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WATCH: Texas pro swings a 28-foot driver to retake world record
Per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Arlington, Texas, golf pro Michael Furrh belted a 59-yard drive with a 28-foot, one-inch driver at Waterchase Golf Club in Fort Worth on Monday morning to retake his record for the world’s longest usable golf club.
Now, there’s much more to say about Mr. Furrh’s achievement (which he is undertaking to raise money for breast cancer awareness), but first you have to see what a motley attired man laboring to swing a 30-pound, 30-foot club looks like.
Furrh is battling a New Yorker who is something of a ringer in the “world record” circles. Ashrita Furman has set more than 500 Guinness World Records, including playing the most games of hopscotch in an hour. Furman held the world record since April.
Furrh began building clubs in an attempt to break the world record in 2012. He set the record that year with a club that was just over 14 feet in length.
“When I first started, there were about 50 people in the world doing this,” Furrh said. “Once I jumped in the race and pushed the envelope, it became a four-man race and then a two-man race.”
So what the heck does it feel like to swing a driver more than five times longer than the traditional big stick? “Like swinging 35 pounds at the end of a 20-foot rope,” according to the Texas pro.
Regarding construction, a series of shafts are slid inside one another and then welded.
“I describe it as putting one straw inside of another straw inside of another straw until you get it long enough,” the world record-holder said.
The club head looks like a United Pro Powerband.
No word on further specs, but we’ll be the first to let you know when the club makes it to retail or is spotted in a Tour pro’s WITB.
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (1/16/24): Cobra Forged One Length irons
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Cobra Forged One Length irons.
From the seller: (@adamwittman): “4-PW, GW, lw. Nunchuk shafts. $350 tyd conusa.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Cobra Forged One Length irons
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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What GolfWRXers are saying about Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons
In our forums, our members have been discussing Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons which he has in the bag at this week’s CJ Cup. WRXers have been commenting on the switch and the clubs themselves in our forums.
For lots more photos, check out the full thread here.
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.
- btyh: “Holy offset.”
- Glf_LU: “These are interesting. Not going to make a rush to judgement until I see them in person. It does look like a little more offset than I would expect to see in this model.”
- bcflyguy1: “Kisner is not one to make a lot of equipment changes (see the GBB driver he’s still using), so if these do have staying power in his bag that will be interesting to see. I have to wonder if there’s something different about his set, because like others have mentioned there appears to be more offset on his than I recall seeing in the samples I’ve had in hand.”
Entire Thread: “Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons”
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WATCH: PGA Tour players play hole blindfolded and it’s hilarious/amazing
As part of a Srixon campaign, four PGA Tour players recently participated in a three-hole challenge, with each hole being a different game; hole No. 1 was blindfolded, hole No. 2 was costumes and distractions, and hole No. 3 was alternate shot with a baseball bat. The teams were Smylie Kaufman and Sam Ryder against Shane Lowry and Grayson Murray.
Watch the full video below, since it is quite entertaining (albeit not the type of golf that Old Tom Morris surely had in mind), but in particular, make sure to check out the first hole where Lowry and Ryder play a full hole completely blind folded. It’s amazing to watch how badly Ryder struggles, and how Lowry nearly makes par.
What happens when 4 #PGATOUR pros take a day off?
Luckily, the cameras were rolling.
Watch @shanelowrygolf, @graysonmurray, @smyliekaufman10, and @samrydersu in #SrixonVS. pic.twitter.com/C4LJwQgmZ7— Srixon (@SrixonGolf) June 25, 2018
Cleveland-Srixon’s marketing department has been hard at work crafting these viral-esque ad campaigns; if you remember, former long-drive champion Jamie Sadlowski recently dressed as 80-year-old Grandpa Jamie to fool range-goers. That video has since gathered over 1.2 million views on YouTube.
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Spy
Sep 14, 2016 at 1:23 am
Love this kind of stuff. Well done for doing it for a good cause. And entertaining us at the same time.
Any WRXers want to build their own and try? Ya addicts
Smizzled
Sep 13, 2016 at 4:12 pm
Don’t give Taylormade any ideas!
Johnnylongballz
Sep 13, 2016 at 3:44 pm
What was the swing weight? lol
Double Mocha Man
Sep 13, 2016 at 3:15 pm
He needs to get fitted for a stiffer shaft.
David Labbe
Sep 13, 2016 at 3:02 pm
My first thought was this is such a waste of time, but in the end he did it for good cause. You can’t say much based on that.
Justin
Sep 13, 2016 at 2:42 pm
Frirst of all what a dumb world record secondly if I am going to sit here and watch this dumb WR attempt why in the world is there no view of him actually hitting the ball.
Jimmy Banks
Sep 13, 2016 at 2:54 pm
agreed what crap! dude is out of shape too
Double Mocha Man
Sep 13, 2016 at 3:16 pm
Sometimes, when I’m not driving the ball well, this is what it feels like.
Double Mocha Man
Sep 13, 2016 at 3:17 pm
Hey! That is Smizzle’s driver!
Scooter McGavin
Oct 6, 2016 at 2:16 pm
Don’t mind Smizzy. He’s just lashing out because I broke his heart. I’m sorry, Smizzypoo. It never would have worked between us.