WITB Matt Kuchar

[The Gachet]

[iBanesto]

What's in Kuchar's bag?

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[mk920]

It's surprising to me that Matt plays a stiff shaft rather than an x-stiff shaft in his driver.

[The Gachet]

[The Gachet]

DRIVER: Bridgestone X Drive J38 Prototype 435 (10°) with a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6 shaft

FAIRWAY WOODS: Tour Edge Exotics CB2 (16°) with a Graphite Design Tour AD MD-7X shaft

HYBRID: Callaway Big Bertha 3H Heavenwood (20°) Aldila NV 95X shaft

IRONS: Fourteen Golf (4), Bridgestone J38 (5-PW) with Aerotech 95 shafts

WEDGES: Bridgestone J38 (52°, 58°), Fourteen MT-28 VS Forged (62°) with True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shafts

PUTTER: Rife Barbados

BALL: Bridgestone B330S

 

[iBanesto]

Interesting, longest iron is only a 5.

[pretzelbag]

I play the Aerotech Steelfiber i95 stiff shafts in my (1980s-era) blades and have to admit that they feel amazing. When a local independent fitter suggested I try his personal set of irons with Aerotech shafts, I was hooked. I never thought I would go for graphite, but the scorecard doesn't care what the shaft looks like. Matt and I are about the same height so maybe the SteelFiber shafts are better for taller players (he and I both play shafts 1/2" to 3/4" over standard, I would guess).

[The Gachet]

DRIVER: Bridgestone X Drive J38 Prototype 435 (10°) with a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6 shaft

FAIRWAY WOOD: Tour Edge Exotics CB2 (16°) with a Graphite Design Tour AD MD-7X shaft

HYBRID: Callaway Big Bertha 3H Heavenwood (20°) Aldila NV 95X shaft

IRONS: Fourteen Golf (4), Bridgestone J38 (5-PW) with Aerotech 95 shafts

WEDGES: Bridgestone J38 (52°, 58°), Fourteen MT-28 VS Forged (62°) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts

PUTTER: Rife Barbados with Lime Green Grip or White SuperStroke Fatso Lite Grip

BALL: Bridgestone B330S

GLOVE: Bridgestone

GRIPS: Golf Pride Tour Wrap

BAG: Bridgestone

APPAREL: Bridgestone (Marquis Jet on sleeve, Humana on collar)

HEADWEAR: Bridgestone Cap (Bridgestone Golf on temples)

FOOTWEAR: Ecco with Champ Scorpion Stinger Spikes

 

[scifisicko]

what is the thing in his bag with the 2 on it (and what looks like "TS")?

[rafal]

[quote name='scifisicko' timestamp='1283158122' post='2668220']
what is the thing in his bag with the 2 on it (and what looks like "TS")?
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Some driving iron/hybrid thing from Fourteen it seems.

[Cwebb]

Interesting that he plays the 95g Steelfibers in his irons to the PW, then jumps all the way up to the 130g DG S400 in the rest of his wedges. That's a huge jump in shaft weight from PW to GW.

[oNe16tH]

[quote name='Cwebb' timestamp='1283180361' post='2668635']
Interesting that he plays the 95g Steelfibers in his irons to the PW, then jumps all the way up to the 130g DG S400 in the rest of his wedges. That's a huge jump in shaft weight from PW to GW.
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That is a pretty big jump but Im more suprised that he is using the 95 grammers to begin with.

[dannymac63]

[quote name='oNe16tH' timestamp='1283193916' post='2669193']
[quote name='Cwebb' timestamp='1283180361' post='2668635']
Interesting that he plays the 95g Steelfibers in his irons to the PW, then jumps all the way up to the 130g DG S400 in the rest of his wedges. That's a huge jump in shaft weight from PW to GW.
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That is a pretty big jump but Im more suprised that he is using the 95 grammers to begin with.
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Wonder what the swing weight would be in those things. I've tried lighter steel before, not sure if they were weighted properly from the factory for those light shafts, but I certainly felt the club head kick quite a bit more drastically.

[ZBigStick]

Go Kuch!

 

His prototype irons look to be the TourStage X-Blade 701G.

[Bombn]

GolfWeek stated that he played a new ball "B300 Tri S" .

[Tee_Party]

Nice win for Kuch.

Well earned.

Scene on 18th green with his 2 sons and wife was precious.

Reminded me of Drew Brees at the Super Bowl.

[nicekindtrue]

[quote name='The Gachet' timestamp='1283157018' post='2668215']
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[b]IRONS:[/b] Fourteen Golf (4), Bridgestone J38 (5-PW) with Aerotech 95 shafts
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How many wins are there for "non-100%-steel"-shafted irons on the PGA tour?

With this at least one I guess?

And how about the ladies or Europe? Any wins there?

[Fenix]

Agree with you. PVD or black oxide finish, but definitely the same irons.

 

Go Kuch!

 

His prototype irons look to be the TourStage X-Blade 701G.

[Titleist Junkie]

no love to Callaway for the hybrid in his bag...

[KamiKazeBomber]

Doesn't seem like he can hit the ball any further than I with all of my clubs and I'm not close to being scratch. He is a pro but it looks like he plays a rag tag bunch of sticks that are odd for a scratch golfer.

[Ies3343]

[quote name='KamiKazeBomber' timestamp='1285227231' post='2709992']
Doesn't seem like he can hit the ball any further than I with all of my clubs and I'm not close to being scratch. He is a pro but it looks like he plays a rag tag bunch of sticks that are odd for a scratch golfer.
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If you get a good look at the vast majority of PGA Pro bags, allot of them carry a rag tag selection of clubs. They will carry the number they are under contract with the OEM to have in the bag, then usually between 1 and 3 "comfort clubs", which are usually old beat up and look like crap, but they know what there going to do when they hit them. I give Kuchar credit, he has found what works for him and sticks with it. Im sure most of the major OEM's would flip out if he took their shiney new irons blakkened them out and played Aerotech shafts in them. Some of the best players I have ever known who are + handicaps play clubs that look like they just came from a garage sale. The difference between them and the rest of us is that they hit the ball dead center in the club face every time, if you can do that it dosent matter what you play...

[dwilk]

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The difference between them and the rest of us is that they hit the ball dead center in the club face every time, if you can do that it dosent matter what you play...
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And they can put out of their minds.......................

[rainkingjr]

Ego is the number one reason why most of us don't play our best golf. Everyone seems to get so hung up on swingspeed and where it places them on the flex scale. I have always heard it said to play the most flexible shaft you can control. Some people would rather play too stiff a flex and work the tails off to load the shaft properly. They ultimatley end up spraying it all over the place. Seems to me that Matt gets the whole concept of allowing the club do the work. I went up to PX 6.5's at one point and had a stint with X100's. I am back to S300's now and am just smoking my irons with minimal effort. I am done with the whole I need X flex thing because that's what the Gorilla hitters on tour use. I cna swing a club pretty hard if I need to, but why.

[Ies3343]

[quote name='rainkingjr' timestamp='1285352228' post='2712330']
Ego is the number one reason why most of us don't play our best golf. Everyone seems to get so hung up on swingspeed and where it places them on the flex scale. I have always heard it said to play the most flexible shaft you can control. Some people would rather play too stiff a flex and work the tails off to load the shaft properly. They ultimatley end up spraying it all over the place. Seems to me that Matt gets the whole concept of allowing the club do the work. I went up to PX 6.5's at one point and had a stint with X100's. I am back to S300's now and am just smoking my irons with minimal effort. I am done with the whole I need X flex thing because that's what the Gorilla hitters on tour use. I cna swing a club pretty hard if I need to, but why.
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There is a golf shop on the West Coast of Florida that does allot of work for PGA Pros because they trust him. I have seen a number of sets in his shop from top 10 money winners down to 150 and below. You would be shocked if you knew what shafts some of these guys actually swing in their clubs. There not nearly as stiff as you would think...

[rainkingjr]

[quote name='Ies3343' timestamp='1285355132' post='2712385']
[quote name='rainkingjr' timestamp='1285352228' post='2712330']
Ego is the number one reason why most of us don't play our best golf. Everyone seems to get so hung up on swingspeed and where it places them on the flex scale. I have always heard it said to play the most flexible shaft you can control. Some people would rather play too stiff a flex and work the tails off to load the shaft properly. They ultimatley end up spraying it all over the place. Seems to me that Matt gets the whole concept of allowing the club do the work. I went up to PX 6.5's at one point and had a stint with X100's. I am back to S300's now and am just smoking my irons with minimal effort. I am done with the whole I need X flex thing because that's what the Gorilla hitters on tour use. I cna swing a club pretty hard if I need to, but why.
[/quote]

There is a golf shop on the West Coast of Florida that does allot of work for PGA Pros because they trust him. I have seen a number of sets in his shop from top 10 money winners down to 150 and below. You would be shocked if you knew what shafts some of these guys actually swing in their clubs. There not nearly as stiff as you would think...
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I totally believe it. I think it was Bob Estes who was gaming DG R300's at one time. I am not trying to rag on people, I just think most would benefit from swallowing their pride a little. I guess if it bothers someone so much that they need to play X flex in everything, they can erase the s and put a X in it's place. Kind of like Jerry Seinfeld putting 32 on the tag on his Levi's when he was wearing a 33.

[titleistfan69]

Matt Kuchar has put a new Titlesit 910 hybird he used it on number 17 and his tee shot on 18 yesterday

[The Gachet]

[ZJohnson]

Kuchar is now gaming the Tour Edge XCG4 hybrid with a Accra DYMATCH S3 95. Also his shaft for his driver is now the Tour AD 6x.

[cbcrews]

[quote name='ZJohnson' timestamp='1296257112' post='2933313']
Kuchar is now gaming the Tour Edge XCG4 hybrid with a Accra DYMATCH S3 95. Also his shaft for his driver is now the Tour AD 6x.
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Thanks for the update any tipping info on the tour ad?

[golferguy1181]

he is now using the taylormade ghost mallet putter