{"id":222,"date":"2011-02-04T10:02:27","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T17:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herbgould.com\/?p=222"},"modified":"2011-02-04T10:02:27","modified_gmt":"2011-02-04T17:02:27","slug":"the-short-bag-is-eight-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/herbgould\/golf\/equipment\/222\/the-short-bag-is-eight-enough","title":{"rendered":"The short bag: Is eight enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019m into a less-is-more phase of my golf career. I\u2019m reconciled to the fact that my game is what it is. Barring some kind of insane lessons-and-practice deal that is not going to happen, I\u2019m never going to hit the ball far enough or high enough. And while I\u2019d love to practice my short game more, living in the middle of Chicago, half an hour from the lamest driving range, let alone a real putting and chipping area, that\u2019s not going to happen, either.<\/div>\n
That\u2019s OK. I just like being out there, and keeping it simple. Given the choice between an 83 in five hours and yet another 91 in three hours, give me the 91. Just don\u2019t make me bet.<\/div>\n
Along those lines, we\u2019re going on a much needed Caribbean getaway, escaping the record 20-inch snow that has buried the city. Golf usually isn\u2019t a high priority on this annual February trip, but the resort we\u2019re trying\u2014we have abandoned our beloved Ixtapa, Mexico, trip this year\u2014is an all-inclusive in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, that even includes three rounds of golf on its P.B. Dye course.<\/div>\n
To keep it simple, we\u2019ve decided one golf bag is enough. We\u2019re each taking eight clubs, plus a sweet little Sun Mountain Sunday bag to go with my beloved Sun Mountain carry bag.<\/div>\n
The question is, which eight?<\/div>\n
I\u2019m going with driver, 5-wood, 5, 7 and 9 iron, pitching wedge, sand wedge and putter.<\/div>\n
My wife has a 3-wood, a hybrid, 4, 6 and 9 irons, pitching wedge, sand wedge and putter.<\/div>\n
What would your eight be? If you could only have five clubs, which will be my next project if this goes well, what would they be?<\/div>\n
Is it going to matter? I doubt it. I\u2019m hoping not to miss any of the missing clubs. I like to walk and carry my clubs when I play. It would be great to know I can pull a few little-used clubs out of the bag on a hot day, and not be looking for them.<\/div>\n
We\u2019ll be gone a week. Results of the experiment to come after that.<\/div>\n
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