In our forums, our members have been reacting to WRXer ‘Barony19’, who has got himself an LPGA inspired WITB that is working wonders for his game.

Barony19 kicks off the thread, saying:

“Being a bit bored, I started looking around and realized my numbers look a lot closer to an LPGA Tour player than a PGA, so I took a look at their set makeups and decided to put something together that was similar based on what I already had laying around and what I could get my hands on. (Not so easy right now, it turns out). 

Played a few times and have to say what a joy it is to hit soft, high shots into tight pins from decent distances. One par 3 today stuck out—185ish to the flag. Pin tucked tight to the right side on a shallow collar of green behind a bunker.

With a 5 iron, I’d either have to bail left to where the green was deeper or shoot at the pin and accept the ball either rolling through the back or coming up short in the trap. Instead, it was an easy swing with the 5 hybrid and a high, soft fade to 10 feet. (Missed the putt, though, haha). 

Anyone else doing similar? I have to admit. It was hard to park the ego, but the results don’t lie.”

Barony19 LPGA inspired WITB

• TaylorMade SIM driver
• Callaway Epic SZ 3 wood
• Callaway Rogue SZ 5 wood
• Cobra King SZ 7 wood
• TaylorMade SIM2 4 rescue
• Callaway Apex Pro 5 hybrid (new style)
• PXG 0211 6 iron (old style, 1 degree weak)
• Srixon Z Forged 7-PW (1 degree strong)
• Vokey SM8 52
• Cleveland RTX 4 58
• Evnroll armlock putter

And our members have been very interested in the strategy and have been giving their views on the experiment in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

• NoTalentLefty: “Doing something similar for a few years now. Using hybrids 3 thru 6. Carrying a weaker 3 wood at 16 degrees. I agree with the OP; if your swing speeds are closer to the LPGA, you can learn a lot more from them about equipment than the PGA Tour.”
• wam78: “I put a 7 wood in the bag this year, and it’s been nothing short of spectacular for my game. That’s as far as I’ve got, though…haha. I freaking love hitting long irons.”
• Cactus Jack: “I’m a high swing speed player but have taken a similar approach. Currently, I play 4 wood, 7 wood, 4 hybrid, and max forgiveness 5 iron. Playing a 4 wood allows me to keep an extra wedge in the bag, and the 7 wood is the best addition I’ve ever made.”
• JLo_73: “Something similar with my lowest lofted iron being a 6 iron. Granted 585 set, so 6 iron is at 28 degrees. For years, I hated hybrids, but my 816/818 duo has changed my mind. I got to a point where I was tired of looking down at an iron that looked like it had no loft, which translated to no confidence.”

Entire Thread: “My LPGA inspired bag”