Equipment
What GolfWRXers are saying about the clubs they bought ‘because a pro used them’
In our forums, our members have been discussing the clubs they specifically purchased after seeing a pro use them. Our very own Ryan Barath created the interesting topic and kicked it off with his homage to Jason Dufner:
“I just bought a Titleist 915F 21° to re-shaft because Jason Dufner is still using one and I figured since I don’t really get along with hybrids I should try out a modern 7 wood. The last one I had was an old Callaway BB04 with a steel shaft when I was a teenager. Fingers crossed it works for me as well as it works for Duff!”
And our members have been getting involved letting each other know the clubs they couldn’t resist after seeing a tour pro use them.
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.
- fillwelix: “I (and many others) bought the spider tour red in that summer of 2017. Holy moly that was a popular putter that year.”
- mxskier: “Picked up a sim hybrid partially cause Rory and DJ put it into play. I was getting along well with 3/5 wood combo, but the 5W was going farther than I wanted related to my 4i. I was torn about what to put there, and once I saw those guys put a hybrid into play, I figured it was worth a shot.”
- GolfingFanatic: “Red Spider (Day). SIM Max hybrid (Rory). Titleist 680s (Adam). PM Grind wedge (Phil). Cleveland Classic 290 T3 (Vijay). OG Ping Anser (Seve).”
- NoTalentLefty: “Only irons I ever bought because of a name were my Nicklaus N1 irons.”
- Nudga: “I brought and still own Makser Tw400 fairways 3+ & 5 due to Jose Maria Olazabal being associated with the brand although I’m not 100% he used that model. Nice clean looking woods. I also have a WhiteHot #2, but Steve Sticker had no influence on that one.”
- DFS PSD: “Nike VR Pro II irons…”
- Boricua Golf: “VR Nike blades ‘TW’ stamp (still have), Callaway TA Prototypes (still have) cause of Phil, I am all Ping now (thanks to an LPGA player that vouched for me), met a few staff player and was hooked…I have a TW Scotty Re Dot (GSS 009) that I hardly ever use (mostly a collectible) being afraid that it will get snatched by a hater!!!, lots of TW shoes and FJ shoes just because some of my favorite players use them…just to mention a few.”
Entire Thread: “Clubs you bought because a pro used them?”
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Whats in the Bag
Rasmus Højgaard WITB 2024 (April)
- Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.
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Whats in the Bag
Rory McIlroy WITB 2024 (April)
- Rory McIlroy what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9)
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour
Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5x
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s WITB in the forums.
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Equipment
Spotted: Nate Lashley’s Ping PLD “Wolverine” putter
Ping PLD putters have been a very common site on profesional tours. Pros seem to gravitate toward the PLD line’s custom options and precision milling. We have seen the PLD line expanded over the years, but we haven’t seen too many, if any, large mallets.
This week we spotted a PLD putter in Nate Lashley’s bag that has a similar look to the old Ping Wolverine head shape. This putter is a large mallet with the famous “claws” on the outside and oval center that housed the alignment aid.
Nick’s putter has the PLD logo on the back but also looks like it might have an insert installed on the face. It is hard to tell but at the address picture, it looks like the face is a lighter material than the rest of the putters. The putter is center-shafted and should be face-balanced with a high MOI for stability and forgiveness on mishits. The sole is completely milled and has no markings of name or technologies that might be present in the head. A single white site line is on the top of the putter for alignment.
Nick’s putter is finished off with a chrome steel shaft and a Super Stroke Zenergy Flatso 2.0 grip in black and white.
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joro
May 1, 2020 at 10:10 am
Ah yes, the stupid things we do because we think it will be better with the clubs our favorite Pro uses. We know we are just as good as them and we need to have the clubs to prove it. After all, it is the club and not the player.