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Since irons and woods use different setups and planes, should you use a different grip, too? Also, in this video, I show you that the faces of woods are not actually flat and look more open than they actually are.
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.
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T
Nov 19, 2018 at 12:32 pm
In the past it took years to put together a good playing set of woods and irons that fit your game. A good feeling club was deemed necessary for shot confidence. Oh the grip does change as the club’s get shorter, it’s about gaining control over those scoring shots.
joro
Nov 19, 2018 at 12:17 pm
I agree with others about the grip. I was thinking of the grip of the club, not alignment and swing. I have always had a push with the Driver and hook the Irons. I thought about that for a while and because I didn’t release fast enough with the Woods and overcooked the release with the Irons I went to a smaller grip with the Woods and larger with the Irons and solved the problem. We all know smaller helps release and larger grips inhibit a quick release so as a PGA Teacher I started having people hit woods with different size grips and found a lot of problems were fixed. Of course you have to get the proper grip right and the swing consistent too. Once you get the grip, swing and alignment right or as good as you can really go. The size of the grip does make a difference.
geohogan
Dec 24, 2018 at 8:23 am
@joro, the size of the grip may make a difference in weight, balance point and SW
but whether grip is large or small diameter does not make any difference in “release”
How do baseball batters “release” with such large diameter grips?
Our hands are simply clamps on the grip. Our wrists are free hinges and clubhead speed is result of kinematic sequence (deceleration of the arms, results in acceleration of the club(lever) of which hands are one with the lever and wrists are free hinges.
Greg V
Nov 1, 2018 at 8:08 pm
Shawn Clement is a quack.
Some pretty good golfers, like Byron nelson, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson never talked about different grips for different clubs.
Now, part of the charm of acquiring a good set of clubs is finding a driver, fairway wood(s) and irons that you can hit straight with the same swing. That is part of the art of acquiring a good set. When you find such a set, go play!!
geohogan
Dec 24, 2018 at 8:29 am
I dont think this video is about different grips, but rather turning the club more open or more closed to our eye.
The Hogan Manual of Human Performance: GOLF, 1992
described this as dialing a shot. ie if there is tendency of shots to go right, then turn the clubface more closed, then take the grip(same as for all clubs). Dont change the swing, simply change the orientation of the clubface to the ball at impact.
Ideally we choose our clubs (adjust adaptors )such that these inconsistency are not a factor.
John Sweat
Nov 1, 2018 at 2:34 pm
Maybe it is just me, but I am not seeing a video on the grip issue on driver / irons.
allan
Nov 2, 2018 at 1:16 am
It’s more about driver and irons face alignments and shot shapes.
ogo
Nov 2, 2018 at 2:38 pm
The headline of the article and video is misleading, incorrect, wrong wrong wrong…. sooo obvious