Corey Connors - 4-iron "prototype"?

[karstens_ghost]

https://www.golfwrx.com/707815/corey-conners-witb-2023-march/

 

This little nugget didn't get any press. Given that Ping have just done their iCrossover, they released 230s, and there's no reason to think they'd have a specialist club… are we talking S259 here? Does anyone know more?

[PowderedToastMan]

The 4 iron I'm seeing in the picture is just a run-of-the-mill iBlade. Perhaps whoever posted the WITB made a mistake? 

[karstens_ghost]

I saw that same 4-iron. That's why it was so odd… maybe it is an error, but that's a particularly high-effort error?

[pga43]

1 hour ago, PowderedToastMan said:

The 4 iron I'm seeing in the picture is just a run-of-the-mill iBlade. Perhaps whoever posted the WITB made a mistake? 

I shot the WITB but did not make the post about the 4 iron prototype

 

It was an iBlade.

 

 

Greg

[Valtiel]

PING has done a couple "prototypes" that were literally just the production club without badging, or with different badging. I have an i500 proto that is literally just the retail i500 without the "i500" logo on the back. I wouldn't be surprised if that is what.

[QuigleyDU]

16 minutes ago, pga43 said:

I shot the WITB but did not make the post about the 4 iron prototype

 

It was an iBlade.

 

 

Greg

Greg to the rescue!!

[karstens_ghost]

30 minutes ago, pga43 said:

I shot the WITB but did not make the post about the 4 iron prototype

 

It was an iBlade.

 

 

Greg

 

Now that's a thread-ender. Thanks Greg. 🙂

[hackalot]

That stinks. Was hoping for a new cast I-blade or S series. Dang it 

[pga43]

6 minutes ago, hackalot said:

That stinks. Was hoping for a new cast I-blade or S series. Dang it 

Believe me, I always am hoping to find something new too

 

 

Greg

[pga43]

Pretty easy to read iBlade on the 4 iron when I zoom in on full res

 

 

Greg

[Sparty4202]

What’s interesting to me is he’s playing Project X 6.0 in his irons.

[tphilp]

57 minutes ago, Sparty4202 said:

What’s interesting to me is he’s playing Project X 6.0 in his irons.

Is it? I would think it’s a weight thing likes the profile but doesn’t want the 6.5 because of the extra 5 grams 

[Loose_Ferrule]

8 hours ago, Sparty4202 said:

What’s interesting to me is he’s playing Project X 6.0 in his irons.

He must post in the Average Joe section..........surprised he can beat a 4 handicap Wrxer.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[CKaneb]

22 hours ago, Sparty4202 said:

What’s interesting to me is he’s playing Project X 6.0 in his irons.

Joaquin Niemann plays Project X 6.0

Russel Henley plays Dynamic Gold S400

Hideki Matsuyama played a Dynamic Gold S400 for almost all of last year

 

I don't have the exact quote but Jack Nicklaus said something along the lines of "you should be playing the softest and lightest shaft you possibly can"

 

These guys are all about control so if you can achieve that by having a lil softer of a shaft so you don't need to swing as hard I think ego goes out the door

[Sparty4202]

2 minutes ago, CKaneb said:

Joaquin Niemann plays Project X 6.0

Russel Henley plays Dynamic Gold S400

Hideki Matsuyama played a Dynamic Gold S400 for almost all of last year

 

I don't have the exact quote but Jack Nicklaus said something along the lines of "you should be playing the softest and lightest shaft you possibly can"

 

These guys are all about control so if you can achieve that by having a lil softer of a shaft so you don't need to swing as hard I think ego goes out the door

I know there is a small group of guys on tour using a softer flex shaft but those numbers are very small. Out of approximately 150 guys teeing it up every week on tour there’s about 5-6 using a stiff iron shaft…that’s a pretty low percentage. 

[CKaneb]

4 minutes ago, Sparty4202 said:

I know there is a small group of guys on tour using a softer flex shaft but those numbers are very small. Out of approximately 150 guys teeing it up every week on tour there’s about 5-6 using a stiff iron shaft…that’s a pretty low percentage. 

oh it's a super small percentage I'm totally aware of that, still something to consider though

[Thayneil]

10 hours ago, Sparty4202 said:

I know there is a small group of guys on tour using a softer flex shaft but those numbers are very small. Out of approximately 150 guys teeing it up every week on tour there’s about 5-6 using a stiff iron shaft…that’s a pretty low percentage. 

PX  6.0  still more of an X  than a S

[rblmp32]

17 hours ago, CKaneb said:

oh it's a super small percentage I'm totally aware of that, still something to consider though

I agree.  And think of it this way, the guys playing X100 for example, for them it might be the softest, lightest shaft they can play.  They could probably swing X7, but it's either too heavy or too stiff for their feel.  X100 doesn't feel like a board to guys with higher swing speeds tour players, same with PX 6.5.