Tiger Woods WITB: Shot at the 2013 Northwestern Mutual World Challenge

[TexMex36]

[quote name='tbowles411' timestamp='1386383589' post='8261303']
[quote name='TheMoneyShot' timestamp='1386382166' post='8261175']
If TW plays this well with his new driver next year, watch out record books!!!
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The driver is helping, but the shaft is slowing him down and helping keep him in the fairway. That's huge.
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Do you think he will stick with this setup or go back to what he was playing before?

[knock it close]

[quote name='TexMex36' timestamp='1386384377' post='8261355']
[quote name='tbowles411' timestamp='1386383589' post='8261303']
[quote name='TheMoneyShot' timestamp='1386382166' post='8261175']
If TW plays this well with his new driver next year, watch out record books!!!
[/quote]
The driver is helping, but the shaft is slowing him down and helping keep him in the fairway. That's huge.
[/quote]

Do you think he will stick with this setup or go back to what he was playing before?
[/quote] The way he's hitting it don't see any reason for changing, seems like the heavier shaft is making him much more confident with dog, which is translating through the rest of the bag

[pr1mo990]

yea I think the fact that it made it into his bag during a tournament means he's already made up his mind he's going with it. He's past the test mode if it's in play. and if today's round is any indication, he's doing things right.

[golfdummy]

Those are some pretty strong opinions about 2 pretty well respected golf clubs. I'm not saying they are "classics" but both are fairly newer facilities. You must be a very good player because both courses have some great shot values and are both pretty fair tests.

[SatelliteGuy]

Greg... You get close... Two questions...

Tiger ever hit other OEM's gear....

You think he has a WRX account...

Thanks man... We all appreciate your hard work and dedication!

[Neo1]

[quote name='golfdummy' timestamp='1386387446' post='8261597']
Those are some pretty strong opinions about 2 pretty well respected golf clubs. I'm not saying they are "classics" but both are fairly newer facilities. You must be a very good player because both courses have some great shot values and are both pretty fair tests.
[/quote]

i agree.

[pga43]

[quote name='golfdummy' timestamp='1386387446' post='8261597']
Those are some pretty strong opinions about 2 pretty well respected golf clubs. I'm not saying they are "classics" but both are fairly newer facilities. You must be a very good player because both courses have some great shot values and are both pretty fair tests.
[/quote]

One, I have played them both and that's my opinion. You and others are entitled to yours.

Two, as far as a pretty good player I was a +1 hdcp for about 20 years while working as a club professional (I have been a PGA Golf Professional for 31 years) and have played over 7000 rounds at 400 - 500 golf courses (about 70 of the top 100 course in Golf Digest).

Three, most of the PGA Tour players who have played both would tell you the same thing cuz I've heard quite a few say it.


Greg

[scratchswinger]

[quote name='DirecTVTechGuy' timestamp='1386389530' post='8261747']
Greg... You get close... Two questions...

Tiger ever hit other OEM's gear....

You think he has a WRX account...

Thanks man... We all appreciate your hard work and dedication!
[/quote]

TW has said before that he does annual testing that includes other OEMs. A few years ago at the Tavistock Cup he hit Darren Clark's R11 and it caused like a 20 page thread. Sorry for not being Greg.

[scratchswinger]

[quote name='pga43' timestamp='1386390128' post='8261781']
[quote name='golfdummy' timestamp='1386387446' post='8261597']
Those are some pretty strong opinions about 2 pretty well respected golf clubs. I'm not saying they are "classics" but both are fairly newer facilities. You must be a very good player because both courses have some great shot values and are both pretty fair tests.
[/quote]

One, I have played them both and that's my opinion. You and others are entitled to yours.

Two, as far as a pretty good player I was a +1 hdcp for about 20 years while working as a club professional (I have been a PGA Golf Professional for 31 years) and have played over 7000 rounds at 400 - 500 golf courses (about 70 of the top 100 course in Golf Digest).

Three, most of the PGA Tour players who have played both would tell you the same thing cuz I've heard quite a few say it.


Greg
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I have also heard the same thing about Sherwood.

[csiachos]

[quote name='pga43' timestamp='1386390128' post='8261781']
[quote name='golfdummy' timestamp='1386387446' post='8261597']
Those are some pretty strong opinions about 2 pretty well respected golf clubs. I'm not saying they are "classics" but both are fairly newer facilities. You must be a very good player because both courses have some great shot values and are both pretty fair tests.
[/quote]

One, I have played them both and that's my opinion. You and others are entitled to yours.

Two, as far as a pretty good player I was a +1 hdcp for about 20 years while working as a club professional (I have been a PGA Golf Professional for 31 years) and have played over 7000 rounds at 400 - 500 golf courses (about 70 of the top 100 course in Golf Digest).

Three, most of the PGA Tour players who have played both would tell you the same thing cuz I've heard quite a few say it.


Greg
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Haha! I love it!

[pga43]

[quote name='DirecTVTechGuy' timestamp='1386389530' post='8261747']
Greg... You get close... Two questions...

Tiger ever hit other OEM's gear....

You think he has a WRX account...

Thanks man... We all appreciate your hard work and dedication!
[/quote]

Never seen him hit another OEM's club but he looks at the equipment of other players he's playing a round of golf with quite often. If he was hitting other clubs it would be away from the public/media.

I would doubt he has WRX account. Doesn't seem to be a club junkie.


Greg

[TWshoot67]

[quote name='Cwalts1991' timestamp='1386302937' post='8256631']
I followed along pretty well...Said the new shaft is much heavier than the average Joe's driver shaft, slightly softer in the tip to add more spin, and hoping the extra weight will slow his tempo down.
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+1 exactly, maybe they ( GC) didn't explain it WRX style but there's only a few of us that need to know it was tipped .75 in to play less tip stiff then his old WB which was tipped 1.25". According to GC He's playing a BB thats less tip stiff then the WB. I felt they explained it pretty good for the lay person. Maybe not as well for the equipment wrx junkie!

[360_CS]

Awesome round by Tiger today. I have been missing that for a while.

How did he hit the driver? I didn't see one shot where he hit it.

[nova6868]

I know BB is less tip-stiff than WB, I'm just not sure that 103 BB is less tip-stiff than 73 WB.

[TWshoot67]

[quote name='Skaffa77' timestamp='1386342138' post='8257933']
[quote name='mr_duffer' timestamp='1386202024' post='8249649']
I think Tiger has used 103 BB off and on for a number of years.
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I don't recall that. He's used the heavier BB shafts in his FW's, but driver was typically an X-stiff (and tipped) in the 70-80 gram weight range...think it was typically a WB or Tour AD...he did use an EPIC for a VERY brief time.
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Shaffa77 you are correct, Tiger never used a 103X in his driver he always used a 73X WB or GD Tour AD 6X . He has played BB 103 X in fairway woods so no changes there. I know one of his wins this past year Tiger used the GD Tour AD 6X in his driver. here's his WITB for last years wins:

[color=#FF0000][size=3][i][b]Tiger Woods[/b][/i][/size][/color]
[color=#282828]WGC-Cadillac Championship[/color]
[color=#282828]Driver: Nike VR Tour (8.5 degree; Graphite Design DI 6X shaft)[/color]
[color=#282828]Fairway Woods: Nike VR Pro Limited Edition 3-wood (15 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103X shaft) and Nike VR_S Covert 5-wood (19 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103X shaft)[/color]
[color=#282828]Irons (3-PW): Nike VR Pro Blades (True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts)[/color]
[color=#282828]Wedges: Nike VR Pro (56 and 60 degree; True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts)[/color]
[color=#282828]Putter: Nike Method 001[/color]
[color=#282828]Ball: Nike One Tour D[/color]
[color=#282828]Footwear: Nike TW '13[/color]
[color=#282828]Glove: Nike[/color]
[color=#282828]Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord[/color]

[i][b]Tiger Woods[/b][/i]
[color=#282828]PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational[/color]
[color=#282828]Driver: Nike VR Tour (8.5 degree; Graphite Design DI 6X shaft)[/color]
[color=#282828]Fairway Woods: Nike VR Pro Limited Edition 3-wood (15 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103X shaft) and Nike VR_S Covert 5-wood (19 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103X shaft)[/color]
[color=#282828]Irons (3-PW): Nike VR Pro Blades (True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts)[/color]
[color=#282828]Wedges: Nike VR Pro (56 and 60 degree; True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts)[/color]
[color=#282828]Putter: Nike Method 001[/color]
[color=#282828]Ball: Nike One Tour D[/color]
[color=#282828]Footwear: Nike TW'13[/color]
[color=#282828]Glove: Nike[/color]
[color=#282828]Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord[/color]

[i][b]Tiger Woods[/b][/i]
[color=#282828]PGA Tour: The Players Championship[/color]
[color=#282828]Driver: Nike VR Tour (9.5 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana White Board 73x shaft)[/color]
[color=#282828]Fairway Woods: Nike VR_S Covert 3-wood (15 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103x shaft) and Nike VR_S Covert 5-wood (19 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103x shaft)[/color]
[color=#282828]Irons (3-PW): Nike VR Pro Blade (True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts)[/color]
[color=#282828]Wedges: Nike VR Pro (56 and 60 degree; True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts)[/color]
[color=#282828]Putter: Nike Method 001[/color]
[color=#282828]Ball: Nike One Tour D[/color]
[color=#282828]Footwear: Nike TW '14[/color]
[color=#282828]Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord[/color]

[i][b]Tiger Woods[/b][/i]
[color=#282828]WGC-Bridgestone Invitational[/color]
[color=#282828]• DRIVER: [/color][url="http://www.nike.com/"]Nike[/url][color=#282828] [/color][color=#282828]VR_S Covert Tour prototype (9.5 degree) with a Mitsubishi Diamana White Board 73X shaft[/color]
[color=#282828]• FAIRWAY WOODS: [/color][color=#282828]Nike[/color][color=#282828] [/color][color=#282828]VR_S Covert (15 and 19 degree) with Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103X shafts[/color]
[color=#282828]• IRONS: [/color][color=#282828]Nike[/color][color=#282828] [/color][color=#282828]VR Pro Blades (3-PW) with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts[/color]
[color=#282828]• WEDGES: [/color][color=#282828]Nike[/color][color=#282828] [/color][color=#282828]VR Pro (56 and 60 degree) with True Temper Dynamic Gold [/color][url="http://viglink.pgpartner.com/mrdr.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fviglink.pgpartner.com%2Fsearch.php%2Fform_keyword%3Ds400&mode="]S400[/url][color=#282828] [/color][color=#282828]shafts[/color]
[color=#282828]• PUTTER: [/color][color=#282828]Nike[/color][color=#282828] [/color][color=#282828]Method 001[/color]
[color=#282828]• BALL: [/color][color=#282828]Nike[/color][color=#282828] [/color][color=#282828]One Tour D[/color]

[TheVos54]

[quote name='360_CS' timestamp='1386391332' post='8261853']
Awesome round by Tiger today. I have been missing that for a while.

How did he hit the driver? I didn't see one shot where he hit it.
[/quote]

I didn't see him hit the driver, but he only missed one fairway in total.

[knock it close]

[quote name='scratchswinger' timestamp='1386390277' post='8261793']
[quote name='pga43' timestamp='1386390128' post='8261781']
[quote name='golfdummy' timestamp='1386387446' post='8261597']
Those are some pretty strong opinions about 2 pretty well respected golf clubs. I'm not saying they are "classics" but both are fairly newer facilities. You must be a very good player because both courses have some great shot values and are both pretty fair tests.
[/quote]

One, I have played them both and that's my opinion. You and others are entitled to yours.

Two, as far as a pretty good player I was a +1 hdcp for about 20 years while working as a club professional (I have been a PGA Golf Professional for 31 years) and have played over 7000 rounds at 400 - 500 golf courses (about 70 of the top 100 course in Golf Digest).

Three, most of the PGA Tour players who have played both would tell you the same thing cuz I've heard quite a few say it.


Greg
[/quote]

I have also heard the same thing about Sherwood.
[/quote] I think most of us here would relish the opportunity to play both sherwood or Isleworth but when talking to a PGA pro or someone such as greg who has played so many great courses they understand the subtle nuances that make a course great that most of us would overlook as we would be in awe of the immaculate presentation

[pga43]

[quote name='knock it close' timestamp='1386399280' post='8262189']


I have also heard the same thing about Sherwood.
[/quote] I think most of us here would relish the opportunity to play both sherwood or Isleworth but when talking to a PGA pro or someone such as greg who has played so many great courses they understand the subtle nuances that make a course great that most of us would overlook as we would be in awe of the immaculate presentation
[/quote

Well put!

[JaxBeachNole]

Greg

Hot topic seems to be the 103 BB, but I really want to know if there is talk about Tiger's snapback hat. Just looks odd.

Thanks

[lumberman2462]

After yesterday's 62....Maybe Tiger should wear that same hat and rain/weather pants in every round.

[acquadiice]

TI x-100s you say?

[pga43]

[quote name='JaxBeachNole' timestamp='1386419345' post='8262477']
Greg

Hot topic seems to be the 103 BB, but I really want to know if there is talk about Tiger's snapback hat. Just looks odd.

Thanks
[/quote]

Only talk about his cap is on this board. None of the other Tour Pros even notice stuff like that or care


Greg

[jeffyjeffmn]

2 things:
1) most people don't swing that heavy of a shaft in a fairway wood. Wow! But, apparently it is working because he is murdering it and hitting fairways thus far.

2) The new Nike ball must be pretty sweet, because Tiger has switched as well as a large majority of the Nike staff. We aren't hearing much of the staff complain or groan about a lack of performance and feel (ie 20xi, aka rocks).

[csiachos]

Tiger has not switched ball. In golf, that is. Think he's still playing Tour D star and new ball is in testing mode

[pga43]

[quote name='jeffyjeffmn' timestamp='1386427697' post='8262795']
2 things:
1) most people don't swing that heavy of a shaft in a fairway wood. Wow! But, apparently it is working because he is murdering it and hitting fairways thus far.

2) [color=#ff0000][u][b]The new Nike ball must be pretty sweet, because Tiger has switched [/b][/u][/color]as well as a large majority of the Nike staff. We aren't hearing much of the staff complain or groan about a lack of performance and feel (ie 20xi, aka rocks).
[/quote]

Tiger has not switched golf balls.




[quote name='csiachos' timestamp='1386428032' post='8262807']
[color=#ff0000][b]Tiger has not switched ball.[/b][/color] In golf, that is. Think he's still playing Tour D star and [color=#ff0000][b]new ball is in testing mode[/b][/color]
[/quote]

You are correct


Greg

[NRJyzr]

Great, now I'm going to be seen as a fanboi for having a 100g driver shaft, even though I did it over last summer...
Oh well LOL

[awil]

[quote name='DirecTVTechGuy' timestamp='1386389530' post='8261747']
Greg... You get close... Two questions...

Tiger ever hit other OEM's gear....

You think he has a WRX account...

Thanks man... We all appreciate your hard work and dedication!
[/quote]
Haha what if he was one of the biggest "tiger hate fanbois" on the board always took every opportunity to make a comment about it or he is truly the person who hits it 310 and paces the ball where he wants all the time and hits baby cuts power cuts high draws etc . And will always comment that's hardly impressive .

[15th Club]

Congrats to GolfWRX on breaking this news (the BB 103X) with pictures. I think this is a very big story. A month ago, I resolved that I'd be building myself a driver with a 100+ gram shaft this winter. This news will only add to that general discussion.

I have always been fascinated by Tiger Woods' very, very conservative choices in clubs and shafts. I will always remain convinced that if we had not had the inventions of solid core urethane balls and very light composite shafts, that Tiger Woods would have been even more dominant in the game of golf.

The funny thing is that there isn't a club in Tiger's bag that I'd want to play with. I know that those old-design Mizuno clone forged irons fit Tiger's eye and they are essentially custom irons for him. To each his own. Those glued Nike Covert woods wouldn't hold a candle to my own TaylorMades, with adjustable hosels. (Tiger can test two dozen new drivers and get each of them bent. I can't.) And I'll take my Vokeys over Tiger's Nike wedges. I never cared for the Nike putters. Does anybody play one without getting paid to do so?

But that is all sort of beside the point. The big news by far is that 103 Blue Board. I think it is a great story. Great for Golf WRX to break it.

Next thing I want to see are the detailed, confirmed specs on that driver. Length, swingweight, head weight and total static weight; loft, lie and face angle. I so wish that somebody would do an interview with Tiger, assuring him that there won't be any personal/ex-wife/gf/family/knee/health/PED questions, if he will promise to open up about his equipment.

[hankmoody]

[quote name='pga43' timestamp='1386379371' post='8260965']
[quote name='hankmoody' timestamp='1386378532' post='8260877']
Were those. Nike rain pants he was wearing yesterday and today? If so, anyone know what kind -- they don't look like the 2014 models with the elastic patch by the knee. I need a pair.
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Today for sure. Not sure about yesterday on the front side, but not on the back nine yesterday.


Greg


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Thats them. almost looks like it has a cargo pocket. maybe its half of the rain suit Nike sells for 175. I only need the pants though (Ping jacket).

[GC70]

[quote name='15th Club' timestamp='1386457004' post='8264717']
Congrats to GolfWRX on breaking this news (the BB 103X) with pictures. I think this is a very big story. A month ago, I resolved that I'd be building myself a driver with a 100+ gram shaft this winter. This news will only add to that general discussion.

I have always been fascinated by Tiger Woods' very, very conservative choices in clubs and shafts. I will always remain convinced that if we had not had the inventions of solid core urethane balls and very light composite shafts, that Tiger Woods would have been even more dominant in the game of golf.

The funny thing is that there isn't a club in Tiger's bag that I'd want to play with. I know that those old-design Mizuno clone forged irons fit Tiger's eye and they are essentially custom irons for him. To each his own. Those glued Nike Covert woods wouldn't hold a candle to my own TaylorMades, with adjustable hosels. (Tiger can test two dozen new drivers and get each of them bent. I can't.) And I'll take my Vokeys over Tiger's Nike wedges. I never cared for the Nike putters. Does anybody play one without getting paid to do so?

But that is all sort of beside the point. The big news by far is that 103 Blue Board. I think it is a great story. Great for Golf WRX to break it.

Next thing I want to see are the detailed, confirmed specs on that driver. Length, swingweight, head weight and total static weight; loft, lie and face angle. I so wish that somebody would do an interview with Tiger, assuring him that there won't be any personal/ex-wife/gf/family/knee/health/PED questions, if he will promise to open up about his equipment.
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John daly for one. (Method)