Jason Gore WITB: shot by Jason 2016 Sony Open (Update: Jason posted)

So I spent a little time on the phone with Jason today talking & texting about his switch to Callaway clubs. He has worked the last 2 years trying to find a driver that works for him, not one that he would have to change his swing to fit the driver.

See the post where Jason jumps in and comments in this thread pgae 1... http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/1275516-jason-gore-witb-shot-on-his-hotel-balcony-at-the-2016-sony-open/#entry12836226

Looks like Callaway has done that for him with this new XR-16. Told me his launch angle was 13 degrees with 2100rpm and picked up 18 yards over his old driver. I could tell by the sound of his voice he is excited. This in not just a player who says how great the new equipment is cuz they are paying him a lot of money. He wouldn't have switched if it wasn't going to be a game changer.

Jason truly has worked his butt of with his coach Drew to get his game in shape and we talked about equipment and any possible changes in late November and early December. Last I knew he was staying with his old equipment but he told me that this change to Callaway was just what his driving game needed.

Thanks to Jason for taking these photos and sending them to me. Look forward to shooting his whole bag next week in Palm Desert.

Also, Jason will be doing a Golfwrx.com chat next week (we still need to work out the day and time). Once I have all the info, we'll get it posted on the site so you all can ask your questions. Might even be a giveaway!!

See the post where Jason jumps in and comments in this thread pgae 1... http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/1275516-jason-gore-witb-shot-on-his-hotel-balcony-at-the-2016-sony-open/#entry12836226

Very cool. What irons is he playing with Callaway?

Very cool. What irons is he playing with Callaway?

Not sure, didn't ask him cuz the driver was what we were talking about

Greg

Jason has a ball deal with Titleist and will wear a FootJoy glove and FJ shoes. Hat, bag and club deal with Callaway. I think his apparel deal is still with Straight Down.

Greg

Looks like the Driver is one off even. The pics of the New XR 16 pro only have one weight in the rear of the club.

Looks like the Driver is one off even. The pics of the New XR 16 pro only have one weight in the rear of the club.

Driver is a tour only version.

Good for Jason, seems like a great guy.

Apex Pro 16 irons via http://www.jasongoregolf.com/whats-in-the-bag

He has some sweet sweet Cameron.

wonder if that's the sub zero driver i'd heard about? Ridiculously low spin for high ss

Nice info Greg. Followed up our conversation yesterday by coming to this thread. I might have to give this driver a go...Thanks for getting an online chat together with him.

As usual, the INSIDE scoop delivered by, the one and only, NINJA!

Literally phoning it in! LOL!

Thanks G!

I am a Callaway guy, so I love the entire thing, but what about that view from the balcony!!!!, God I miss Hawaii, I used to caddy at the Sony for the last 6 years, will be feeling homesick when watching it on TV this year...

wonder if that's the sub zero driver i'd heard about? Ridiculously low spin for high ss

It is in fact the sub zero version

Greg

I wanna be on a beach...where it's warm....taking pictures of my new clubs on a balcony.

Nice info Greg. Followed up our conversation yesterday by coming to this thread. I might have to give this driver a go...Thanks for getting an online chat together with him.

Good to see all you guys yesterday for lunch at Twin Peaks. Enjoyed it

Greg

wonder if that's the sub zero driver i'd heard about? Ridiculously low spin for high ss

you are right, according to his website .i'm very interested to test that out. if its released to the public

Hello Everyone!

Hope everyone had a safe, healthy and happy Holiday season!

I always enjoy chatting with Greg. He's one of my most favorite people and a great sounding board. It was very a difficult decision for me to switch, but my game has always been based around par 5's. I just felt like my numbers weren't very good with the other driver. I want to be clear and say that the driver I was playing was not a bad driver. It just wasn't good or right for me. I hear rave reviews and see amazing results when other people hit it club. Just not in my hands.

To make a short story long... When I went down to he Ely Callaway Performance Center in Carlsbad, CA, I joked with Steve Mata and Nick Arthur (my fitters) that I was going to say something to them that they had never heard before... "I want to hit it farther!" So, Nick told me that I needed to launch it higher with (a lot) less spin. Steve Mata grabbed his phone, made a call and said "I've got something for you. It'll be here in 10 minutes." I hit a few other drivers, and they were all immediately better! But, he pulled the new XR 16 Sub Zero prototype out, and WOW! I hit it a few times with the wrong shaft and it went well, just a little squirrely. Put a demo shaft Rogue 125 MSI in and hit 4 BOMBS dead straight that got up in the air, flattened out and turned over about 2 yards. 168-170 ball speed, 13 Launch 1900-2100 RPM spin rate. At that point, I told Mata that I wanted THAT driver. He said they could build me another one. I said NO. I wanted that one. Now, I see where my 7 year old daughter gets it from (sorry, honey). He said that was their only Sub Zero head they had. But, since it was December 23rd and Callaway would pretty much be shut down for the next week or so, I took it home. I've got to tell you, its gotten BETTER. I had to learn where to aim my driver again. I'm not used to being able to turn my driver over. I can actually turn this over even though its a super low spinning head. Needless to say, I'm excited to be a Callaway Team Member! And, to clear up the point, I went after them. They didn't come after me. I want to raise trophies again. Thats why I love this game.

To top it all off, the irons are AMAZING! I started playing the new Apex Pro 16. I couldn't believe how well they went through the ground and how solid they were. I guess I really missed playing a forged blade. And, these are like no forged blades I've ever played.

Plus, when you have Roger Cleveland (the man!) custom grinding your wedges and sending there asking you what YOU want and asking you what you feel and what you are looking for... It does't get much better than that. As you can tell, I have a man-crush on Roger. I think he is the best. That's just my opinion...

One last thing, keep your eyes posted on my website in the coming weeks, jasongoregolf.com. There are going to be some huge, cool changes to it. Hopefully, I will give everyone a reason to give it a click!

Until our Q&A... Stay warm!!!

Best,

Jason

Wow that's pretty cool to hear such detail from the man himself.

Wow, a direct comment from the man himself. It doesn't get much better than that. Kudos to Greg for the inside scoop and even more so to Jason for coming on and sharing his personal thoughts. I've been lucky enough myself to interact with a few top touring pro's and every time I do I feel like a 12 yr old girl at a NKOB concert. LOL This type of interaction really means a lot to the diehard fans of the game and it's awesome when the guys we look up to take the time to respond to a tweet or come on a forum and post a message like this. Well done!!

There is nothing wrong with an NKOTB concert!

Hello Everyone!

 

Hope everyone had a safe, healthy and happy Holiday season!

 

I always enjoy chatting with Greg. He's one of my most favorite people and a great sounding board. It was very a difficult decision for me to switch, but my game has always been based around par 5's. I just felt like my numbers weren't very good with the other driver. I want to be clear and say that the driver I was playing was not a bad driver. It just wasn't good or right for me. I hear rave reviews and see amazing results when other people hit it club. Just not in my hands.

 

To make a short story long... When I went down to he Ely Callaway Performance Center in Carlsbad, CA, I joked with Steve Mata and Nick Arthur (my fitters) that I was going to say something to them that they had never heard before... "I want to hit it farther!" So, Nick told me that I needed to launch it higher with (a lot) less spin. Steve Mata grabbed his phone, made a call and said "I've got something for you. It'll be here in 10 minutes." I hit a few other drivers, and they were all immediately better! But, he pulled the new XR 16 Sub Zero prototype out, and WOW! I hit it a few times with the wrong shaft and it went well, just a little squirrely. Put a demo shaft Rogue 125 MSI in and hit 4 BOMBS dead straight that got up in the air, flattened out and turned over about 2 yards. 168-170 ball speed, 13 Launch 1900-2100 RPM spin rate. At that point, I told Mata that I wanted THAT driver. He said they could build me another one. I said NO. I wanted that one. Now, I see where my 7 year old daughter gets it from (sorry, honey). He said that was their only Sub Zero head they had. But, since it was December 23rd and Callaway would pretty much be shut down for the next week or so, I took it home. I've got to tell you, its gotten BETTER. I had to learn where to aim my driver again. I'm not used to being able to turn my driver over. I can actually turn this over even though its a super low spinning head. Needless to say, I'm excited to be a Callaway Team Member! And, to clear up the point, I went after them. They didn't come after me. I want to raise trophies again. Thats why I love this game.

 

To top it all off, the irons are AMAZING! I started playing the new Apex Pro 16. I couldn't believe how well they went through the ground and how solid they were. I guess I really missed playing a forged blade. And, these are like no forged blades I've ever played.

 

Plus, when you have Roger Cleveland (the man!) custom grinding your wedges and sending there asking you what YOU want and asking you what you feel and what you are looking for... It does't get much better than that. As you can tell, I have a man-crush on Roger. I think he is the best. That's just my opinion...

 

One last thing, keep your eyes posted on my website in the coming weeks, jasongoregolf.com. There are going to be some huge, cool changes to it. Hopefully, I will give everyone a reason to give it a click!

 

Until our Q&A... Stay warm!!!

 

Best,

 

Jason

On behalf of every normal guy like me on WRX..

It's great to get such a detailed post on clubs and specs, but from a touring pro even better! so Thank You :victory:

What an awesome thread, as said kudos to Greg as well, maybe we should call YOU "The Postman" :superman:

Having heard all of this from the man himself is just awesome! It's always great to be able to hear the exact reasoning behind an equipment change.

Sounds like good things are coming in 2016 for you Mr. Gore, I look forward to watching it happen!

Hello Everyone!

 

Hope everyone had a safe, healthy and happy Holiday season!

 

I always enjoy chatting with Greg. He's one of my most favorite people and a great sounding board. It was very a difficult decision for me to switch, but my game has always been based around par 5's. I just felt like my numbers weren't very good with the other driver. I want to be clear and say that the driver I was playing was not a bad driver. It just wasn't good or right for me. I hear rave reviews and see amazing results when other people hit it club. Just not in my hands.

 

To make a short story long... When I went down to he Ely Callaway Performance Center in Carlsbad, CA, I joked with Steve Mata and Nick Arthur (my fitters) that I was going to say something to them that they had never heard before... "I want to hit it farther!" So, Nick told me that I needed to launch it higher with (a lot) less spin. Steve Mata grabbed his phone, made a call and said "I've got something for you. It'll be here in 10 minutes." I hit a few other drivers, and they were all immediately better! But, he pulled the new XR 16 Sub Zero prototype out, and WOW! I hit it a few times with the wrong shaft and it went well, just a little squirrely. Put a demo shaft Rogue 125 MSI in and hit 4 BOMBS dead straight that got up in the air, flattened out and turned over about 2 yards. 168-170 ball speed, 13 Launch 1900-2100 RPM spin rate. At that point, I told Mata that I wanted THAT driver. He said they could build me another one. I said NO. I wanted that one. Now, I see where my 7 year old daughter gets it from (sorry, honey). He said that was their only Sub Zero head they had. But, since it was December 23rd and Callaway would pretty much be shut down for the next week or so, I took it home. I've got to tell you, its gotten BETTER. I had to learn where to aim my driver again. I'm not used to being able to turn my driver over. I can actually turn this over even though its a super low spinning head. Needless to say, I'm excited to be a Callaway Team Member! And, to clear up the point, I went after them. They didn't come after me. I want to raise trophies again. Thats why I love this game.

 

To top it all off, the irons are AMAZING! I started playing the new Apex Pro 16. I couldn't believe how well they went through the ground and how solid they were. I guess I really missed playing a forged blade. And, these are like no forged blades I've ever played.

 

Plus, when you have Roger Cleveland (the man!) custom grinding your wedges and sending there asking you what YOU want and asking you what you feel and what you are looking for... It does't get much better than that. As you can tell, I have a man-crush on Roger. I think he is the best. That's just my opinion...

 

One last thing, keep your eyes posted on my website in the coming weeks, jasongoregolf.com. There are going to be some huge, cool changes to it. Hopefully, I will give everyone a reason to give it a click!

 

Until our Q&A... Stay warm!!!

 

Best,

 

Jason

Thanks so much for sharing your story with the Forums, Jason. Great to hear equipment tales direct from the Pro. Best of luck this season!

Nice! Great to see JG on the board. Need to get the copper flatstick back in your bag big man!

Hello Everyone!

 

Hope everyone had a safe, healthy and happy Holiday season!

 

I always enjoy chatting with Greg. He's one of my most favorite people and a great sounding board. It was very a difficult decision for me to switch, but my game has always been based around par 5's. I just felt like my numbers weren't very good with the other driver. I want to be clear and say that the driver I was playing was not a bad driver. It just wasn't good or right for me. I hear rave reviews and see amazing results when other people hit it club. Just not in my hands.

 

To make a short story long... When I went down to he Ely Callaway Performance Center in Carlsbad, CA, I joked with Steve Mata and Nick Arthur (my fitters) that I was going to say something to them that they had never heard before... "I want to hit it farther!" So, Nick told me that I needed to launch it higher with (a lot) less spin. Steve Mata grabbed his phone, made a call and said "I've got something for you. It'll be here in 10 minutes." I hit a few other drivers, and they were all immediately better! But, he pulled the new XR 16 Sub Zero prototype out, and WOW! I hit it a few times with the wrong shaft and it went well, just a little squirrely. Put a demo shaft Rogue 125 MSI in and hit 4 BOMBS dead straight that got up in the air, flattened out and turned over about 2 yards. 168-170 ball speed, 13 Launch 1900-2100 RPM spin rate. At that point, I told Mata that I wanted THAT driver. He said they could build me another one. I said NO. I wanted that one. Now, I see where my 7 year old daughter gets it from (sorry, honey). He said that was their only Sub Zero head they had. But, since it was December 23rd and Callaway would pretty much be shut down for the next week or so, I took it home. I've got to tell you, its gotten BETTER. I had to learn where to aim my driver again. I'm not used to being able to turn my driver over. I can actually turn this over even though its a super low spinning head. Needless to say, I'm excited to be a Callaway Team Member! And, to clear up the point, I went after them. They didn't come after me. I want to raise trophies again. Thats why I love this game.

 

To top it all off, the irons are AMAZING! I started playing the new Apex Pro 16. I couldn't believe how well they went through the ground and how solid they were. I guess I really missed playing a forged blade. And, these are like no forged blades I've ever played.

 

Plus, when you have Roger Cleveland (the man!) custom grinding your wedges and sending there asking you what YOU want and asking you what you feel and what you are looking for... It does't get much better than that. As you can tell, I have a man-crush on Roger. I think he is the best. That's just my opinion...

 

One last thing, keep your eyes posted on my website in the coming weeks, jasongoregolf.com. There are going to be some huge, cool changes to it. Hopefully, I will give everyone a reason to give it a click!

 

Until our Q&A... Stay warm!!!

 

Best,

 

Jason

jason - thanks for taking time out to share with us. i hope you the best in the upcoming season. The line that struck a note with me was "I want to raise trophies again." As an amateur I would only assume this is why pro's play the game. The money is nice but it's all about winning.

1. Nick is the MAN at the ECPC

2. You are a smart man taking the demo. You know another head will not be the same.

Awesome. Great job Greg and thanks for posting Jason! Good luck in 2016 :drinks:

Jason is such a class act and one of the most down to Earth people that I have ever come in conact with. I was a fan when I went to a Web.com Event a few years back. He pulled me under the ropes and let me caddie for a hole during a practice round, took pictures and signed a ball.......now I huge fan. I like the move to Callaway and will be pulling hard for JG this year.

Hello Everyone!

 

Hope everyone had a safe, healthy and happy Holiday season!

 

I always enjoy chatting with Greg. He's one of my most favorite people and a great sounding board. It was very a difficult decision for me to switch, but my game has always been based around par 5's. I just felt like my numbers weren't very good with the other driver. I want to be clear and say that the driver I was playing was not a bad driver. It just wasn't good or right for me. I hear rave reviews and see amazing results when other people hit it club. Just not in my hands.

 

To make a short story long... When I went down to he Ely Callaway Performance Center in Carlsbad, CA, I joked with Steve Mata and Nick Arthur (my fitters) that I was going to say something to them that they had never heard before... "I want to hit it farther!" So, Nick told me that I needed to launch it higher with (a lot) less spin. Steve Mata grabbed his phone, made a call and said "I've got something for you. It'll be here in 10 minutes." I hit a few other drivers, and they were all immediately better! But, he pulled the new XR 16 Sub Zero prototype out, and WOW! I hit it a few times with the wrong shaft and it went well, just a little squirrely. Put a demo shaft Rogue 125 MSI in and hit 4 BOMBS dead straight that got up in the air, flattened out and turned over about 2 yards. 168-170 ball speed, 13 Launch 1900-2100 RPM spin rate. At that point, I told Mata that I wanted THAT driver. He said they could build me another one. I said NO. I wanted that one. Now, I see where my 7 year old daughter gets it from (sorry, honey). He said that was their only Sub Zero head they had. But, since it was December 23rd and Callaway would pretty much be shut down for the next week or so, I took it home. I've got to tell you, its gotten BETTER. I had to learn where to aim my driver again. I'm not used to being able to turn my driver over. I can actually turn this over even though its a super low spinning head. Needless to say, I'm excited to be a Callaway Team Member! And, to clear up the point, I went after them. They didn't come after me. I want to raise trophies again. Thats why I love this game.

 

To top it all off, the irons are AMAZING! I started playing the new Apex Pro 16. I couldn't believe how well they went through the ground and how solid they were. I guess I really missed playing a forged blade. And, these are like no forged blades I've ever played.

 

Plus, when you have Roger Cleveland (the man!) custom grinding your wedges and sending there asking you what YOU want and asking you what you feel and what you are looking for... It does't get much better than that. As you can tell, I have a man-crush on Roger. I think he is the best. That's just my opinion...

 

One last thing, keep your eyes posted on my website in the coming weeks, jasongoregolf.com. There are going to be some huge, cool changes to it. Hopefully, I will give everyone a reason to give it a click!

 

Until our Q&A... Stay warm!!!

 

Best,

 

Jason

Jason,

Thank you for the inside scoop and your experience, we spoke ver briefly at the Sony Open as I was a local caddy and you were very nice to us...good luck this year with your game and new equipment, I am a Callaway guy so it is all great from my side...lol, take care and God bless...