Equipment
15 Revealing Photos from the FedEx St. Jude Classic
GolfWRX was live this week from the FedEx St. Jude Classic, a.k.a the tournament before the U.S. Open.
If you missed this week’s photo galleries, see them here.
Golf fans and players (and just about everyone else) may be looking past this week and onto America’s national Open, but for now we have some Memphis photos to reveal.
These Cleveland wedges are dripping in National Pride.
‘Merica!
On that note, I may be pulling an Ed Snowden here…
But underneath this top secret and completely confidential headcover is a Scotty Cameron armlock putter.
You didn’t hear it from me.
Should someone tell Davis Love III his nickname isn’t DL4?
I feel like someone should tell him.
Two-time World Series champ Johnny Damon using a Krank Formula driver
And there’s just no excuse for an outfit like that.
Luke Donald has a new Mizuno S5 wedge in the bag
Which we don’t know much about, but we do know it’s blue. It’s definitely blue.
Soon you’ll know
How much longer do we have to wait, Seung?
I’ll give you one guess where Harrison Frazar was born
Answer: Dallas, Texas.
You said Ireland, didn’t you?
Michael Breed’s Golf Pride Lifeline training grip
Do we really need the numbers to tell us which finger should go where? Don’t talk down to me, Breed.
Will Wilcox has a dirty golf bag.
Will Wilcox clean it?
Author note: Homonym game on point
This autograph exchange is all business.
No happy faces, just a John Hancock.
These two FedEx delivery truck driver playing chicken are the worst
Don’t they know people are waiting on packages?
There’s only two rules to driving a FedEx delivery truck: Don’t play chicken with other FedEx trucks, and don’t leave my cardboard package out in the rain if I’m not home.
It’s really not that difficult.
Wanna know how good PGA Tour pros are at golf?
They can tell the difference between 54 degrees and 53.5 degrees.
“Hush Y’all”
Is this more polite or more offensive than “Quiet, please.”
4-Time NBA All-Star Penny Hardaway looks to have a good golf swing
Maybe he can finally beat Michael Jordan at something.
A weekly reminder how difficult golf is
Billy Horschel won $10 million last year in the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and now he’s trying to improve his putting stroke using tees, lasers, rulers and putting coaches.
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Whats in the Bag
WITB Time Machine: Danny Willett’s winning WITB, 2016 Masters
Driver: Callaway XR 16 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana W-Series 60 X
Length: 45.5 inches
3-wood: Callaway XR 16 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana W-Series 70X
5-wood: Callaway XR 16 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana W-Series 80X
Irons: Callaway Apex UT (2, 4), Callaway Apex Pro (5-9)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 Superlite
Wedges: Callaway Mack Daddy 2 (47-11 S-Grind) Callaway Mack Daddy 2 Tour Grind (54-11, 58-9)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 Superlite
Putter: Odyssey Versa #1 Wide (WBW)
Lie angle: 71 degrees
Ball: Callaway Speed Regime SR-3
Check out more photos of Willett’s equipment from 2016 here.
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Equipment
Project X Denali Blue, Black shaft Review – Club Junkie Review
Originally, Project X was known for low-spin steel iron shafts. However, the company might now be known for wood shafts. Denali is the newest line of graphite shafts from Project X. With the Denali line, the company focuses on feel as well as performance.
There are two profiles in the Denali line, Blue and Black, to fit different launch windows. Denali Blue is the mid-launch and mid-spin profile for players who are looking for a little added launch and Denali Black is designed for low-launch and low-spin. Both models are going to offer you a smooth feel and accuracy.
For a full in-depth review check out the Club Junkie podcast on all podcast streaming platforms and on YouTube.
Project X Denali Blue
I typically fit better into mid-launch shafts, as I don’t hit a very high ball so the Denali Blue was the model I was more excited to try. Out of the box, the shaft looks great and from a distance, it is almost hard to tell the dark blue from the Denali Black. With a logo down install of the shaft, you don’t have anything to distract your eyes, just a clean look with the transition from the white and silver handle section to the dark navy mid and tip.
Out on the course, the Blue offers a very smooth feel that gives you a good kick at impact. The shaft loads easily and you can feel the slightly softer handle section compared to the HZRDUS lineup. This gives the shaft a really good feel of it loading on the transition to the downswing, and as your hands get to impact, the Denali Blue keeps going for a nice, strong kick.
Denali Blue is easy to square up at impact and even turn over to hit it straight or just little draws and most of the flex of the shaft feels like it happens right around where the paint changes from silver to blue. The Blue launches easily and produces what I consider a true mid-flight with the driver. While it is listed as mid-spin, I never noticed any type of rise in my drives. Drives that I didn’t hit perfectly were met with good stability and a ball that stayed online well.
Project X Denali Black
When you hold the Denali Black in your hands you can tell it is a more stout shaft compared to its Blue sibling by just trying to bend it. While the handle feels close to the Blue in terms of stiffness, you can tell the tip is much stiffer when you swing it.
Denali Black definitely takes a little more power to load it but the shaft is still smooth and doesn’t give you any harsh vibrations. Where the Blue kicks hard at impact, the Black holds on a little and feels like keeps you in control even on swings that you try and put a little extra effort into. The stiff tip section also makes it a little harder to square up at impact and for some players could take away a little of the draw from their shot.
Launch is lower and more penetrating compared to the Blue and produces a boring, flat trajectory. Shots into the wind don’t rise or spin up, proving that the spin stays down. Like its mid-launch sibling, the Black is very stable and mishits and keeps the ball on a straighter line. Shots low off the face don’t get very high up in the air, but the low spin properties get the ball out there farther than you would expect. For being such a stout shaft, the feel is very good, and the Denali Black does keep harsh vibrations from your hands.
Overall the Project X Denali Blue and Black are great additions to the line of popular wood shafts. If you are looking for good feel and solid performance the Denali line is worth trying out with your swing. Choose Blue for mid-launch and mid-spin or Black for lower launch and low spin.
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Equipment
What we know about Bryson DeChambeau’s 3D-printed Avoda irons
Bryson DeChambeau fired an opening-round 7-under 65 at Augusta National, hitting an impressive 15 of 18 greens in regulation in the process. Golf’s mad scientist’s play grabbed headlines and so too did his equipment. In place of the Ping i230 irons he had in the bag last week for LIV Golf’s Miami event, DeChambeau is gaming a prototype 5-PW set of irons from little-known direct-to-consumer manufacturer Avoda.
What is Avoda Golf?
Founded by Tom Bailey, also a Mike Schy student like Bryson DeChambeau, Avoda Golf is a direct-to-consumer golf equipment company that currently manufactures both single and variable-length irons in one model that are available for pre-order.
What irons is Bryson DeChambeau playing?
Per multiple reports, DeChambeau is playing a custom-designed set of single-length irons that incorporate bulge and roll into the face design. The two-piece 3D-printed irons were reportedly only approved for play by the USGA this week, according to Golfweek’s Adam Schupak.
Regarding the irons, DeChambeau told Golf Channel the irons’ performance on mishits was the determining factor in putting them in play this week. “When I mishit on the toe or the heel,” DeChambeau said. “It seems to fly a lot straighter for me and that’s what has allowed me to be more comfortable over the ball.”
What can we tell about the design of the clubs?
These days, it is a little hard to speculate on what is under the hood with so many hollow body irons. DeChambeau’s irons look to be hollow on the lower section as they do flare back a decent amount. That “muscle” on the back also looks to be fairly low on the iron head, but we can assume that is progressive through the set, moving up higher in the short irons.
A screw out on the toe is probably used to seal up the hollow cavity and used as a weight to dial in the swing weight of the club. From pictures, it is hard to tell but the sole looks to have a little curve from heel to toe while also having some sharper angles on them. A more boxy and sharper toe section looks to be the design that suits Bryson’s eye based on the irons he has gravitated toward recently.
What are bulge and roll, again?
Two types of curvature in a club face, traditionally incorporated only in wood design. Bulge is heel-toe curvature. Roll is crown-sole curvature. Both design elements are designed to mitigate gear effect on off-center strikes and produce shots that finish closer to the intended target line. (GolfTec has an excellent overview of bulge and roll with some handy GIFs for the visual learner)
What else is in DeChambeau’s bag?
Accompanying his traditional Sik putter, Bryson builds his set with a Ping Glide 4.0 wedges, a Krank Formula Fire driver and 5-wood, and a TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver, all with LA Golf graphite shafts.
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Benny
Jun 13, 2015 at 7:52 am
Love this section. Those shoes are fugly mang…
Ryan
Jun 13, 2015 at 5:20 am
DL4 is his son I believe.
KCCO
Jun 12, 2015 at 9:29 pm
Good, but not the best of your revealing photos….
Greg
Jun 12, 2015 at 6:13 pm
I’m liken that Mizuno wedge!
sgniwder99
Jun 14, 2015 at 9:52 am
I love Mizuno wedges myself, but this one basically looks to me just like a Callaway Jaws from a few years ago (which were really good wedges, themselves).
Sean
Jun 12, 2015 at 4:53 pm
I really like that head cover, but please don’t tell anyone. It’s a secret. 🙂
RG
Jun 12, 2015 at 3:58 pm
Uhmm, big fan AT, but Penny Hardaway and my Orlando Magic beat Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the ’95 Eastern Conference Finals. So “finally beat Michael Jordan at something” is incorrect and as a die hard Magic fan I demand a retraction:) I’m just sayin’……..
Nick
Jun 12, 2015 at 12:27 pm
Damon batted left handed but appears to golf right handed. Interesting combination.
Alex T
Jun 12, 2015 at 2:56 pm
It’s actually pretty common to see something like that. Jamie Sadlowski has said in many an interview that when he used to play hockey he played lefty but when he picked up a golf club he started to play righty. And of course Phil Mickelson is the obvious example, he’s right handed but plays golf lefty because apparently he used to stand opposite his father and mirror his swing. Whatever gets the job done, I guess.
Steve P
Jun 12, 2015 at 9:50 pm
Also interesting….
Jamie Sadlowski played hockey left handed and play golf right handed
greg
Jun 12, 2015 at 10:34 am
I thought Johnny Damon’s Croc golf shoes were worthy of a comment. At least I think they’re Croc’s!
BL
Jun 12, 2015 at 12:40 pm
Greg – They’re Biion.
http://biionfootwear.com/index.php
Golfraven
Jun 12, 2015 at 4:45 pm
those are some funky shoes
greg
Jun 12, 2015 at 10:33 am
Great job! You nailed it again, AT
Christosterone
Jun 12, 2015 at 10:12 am
Wilson has a better looking gun blued wedge…at least in my opinion.
I haven’t hit either but love Wilson’s traditional bladed paired with gun blueing…must be the Texan gun owner in me…