Tiger Woods - WITB 2019 US Open

[GolfWRX]

[sbjinx]

Does Tiger use plastic tees cause i noticed the flap on M5 starting to crack ;)

 

[kekoa]

Is it the reflection or are there no milled marks on the sole of his irons??

[DFS PFD]

> @kekoa said:

> Is it the reflection or are there no milled marks on the sole of his irons??

 

Nice catch, maybe they're seriously "worn" but I can't make out milling either.

[brooky333]

I wonder if he will send that Scotty back to the shop for a clean up!

that thing has seen some action

brooky333

[pcs11]

My goodness those tee marks........... wonder what that feels like to pure every single shot you take?

[TROPICALWIFI]

> @brooky333 said:

> I wonder if he will send that Scotty back to the shop for a clean up!

> that thing has seen some action

> brooky333

 

No chance. Doing that would make it lighter, which is why you will never see Tiger or Spieth do a putter "restoration".

[Downtown_Brown_41]

If you zoom in you can see the faint milling lines

[cardoustie]

My goodness another pro with the weights not in the fade setting !

I still see a 2i in my mind's eye when I look at TW's bag. Amazed he doesn't have a hybrid worked into the mix yet

[Golfrnut]

> @TROPICALWIFI said:

> > @brooky333 said:

> > I wonder if he will send that Scotty back to the shop for a clean up!

> > that thing has seen some action

> > brooky333

>

> No chance. Doing that would make it lighter, which is why you will never see Tiger or Spieth do a putter "restoration".

 

Depends on what you consider a "restoration". It has been commented on more than a few times that it does get 'worked' on every now and again. So no, it's not 'untouched'.

https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/18544732/golf-tiger-woods-scotty-cameron-world-most-famous-putter

https://golfweek.com/2019/05/08/tiger-woods-magic-putter-scotty-cameron/

[Pinging77]

I have zoomed in as much as possible. There are scratches, but nothing resembling milled marks on the sole. If he hit so many balls the milled marks are gone, so would be the finish. Notice perfectly noticeable on wedges. My gosh I am extremely shocked and surprised the limited (haha) edition TW irons aren’t exactly like Tigers after all..Maybe when asking for Tiger specs, one should ask for the smooth version of the milled grind sole..

[DTown3011]

> @pcs11 said:

> My goodness those tee marks........... wonder what that feels like to pure every single shot you take?

 

My first thought as well! Impressive. Most other pros including myself have tee marks that peel off to the toe.

[bladehunter]

> @kekoa said:

> Is it the reflection or are there no milled marks on the sole of his irons??

 

Lol. At least TM got him a 3 iron.

[Golfrnut]

> @Pinging77 said:

> I have zoomed in as much as possible. There are scratches, but nothing resembling milled marks on the sole. If he hit so many balls the milled marks are gone, so would be the finish. Notice perfectly noticeable on wedges. My gosh I am extremely shocked and surprised the limited (haha) edition TW irons aren’t exactly like Tigers after all..Maybe when asking for Tiger specs, one should ask for the smooth version of the milled grind sole..

 

Second pic of the 8 iron looks to show the mill marks near the leading and trailing edge. Faint, but there. Not quite sure the pitchforks need to be raised on this one.

 

[bladehunter]

Love the putter pics. Can’t believe how high on the face that wear mark is. He really keeps it down through the hit. So much for the idea that you should hit slightly up on it.

[bladehunter]

> @Golfrnut said:

> > @Pinging77 said:

> > I have zoomed in as much as possible. There are scratches, but nothing resembling milled marks on the sole. If he hit so many balls the milled marks are gone, so would be the finish. Notice perfectly noticeable on wedges. My gosh I am extremely shocked and surprised the limited (haha) edition TW irons aren’t exactly like Tigers after all..Maybe when asking for Tiger specs, one should ask for the smooth version of the milled grind sole..

>

> Second pic of the 8 iron looks to show the mill marks near the leading and trailing edge. Faint, but there. Not quite sure the pitchforks need to be raised on this one.

>

 

He’s just saying the obvious. No need for pitchforks for sure. Everybody has known those irons were only close facsimiles of tigers since they came out.

[MakersMarsh3]

I am seeing faint mill marks y’all

 

He won’t ever restore the putter. He’s so used to looking at it Like that

[Josh L.]

You can see the mill marks in the heel of the 8i.

[jonn443]

> @pcs11 said:

> My goodness those tee marks........... wonder what that feels like to pure every single shot you take?

 

What picture are you seeing this?

[cpeck]

> @jonn443 said:

> > @pcs11 said:

> > My goodness those tee marks........... wonder what that feels like to pure every single shot you take?

>

> What picture are you seeing this?

 

 

i think the white in the groove for the weight.

 

[hoselshot82]

Actually it looks like they are worn down, but if that is the case wouldn’t the finish be worn?

[Valtiel]

Man, those tee marks on the driver and the wear spot on that putter....inhuman.

[Valtiel]

> @cardoustie said:

> My goodness another pro with the weights not in the fade setting !

> I still see a 2i in my mind's eye when I look at TW's bag. Amazed he doesn't have a hybrid worked into the mix yet

 

Its interesting....he was really striping that UDI last year and it seemed like a sure thing in his bag. Then it went away and came back in the form of the GAPR for the open, which he rarely hit, then back to the UDI with a revolving door of shaft changes until it left the bag completely. He seemed to really have a problem with a two way miss before it left the bag, either tugging it hard left or wiping it to the right. I think hell will freeze over if Tiger puts a hybrid in the bag though, hah!

[bladehunter]

> @GolfBum82 said:

> Actually it looks like they are worn down, but if that is the case wouldn’t the finish be worn?

 

Worn down by hand before plating I’m sure.

[Golfrnut]

> @Valtiel said:

> > @cardoustie said:

> > My goodness another pro with the weights not in the fade setting !

> > I still see a 2i in my mind's eye when I look at TW's bag. Amazed he doesn't have a hybrid worked into the mix yet

>

> Its interesting....he was really striping that UDI last year and it seemed like a sure thing in his bag. Then it went away and came back in the form of the GAPR for the open, which he rarely hit, then back to the UDI with a revolving door of shaft changes until it left the bag completely. He seemed to really have a problem with a two way miss before it left the bag, either tugging it hard left or wiping it to the right. I think **** will freeze over if Tiger puts a hybrid in the bag though, hah!

 

Keep waiting to see the 2 iron too. He's always given the reasoning that when there is high rough that he usually chosses the fairway wood over the iron. With his schedule being so limited and the tournaments he's been playing favoring the knarley stuff, maybe we are seeing the last of it. Or...maybe it will show back up when it gets back into playoff time in the late summer/fall and the conditions are a little condusive for it.

 

I find it hard to think he would get any grief over it, but he seemed pretty fond of that UDI, I wonder if he ever gets any pressure to keep the newer models in the bag and just isn't as much of a fan.

[Valtiel]

> @Golfrnut said:

> > @Valtiel said:

> > > @cardoustie said:

> > > My goodness another pro with the weights not in the fade setting !

> > > I still see a 2i in my mind's eye when I look at TW's bag. Amazed he doesn't have a hybrid worked into the mix yet

> >

> > Its interesting....he was really striping that UDI last year and it seemed like a sure thing in his bag. Then it went away and came back in the form of the GAPR for the open, which he rarely hit, then back to the UDI with a revolving door of shaft changes until it left the bag completely. He seemed to really have a problem with a two way miss before it left the bag, either tugging it hard left or wiping it to the right. I think **** will freeze over if Tiger puts a hybrid in the bag though, hah!

>

> Keep waiting to see the 2 iron too. He's always given the reasoning that when there is high rough that he usually chosses the fairway wood over the iron. With his schedule being so limited and the tournaments he's been playing favoring the knarley stuff, maybe we are seeing the last of it. Or...maybe it will show back up when it gets back into playoff time in the late summer/fall and the conditions are a little condusive for it.

>

> I find it hard to think he would get any grief over it, but he seemed pretty fond of that UDI, I wonder if he ever gets any pressure to keep the newer models in the bag and just isn't as much of a fan.

 

What i'm curious about was all the shaft switching. He had been playing the Project X PXi in his 2-iron even during the Nike period and it made the switch over to the UDI. It was the only reason I even looked at the shaft as a driving iron option and it turned out to be perfect. Then all of the sudden hes got 1-off Tensei hybrid Oranges and Whites and then back to steel but Dynamic Gold instead and then I saw something about a standard Project X Rifle? Seemed like he was really trying to find something and I wonder what made him ever go away from what was working in the first place. Maybe it was True Temper discontinuing the PXi? We'll never know I guess, but its stuff like that that I find interesting.

[Golfrnut]

> @Valtiel said:

> > @Golfrnut said:

> > > @Valtiel said:

> > > > @cardoustie said:

> > > > My goodness another pro with the weights not in the fade setting !

> > > > I still see a 2i in my mind's eye when I look at TW's bag. Amazed he doesn't have a hybrid worked into the mix yet

> > >

> > > Its interesting....he was really striping that UDI last year and it seemed like a sure thing in his bag. Then it went away and came back in the form of the GAPR for the open, which he rarely hit, then back to the UDI with a revolving door of shaft changes until it left the bag completely. He seemed to really have a problem with a two way miss before it left the bag, either tugging it hard left or wiping it to the right. I think **** will freeze over if Tiger puts a hybrid in the bag though, hah!

> >

> > Keep waiting to see the 2 iron too. He's always given the reasoning that when there is high rough that he usually chosses the fairway wood over the iron. With his schedule being so limited and the tournaments he's been playing favoring the knarley stuff, maybe we are seeing the last of it. Or...maybe it will show back up when it gets back into playoff time in the late summer/fall and the conditions are a little condusive for it.

> >

> > I find it hard to think he would get any grief over it, but he seemed pretty fond of that UDI, I wonder if he ever gets any pressure to keep the newer models in the bag and just isn't as much of a fan.

>

> What i'm curious about was all the shaft switching. He had been playing the Project X PXi in his 2-iron even during the Nike period and it made the switch over to the UDI. It was the only reason I even looked at the shaft as a driving iron option and it turned out to be perfect. Then all of the sudden hes got 1-off Tensei hybrid Oranges and Whites and then back to steel but Dynamic Gold instead and then I saw something about a standard Project X Rifle? Seemed like he was really trying to find something and I wonder what made him ever go away from what was working in the first place. Maybe it was True Temper discontinuing the PXi? We'll never know I guess, but its stuff like that that I find interesting.

 

He's always been a fan of wanting to hit the ball high when he feels like he needs to, so perhaps he's lost that ability to reliably do it for whatever reason...hense the searching. Maybe that's another reason we haven't seen it in the bag this year?

[QuigleyDU]

Looking back at when these irons first came into his bag. there were no mill marks then either.

 

I

[ZBUCK]

Waiting for the first "I could never use that putter, the dings would be so distracting" comment.

[Valtiel]

> @Golfrnut said:

> > @Valtiel said:

> > > @Golfrnut said:

> > > > @Valtiel said:

> > > > > @cardoustie said:

> > > > > My goodness another pro with the weights not in the fade setting !

> > > > > I still see a 2i in my mind's eye when I look at TW's bag. Amazed he doesn't have a hybrid worked into the mix yet

> > > >

> > > > Its interesting....he was really striping that UDI last year and it seemed like a sure thing in his bag. Then it went away and came back in the form of the GAPR for the open, which he rarely hit, then back to the UDI with a revolving door of shaft changes until it left the bag completely. He seemed to really have a problem with a two way miss before it left the bag, either tugging it hard left or wiping it to the right. I think **** will freeze over if Tiger puts a hybrid in the bag though, hah!

> > >

> > > Keep waiting to see the 2 iron too. He's always given the reasoning that when there is high rough that he usually chosses the fairway wood over the iron. With his schedule being so limited and the tournaments he's been playing favoring the knarley stuff, maybe we are seeing the last of it. Or...maybe it will show back up when it gets back into playoff time in the late summer/fall and the conditions are a little condusive for it.

> > >

> > > I find it hard to think he would get any grief over it, but he seemed pretty fond of that UDI, I wonder if he ever gets any pressure to keep the newer models in the bag and just isn't as much of a fan.

> >

> > What i'm curious about was all the shaft switching. He had been playing the Project X PXi in his 2-iron even during the Nike period and it made the switch over to the UDI. It was the only reason I even looked at the shaft as a driving iron option and it turned out to be perfect. Then all of the sudden hes got 1-off Tensei hybrid Oranges and Whites and then back to steel but Dynamic Gold instead and then I saw something about a standard Project X Rifle? Seemed like he was really trying to find something and I wonder what made him ever go away from what was working in the first place. Maybe it was True Temper discontinuing the PXi? We'll never know I guess, but its stuff like that that I find interesting.

>

> He's always been a fan of wanting to hit the ball high when he feels like he needs to, so perhaps he's lost that ability to reliably do it for whatever reason...hense the searching. Maybe that's another reason we haven't seen it in the bag this year?

 

Yeah that makes sense, I know hes talked about that in clinics re: attacking par 5s so it could just easily be a concerted effort to keep that attack option in the bag. One thing that has definitely changed in conjunction with the 2-iron leaving the bag is dialing back with the driver too. He was hitting 180mph ball speeds last year and he is down in the high 160's to low 170's now, so the 5w probably makes more sense from a distance standpoint now too.