Tour Steve Stricker WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic

[atursky]

[JTA10wt]

He must have a truckload of SM4 60's, that one looks brand new.

[benthegolfer]

love this bag 

[Chilli9880]

15 minutes ago, JTA10wt said:

He must have a truckload of SM4 60's, that one looks brand new.

Same for that 915F, there's no way that club, after 8+ years, is still not looking completely worn out.

[JTA10wt]

8 minutes ago, Chilli9880 said:

Same for that 915F, there's no way that club, after 8+ years, is still not looking completely worn out.

Good point, I know it's a Proto but never seen a Tensei Black CK Series

[Valtiel]

15 minutes ago, JTA10wt said:

Good point, I know it's a Proto but never seen a Tensei Black CK Series

It's a Pro White, the white band is just barely out of frame. 

Edited April 24 by Valtiel

[webber]

He's made some changes.  Last I saw he had the Epic Driver in there and raw Apex Pro irons.

[Trippels]

T100 3 iron with a PX 6.5? How do those old bones get it in the air?

[OnTheBag]

41 minutes ago, webber said:

He's made some changes.  Last I saw he had the Epic Driver in there and raw Apex Pro irons.

He said in an interview that his driver broke during the Player's and his old irons were so worn there were barely any grooves left.  He has gone through several sets on the Champions Tour this year trying to find the right replacement for his Apex.

[adamwon84]

27 minutes ago, Trippels said:

T100 3 iron with a PX 6.5? How do those old bones get it in the air?

I was about to post the same thing, sweet christ that is one heck of a club for an older dude 

[mizuno player]

Dude loves really boardy shafts. Or rebar.  

[g_nw]

8 hours ago, Trippels said:

T100 3 iron with a PX 6.5? How do those old bones get it in the air?

 

ballstriker 🫡

[Valtiel]

12 hours ago, Trippels said:

T100 3 iron with a PX 6.5? How do those old bones get it in the air?

 

11 hours ago, adamwon84 said:

I was about to post the same thing, sweet christ that is one heck of a club for an older dude 

 

3 hours ago, g_nw said:

 

ballstriker 🫡

It's actually for a lot of the same reasons you see a guy like Tom Kim playing similar stout stuff. Both have wider swing arcs with less wrist hinge and little to no forward shaft lean at impact. They present higher dynamic loft as a result so things that launch "low" actually launch correctly for them. Neither Kim nor Stricker "need" the rebar shafted 2 and 3-irons respectively because of speed, they need it because of their higher loft delivery. 

Edited April 25 by Valtiel

[ewaldbeukes]

6 hours ago, mizuno player said:

Dude loves really boardy shafts. Or rebar.  

My understanding is that stiffer shaft is easier to draw... might have something to do with it as I know he likes a draw.

[g_nw]

12 hours ago, Valtiel said:

 

 

It's actually for a lot of the same reasons you see a guy like Tom Kim playing similar stout stuff. Both have wider swing arcs with less wrist hinge and little to no forward shaft lean at impact. They present higher dynamic loft as a result so things that launch "low" actually launch correctly for them. Neither Kim nor Stricker "need" the rebar shafted 2 and 3-irons respectively because of speed, they need it because of their higher loft delivery. 

 

and, steve is a ballstriker 🫡

[Mike_C]

My local golf shop might give him $5 trade-in for his putter....  

 

On second thought, they probably wouldn't even take it at all.....  😄

[RCGA]

Full Titleist bag

 

Could have a one-of-one Scotty Cameron

 

Games a 2003 White Hot 

[OnTheBag]

10 minutes ago, Mike_C said:

My local golf shop might give him $5 trade-in for his putter....  

 

On second thought, they probably wouldn't even take it at all.....  😄

Yet that putter deserves its own spot in the WGHOF.  

[Mike_C]

8 minutes ago, OnTheBag said:

Yet that putter deserves its own spot in the WGHOF.  

I know, crazy

[SetTheBarrHigh]

He’s said the insert’s been replaced 2-3 times.You know a Callaway tour truck rep has a cool souvenir unless Steve kept them. 

[PaulY1177]

Very cool bag. I love seeing what he has in play as he doesn’t change often and plays what works! He had an incredible season last year. Will be interesting if new clubs alter his mojo. 

[TheMoneyShot]

I wonder if this is one of his backup putters?  The last time his putter was shown it had a nice wear mark on the face.  

[OnTheBag]

2 hours ago, TheMoneyShot said:

I wonder if this is one of his backup putters?  The last time his putter was shown it had a nice wear mark on the face.  

They replace the insert.  See @SetTheBarrHigh's comment above.  There was a cool story floating around about the first time the insert needed replacement.  All of a sudden his putts were missing by inches and the Callaway rep determined that the insert had a permanent deformation from all the usage.  Replaced the insert and he was back to his old self.

 

How many balls do you have to strike in the exact same spot, to destroy the insert on a putter?  Wow.

[jacob7071]

37 minutes ago, OnTheBag said:

They replace the insert.  See @SetTheBarrHigh's comment above.  There was a cool story floating around about the first time the insert needed replacement.  All of a sudden his putts were missing by inches and the Callaway rep determined that the insert had a permanent deformation from all the usage.  Replaced the insert and he was back to his old self.

 

How many balls do you have to strike in the exact same spot, to destroy the insert on a putter?  Wow.

Hmmm...I miss putts by inches too.  I wonder if my insert needs to be replaced.  Can it wear out after 6 months?  If I play once a month and never practice?  

[TheMoneyShot]

57 minutes ago, OnTheBag said:

They replace the insert.  See @SetTheBarrHigh's comment above.  There was a cool story floating around about the first time the insert needed replacement.  All of a sudden his putts were missing by inches and the Callaway rep determined that the insert had a permanent deformation from all the usage.  Replaced the insert and he was back to his old self.

 

How many balls do you have to strike in the exact same spot, to destroy the insert on a putter?  Wow.

Thanks, I’ll check it out👍

[MMB1500]

On 4/24/2024 at 2:03 PM, Trippels said:

T100 3 iron with a PX 6.5? How do those old bones get it in the air?

 

Meh. 

 

There's 28 caps on here playing DG X7 (hard stepped x 2). 

 

And they're only 28 caps because they can't putt. 

Edited April 27 by MMB1500

[JoshLee]

I would think 11° of bounce on a lob wedge would be way too much for someone who chips and pitches as shallow as he does. Seems crazy to me 

[Benzo]

Love this bag. Stick is one of the best 

[Valtiel]

On 4/26/2024 at 2:35 PM, JoshLee said:

I would think 11° of bounce on a lob wedge would be way too much for someone who chips and pitches as shallow as he does. Seems crazy to me 

The static measurement on any given wedge only matters when you also factor in the overall width and shape of the sole, and in this case the narrower sole means less effective bounce, especially with the trailing relief on there too. If he were playing a big chunk K-grind with that much bounce then that would be crazier, this is very tame though. 

Edited Tuesday at 06:04 PM by Valtiel