Equipment
Spotted: Bubba Watson’s new Ping PLD mallet putter
So far in 2017, Bubba Watson has had a year to forget on the golf course. He’s dropped to No. 46 in the Official World Golf Rankings, his top finish is a T5 at the 2017 Zurich Classic, and he missed the cut at both The Masters and the U.S. Open.
Time to switch it up, apparently.
While Watson has used an Anser-style putter throughout his professional career, he put a new Ping PLD mallet putter in play at the 2017 Open Championship… and maybe he’s found something. Although Watson finished T27 at Royal Birkdale, he recorded the second-most amount of birdies (17), tied with Open champion Jordan Spieth. He also had one of the best putting rounds of the week among all competitors, needing only 24 putts during the second round.
We spotted him at the 2017 RBC Canadian Open with the Ping PLD putter still in the bag. Check out in-hand photos of the putter in the gallery below.
Discussion: See what GolfWRX members are saying about Watson’s new putter
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Whats in the Bag
Steve Stricker WITB 2024 (April)
- 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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Whats in the Bag
Alex Fitzpatrick WITB 2024 (April)
- 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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Equipment
What’s the perfect mini-driver/shaft combo? – GolfWRXers discuss
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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Rick
Mar 11, 2018 at 2:28 pm
Jack you must not be very old Scotty Cameron copied all of Karstens original designs! Use google!
chris
Jul 30, 2017 at 11:13 am
Every putter made is a Ping knockoff
Jack
Jul 27, 2017 at 3:55 am
Yeah, if it weren’t for Scotty Cameron, Ping would run out of ideas! On another subject, is it just me or have club manufacturers and their photographers lost their minds? If you’re going to take photos of a putter, iron, wood, etc., for goodness sake, give us a shot of the club behind the ball (top down profile). What is wrong with you people?
Tom54
Jul 26, 2017 at 7:17 pm
Ping had their last good putters in the early 90’s I believe. Any of their beryllium models Anser and Anser2, B60, Zing 2. All of those were wonderful examples. I still have all of mine since they are not allowed to use those alloys anymore. The newer ping putters just don’t seem to be as simple as those were.
Lloyd
Jul 25, 2017 at 6:01 pm
Nothing new hear and just a redux of old putter designs to sucker golfers into buying Ping.
Mad-Mex
Jul 25, 2017 at 9:04 pm
I agree, PING has never released a putter which revolutionized the golf industry or has been copied by others,,, except for the Anser,
Mad-Mex
Jul 25, 2017 at 9:04 pm
or the Anser 2
Mad-Mex
Jul 25, 2017 at 9:06 pm
or the My Day,,,,,,,,,
Lloyd
Jul 25, 2017 at 10:12 pm
Ping 1A, the first Solheim design, was adequate to pop a golf ball.
tlmck
Jul 26, 2017 at 4:59 pm
Or the 5bz