I have played and won comps but I have always relied on my putting as I am not  a big hitter. So I keep altering my 14th club. I give advice to people on what theirs should be but cant get my own right, so maybe I need someone elses opinion too. It is a choice between two.

 I have tried a 12 deg R7 regular shaft and wanted to add something to my game for the par 5s so I was using it of the FW, it took me about 6 rounds of teeing off with short Irons ,so I could use the R7 on par 4s, before I started to make it work but it is a risky shot to take on no matter how good you are. However a small hitter like me can get to green in to on par 5s with it.

My other is a 37 degree chipper putter from slazenger, my strength is my putting and I need to make my puts count as most beat me from tee to green, my GIR is not always good but i have a record of 48 holes in a row where i needed no more then two putts, I started by using my mates chipper and was using a putting action over things like small bunkers and ending up inches from the pin, I love the club.

So I guess what I am asking is should I strengthen my weakness or make my game all about putting and make my strength very strong.

Thanks for advice, i'll offer mine where I can

Why don't you ditch the chipper and use the same stroke with something else?

You could use ANYTHING in your bag but probably 3 wood, recovery or 6 iron could replace the chipper. That leaves room for the 12*.

G.M.

If you can reach par 5's in two then your driving can't be that bad. You say that taking a driver off the fairway is risky, so you must be missing a few. I can't see much advantage over a 3 wood unless the ball is sitting really well up. You could get yourself something like a Ping Rapture 3 wood, which has a deepish head and is pretty long, so would be good from fairway and tee.

If you are only  using a chipper for your short shots, then I think you could gain most  by becoming profficient with your wedges round the green. You'll find the game more enjoyable too. There is a limit to how good you can get with your putter.

Good luck.

What others clubs are in the bag, that you are rotating your 14th club,

 At a guess 9 irons (3-SW) and putter = 10

 3 wood, makes it 11, So what are the other 3 clubs? If it a 5 wood or utility? Is it worth carrying the 3 iron? but that only takes it to 12

So why carn't you have both the chippper and the driver?

i didnt notice till the other day i had 16 clubs in my bag

1,3,5 woods

hybrid

3-sw

2 extra wedges

putter

chucked the fli hi 3 iron in the cupboard and the sw, aint been in a bunker for years

i have got a driver for the fairway aswell the older ones are really good that have small heads i got a top flite one off ebay 9* and can hit it off the deck further than a 3 woood

my bag is

10*  Slazenger xTC driver

9* Top Flite Driver

Slazenger XTC 7 wood 

21* Houson GBH Hybrid

5-PW Ben Sayers M2 irons

52*, 56*,60* Adams golf tom watson wedges

EzRoll Putter

icarry 14 clubs but i never use my 9 iron so i might swap that for a hybrid for 4 iron