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"I now believe that every golfer has a favorite club in the bag. And whether it's a rusty relic or a modern marvel, I finally understand why their confidence soars when they pull that particular club from their bag."

Some Clubs Just Work

In early 2025 I razzed a cart buddy about a particularly old and ugly fairway wood that stood out in his otherwise posh new bag. He replied to me with what Mark Twain once described as the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces: "I'll be playing that club until it breaks."

I thought about what he said, and decided that my driver was the closest thing I had to a favorite club. And looking back, my drivers have always been my favorite—dating back to 2004 when I discovered the adjustable weights in the TaylorMade R7 Quad.

But why my driver? Why the club that I swing the hardest with the least amount of loft?

Mass → Stability → Consistency

If lighter is faster and faster goes farther, why do the best ball strikers seem to play the heaviest equipment—with irons that are often covered in lead tape?

I learned that in a rotating system, mass creates the potential for inertial stability: the club's resistance to being redirected, slowed, or twisted by external forces. But as you add speed, momentum amplifies it. 

Get mass and speed balanced, and you have the best chance of experiencing that 'on rails' sensation that golfers associate with a repeatable swing—one with the potential for a heavy strike that can better resist slowing or twisting from turf, sand, and off-center contact. 

Woods Have Weight Kits

Putters Have Weight Kits

OEM's now include threaded ports and cavities in various locations of all modern drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, and putters. Tuning head weight has clearly become an important final variable in club fitting. 

But what does head weight influence? What is the goal of tuning head weight? Whether it's lead tape or weight kits, I learned that it's not what most people think.

Head Weight → Delivery → Strike Pattern

Yes, the distribution of mass in clubhead can influence CG, launch, and spin—especially in lightweight driver heads. But across the bag, I learned that pros use lead tape and weight kits for one primary reason: to minimize manipulation.

Why? Because manipulation is the mortal enemy of a repeatable golf swing.

In other words, head weight primarily influences how a club is delivered to the ball. When you find the setup that returns the face square + centered most naturally—with the least amount of manipulation—its journey to impact becomes more repeatable.

That's when I understood why my driver had always been my favorite club: It had the most adjustability—and I had always taken the time to adjust it to my natural swing. 

That allowed me to simply aim and fire with confidence—as my driver found the slot and returned square and centered with less conscious thought of my swing path or the orientation of my clubface along that path.

More Confidence from More Clubs

I now believe that every golfer has a favorite club in the bag. And whether it's a rusty relic or a modern marvel, I finally understand why their confidence soars when they pull that particular club from their bag. 

I wanted that from my wedges. That became Masso Golf. 

Tim Miller, Founder
Masso Golf Corp.