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How a broken 6-iron changed Eddie Pepperell’s 2018
When Eddie Pepperell was scrambling around local golf shop Auchterlonies in Scotland on the week of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship looking for an emergency replacement shaft for his 6-iron, he probably didn’t believe that moment would change the trajectory of his 2018. That incident, however, played a considerable role in Pepperell’s wire-to-wire victory at last week’s British Masters.
In Scotland, Pepperell had his 6-iron fitted with the KBS C-Taper shaft, and according to Mizuno’s Matt McIsaac, he hit his new 6-iron better than any other club over the four days on his way to a T6 finish.
Fast-forward to last week’s British Masters, and on the Monday of the event, the Englishman was to have a filming session with Mizuno where the company would demonstrate to him its shaft optimizer. Pepperell was then taken through Mizuno’s 3-swing diagnostic process, where lo and behold they recommended the KBS C-Taper shaft to him.
Described as “very much a feel player” by McIsaac, Pepperell equipped himself that day with a new set of JPX 919 Tour irons, with KBS C Taper shafts, and then went on to win the British Masters just a few days later.
What should we glean from this story? Well according to Matt McIsaac, it’s that there is a best fit shaft out there for everyone.
“There’s a ‘best fit’ shaft for everyone – for Eddie; it was the KBS C Taper – for someone else it will be the S Taper. Wait for the moment when you’re open to improvement, throw away your preconceptions and try the Optimizer. It doesn’t know if you’re male, female a tour winner or a 24 hcp – just measures your move and finds the best shaft for it.”
With last week’s victory, Pepperell, who sat 133rd in the Official World Golf Rankings at the beginning of the year, is now ranked 33rd in the world and looks assured of a place at Augusta National next year for the Masters.
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BOFH
Oct 17, 2018 at 9:49 am
the 5th shaft listed by mizuno’s optimizer is what I ended up with. its a neat tool but ultimately I didn’t like the top suggestions at all. I got my irons last week and plan to play them for the first time friday. (jpx 919 tour)
Tony Thomas
Oct 16, 2018 at 12:57 am
Terrible nothing article that starts off with a fundamental mistake in the first line. Won’t get that minute or two back !
Tim
Oct 15, 2018 at 8:37 pm
This article paid for by Mizuno
spooky
Oct 15, 2018 at 3:10 pm
Oh, and the Mizuno optimiser isn’t going to throw up the S Taper. Utter nonsense.
spooky
Oct 15, 2018 at 3:09 pm
Good grief. Basic facts that you can find with the quickest of searches… This has become the clickbait section of the site.
n
Oct 15, 2018 at 1:44 pm
He snapped his 6 iron at The Dunhill Links the week before the British Masters, not The Open Championship. Yes both tournaments featured the same course if that’s the confusion (although Auchterlonies is in St Andrews)