In this video, Joel Tadman and Dan Parker go through every area of the golf bag from driver down to putter and golf ball and then pick their favourite models to each build their ultimate golf bag.
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00:00Hello everybody and welcome to another Golf Monthly equipment video where
00:03myself and Golf Monthly staff writer Dan Parker are going to build our ultimate
00:08golf bag. Between myself and Dan we've tested everything out there this year
00:12from driver all the way down to putter and the golf ball so we're going to pick
00:15our favorite clubs in each area of the bag so it should be a really exciting
00:18video. Dan are you excited to make your debut on Golf Monthly's YouTube channel?
00:22Very excited what better place to start on the YouTube channel than with my
00:24ultimate golf bag from this year so I'm looking forward to it. Great without
00:27further ado let's dive in starting with the driver. So Dan we're kicking off with
00:32the big dog why don't you start us off with your pick of the driver in your
00:36ultimate golf bag. Okay well I'll reveal it from here I have gone for the Ping
00:41G425 Max now I was fitted this myself this year I absolutely love it. First
00:48off I'll go with the looks I think it's the best looking driver this year I love
00:51the all black crown with the matte finish as well and then I'm not a great
00:56driver with the golf ball so I need all that forgiveness and this bought me
00:59loads of it with the adjustable weight and the plenty of forgiveness across the
01:04face I found it really really good off the tee it also sounds great I don't
01:08know if you saw Victor Hovland at the BMW PGA the noise it made at Wentworth
01:12might be helped by the acoustics there but this makes an awesome noise so this
01:15goes in my bag as the ultimate driver. Yeah good choice very straight driver
01:19definitely one of the straightest drivers out this year for me I'm gonna
01:21pick something different cleverly hidden it under my rain hood I've gone for the
01:25TaylorMade Sim 2 now it was a close call between my Titleist TSI 3 driver
01:30which I also love but when I wasn't swinging that driver overly well I just
01:34felt like I was a little bit more offline and I think that part of that
01:37was because I was struggling to align it well there's no such problems with this
01:40with the TaylorMade Sim 2 because as you'll see it's really easy to align
01:43with this grey strip at the front of the head so it sets up really squarely
01:47behind the ball gives you really good feedback on where you're aiming and the
01:50feel of it is absolutely fantastic and that feel is translated into really good
01:54ball speed really good distance undoubtedly one of the longest drivers
01:58I've tested really nice streamlined shape feel like you can swing it fast
02:00really forgiving obviously you've got the max driver as well if you want even
02:03more forgiveness but for me that combination of a nice launch low spin
02:07good forgiveness meant I was long way down the fairway and I was often in the
02:11fairway so for me TaylorMade Sim 2 is my pick with the driver. Okay Dan let's
02:16move on to the fairway woods and anyone who's seen my best fairways 2021 video
02:20will be not surprised to see that I've picked the Cobra Rad Speed now there's
02:25a whole host of things I like about this club I love the rails on the bottom
02:29gives you a really nice skid through the ground especially when the ball is
02:32sitting down I feel like it just pops the ball up really nicely out of those
02:35cuppy lies really good forgiveness good distance was one of the longest models
02:39I tested and you've got adjustability as well for lofts and you can get some
02:44drawbys on there as well so it's a very versatile club so it really does tick
02:47all the boxes in terms of any golfer looking for a fairway they can use from
02:50different situations around the course Cobra King Rad Speed delivers on that so
02:54that's my choice Dan good choice what are you very good choice I don't say you
02:56nick my choice but it's a good choice I have gone and we're talking no price
03:01involved here ultimate bag so I have gone for the Sim 2 titanium three wood
03:07this is a powerful club it's a really good-looking club as well like I said
03:12I'm not a very good driver the ball so I like to use my third off the tee quite a
03:14lot and lofting this down which you can do with you just for loft sleeve means I
03:18can hit it a little bit straighter than my driver but with plenty of distance as
03:21well similar to the Cobra you've got the V steel sole which makes it really good
03:26out of slightly cuppy lies as Joel said as well as fairway lies as well so I
03:30found it an equally versatile club with loads of distance thanks that speed
03:34pocket and that titanium head so this is my favorite three wood right let's look
03:39at hybrids a very important part of the bag Joel I'll go first I have gone for
03:44the Callaway apex 21 I said it's important part of the bag it's a hard
03:47part of the bag to get right I think with lofts and what loft suits your game
03:51the best big standout of the apex is it's adjustable you don't get many
03:55hybrids that adjustable you can adjust for draw bias as well as loft as well
03:59which is really helpful and this is also a really forgiving hybrid I've used this
04:03out of rough I use it off the tee a little bit as well but mostly out the
04:06rough when you're a long way back on a par 5 you want to try and clamber some
04:09of that hole back and this is really good for that you've got the gel break
04:12blades in here which are giving me the extra distance and it's quite a nice
04:16look at address it's not a traditional look by any means it's a little bit
04:19square and there's some hybrids but I like that I think for distance
04:23forgiveness and versatility this goes in my bag good choice though definitely one
04:27of the better feeling hybrids out there yes definitely thing I've tested and I
04:31have tested all of them but I'm gonna pick something a little different again
04:34if you see my best of video you won't be surprised to see I've gone for the
04:37Titleist TSI 2 now I'm a low handicap golfer so you might be surprised to
04:42think I've gone for the larger head of the the hybrid range but for me I like
04:47something that's going to give me a lot more a bit more playability you know
04:49compact hybrids can be difficult to strike they can go a bit left sometimes
04:53this is a lot straighter it's very forgiving as I said it's one of the
04:57longest ones I've tested I like the full face white grooves they just help me
05:01align that face a little bit more easily and it is adjustable for loft and line
05:05goal independently so you can really dial it in to hit the number that you
05:08want which is obviously really important so yeah Titleist TSI 2 really
05:12good surf interaction good distance forgiveness I'm using it on tee shots on
05:16par threes into par fives into par fours it's a very versatile club so recommend
05:20it if you're looking for a new hybrid right Joel iron now this is a big choice
05:24I'm excited to see what you've gone for what's your ultimate iron for 2021 I
05:28deliberated over this for a long time I bet you did because I love my p770
05:33container made but there was an iron that beat that this year and it's the
05:37ping I 59 I mean what a club like I mean it's very expensive at least like 200
05:43230 pounds a club but the performance on offer is absolutely fantastic it's so
05:49consistent for what is ultimately a better player club you know you put it
05:52down behind the ball it looks like a blade really but it's got so much
05:56consistency and forgiveness built into what is a really compact a tall played
06:00club it's clean design for the low handicapper but it's a lot more user
06:03friendly than that and you just hit all the shots for this high low draw fade
06:07it's able to deliver that it's easy to align it just it looks fantastic so yeah
06:13ping I 59 you know I'm really excited ping I'm gonna send me the rest of the
06:16clubs to fill in the set so I'm very excited about I think they're gonna go
06:20in the bag yeah for a bit why not why not why not give them a try because I
06:24love them so much so yeah that's my choice ping I 59 what about you Dan so
06:27Joel my iron I've gone for a very desirable iron for this year is the
06:31Titleist T100 excellent choice yeah I think these are two very good choices
06:36we've made for me I'm a 10 handicapper this is a little bit more of a desirable
06:40iron for me I don't think it's as forgiving as some on the market but as I
06:43said I think it looks so good I would have it in my bag it's surprisingly
06:47forgiving for what it is a very small club head very little offset a thin top
06:51line so I can get away with it but like I said I think it looks so good that I
06:55would put it in my bag if I was to go for something in Titleist range which
06:59has been excellent this year I'd probably look at the T200 for someone
07:02like me with a little bit more forgiveness but because I'm building my
07:05ultimate bag I've gone for the ultimate Titleist iron at the minute which is the
07:08T100 well then we're moving on to wedges a very important area of the bag to try
07:12and get up and down keep your score going it's very important and I've gone
07:14for the TaylorMade milled grind 3 new offering for this year a few things I
07:20like about this it's got that milled sole on it with those kind of very
07:24slight bumps and it just feel like gives me a nice skid through the ground when
07:27it's slightly wet or the ball sitting down I feel like it pops the ball out
07:30those sorts of lies really well I think it feels excellent the spin control from
07:35the launch monitor data I've tested shows that this is one of the
07:38highest spinning wedges that I've ever used it's very comparable with
07:42everything else on the market if not better and the shape of it definitely
07:45suits my eyes it's more kind of traditional in the way it looks it's not
07:48too funky in the in the shape and the way it sits down behind the ball
07:50address and there's enough versatility in the options of the bounces to produce
07:55so it's set to pull off the shots that you need to around the green so it was a
08:00tough one but I've gone for the TaylorMade milled grind 3 what have you
08:02gone for it's a good choice Joel it's a good choice it's a compelling argument
08:05but I think and I hope everyone at home agrees with me here and I'll die on this
08:08hill for this wedge and I think it always has been always will be the
08:13tightest Vokey SM8 I mean the Vokey is just the ultimate wedge isn't it Joel if
08:18I'm building my ultimate bag I can't look too far past this club the SM8
08:22improved nicely on the SM7 slightly different center of gravity which made
08:25it feel great from slightly longer distance shots I found and with the
08:29amount of grind you can get this in the amount of finishes you can get this in
08:32there's a slate blue version a black version if I'm building my ultimate bag
08:36I'm going to get these properly fitted make them look fantastic and I can
08:39customize them maybe get some stamps on them as well I don't know I just think
08:43for everything you get the full package the amount of grinds how good they are
08:47looking in the bag it has to be the SM8 for me right Joel last club in the bag
08:53putter probably the one you'll be using the most this is an important one I'll
08:56kick us off and I've gone for the Odyssey 2 ball 10 with my putting I'm
09:02not a great putter I'm not doing myself much justice here but I'm an okay golfer
09:05I need forgiveness and I need help with my alignment and this does both of those
09:10things I'll start with the alignment you got the classic 2 ball shape on the top
09:13so you line your ball up as a third ball that's really helped me get my line
09:17consistent providing I meet the putt correctly and then forgiveness as well
09:20if you look at the size this mallet shape it is super forgiving plenty of
09:24MOI and I find I can roll this ball really consistently even if I catch it a
09:28little bit off the toe or a little bit low and that stops me three putting too
09:32often lovely grip on it as well and I think it's a pretty complete putter for
09:36those who like a mallet that is I think if you like a blade you'll struggle with
09:39this but for me who likes a mallet it's pretty much perfect very good choice
09:42obviously got the option of the triple track as well very good point that's
09:45like a triple alignment help that isn't it but if I had to hold a 10-foot putt
09:49down for my life for your life I'm gonna be going for the even roll er to
09:55V I love everything about this putter mostly the way it looks and also how
10:01consistent it is so you've got these parabolic grooves on the face here which
10:04definitely help gear the ball back to us to straight and also give you good more
10:08consistent speed it's not the quickest putter in terms of off the face but it's
10:12very good on quick greens the grip on it is excellent I love the this tour tack
10:17shape so it's got a nice tacky feel to it kind of reference points for your
10:20thumbs and the other thing with this B series is you've got the adjustable neck
10:25and shaft system so with the screw on the hot on the bottom you can take the
10:29head out and putting different neck designs to suit your stroke the best so
10:33you go through a fitting process yeah you can get that dialed in so it really
10:36is as you mentioned the complete package like you with your Odyssey I think the
10:39even though I was arguably even more of a complete package frankly and I just
10:43put it really well ever since I put this in the bag so yeah even roll V series
10:47the ER 2 V model in particular is the one I've gone for okay last but not
10:53least in our ultimate bag Joel golf ball what have you gone for you do need a
10:57golf ball when you do need a golf ball yeah essential the one I've gone for is
11:01the Titleist Pro V1X it's the ball I've played for a very long time and for me
11:04it's just the the consistency and the predictability of it you know when you
11:08hit a good shot you want to see the golf ball do exactly what you expect it to be
11:12doing yeah and this just delivers that I mean the profile of it in terms of the
11:16way it feels and the way it spins actually quite similar to the Pro V1
11:18it's not a great deal of difference does feel a little bit firmer around the
11:22greens which I actually prefer and a slightly higher flight with the driver
11:25other than that it's pretty similar but this is just an excellent all-round
11:28package delivers around the greens on the greens iron shots off the tee it's
11:32that perfect blend of distance and spin when you need it so Titleist Pro V1X
11:36for me what are you going for good choice Joel hard to argue with that I
11:39think a lot of golfers at home will think well the Pro V1 is a pretty
11:42complete golf ball I've gone a little bit left field I've gone for the
11:44TaylorMade TP5X picks you'll see the likes of Ricky Fowler and Matt Wolfe use
11:50these on tour and I thought at the start of this year I thought I'd give them the
11:53go because I like the TP5 ball and the TP5X ball so I thought let's give this
11:57ClearPath alignment a go which is these sort of triangle diamonds you'll see
12:00here and firstly it made the ball look a little bit bigger it was a bit of an
12:04optical illusion but it made me feel a little bit more confident behind the
12:07ball with iron shots and with wedges and stuff so that was a good positive point
12:11and it's great to help with my putting I think with lining up as well and it
12:15lets me know rolling end over end whether I've hit a good putt or not when
12:18I see it rolling end over end I know I've struck it well if I see all these
12:21ClearPath alignment bits go offline I know I've not hit such a good one I've
12:25really enjoyed it and I think with the TP5X you get a very good golf ball as
12:28well so it's a nice addition to that and well worth a try if you're looking for
12:32something a little bit new or a little bit different. Great well that concludes
12:35our look at the Ultimate Bag we've both built it from driver all the way through
12:39to putter and golf ball hopefully you've enjoyed watching us build it all the way
12:43through and do comment down below is there any clubs that you think we've
12:47missed out that we should have included in our Ultimate Bag we'd love to hear
12:50from you but that's all from us from Burley Park Golf Club here in Stanford
12:53we'll see you next time
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