What's in the Bag: Jeremy Ellwood

This time last year equipment editor, Jeremy Ellwood, gave www.golf-monthly.co.uk readers a full run-down of his bag. Since then, he s relinquished some of his equipment-related duties, but how much of last year s line-up remains ? Driver Callaway Hyper X 10 degree regular Last year s TaylorMade r7 SuperQuad has given way first to the Mizuno MP-600 and more recently this Callaway model which I loved when I first hit it. Nothing wrong with either the SuperQuad or the MP-600 (both of which still sit on the substitutes bench in the shed), but with its slightly closed face, I feel I m less likely to lose the Hyper X right when my timing is off. 3-wood Ping G5 15 degree regular This club gave way to Ping s G10 when it was launched last year, and to be fair it will probably be back in the bag in the winter when my 3-wood sees a lot more action from the fairway. But in the summer, 3-wood becomes primarily a tee-shot club for me, and I find the G5 s larger head which counts against it for fairway work in my view - cuts me a little more slack in terms of tee height. 4-wood Mizuno F-50 16.5 degree regular I ve temporarily abandoned my utility in favour of a 4-wood as I ve been feeling that the utility loft I like for rescue work goes about the same distance as my 3-iron an unnecessary duplication. This 4-wood addresses that issue, while still proving pretty playable from the rough. I briefly had an Orlimar Trimetal 4-wood in the bag that I acquired for the princely sum of £1 from the shop at my local tip, but found that while I hit it well on the practice ground, I was more inconsistent with it out on the course. Irons Mizuno MP Fli-Hi 3-iron, MP57 4-PW I put the MP57s in the bag as soon as they came out, and although for a while I flitted between them and my old MP60s, they re now a permanent fixture. With just a hint more forgiveness than the MP-60s, I am now carrying just one of the MP Fli-Hi irons rather than two. Wedges Mizuno MP R Series 52 and 56 Nothing s changed here. To be honest I m still not entirely happy with my wedge play, but I think that s more down to technique than equipment. I do feel there s a bit of a distance gap between my MP-57 PW and my 52 degree gap wedge, but so far haven t got round to doing anything about it. Putter SeeMore Money My Kramski had enjoyed an almost unbroken 20-month spell in the bag, but in a recent round at Hillside I reckon my 9-month-old daughter, Isabelle, could have putted better. I was clueless, which is very unlike me. Even so it s got me rummaging in the shed for an alternative ahead of this week s big GM Order of Merit event, and I m hoping this SeeMore Money mallet will be be proof that sometimes you really can rekindle old relationships. It certainly worked well in a lengthy practice session straight after Harrington s Birkdale win, but we ll see. I m reassuring myself that of all the afflictions I ve suffered at times, a prolonged spell of poor putting has never been one of them. Ball anything soft Still using anything with a soft cover, most notably of late, the Srixon UR-S, TaylorMade TP Red and Nike One Platinum, with the middle one perhaps my favourite if push comes to shove.