" and work down from there. So, for me, it’s putter(in it’s own slot, right behind longest one), then driver, 5-wood and ball retriever(still trying to find the 7wood I want) in the longest slot, with 3-6 in the next shortest and 7 thru lob wedge in the shortest. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thansk
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Hi Hugh. I don’t know about others but here is how I load my stand-bag: Top slot – Driver, 3 wood, 5 wood. Middle left slot – 3, 4, 5 irons. Middle right slot – 6, 7, 8 irons. Bottom slot – 9, PW, GW, SW, Putter Using this method I can quickly inventory my clubs and determine if I’m missing a club. I’ve also found that as I set the bag down on my right hand side it places the shorter irons closer to me. I originally had the irons switched in the middle right and middle left slots but like my current setup better. Play around and see what works best for you.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Maybe it doesn’t matter, but is there a proper way to load the clubs in the bag? I have a standing bag, should the drivers be toward the top? the putter? Maybe it doesn’t matter, Thansk
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My instructor insists that the putter ride with the woods. Anyone else hear this? – Andrew – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Hugh. I don’t know about others but here is how I load my stand-bag: Top slot – Driver, 3 wood, 5 wood. Middle left slot – 3, 4, 5 irons. Middle right slot – 6, 7, 8 irons. Bottom slot – 9, PW, GW, SW, Putter
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Maybe it doesn’t matter, but is there a proper way to load the clubs in the bag? I have a standing bag, should the drivers be toward the top? the putter? Maybe it doesn’t matter, Thansk