Equipment
Why Dustin Johnson loves his TaylorMade 7-wood
The 7-wood is back in style and it was the first club the World Number One hit in Thursday’s opening round at Riviera.
Dustin Johnson pulled his TaylorMade SIM Max 7-wood on the driveable par-4, and the club which he estimates that he carries 255-yards ended up rolling out 305-yards: “I hit it pretty much where I wanted to, it was just left of the green. It actually went a lot further than I thought” said Johnson.
The 21-degree club equipped with a Project X HZURDUS Black 95 6.5 shaft has been one of the reasons behind Johnson’s sharp ascent to the summit of the sport. After bagging the club at the PGA Championship back in August, DJ’s form has been otherworldly and reads T2-1-2-1-T6-T2-1-T11-1.
Speaking to Golf Channel following Thursday’s round, Johnson told the publication at Riviera why the club made its way into his bag and what it gives him that he can’t get from another fairway wood.
“I had a hybrid and then the 5-wood. A 5-wood and my 3-wood I hit like the same distance, so (TaylorMade) made me a 7-wood. When I first looked at it I’m like, I thought I was going to hit it straight in the air, but I hit it and it came out kind of nice and low with some spin. I was like, all right, put it in the bag.”
After putting the club in the bag, Johnson has earned over $20 million in prize money, and by the looks of his form since the PGA Championship, the club may be the secret ingredient behind the success.
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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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
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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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21 Club
Feb 20, 2021 at 9:03 am
I am putting a PXG 7 wood in my bag for the 2021 season…..I may consider a project x shaft…..
Jack Nash
Feb 19, 2021 at 10:38 am
Hey, he has the same 7W as I do cept his is likely X shaft and tuned to perfection where mine’s a reg off the rack, but I use it a lot.
Truman Burbank
Feb 19, 2021 at 7:05 am
As a heads up the picture is his 3W
Marty Seltzer
Feb 19, 2021 at 8:49 am
The 7-wood appears in the photo.
Left side.
Truman Burbank
Feb 19, 2021 at 11:16 am
They changed the photo after my comment
Richard Schrivels
Feb 20, 2021 at 3:45 pm
Congratulations