[Shooter McGavin]

...you mix and match?

[brewcrewstyle]

In golf you are able to carry 14 clubs under standard rules. The most common set is as follows:Irons: 3-9, Pitching Wedge, Sand Wedge (9 total)Putter (1)Woods: Driver, 3 Wood, 5 Wood (3)That leaves you room for 1 additional club - I always carried a 60* wedge for long grass.I wouldn't recommend "mixing and matching", its good to become familiar with your equiptment and where each club should be used.

[timo_10143]

I think it's good to have a matching set of irons for consistency. You should be able to get 10-15 more yards with the same swing in a matching set. you can have a matching set of woods too but I don't personally. I carry a Adams 7 wood and a Cobra driver. But then again, I'm not very good.

[kimglf]

You do not need to have a full set of clubs, but you don't want to mix and match types of clubs. Each club type has characteristics that another brand or model of the same brand might not have. It would kind of be like wearing a sneaker on one foot and a dress shoe on another foot. They are both footwear, but they definitely feel different. An acceptible configuration of clubs that would not be a complete set would be: 3 wood (15 degrees); 3 hybrid; 5 iron; 7 iron; 9 iron; sand wedge; putter. In other words, every other club -- especially if you are a beginner.

[emt_dragon339]

you can have upto 14 clubs, and they don't have to be the same brand/type. I carry a different driver fairway woods, irons and putter.

[lilliesweet]

If you could look in the pro bags, you may see 3 or 4 different brands of clubs. Like a Taylor Made driver and a Callaway 3 wood and yet a diff putter. It's all what you feel like you can hit the best.

[turtle]

For the irons I would say yes now with the driver and woods/ hybrids they dont have to match just look at a pros bag they hardly ever do.