15 Comments

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   Steve R

   Jun 7, 2019 at 5:35 pm

   Interesting that Champ plays a Ping driver with a stock Callaway shaft (albeit x flex tip trimmed). I play a Callaway Epic Flash sub-zero with a shaft commonly found in a Ping or TM driver – the Aldila Xtorsion. He’s a little longer than I am…lol… but I found 20 yards with this combo over the stock Tensei CK blue it usually comes with. My other changes were a midsize grip and switch the moveable weight from 12g to 15.5g.

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   Bart

   May 31, 2019 at 9:50 am

   New to golf here. What does “tipped 1.5 inches” mean?

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     Dan

     Jun 2, 2019 at 9:51 am

     Tipped means the club was trimmed at the tip ( bottom ) vs the but ( top ) to make the shaft stiffer.

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     Dave Bryce

     Jun 3, 2019 at 7:21 pm

     It means 1.5 inches cut off of the tip!

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   Rich Douglas

   May 29, 2019 at 7:20 pm

   Most players use the best driver they can muster under their equipment contract, so no revelations there. (That’s why the WITB articles are boring–WITB is what they’re paid to put in there.)

   But notice the shaft lengths of the three players who listed them. All three are shorter than the “standard” length (45.5″) found off-the-shelf at your local golf equipment dealer. Like Tiger (44″) and Justin Thomas (42″), they know that making solid, centered contact is more valuable than the added clubhead speed created by a longer shaft. Longer distance and more accurate.

   Yet we see so many people hitting 45.5″ drivers with 9-degree lofts, even though they can’t possibly get the best out of them. Where are these guys? Look in the woods; it’s full of them.

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     Adam Boyle

     Jun 14, 2019 at 8:18 pm

     I would be more interested in the longest drivers on tour who don’t have a club sponsor. Now that would be interesting

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   Gunter Eisenberg

   May 28, 2019 at 9:59 am

   I thought DJ would be on that list too.

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   joro

   May 27, 2019 at 2:57 pm

   Interesting, but these guys would be long with Knights from Walmart.

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6. 

   AltaD

   May 27, 2019 at 8:38 am

   Gotta love those Ping drivers! I’ve got a G400 LST and it’s not leaving my bag anytime soon.

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     Deron

     Jun 5, 2019 at 2:56 pm

     G400 LST may be the best driver every created. It does spin more than some others but if you find the right shaft for it, it’s a bomber.

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   Alex

   May 26, 2019 at 11:35 pm

   Lots of Mitsubishi on the list. Not surprised their stuff has been great forever.

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   Brooks woz ere

   May 26, 2019 at 9:51 pm

   Why don’t you put the driver tee shots that actually count under pressure and use those stats for this, huh?

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     howdoeshisdictaste?

     Jun 3, 2019 at 6:51 am

     You mean like the shot he hit in the water at the Masters when he had a chance to win?

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9. 

   2putttom

   May 26, 2019 at 9:01 pm

   PING !

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    JK

    May 26, 2019 at 5:07 pm

    2 wins among them all this season. I hope Champ can get better with his wedge game and become a top player

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