Equipment
12 revealing photos from the Zurich Classic
We’ll get to the revealing photos this week from the Zurich Classic, but first…
Let me take a selfie #ZurichClassic.
Aside from embarrassing selfie shots, we have a great lineup of photos this week from the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana, including Starbucks-inspired wedges. If you missed all the photos from this week, click here.
Let’s get to it.
These wedges should come with a warning label
Joe Affrunti’s Titleist SM5 wedges are covered in lead tape, and his 60-degree only has 4 degrees of bounce. Super heavy with no bounce? Don’t try this at home.
Heath Slocum switched into the AccuLock ACE Tech Deck putter
Let’s see if he can get the half-pipe hot this week at the Zurich Classic. Click here if you don’t get the reference.
This Titleist rep is wearing really obscure hockey socks
They show the logo of the Colorado Rockies, which were originally the Kansas City Scouts in the mid 70s before becoming the Colorado Rockies. The team moved to East Rutherford, N.J. in 1982 and became the New Jersey Devils. Thumbs up right back at you for learnin’ me something.
h/t Thrills for logo identification
Chesson Hadley’s wedge is inspirational
“Be somebody” is a reference to his shouting order earlier this year at the Valero Texas Open.
Jordan Spieth, a fellow ball-yeller, surely appreciated Hadley’s effort. I’m also fairly certain “Baby Huggie” stamped on his 52-degree Titleist SM5 wedge is a baby diaper reference, but is yet to be confirmed.
Can you spot why this is a 1-of-1 putter?
It’s Chez Reavie’s “Scotty Camero” Tour Only putter. It’s missing an “n” — just had to point that out.
As always, we keep people smiling with GolfWRX poker chips
If you see photographer Greg Moore at a tour event, be sure to say hello and ask for a poker chip.
Ben Crane getting ready to shoot a POV video with a tee shot
And hopefully there’s enough memory to capture his entire pre-shot routine.
Jason Gore (sort of) followed Ian Poulter’s lead
Instead of high-end luxury vehicles, Gore stamped references to a 1987 Dodge Colt Premier and a Nissan Datsun 210.
Nick Taylor’s University of Washington Huskies head cover is winking at you
Either that or he’s missing an eye. Is this one of those Sarah McLachlan soul-crushing SPCA commercials?
We spotted Adagio’s new earbud headphones on the range
But surely the sound quality is better if you actually remove the packaging.
How’s that box sound, man?
Blayne Barber’s new Starbucks wedges just went on every coffee lovers’ wish-list
They were stamped by Aaron Dill, the man responsible for most of the grinds and stampings you’ll see on Vokey wedges on the PGA Tour. Well done, Aaron; the caffeine-crazed golfers among us appreciate it.
Also, a nice observation here from chotston in our forums.
Willy Mac’s TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Tour 3-wood looks like it’s unfamiliar with a head cover
Or maybe it got scraped up during a Kayak accident in Montana?
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Whats in the Bag
Vince Carter WITB 2024 (March)
- The NBA legend was teeing it up in the Arnold Palmer Invitational Pro-Am.
Driver: Ping G430 Max 10K (9 degrees)
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees)
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (21 degrees)
Irons: Ping i230 (4-PW)
Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (50, 54, 58)
Putter: Ping
Ball: Renegade Mbu
Check out more photos of Vince Carter’s WITB here.
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Equipment
From the Forums: I need more forgiveness in my irons – Looking for recommendations
In our forums, our members have been discussing the most forgiving irons currently on the market. WRXer ‘TheShark1’ is on the hunt for a new set of irons, saying:
“Currently gaming the Mizuno Pro 225’s but think I need more forgiveness in my irons. My well struck shots are real nice, but my mishits are not performing as good as I had hoped anymore. I really like hollow body irons so if I could find something more forgiving in a hollow body iron that would be great.
Open to any and all recommendations other than Ping. Can’t hit Ping irons at all.”
And our members have been sharing their best suggestions in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- AvidSwampThing66: “Another vote for the super forgiving and fast Paradym irons. They look really good for being a GI iron.”
- bobfoster: “I just went from MP20 MMCs to the new 245s in my scoring irons (just played my first round with them today). If you have a chance to try them, you might find them worth a serious look.”
- vman: “Shoot me down, but spend the money on lessons.”
- J_Tizzle: “i525s are great off the heel in my opinion.”
Entire Thread: “From the Forums: I need more forgiveness in my irons – Looking for recommendations”
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (3/18/24): Scotty Phantom X5 Knuckleneck Conversion
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Scotty Phantom X5 Knuckleneck Conversion.
From the seller: (@EdwardSnr): “Scotty Phantom X5- Knuckle Long Neck Conversion (Work done by NorCal Putters) This putter plays at 34 inches long, custom black tour dot added onto the putter face. Baby T Black grip on it and comes with OEM HC. Looking for 649 NOW 609 Shipped CONUS.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Scotty Phantom X5 Knuckleneck Conversion
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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Benny
Apr 30, 2015 at 7:22 am
I agree, love it fellas. Its why I only read WRX! 🙂
Josh
Apr 29, 2015 at 10:38 am
I agree with Steve, this is on of the best new features on here. Keep up the good work.
RG
Apr 25, 2015 at 3:21 am
AH! A brand new segment on WRX! Nice!
greg
Apr 24, 2015 at 6:56 pm
Once again, Nice job, AT! Keep it up cuz I look forward to reading what you get out of my photos each week. Thanks
Steve
Apr 24, 2015 at 4:19 pm
These are cool. You should post these for every tour event!