Ping g410 lst 9 degrees, with project x hzrdus smoke green 70 tx shaft. I also learned that the reason that sergio garcia has a 43. Will you please get the length of sergio s driver and 3w, and the swing weighs. Sergio garcia damages greens, reputation with temper. They have managed to design and manufacture extremely light shafts, without compromising their performance and integrity. Sergio garcia breaks putter, drains birdie with his. Sergio garcia talks equipment changes and strategy after his first full year with callaway in 2018. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. Sergio garcia has always been a little different than his tour brethren when. Judging by your wtf measurement, youd start with a 43 driver sergio garcia uses one this length. I won the club from a pga tour superstore twitter contest. I am selling a mint callaway rogue driver autographed by sergio garcia. This specialedition of sergio garcia s witb includes commentary about his clubs from a podcast he recently did with callaway, garcia s new equipment sponsor. A 9degree driver wont go farther than a 12degree driver if you dont generate the.
According to the 8 hottest driver shafts of 2018 on the pga tour, this driver shaft rank no. It allows the golfer an extra fraction of a second to gather and stabilize the arms, hands, and shaft before starting down. If i cut down my driver shaft page 5 golf equipment. I have some personal notes that garcia circa 2012 had driver and fairway wood at c7.
Drivers used by top 10 pga tour golfers in strokes gained. Driver shaft length too long for most players clubs. Talking equipment with new callaway staffer sergio garcia. Of course, choosing the right head, loft, clubface angle and grip is important too, but how the shaft functions during your swing is, in our opinion, what matters the most. His swing is much shorter than most long hitters and the shaft. The added weight in his shafts and counter balancing helps sergio keep his swing in control. Some players, however, such as pros steve stricker and sergio garcia, prefer the feel of steel shafts for their drivers. Im hitting way too many dead drives during a round, any where from 5 8 a round where i dont have a full swing and have to manufacture a recovery shot luckily to 12 of these im managing to convert to pars still. It has not been the best week for the spaniard, but that final round with five birdies and no bogey has shown once again his potential to score low. He uses a 43inch shaft, and he possesses length and accuracy off the tee. Equipment is accurate as of the shell houston open 4514. It was used by justin rose, alex noren, sergio garcia, kiradech aphibarnrat, ian poulter, charley hoffman, haotong li, and tiger woods. Commercial bank qatar masters, european tour driver.
Average swing weight and length on tour page 2 clubs. There were days when the green staff found broken shafts there. Go back in time and look at golfers that have been extremely successful on pga, lpga and champions tours. Sergio garcia putter ball training putter steel shaft 35 golf aid. Sergio garcia witb 2018 with commentary from sergio. Page 5 of 7 if i cut down my driver shaft posted in golf equipment.
Watch as wade liles of taylormade demonstrates how he builds sergio garcias driver to. Sergio s topofbackswing position proves that theres more than one way to produce consistent results. Somewhat surprising considering the distance race the big oems are engaged in. Golf equipment to look out for at the masters national. At the top of the bag he has a ping g410 lst driver. How many total birdies will team callaway have through the four days of masters play. You couldnt move for them on the practice green at the next event. Starting in the 1980s, all the golf equipment companies began to increase the standard length of the driver to the point that today, all mens drivers are made to. Rogue sub zero 9 driver with a mitsubishi kurokage dual core 70tx shaft. When it comes to equipment, garcia tends to go his.
Snapping a driver shaft or drowning a putter wouldve created a funny viral video, good for a round of. Mitsubishi tensei ck is the most popular shaft on the tour. These are truly premium golf shafts, designed for the player wanting, or needing, much less overall shaft weight. As with drivers, the kind of shaft that you use for. In recent years, people are also beginning to recognize the importance of getting custom fit for your equipment in order to maximize driving distance and their overall average golf swing speed. On how manufacturers have too long shafts in most current drivers. For an experiment i took the shaft out of my r11s 3 wood and put it in my r11s driver to see if i would get. Sergio garcias secrets for pure contact on golf shots. Rainy weather left sergio garcia stuck in central north carolina for an extra day.
All you have to do is look down the line of golfers on the driving range and you will see every swing imaginable. Sergio garcia super slow motion 73rd annual wyndham championship. Average swing weight and length on tour sign in to follow this. Sergio garcia is a spanish professional golfer born in 1980 and is one of the games. Sergio is using an sldr driver with his diamana shaft he doesnt use a hybrid, its his 5 wood. Sergio garcia shares his equipment secrets callaway golf. As clubheads and shafts have become lighter, the most common. Sergio garcias incredible golf shot adam young golf.
We were always waiting for the call telling us that someone had broken their. If you hit most of your shots on the sweet spot, wed go to a 43. Driver shaft fitting is arguably the most important part of the clubfitting process. Equipment is accurate as of the bmw championship 9716. Dj has been a taylormade staffer for his entire career as a professional.
Watching the us open on my dvr and when sergio is announced you can see he is now playing an aldila. When players have success with new equipment its remarkable how quickly it catches on. From the beginning of the 20th century all the way through to the middle 1980s, the standard mens driver length stood at 43. When it comes to equipment, garcia tends to go his own way counterbalancing is common with putters, but for wyndham champ sergio garcia the practice is continued throughout the set part of his. Sergio garcia backweighted counterweighted his driver and other clubs to try to lessen the swingweight. Below are the clubs he is using in singapore this week. When it comes to hitting the ball farther, a lot of golfers realize that technique is important. Sergio garcia wins with a unique set of clubs dlance golf. Garcia won that first major title at the age of 37. Get the best deals on sergio garcia when you shop the largest online selection. Sergio garcia pga tour profile news, stats, and videos.
Garcia is hardly the first golfer, amateur or pro, to be overwhelmed by negative emotions. Mcas bassara golf shafts break new ground in the market. Garcia has competed in every ryder cup during a stretch from 19992012. A year ago, he was playing 100 gram shafts in his driver and woods, with a driver length of. Sergio is well known for needing a certain type of feel in his golf clubs, especially his grip. Sergio garcia picked up the first major championship win of his career, winning the 2017 masters in a suddendeath playoff over justin rose. On sergio s recent visit to callaway hq, he signed one of his rogue sub zero 9 driver heads that he pairs with a kuro kage shaft on tournament day. Sergio garcia wins with a unique set of clubs dlance. Garcia has competed in every ryder cup during a stretch from 1999 2012. May 23rd, 2016 sergio garcia wins the byron nelson classic with his own take on what feels right. Signed sergio garcia callaway rogue driver buysell. While the ball ended up in an ok position, he mishit the shot. We are excited to give you an opportunity to make it yours. A recent golf world article provides interesting insights on golf club counterweighting.
Think back to last years masters when sergio garcia won with the spider tour red putter. T he september 3 issue of golf world magazine has an article about some of the elements of the golf clubs that sergio garcia plays. Surprised he went away from the 100g driver shaft cut below 44 in length. The slow motion replay revealed something which almost every golf teacher knows, but apparently many amateurs werent aware of. Sergio garcia and callaway reign in spain golf punk. Snedeker switches to a 45gram driver shaft posted 20. Golf swing dynamics that affect shaft selection true fit. Sergio garcia hit a driver off the deck this week, and the internet went wild. Taylormade sim 9 degrees, with mitsubishi tensei ck pro blue 80 tx shaft. Sergio garcia breaks putter, drains birdie with his 3wood instead the spaniard is making the most of a messy situation at tpc boston. On what led him to choose callaways rogue sub zero driver. Wed jan 15, 2014 by dave phillips drivers generally come standard at 4546 inches in length, the longer the driver shaft the potential exists for more distance, theoretically your swing arc would be wider and therefore you could create more speed. Sergio garcia official website for golf player sergio.
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