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 gonna 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 gonna pick
00:15our favorite clubs in each area of the bag so it should be a really exciting
00:19video. 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.
00:27Great, without further ado let's dive in starting with the driver. So Dan we're
00:32kicking off with the big dog, why don't you start us off with your pick of the
00:35driver in your ultimate golf bag. Okay well I'll reveal it from here, I have gone
00:39for the Ping G425 Max. Now I was fitted for this myself this year, I absolutely love
00:46it. First off I'll go with the Lux, I think it's the best looking driver this
00:50year. I love the all black crown with the matte finish as well and then I'm not a
00:55great driver with the golf ball so I need all that forgiveness and this brought 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 know if
01:08you saw Victor Hovland at the BMW PGA, the noise it made at Wentworth might
01:12have been 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 but for me I'm gonna pick
01:22something different, cleverly hidden it under my rain hood, I've gone for the
01:25tailor-made Sim 2. Now it was a close call between my Titleist TSI 3 driver which
01:30I also love but when I wasn't swinging that driver overly well I just felt like
01:34I was a little bit more offline and I think that part of that was because I
01:38was struggling to align it but there's no such problems with this with the
01:40tailor-made Sim 2 because as you'll see it's really easier to align with this
01:44grey strip at the front of the head so it sets up really squarely behind the ball,
01:48gives you really good feedback on where you're aiming and the feel of it is
01:51absolutely fantastic and and that feel is translated into really good ball
01:55speed, really good distance. Undoubtedly one of the longest drivers I've tested,
01:58really nice streamlined shape, feel like you can swing it fast, really forgiving
02:02obviously you've got the max driver as well if you want even more forgiveness
02:04but for me that combination of a nice large low spin good forgiveness meant I was
02:09a long way down the fairway and I was often in the fairway so for me
02:12tailor-made Sim 2 is my pick with the driver. Okay Dan let's move on to the
02:16fairwaywards and anyone who's seen my best fairwaywards 2021 video will be not
02:21surprised to see that I've picked the Cobra Rad Speed. Now there's a whole host
02:26of things I like about this club, I love the rails on the bottom gives you a
02:30really nice skid through the ground especially when the ball's sitting down
02:32feel like it just pops the ball up really nicely out of those cuppy lies,
02:36really good forgiveness, good distance was one of the longest models I've
02:39tested and you've got adjustability as well for lofts and you can get some
02:44draw by some 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, it's a very good choice. I don't want to 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 3 wood this is a
03:09powerful club it's a really good looking club as well like I said I'm not a very
03:12good driver with the ball so I like to use my 3rd off the tee quite a lot and
03:15lifting this down which you can do with adjustable loft sleeve means I can hit it
03:18a little bit straighter than my driver but with plenty of distance as well similar
03:23to the Cobra you've got the V steel sole which makes it really good out of
03:26slightly cuppy lies as Joel said as well as fairway lies as well so I found it an
03:31equally versatile club with loads of distance thanks that speed pocket and that
03:35titanium head so this is my favourite 3 wood. Right let's look at hybrids a very
03:40important part of the bag Joel I'll go first I have gone for the Callaway apex
03:4521 I said it's important part of the bag it's a hard part of the bag to get
03:49right I think with lofts and what loft suits your game the best big standout of
03:53the apex is it's adjustable you don't get many hybrids that are adjustable you can
03:57adjust for draw bias as well as loft as well which is really helpful and this is
04:01also a really forgiving hybrid I've used this out of rough I use it off the tee a
04:05little bit as well but mostly out the rough when you're a long way back on a par 5
04:08you want to try and clamber some of that hole back this is really good for that
04:11you've got the gel brake blades in here which are giving me the extra distance
04:15and it's quite a nice look at a dress it's not a traditional look by any means
04:19it's a little bit square and there's some hybrids but I like that I think for
04:22distance forgiveness and versatility this goes in mark on the bag good choice
04:26though definitely one of the better feeling hybrids out there yes definitely
04:29everything I've tested and I have tested all of them but I'm gonna pick
04:32something a little different again if you see my best of video you won't be
04:35surprised to see I've gone for the Titleist TSI 2 now I'm a low handicap
04:40golfer so you might be surprised to think I've gone for the larger head of
04:44the the hybrid range but for me I like something that's going to give me a lot
04:48more a bit more playability you know compact hybrids can be difficult to strike
04:52they can go a bit left sometimes this is a lot straighter it's very forgiving
04:56as I said it's one of the longest ones I've tested I like the full face white
05:00grooves they just help me align that face a little bit more easily and it is
05:03adjustable for loft and line goal independently so you can really dial it
05:07in to hit the number that you want which is obviously really important so
05:10yeah Titleist TSI 2 really good turf interaction good distance forgiveness I'm
05:14using it on tee shots on par 3s into par 5s into par 4s it's a very versatile
05:19club so recommend it if you're looking for a new hybrid right Joel iron now this is a
05:24big choice I'm excited to see what you've gone for what's your ultimate iron for
05:272021 I've deliberated over this for a long time I bet you did because I love
05:32my P770 container made but there was an iron that beat that this year and it's
05:37there it is the ping I-59 I mean what a club like I mean it's very expensive I
05:42think it's like 200 230 pounds a club but the performance on offer is absolutely
05:48fantastic it's so consistent for what is ultimately a better player club you know
05:52you put it down 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 tour played
06:00club it's clearly designed for the low handicapper but there's it's a lot more
06:03user-friendly than that and you just hit all the shots for this high low draw
06:07fade it's able to deliver that it's easy to align it just it looks fantastic so
06:12yeah ping I-59 you know I'm really excited ping 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 in
06:20the bag yeah for a bit why not why not why not give them a try because I love them so
06:24much so yeah that's my choice ping I-59 what about you Dan so Joel my iron I've
06:29gone for a very desirable iron for this year is the Titleist T100 excellent
06:34choice yeah I think these are two very good choices we've made for me I'm a 10
06:38handicapper this is a little bit more of a desirable iron for me I don't think it's
06:41as forgiving as some on the market but as I said I think it looks so good I
06:45would have it in my bag it's surprisingly forgiving for what it is a very small
06:49club head very little offset a thin top line so I can get away with it but like I
06:54said I think it looks so good that I would put it in my bag if I was to go
06:58for something in the Titleist range which has been excellent this year I'd
07:00probably look at the T200 for someone like me with a little bit more
07:03forgiveness but because I'm building my ultimate bag I've gone for the ultimate
07:06Titleist iron at the minute which is the T100 right now moving on to wedges very
07:10important area of the bag to try and get up and down keep your score going it's
07:13very important and I've gone for the tailor-made milled grind 3 new offering for
07:19this year a few things I like about this it's got that milled sole on it with
07:23those kind of very slight bumps in it which I just feel like gives me a nice
07:26skid through the ground when it's slightly wet or the ball sitting down I
07:29feel like it pops the ball out of those sorts of lies really well I think it
07:32feels excellent the spin control from the launch monitor data I've tested
07:37shows that this is one of the highest spinning wedges that I've ever used it's
07:41very comparable with everything else on the market if not better and the shape of
07:44it definitely suits my eyes it's more kind of traditional in the way it looks
07:47it's not too funky in the in the shape and the way it sits down behind the ball
07:50you've got to dress and there's enough versatility in the options and the
07:53bounces to produce a set to pull off the shots that you need to around the green
07:59so it was a tough one but I've gone for the tailor-made milled grind 3 what have
08:02you gone for it's a good choice Joel it's good choice it's a compelling argument but
08:05I 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 I'm
08:18building my ultimate bag I can't look too far past this club the SM8 improved
08:22nicely on the SM7 slight different center of gravity which made it feel
08:25great from starting longer distance shots I found and with the amount of
08:29grind you can get this in the amount of finishes you can get this in there's a
08:32slate blue version a black version if I'm building my ultimate bag I'm going to
08:36get these properly fitted make them look fantastic and I can customize them
08:40maybe I get some stamps on them as well I don't know I just think for
08:43everything 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 two ball ten with my putting I'm not a
09:02great putter I'm not doing myself much justice here I'm an okay golfer I need
09:06forgiveness and I need help with my alignment and this does both of those
09:10things I'll start with the alignment you've got the classic two ball shape on
09:13the top so you line your ball up as a third ball that's really helped me get my
09:17line consistent providing I meet the putt correctly and then forgiveness as
09:20well if 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 you've got the option of the triple track as well very good point
09:45that's like triple alignment help that isn't it but if I had to hold a 10 foot
09:49putt down for my life for your life I'm gonna be going for the even roll ER2V
09:56I 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 straight and also give you 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 is excellent I love the this tour tack shape
10:17so it's got a nice tacky feel to it kind of reference points for your thumbs and
10:21the other thing with this V series is you've got the adjustable neck and
10:26shaft system so with the screw on the hot on the bottom you can take the head
10:29out and put in different neck designs to suit your stroke the best so go for a
10:33fitting process yeah you can get that dialed in so it really is as you've
10:37mentioned the complete package like with your Odyssey I think the even I was
10:40arguably for more of a complete package frankly and I just I putted it really
10:44well ever since I put this in the bag so yeah even roll V series the ER2V
10:48model in particular is the one I've gone for okay last but not least in our
10:53ultimate bag Joel golf ball what have you gone for you do need a golf ball we do
10:57need a golf ball yeah essential the one I've gone for is the Titleist Pro V1X it's
11:02the ball I've played for a very long time and for me it's just the the
11:05consistency and the predictability of it you know when you hit a good shot you want to
11:09see the golf ball doing exactly what you expect it to be doing yeah and this
11:13just delivers that I mean the profile of it in terms of the way it feels and the
11:16way it spins actually quite similar to the Pro V1 it's not a great deal of
11:20difference does feel a little bit firmer around the greens which I actually
11:23prefer and a slightly higher flight with the driver other than that it's pretty
11:26similar but this is just an excellent all-round package delivers around the
11:29greens on the greens iron shots off the tee it's that perfect blend of
11:33distance and spin when you need it so Titleist Pro V1X for me what are you going for
11:38good choice Joel hard to argue with that I think a lot of golfers at home will
11:41think oh well the Pro V1's a pretty complete golf ball I've gone a little
11:44bit left field I've gone for the tailor-made TP5X picks you'll see the
11:48likes of Ricky Fowler and Matt Wolfe use these on tour and I thought at the start
11:52of this year I thought I'd give them the go because I like the TP5 ball and the
11:54TP5X ball so I thought let's give this clear path alignment a go which is these
11:58sort of triangle diamonds you'll see here and firstly it made the ball look a
12:02little bit bigger it was a bit of an optical illusion but it made me feel a
12:06little bit more confident behind the ball with iron shots and with wedges and
12:09stuff so that was a good positive point and it's great to help with my putting
12:13I think with lining up as well and it lets me know rolling end over end whether
12:17I've hit a good putt or not when I see it rolling end over end I know I've struck
12:20it well if I see all these clear path alignment bits go offline I know I've not
12:23hit such a good one I've really enjoyed it and I think with the TP5X you get a
12:27very good golf ball as well so it's a nice addition to that and well worth a try if
12:31you're looking for something a little bit new or a little bit different
12:34great well that concludes our look at the ultimate bag we've both built it from
12:38driver all the way through to putter and golf ball hopefully you've enjoyed
12:42watching us build it all the way through and do comment down below is there any
12:46clubs that you think we've missed out that we should have included in our
12:48ultimate bag we'd love to hear from you but that's all from us from Burley Park
12:52Golf Club here in Stanford we'll see you next time