THE BEST GOLF CLUBS OF ALL TIME!! 

This list is right on. I remember playing at the club in the late 80"s and 2 out of 3 players had the eye 2's. We had over 400 members there was pings everywhere. I started playing Ping clubs and stuck with them until 2020.

Gabe limited his list to clubheads, but right up there with "game changers" would be steel shafts back in the 1920's and 30"s, and in many of our lifetimes the Graphite Shaft, first developed by Shakespeare in 1969. Golf had been played for 500 years with hickory shafts before steel revolutionized the game. I was already a few years into my golfing career when the graphite shaft became available and while early models weren't very playable literally everyone has several of them in their bag today.

Great list Gabe. Very enjoyable video and brings back some fond memories.

Great vid Gabe. A couple maybe not for the list but honorable mention is the Titelist 975D driver. Maybe one of the first Taylormade metal woods and maybe a hybrid?. As they’re still very active in golf bags everywhere. Maybe the original TM rescue?. 1999-2000…ish..

Great list Gabe! I found a left handed PING anser 2 putter at a flea market for 30 buck about 10 yrs ago. The technology still holds up and is my go to putter even though I have more modern putters. Really enjoy your videos.

I think it has to be the Ping Eye 2. It brought equipment into the modern era. Big Bertha for drivers.

Nice list, but what is missing is the TM first metal driver

That was great Gabe I really enjoyed this video

Great list! I have tried a bunch of combinations over the years, but have come back to my R7 Superquad and Ping Zing 2 irons (also R7 draw hybrids). I might have slotted in the 1980s Mizuno blades used by Faldo, which are pretty iconic themselves. Shout out to the Ram Zebra, which was possibly the first well known mallet used on tour? Love your vids - great stuff!! 👏👏

Not only do I have the Original 16* and 19* ADAMS Tight-Lies Fairway Metals, but I also have a complete set of Original ADAMS Tight-Lies Irons, and Original Tight-Lies 2 Spin Control Driver and 3 Metal ... And I still use them on occasions! I also have and use (with my Original ADAMS Tight-Lies Set), a Ram T-Square Putter, and it's still one of the Best-Balanced putters that I've EVER owned (Blade or Mallett)!

I'm going to suggest an honorable mention for Northwestern brand golf clubs. Most people I speak with who play golf have come in contact with this brand as their first "real" set of golf clubs. produced in your choice of two colors on the drivers, blue or brown (so you can tell them apart from your buddy's set). These were -without a doubt- starter clubs, but I'm amazed at how many people owned them or knew some one who did.. Personally, I chose the Ping i3 over the 845s. The Pings were the first time I ever got fit for clubs, played them for over 20 years, still own them.

I played a set of 2003 845s until a few years ago. Still a good set of irons.

Gabe I love the list, love your content as always thanks.

I still putt with my Ping putter. I wanted one so badly as a Jr golfer, but we couldn’t afford one. I bought one brand new back in 1994. It is my regular putter today. For nostalgia, I did buy a used one from my jr golf days that has the sound slot. I don’t putt as well with it, but I just love the sound.

That's a good list Gabe, well done. This list just illustrates what geniuses of development and marketing people like Gary Adams (founder of TaylorMade and of Adams Golf) and Karsten Solheim (founder of PING) were.

The R510 driver was a cult classic that should be on the line. Also the AP line of irons

Great video, I thoroughly loved it Gabe! I had a long post written, switched pages to look something up and lost it. The tldr is the list was full of good memories and I also have used everything on the list but the Precision irons. I have some Apex's, but I think I like the drop point on the muscle back of the Precision's better.

Solid list!! I still have my 845s and some of the older Big Berta fairway metals.

Great List. I really like the 1996 Big Bertha Warbird irons

I played early 60’s Titleist blade irons and Persimmon woods handed down from my Dad in the early 70’s straight through to the 90’s. Then a set of Golfsmijth Ping 2 copies and finally a set of Big Bertha woods and King Cobra oversized irons to this day. I try newer tech clubs, but don’t see enough game improvement to replace my 2 decades old clubs. Go figure.

Gabe… excellent list. I would’ve added the Taylor-Made Metalwood in there, but otherwise the list is perfect. I loved my Big Bertha driver and used it for many years and also started using 4 wedges in 1991 with my 845’s. I liked the wedges so much that I bought 5 sets over the years and still use the wedges to this day.

Hard to quibble with this list! The R7 was a game changer for me..would have liked to see a hybrid make the list as this has also changed the game..although I guess the Adams was a pre cursor to the hybrid…great list all in! Thanks

I’m agree 100% of your list ☺️, in my bag I’m still playing with ping eyes 2 and ping zing 2 putter . Big Bertha was amazing at the time , I remember my feeling when I played with the first time 😊

Many will never know what a Titanium Shaft feels like, but I had one in my Peerless Palmer driver, man that was hard to handle, you had to have one of the SMOOTHEST swings or it snapped sliced off the planet ....LOL But when you made the right swing the ball was gone ! I think the Ping ISI Nickel irons were some of the best out there then, and the 1996 Big Bertha Irons with graphite shafts! (I actually just sold both iron sets last summer and the guys I sold them to just love them )

Great list Gabe. Thanks for including 4 of the clubs I own 👏🏻. I have even had 2 others in the past

I’ve hit most of the clubs on the list and owned many of them. The only one I did not hit for sure is the Ben Hogan Precision. Some other iconic clubs were the early TaylorMade metal woods especially the woods with the bubble shafts. They were tough to regrip unless you had the special tool which made it much easier. Loved your video. Fun and entertaining.

Great video!

I played with the Ping Eye 2 for over 25 years. I have since changed clubs but still kept them and still hit them around a bit

I’d have ranked PING at #1 & #2: Anser Putter was the iPhone of its day. EYE2’s revolutionised Golf in the early 80s - and are still in many bags today!

Great video. My add would have to be the Titleist Acushnet AC-108 irons.

Maybe they were iconic for all the wrong reasons, but I had a set of Cleveland VAS irons and I LOVED them. In fact I haven't been able to find any irons I like as much or hit as well since.

Hi Gabe , I would add , the Macgregor Keyhole Persimmon Driver or the Macgregor George Bayer Driver. Also, not to forget , the Zebra Putter ! Or the Titleist Acushnet Irons , they were the first to have adjustable heel and toe weights . 👍🏼🙏🏼

The only things I would have added were maybe the TaylorMade Rescue and the Nike Sumo! Great video!

Since its launch I have primarily played some version of a 2-Ball putter.

Great video and list. Was a lot of fun watching this. I will never part with my Ping Eye2 Becu irons. 3-P.(black dot-stiff shaft), all same serial numbers and registered on Pings website.

Great list. I still play my 588 wedges.

Bought into the Adams infomercial and mine was a steel shaft with around 17 degrees of loft. Low profile for real, like some second hand shop irons I owned--Browning 440's, scary small, lol! I admit I really like the original Titleist dci black irons better than the eye 2's,,, way less offset and understated appearance, really understated! I agree with your list, personally I have a soft spot for the 1997-98 Taylormade burner Tour irons which were quite popular at the time, especially on the tours. There still in my bag now, all the goldish-brown paint fill removed and shined with steel whool. I still have two rusted 588 wedges, a 56°and 49°"special" from the nineties but I could never find a used full set of Cleveland 588 bladed irons,, which were cast blades. But yes, without the Ping Eye 2 I think of all the irons and follow up designs, for decades, that would never have existed, including the dci's, 845's, the list is endless really.

@letsplaythru would the Vokey spin milled on this list be considered the SM1?

Ping Eye 2 Big Bertha Great Big Bertha TM R7 Hogan Edge (the first cavity-backed forged iron) The Bloodline putter

I the Adams! I have a set of Ben Hogan Apex Edge forged irons. I have Cleveland wedges old and new. Good piece Gabe thanks!

Love the list! I would have put the Eye 2's over the Bertha. The only club I have from the list is Cleveland .588 sand wedge and it's been one of my favorite clubs since it was given to me. The only other clubs on this list that I've hit are the Eye 2's and an Odyssey 2 ball putter.

I had most of these at one time. The Anser, 845, R7, p790s, big Bertha, tight lies, Scotty putter, I use Spin milled Vokeys , (the older ones are better). I had the 588s. You covered it. I did have a chance to buy the a set of precision irons for $20 at playitagain, still kicking myself. Great list!!

I currently have an Adams Tight Lies 3 and 5 in my bag that I found in great condition for 4 dollars each in the bargain bin at 2nd Swing Golf a few months ago.

Nice history of irons!

I don't know the answer, but the first driver that came out with the interchangeable shaft thing is a game changer. Being able to switch out shafts instantly is huge.

I've played a lot of them. I still have an original Anser in my vintage club bag. I've played a lot of those clubs, to include the PIng Eye2s, Armor 845s, Big Bertha, and more recently the Vokeys. I unfortunately quit playing golf before the advent of a lot of the newer clubs (after 1995) so I missed out on the more modern stuff. Of course I game the lastest P790s now. What would be cool is a top golf advancements video. I've been fortunate to have played during the 'old age' and can still play, semi competently, in the 'new age'. Trust me, the new age is much more fun. Some are obvious. The change to metal drivers, going from hickory to steel and later fiberglass shafts, how golf balls have changed and improved dramatically are easy but there are others that people don't think of immediately. Just some ideas are changes in course maintenance, irrigation of courses, gps systems, range finders, heck even shoes. One thing is the advent of simulation technology and actual data collection. Not only does it allow people to practice year round it allows for custom fitting and point by point assessment and correction in teaching. I mean we are probably still in the early stage of all this but just about anyone can now work on their game and get instant feedback on what is going on.

I would say Billy Baroo definitely deserves to be on this list.

I own a set of Callaway Apex irons. I love them, don't get me wrong, but still to this day, my old Ping Eye 2's were my favorite

Ping eye 11 were so good still have a set, I play the pw7 yet I still use ping eyed 2 iron and wedge❤

Of all the clubs mentioned in the video I only used one and still in the bag going over 41 years is the ping anser putter.

I loved my i2s. Wish is still had them.

Google Richard Helmsetter, he was Ely’s right-hand man and creator of the Big Bertha and other clubs and irons in the early days. He was a helluva nice guy too. In my early years of playing golf beginning in 1995 I bought a used set of Ping Eye 2s, Callaway BB Driver and 3 wood. I finally got around to picking up a set of Cleveland 588’s. Great list Gabe, I have also owned the Callaway S2H2 irons as well as the Hogan Apex irons. My buddy is still crashing his R7 driver! If it works, it works

The first titanium Great Big Bertha drivers were absolute rockets back in the late 90's. Ping eye 2 irons were great too. The O.G. GBB driver is probably as fast or faster than the new Kirkland driver. One of those with a modem shaft would be a great comparison video.

Good list. But I would put the TM original Burner in there.

I think putting Big Bertha in the top spot was right on. That club was basically golf’s equivalent of the iPhone. It truly changed the game.

Owned and played the Eye 2 for years wish I had kept them great clubs.

In my bag today I have ping eye 2.. 2 iron to sandwich. And I use a Odyssey to ball putter. And I also have the adams tightlies 5 wood.

One club that cannot be forgotten is the Mizuno mp 001 driver

I still have my Dads old great big Bertha driver and 3 wood along with his ISI-k irons and his ping zing 2 putter man I love this old set and they still play sweet!

Ping Eye 2 irons, 845 Silver Scot irons, Big Bertha driver here

I first started playing in the mid 80’s . The difference between clubs available then and now means average players can actually enjoy the game. It’s a shame but before all the new iron and driver technology unless you were a very good golfer it was just a stroll hunting for errant golf balls …

Great list. The only thing missing is "THE HAMMER" driver 😂😂😂

I do love your list, I think the Taylor made Bubble Driver should be a number 13, the color, the way the bubble shaft helped with swing speed and feel was great. I have not played with any of these since up till 2015 I was still playing my Rams I had since I was 16, I finally started to buy used in order to upgrade my set. So now I’m into Takomos and a Sim 2 driver, PXG putter. It is starting to look up LOL.

Pretty darn good list… can we add an honorable mention for a hybrid? Lol

Hey Gabe, pretty new to your channel , I like your videos. Could you possibly, JUST POSSIBLY, do a video where you take some older Hollow body irons, like some Nike Vapors or the original P790s and have them face off against the new DTC brands like Takomo? I personally bought a set of Nike Vapor Flys for about the same price as Takomo and was curious, what is the better option? Some older Hollow Body top of the line brands or the newer upstart DTC brand?

Pretty much on the money. 👍

How the Titleist 975D driver didn't make this list is unthinkable. Great video/list though!

Another great Vid from LPT. BTW, sent you an email regarding a package.

Taylormade Ti bubble shaft. Best driver ever made.

Ping I20 irons changed iron history. First set with increased measurable bounce making them the best performing clubs in the world at one point. Other manufacturers followed them by adding increased bounce on almost all game improvement irons not just wedges.

I think a hybrid of some sort belongs on the list just because their impact on the game today.

#1 Ping Anser #2 Ping eye two

845/Titleist DCI/ TM RAC irons were all designed by him..crazy for an English teacher 😅😅😅😅

Most iconic putters , tiger woods , phil , jack , Sam , brooks ,

If we are talking about ONE CLUB. Gotta go with the John Daly 0 Iron. I want one just for my wall.

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I still have a strong 5 adams in my bag

I had to make my own top 12 list before watching to see how many matched up

Orlimar deserves more recognition than tight lies tbh 😂

Im a broke college student that wanted to get into golf. i bought a used driver that happened to be the big bertha. It plays well!

Ping g400 driver for me

Some of these picks I get and some NO

Love the show up there with the best on RU-vid I play cleveland vas 2 irons the 2nd ugliness club ever made the ugliness being cleveland vas have changed the shafts 3 times and regriped loads the cleveland vas must be the worse looking club to win a major .have got a set of them but use the vas 2 the vas is just weird. The big Bertha driver was so easy to hit so why did we get rid.

Hmm. Looks like this was influenced by fan voting. If you consider “iconic” in part “important”, we cannot leave out TaylorMade Pittsburgh persimmons (or at least the original Burner).

You forgot the Adams hybrid. Still copied today.

I own an original Big Bertha from 91. I like to bring it out occasionally and make my foursome use it at least once per round.

Change the title of this video to "The Most Impactful Golf Clubs Ever Made" please.

so the only club to have been played on the moon gets no love from you. Sad. Very sad.

Great picks Gabe!! Lot of cool clubs!!🏌‍♀⛳ I think with the driver you could of maybe added Wilson's Killer Whale was a big one back then as well as the Big Bertha!!

Great video!