00:00Now you're only allowed 14 golf clubs at a time in your bag so how do you use those slots
00:04most
00:05effectively? If you're like me and only carry 12 or 13 at a time there are some spare gaps in
00:10your
00:10bag that I think you could be using much better. Now in this video I'm going to talk about seven
00:15golf clubs you should be adding to your bag so you can play better golf. Now stay tuned if you
00:20do already carry 14 clubs because I think I've got some really good ideas of how you can configure
00:25your golf bag much better. I'm at the beautiful Westall Golf Club today let's get started. Okay
00:30first up I'm going to talk about having a second driving club in your bag. Now an option I've got
00:35here is an adjustable three wood that you could loft down to something like 12 degrees as an option to
00:40have alongside your driver or there are some great products out there now two woods or mini drivers in
00:46the case of the tailor-made that I think make great second driving options. We've seen the likes of
00:51Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson put these sort of clubs in the bag and they act as a two wood,
00:56a little bit easier to hit but still go as far as your driver. So if you've got a spare
01:01slot in the
01:01bag and fancy something other than a driver to use off the tee I'd really consider this. Okay my next
01:06suggestion for how to fill that 14th slot in your bag is another wedge. Now if you just carry two
01:12wedges
01:13at the minute I'd say definitely put a third in probably a lob wedge like I've got here. If you
01:17carry
01:17three already have you thought about a 64 degree wedge putting loads of loft on it there are
01:22situations where a lob wedge or a 64 degree wedge come in really handy. I'm on the first here at
01:27West Hill and I'm in a bit of a pickle bunker to go over short-sided on the flag this
01:33is a perfect
01:33time to use a lot of loft so let's see if it works.
01:43It did and now I might not use this cup very often but if you've got a slot to fill
01:46in your bag I think
01:47a lob wedge or a 64 degree is a great option. Okay next up I'm going to talk about the
01:50top of the bag
01:51I'm going to talk about fairway woods. I think one option I haven't got one on me unfortunately
01:55is a seven wood. These are becoming increasingly popular we've seen them on tour a lot. Cash your
02:00mind back to the Solheim cup last year. Leona Maguire using her seven wood to great effect
02:05over in the States and it's a club that not a lot of people think about because they might want
02:08to
02:08put a rescue in instead but I think the seven wood offers you a lot more. It's about 21-22
02:13degrees
02:13depending on the brand and it's a great club for off the tee for out of the fairway approaching
02:17greens and you'll see the height the pros can get on it and I think you can too. For those
02:22of you with
02:2214 in your bag have you thought about dropping out a fairway wood and thinking about which ones you
02:26go for? I've got a great example here of a four wood not a lot of people would think that
02:31a lot of
02:31people have three and five so if you 14 clubbers out there how about splitting your three and your
02:36five wood and adding something elsewhere. Next up I'm going to talk about driving irons as a
02:40potential option to fill your bag. Now this is the top end of the bag and you might have previously
02:45been a bit scared of a two iron or a three iron but nowadays driving irons are much much more
02:50forgiving and easier to hit. Their benefits come off the tee and off the deck on long par fives
02:55and they produce a really nice low ball flight that's especially useful in the summer and these
03:01can work alongside a fairway wood and a hybrid don't think you have to replace one or the other
03:05so think about a driving iron potentially to fill that 14th slot. Okay another option to fill that
03:1014th slot in your bag is adding another one of these it's a hybrid a lot of us probably only
03:15carry
03:15one of these I think below a fairway wood but I think it's real scope to add another to the
03:19bag
03:20whether it's higher at the bag or lower down the bag personally I think a great option if you don't
03:25hit your five iron very well I know I don't I know a lot of golf will struggle with it
03:28is to add a five
03:29hybrid to the bag a lot more forgiving you'll get the same sort of height and launch as a five
03:33iron
03:33but they're a lot easier to hit. On the other end if you want a little bit more distance add
03:38a three
03:38hybrid or even two hybrid nowadays you can add to your bag so I think there's a lot of scope
03:42to add a
03:42new hybrid to the bag and fill that 14th slot. Now another club I'm going to suggest you add to
03:47your bag
03:48might be a bit controversial but I think they're really useful it is a chipper your ego might take
03:54a bit of a hit here you might get a bit of stick from your playing partners but I think
03:57it's going
03:57to save you a lot of shots out on course. If you're a bit yippy with your chips you're not
04:01very confident
04:01with your wedges using a chipper with a little putting stroke can pop that ball up in the air
04:05get out of the long grass and get it rolling on the green. Right so my final suggestion to fill
04:10that
04:1114th slot in your bag might be a little bit out there but I really think this could save you
04:15a few
04:15shots on the odd occasion and that is to put a club of a different dexterity in your bag. Now
04:21I'm
04:21left-handed so that would mean putting a right-handed club in my bag but if you're right-handed watching
04:25at home put a left-handed club in your bag. Now I've given you an example here as a lefty
04:29this isn't
04:30looking too great for me if I stand in the bunker it's well above my feet so having a right
04:34-handed
04:34club here would be excellent I could bunt it out there I could even go for the green if I
04:39was confident
04:39enough. So situations like this beside a bunker or even behind a tree or beside a tree where having
04:46a club with a different dexterity could save the hole. I'm gonna have a go at this anyway with my
04:50left-handed club turned upside down but oh how I wish I had a right-handed club with me today
04:56because then I wouldn't hit that but you see the idea so why not try it pop a club of
05:01different
05:01dexterity in your bag. Right so those are my seven suggestions of the way you can fill the 14th slot
05:06in your bag what do you think of them let me know down in the comments I'd love to hear
05:10what you have
05:10to say and if you already carry 14 have I persuaded you to change that configuration of your bag please
05:16let me know in the comments but for now from West Hill thank you so much for joining me see
05:20you next time
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