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From the Forums: What’s buzzing on WRX this week
The GolfWRX forums exist so golfers have access to the latest equipment releases, hottest discussions, real equipment reviews, best instruction, new technologies and everything golf you can imagine.
So if you love golf, the GolfWRX forums are your sanctuary.
In the From the Forums weekly feature, we bring you the hottest, most buzz-worthy topics from our forums for your convenience. I’ll be your trusty tour guide to navigate the latest buzz.
Strap in and let’s explore the Wonderful World of WRX from this week.
So much equipment buzz it’s scary
If you’re a gear head, this week was blissful. Callaway and Titleist set the equipment world on fire by launching a slew of new equipment.
Look at all of the photos, and join the conversations below:
- Titleist AP1 and AP2 716 irons
- Titleist T-MB 716 irons
- Titleist CB Forged 716 irons
- Callaway Great Big Bertha driver and fairway wood
- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 816 Double Black Diamond
- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 816 fairway wood
If this doesn’t make you happy…
Here at GolfWRX, we love to make our members happy with free clubs, trips and gear — and this Happy Putter giveaway is especially jovial.
Enter here to win a free putter: BrainStorm Happy Putter Giveaway
Hypotheticals
A question as old as golf: How would a pro fair at your home course? Anyone that plays the same course over and over again has pondered the same question, and in this thread, GolfWRX members discuss the answer as it applies to their home tracks.
How’s your state pride?
In this thread, golfers argue over the question: What’s the best golfing state in America? Of course, some say that “drunken” is the best state to play, while others make valid points about course designs, course conditions and weather in various states.
If you like traveling the country and playing different golf courses, this is quite an entertaining and informed conversation.
Industry rumors
Who doesn’t love a good rumor mill? In this thread, golfer discuss whispers about new equipment releases from various companies. If you want to stay “in the know,” and don’t mind sifting through a few falsities, this is a fun thread to keep an eye on.
Want more rumors? Here’s one that Tiger Woods dumped swing coach Chris Como — but you might want to take this one with a grain of salt.
Speaking of Tiger…
Did you hear he switched driver shafts, into a Matrik TP7HDe? Did you think the forums would miss an equipment change from the most popular golfer on the planet?
If you’re behind, catch up on the latest buzz around Tiger’s shaft change. Through two rounds at his home tournament, the Quicken Loans National, he’s 8-under currently sitting T3.
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who 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, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Christosterone
Aug 1, 2015 at 12:24 pm
Not to nitpick, but it’s a Matrix TP7HDe….
Don’t know what the “e” means other than it raises the price to $1000….
-Christosterone
ooffa
Aug 4, 2015 at 1:23 pm
e = expensive. See, now you know.