MOST FORGIVING GOLF CLUBS OF 2022 FOR AVERAGE GOLFERS

[@SCahoe]

The Stealth 9 woods have had manufacturing issues, so I went with the Callaway Rogue ST Max 9 wood and WOW what a club. You can hit this club from fairway bunkers, deep rough, any lie and it flies High and Long. Great Video, I also use the Callaway Chrome Soft Max ball in the Yellow.

[@kolchak357]

I bought a Cobra one length 3 hybrid this year. I like it on holes that are too tight for me to hit driver. It’s only the length of a 7 iron.

[@malfor007]

I have the 3 and 5. You should try the 5 too, high and can land soft on greens.

[@kolchak357]

@@malfor007 I’ve been thinking about. I still use a 5 iron though. Does it carry longer than your 5 iron, or about the same?

[@malfor007]

@@kolchak357 more like my 6 iron carry for me.

[@mikescott8894]

@@malfor007 then why do you need it?

[@shelton4]

Demoed the rogue driver for a couple of weeks but ultimately pulled the trigger on a G425 Max instead with the white rogue 70 gram shaft and I couldn’t be happier. Definitely will look into these woods and hybrids that you mentioned in this video. Thanks for all that you do!

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Thanks for watching and getting involved in the comments

[@robertgiacomo9581]

Excellent video and spot on with the Rogue Max and TourEdge C721 5 hybrid. I have been caring them both for 4 months now and they give me more confidence then any long club I have played in years. Thanks for the video!

[@johnp1040]

As an older golfer, 68, and having trouble with traditional 3 & 5 woods, bought the Cleveland Hywood to start this year. Best investment yet. Maybe not as long as 3 or 5 woods but can hit it well more consistently, making the next shot easier. You lose the distance of 3 & 5 woods when and if you hit them right for more consistent distance.

[@mattneedham3595]

Great video again mate. Can only back you up about the rogue max. Unreal club. Looks, feels and sounds great. Even the miss hits fly off the club. Love it

[@markpbowen]

I love the 7 wood I have just added. I am now carrying, driver 9, mini driver at 14 degree, 3h, 7wood. 5-gw, 2 wedges, putter. I have an odyssey chipper also that I will take in place of the mini driver or 5 iron. Covers more than what I need. Best thing I have done this year though is have lessons and work on positive changes in my swing and game. Great video though. Keep em coming.

[@Murf1802]

Great video/ review, if I leave my Ego at home I'd use most of these clubs, I'm getting there slowly, but outstanding explanation of how the club golfer can improve our scores or just have more Fun! Thank you as always!

[@jpcoll2011]

I brought a Ping G425 driver. An absolute fairway finder, so impressed that I brought the hybrids and iron set as well.

[@nickjohns999]

Good choices, Andy. I have many of them already in the bag. The ChipR is fantastic! Just looking at a new driver now to replace my ageing Ping G series. I'll try the ball...

[@dologrove764]

I picked up the Bombtech 2 & 3 irons, I’ve been really happy with the results so far. Easy to hit and easy to get into the air. Great off of the turf.

[@peterwynne4169]

Hi Andy, my first comment. Like your videos and this one is just what I need. I'm looking to upgrade my irons this year and have been confused on whether I should gets irons hybrids or the fairway metals. Ego says I can hit the irons but your video has helped me to look at more forgiving options. I got fitted for a PXG 0211 driver last year and have 5 wood, 3 and 4 hybrid and 5 to lob wedge. Keep up with the great videos. With your new facilities I'm hoping you will be producing more videos more often. Haha

[@lewisbayesbrown115]

Re the Cleveland hywood, I have a Callaway XR 4 wood (17 degrees) which has had 3 inches cut off the shaft so it's the length of a hybrid. Absolutely brilliant, forgiving and versatile, like the hywood.

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Yep same principle

[@rickcudmore8156]

I purchased the Cleveland CBX2 54 and 58 degree wedges this year and have made a difference to my short game.

[@rogerlindgren148]

It’s great that you actually tried the HF set on corse. Love to see the result.

[@davedelacy]

I got a Odyssey White Hot OG Putter with Stroke Lab Shaft, it is really good, and the face is square when it hits the ball and keeps it on line, the other club I got was a PXG Gen 5 XF 4 Fairway Wood, easier to hit than the three wood and goes just as far. Like the idea of the 7 & 9 Fairway woods for forgiveness which at my age may be coming soon.

[@nickjohns999]

Andy. Tried the ball. Thanks for the recommendation. It works great for me!

[@paulwainwright9093]

Great to see that you still rate the Cleveland Hy Wood. Huge issue in the UK is simply availability. I have been trying to get my hands on this club for months. No store holds them with October being the earliest anyone can guess.

[@randyhitchens5918]

I recently bought a 44 degree Cleveland zipcor wedge and liked it so much I went back the next day and got a 54 degree. Will now get a 48 degree and then I'm set for wedges.

[@starks1974]

I bought the Cleveland SW and wow is that thing great! I feel confident hitting of dry burnt grass/dirt and it's spot on. Andy - would you rather play your iron set GW or prefer the Cleveland? I have the 0211 set and want to get the GW before the sale ends but the performance of the Cleveland impressed me so much.

[@markshepherd2779]

Cleveland make awesome wedges. I have the a 56 and 60 in the CBX range and they are brilliant. To get the most out of them you still need to use them correctly, so getting lessons from a pro that is great at chipping and pitching is advisable.

[@devolution1310]

I play Ping G410 irons. I have made a couple of purchases in the last year that have made a real difference in the game. First I went from a Ping mallet style putter to the Taylor made, I believe, Spyder putter. Very forgiving on off center hits and has brought my putting average down considerably. The putter featured in your vid is of the same style. Next is an interesting wedge I purchased based on a Rick Shiels video. This is the Cutter wedge. It just works. Out of bunkers, rough, tight lies and up to 70 off the green. I have the 56 degree model. Check it out. Very different shape. Very easy to hit, very versatile, also quality build. I can't recommend it enough.

[@GOLFADDICT65]

I have the Cleveland HYWOOD and LOVE it....also have the Taylormade DHY in a 5 and 3 and LOVE them also....might get the 4 and or 2....also have the cleveland smart sole sandwedge..... ...my irons are 5-AW Taylormade Stealth.... 2 Drivers Srixon ZX5 and PXG GEN 5 XL...a 5 wood PING G425....golf balls are Titliest AVX and or the VICE PRO SOFT.......cheers from Canada ( I am very bad at buying new clubs alot but now have finally found some that i love and hit very well )

[@volvojoe18]

Great choices Andy. I use the Cleveland HyWood great club very forgiving I also use the Cleveland Halo hybrid irons and smart sole wedges love the C wedge. Cleveland is highly underrated.

[@markyoung2981]

Thank you for your time posting this excellent information.

[@qbclay2]

i built my first new bag this year after playing only handme downs for the last 15+ years. went with : Rouge Max D driver Rogue Max 3 wood Maverik hybrid Ping g425 5-pw Jaws raw 56°, 60° Cleveland HB #4 putter

[@bigdogpete43]

One thing i have noticed with my hybrid irons is how easy they are to use around the greens for chip and runs.

[@arthursgrandad2975]

Good video! I think the biggest and probably the hardest call for many average golfers to make is the choice of irons - something that looks good, or something that gets the ball moving in the right direction? I guess many of us are better golfers in the pro shop than we are out on the course!

[@markshepherd2779]

Good video. Recently I upgraded my driver from a Taylormade M6, which is a great driver and is very long if you hit it right out of the middle. The driver I eventually purchased wasn't the one I was looking at. The one I was looking to purchase was the Callaway Rogue ST Max, but it just couldn't cut the mustard when compared with the driver I did purchase which was the Cobra LTDx Max with the Mamiya Helium 5F3 Shaft. What a club... brilliant, so forgiving, more versatile than any other driver when setting it up to suit and off centre hits can still end up being great. Plus I am hitting it 20 - 40metres further than the Taylormade. Cobra drivers are very underrated and previously I wouldn't have considered them, not anymore. Cleveland wedges are very underrated as well. The pros go one and on about Vokey, probably because they can access so many different variations as well as many pro's are given pokey wedges free of charge, but the Cleveland wedges are absolutely brilliant. Just a small comment about the Ping Chipr and the commentary on the the club. Firstly, a club can't be "One Dimensional and Versatile" in the same sentence. Which leads into the next issue with having a one dimensional club and that's the price... in Australia the Ping Chipr is retailing for $330.00. The only other one dimensional club that would be as expensive or more expensive depending on the brand and type you buy would be the putter. Absolutely ridiculous price for a club you might only use a couple of times during a round. Personally I would say to you... spend the money on you and get some lessons and then spend the time to learn how to use you clubs in different situations. In the long run it will be worth it and it will pay off in all areas of you game.

[@richardjacobs7632]

I have a, 2, 3, 4, 5 Cleveland Halo hybrids, to go with my Ping G425 irons and two Cleveland CBX2 wedges

[@Alan_Edwards]

Have my eye on a couple of these....price it right for sure. I'm a senior golfer looking for some more forgiving clubs and prefer hybrids over long irons. Just not sure on the shaft....what shaft did you get and are you getting good gaping between the different lofts? I was thinking of just getting a 6 and a 4 or maybe 5 and 3. Depends on what I get from my new Stealth 8 iron I have not used yet.

[@GOLFADDICT65]

@@Alan_Edwards i have the stealth irons and LOVE them i put the VENTUS RED graphite shaft on them and WOW what a great feeling...cheers...good luck with your choices

[@Alan_Edwards]

@@GOLFADDICT65 Cool....yeah I got the same shaft in the 8 iron I picked up. Feels great. Can't wait to test it out.

[@sscully67]

Andy, could you put a list of these clubs down in the description for us to quick reference?

[@banditbaker1675]

Some very interesting choices/suggestions, that Cleveland HyWood 3+ looks interesting

[@steviek6484]

My most forgiving clubs are the Cobra Air-X 5 Hybrid and a Wilson chipper I bought on Amazon for like $40US

[@DaveGme]

Great content. New sub. I’ll be in a new set of Takomo irons based on your videos. . . And maybe one of those drivers, too. Ha!

[@AM-hk3uw]

Hi, love the channel. Would it be possible at the end of the video to put a chart with all the club info in it. Otherwise I am making notes during the video, which is a bit of a pain. It would effectively be a summary of the complete list you have gone through.

[@jasonmiller4080]

I think Ping and Cleveland have this market pretty much cornered. However the new Rogue driver you mentioned is right up there as well

[@darrenwatson3732]

recently bought a 3 and 5 wood, played them a few months and have went straight back to my 3 and 4 r15 hybrid with the 3 down at 17.5 degrees. they cover me anything from 190 to 249 yards.

[@nathanmurray2781]

Would love to see a video of you gap testing this exact bag

[@Jack-xy4fy]

I've got g425 max driver, cleveland XL halo irons, cbx2 wedges and a spider x putter All about forgiveness for me

[@marceldubois5073]

Every time you showed us a new club…….I wanted one…..lol🇨🇦

[@worldcauseplayers4652]

Great informative video as always Andy. My 2 best discoveries as far as forgiving goes this year has been a 4 Hybrid from Callaway. It’s the Apex 21 and has a larger head mass than the Apex pro hybrid and also has an adjustable hozzle. This allows at least 2 degrees on its 21 degrees, but can be set for draw or fade depending on your strike. That’s pretty forgiving. The other forgiving clubs I got this year is a set of Callaway Mack Daddy CB wedges in 50, 56 and 60 degrees. These wedges have helped my short game a lot and I’m much more confident on approach and around the greens with these wedges.

[@Teadrinker710]

I have all SIM2 MAX woods/hybrid I go SIM2 max D and then 16.5*hl 3w shortened shaft, 21* 7w, 25* hybrid really difficult to get as a lefty but happy with my set up

[@nelsonnunes8788]

I liked the video but would like to see one video with you playing all of them for a round and compare with the ones in your bag.👍

[@matthewmooney8167]

Outstanding Andy, as usual 👏 👌

[@justinstephenson9360]

I prefer the 7w over the 9w. The problem for me was gapping. With the same shaft in it as a 7w, the 9w carried within 2-4 yards of the 7w and with a shorter shaft it carried only a couple of yards longer than my 4h (set 1 degree weak at 23 degrees). got a new G425 5w in the bag which flies 15 yards further than my 7w (although it is very loud) so long end of bag is covered. At the other end of the bad, whilst I do not struggle with my wedges, I am inconsistent with distance control - those smart sole wedges look interesting and might benefit me

[@pouchboy1]

Good, informative video, but I certainly wish more companies made 9 woods, and more stores carried them. They are a tad hard to find and test. Yes vote for the Smart Sole.

[@insanity6105]

Looks like we need a review of ball retrievers.

[@scottwander5312]

After hearing so much about the 2023 Wilson Dynapower irons, I'm curious as to why they were not included?

[@nbargolf]

Andy are you playing the 0211Z irons? I am looking at similar irons Wilson Launch Pad 2. Thinking at my age (79) I need all the forgiveness and length I can get.

[@adz5OOO]

Does anyone know if Ping sell the grip from the ChipR? I'm looking at getting new Ping Glide 4.0 wedges in to better gap the bottom of my bag as I have a GW in my new set so thinking 54 and 58 degree. But I would LOVE the chunky long grip with the three hand position markings for these wedges, the same as the ChipR.

[@grossieone3683]

Another really good video but you still need to clean the dust from your camera’s sensor…

[@davidcole2337]

For Irons I have heard the Wilson Launch Pad 2 are very good..

[@davidchipman7612]

Andy ive got single length 3,5,7,9, woods then 7-pw and 52,58 wedges

[@DaveGme]

What’s your argument against higher lofted woods? If I get comfy with a 9, why wouldn’t I consider an 11 and even a 13? Then just have a 7-PW for irons. Love your videos.

[@richardpalmer7586]

Andy I’m itching to get my hands on the Cleveland HyWood. Do you know anyone in the UK with these in stock yet? Some UK websites are now saying end of October.

[@Alan_Edwards]

Like these ideas. Was already planning to get a Rogue driver and a Cleveland Hy-Wood . Just need to try them with a few of the different stock shafts. Then either some Callaway Rogue ST MAX OS or the Cleveland hybrids. Got me thinking of a lofted fairway wood too know. Like I need an excuse to buy more clubs...thanks.

[@GOLFADDICT65]

try the Stealth irons as well..they really surprised me....love my Hy-Wood...

[@Alan_Edwards]

@@GOLFADDICT65 Yeah I actually picked up a Callaway Rogue 9 iron and a Stealth 8 iron to test - both built to my specs and with graphite shafts. What a different feeling. Can't swing them right now due to some recent surgery, but looking forward to getting out on the course with them. Have the Hy-Wood in my shopping cart just need to pull the string.

[@anttisavolainen547]

YES! EXCELLENT Subject!

[@lroberts4162]

Great video!

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@nycabilifeisgreat9768]

Hey man, I was very surprised U DID not include the Apex UW ? But, maybe U DID NOT CONSIDER it very forgiving? I’m currently trying 2 choose between a Callaway 5 wood or the Apex WU. Which would U choose? LOL!

[@TheAverageGolfer]

Yep a good shout but I wouldnt put it into the forgiving category, s a super club though. Personally I found the 5 wood to be more. versatile

[@nycabilifeisgreat9768]

@@TheAverageGolfer Thanks 4 your help ! I’ll B ordering the 5 wood this week ! LOL! I’m also thinking VENTUS Blue 6 (non Velcore) Shaft ! LOL! Love your videos ! They’ve really helped my game with the Boys every week !

[@pickitupgolf276]

Loved the DHY when I tested it, but only got the 4 to 180yds

[@TheAverageGolfer]

How far do you hit your 4 iron

[@pickitupgolf276]

​@@TheAverageGolfer I don't have a 4 iron, but my 5 can go 175-ish. I was kind of expecting more than 180. Think it could just be me needing to improve though to be honest And!

[@GOLFADDICT65]

I have the 3 and 5 DHY and they go further i find on the course than on the simulator..... love them... nice to hit out of the rough too

[@grantscott6357]

Cobra t-rails are amazing

[@doncatch1]

Good info.

[@johnnewman7605]

Andy did l miss something what about 6 to 9 irons?

[@chrisjeffers7300]

All good choices

[@AM-hk3uw]

Andy, I am thinking of having a club fit done. I understand if I go to a brand eg Ping, that they would recommend Ping. But I am looking at going to a coy that says they are brand neutral (which is what I prefer) - at the end of the fit they will recommend a set of clubs that they would then build up for me. I have asked what sort of information/report do I get and takeaway from the fitting - they only said that they produce a build sheet which they keep and they use to build the clubs (the average build cost is $4 to $8k AUD (Australian $). As I am paying a few hundred $, I was expecting to go away with a detailed analysis/report and specification for every club. But this does not seem to be the case. I was thinking I could get a club fit and then buy the clubs etc any where I wanted to, or I might decide to buy some clubs now and more at a later date, due the cost. I have contacted several fit centres and not one has said I get any sort of detailed report to take away - I think this is a big mistake. What do you think ?

[@carlzachhau8516]

Hi play 7wood then 3 wood and 1D

[@mcnillerandsons7906]

I need even more forgiving gear than this. Give me a golf robot and I’ll just follow it around keeping score.

[@melabshier5812]

What happened to you favorite Red Stealth driver? You were so enamored with it when you got it.

[@TheAverageGolfer]

This isn’t my set up Mel, this is the most forgiving 2022

[@melabshier5812]

@@TheAverageGolfer Andy, a couple golfers where I play have the new Stealth. They think that is more forgiving.😁. One chocked down 1/2 inch or so and hits it longer and straighter than his old driver.

[@TheAverageGolfer]

@@melabshier5812 I love the stealth but would still class the Rogue as more forgiving

[@melabshier5812]

@@TheAverageGolfer I use the Calloway Epic Max. I'm good.lol

[@Big-Crow]

I don’t buy forgiveness, I buy launch

[@alexs8312]

wonder how much these guys get paid to push product.

[@briantreadwell2206]

Oddly . . . not sure forgiveness is my priority. I want to learn the skill and art of this game

[@rogerlewis5815]

👍🇨🇱

[@Gatorgolfusa]

Of all your clubs in this review I'm most interested in that Odyssey 2-Ball TEN! I've always loved the 2 Ball and I may order that putter! I'm currently playing the Kirkland KS1 signature putter and absolutely love it but it maybe time for a change! 🐊🏌🦅🇺🇲❤️

[@seanfowler5264]

Great bag Andy. Im recovering from surgery and have put together a similar bag to aid recovery. Cleveland launcher hb turbo irons 5-pw. 3 Cleveland cbx2 wedges. 21° and24° titleist hybrids. Old Cleveland hi bore xls 3wood. And my old trusty yonex vmass driver which is irreplaceable. Have tried 7 different drivers in recent years from Rogue M2 g400 Cleveland launcher hb turbo etc.... but v mass keeps creeping back into the bag 💥🏌️‍♂️

[@norgerepairs8687]

Hit a 3 hybrid up to 215. No need for any other fairway woods. Prefer to have 3 wedges.