Ping g bubba watson limited edition pink driver carls. The ping g bubba watson pink driver is designed to improve ball speed, accuracy and launch angle for golfers of all skill levels. The lighter the shaft, the faster the club can be swung. Bubba watson, as talented as he is, uses a pink ping g20 driver that is.
Accuracy, feel explain why some pga tour players have gone. Have your swing speed changed, is the trajectory too high or too low, not enough accuracy or simply want the same shaft as bubba watson. It could be that your old driver is a weight that is not right for you. Grafalloy bimatrix x aka project x bubba watson prototype. Bubba watson unveils a pink ping g410 custom bubba driver, is 2. I play a 75 gram shaft in my driver, 85 gram shaft in my 3wood, and a 90 gram shaft in my hybrid, which gives me a. Bubba watson looks way thinner because hes lost a lot of weight. Ben alberstadt what drivers do the pga tours longest golfers use to bomb their tee shots. You get the distance of graphite with the control of steel.
Feb 16, 2017 equipment is accurate as of the masters 4517. Grafalloy bimatrx tour prototype shaft bubba watsons shaft. The tour 65 shaft is available at an upcharge default standard length is 45. Bubba watson has not yet grabbed his first win of 2017, but has certainly been in form and has contended for a handful of the early tournaments. The new dragonfly technology on the crown features sections of ultrathin material that saves 8 grams of weight and lowers. Bubba watson witb for 2017 find out what clubs bubba is. Grafalloy bimatrx tour prototype shaft bubba watson s shaft of choice ebay. Bubba squats and makes a jumping move into the ball, makes a huge turn, and releases much more explosively. The importance of shaft weight in fitting golf clubs cannot be overstated. Bubba watson diet formula to lose weight fast from 206 pounds into 176 pounds today find out the secret how bubba watson lost all that weight fast and safe. The longest drivers on tourspecs golfcentraldaily golf. It wasnt until i stumbled across a driver with a nonstock shaft that weight 67 grams and it.
When he came on tour he showed up with one painted pink. His driver is the ping g410 plus driver in the classic. Rule of thumb is, lower lofted drivers produce more spin shaft options including length most high end drivers will offer upshafts, some at no extra charge. True temper project x pxv 39 driver shaft by russ ryden, a golf digest americas 100 best clubfitter fit2score, dallas fort worth, texas. Would a shorter driver help my distance and accuracy. The faster the club is moving, the farther the ball goes. Bubba watson unveils a pink ping g410 custom bubba driver.
How bubba watsons temper, religion, and exquisite game made. Accuracy, feel explain why some pga tour players have gone to heavier driver shafts. Im giving back in a bigger way through the bubba watson foundation. Bubba watson goes driverdriverputt for eagle at kapalua.
I have seen fair number of driver shafts with labels implying light weights, but i have only seen one shaft that was labeled with a number that actually was the weight of the raw 46. Just get onto a computer range and hut shots with the 3 wood shaft and the driver shaft gripped down 1. Ping g bubba watson limited edition pink driver carls golfland. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver golficity. The g400 lst low spin model is customengineered with tungsten weight closer to the face for promoting low, stable spin with control. Shortening the shaft by 1 will decrease the swing weight by about 6. Embed from getty images during most of his career tiger woods played a 43. One of the few lefthanded golfers on tour, he is a multiple major champion, with victories at the masters tournament in 2012 and 2014.
What i didnt know is that all of these drivers had stock shafts that were well under 60 grams. Kickpoint each graphite shaft has a kickpoint, or flex pont the spot on the shaft that bends the most. Now you dont need to buy a new driver, just order a new shaft with an adapter that matches your swing. If you dont know his story yet, get to know the man who drives a general lee, hits the ball a mile and is trying. Ahead of the 2019 wgcmexico championship, however, watson showed off his new custom ping g410 plus driver, with bubba painted onto the halfpink, halfblack crown. Bubba watson, as talented as he is, uses a pink ping g20 driver that is 44. Jan 07, 2011 in the first round of the 2011 hyundai tournament of champions, bubba watson uses a driver off the deck on par5 18th at kapalua to get on the green in two, then holes the putt for eagle. Pings shafts are quality so no need for aftermarket. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver august 24, 2016.
Ping pp58 midsize, 350g head weight, bubba grooves, stepped shaft. Top 10 longest hitters in the 20172018 pga tour and their. Twotime masters winner bubba watson might look a little different to casual golf fans who dont watch the sport most weeks. Importance of shaft weight in fitting dlance golfd. Probably hit some with full shaft not gripped down as well idally start with that, then 3 wood shaft, then refit and grip down, then go back to full length for a final check ie does that data match the first set. When you see how much difference it makes just think about how much better it would be with the correct shaft length, flex, weight, balance point, etc. It was a week of significant changes for bubba watson, who added pings g410 plus driver, an armlock pld anser trisole putter and yellow titleist pro v1x ball. Grafalloy bimatrix if you fancy a colourful custom upgrade then check out the tour prototype, as used by bubba watson in his pink ping g driver. Today i went to my local american golf to buy a new driver ping g25 in the end and the guy on the simulator recommended a stock regular shaft for me. Apr 24, 2012 so i hear that often people use too stiff of shaft, and that they should decrease the stiffness.
How to purchase a custom golf shaft the diy golfer. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard. A good long driver would easily drive it 50 yards past bubba. Feb, 2018 go inside the ping tour truck as we custombuild bubba watsons pink g400 lst driver.
Bubba s is not the stock bi matrix shaft it is a prototype that never made it to market. You can really feel the head weight with this shaft because it is steel. Bubba watson also put the g30 driver in his bag that same week. Generally, golfers with slower swing speeds require morelofted drivers and moreflexible shafts to achieve the proper launch conditions. Bubba watsons diet once a dedicated fan of fast food, now bubba watson eats clean, according to his trainer, andrew fisher. I am fairly sure a stiff shaft is not too stiff for me but i am looking to try a xstiff, low torque and high bend point shaft with a 75 gram weight. Bimatrx is currently what bubba hits in his driver. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. When discussing the manner of fitting the shaft weight and total weight of a golf club, the conversation should also include fitting the swing weight, or better stated, the head weight feel of the golf club at the same time. You can choose shaft, grip and length that suits your swing the best. Ask for cost of installation in new forged miura, saqra, yururi, seida, alpha, fourteen, royal collection, bang, maltby, swing science, or other heads, or your heads reshafted.
In fact, this actually happened in hawaii a few years ago when jamie sadlowski hit drives at kapalua in maui ahead of the pga tour event against bubba watson, dustin johnson, and robert garrigus. Considering xstiff driver shaft clubs, grips, shafts. Bubba watson diet bubba watson shed between and 15 and 20 pounds hes now just over 170 pounds over the course of the offseason by overhauling his diet. Reason behind this is to lower trajectory and maintain control. Stiff shafts for irons but regular shaft for driver. Tiger used the black one for a while too theyaldila were bringing them to demo days a few years back with high lofted drivers 11. Bubba follows a strictly lowglycemic diet designed to help him control his blood sugar levels. Aug 24, 2016 driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. To get the most distance from your driver, you must optimize the launch angle and spin rate of the ball by selecting the proper loft and shaft flex for your swing speed. I think the player who went from, say, a 50 gram driver shaft to a 90 gram fw shaft would be a significant outlier. Ever since bubba watson won the 2012 masters with a custom pinkcolored ping g20 driver, hes used a pink version of the newest ping driver models. Bimatrx driver shafts have been used with great success with bubba. If you look at the picture to the left, these are just a few of the steel iron shafts available and they run the range from 85 grams to grams. Bimatrx tour prototype combines the best of both worlds in materials and performance.
I am 60, 175 lbs, and i swing the club just shy of 115 mph. We are an official dealer offering full manufacturers warranty. Driver shaft length is shorter better than standard length. Bubba is of course sponsored by ping, and uses a full set of ping clubs from the putter to driver. Go inside the ping tour truck as we custombuild bubba watsons pink g400 lst driver. At that point you should just use a shaft you like the overall weight, weight balance, and feel of. Keep in mind that three things affect the overall club weight. Tiger woods at his longest used a relatively short 43. Where the weight is distributed will determine your swing weight. I tried different drivers with different flexes stiff and regular but it didnt make a difference. Across the board, the consensus was that weight is equally important in all clubs fujikura did raise one interesting counterpoint. Like jordan spieth and henrik stenson, watson is currently hitting the titleist pro v1x golf ball.
Who is bubba watson and why is he holding a pink driver while. Apr 14, 2014 i could hit further with a longer shaft, he says. Another win for the ping g400 driver but which version does bubba favour. Bubba watson, pink driver, white clothes and all, is your 2012 masters champion.
Now that you have all this information, what do you do with it. Dj has been a taylormade staffer for his entire career as a professional. It is why the most popular weight for driver shaftweights on the pga tour is still in the mid60gram range, with some players having tried shafts less than 50 grams. The multimaterial design combines reduced drag, a forged face to increase speed and distance, and a tungsten back weight for producing our fastest, most forgiving driver, ever. Apr 09, 2012 bubba watson, pink driver, white clothes and all, is your 2012 masters champion. Nov 10, 2011 just like the collision between the face of a 460cc driver and a twopiece ball at 123a miles an hour bubba watsons clubhead speed, one of the fastest on tour, the putterball fender bender. Bubba watson shares his secrets to hitting the long ball.
Who is bubba watson and why is he holding a pink driver. Look at bubba watson and then luke donald swing a driver, and youll see a clear difference. In my opinion, shaft weight has a lot to do with the strength of a golfer as well as personal preference. Ever since bubba watson won the 2012 masters with a custom. One question that intrigued me is whether shaft weight is more important in woods or the driver versus irons and wedges. Watson unveils a pink ping g410 custom bubba driver. This may not seem like much but weight can dramatically change your performance. If you have a late release, it will matter more to keep the club head in place. It goes without saying that bubba watson is unique a trait that extends to his equipment. Now that the 20172018 pga tour season is behind us, we can do a thorough examination. Jan 02, 2018 bubba watson has not yet grabbed his first win of 2017, but has certainly been in form and has contended for a handful of the early tournaments.
Ping g 9 degrees with 8 degrees of actual loft shaft. Grafalloy bimatrix tour prototype by russ ryden, a golf digest americas 100 best clubfitter fit2score, dallas fort worth, texas bubba watson plays the grafalloy bimatrix driver shaft and won the 2012 masters with it. But ive actually got shorter in an attempt to find more fairways. First, heres a tally of what the top 10 in driving distance on tour are using by driver manufacturer. Jun 16, 2015 this excerpt explores the incomparable bubba watson. Best golf drivers for golfers over 50 and senior golfers. Bubba watson witb winning clubs national club golfer. In bubba, youre looking at somebody who ate fast food all the time.
Bubba watson is one of many feel players on pga tour. Below are the exact specs of his new ping g410 plus driver. The g driver features turbulators on the crown that reduce drag and improve aerodynamics to produce longer carries and blistering ball speeds. Jan 03, 2017 that said, it makes sense to use, for example, a 70 gram shaft as a starting point for a player who prefers a 60 gram driver shaft because, when its cut shorter, the shaft will feel similar in terms of weight. This shaft should allow you to add loft to your driver head for higher launch with low spin. Bubba watson, one of the longest hitters on the pga tour, suggests most golfers should try shorter rather than longer shafts if they want to hit the ball farther. Off centre contact still feels solid with minimal distance loss. Bubba switched from pings g20 driver to the brands new g25 late last year, and is currently averaging slightly over 300 yards from 18 official drives following the wgc accenture matchplay. This is because the two weights of a golf club are very much interrelated in. Ping g30 g g400 g35 driver shaft bimatrx senior regular.
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