WITB: Rickie Fowler has a new set of clubs at the World Challenge (In-hand photos added)

[buxeyes]

From top to bottom, 1 of the best looking bags of clubs I've seen. Everything has a very "classic" look and setup. Could do without the orange, maybe matte black???

[ksavy17]

i want that 3 wood, common cobra, make it happen

[nukeJC]

I'm curious to see how those Diamana X's perform for his 3 wood, although I'm too crazy about its graphics.

[mosesgolf]

Damn!!! Whiteboard tipped 1 inch? Geesh I have a hard time hitting a plane jane Whiteboard 73 X and youngin's got it tipped an inch in a driver.
Great interview by Sara as usual.

[NoCalHack]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Rickie must've made a mistake in the video with Sara Brown.

Rickie says he has his irons with X100- 1/2 inch short, and soft stepped to make them play like a true X100. But doesn't this make them play even weaker?

Soft stepping is putting a 5 iron shaft into the 6 iron. The 6 iron is 1/2 inch shorter, so playing a club 1/2 inch shorter at the same swing weight is actually making the club play weaker.

So Rickie is putting a 5 iron shaft into the 6 iron, but playing the 6 iron at a 7 inch length. So really, he's playing the club 1 inch longer at he same swingweight. This should make the club play even weaker.

I'm not getting it. Since he's using super stiff driver, I'm assuming he just mis-spoke, and maybe his irons are HARDSTEPPED, not softstepped.

[drbonesvt]

XX in the 3 wood, interesting , that's the super expensive diamana X shaft I believe.

[drbonesvt]

[quote name='NoCalHack' timestamp='1367384848' post='6949005']
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Rickie must've made a mistake in the video with Sara Brown.

Rickie says he has his irons with X100- 1/2 inch short, and soft stepped to make them play like a true X100. But doesn't this make them play even weaker?

Soft stepping is putting a 5 iron shaft into the 6 iron. The 6 iron is 1/2 inch shorter, so playing a club 1/2 inch shorter at the same swing weight is actually making the club play weaker.

So Rickie is putting a 5 iron shaft into the 6 iron, but playing the 6 iron at a 7 inch length. So really, he's playing the club 1 inch longer at he same swingweight. This should make the club play even weaker.

I'm not getting it. Since he's using super stiff driver, I'm assuming he just mis-spoke, and maybe his irons are HARDSTEPPED, not softstepped.
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Agreed, he should bst them right away

[drbonesvt]

[quote name='nukeJC' timestamp='1367383150' post='6948943']
I'm curious to see how those Diamana X's perform for his 3 wood, although I'm too crazy about its graphics.
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Xx flex 3 wood, driver ,the white board is an x, tipped an 1", maybe that makes them comparable?

[KuroOuji54]

Wouldn't the -1/2 make them stiffer? Hence the soft stepping. I may be wrong though. Idk

[Speirsy11]

Nice hooks. Bad hat but nice hooks.

Also, I need those wedges and I need them yesterday.

[bulldurham]

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Wouldn't the -1/2 make them stiffer? Hence the soft stepping. I may be wrong though. Idk
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Saw on twitter somewhere that this was exactly the reasoning behind softstepping. Shortening makes it stiffer, so the clubs were softstepped to offset that. Could be wrong though...

[BoomerSooner214]

[quote name='bulldurham' timestamp='1367420024' post='6950713']
[quote name='proquick72' timestamp='1367417297' post='6950361']
Wouldn't the -1/2 make them stiffer? Hence the soft stepping. I may be wrong though. Idk
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Saw on twitter somewhere that this was exactly the reasoning behind softstepping. Shortening makes it stiffer, so the clubs were softstepped to offset that. Could be wrong though...
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You are correct sir.

[NoCalHack]

No. I disagree. Half inch shorter AT THE SAME SWINGWEIGHT makes the club WEAKER. This is the principle behind soft stepping.

Look at a set of dynamic golds or any stepped shaft. The first step starts lower in the shorter irons. This means they have stiffer shafts. So putting a longer iron shaft into a shorter club ie putting a 5 shaft into a 6 makes them play weaker.

Rickie is also playing his clubs shorter. Meaning his 6 iron is 7 iron length, presumably at the same swing weight. So his 5 iron shaft is going into a club thats 7 iron length. This is like softstepping twice.

[ladahl]

Great video. Thanks

[golf1010]

Can the camera get close ups on the clubs. That would be much better then the basic shot

[KCCO]

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Worst wedge stamping ever on his 60*?
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Ahh c'mon! That's just hilarious! There's no way he's being serious about that!
I'm just surprised Cobra convinced him to switch to getting a couple trustys in the bag.
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It's great! I have "mind the gap" stamped on my 52 gap, chive on! Ricky is a great person if you haven't met, very down to earth.....