Equipment
Fred Couples signs with Bettinardi, will continue to use FCB putter
Fred Couples has been using his namesake Bettinardi putter, the FCB (Fred Couples Blade), for the past four years. Now, he’s officially joining Bettinardi’s Tour staff.
Couples, who has won 15 times on the PGA Tour and 13 times on the PGA Tour Champions, will putt exclusively with the company’s flatsticks.
“I’m really looking forward to representing Bettinardi and its beautiful range of hand-made putters, as they always give me great confidence when I’m standing over putts,” said Fred. “Having won 5 times already with a Bettinardi putter, there’s nothing I’d rather be putting with.
Couples averaged 1.70 putts per hole when playing in 12 events with the Bettinardi wand last year.
“Having Fred Couples join our Tour staff is a massive endorsement for Bettinardi Golf,” said founder Robert Bettinardi. “We’re so proud and excited to welcome him to our growing Tour staff. I’m sure he will prove to be a great ambassador for our brand, as he attracts huge crowds and media attention wherever he plays.”
Here’s a look at Boom Boom’s FCB putter.
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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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y2
Aug 5, 2018 at 8:24 pm
i used to putt with the studio 6 ..now i use a 2×4
boom boom rules.
pingputterguy
Jan 22, 2018 at 12:20 am
WRX pans Couple’s Bettinardi putter… et voila… Bettinardi buys a big main page ad for their BB putters …. go figure 😮
BG
Jan 21, 2018 at 4:05 pm
My comment is awaiting moderation 😮
Acew7iron
Jan 20, 2018 at 7:55 pm
PIcked up a Kuchar #2 off the Bay late last year…Its paying off big dividends in 2018 already and Ive finally found…”The One”
IMO…Bettinardi does it as good or better than anyone out there right now.
limey
Jan 19, 2018 at 11:46 pm
How about Fred’s Berenberg Bank cap… all the way from Germany?!!
paul
Jan 19, 2018 at 8:43 pm
YES!!!! It’s the putter… it’s gotta be the putter… the ball knows which putter is putting it… it’s got the FCB mojo built into it…. and failed gearheads want to have that winning putter in their WITB arsenal of delusional clubs ….lol
Timothy P Armington
Jan 19, 2018 at 8:42 pm
You can buy somthing almost identical on Bettinardi “Hive” or they pop up on eBay from time to time. If you really want one and have the $ you can find one! They are my favorite putter Bettinardi makes that’s for sure!
CB
Jan 20, 2018 at 3:41 am
I want a new one, 34 inches, thank you. F Ebay
Kurt
Jan 20, 2018 at 11:57 am
What do they say? Tour pros sleep with their driver and putter!
Do you sleep with your favorite Bettinardi too? 😮
CB
Jan 19, 2018 at 5:01 pm
Why can’t I buy this putter in retail?