Tour Alan Morin (SoFL PGA Section Champ) - WITB - 2022 The Honda Classic

[BIG STU]

20 hours ago, ORUTRAVIS said:

This guy is one of the best in South Florida.  Don't think this is an one off.  38 pga tour events played including at least two PGA championships.  I played with him where he shot 63 and I was outdriving him by 40 yards. 

Can agree and even some of the guys in the Carolinas PGA section know about him because I have heard him mentioned among his peers in the Carolinas

Now I was intrigued with is set up and was looking again this morning. Now I am no where near the caliber of player he is but I did notice on the top of his bag even though he uses hybrids and I FWs we have darn near the same loft set up and basically as one member put it "noodle shafts". I have been having some mental issues due to me getting older (64) and having a bad back injury and having to resort to this similar set up. Now I feel ok mental wise and feel I made a great decision for myself . I hope he does well and I do know he has inspired me

[Teekman]

Can just imagine the look on the Tour Rep Face if he came in to get fitted. I’m curious how many Stiff Shafts the vans carry in total for woods lmao.

[kuuuuch]

I remember when we were on the range Tuesday back in 2010, one of the other tour pro’s said “you know Alan, Titleist has actually made some new clubs in the last decade”… “Wait, are you serious?! I need a new rep.”

 

And you’re right, the equipment trucks didn’t have any stiff shafts. 

[Ben Berube]

On 2/23/2022 at 10:31 AM, ORUTRAVIS said:

This guy is one of the best in South Florida.  Don't think this is an one off.  38 pga tour events played including at least two PGA championships.  I played with him where he shot 63 and I was outdriving him by 40 yards. 

Wow thats sick man. Love that. Hope he hangs this weekend!!! 

[ALo314]

Love this!

[Feelingofgreatness]

On 2/23/2022 at 10:31 AM, ORUTRAVIS said:

This guy is one of the best in South Florida.  Don't think this is an one off.  38 pga tour events played including at least two PGA championships.  I played with him where he shot 63 and I was outdriving him by 40 yards. 

How far does he drive it? 

[ignitewvu]

On 2/24/2022 at 4:11 AM, TiScape said:

His shafts make me think 💣f Bombsquad 😂

 

A whole lotta matrix!!!!

[Guest]

One of the best WITB's ever, before I opened this thread I was expecting top to bottom Titleist - 😴

[nlinneman20]

Those black tie shafts are THE BEST

 

I have them in my Exotics hybrids, prob oldest clubs in my bag and LOVE THEM.

 

Trying to find a 5 hybrid in exact same set up but its like a unicorn.

[Joe85]

This is the type of bag that gets me excited. 

[stimpmeterp]

Is that a RBZ non-tour 3 wood on an R11 stock fairway shaft - stiff flex?  Those retail heads were so hard to hit!  Amiright?

[Thayneil]

On 2/23/2022 at 2:57 AM, BagofToast said:

Very a unique bag 

shafts not stiff enough for  www.golfwx.com

 

[BagofToast]

37 minutes ago, Thayneil said:

shafts not stiff enough for  www.golfwx.com

 

It has to be tx or it ain't approved 

[nova6868]

I even love that he just has 52 and 56 wedges. It's like yeah, that's good enough. I'm good. 

 

[Ghostwedge]

Cut was +2 he shot +8 which still beat Fabian Gomez and Patrick Reed by a shot. He dusted Compton, Cink, Matthew Wolff and Villlegas.

Guy is a player..... regular shaft bags everywhere salute you.👍

[Hedgehog]

I love those hybrids, still regret the day I sold mine (mint) for $50 and have yet to find a better club for that gap.

[pccasstpro]

On 2/26/2022 at 2:08 PM, Ghostwedge said:

Cut was +2 he shot +8 which still beat Fabian Gomez and Patrick Reed by a shot. He dusted Compton, Cink, Matthew Wolff and Villlegas.

Guy is a player..... regular shaft bags everywhere salute you.👍

Looks like he is back to knocking down guys at the PGA Section events.....  

[Chilli9880]

There's a lot of honesty or zero BS in his bag. Knowing GolfWrx guys, I'd say 75% to 90% need a bag more like this. Funny as it may be, this guy's bag is really close to Webb Simpson's bag. If you all haven't seen that, take a peek. Gave me the idea to put a 5H with a steel shaft in the bag this winter. I love it so much I'm actually mentally toying with the idea of a 6H in the bag. My Par 3 scoring last year was my worst statistical category and that because I played a lot of holes where a 4/5/6 iron were needed. My wedges and putting often saved my par 3 scoring. 

 

That's just my correlation to this bag. Why hit clubs that you can't hit when there's plenty of forgiveness out there. Just need to set the pride aside and be honest with yourself. 

 

Cheers!  🍻

Edited March 1, 2022 by Chilli9880
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[ORUTRAVIS]

On 2/25/2022 at 10:05 AM, Feelingofgreatness said:

How far does he drive it? 

260ish.  Hard fairways he is probably out there 275-285.  

[illum1na71]

This bag came out of a time machine from 2011.. holy crap.  Awesome.

[KenEvil]

Those MC's were (and apparently still are) so good. Wish I held onto mine. 

[BIG STU]

On 2/28/2022 at 2:22 PM, Chilli9880 said:

There's a lot of honesty or zero BS in his bag. Knowing GolfWrx guys, I'd say 75% to 90% need a bag more like this. Funny as it may be, this guy's bag is really close to Webb Simpson's bag. If you all haven't seen that, take a peek. Gave me the idea to put a 5H with a steel shaft in the bag this winter. I love it so much I'm actually mentally toying with the idea of a 6H in the bag. My Par 3 scoring last year was my worst statistical category and that because I played a lot of holes where a 4/5/6 iron were needed. My wedges and putting often saved my par 3 scoring. 

 

That's just my correlation to this bag. Why hit clubs that you can't hit when there's plenty of forgiveness out there. Just need to set the pride aside and be honest with yourself. 

 

Cheers!  🍻

Great post!! Your last paragraph says it all IMHO--- See my signature--- I also did one change today I added an. old laminate PB 7 wood today that is around 27* pulled the 6 iron out. Yep being 64 years old with a back injury I had to put the man card away and play what will work for me. I carry the 5&7 irons because I do a lot of bump and run chips.

[gator022]

On 2/28/2022 at 2:22 PM, Chilli9880 said:

There's a lot of honesty or zero BS in his bag. Knowing GolfWrx guys, I'd say 75% to 90% need a bag more like this. Funny as it may be, this guy's bag is really close to Webb Simpson's bag. If you all haven't seen that, take a peek. Gave me the idea to put a 5H with a steel shaft in the bag this winter. I love it so much I'm actually mentally toying with the idea of a 6H in the bag. My Par 3 scoring last year was my worst statistical category and that because I played a lot of holes where a 4/5/6 iron were needed. My wedges and putting often saved my par 3 scoring. 

 

That's just my correlation to this bag. Why hit clubs that you can't hit when there's plenty of forgiveness out there. Just need to set the pride aside and be honest with yourself. 

 

Cheers!  🍻

 

Add me to the list of lots of hybrids.  I have 3-5 hybrids now for a couple reasons.  One, I don’t get to practice to play as much because I have two young kids (almost 5 and 2.5).  Two, lofts have gotten so strong on irons, especially in GI irons, that it’s hard for me to fathom hitting a 22-24* 5 iron.  I had a hard time with those when they were 4 iron’s and I’m a hair short of 40.  I was always hesitant to get a 5 hybrid for many reasons, lots of it ego I’m sure.  However, I have the Mizuno CLK’s 2020 3-5 and man these are great. I have a HARD time making them go left because they sit so square and flat.

 

Two great shots with the 5 keep making me come back to it.  I played twice now with a 1 handicap who hits it about as far as me and there is a par 3 that plays 187-190 uphill.  Each time I hit my 5 hybrid.  Each time he hits his 5 iron.  Small sample size, but he went bogey bogey and I’ve gone Birdie Par with the 5H.  It’s only a couple shots here and there but it makes a difference to have confidence hitting that v. Traditional 5 iron.  If I have 185-195 yards now I’m liking to hit the 5H now and have confidence in that shot.

 

I will say I’m not striking it well enough at the moment where I could probably have 2 hybrids and tweak them a degree to two here and drop one, however, I don’t know what club I’d add in it’s place.

 

Side note - what does Alan Morin have these hybrids set at? 17-20-24?  Something like that it appears?

[iBanesto]

Video from 12 years ago.

 

Probably just before his last upgrade in clubs. 😅