Why golf is so confusing
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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
This one is very important. One one side, the Tour pro says I do this subconsciously, then in the same breath he says I need to rotate the knee and push off the right and drop in the slot, etc…THIS IS WHY GOLF IS SO CONFUSING TO LEARN!
You cannot be two places at once — period. So, you either follow a trail of thinking like a breadcrumb trail through the ball to your target or you deliver through a task without thought, just intent. Wisdom in Golf has this structure for you in spades; it will show you the way from task and or analogy of what you already do well, then plug this into the golf swing and then apply to golf shots and keep you on task and prevent you from falling off the rails from fear of doing something wrong. In our book, you are incapable of doing wrong!
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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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!
geohogan
Mar 23, 2019 at 10:46 am
SB, Why golf instruction is so confusing!
The BS comes before the forward swing toward the target.
Our subconscious programs for movement in one direction at a time.
So before BS, why would any golfer be focused on moving toward the target? The first move is away from the target. How the premotor cortex prepares for movement… in one direction:
Premotor cortex neurons signal preparation for movement. A monkey is trained to prepare to make a movement to the right or left depending on a cue instruction, but to delay the movement until a “Move” signal is given (Weinrich and Wise 1982). Some neurons will fire selectively when the animal is preparing to make a movement to the right (Play Prepare right cell). Other neurons will fire selectively when the animal is preparing to make a movement to the left (Play Prepare left cell). Note that the cells fire in the interval between the Prepare instruction and the Move instruction, but they do not fire during the movement itself.
James
Mar 22, 2019 at 2:35 pm
Umm, Shawn’s bio is longer than the article.