Check out ourfull report over on PGATOUR.com. Your email address will not be published. Dont forget an extra sleeve of balls for the 17th hole. Achieve pure precision with PING i210 Irons. I based what I play on feel more than anything but I think I should throw that out the window and do some testing and just look at spin numbers. In his long career, Fred Couples has won 64 tournaments. In recent years Fred has messed with a 2nd and 3rd hybrid when he gets to Augusta, but typically its just this one with a mark dead nuts in the middle. It's just since he's been playing the Champions Tour and then goes back to play out on the PGA Tour every now and the. Yay! I think its important to try and hit it farther these days. So I went to try and find what the right nudge into stiffer was. Why the mid-event switch-up? The putter is a heavy-headed counterbalanced beauty. So I noticed that the club, or the shaft, started to feel a little weak. Added a comment in @3puttterritory s question. Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set ofWilson Staff Recoil Staff Model 95 F4 Matte finish irons. Couples recognized that Father Time isnt on his side, and he needs a ball that will allow him to compete. Pasted as rich text. The general consensus among tour players so far has been that the Paradym models offer tighter downrange dispersion than the previous Rogue ST lineup, and thats exactly why Burns says he switched, too. I feel like this Stealth 2 head for me has just got a little more spin on it, but at a more neutral or what I perceive to be a more neutral face angle. I know he still has the Callaway Ft-i Squareway in the bag! I wonder if it's still in his bag. If I was 40 years old, I would be using the ball Tiger is using, theres no doubt in my mind, Couples said in the Bridgestone video. In general, Im not a big tester. I sold those bridgestones this year on eBay for $300 more than I bought them for in 2014I guess they are good, I just hit them too much to the right. For the most part, he doesnt pay much attention to the makeup of his clubs, just how they look and what they do. His first ended in a Taylormade M3 3w 17* Fujikura Atmos S shaft For the most part, he doesnt pay much attention to the makeup of his clubs, just how they look and what they do. For the most part, he doesnt pay much attention to the makeup of his clubs, just how they look and what they do. He currently plays on the PGA Tour and is a former world number 1 golfer. Theyre posted you dummy! 2022 So then I went to L.A. and I put my driver up a click in loft. From the tv coverage this weekend his bag looked to be set up the same. Brad Millard (Ping Tour Rep) was the man running the session, and in a Herculean effort, was able to spin Couples out of some old standbys and into a new driver and irons. More photos from the event here. No glove and now Pings! Shafts alone are worth the price of admission. Paste as plain text instead, GolfWRX Insider: An exclusive look inside the bag Fred Couples new iron setup. Fred Couples has earned his net worth through his many professional wins in the PGA tours and Champions tours, and sponsorship. Hes the kind of guy who could find a club he likes in a bargain bin as easily as he could find one on a truck. 6th hole, Couples second to the green. We will confirm if any or all go in play. This is great!!!!! Obviously, theres a competitive golf tournament being played this week, but as much as this week is about the players, its also about celebrating the legacy of Arnold Palmer. I hit balls on Thursday night at Riv. It even allows us to share another thing we all love buying and selling equipment. Its more compact, which I like the look of. ", "Bridgestones were back in the bag. Something to note: Fred is nuts about his sticks but not in the way we are at WRX. 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Fred Couples bag has been instrumental in his success as a golfer. Brian Cooper was 17 shots better Friday than his last outing on the PGA Tour Champions. I have been swinging the golf club just a little bit faster lately, and thats by design. I really have only done some shaft changes this year. Fred Couples At 63 years old, he was able to produce something incredible. Is Wunder your real last name? He also tipped his Fujikura Ventus 7TX shaft a half inch for a bit more stability. 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He has tried mallets in the past but consistently ends up in this one. Welcome to the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge, home to one of the most difficult and historic golf courses on the yearly PGA Tour rotation. Top 100 Courses in the U.S.: GOLFs all-new 2022-23 ranking is here! The LPGA has a heavy usage of Ping i210 ( most amateur men should watch what they play) . "All I keep saying is keep plugging and keep kicking butt and you can do it. Your email address will not be published. And the heavy change was really difficult for me to have similar feels. Its the date I got married, which is a really important date to me, he told GOLF.com. Didnt see the rest of the bag from the tv coverage. You cannot paste images directly. He currently plays on the PGA Tour and is a former world number 1 golfer. The couple tied the knots on February 22, 2022. I assumed that club replaced the hybrid because I saw him teeing off with the Callaway Squareway Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees) - Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black Patriot 6X (45.25 inches), 4 Wood:Taylormade Tour Issue Sim Titanium - small head (19 @ 17 degrees) - Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8x (42 inches), 3 & 4 Utility: Srizon ZX Utility (20 degrees, 23 degrees) - Shaft: (3) Nippon Modus3 Hybrid GOST X, (4) Nippon NS Pro Super Peening Blue X-Stiff, Irons: Miura MC-501 (5-PW) - Shaft: Nippon NS Pro Super Peening Blue X-Stiff, Wedges: Miura Forged Wedge Raw (50, 55), Titleist Vokey SM9 WW K Grind (60/06) - Shafts: Nippon NS Pro Super Peening Blue X (50), Shimada Tour Wedge Black (55and 60), Putter: Bettinardi Innovai 8.0 Short Slant Limited Blackout(35 inches), Putter Grip: Grip Master The Roo Midesize, One reason you don't see many updated WITB for Couples (besides the fact that no one really covers the Champions Tour that often) is he doesn't let anyone shoot his bag. Fred Couples has earned his net worth through his many professional wins in the PGA tours and Champions tours, and sponsorship. Hes also still using a Callaway FT-i Squareway fairway wood from 2008. Your email address will not be published. So what I ended up doing was going back to the old weights, same shaft, and then tipping the wood shafts and hard stepping the iron shafts. Remember its 2008 and shaft reps usually had test clubs built up to speed the process up. Fred Couples I tried to go heavier with everything from DG 120s to X100s and then just 10 grams heavier in the same wood shafts. And take your pure swing with you. Scotty Cameron 009 M Carbon. With the help of the people who get clubs in his bag and the man himself, here is the what and the why of Fred Couples WITB. The golf ball is interesting I think that many players could do well to look into what ball they play more. You can see in the instagram video that he still has the Bridgestone dual pocket irons with Steelfiber shafts (i95 stiff I think) same irons for many years now. Beautiful set that needs no introduction. There is no way Couples is gonna respond to the head beyond asking why its square but who cares? Ranked just 128th in driving accuracy on the PGA Tour so far in 2022-23, Burns was looking for greater forgiveness from his driver, and he finally made a switch this week at Bay Hill. Below is a collection of some of the photos from the experience, but theres also a 190-photo tour in our GolfWRX Forums for you to enjoy. Copyright 2020 GolfWRX Holdings, LLC. Now Couples switches to them. Schauffele has switched back into a red Odyssey putter at Bay Hill this week, but its the not the same one that he used from 2020-2022. This week at Bay Hill, we got a fully immersive experience into the legacy of Arnold Palmer, which included a look at even more of his old personal golf clubs. Please PM with any questions and no trades!!!!! It seems as though Couples is on the leaderboard every year at Augusta, and with new technology in the bag, it wouldnt be shocking to see him up there again. Still had the same old bridgestone irons in the bag and had the new stealth 2+ driver with the tensei pro blue shaft. Fred Couples Couples cruises in around 108 MPH swing speed and 160-165 MPH ball speeddepending on how his back is feeling. I asked him about it during his press conference on Wednesday at Bay Hill, and his answer was gold: I was sick of Tiger outdriving me (he said with a laugh). March 4, 2022 12:15 pm ET. Search (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) I actually find it hard to understand how a player of his calibre can do that. With the rise in longer driver shafts on Tour in recent weeks, it wouldve been easy to assume the former Masters champion was chasing distance in an effort to keep up with Bryson and crew. We should all be that picky. I think its important to try and hit it farther these days. Couples isnt one to play around in that category and has tested (at home) different sets from time to time but hasnt ever found that true replacement for the Bridgestone Dual Pocket CB he has loved for 10 years. Odds. Guys that confident with opening up with the pw? Fred Couples At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways. According to Millard, he sent Couples sets of both iBlade irons and i210 irons, and Couples took a liking to the i210s with his previous Aerotech Steel Fiber gamer shafts. Started Thursday at 04:13 AM, By Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 65 TX (45 1/4). Ahead of the 2020 Charles Schwab Cup Championship, however, the 1992 Masters Champion made big changes with the Masters looming. Fred Couples Excellent point and a huge shame. We dont do weird ads in the middle of a players bag info. Had a stealth+ like someone else said, squareway 3 wood, stealth 4 or 5 wood and a stealth hybrid. We will confirm if any or all go in play. EmperorPenguin This confirms even more that Bridgestone is getting out of making clubs. Why does Couples use the slightly softer Tour B RXS ball rather than the Tour B XS that Woods uses? Makes sense. Super Bowl LVII. July 11, 2022 Richard Heathcote Fred has been making news lately. Last month at Pebble Beach, we got the pleasure of checking out Arnold Palmers 1960-61 Wilson irons that he used to win three majors, which are selling for $250K. That putter is delicious.I find it odd so many touring pros have a 46 or 47 degree pw and then the next wedge is 54 or 55 degrees? Seriously Mr. Wunder, can you save the world? Ping I210 irons seemed to get his attention quickly, however. I love this guy. The 2022 SAS Championship final leaderboard is headed by winner Fred Couples, who earned the win on the 2022 PGA Tour Champions schedule at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C. He has never worn a glove, and like fellow Seattle legend Ken Griffey, Jr and his mitt, new hands mean potential grease, stretching, etc. The 2022 SAS Championship final leaderboard is headed by winner Fred Couples, who earned the win on the 2022 PGA Tour Champions schedule at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C. I would be shocked if we ever see a true WITB from him. Couples has 13 wins on the senior circuit most recently in 2017 at the American Family Insurance Championship as well as two senior majors, the 2011 Constellation Energy Senior Players and the 2012 Senior Open Championship. Irons: Ping I210 (3-PW) Well see you next week as the Florida Swing takes us to The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. He switched into Bridgestones Tour B RXS yellow golf ball. Fred couples WITB 1 Boom boom is the man. Titleist TSR3- 9* - Tour AD IZ Obviously, theres a competitive golf tournament being played this week, but as much as this week is about the players, its also about celebrating the legacy of Arnold Palmer. Fred Couples First reached World No 1: March 22, 1992 As a Lynx ambassador Couples carried the brands driver and irons along with equipment from four other brands. Fred Couples and the SAS Championship By olkev, October 17, 2022 in PGA WITB and Tournament Pics Share Followers 1 Reply to this topic Start new topic olkev Advanced Members 116 Feedback 0 0 0 Total Rating 0% Posted October 17, 2022 Anybody know what Fred had in the bag this past weekend? PGA Tour Champions released a good couple of minutes video of him testing a three wood last week. Great info! Titleist T1005-9, DG Tour Issue X-100 They come with Mamiya Recoil 95 F4(stiff) shafts in Matte Black!!! He isnt too concerned with Trackman numbers, hes more concerned with how the irons looked to his eye, Millard said. Start the Golf Season off right with InsideGOLF ($100 value - just $20). I would love to know the answer. @McIlroyRory definitely has Augusta on his mind. What GolfWRXers are saying about beginner iron club recommendations, What GolfWRXers are saying about the best fairway woods off the turf. Tiger famously closes the face a little at address when hes hitting a cut, and opens it a little when hes hitting a draw. For clarity, the PW has dimple on the bottom edge of the face from a hidden pebble but does not affect play. Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. 120 million Dollar. In his long career, Fred Couples has won 64 tournaments. WebFred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic - YouTube 0:00 / 20:32 Fred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Mike Granch 2.58K subscribers 254 Your previous content has been restored. Lol! The plan is to continue testing during the offseason. With the help of the people who get clubs in his bag and the man himself, here is the what and the why of Fred Couples WITB. Right now, all we have are photos of a Callaway prototype wedge with a bunch of lead tape covering any back stampings or logos. this Masters champ finally switched out decade (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) After the first round, however, he conducted some testing on the range at Riviera and he decided to switch into the new Stealth 2 Plus driver for round two. Where'd you grab all this from, videos or images? But, what do you think about the design itself? Shaft: Aldila RIP Phenom, 3-wood: Titleist 906F4 (13.5 degrees) Search Fred Couples Its a fact Fred Couples After hitting a few Fred turned to the guy and said I love it, the rep said, great so what head do want it in? Fred replied, nope, I love the whole thing, thanks. Here we are today. Fred Couples and the SAS Championship By olkev, October 17, 2022 in PGA WITB and Tournament Pics Share Followers 1 Reply to this topic Start new topic olkev Advanced Members 116 Feedback 0 0 0 Total Rating 0% Posted October 17, 2022 Anybody know what Fred had in the bag this past weekend? Can't seem to find any more recent Fred Couples WITB on here or elsewhere. Fred Couples Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet 58R Logo Down. Started Tuesday at 05:32 AM, By Not sure of his iron heads, but he has Steelfiber i110 soft stepped X shafts in irons. When he played the PGA Tour and Joe was his caddied I was able to shoot the WITB. Calf and back injuries have limited Couples to only two rounds this season. 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational: How to watch, TV schedule, streaming, tee times, Meet the new GOLF Top 100 Teachers of America, 7 interesting gear finds inside Tommy Fleetwoods golf bag | Bag Spy, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. Fred Couples Thats exciting. Some found it funny, but his SO loved the idea. ( PGA Twitter) Suzanne wore a beautiful wedding gown, but the 62-year-old pro golfer was on a different level and was seen clad in golf attire on his special day. Shaft: Aldila NV, 7-wood: Callaway Big Bertha After extensive testing, Scott landed on a TSi4 with Fujikuras Ventus Red 6X shaft at 46 inches (D2 SureFit setting). 5 Testers Needed! Couples is proof that age is just a number. Set make up is 3-Pw, 5 iron measures in at 38 1/4 and come with Multicompound Black/Black in standard with 3 wraps. Ive dropped a few photos in below, but make sure to browse all of our photos from Bay Hill to see more custom Arnie-inspired merch. Fred Couples and his new wife, Suzanne, said I do, on 2-22-22. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team. Fred Couples finally switches ironsafter 10 years I have been swinging the golf club just a little bit faster lately, and thats by design. I needed to go and try something else. I think the driver and irons were in there. Ive heard stories of Freddie trying things on the range and tossing it out on one swing. Paste as plain text instead, If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Display as a link instead, IRONS: Bridgestone J15 Dual Pocket Cavity (3-P) Hes got some sort of Ping G425 FW in there now toothis is from Getty. GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, Tuesday at 04:47 PM, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 20, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 13, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 6, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, January 31, By Couples seems to have an idyllic life. I love this guy. Check out the special logo his @TaylorMadeGolf balls. I heard that Cantlay had been fiddling around with his shaft weights recently, and hes an equipment free agent now. He ultimately felt that he needed it, and Bill was happy to give it up. But, obviously, Im no Fred Couples, or other staffers who have had success with them. Watch. During his Wednesday press conference, I asked Cantlay how the equipment testing is going and if hes made any changes. So what I ended up doing was going back to the old weights, same shaft, and then tipping the wood shafts and hard stepping the iron shafts. With the help of the people who get clubs in his bag and the man himself, here is the what and the why of Fred Couples WITB. He has since had Aaron Dill build him some new ones. McIlroy posted a photo on his social media feed of a bevy of balls with a peach logo centrally located just below the TaylorMade stamp. Well see you next week as the Florida Swing takes us to The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. I hit balls on Thursday night at Riv. Yep I saw that video on one of my feeds. I played the (WM Phoenix Open) and noticed that my spin numbers on my driver were a little low. Shaft: Harrison Mugen Prototype 75 X (43-inches, D3) Shafts: True Temper Project X PXi. From the seller (@llewol007): Up for sale is a beautiful set of irons with Bigfoot status shafts. Couples is proof that age is just a number. This wasnt the case for bunkers as the face doesnt really come into contact with the ball. I experimented with some stuff in the off-season and then at the beginning of this year. All rights reserved. Check out all of our photos of Burns driver here, or head over to PGATOUR.com for our full report. Im used to jerks because we are all kinda jerks. Fred Couples and his new wife, Suzanne, said I do, on 2-22-22. Your link has been automatically embedded. Does anybody know what clubs Fred Couples used to win the SAS Championship?? But, what do you think about the design itself? An Azalea flower is positioned prominently on each piece of green and white gear. WebFred Couples, right, talks with Butch Harmon before practice for the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Can anyone clarify which set is actually his right now? Just dont touch em. I dont think a lot of us are chasing distance, were just trying to get it tighter. I don't like people touching my equipment either. Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. Scores. From the seller (@llewol007): Up for sale is a beautiful set of irons with Bigfoot status shafts. sadclevelandsports You hear complaints about low spin irons I would like to see more testers use different balls when they test. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Fred Couples WebFred Couples 1st Round @ The 2022 Masters - YouTube 0:00 / 20:59 Fred Couples 1st Round @ The 2022 Masters Mike Granch 2.58K subscribers Subscribe 233K views 10 Fixed it. RXS ball? Estimated Net Worth. Whats in the bag? In Couples first event with the new golf clubs, he ended up finishing T5. LOL! I thought maybe going heavier in everything would help me hit it a little straighter. Here was Cantlays answer (gearheads will especially enjoy this): Yeah, Ive done a little testing. The irons were the next frontier. Fred Couples One of my favorites! Standard lie with lofts at 2 degrees strong. Couples also made another big equipment change in 2020 thats worth noting. All wedges with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. I like your comment! Never find enough info on Couples clubs. just goes to show you how nuanced all these little things are. So if you saw Freddie with a BH stamped on his Vokey, its because it wasnt his. Pretty decent thread here on it with reference to another thread as well. WebFred Couples Scorecards Round By Round - 2023 - SAS Championship - Golf. 5 Testers Needed! Its not a weird ad, if you wanna know why a player can maintain older equipment for a longer period of time, the golf ball is the lynchpin of the whole thing. His new Odyssey Toulon Design Las Vegas prototype has a #7 CH shape, a red-painted crown, 3 white alignment lines, a dual-colored and diamond-milled face, and a custom sole plate with custom red screws. Keep up the great work. *Ive heard him refer to this as his Ginty in conversations with his caddie. He's never said but most likely doesn't like people touching his clubs. Unfortunately, we dont yet have an answer for that question. Set make up is 3-Pw, 5 iron measures in at 38 1/4 and come with Multicompound Black/Black in standard with 3 wraps. During his Wednesday press conference, I asked Cantlay how the equipment testing is going and if hes made any changes. Irons are J38 style built in 2015 when they did the J15 release. I would have expected it more from a Tiger Woods type. Scores. As Ping Tour rep Brad Millard toldGOLF.com, Couples recently reached out to Ping in search of a driver upgrade. First round play begins on Thursday. PGA Tour Champions released a good couple of minutes video of him testing a three wood last week. Stories. Millard says that Couples liked the driver so much that he wanted to try some Ping irons, too. Its just the simplest, fastest way to get a little better. Once Millard dialed in the lies, it was a no-brainer from there. Engineered for players desiring sleek aesthetics and forgiveness, i210 Irons combine refined leading edge and sole profiles with a progressive set design to enable precision, distance and workability through the set. You cannot paste images directly. In actuality, Scott, who was making his first start since the U.S. Open, was working his way into the latest version of Titleists Pro V1x ball when inquired about the possibility of testing a longer driver shaft. More on that below.

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