Equipment
Here’s why Vijay Singh has red numbers written all over his irons
As one of the hardest-working and most precise golfers in the game, Vijay Singh can see and sense tiny changes in his golf clubs, so it’s important that he’s fully comfortable with the look and feel of his clubs.
On Tuesday at the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club, I noticed that Singh had big red numbers written all over his Srixon irons.
Interesting.
After a closer look, it became clear that the numbers were each one (1) digit higher than the “actual number” that’s stamped into the sole of the irons by the manufacturer.
So…what’s the deal? Why the mismatching red numbers?
As confirmed by Brian Rhattigan, who builds Singh’s clubs on the traveling Champions/PGA Tour equipment truck, Singh doesn’t like the look of offset on his irons. In case you don’t know, “offset” refers to the distance between the leading edge of the iron face, and the hosel of the iron. If there’s a large gap between the hosel and the leading edge, then the club is said to have a lot of offset.
Singh does not like offset. He prefers the leading edge and the hosel to match, or even have “onset,” which is when the leading edge is actually in front of the hosel.
This makes sense, since Singh prefers to play a cut shot, and more offset typically leads to a draw shot trajectory, which would be counterintuitive to Singh’s desired ball flight.
Therefore, Singh has each iron bent 4 degrees weak, which helps to more closely align the leading edge with the hosel, and visually reduce the offset of the iron. That’s why Singh writes “8” on his 7 iron, (and so on), because his 7-iron is bent 4 degrees weak, which effectively makes it his 8 iron.
According to Rhattigan, Singh has been using this tactic for decades, so it’s not the technique that’s any different, it’s just the red numbers. The red writing simply helps reduce any confusion.
See more photos from the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship here
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (11/9/23): Mint Scotty Super Select GOLO 6 putter
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 Mint Scotty Super Select GOLO 6 putter.
From the seller: (@Forescoreand7bogeysago): “Scotty Super Select GOLO 6 35” , as good as new condition . Original grip and headcover included. Asking 380$ 340$ shipped OBO.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Scotty Super Select GOLO 6 putter
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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- K.J. Choi what’s in the bag accurate as of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: LA Golf
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9 degrees)
Shaft: LA Golf
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: LA Golf
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (19 degrees)
Shaft: LA Golf
Hybrid: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (22 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS
Irons: Srixon ZX7 Mk II (5-PW)
Shafts: LA Golf
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore Tour Rack (50, 54, 58)
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG Seven
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
More photos of K.J. Choi’s WITB in the forums.
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This week, Kirkland’s all-new driver landed on the USGA conforming list.
The driver is the latest club from Kirkland to land on the list, following in the footsteps of the brand’s irons, balls, wedges and putter.
Per the USGA conforming list, the driver will be available in 10.5 degrees and will come in a right-handed model.
There is no official confirmation that the driver will be available at retail in the future. However, a driver was spotted amongst Kirkland’s upcoming clubs earlier this year and was listed as costing $199.99.
In our forums, our members have been sharing their early thoughts on the driver. Here are a couple of posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- BirdieBoy1: “Yeah, that’s clean. Instantly reminded me of a Titleist. Curious on price and performance, but amazing performance might not matter if it’s decent for $250 or less.”
- molecularman: “You know YouTube is going to explode with reviews of this driver. I’m excited to see them all. I have no doubt the driver will perform decently. But hopefully, it will sound decent.”
Entire Thread: New Kirkland driver hits USGA conforming list
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