Equipment
Bubba Watson changes to a new Ping G three wood “for more distance”
PGA Tour players making equipment changes before specific events is nothing new, but it’s always interesting to see exactly what they decide to adjust. For the 2017 Masters, it appears that fairway woods are the main culprits for fine-tuning.
Rory McIlroy not only put in different fairway woods, but he actually changed the brand of fairway woods in his bag ahead of the event.
On Wednesday, Ping reported via Twitter that two-time Masters Champion Bubba Watson is putting a new Ping G fairway wood into play at Augusta National. The company says the change is “for more distance.” Check out the full specs from Ping’s tweet below.
.@bubbawatson‘s new G 3W is dialed in for more distance. Current specs: 13.8° loft, 42″, 703-Gold (+13 wraps LH, +11 wraps RH). #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/IeUeR7q38b
— PING GOLF (@PingTour) April 5, 2017
See Bubba’s updated 2017 WITB.
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Whats in the Bag
Rasmus Højgaard WITB 2024 (April)
- Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.
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Whats in the Bag
Rory McIlroy WITB 2024 (April)
- Rory McIlroy what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9)
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour
Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5x
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s WITB in the forums.
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Equipment
Spotted: Nate Lashley’s Ping PLD “Wolverine” putter
Ping PLD putters have been a very common site on profesional tours. Pros seem to gravitate toward the PLD line’s custom options and precision milling. We have seen the PLD line expanded over the years, but we haven’t seen too many, if any, large mallets.
This week we spotted a PLD putter in Nate Lashley’s bag that has a similar look to the old Ping Wolverine head shape. This putter is a large mallet with the famous “claws” on the outside and oval center that housed the alignment aid.
Nick’s putter has the PLD logo on the back but also looks like it might have an insert installed on the face. It is hard to tell but at the address picture, it looks like the face is a lighter material than the rest of the putters. The putter is center-shafted and should be face-balanced with a high MOI for stability and forgiveness on mishits. The sole is completely milled and has no markings of name or technologies that might be present in the head. A single white site line is on the top of the putter for alignment.
Nick’s putter is finished off with a chrome steel shaft and a Super Stroke Zenergy Flatso 2.0 grip in black and white.
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Steve Brule
Apr 6, 2017 at 9:22 am
So I guess in every other tournament he plays, he doesn’t want that much distance from his 3 wood?
Mr Muira
Apr 6, 2017 at 9:15 am
Hype.
b.mattay
Apr 6, 2017 at 12:12 pm
Not really, the guy normally uses a 4 wood…
setter02
Apr 9, 2017 at 11:34 am
So then it would be hype given he’s dropped like 3* and now claiming all this new found distance…
setter02
Apr 6, 2017 at 7:20 am
So fairway sales must be lacking against TM and Cally offerings and they need to clear out inventory, nice distance plug…
S Hitter
Apr 6, 2017 at 3:44 am
I wish I could hit it that hard and get that sort of distance with a shaft at 42 inches.
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Philip
Apr 5, 2017 at 7:23 pm
I figured it was about time he stopped poking it out there and get serious about some real distance … nice try Ping …
Jack
Apr 6, 2017 at 6:31 am
Yeah, the distance plug would work better for Jim Furyk. Bubba doesn’t need more distance lol.
Arnie
Apr 6, 2017 at 1:09 pm
Everybody needs more distance
Progolfer
Apr 5, 2017 at 4:58 pm
Nobody needs that many wraps under their grips…
coolhandbirdman
Apr 5, 2017 at 9:21 pm
So whats the limit on the amount of wraps needed?
Boobsy McKiss
Apr 7, 2017 at 12:39 am
ROFL