Congratulations. You’ve found my blog. If you’re a golfer, welcome. If you’re not, hopefully this can be a tool to get your golfing journey started. Before we go too in depth, I would like to introduce myself to you. I used to be Ron, a former 2 handicap amateur golfer that used to play quite a bit of golf. Now, I’m a husband, father and golfer that would be around a 9 if I got around to joining a club. Unfortunately, I’m no longer a guy with so much time and money on my hands that I can play all I want or practice until the wee hours of the morning when my swing goes awry. These limitations is where my inspiration for “Back To The Fairway” have come from. Think of it as golfing for the time and budget limited individual. Whether you pick up on a few free tips, read about lower cost equipment or just read it for my amazing sense of humor, hopefully you will find something that brings you back with every post.
Before we get too far, I want to tell you a bit about my game and cover what I carry in my bag today. I’m carrying the Wilson Ionix Lite bag. The 4.4 pound empty weight and sturdy stand design works great for me. The solid base unit allows me to stand the bag on carts without the feeling that the stand mechanism is going to make the bag tip over and the storage options on this model are fantastic. My club selection starts off with the 2005 Ping G2 driver with an 8.5 degree loft. It’s equipped with a Aldila NV65 Stiff shaft cut at standard length. A white Lamkin Tour Wrap grip finishes off the club. I carry a 3 and 5 wood from Orlimar. The Orlimar VT830’s are also circa 2005 and were one of the first club designs to offer adjustable weighting. The 15 degree 3 wood and 21 degree 5 wood both feature the low loft cartridges and stock, stiff rated Orlimar shafts. Moving on to my irons, I recently shifted off of my Ping S59 tour blades back to my 1988 Wilson Staff Fluid Feel Irons. I have played blade style irons my entire golfing life, even after trying just about every major cavity backed iron over a period of 15 years. They just set up better and feel nicer in my hands. The bottom line, I have such confidence in those clubs that I know I can hit any shot I need when I need it. When you find a set like this, grab them and never let them go. Mine have made moves across the country with me and back and I wouldn’t dream of getting rid of them, ever.
My wedges are a newer addition to my bag, but are pretty old as well. From what I can tell from the markings, the 54 degree and 58 degree wedges are remakes of the 1960’s lineup that were made in the 1980’s, but getting information on them is very difficult. From what I read online, Wilson disbanded their ‘club making’ division a few years back and getting information on them is a bit difficult. Since then, Wilson has been manufacturing clubs under the umbrella of the entire company instead of having a separate division of the company. Finally, to round out my bag, I have the Odyssey Tri Hot #3 putter with the tungsten weighting. It’s my go to putter, but you might notice the Wilson 8813 in the image above. I sometimes still get out my favorite putter when the conditions are right, but for the most part, the greens in the northwest roll far too slow to use a putter that is as light as the 8813.
That’s what I’m using to hit the ball around, and as far as balls go, I’m a bit embarrassed to say that I am still hitting the 2005 Nike One Gold golf balls. I purchased a very large amount of them on clearance right before I took a break from playing and they are still with me to this day. I’m finally down to about two dozen, so look for some ball testing to come in the near future. That pretty much closes out the bag portion of the blog, though I will update it when I have a change in gear.
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