Equipment
Drivers, shafts used by the top 10 in strokes gained: off-the-tee
A “great driver” of the ball used to be considered someone who hit a lot of fairways, but with the advancement of statistics and strokes gained, we can go deeper and find out who the players are that truly excel against their peers not just hitting fairways but hitting it far and missing in the right spots leading to a statistical advantage off the tee.
These are the driver combos used by the top 10 players in the “strokes gained: off-the-tee” category.
1. Bryson DeChambeau
Driver: Cobra King SpeedZone (5.5 degrees)
Shaft: LA Golf BAD Prototype 60 X
2. Cameron Champ
Driver: Ping G410 LST (10 degrees, flat + setting)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 70X (tipped 1.5″)
3. Sergio Garcia
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 07: Sergio Garcia of Spain plays his shot from the 14th tee during the second round of the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park on August 07, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Driver: Ping G410 LST (9.0 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Blue 80 TX
4. Rory McIlroy
Driver: TaylorMade SIM (8 degrees @8.75)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kuro Kage XTS 70 X (45.5 inches, 59.25 lie, D4)
5. Jon Rahm
Driver: TaylorMade SIM (10.5 @10 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Tour Green 75 TX
6. Jhonattan Vegas
Driver: TaylorMade SIM (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore X F1 7 X
7. Xander Schauffele
Driver: Callaway Mavrik Sub Zero Triple Diamond (9 degrees @8)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD BB 7 X
8. Bubba Watson
Driver: Ping G410 Plus (9 degrees @6.8)
Shaft: Project X Bi-Matrix (tipped 1/2″)
9. Scotty Scheffler
(Stock Ping G400 LST Shown)
Driver: Ping G400 LST (8.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 7 X
10. Jason Kokrak
Driver: TaylorMade SIM (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TZ5 85 M5 Proto
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
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
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)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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