Equipment

Nick Faldo’s short tee idea to curb distance – GolfWRXers react

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3 years ago

Feb 4, 2021

In our forums, our members have been reacting to Nick Faldo’s short tee idea. Faldo initially promoted the banning of all tees and reducing clubhead size as a solution to the distance issues in the professional game. The analyst has now been suggesting a move to a limited tee size could make a significant impact. Our members have been reacting in our forums.

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.

Emthree: “Does it really solve the issue? Attack angle is not the only way to achieve optimum launch conditions. They’ll just swing steeper, with more loft and counter that by developing a ball with a new compound that spins even less when you hit driver and engage the core and still spins about the same when you engage the outer layers on wedge shots.”
Hawkeye77: “He sounded a little foolish, then someone pointed out they are limited to 4 inches. He only seemed to be talking about players teeing it high vs analyzing equipment, but maybe that was supposed to be implied somehow. Sounded awkward, IMO.”
TLUBulldogGolf: “Tee height feels very artificial, head size will do next to nothing unless you are doing something drastic like halving it, and even then I have doubts. I think nerfing the ball is the only change that makes sense. If you make it spin more, they will just adjust equipment to make it spin less. Could be some spillover effects to forgiveness there idk. I think using Torrey as an example when talking distance doesn’t make a ton of sense considering the course can play up to 7800 yards. The conditions that made it difficult seem specific to the time of year, I would expect the US Open to look a lot different, though it will still be difficult.”
EddieEdwards: “Faldo also believes square toe shoes increase distance….”

Entire Thread: “What do we think of Nick Faldo’s short tee idea?”

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Whats in the Bag

Xander Schauffele WITB 2024 (May)

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1 day ago

May 17, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Xander Schauffele what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship.

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees @10.1)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX (45.5 inches)

3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX

Check out more in-hand photos of Xander Schauffele’s clubs in the forums.

Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 90 TX

Irons: Mizuno MP-20 (3), Callaway Apex TCB ’24 (4-10)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Mid X100 (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-10)

Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-10S @57), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-K @61)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100