WATCH: Put the ball in the way of your swing instead of “hitting it”
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BK’s Breakdowns: Russell Henley’s winning WITB from the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
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Titleist GTS driver fitting: 10 handicap vs. +4 handicap
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Spaun’s surprise putter switch + the best wedge stamping on tour? | Inside the Ropes: Charles Schwab Challenge
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Tour Edge Exotics mini driver review + TaylorMade Spider ZT Max first look – Club Junkie
Stop hitting the golf ball and start letting the ball get in the way of your swing for effortless power and consistency!
Russell made a massive charge on the last 3 holes of the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge this weekend to force a playoff with Eric Cole. Henley drained another putt on the first playoff hole to win his 6th PGA Tour event! While he is a Titleist staff member, his WITB is far from a simple blend of the latest gear. He mixes brand new with some very old clubs in order to play his best.
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX
3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T250 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6)
True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11
48-10F @47
True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
50-08F @51
54-10S @55
60-04T
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 Tour Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
What happens when a 10 handicap and a +4 handicap go through a full driver fitting at one of the most advanced golf performance centers in the world? Brian Knudson and Andrew Von Lossow headed to the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside, California, to find out.
Both players go through a complete Titleist GTS driver fitting with the Titleist fitting team to see how swing speed, launch conditions, strike location, shaft profile, and head setup can completely change performance off the tee. Even though the golfers have very different games, the fitting process reveals just how important proper equipment can be for maximizing distance, tightening dispersion, and improving consistency.
You will see how Titleist fitters analyze every part of the driver setup including loft, weighting, shaft selection, and head model to build a driver specifically for each player’s swing. While the skill levels, club head speeds, and desired outcomes are different both players show how deep and versatile the new Titleist GTS driver lineup is.
Videos
Spaun’s surprise putter switch + the best wedge stamping on tour? | Inside the Ropes: Charles Schwab Challenge
Alistair Cameron takes you inside the action at the Charles Schwab Challenge in this week’s episode. Recent winner Brandt Snedeker breaks down his WITB, Neal Shipley discusses his iconic wedge stampings, the reigning U.S. Open champion, J.J. Spaun, discusses a surprise putter switch. Also featured is a look at Project X’s new Titan shafts, which debuted on tour with a bang. All this, and more!
tlmck
Oct 22, 2017 at 10:08 pm
I tried this method decades ago and went back to “hitting” almost immediately. It just works better for me.
Aot
Oct 21, 2017 at 9:50 pm
I don’t understand how you can compress 4 layers or 5 layers of modern-day golf balls properly by just collecting the ball and sweeping through, as opposed to hammering through and letting the compressive layers do their work. More than likely you won’t be able to and therefore those balls won’t perform as designed.
Andrew Cooper
Oct 23, 2017 at 7:58 am
Looks like Shawn is compressing the ball quite nicely I’d say?
SW19 Golfer
Oct 21, 2017 at 3:57 pm
More disappointing modern day instruction – read Swing The Clubhead by Ernest Jones ( published in 1952 ) for a much more helpful description of how to put the ball in the way of your swing . He lost his right leg below the knee in World War 1 , shot a 72 not long afterwards at Royal Norwich and in 1923 took up the position of Head Golf Professional at the Women’s National Golf and Tennis Club in Long Island, New York .
Tom1
Oct 21, 2017 at 12:12 pm
hey … thats me down range under the other canopy.
COGolfer
Oct 20, 2017 at 3:53 pm
Apparently he was scratch as a righty and lefty at one time (this was something that has been said in a couple of his videos). As with any instructor, there are good tips and bad. I’m with you as far as how long the swing takes. It’s very different from mine, which makes it hard to implement the tips.
SteveK
Oct 20, 2017 at 5:14 pm
Only on his home course…. only. 😉
bogeypro
Oct 22, 2017 at 11:45 am
What’s your deal SteveK? Why do you troll all of these tips? Are you mad that golfwrx won’t ask you to write an article?
yobro
Oct 22, 2017 at 12:44 pm
Stop posting on the forum and just sit in the wrx office and drink coffee….
Philip
Oct 20, 2017 at 12:35 pm
For myself, I finally started “not” hitting the ball when it dawned on me that it is caused by setting up to the ball. I now set up to the club and then place it behind the ball. It looks the almost the same for both, but it turned out to be a world of difference for me.
juststeve
Oct 20, 2017 at 11:11 am
Does anyone know if Clements can play, or how well. I find his swing so awkward and ungainly that it’s hard to watch.
OB
Oct 20, 2017 at 9:45 am
YouTube “golf tips” are just as bad as Golf Magazine golf tips.
Golf tips are only a bandage while the disease festers underneath.
Most of the swing faults are between the feet and the shoulders.
The rest of the faults are in the arms, hands and golf club.
Attempting to fix the swing from ball impact inwards is totally wrong.
Jacked_Loft
Oct 20, 2017 at 8:07 am
Nothing new to me as the ball is always getting in the way of my swing.
MB
Oct 20, 2017 at 3:05 am
Another ruse to keep the bad players to stay bad players so that good players can beat them and make money. Just ask Henry Cotton.
AB
Oct 20, 2017 at 12:10 am
Nice imagery… but … 95% of all golfers do not have a consistent golfswing and can’t square the clubface through the ball… they just don’t know how to do it.
M. Vegas
Oct 19, 2017 at 5:49 pm
And keep the grip moving forward yo