Hideki Matsuyama - WITB Sept 2019

[GolfWRX]

[tungstenplug]

19 or 20 clubs in his bag..pretty standard for him in the days leading up to an event

[pga43]

> @kevinscott22 said:

> 19 or 20 clubs in his bag..pretty standard for him in the days leading up to an event

 

More like 30-40. That's why he let me shoot it today. Not nearly as many clubs.

 

Greg

[Puttersaurus Rex]

Love the RTX4 forged, and lead tape on the shafts!

[Backsidefloater]

Hopefully he wins so we can see what actually makes the bag

[AUGolfer32]

Love this guys WITBs, never disappoints.

[Golfingfanatic]

Does he use anything made by Srixon/Cleveland that is available at the retail level in the US?

PS: he always has some nasty GD shafts.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

115X shaft in the hybrids? My back hurts just looking at them.

 

> @"Puttersaurus Rex" said:

> Love the RTX4 forged, and lead tape on the shafts!

 

Interestingly, those RTX4 forged in his bag are nothing like the version I've seen in the shops here. His actually look more like an older model, like the RTX 2.0 (not saying that they ARE the 2.0, just that they look more like that the RTX 4 forged.

 

 

[MattyO1984]

I keep hearing that the Srixon drivers are really good but until they can get their number 1 guy to actually play them on a regular basis, people are going to have a hard time believing that they are as good as they say they are.

[Langlands]

Nice wear mark in the centre of the putter face.

[Gary Gutful]

Massive fiddler.

[Valtiel]

I get the vibe that he might be a bit of a headcase when it comes to his gear. Not necessarily in a bad way, but the tiniest pieces of lead tape all over the place and things like the trailing edge relief ground into the Taylormade M2 Tour 3-iron kinda suggests that some of this stuff is just mental.

[tetraulj]

Lead tape game going strong!

[texcellence86]

Always has the best / exotic / JO TourAD shafts in the bag.

[jwhite86]

That wear spot on the putter is next level #goals

[eyeeye]

OMG that putter

[eyeeye]

That lead tape below the grips on his wedges are very interesting.

[BearQ]

> @Valtiel said:

> I get the vibe that he might be a bit of a headcase when it comes to his gear. Not necessarily in a bad way, but the tiniest pieces of lead tape all over the place and things like the trailing edge relief ground into the Taylormade M2 Tour 3-iron kinda suggests that some of this stuff is just mental.

 

His transition is so aggressive + he pounds into the turf. It’s absolutely mental as you said. But I think he emphasizes feeling the clubhead at the top and also how clubs goes through the turf for him depending on course. How many chunk 1 hand finishes have you seen him hit to birdie range lol. That tiny grind and bit of lead tape probably placebos those misses on to the green

 

I wouldn’t be surprised if he broke some fairway woods when he goes after them. So much thunder thighs

 

[titleless_30]

Those don't look like the z-forged. Didn't Srixon say he switched?

[TheInfidel]

> @eyeeye said:

> That lead tape below the grips on his wedges are very interesting.

Love the odd 0.5g or 0.8g of lead just here and there, for performance or effect I'm not sure.

[J13]

LOVE the bag setup. True ho

[4rheel]

Wonder what happened to all the new proto scottys he was testing

[QuigleyDU]

You always read the lead tape only works for swing weight purposes. Yet, you always see things like this, where there is lead tape is certain spots, in varying amounts. There must be more to it than just swing weight.

[QuigleyDU]

> @titleless_30 said:

> Those don't look like the z-forged. Didn't Srixon say he switched?

 

They look like some kind of one off. the sole is similar to the Z-945, but that is not what those are.

[Santiago Golf]

> @TheInfidel said:

> > @eyeeye said:

> > That lead tape below the grips on his wedges are very interesting.

> Love the odd 0.5g or 0.8g of lead just here and there, for performance or effect I'm not sure.

 

I mean Tiger has picked up a set of new irons and said these feel light and they total weight them and thry are gram light. Bubba knows when his grips are a wrap off. The list goes on

[QuigleyDU]

> @"Santiago Golf" said:

> > @TheInfidel said:

> > > @eyeeye said:

> > > That lead tape below the grips on his wedges are very interesting.

> > Love the odd 0.5g or 0.8g of lead just here and there, for performance or effect I'm not sure.

>

> I mean Tiger has picked up a set of new irons and said these feel light and they total weight them and thry are gram light. Bubba knows when his grips are a wrap off. The list goes on

 

And Paul Bonyan had a blue ox and made the grand canyon...

[Golfingfanatic]

> @QuigleyDU said:

> > @titleless_30 said:

> > Those don't look like the z-forged. Didn't Srixon say he switched?

>

> They look like some kind of one off. the sole is similar to the Z-945, but that is not what those are.

 

Pretty sure they are Z-925s. Japan-only predecessor of the 945s

[Medson]

> @Langlands said:

> Nice wear mark in the centre of the putter face.

 

Yet, he still cannot putt. Putting on your is hard business.

 

 

[Valtiel]

> @BearQ said:

> > @Valtiel said:

> > I get the vibe that he might be a bit of a headcase when it comes to his gear. Not necessarily in a bad way, but the tiniest pieces of lead tape all over the place and things like the trailing edge relief ground into the Taylormade M2 Tour 3-iron kinda suggests that some of this stuff is just mental.

>

> His transition is so aggressive + he pounds into the turf. It’s absolutely mental as you said. But I think he emphasizes feeling the clubhead at the top and also how clubs goes through the turf for him depending on course. How many chunk 1 hand finishes have you seen him hit to birdie range lol. That tiny grind and bit of lead tape probably placebos those misses on to the green

>

> I wouldn’t be surprised if he broke some fairway woods when he goes after them. So much thunder thighs

>

 

Hah, agreed. Those one handed finishes have to be purely based on feel given how many turn out fine, a feel that something wasn't absolutely perfect so the shot MUST be terrible.

[J13]

> @Valtiel said:

> > @BearQ said:

> > > @Valtiel said:

> > > I get the vibe that he might be a bit of a headcase when it comes to his gear. Not necessarily in a bad way, but the tiniest pieces of lead tape all over the place and things like the trailing edge relief ground into the Taylormade M2 Tour 3-iron kinda suggests that some of this stuff is just mental.

> >

> > His transition is so aggressive + he pounds into the turf. It’s absolutely mental as you said. But I think he emphasizes feeling the clubhead at the top and also how clubs goes through the turf for him depending on course. How many chunk 1 hand finishes have you seen him hit to birdie range lol. That tiny grind and bit of lead tape probably placebos those misses on to the green

> >

> > I wouldn’t be surprised if he broke some fairway woods when he goes after them. So much thunder thighs

> >

>

> Hah, agreed. Those one handed finishes have to be purely based on feel given how many turn out fine, a feel that something wasn't absolutely perfect so the shot MUST be terrible.

 

His bad shot and our bad shot are very different hahaha. On another note, I'd much rather see a one handed follow through in frustration than a Sergio putter into a green or spitting in a cup.