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[GolfWRX]

[FairwayGolfUSA.com]

Classic Adams blades. You can tell James just plays the stuff he likes and his clubs looked beat up! He has a great swing.

RYAN

[slicktry]

A retail Scotty?  Someone needs to inform him that all SC putters on the tour have to be CircleT's.... lol

God Bless
Jer

[swyyyguy]

it's weird how he signed a deal with callaway but only plays 1 callaway club?  i'm surprised he doesn't even use an odyssey putter.  he uses a retail scotty cameron, haha.

i like his game and it's nice to see him finally make it to the pga tour.

[Caesar Palache]

swyyyguy, on 15 January 2013 - 09:28 PM, said:

it's weird how he signed a deal with callaway but only plays 1 callaway club?  i'm surprised he doesn't even use an odyssey putter.  he uses a retail scotty cameron, haha.

i like his game and it's nice to see him finally make it to the pga tour.

yeah but he uses 3 callaway head covers

but yes, hes got some great talent

Edited by Caesar Palache, 15 January 2013 - 09:34 PM.

[wolfpack]

He has a great swing, James is a local guy around here and I see him at our main practice facility from time to time.    Great tempo.

[RJgolf1990]

Love the classic TP 3 wood many guys still using them?

[Dscvrr St Louis]

there are quite a few of the Burner TP's out there still, just have to watch for them.

[ztsquared33]

James has the h.d version of the 910 hybrid. Word was they were quite difficult to hit so very few tour players had them in play.

[swanry30]

Caesar Palache, on 15 January 2013 - 09:32 PM, said:

swyyyguy, on 15 January 2013 - 09:28 PM, said:

it's weird how he signed a deal with callaway but only plays 1 callaway club?  i'm surprised he doesn't even use an odyssey putter.  he uses a retail scotty cameron, haha.

i like his game and it's nice to see him finally make it to the pga tour.

yeah but he uses 3 callaway head covers

but yes, hes got some great talent

Standard practice and contract.  Driver and bag sponsorship.  If he wants to make the full jump I'm sure the deal will be reworked.

[J.W.]

Now this intruiges me as he used 712MB last season when he played so well so where this beater set of old Adams irons come from?  Either way its pretty cool to see a mixed bag of stuff like that.  That's definitely a smaller version of the 913Hd hybrid which was an early prototype head last year.  I got to hit a few balls with a PGA Tour players personal 18 myself... VERY muted sound.

[keitha37]

Cool to see him using what he trusts and likes...especially for a young guy! I've always wondered how you can play for over a million each week and then let the tools of your trade be swayed by a few hundred thousand. There is so much more money to be made in the way of prize money for a guy like this that it never made sense to me.

Good for him and sweet set-up.

[raywutang]

J.W., on 16 January 2013 - 12:37 AM, said:

Now this intruiges me as he used 712MB last season when he played so well so where this beater set of old Adams irons come from?  Either way its pretty cool to see a mixed bag of stuff like that.  That's definitely a smaller version of the 913Hd hybrid which was an early prototype head last year.  I got to hit a few balls with a PGA Tour players personal 18 myself... VERY muted sound.

i believe his only win last year (june - rex hospital open) came with using the adams mb2s.  perhaps hes trying to conjure up that winning mojo again!  i hope he does well this year and will definitely be rooting him on!

[J.W.]

raywutang, on 16 January 2013 - 11:02 AM, said:

J.W., on 16 January 2013 - 12:37 AM, said:

Now this intruiges me as he used 712MB last season when he played so well so where this beater set of old Adams irons come from?  Either way its pretty cool to see a mixed bag of stuff like that.  That's definitely a smaller version of the 913Hd hybrid which was an early prototype head last year.  I got to hit a few balls with a PGA Tour players personal 18 myself... VERY muted sound.

i believe his only win last year (june - rex hospital open) came with using the adams mb2s.  perhaps hes trying to conjure up that winning mojo again!  i hope he does well this year and will definitely be rooting him on!

I think those are the original Idea Black MB from 5 years or so ago.

[raywutang]

J.W., on 16 January 2013 - 11:29 AM, said:

raywutang, on 16 January 2013 - 11:02 AM, said:

J.W., on 16 January 2013 - 12:37 AM, said:

Now this intruiges me as he used 712MB last season when he played so well so where this beater set of old Adams irons come from?  Either way its pretty cool to see a mixed bag of stuff like that.  That's definitely a smaller version of the 913Hd hybrid which was an early prototype head last year.  I got to hit a few balls with a PGA Tour players personal 18 myself... VERY muted sound.

i believe his only win last year (june - rex hospital open) came with using the adams mb2s.  perhaps hes trying to conjure up that winning mojo again!  i hope he does well this year and will definitely be rooting him on!

I think those are the original Idea Black MB from 5 years or so ago.

oops, sorry.  thats a typo on my part, i meant to say he used the black mbs pictured.  i guess i had those satin mb2s in my mind from the badds witb which look so nice...

[LoveSick666]

I know James and the guy who does all his club work from here in Alameda. James is a hell of a player and a hell of a nice guy. Very down to earth and remembers where he comes from. I saw him at a practice round at the US Open last year and when he was walking down the stairs to the 1st tee, all these kids were trying to get autographs from him. He stops and starts signing some autographs, but stops for a minute and says to the kids, "You know i'm not Anthony Kim, right?" LMAO..it was hilarious! Anyways, the deal he has with Callaway is for the Driver, hat and bag. If i hit my irons as well as he does, id stick with what works too!lol

[Puppetmaster]

LoveSick666, on 16 January 2013 - 02:14 PM, said:

I know James and the guy who does all his club work from here in Alameda. James is a hell of a player and a hell of a nice guy. Very down to earth and remembers where he comes from. I saw him at a practice round at the US Open last year and when he was walking down the stairs to the 1st tee, all these kids were trying to get autographs from him. He stops and starts signing some autographs, but stops for a minute and says to the kids, "You know i'm not Anthony Kim, right?" LMAO..it was hilarious! Anyways, the deal he has with Callaway is for the Driver, hat and bag. If i hit my irons as well as he does, id stick with what works too!lol

That's funny right there.

It's always cool to see a mixed bag, and especially a retail SC, in play by a PGA pro, no matter who the sponsor.

[JohnnyB Hips]

Great guy here from the bay! Saw him and he signed autographs during US Open. Big Oakland A's fan! Good luck to him

[PingG10guy]

63 in round 1?  Man.  I missed the footage and they won't even say his name on golf central.

[iteachgolf]

raywutang, on 16 January 2013 - 12:22 PM, said:

J.W., on 16 January 2013 - 11:29 AM, said:

raywutang, on 16 January 2013 - 11:02 AM, said:

J.W., on 16 January 2013 - 12:37 AM, said:

Now this intruiges me as he used 712MB last season when he played so well so where this beater set of old Adams irons come from?  Either way its pretty cool to see a mixed bag of stuff like that.  That's definitely a smaller version of the 913Hd hybrid which was an early prototype head last year.  I got to hit a few balls with a PGA Tour players personal 18 myself... VERY muted sound.

i believe his only win last year (june - rex hospital open) came with using the adams mb2s.  perhaps hes trying to conjure up that winning mojo again!  i hope he does well this year and will definitely be rooting him on!

I think those are the original Idea Black MB from 5 years or so ago.

oops, sorry.  thats a typo on my part, i meant to say he used the black mbs pictured.  i guess i had those satin mb2s in my mind from the badds witb which look so nice...

He's played that set of Adams irons for 3+ years.  He put Titleist irons in the bag for the last 4 events of last year. He's also tried a ton of different putters in the last few years, but he always ends up back with those irons and that putter.

[kekoa]

slicktry, on 15 January 2013 - 09:22 PM, said:

A retail Scotty?  Someone needs to inform him that all SC putters on the tour have to be CircleT's.... lol

God Bless
Jer

Amen.

[iteachgolf]

ztsquared33, on 16 January 2013 - 12:10 AM, said:

James has the h.d version of the 910 hybrid. Word was they were quite difficult to hit so very few tour players had them in play.

Most guys didn't know they existed.  Not exceptionally hard to hit. Very flat ball flight and hot.   I love the one I have.

[TMC08]

Ive never seen those pro black's. Very sharp looking irons! Never knew they had a Hd version of the 910, would like to give it a few swings though.

[HISPL]

Looks like what is in the bag is working for him!

Callaway tweeted that he hit 85% of fairways with the X Hot Pro driver...

[swanry30]

I said it before!  Best swing you've never seen!!!

[golf_junkie27]

His story is pretty impressive.  He was going to give up golf to sell real estate and actually worked in a department store selling cheese.  With a swing like his, I doubt he'll ever have to do, either.

EDIT: Just heard it was shoes he was selling and not cheese.  Oops.

Edited by golf_junkie27, 17 January 2013 - 10:28 PM.

[ssfranny]

GolfWRX, on 15 January 2013 - 02:05 PM, said:

A double cog on the X Hot??

[ztsquared33]

iteachgolf, on 17 January 2013 - 07:53 PM, said:

ztsquared33, on 16 January 2013 - 12:10 AM, said:

James has the h.d version of the 910 hybrid. Word was they were quite difficult to hit so very few tour players had them in play.

Most guys didn't know they existed.  Not exceptionally hard to hit. Very flat ball flight and hot.   I love the one I have.

Love the work you've done with James swing. Keep it up!

[Mikka]

Did TMag "borrow" once again from Adams the 'screw' idea from these irons?

[geesecougar2]

LoveSick666, on 16 January 2013 - 02:14 PM, said:

I know James and the guy who does all his club work from here in Alameda. James is a hell of a player and a hell of a nice guy. Very down to earth and remembers where he comes from. I saw him at a practice round at the US Open last year and when he was walking down the stairs to the 1st tee, all these kids were trying to get autographs from him. He stops and starts signing some autographs, but stops for a minute and says to the kids, "You know i'm not Anthony Kim, right?" LMAO..it was hilarious! Anyways, the deal he has with Callaway is for the Driver, hat and bag. If i hit my irons as well as he does, id stick with what works too!lol

That's hilarious! And Shawn does great work, a real Alamedan too.

Edited by geesecougar2, 18 January 2013 - 12:12 AM.