Equipment
Els finds lightning in a putter on the greens at the RBC Heritage
In case you needed any more proof that golf is a crazy game, Ernie Els finished third in the field in Strokes Gained: Putting at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links. His brilliant putting performance, which led to a T14 finish in the event, comes just more than a week removed from going viral for six-putting the first green at The Masters.
What was the difference?
It may have been that he put a new putter in the bag for his weekend rounds at the RBC Heritage. On Saturday and Sunday with the new flat stick, he gained an astounding total of 9.96 strokes against the field on the greens — leading the field in the stat for each of the respective rounds.
While Els began the week with the same putter he used at The Masters the week prior, he later switched into a SeeMore mFGP DF (Deep Flange) Stainless Steel Nashville Studio Series putter.
Below are the specs of his putter, which are considered “standard” according to a SeeMore representative:
- Length: 35 inches
- Lie angle: 70 degrees
- Loft: 2.5 inches
- Grip: Tour Classic SeeMore grip.
It’s not the first time he’s had the putter in his hands, however. In fact, we spotted him (pictured below) testing the same putter on Wednesday at The Masters, although we have not confirmed when he first began testing it.
And it’s not the first time he’s had a SeeMore putter in his hands, either. According to a company representative, Els once had a stretch of “about four tournaments” where he used a SeeMore putter. He raved about the putter’s technology in the video below, which was originally posted in December 2006:
Nearly 10 years later, SeeMore’s technology helped Els find lightning in a bottle on the greens at the RBC Heritage. How long will this level of putting last? That remains to be seen. You just never know in the sport of golf.
See what GolfWRX members are saying about his new putter 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.
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
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MRC
Apr 20, 2016 at 12:27 am
Smizzle be gone.
Great article and well done Ernie.
Mike
Apr 19, 2016 at 12:39 pm
Having struggled with alignment issues on the greens for two seasons I put my old SeeMore Putter (the one Zach Johnson uses) back in the bag this season. I took it out because my hands pushed putts to the left during impact naturally. This time however I replaced the standard grip with a Super Stroke 3.0 and bang! All I can say is SeeMore are the real deal and when coupled with a Super Stroke grip…it’s great to have confidence and swagger on greens again. Highly recommend to players that struggle with alignment.
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Shallowface
Apr 18, 2016 at 6:21 pm
Most cases of the yips start with poor eye alignment at address. Sounds like the Seemore putter helped Ernie with that issue. If I recall correctly he spent some time working with a vision coach in the past.