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SPOTTED: Bubba Watson is gaming new Ping Glide Forged wedges
Purveyors of cast irons and wedges that the company is, it’s surprising to see a forged offering from Ping. Indeed, it hasn’t happened since, what, Ping Anser irons in 2012?
Yet that’s exactly what PGATour.com’s Jonathan Wall spotted (and tweeted about) in Bubba Watson’s bag at The Memorial Tournament.
Behold: Pint Glide Forged wedges.
Something new this week for Bubba Watson: @PingTour Glide Forged wedges. Started working with them for the first time on Monday. pic.twitter.com/UBS2gbpwyj
— Jonathan Wall (@jonathanrwall) May 31, 2018
Per Wall’s tweet, Watson is continuing his traditional 52-56-60 wedge setup.
Watson has historically played a cast wedge, most recently gaming three Ping Glide 2.0 wedges (52-12 SS, 56-12 SS, 60-06 TS).
(Photo credit: Jonathan Wall)
(Photo credit: Jonathan Wall)
Interestingly, if the bounce numbers on Watson’s new wedges are correct, he’s playing a different amount of bounce in all three wedges. (switching from 52-12, 56-12, 60-06 to 52-10, 56-10, 60-08)
It’s unclear whether Watson is continuing to play True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts in the clubs.
See what GolfWRX members are saying about the new wedges in the forums.
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.
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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
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Jerry
Jun 2, 2018 at 10:53 am
I think the Glide 2.0 have great feel off the ball, just a little bit light – it’s possible the forging will give it a more dense, solid feel. Let’s hope.
Tommy
Jun 1, 2018 at 11:11 pm
These will go with the new i500’s. They’ll be going for total dedication from a lot of us. I can see a lot of bags going with 11 or 12 Ping clubs soon. These look original and awesome. I’ll definitely be buying.
ogo
Jun 3, 2018 at 1:35 am
This message sent from Scotsdale, AZ… the Home of Ping … 😉
Mizzle Fizzle
Jun 1, 2018 at 9:51 pm
Them look good, tho.
ogo
Jun 1, 2018 at 10:29 pm
Wunder if they are just ‘coin’ forged on the surface only… and plain ol’ cast iron on the inside… golfers are gullible …. 😮
Man
Jun 2, 2018 at 2:58 am
Nobody cares how you wonder about the place aimlessly
The dude
Jun 2, 2018 at 9:15 am
@2:58 am…I “wonder” how many jack & cokes you had to write that eloquent post…..
Noonan
Jun 2, 2018 at 10:37 am
You’re too dumb to realize it wasn’t 2:58am where it was posted
ogo
Jun 3, 2018 at 1:32 am
… and I ‘wander’ while I ‘wonder’… 😮
Fnar
Jun 1, 2018 at 8:54 pm
WTF Ping.
Why do this all the time, telling people they couldn’t tell the difference between forged and cast carbon. And they go do this.
Duh
ogo
Jun 1, 2018 at 10:27 pm
Mehbe it’s cause they can bend the forged hosel more than the double-annealed cast iron hosel…. particularly for the wedges… ya think?!!
Man
Jun 2, 2018 at 2:57 am
Er, no.
The dude
Jun 2, 2018 at 9:17 am
…and there you have it … #truth