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Jaco Van Zyl is using a training aid as his actual putter!

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Jaco Van Zyl is currently playing in the Joburg Open in South Africa using a putter that’s hardly wider than a golf ball itself. Actually, the “putter” — called a Cleveland Smart Square Stubby — is designed to be a training aid, not for use on the golf course in a real tournament with millions of dollars at stake.

Joburg Open - Day Two

Jaco Van Zyl on Day 2 of the Joburg Open in South Africa.

Carl’s Golfland, a retailers that sells the training aid, says the club “is designed to help players of all ability levels develop a more consistent putter stroke. The smaller head design promotes more solid contact and gives you confidence on every putt.” Van Zyl has definitely developed some confidence using the Stubby, that’s for sure.

This is like a baseball player going to the plate with weighted donuts on his bat, or a basketball player playing in an NBA game while wearing ankle weights. It just doesn’t happen.

Check it our for yourself in the video below.

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  1. good wood

    Feb 24, 2017 at 7:51 pm

    If he wants to use inferior equipment then let him. Phil Mickelson

  2. Brian

    Feb 24, 2017 at 5:58 pm

    I have a hole bag of training aids for my irons. They are called blades.

  3. DB

    Feb 24, 2017 at 2:58 pm

    So if you can putt well with this putter in professional competition, does that mean that MOI is over-rated in putter head designs?

  4. Miuralovechild

    Feb 24, 2017 at 12:48 pm

    He should ask the USGA or wherever he’s playing if they can start using those 3 inch sure putt training cups also. I played in a scramble one time in Colorado and they used them. It was a blast. There were no pins, only a hole location sheet.

    • DB

      Feb 24, 2017 at 2:56 pm

      A scramble with no flags and 3-inch cups? Sounds like an enjoyable 6-hour round.

  5. leo vincent

    Feb 24, 2017 at 12:33 pm

    This putter/training aid has been around for a long time .I used to putt with one and if i remember correctly it is a square equally as deep as it is wide and therefore conforming.After a little practice it is very easy to putt with and I also used it in competition.

  6. Paul Azinger

    Feb 24, 2017 at 10:26 am

    Copy cat…….. #thething

  7. Mike

    Feb 24, 2017 at 9:24 am

    I actually putt with this thing at the store and had to send a text to my buddy saying, “WTF, the only putter I can make a putt with is a training aid!”

  8. Engineer Josh

    Feb 23, 2017 at 3:00 pm

    LOVE STUBBY. I regret selling my OG model. Def wanna try the new Smart Square Stubby out too!

  9. Kelly

    Feb 23, 2017 at 2:04 pm

    I’m surprised this is legal. What are the legal requirements of a putter head under the rules of golf? I once tried a putting training aid that was shaped a bit like a hammer head — a long body but with very small, square face to it that was smaller than a ball. I could hardly miss with that thing. I told the salesperson that I should take it out on the course because I putted better with it than I do with my actual putter, but he told me that it was illegal. The head had to be deeper toe to heal than it is face to back. I wonder if that is correct, though, considering some of the putter designs being used. Anybody know?

    • Engineer Josh

      Feb 23, 2017 at 3:02 pm

      I think you answered your own question… “a long body but with very small, square face” juxtaposed with “The head had to be deeper toe to heal than it is face to back…

      • Branson Reynolds

        Feb 23, 2017 at 3:32 pm

        I think he understands what he said. I think his point is, if he was told a putter with those specs is illegal, the one in the story would be too.

        • Kelly

          Feb 23, 2017 at 7:23 pm

          That, and also the fact that some of the putter models out there like Jason Day’s Taylor Made Spider look to me like they would be deeper back to front than from toe to heel. But I have never actually seen one in person.

          • Jack

            Feb 24, 2017 at 1:21 am

            There are way too many putters which are deeper than wide for that to be true. Also the European PGA or RGA whatever would have banned it and told him no.

          • Nocklaus

            Feb 24, 2017 at 5:29 am

            So. If you havnt actually seen it, how can you comment…?

    • chinchbugs

      Feb 23, 2017 at 4:13 pm

      It’s only illegal if Bryson D uses it…

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (1/16/24): Cobra Forged One Length irons

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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 set of Cobra Forged One Length irons.

From the seller: (@adamwittman): “4-PW, GW, lw. Nunchuk shafts. $350 tyd conusa.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Cobra Forged One Length irons

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What GolfWRXers are saying about Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons

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In our forums, our members have been discussing Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons which he has in the bag at this week’s CJ Cup. WRXers have been commenting on the switch and the clubs themselves in our forums.

For lots more photos, check out the full thread here.

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Entire Thread: “Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons”

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As part of a Srixon campaign, four PGA Tour players recently participated in a three-hole challenge, with each hole being a different game; hole No. 1 was blindfolded, hole No. 2 was costumes and distractions, and hole No. 3 was alternate shot with a baseball bat. The teams were Smylie Kaufman and Sam Ryder against Shane Lowry and Grayson Murray.

Watch the full video below, since it is quite entertaining (albeit not the type of golf that Old Tom Morris surely had in mind), but in particular, make sure to check out the first hole where Lowry and Ryder play a full hole completely blind folded. It’s amazing to watch how badly Ryder struggles, and how Lowry nearly makes par.

Cleveland-Srixon’s marketing department has been hard at work crafting these viral-esque ad campaigns; if you remember, former long-drive champion Jamie Sadlowski recently dressed as 80-year-old Grandpa Jamie to fool range-goers. That video has since gathered over 1.2 million views on YouTube.

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