Tour Kevin Kisner - WITB - 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

[GolfWRX_Spotted]

[ShakeyT]

No Dynapower driver when it gets tournament time. That's not a good thing for Wilson. 

Edited February 1, 2023 by ShakeyT

[akap4surf]

Those utility irons look so sweet! Great pictures thanks!!

[Corey Pavins Moustache]

1 minute ago, ShakeyT said:

No Dynapower driver when it gets tournament time. That's not a good thing for Wilson. 

 

Agree.  Wilson press release a few weeks back said he'd be bagging 12 Wilson clubs.  I count 10.

They said he'd be playing the driver and it's absence is a big miss IMO for Wilson.  Then also looks like he ditched using the Wilson wedges they said he'd add.  Looks like word hasn't gotten to Team Wilson page yet -  https://www.wilson.com/en-us/node/111951

 

It's also interesting how his Staff CB's and MB's have a custom grind with no numbers on sole.  I noticed Trey Mullinax has a similar same grind on his Wilson irons in the WITB last week.  

[Steve o]

Honestly his not playing Dynapwr tic's me off.

[awtryau89]

Biggest thing is he isn’t playing a Callaway driver. Tells you a lot about their product. Is there anyone not under contract playing their driver. Don’t think so. Ping, Titleist, TM all see non staffer in their drivers. 

Edited February 1, 2023 by awtryau89

[James the Hogan Fan]

If I were Wilson (other than the driver thing) darned if I wouldn't be designing a Tour Custom Launchpad Fybrid (minus all the GI stuff) to get in his hands to boot out that Cally UW. Seeing as Wilson came up with the concept in 2008...

[gator022]

48 minutes ago, awtryau89 said:

Biggest thing is he isn’t playing a Callaway driver. Tells you a lot about their product. Is there anyone not under contract playing their driver. Don’t think so. Ping, Titleist, TM all see non staffer in their drivers. 

I think someone reported 9 non-staffer Callaway drivers at the Farmers last week on another site.  Definitely not at the top of the list but not awful.

[Vlade15]

12 hours ago, awtryau89 said:

Biggest thing is he isn’t playing a Callaway driver. Tells you a lot about their product. Is there anyone not under contract playing their driver. Don’t think so. Ping, Titleist, TM all see non staffer in their drivers. 

The paradym already has like 4 tour wins since it launched under its belt.  More than any other driver in that time frame.  Tells you a lot about their product.

[jholz]

Like others, I was expecting to see the Dynapower Driver and Staff Wedges. Somewhat disappointing to be sure.

 

But, that Dynapower 3w does look pretty nice.

[FifeRiviera]

7 minutes ago, Vlade15 said:

The paradym already has like 4 tour wins since it launched under its belt.  More than any other driver in that time frame.  Tells you a lot about their product.

 

They hit a hot streak with sponsored player Rahm? Says "heehaw" about the driver.

[awtryau89]

11 minutes ago, Vlade15 said:

The paradym already has like 4 tour wins since it launched under its belt.  More than any other driver in that time frame.  Tells you a lot about their product.

Perfect argument from a Callaway fanboy. Look I have the UW and an Odyssey putter in the bag. I'm not against their products I just know they can't make a driver that non-staffers want to put in the bag. Compared to other manufacturers they lag wayyyy behind in this area. Even their tour staff don't like their stock drivers much. its why they have to have 6-8 variations on the conforming list. Titleist staffers and non staffers play their off the rack drivers CT tested and spec'd out. Same for TM and Ping. Kisner is a perfect example of this. First of all when he was on staff he stuck with an old GBB forever. Then as soon as he leaves he drops their drivers and goes for Ping or Titleist. He still has other Callaway clubs in the bag too so those are something he's comfortable with and perform. Can't say the same about their drivers.

[belh22]

players win, not their drivers.  rahm and rory are just better than everyone else.  wouldn't matter what brand they had in their hands, they would win anyway

[bbigtigger]

Looks like a lot of sole work on the irons!

[AubFan]

Cannot wait for that tri hot 7!

[The Mad Bomber]

14 hours ago, Steve o said:

Honestly his not playing Dynapwr tic's me off.

Just curious…but why exactly?

[Denny100]

1 hour ago, Vlade15 said:

The paradym already has like 4 tour wins since it launched under its belt.  More than any other driver in that time frame.  Tells you a lot about their product.

 

It tells you that callaway pay some really good players to use it who happen to have won? absolutely ground breaking.

[Vlade15]

1 hour ago, awtryau89 said:

Perfect argument from a Callaway fanboy. Look I have the UW and an Odyssey putter in the bag. I'm not against their products I just know they can't make a driver that non-staffers want to put in the bag. Compared to other manufacturers they lag wayyyy behind in this area. Even their tour staff don't like their stock drivers much. its why they have to have 6-8 variations on the conforming list. Titleist staffers and non staffers play their off the rack drivers CT tested and spec'd out. Same for TM and Ping. Kisner is a perfect example of this. First of all when he was on staff he stuck with an old GBB forever. Then as soon as he leaves he drops their drivers and goes for Ping or Titleist. He still has other Callaway clubs in the bag too so those are something he's comfortable with and perform. Can't say the same about their drivers.

Literally not a Callaway wood in my bag.  Hasn't been for quite a while.  So I am not sure how I would be a "fanboy" - But have a good day man.

[Vlade15]

I was making a smart comment in response to a ridiculous comment about how it "says a lot" that Kisner isnt testing the Callaway so that means its a trash driver.

[coloradogolf72]

15 hours ago, ShakeyT said:

No Dynapower driver when it gets tournament time. That's not a good thing for Wilson. 

 

I don't see this as a big hit for Wilson. Kisner, in the past, was never one to switch equipment out frequently. Last year, he was swapping driver shafts out every tournament and trying out new gear. He's searching for something. And when Tour pros are searching for something, it typically never makes any OEM look good. Justin Rose won his first tourney with Honma clubs, then started his massive search. Rickie has been on a search as well. It's just something these OEMs have to "hang on" and provide support to their players. 

[Chubbs91]

Loving the Putter Cover. I'm sure he'll fill the bag out with Wilson Staff.

[QuigleyDU]

15 hours ago, awtryau89 said:

Biggest thing is he isn’t playing a Callaway driver. Tells you a lot about their product. Is there anyone not under contract playing their driver. Don’t think so. Ping, Titleist, TM all see non staffer in their drivers. 

Lots of none Cally staffers are playing the Paradym. Zero staffers are playing the Dynapower.. 

[03trdblack]

1 hour ago, bbigtigger said:

Looks like a lot of sole work on the irons!

 

They went hard on the grinder!

[boggyman]

Dam shame he doesn’t have the W/S driver in the bag. As for the irons, it’s possibly a grind similar to the irons he bagged at Callaway!

[03trdblack]

11 minutes ago, boggyman said:

Dam shame he doesn’t have the W/S driver in the bag. As for the irons, it’s possibly a grind similar to the irons he bagged at Callaway!

 

Another Wilson driver effort that is dead on arrival?

[Vlade15]

16 minutes ago, 03trdblack said:

 

Another Wilson driver effort that is dead on arrival?

Hope not.  Be a shame if it was.  Cortex was a great driver.  I am sure this one will be excellent, too.  I think they got the price point wrong.

[boggyman]

15 minutes ago, Vlade15 said:

Hope not.  Be a shame if it was.  Cortex was a great driver.  I am sure this one will be excellent, too.  I think they got the price point wrong.

I’m with you! Hope not and definitely got the price point wrong! 

[boggyman]

33 minutes ago, 03trdblack said:

 

Another Wilson driver effort that is dead on arrival?

I’ll try it regardless but definitely got the price point wrong I believe,especially if they want more of the market. I’ve had some great success with their drivers in the past, especially the d100 and FG Tour f5 series. 

[chrisp]

He was playing a 6 year old driver.  

It must have been a pretty decent driver to have stayed in the bag all those years.

[My2Dogs]

He went away from his old shaft as well in the driver and has the Ventus TR Red in both drivers he is testing.