WATCH: Xander Schauffele: The anti-over-the-top man
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Titleist GTS driver fitting: 10 handicap vs. +4 handicap
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Xander Schauffele’s swing has much more to it than the Golf Channel analysts think! There is a very evident pattern of movement that is exposed when someone is in the zone and locked in on their targets. See what I mean in this video!
Breaking out another set of sleeper irons that people tend to forget about. The Ben Hogan PTx Tour irons feature a progressive hollow body that turns into the Icon blade in the short irons and a really nice sole design! I am also bringing the wild JP Golf Premier wedges that I built into a crazy colorway because they not only look awesome but really perform well.
Driver: Tour Edge Exotics LS (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana RB 63x
3-wood: Titleist GTS2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD CQ-7s
7-Wood: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (21 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Lin-Q PowerCore Blue 7s
Irons: Ben Hogan PTx Tour (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour V 110 S
Wedge: JP Golf Premier (50 MID)
Shafts: VA Composites Synyster 120 Stiff
Wedge: JP Golf Premier (56 MID)
Shafts: VA Composites Synyster 120 Stiff
Wedge: JP Golf Premier (60 MID)
Shafts: VA Composites Synyster 120 Stiff
Putter: ?
Grip:
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS
Russell made a massive charge on the last 3 holes of the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge this weekend to force a playoff with Eric Cole. Henley drained another putt on the first playoff hole to win his 6th PGA Tour event! While he is a Titleist staff member, his WITB is far from a simple blend of the latest gear. He mixes brand new with some very old clubs in order to play his best.
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX
3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T250 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6)
True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11
48-10F @47
True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
50-08F @51
54-10S @55
60-04T
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 Tour Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
What happens when a 10 handicap and a +4 handicap go through a full driver fitting at one of the most advanced golf performance centers in the world? Brian Knudson and Andrew Von Lossow headed to the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside, California, to find out.
Both players go through a complete Titleist GTS driver fitting with the Titleist fitting team to see how swing speed, launch conditions, strike location, shaft profile, and head setup can completely change performance off the tee. Even though the golfers have very different games, the fitting process reveals just how important proper equipment can be for maximizing distance, tightening dispersion, and improving consistency.
You will see how Titleist fitters analyze every part of the driver setup including loft, weighting, shaft selection, and head model to build a driver specifically for each player’s swing. While the skill levels, club head speeds, and desired outcomes are different both players show how deep and versatile the new Titleist GTS driver lineup is.
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bogeybrewer
Jan 17, 2019 at 6:55 pm
Hit it to the window. Best advice ever.
geohogan
Jan 17, 2019 at 8:40 pm
@bogeybrewer
another idea.. point and twist
Cant argue with results
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo_XJL4UqKk
bogeybrewer
Jan 17, 2019 at 10:52 pm
Turn the shoulders horizontal and swing the arms vertically. Its a two plane swing.
geohogan
Jan 18, 2019 at 10:40 am
At P6 in pics above, Xander’s hands (fulcrum) is very close to and behind his right hip whereas Shawn’s fulcrum is ahead of his left hip and away from his torso.
Xanders arms work vertically down (as Moe said, Vertical drop)
with torso turning and impact side on; while Shawn works arms around,to his left?
bogey brewer
Jan 18, 2019 at 11:32 am
There’s a fundamental called low hands, high shaft that is best to follow. The hands stay inside the path of the clubhead going back so that there is connection while the body is allowed to turn horizontally away from the ball and then the arms are allowed to slot in above the shoulders. Shawn snatches the club in, around, and then up with his hands and shoulders, then he does the cowpoke move to reroute and throw the clubhead out to the right. He will either push the ball or have to flip the club head to hit it back to the target. If he were to move off the ball by turning and keeping the clubhead outside his hands, he could then just turn away into position and then his arms would drop down into the ball and release, not his hands with a flip.
geohogan
Jan 18, 2019 at 4:19 pm
no doubt that Shawn has great hands (reminds of Kenny Perry)
and gifted athlete, but agree
while his method works very well for him; for others
a less timing dependent method as Xander, will be more consistently dependable.
geohogan
Jan 18, 2019 at 9:02 pm
Low hands, high shaft(clubhead) is a result of the fact that the golf club
is a lever in our hands. The fulcrum is between the two hands and to raise the clubhead(end of the lever) it is necessary to lower the other end of the lever(on the opposite side of the fulcrum).
Similiarly in DS to impact, the butt end(top hand ) side of the fulcrum has to rise up (parametric acceleration) in order for the clubhead to go down to the ball.
bogeybrewer
Jan 20, 2019 at 12:24 pm
That Greenwood guy looks like he knows his stuff and he could also play. I looked at his website. Pretty great record.
BAJ
Jan 17, 2019 at 6:54 pm
Shawn,
You should contact former PGA tour pro named Bobby Greenwood. He is a TN Hall of Famer and he has been teaching for years. Bobby has been teaching this for years and can explain to you how the butt end of the club and use of your feet also eliminate swinging over the top. A drill he would use was over strengthening your left hand grip and hitting the ball. The ball would go left as a result of the over-exaggeration. One other thing to note is that you are aligning your feet to the right of the target. Watch out for this habit. It encourages over the top and also pushing the ball right. One other drill Greenwood used was purposely aligning your feet slightly left like Fred Couples and working to start the ball to the right of target. This really makes you shallow the swing. Give him a call or email.
CaoNiMa
Jan 18, 2019 at 1:29 am
Nope
baj
Jan 22, 2019 at 7:47 am
Up late?
geohogan
Jan 21, 2019 at 9:41 am
@BAJ, control the hands with an intention, to understand and eliminate OTT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GBmS6Ffmzk
baj
Jan 21, 2019 at 3:28 pm
You speak like Yoda.
geohogan
Jan 21, 2019 at 11:16 pm
Once you start down OTT, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will.
baj
Jan 22, 2019 at 1:09 pm
It is the darkside! Use the Force!