Equipment

Lead Tape Report: The silver stuff abounds coast to coast

Published

3 months ago

Feb 27, 2026

The PGA Tour moves on to Florida for the next segment of events. Before we move on to this Sunday to see who is crowned champion, let’s take a look at a few bags involving some lead tape from the last couple of weeks.

Si Woo Kim – Riviera

When it comes to wedges, if you have a raw finish, a hand-stamped personal touch, and some lead tape, I’m paying attention. Si Woo Kim demonstrates this on this current set of wedges. A nice little tribute to a press conference moment at the President’s Cup a few years ago. Some added swing weight on the lob wedge, which is a nice addition for the touch shots around the green and feeling the club head from the fairway.

Tony Finau – Riviera

Finau demonstrates here that his clubs are battle-tested and not leaving the bag, but shows he is open to testing new clubs with the addition of the prototype mini-driver.

Haotong Li – Riviera

Another lob wedge, but it makes sense. It all depends on a player’s feel, but with shorter clubs, traditionally, a player would like to feel the clubhead more. This lead tape placement looks like it’s designed to help with lower-launching, more-spin type shot options. Something you see the guys on television hit from 75 yards and in off the tight surfaces.

Ryan Fox – Riviera

Ryan Fox does not have much tape on his woods or wedges, but he does on his irons. You can see the tape has melded on the surface, becoming one with the club. Fox covers all levels of playing surfaces across the globe, so it’s cool to see what he plays to make an international set and mystery he is on the leaderboard.

Joel Dahmen – Cognizant

Square to Square is a new technology, but an old friend to help with a new feel. Just a little bit of tape will do here for Joel Dahmen. Another cool thing to see here with the custom paint fill for this putter with reference to his alma mater at the University of Washington. Custom paint is always a nice touch, like custom-stamped wedges!

Justin Hicks – Cognizant

Former PGA Tour player and now PGA Member Justin Hicks is in the field this week at Cognizant. You hear players talk about wanting to hit fades with the driver and turn the ball over for a draw with a fairway metal, we can see that with the lead tape on the heel on his woods he would like favoring turning the ball over when those are in hand.

Equipment

Interesting clubs at top of bag – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

16 hours ago

Jun 3, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, users are talking about top of bag setups that are non-traditional or thought-provoking in some way. Original poster @SuperSpurs106 inquired about other members who might use unorthodox set-ups to help with gapping issues or weak spots.

They wrote:

“I currently have a PING G430 driver, TM Qi35 3W and a TM Qi4D 7W. Driver and 7W are fine but can’t get on with my 3W and have always struggling with this club over the years. Thinking of adding a 2H which I know would look odd. Just wondering if anyone else had a weird set up at the top of their bag?”

Our members in the forum have offered up their thoughts and personal experiences with non-traditional top of bag set-ups, and their reasoning for thinking outside of the box to begin with. 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.

BowMain42: “Don’t worry about what “looks” odd. If the club does what you need it to do, it’s the right club.”
scooterhd2: “I cant hit 3 woods either. Thats why I roll with a unicorn XL Hibore 2 wood. 400 cc head at 16 degrees of loft and its just a monster 3 wood off the tee. Off the deck, we are playing the f6 baffler. 5 wood at 41.75 inches and its easy to control.”
phizzy30: “I had driver, 3 metal, 2/4 hybrid once upon a time as a higher ss player. 4 hybrid is gone and in place is a driving iron nowadays. I don’t think what you’re proposing is weird in anyway, however the yardage gap might be glaringly huge between driver and 2 hybrid. What is it about your 3 metal that has got you all messed up? You could always go 4 metal with shorter shaft and see if that works.”

Entire Thread: “Interesting clubs at top of bag”

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Equipment

Members of the Mini Driver Club – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

16 hours ago

Jun 3, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has gone searching for fellow users of a mini driver. In a post, @TightFade asked for other mini driver users to chime in with their weapon of choice, the reason for employing a mini, and what club follows it in the bag.

@TightFade asked:

“What mini are you playing? What spot in the bag did it take over? What’s the next club after it? For me: Elyte mini 13.5. Replacing 3w. Next up club looks like it’ll be 5w.”

Our members in the forum have been sharing their own bag setups featuring the mini driver, and the various reasons they purchased one in the first place. 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.

RCGA: “Ping G430 Max 12* ‘Thriver.’ Next club is a 4w and 2i (I play a weird course).”
JMB3: “R7 at 12.75 with Diamana BB 63s. 3w replacement. Next Club: Elyte Ti 5w at 17*.”
ColdOkieGolf: “R7 15.5 turned down to 13.5 It replaces the 3w. I found it surprisingly easy to hit off the deck, and it’s very rare that I need or want to hit something beyond 250 from the fairway, so next club is my 7w.”
ChaosTheory: “I’m sub-90 MPH with driver. But I’m able to hit DOD. I have been wanting something like the R7 15.5, so I just ordered one. I have a spot in the bag so nothing has to go. But I could see it replacing my trusty 4 wood, which I never use for approach shots. Just tee shots and lay ups. If I drop the 4 wood, I will turn my 7 wood down to ~20 degrees and will have good gaps. I recently tried a thriver build: 12 degree driver turned to 14, with a heavier 44 inch shaft and added head weight. I hit it great. Very accurate and not overly high, but the problem was that it sometimes went as far as a typical drive. And that’s not what I needed. So I will probably turn the 15.5 up to 16.5 or even 17.5. It’s all theoretical at this point. ?”

Entire Thread: “Members of the Mini Driver Club…Check In.”

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Whats in the Bag

Chris Gotterup WITB 2026 (June)

Published

16 hours ago

Jun 3, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Chris Gotterup had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Drivers: TaylorMade Qi4D (8 degrees), Ping G440 LST (9 degrees @8), Ping G440 LST (7.5 degrees)
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Grey 6.5 TX 70 g, Project X HZRDUS T1100 Handcrafted 6.5 TX 70 g, Project X HZRDUS Smoke Grey 6.5 TX 70 g