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
01:25TaylorMade 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. Well there's no such problems with this with
01:40TaylorMade Sim 2 because as you'll see it's really easier to align with this grey
01:45strip at the front of the head so it sets up really squarely behind the ball, gives you
01:48really good feedback on where you're aiming and the feel of it is absolutely
01:51fantastic and that feel is translated into really good ball speed, really good
01:55distance. Undoubtedly one of the longest drivers I've tested, really nice
01:58streamlined shape, feel like you can swing it fast, really forgiving obviously
02:02you've got the max driver as well if you want even more forgiveness but for me
02:05that combination of a nice large low spin good forgiveness meant I was a long way
02:10down the fairway and I was often in the fairway so for me TaylorMade Sim 2 is my
02:13pick with the driver. Okay Dan let's move on to the fairway woods and anyone who's
02:18seen my best fairway woods 2021 video will be not surprised to see that I've
02:22picked the Cobra Rad Speed. Now there's a whole host of things I like about this
02:27club, I love the rails on the bottom gives you a really nice skid through the
02:31ground especially when the ball's sitting down feel like it just pops the ball up
02:34really nicely out of those cuppy lies, really good forgiveness, good distance was one
02:38of the longest models I tested and you've got adjustability as well for lofts and you can
02:43get some draw bias on there as well so it's a very versatile club so it really
02:47does tick all the boxes in terms of any golfer looking for a fairway they can use
02:50from different situations around the course Cobra King Rad Speed delivers on
02:53that so that'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 woods 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
03:15lofting this down which you can do with adjustable loft sleeve means I can hit it
03:19a 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 you
04:08want 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 yeah 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
06:49small club head very little offset a thin top line so I can get away with it but
06:54like I said I think it looks so good that I would put it in my bag if I was
06:57to go for something in the Titleist range which has been excellent this year
07:00I'd probably 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 we're moving on to wedges
07:10very important area of the bag to try and get up and down keep your score going
07:13it's very important and I've gone for the tailor-made milled grind 3 new
07:19offering for this year a few things I like about this it's got that milled soul on it
07:22with those kind of very slight bumps in it I just feel like gives me a nice skid
07:26through the ground when it's slightly wet or the ball sitting down I feel like it
07:29pops the ball out of those sorts of lies really well I think it feels excellent
07:33the spin control from the launch monitor data I've tested shows that this is one
07:38of the highest 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 too
07:48funky in the in the shape and the way it sits down behind the ball address and
07:51there's enough versatility in the options of the bounces to produce a set to pull
07:57off the shots that you need to around the green so it was a tough one but I've
08:00gone for the tailor-made milled grind 3 what have you gone for it's a good
08:03choice Joel it's a good choice it's a compelling argument but I think and I
08:06hope everyone at home agrees with me here and I'll die on this hill for this
08:09wedge and I think it always has been always will be the title is Vokey SM8 I mean the
08:16Vokey is just the ultimate wedge isn't it Joel if I'm building my ultimate bag I
08:19can't look too far past this club the SM8 improved nicely on the SM7 slight
08:24different center of gravity which made it feel great from starting longer distance
08:27shots I found and with the amount of grind you can get this in the amount of
08:31finishes you can get this in there's a slate blue version a black version if
08:35I'm building my ultimate bag I'm gonna get these properly fitted make them look
08:38fantastic and I can customize them maybe I get some stamps on them as well I
08:42don't know I just think for everything you get the full package the amount of
08:45grinds how good they are looking in the bag it has to be the SM8 for me right
08:52Joel last club in the bag putter probably the one you'll be using the most this is
08:55an important one I'll kick us off and I've gone for the Odyssey two ball 10 with
09:01my putting I'm not a great putter I'm not doing myself much justice here I'm an
09:05okay golfer I need forgiveness and I need help with my alignment and this does both
09:09of those things I'll start with the alignment you've got the classic two ball
09:12shape on the top so you line your ball up as a third ball that's really helped
09:16me get my line consistent providing I meet the putt correctly and then
09:20forgiveness as well if you look at the size this mallet shape it is super
09:23forgiving plenty of MOI and I find I can roll this ball really consistently even
09:28if I catch it a little bit off the toe or a little bit low and that stops me
09:31three putting too often lovely grip on it as well and I think it's a pretty
09:35complete putter for those who like a mallet that is I think if you like a blade
09:38you'll struggle with this but for me he likes a mallet it's pretty much perfect
09:41very good choice obviously you've got the option of the triple track as well
09:44very good point that's like triple alignment help that isn't it but if I
09:48had to hold a 10 foot putt down for my life for your life I'm gonna be going for
09:52the even roll ER2V I love everything about this putter mostly the way it looks and
10:00also how consistent it is so you've got these parabolic grooves on the face here
10:04which definitely help gear the ball back to straight and also give you good
10:08more consistent speed it's not the quickest putter in terms of off the
10:11face but it's very good on quick greens the grip on it is excellent I love the
10:15this tour tack shape so it's got a nice tacky feel to it kind of reference points
10:20for your thumbs and the other thing with this V series is you've got the
10:24adjustable neck and shaft system so with the screw on the hot on the bottom you
10:29can take the head out and putting different neck designs to suit your stroke
10:32the best so you go for a fitting process yeah you can get that dialed in so it
10:36really is as you mentioned the complete package like with your Odyssey I think
10:39the even roll is arguably even more of a complete package frankly and I just I
10:43putted it really well ever since I put this in the bag so yeah even roll V series
10:47the ER2V model in particular is the one I've gone for okay last but not least in
10:53our ultimate bag Joel golf ball what have you gone for you do need a golf ball
10:57you do need a golf ball yeah essential the one I've gone for is the
11:01title is 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 doing exactly what you expect it to
11:12be doing yeah and this just delivers that I mean the profile of it in terms of
11:16the way 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 other
11:25than that it's pretty similar but this is just an excellent all-round package
11:28delivers around the greens on the greens iron shots off the tee it's that
11:32perfect blend of distance and spin when you need it so tightest Pro V1X for me
11:37what are you going for good choice Joel hard to argue with that I think a lot of
11:40golfers at home will think oh well the Pro V1's a pretty complete golf ball I've
11:43gone a little bit left field I've gone for the tailor-made TP5X picks you'll see
11:48the likes of Ricky Fowler and Matt Wolfe use these on tour and I thought at the
11:52start of 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 I've
12:17hit a good putt or not when I see it rolling end over end I know I've struck it
12:20well if I see all these clear path alignment bits go offline I know I've not hit such a good one
12:24I've really 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 missed
12:47out that we should have included in our ultimate bag we'd love to hear from you
12:50but that's all from us from Burley Park Golf Club here in Stanford we'll see you next time