Equipment
Tiger reveals why he has altered this key piece of equipment
On Sunday, Tiger Woods spoke to Jim Nantz regarding his recovery from his 5th back surgery, but the 45-year-old also revealed that he has made an adjustment to his Scotty Cameron GSS Newport 2.
Asked what he had done as far as golf since his latest surgery, Woods told Nantz that he had lengthened his putter so he doesn’t have to “bend over as far”, adding that his putter is now the same length as his sand wedge.
“I’ve lengthened my putter. I don’t have to bend over as far. I’ve gone to the same length as my sand wedge. I do a lot of putting drills hitting the equator (of the ball) with my sand wedge, and I figured I might as well just lengthen my putter to the same length. So I did and it helped.”
Per our sources, Tiger’s sand wedge is 35.5 inches in length which means Woods has lengthened his putter, which previously measured 35.25 inches, by a quarter of an inch.
Tiger last experimented with lengthening his putter back at the 2020 PGA Championship, a move which friend Steve Stricker explained as allowing him to practice more without back pain.
Here are Tiger’s adjusted Scotty Cameron GSS Newport 2 Tri-Sole specs:
Putter length: 35.5 inches
Loft: 3.5-4 degrees
Sight: Cherry red dot
Putter weight: 326 grams
Swing weight: D7
Putter material: German Stainless Steel
Grip: Lamkin Full Cord Pistol
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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Delbert
Feb 22, 2021 at 4:21 pm
Hopefully he will but some hybrids in his bag or be cool with a 7 wood. Just wondering if one length irons would help his back.
Gunter Eisenberg
Feb 22, 2021 at 10:04 am
Lengthing a putter? Not news to me. His putter grip to be a Corded Lamkin??? That’s news to me. He was using a smooth old school Pingman grip (with the logos blacked out) for the longest time.
Prime21
Feb 22, 2021 at 3:17 pm
U should get out from under ur rock more often.