Equipment
Tiger puts a Covert 3 Wood in play at Augusta
Our boots on the ground at Augusta National have confirmed that Tiger Woods is using a Nike VR_S Covert 3 Wood in Round 1 of the Masters, which he used to hit his first tee shot of the tournament.
According to Nike’s website, Woods is playing a 15-degree Covert (the non-Tour model), the same version as Woods’ VR_S Covert 19-degree 5 wood that he put in the bag at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral.
Nike Golf’s twitter account tweeted a picture of the club this morning, saying, “The high draw demands Covert. The 3-wood that joins @TigerWoods bag.”
The non-Tour versions of Nike’s Covert fairway woods do not feature an adjustable hosel, which Woods has never used in competition. Click here to see a full photo gallery and spec list of Tiger’s equipment.
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The photo indicates that Woods is using the same shaft, his trusty Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103X, which he’s been using in his Nike VR Pro Limited Edition 3 wood and previous fairway woods for several years.
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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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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.”
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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)
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Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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lance
Apr 12, 2013 at 8:19 am
I don’t see tiger switching his current driver out of the bag anytime soon!!
Shiga78
Apr 13, 2013 at 10:18 pm
I have the same driver head and shaft that Tiger is using. VR Tour with 420 cc head with a GD Tour AD DI 6 X, and I see why he still hits this driver. The head and shaft combo is amazing. Shaping the ball is so much easier. Nike clubs are so underrated…..TM, Callaway and Ping are way OVER rated….Rocketballs-ier? You gotta be kidding me.
Jack
Apr 11, 2013 at 10:54 pm
Interesting, so if he switches to the driver he would play the non tour version as well? Less adjustability but more spin too?
Brian
Apr 12, 2013 at 7:19 am
More likely, he would test an adjustable version, figure out how he likes it, and then they’d build several non adjustable versions at that setting and he’d choose from those.
Callaway X Hot
Apr 11, 2013 at 4:43 pm
When is he going to put the Covert driver in the bag???
phase3golf
Apr 11, 2013 at 5:21 pm
Adjustable in Tigers bag? Not likely…
Billy
Apr 11, 2013 at 12:28 pm
@Craig Vogt – I believe the performance version has slightly higher launch/spin characteristics than the tour version.
craig vogt
Apr 11, 2013 at 12:23 pm
Other than the adjustability what differences are there in the non tour vs tour FW coverts?
Blanco
Apr 11, 2013 at 3:38 pm
Smaller head, different paint, probably more fwd CG. Lower launching version of the Kuro Kage I believe.