Equipment
New Bridgestone irons spotted at Firestone
Check out the photos we shot of new irons from Bridgestone, which we spotted at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone.
According to our sources, the irons are scheduled to be released in the near future in Japan. Members of the Bridgestone staff were on-site at Firestone to collect photos, as well as shoot a product video with Bridgestone Staff Player Matt Kuchar.
It appears from the photos, however, that Kuchar may have been shooting a product video for a different set of irons.
Neither Kuchar, nor any other tour play in the field at Firestone hit any new Bridgestone irons on the range.
The new irons have a wide sole and deep undercut cavity, which is not a match for the type of irons played by Bridgestone’s key staff players, Kuchar, Brandt Snedeker, Fred Couples, Matt Every and David Love III. But the irons did have Aerotech Steel Fiber Composite iron shafts, which are used by Kuchar, Snedeker and Couples in their irons.
Click here to see what members are saying about the irons in the forums.
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- Steve Stricker WITB accurate as of the Zurich Classic. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, C4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 7.2 X
3-wood: Titleist 915F (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist 816 H1 (17 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 9.2 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (3, 4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 (46-10F @55), Titleist Vokey SM10 (54-10S @53), Titleist Vokey SM4 (60 @59)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 w/Sensicore
Putter: Odyssey White Hot No. 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grip Rite
Check out more in-hand photos of Steve Stricker’s clubs here.
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- Alex Fitzpatrick what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X
Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 TX
Irons: Ping iCrossover (2), Titleist T100 (4-PW)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 9 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 56-12D, 60-08M)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Bettinardi SS16 Dass
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Alex Fitzpatrick’s clubs here.
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In our forums, our members have been discussing Mini-Drivers and accompanying shafts. WRXer ‘JamesFisher1990’ is about to purchase a BRNR Mini and is torn on what shaft weight to use, and our members have been sharing their thoughts and set ups 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.
- PARETO: “New BRNR at 13.5. Took it over to TXG (Club Champ but TXG will always rule) in Calgary for a fit. Took the head down to 12, stuck in a Graphite Design AD at 3 wood length and 60g. Presto- numbers that rivaled my G430Max but with waaaaay tighter dispersion. Win.”
- driveandputtmachine: “Still playing a MIni 300. The head was only 208, so I ordered a heavier weight and play it at 3 wood length. I am playing a Ventus Red 70. I play 70 grams in my fairways. I use it mainly to hit draws off the tee. When I combine me, a driver, and trying to hit a draw it does not work out well most of the time. So the MIni is for that. As an aside, I have not hit the newest BRNR, but the previous model wasn’t great off the deck. The 300 Mini is very good off the deck.”
- JAM01: “Ok, just put the BRNR in the bag along side a QI10 max and a QI10 3 wood. A load of top end redundancy. But, I have several holes at my two home courses where the flight and accuracy of the mini driver helps immensely. Mine is stock Proforce 65 at 13.5, I could see a heavier shaft, but to normal flex, as a nice alternative.”
Entire Thread: “What’s the perfect Mini-Driver/Shaft combo? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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Bman
Aug 26, 2013 at 5:29 pm
The other ones look cheap.
Bman
Aug 26, 2013 at 5:28 pm
Those (the ones Kuchar’s holding) look exactly like 2013 Tourstage 709 MC, 709 CB and 909 Blade. Fantastic looking clubs. I’ve got a set of the 709 MC (the middle one) and they are pretty nice.
chowchow
Aug 7, 2013 at 1:58 pm
OEM’s put crap on the heads to como them up. Like the car guys do. So the spies can’t get true pictures. My Bridgestone rep said no new anything. I knew right them, everything is going to be changing. New balls come out when the PGA Show happens end of Jan 2014. Look for the new irons & woods to come out then also.
kess
Aug 4, 2013 at 10:08 pm
Aesthetically, the cavity backs miss the mark for me. The progressive set looks nice but reminds me a lot of the Macgregor Pro MT Combos. Which, honestly, may not be a bad thing.
steven
Aug 3, 2013 at 11:04 am
A set of blades, like the set DL3 games, would be money.
Steff
Aug 4, 2013 at 11:02 am
+1
t120
Aug 2, 2013 at 11:05 pm
revolting..I’ll keep the J40’s anyway, but…I’ll keep the J40’s, thanks.
pablo
Aug 2, 2013 at 8:44 pm
I play J40 CB and love them – 5i thru PW, then forged Clevelands for wedges. Forged blades feel so good. The ones in Kuchar’s hands look like cool progressive forged. The ones in the other pics look like they are not forged so what is the point?
chowchow
Aug 7, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Bridgestone Pro Line irons are forged. Precept does the cast stuff. Why do you say they look cast? How can you tell form the pics?
steff
Aug 2, 2013 at 3:35 am
Im really hoping for a new bridgestone blade! I play the J40 CB now and really like them. But i Would really like a set of blades!
Compared to other manufacturers I think the steel in Bridgestone and Tour stage is of better quality than off the shelf titleist for example.
Keep up the good work Bridgestone!
D
Aug 2, 2013 at 12:40 am
They’re BLANKS. Not badges, no lettering.
I guess Brudgestone are going to digitally Photoshop the future graphics onto those blanks when they make the final decision on the look. Very interesting.
angga prasetya
Aug 1, 2013 at 2:02 pm
the cavity looks like US version of Tourstage GR irons, the one Kuchar holding looks like the new Tourstage Xblade series.
tyro
Aug 1, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Looks like they have varying degrees of muscle back or cavity back on those. Very nice indeed. My fave forged iron so far is the J40 CB. If Bridgestone can improve on those, my i20’s better look out! (You hear that i20’s? You had better behave!)
Honmagolfan
Aug 1, 2013 at 12:21 pm
Not the same irons Kuchar is holding. Kuchar is holding a new progressive cavity set.
John
Aug 1, 2013 at 11:15 am
yuck, look very taylormade-ish