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[fd_marky]

I am curious.

[drpurpell]

Bridgestone driver, Callaway Squareway 3  wood, Bridgestonestone CB irons, Cleveland wedges, TM Rossa belly putter - pretty sure that s what he was using the last time I saw bag pics for him.

[ml43]

[cutspin]

J33r driver, Callaway 3 wood, most likely if they do not look like J36's he has switched to the J38 irons, if not they are J36's, also some kind of 2 iron I can't quite get a good look at. Callaway and Cleveland wedges. Putter....who can keep up?....He switches putters like most people change underwear......gotta love Freddy!

[Ness]

This may be way off, but when I saw him in Houston last semester, it looked like he had a TaylorMade Tour Preferred 2 iron.

[Australian_Blade]

He uses a Miura forged one of a kind mold for his irons.

they are the identical shape of the TM 300 irons. They just stamp the Bridgestone logo on the back. Every time they try to get him to change he goes back to what "he" likes.

So it looks like he changes his irons a lot. But in reality he has played the same iron for years they just change the logo and paint job on the back.

[dozey123]

What shaft is he using in his driver now?  It didn't look like his old 757 at his Champions debut.. could be wrong though.

[onlyhogans]

In that video he says he sand papers his grips, does taht realy work?

[nutted]

Looked like a penley ETA in his three wood. I just saw the Blue and silver pattern but I wouldn't be surprised as he likes to hit clubs until they break. He once said that he was using a womens three wood for years until it broke.

I ran into a Japanese teaching pro that claimed to have a set of genuine Couples irons. They looked similar to the J33cb but were machined out of a one piece forged billet (maybe miura forged but who knows). You could tell they were special.

[irvtrain]

He was using a R9 this week and a Rossa Belly Putter.

[El Pato]

He had a retail (I believe) R9 460 8.5 w/ a Speeder 757, 2 Ping Eye 2 wedges in SW and LW (One I think is BeCu..), and a Rossa Belly with what looked like an ASGI+ insert at Northern Trust. Also a Winn Bullet grip in that putter. I can only confirm the driver and putter though....

[czastrow]

Rep today said he used an r9 because he busted the face of his bstone but that he should be putting the bstone back in play very soon. Also freddy had his irons forged of 1015 yep... 1015 carbon steel and would pick individual irons from many sets built for him. But now, the rep said he is playing an " out of the box" set of the j38's. Said he loves em.

[El Pato]

czastrow, on 04 March 2010 - 11:19 PM, said:

Rep today said he used an r9 because he busted the face of his bstone but that he should be putting the bstone back in play very soon.  em.

Too bad... he was really bombing that r9....

[dmack]

Looks like he is gaming Bridgestone J38 dual cavity irons.

[dalillama47]

TylerMade, on 08 November 2009 - 01:59 AM, said:

This may be way off, but when I saw him in Houston last semester, it looked like he had a TaylorMade Tour Preferred 2 iron.

Well, in the tournament today, he definitely had some kind of TM iron in there. May very well have been the Tour Preferred or Burner Tour 2 iron.

[The Gachet]

DRIVER: TaylorMade R9 460 (8.5 degrees with Fujikura Speeder 665 shaft)
FAIRWAY WOOD: Callaway FT-i (15 degrees)
IRON (2-iron): TaylorMade Tour Burner
IRONS (3-PW): Bridgestone J38 Dual Pocket Cavity
WEDGES: Callaway X-Forged (54 and 58 degrees)
PUTTER: TaylorMade Rossa Imola 6
BALL: Bridgestone Tour B330
FOOTWEAR: ECCO Casual Cool II GTX

Edited by The Gachet, 09 March 2010 - 04:58 AM.

[Yanki01]

one cool guy right there.

[Breaker999]

Speeder in his driver, Harrison Mugen in his 3wood.  His X-forged wedges are ported.  Putter has weighting on the sole.

[joshloveslisa]

Freddy was playing a retail r9 with his classic speeder 757 his cally 3 wood tour preferred taylormade driving iron, J38 combo cavity/dual pocket irons with DG tours.  All Bridgestone staff players play a Off the shelf ball, B330 for freddy.

Another interesting note is that Bridgestone has Signed John Daly to a ball contract  he is playing B330-S.

Edited by joshloveslisa, 10 March 2010 - 09:20 AM.

[ATXHorn]

Fred had the new Bstone driver in the bag in Cap Cana this weekend with his classic Speeder 6series shaft. His iron shafts are DG Tour's I think X300's.

[Breaker999]

The Gachet, on 09 March 2010 - 04:50 AM, said:

[color="#000000"]DRIVER: TaylorMade R9 460 (8.5 degrees with Fujikura Speeder 665 shaft)
FAIRWAY WOOD: Callaway FT-i (15 degrees)
IRON (2-iron): TaylorMade Tour Burner
IRONS (3-PW): Bridgestone J38 Dual Pocket Cavity
WEDGES: Callaway X-Forged (54 and 58 degrees)
PUTTER: TaylorMade Rossa Imola 6
BALL: Bridgestone Tour B330

+1

[Carson33]

ATXHorn, on 29 March 2010 - 10:16 AM, said:

Fred had the new Bstone driver in the bag in Cap Cana this weekend with his classic Speeder 6series shaft. His iron shafts are DG Tour's I think X300's.

I watched the telecast this whole weekend, and I saw plenty of close-up shots on his follow through. Not saying you are wrong, but I distinctly saw a "R" and a "9" on the sole of the club. Could have been some kind of Bridgestone I do not know about.

[Hidalgo]

ATXHorn, on 29 March 2010 - 10:16 AM, said:

Fred had the new Bstone driver in the bag in Cap Cana this weekend with his classic Speeder 6series shaft. His iron shafts are DG Tour's I think X300's.

You already missed the DRIVER ... and you also missed the shafts.

Fred plays DG X100s ... and has played them for several years.

[The Gachet]

Champions Tour: Cap Cana Invitational

DRIVER: TaylorMade R9 460 (8.5 degrees with a Fujikura Speeder 757 shaft)
FAIRWAY WOOD: Callaway FT-i (15 degrees)
IRON (2): TaylorMade Tour Burner
IRONS (3-PW): Bridgestone J38 Dual Pocket Cavity
WEDGES: Callaway X-Forged (54 and 58 degrees)
PUTTER: TaylorMade Rossa Imola 6
BALL: Bridgestone Tour B330
FOOTWEAR: Ecco Golf Street Premier

[rollen]

seems strange that he would change driver shafts in the middle of the successful run he is having.

[walterjay25]

It's amazing that he still hits a 2 Iron. God Bless Him!

[El Pato]

rollen, on 30 March 2010 - 07:08 PM, said:

seems strange that he would change driver shafts in the middle of the successful run he is having.

I guess it really doesn't matter because he won with it.

[The Gachet]

DRIVER: TaylorMade R9 460 (8.5°) with a Fujikura Speeder 757 shaft
FAIRWAY WOOD: Callaway FT-i (15°) with a Harrison Mugen 105 shaft
IRONS: TaylorMade Tour Burner (2), Bridgestone J38 Dual Pocket Cavity (3-PW) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue shafts
WEDGES: Callaway X-Forged (54°, 58°) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue shafts
PUTTER: TaylorMade Rossa Imola 6 Belly Putter
BALL: Bridgestone Tour B330-S
GLOVE: No Glove
GRIPS: Golf Pride Tour Velvet (Reversed)
BAG: Bridgestone
APPAREL: Ashworth (My Global Talk on chest)
HEADWEAR: Bridgestone Cap (Ecco on temple, B330 on back)
FOOTWEAR: Ecco Golf Street Premier

Edited by The Gachet, 10 April 2010 - 09:16 AM.

[The Gachet]

An old WITB for Fred Couples from October 2002

`I'll stick with things a long time.'

I don't pretend to be all that informed about even basic golf technology. For example, a guy once asked me what the loft on my putter was. I had to admit I didn't know and hadn't thought much about it. I guess I'm a little bit of a mess, equipment-wise.

Still, I know what I like, even when it's not the obvious choice. Like the time I borrowed an old Ram women's driver from Tom Watson. I said, "Gee, this looks good," and it stayed in my bag for three or four years, including my win at the 1992 Masters. And I switched to the putter I use now after a guy gave it to me 10 minutes before the pro-am at a tournament last year. I'll stick with things a long time, too. Like my grips. I keep them for as long as I can. Umbrellas, though, are a different story. On the course, I can't find one when I need one. But at home I have about 30.

PUTTER
Mid-length 44-inch Carbite Rick Hamilton model RH1. I've been back and forth with it, but after going 63-64 in Las Vegas last year, it's stayed in the bag.

DRIVER
I switched from TaylorMade's 300 Tour to the 510. It has 8.5 degrees of loft, a True Temper Dynamic Gold SensiCore steel X300 shaft and D-3 swingweight.

3-WOOD
I tried about 10 until I found the right one, an old Callaway S2H2, 13 degrees of loft. I took it from a Callaway rep.

IRONS
TaylorMade 300 Forged. I use Dynamic Gold SensiCore X300 shafts that are a quarter-inch longer than standard, D-2 swingweight.

WEDGE
I have holes drilled in my 60-degree Cleveland 588 wedge because I like the lighter feel. This club and my 3-wood are my favorites. I like to hit 250-yard shots and 100-yard shots, nothing in between.

TRUE GRIT
I don't like changing my grips, so my caddie, Joe LaCava, sands my old ones down with 220-grit sandpaper. You should try it if you've got shiny grips.

BALL
Maxfli [A.sup.10]. I carry nine, always 1s and 3s. Nine is a nice number, and I'm afraid I might lose the other eight.

STUFF
I travel light--one coin in my pocket, some Advil in the bag just in case and white tees. I like the ones with inscriptions. If I hit a good shot with one, it stays in my bag.

MY YARDAGE (carry, loft)

Driver:   280, 8.5*
3-wood:   250, 13*
2-iron:   220, 17.5*
3-iron:   210, 19.5*
4-iron:   200, 22.5*
5-iron:   185, 25.5*
6-iron:   175, 29.5*
7-iron:   160, 33.5*
8-iron:   150, 37.5*
9-iron:   136, 41.5*
PW:   125, 46.5*
SW:   110, 56*
LW:        90, 60*

Edited by The Gachet, 09 April 2010 - 05:22 AM.

[The Gachet]

Fred Couples is known as one of the most relaxed, easy-going players in golf. His swing is syrupy and he doesn't walk from hole to hole, he ambles.

But when it comes to his choice of golf shoes recently, he's taking it to a whole new level.

Couples has won three times on the Champions Tour wearing golf shoes that look like something kids on skateboards might wear. They are Golf Street Premiers from Ecco, a Danish company that has been making both classic and modern-looking golf shoes for years.

So how can Couples go sockless in a pair of sneakers and not slip all over Augusta National? The sole of the Golf Street Premier features a series of pre-molded traction bars made from polyurethane. The bars press into the turf and provide the traction a golfer needs as he swings.

In a release Ecco distributed after Couples win at Cap Cana two weeks ago, Ecco's Jesper Thuen said, "No one has ever designed a shoe like this and Fred's win validates its performance at the game's highest levels. Golf Street is unique in that it grips in all conditions and can be worn throughout the day. The response from Tour players, celebrities and discerning consumers has just been phenomenal."

Freddie clearly likes the performance of the shoe, and the style fits him. The better he does this weekend, the more popular the shoe will likely become.

Edited by The Gachet, 10 April 2010 - 09:07 AM.