So true Greg. I think its important to try and hit it farther these days. All wedges with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. Tommy Fleetwood tested a custom Kia Ma-designed TaylorMade putter. Posted October 19, 2022. Trust me, its no small feat. So I noticed that the club, or the shaft, started to feel a little weak. Fred Couples bag has been instrumental in his success as a golfer. First round play begins on Thursday. Bridgestone irons w/Steelfibers, probably his same old wedges (ATV and a Vokey), his Squareway 3w, what looks like a Stealth fairway of some sort with a new Kai'li Blue, I assume 5w? *Funny story on the Vokey wedge: Fred was at the home of Bill Haas and saw this beautiful lob wedge in Bills staff bag. Hit the same iron with low spin and high spin balls. But like many athletes, his personal life hasnt been as successful as his golf career in some ways. I actually find it hard to understand how a player of his calibre can do that. I assume part of his sensitivity on this is due to not wearing a glove. Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set ofWilson Staff Recoil Staff Model 95 F4 Matte finish irons. on his hands due to not wearing a grip. those are not j15 cbs, they are j38 dpcs with a j15 stamp. Irons: Ping I210 (3-PW) Shafts: Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW X. Std Lofts, +.25 inches, and 1 degree up. This is great!!!!! Id guess Freddie has bagged a lot during his career. Now Couples switches to them. I don't wear a glove either so I could totally see that side of it. I would like that setup. Fred Couples new iron setup. And, with that, we say goodbye to the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. Fred Couples and the SAS Championship By olkev, October 17, 2022 in PGA WITB and Tournament Pics Share Followers 1 Reply to this topic Start new topic olkev Advanced Members 116 Feedback 0 0 0 Total Rating 0% Posted October 17, 2022 Anybody know what Fred had in the bag this past weekend? (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Upload or insert images from URL. And his Stealth+ w/Tensei Blue. Not only do they resemble a club from his past (Ping Eye 2) but they have a few things Freddy loves. This season, through the first round at the 2023 Genesis Invitational, McIlroy was still using the older TaylorMade Stealth Plus driver. Great info! I think if other people saw it they would probably see that it sits slightly open, but to my eye it sits square. WebFred Couples Scorecards Round By Round - 2023 - SAS Championship - Golf. Can't seem to find any more recent Fred Couples WITB on here or elsewhere. At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways. I am a bit of a jerk. Betti putter", watched him play at Goat Hill in the Wishbone brawl at the end of 2021 very up close and he had glide eye 2 wedges, Hickory Bag: Brassie, Mid Iron, Mashie, Mashie Niblick, Niblick, Putter, Driver: PXG 12*; HZDRUS Handcrafted 63 6.0, Long Game: PXG 13*, PXG 16*; HZDRUS Handcrafted 83 6.5 (flip between the two), Driving Iron: PXG 0311 4 iron bent 17.5*; ProForce VTS 100HX (finally found a driving that works), Irons: NIKE VR Pro CBs Raw 4 - PW: Aldila RIP Tour 115 s,these are similar length irons (4 iron 37.75, PW 36.25)7, Wedges: Titleist Vokey 50F, 54D, 58S: DG S300 (will sometimes add in the 58* on shorter courses), Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Design #5 35 inches: Super Stroke GP Tour, FWIW - This is from a little over 2 1/2 years ago, GolfWRX Insider: An exclusive look inside the bag of Fred Couples. Fred said it then got all over his grips and he was ruined for the day and vowed to never shake someones hand again before a round. It seems as though Couples is on the leaderboard every year at Augusta, and with new technology in the bag, it wouldnt be shocking to see him up there again. Couples seems to have an idyllic life. I tried to go heavier with everything from DG 120s to X100s and then just 10 grams heavier in the same wood shafts. Super Bowl LVII. Wilson Staff ProModels are designed to elevate your game while make the misses a little more forgiving. They knew the flight/feel/look/sound they wanted and couldn't care less about the rest of it. Pasted as rich text. I played the (WM Phoenix Open) and noticed that my spin numbers on my driver were a little low. Below is a collection of some of the photos from the experience, but theres also a 190-photo tour in our GolfWRX Forums for you to enjoy. 38 VIEW ANALYSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS > 35 Home. The LPGA has a heavy usage of Ping i210 ( most amateur men should watch what they play) . All rights reserved. I love this guy. Thats great! I dont think a lot of us are chasing distance, were just trying to get it tighter. But like many athletes, his personal life hasnt been as successful as his golf career in some ways. The driver is a beast. WebFred Couples 1st Round @ The 2022 Masters - YouTube 0:00 / 20:59 Fred Couples 1st Round @ The 2022 Masters Mike Granch 2.58K subscribers Subscribe 233K views 10 Check out all of our photos of Burns driver here, or head over to PGATOUR.com for our full report. Brian Cooper was 17 shots better Friday than his last outing on the PGA Tour Champions. They will join a 78-player field competing in the first full-field event of the 2022 PGA Tour Champions season, Friday-Sunday, Feb. 18-20, for a share of a $1.6 million purse. After extensive testing, Scott landed on a TSi4 with Fujikuras Ventus Red 6X shaft at 46 inches (D2 SureFit setting). I feel like this Stealth 2 head for me has just got a little more spin on it, but at a more neutral or what I perceive to be a more neutral face angle. Never would have thought he would play that ball over the Tour B series. His are probably hand forged unlike the retail models. I wanted to remember it on my golf ball., . The golf ball is interesting I think that many players could do well to look into what ball they play more. Last month at Pebble Beach, we got the pleasure of checking out Arnold Palmers 1960-61 Wilson irons that he used to win three majors, which are selling for $250K. On the other hand I was surprised to find out Freddie prefers offset and longer blade length. Obviously, theres a competitive golf tournament being played this week, but as much as this week is about the players, its also about celebrating the legacy of Arnold Palmer. Something to note: Fred is nuts about his sticks but not in the way we are at WRX. Here's some quotes from the other thread.. Maybe you were aiming there or presenting dynamic lie too upright or, Jesus H Christ it could be a thousand things but I promise you it was unlikely an inherent design defect in the iron head . To me it was all about face angle. Couples is proof that age is just a number. Until last week, he was still bagging custom Bridgestone iron designs that hes been playing for about a decade, and a TaylorMade M3 driver that released in 2018. Well, thank god I have experts like you to track it all and make sure its called out. In general, Im not a big tester. By Standard lie with lofts at 2 degrees strong. First round play begins on Thursday. After the first round, however, he conducted some testing on the range at Riviera and he decided to switch into the new Stealth 2 Plus driver for round two. The new ball-driver combination resulted in near-immediate gains for Scott, who led the field in driving distance (326.4 yards) while recording the longest drive of the tournament at 369 yards. LOL! Titleist TSR3 19* Hybrid - Hazrdus Black 6.5 He ended his five-year-long dry run to secure a thundering win at the SAS Championship. Fred Couples and his new wife, Suzanne, said I do, on 2-22-22. I have been swinging the golf club just a little bit faster lately, and thats by design. WebFred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic - YouTube 0:00 / 20:32 Fred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Mike Granch 2.58K subscribers 254 Ive heard stories of Freddie trying things on the range and tossing it out on one swing. The part of his bag that I believe has made the biggest impact on his stellar play over the past decade was the switch to the Bridgestone golf ball (currently the Tour B RXS). The irons were the next frontier. GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, Tuesday at 04:47 PM, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 20, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 13, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 6, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, January 31, By 120 million Dollar. Fred is also testing Ping Glide 3.0 wedges 54-WS and 58 and 60-SS. EmperorPenguin Couples cruises in around 108 MPH swing speed and 160-165 MPH ball speeddepending on how his back is feeling. July 11, 2022 Richard Heathcote Fred has been making news lately. I needed to go and try something else. Not going to be easy to take them out of the bag. On the LIV Golf-PGA Tour divide, Fred Couples is siding with Tiger, with Jay Monahan, with Rory. HYBRID: TaylorMade R11 TP (19 degrees) But, obviously, Im no Fred Couples, or other staffers who have had success with them. Partly to do with that. During his Wednesday press conference, I asked Cantlay how the equipment testing is going and if hes made any changes. Perhaps most iconic was his Ping Anser putter. As Ping Tour rep Brad Millard toldGOLF.com, Couples recently reached out to Ping in search of a driver upgrade. Good day, I have noticed that there are different versions of Freddie Couples WITB from 2022. Theres one in every crowd. He ended his five-year-long dry run to secure a thundering win at the SAS Championship. WebBorn on October 3, 1959, in Seattle, Washington, United States, Frederick Couples popularly known as Fred Couples is a professional American golfer. Offset, bounce, and a long blade length. Pasted as rich text. That wear on the wedge is the most interesting thing I have seen in some time. Pretty sure he still plays Bridgestone irons, Tensei Blue in the driver and Bettinardi putter. And I didnt hit one drive out of the middle of the face the first day at Riv. An Azalea flower is positioned prominently on each piece of green and white gear. Hes the kind of guy who could find a club he likes in a bargain bin as easily as he could find one on a truck. Last month at Pebble Beach, we got the pleasure of checking out Arnold Palmers 1960-61 Wilson irons that he used to win three majors, which are selling for $250K. Driver: Cobra Amp Cell Pro (8.5 degrees) https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjyHDwBP94E/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=. Clear editor. But if somethings better or potentially better, Im now in a position where I can go out and put that in right away. You can post now and register later. Driver - TaylorMade Sim Max 9*, 45", Fujikura Speeder 661 Evolution VI, Mini-Driver - TaylorMade Sim Max (12* @ 13.5*), 43.75", Project X Hzrdus Black 75 6.0, Fairway Wood - Ping G410, (17.5*), 42.5", Project X Hzrdus Black 75 6.0, Hybrid - Ping Anser 17* / 20*, Ping TFC800h, Wedges - Cleveland RTX ZipCore, 52*-58*, DG Tour Issue Spinner, Putter Ping Vault Oslo Stealth H, UST All-In Putter shaft. I dont think a lot of us are chasing distance, were just trying to get it tighter. Fred Couples and his new wife, Suzanne, said I do, on 2-22-22. My husband is the same way. Thats how we landed on this. Upload or insert images from URL. Thats all I need to say on the matter. Thats all were really looking for out here. All wedges with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. He ultimately felt that he needed it, and Bill was happy to give it up. A week later the week of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship Couples paid a visit to Pings headquarters in Phoenix for a testing session to make sure his new i210s were dialed in before putting them in play. What wedges? Whats with the weird Bridgestone golf ball ad thrown into the middle of the article? Ive followed Freddie at tournaments, watched his shots in slow motion, and still cant figure how that effortless swing causes the ball to go as far as it goes and where its aimed! On that front, GolfWRX got quite the treat, getting the opportunity to explore an exhibit full of Palmers old artifacts, trophies, photos, memorabilia, and game-used golf clubs. Odds. Fred is also testing Ping Glide 3.0 wedges 54-WS and 58 and 60-SS. PW loft is now at 46 degrees, WEDGES: TaylorMade ATV (54 degrees), Titleist Vokey SM7 (60-10S) On that front, GolfWRX got quite the treat, getting the opportunity to explore an exhibit full of Palmers old artifacts, trophies, photos, memorabilia, and game-used golf clubs. Titleist TSR3 9.5 - Ventus Velocore Black 6X, Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond Strong Three - Ventus Velocore Blue TR 7X, Taylor Made UDI 2 - Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 100 6.5, Taylor Made P790 3 and 4 - KBS C-Taper 120S, Callaway MD5 Jaws 52.12 W and 58.12 X - DG S200 Wedge, Have Fun - Ready Golf - Repair Divots/Marks - FORE.