Bag and distance

Bag Composition Planner

Enter your current bag and a proposed alternative. This tool compares slot counts and carry coverage between the two sets.

Current bag

Club	Carry

Proposed bag

Club	Carry

Slot comparison

2 -> 3

Measured

Current bag uses 2 of 14 slots; the proposed set uses 3.

Tradeoffs to weigh

Adding a club to close a coverage gap uses a slot that could otherwise cover a different priority, like top-bag distance or short-game variety.
No single club category is universally correct; the right composition depends on which priority (scoring range, top-bag coverage, simplicity) matters most to you.

Assumptions

Every carry distance entered for both the current and proposed set reflects your own measured or confidently estimated data.

Limitations

This is a coverage-planning comparison, not a fitting guarantee; a proposed club's real-world carry may differ from the number you estimated.
It does not recommend a specific product, brand, or category; see the Club Category Finder for that kind of research brief.

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No universally correct composition

A bag built around scoring-range coverage (lots of wedges and short irons) looks very different from one built around simplicity (fewer clubs, broader gaps you manage with partial shots) or top-bag distance (an extra fairway wood or hybrid). This tool does not judge which priority is correct; it only shows you what changes when you compare two sets.

Before-and-after, side by side

Rather than analyzing a single bag in isolation, this tool asks for both your current set and a proposed alternative, so you can see exactly what a swap changes: slot count, coverage, and where the carries land relative to each other.

Watching the 14-club limit

A proposed set that grows past 14 clubs is flagged directly, since that is a real Rules of Golf compliance boundary you would need to resolve before playing with it. See the Golf Bag Limit Checker for a narrower, dedicated compliance check.

Where this connects

Pair this with the Wedge Setup Analyzer for a closer look at your short-game gaps specifically, and the Bag Change Impact tool for a single, focused addition-or-removal comparison rather than two full sets.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a universally correct bag composition?

No. A bag built for scoring-range coverage (more wedges and short irons) looks very different from one built for simplicity or top-bag distance. This tool does not judge which priority is correct — it only shows what changes between two sets you propose.

Why compare two full bags instead of analyzing one?

Comparing your current set against a proposed alternative side by side shows exactly what a swap changes — slot count, coverage, and where carries land relative to each other — rather than describing one bag in isolation.

What happens if my proposed set has more than 14 clubs?

This tool flags it directly, since exceeding 14 clubs is a real Rules of Golf compliance boundary. See the Golf Bag Limit Checker for a narrower, dedicated compliance check.