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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Tiger Woods, who rarely makes equipment changes, has been tinkering a bit with his driver. A few weeks ago, he experimented with different shafts before returning to his tried and true Mitsubishi Diamana Whiteboard 83-gram shaft. At the Memorial, he changed lofts, going from a 9.5-degree head in his Nike SQ Dymo to 10.5 degrees.
"I went with a little more loft, 10 degrees," Woods said. (A Nike Golf press release noted that the head was actually 10.5 degrees with the effective loft of 10 degrees.)
"As my release has changed over time with Hank [Haney], I needed a little more loft to get the ball in the air, little more stem. Still hitting it just as far but probably a different way."
For the week, Woods averaged 298.4 yards off the tee (T-12) and was second in the field in driving accuracy with 87.5 percent, including 14 of 14 on Sunday.
Woods' driving accuracy may have also been improved because he used a fairway wood off the tee, especially during the weekend.
"I used it a lot more once the fairways got faster," Woods said of his Nike SQ2 3-wood. "As the fairways got faster and faster, a low 3 wood and even a low 5 wood at times would go almost 300 yards. The 5-wood down 17 went 290 or something. Don't normally hit it that far."
Woods also put a set of Nike's Forged Blades in his bag, swapping them for the Victory Red TW blades he used to win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March.
As far as upcoming changes to the bag, Woods said he is happy with his current clubs.
"As of right now, I think I'm going to stick with the same set of clubs, all 14," he said.
Tiger Woods
PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament
PGA Tour: the Memorial Tournament
Driver: Nike SQ Dymo 380 (10.5 degrees; Mitsubishi Diamana Whiteboard 83g shaft)
Fairway Woods: Nike SQ2 3-wood (13 degrees; Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 103g shaft); 5-wood (19 degrees; Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 103g shaft)
Irons (3-PW): Nike Forged Blades (True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts)
Wedges: Nike Victory Red (56 degrees) and Nike SV (60 degrees)
Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist Newport 2
Ball: Nike One Tour
Footwear: Nike Air Zoom TW 2009 (Champ spikes)
Apparel: Nike Golf Tiger Woods Collection
Fairway Woods: Nike SQ2 3-wood (13 degrees; Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 103g shaft); 5-wood (19 degrees; Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 103g shaft)
Irons (3-PW): Nike Forged Blades (True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts)
Wedges: Nike Victory Red (56 degrees) and Nike SV (60 degrees)
Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist Newport 2
Ball: Nike One Tour
Footwear: Nike Air Zoom TW 2009 (Champ spikes)
Apparel: Nike Golf Tiger Woods Collection
In-Kyung Kim
LPGA Tour: State Farm Classic
LPGA Tour: State Farm Classic
Driver: Ping Rapture (9 degrees)
Fairway Woods: Ping G10 3-wood (15.5 degrees); 5-wood (18.5 degrees)
Hybrid: Ping Rapture V2 (20 degrees)
Irons (4-9): Ping S57
Wedges: TaylorMade rac (48, 52 and 58 degrees)
Putter: Ping iWi B60
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Footwear: FootJoy (Softspikes Pulsar cleats)
Fairway Woods: Ping G10 3-wood (15.5 degrees); 5-wood (18.5 degrees)
Hybrid: Ping Rapture V2 (20 degrees)
Irons (4-9): Ping S57
Wedges: TaylorMade rac (48, 52 and 58 degrees)
Putter: Ping iWi B60
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Footwear: FootJoy (Softspikes Pulsar cleats)
Bernhard Langer
Champions Tour: Triton Financial Classic
Champions Tour: Triton Financial Classic
Driver: Adams Speedline (9.5 degrees; Graphite Design Purple Ice shaft)
Fairway Wood: Adams Insight 3-wood (12.5 degrees; Graphite Design Purple Ice shaft)
Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro (18 degrees; RT Technologies Midas shaft)
Irons (3-5): Hogan Apex
Irons (6-PW): Adams Idea Pro Forged
Wedges: Cleveland 588 (56 degrees); MacGregor V-Foil (60 degrees)
Putter: Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball Long
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Footwear: Adidas (Softspikes cleats)
Fairway Wood: Adams Insight 3-wood (12.5 degrees; Graphite Design Purple Ice shaft)
Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro (18 degrees; RT Technologies Midas shaft)
Irons (3-5): Hogan Apex
Irons (6-PW): Adams Idea Pro Forged
Wedges: Cleveland 588 (56 degrees); MacGregor V-Foil (60 degrees)
Putter: Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball Long
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Footwear: Adidas (Softspikes cleats)
Mathias Gronberg
Nationwide Tour: Melwood Prince George's County Open
Nationwide Tour: Melwood Prince George's County Open
Driver: TaylorMade R5 Dual (9.5 degrees; UST Mamiya ProForce V2 82 shaft)
Fairway Wood: TaylorMade Tour Burner 3-wood (13 degrees; Fujikura Motore F1 shaft)
Irons (4-PW): TaylorMade 320
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design
Putter: Odyssey Tri Hot 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Footwear: FootJoy (Softspikes Pulsar spikes)
Glove: Titleist
Fairway Wood: TaylorMade Tour Burner 3-wood (13 degrees; Fujikura Motore F1 shaft)
Irons (4-PW): TaylorMade 320
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design
Putter: Odyssey Tri Hot 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Footwear: FootJoy (Softspikes Pulsar spikes)
Glove: Titleist
Mina Harigae
Duramed Futures Tour: Ladies Titan Tire Challenge
Duramed Futures Tour: Ladies Titan Tire Challenge
Driver: TaylorMade Tour Burner (8.5 degrees; Fujikara shaft)
Fairway Woods: TaylorMade Burner 3-wood (14.5 degrees); TaylorMade Burner 5-wood (17.5 degrees)
Hybrids: TaylorMade Burner Rescue (19 and 23 degrees; Graphite Design shafts)
Irons (5-PW): TaylorMade Tour Preferred
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design (52 and 58 degrees)
Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport 1.5
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Footwear: Nike (Champ spikes)
Glove: Titleist
Grips: Golf Pride
Apparel: Adidas
Eyewear: Oakley
Fairway Woods: TaylorMade Burner 3-wood (14.5 degrees); TaylorMade Burner 5-wood (17.5 degrees)
Hybrids: TaylorMade Burner Rescue (19 and 23 degrees; Graphite Design shafts)
Irons (5-PW): TaylorMade Tour Preferred
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design (52 and 58 degrees)
Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport 1.5
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Footwear: Nike (Champ spikes)
Glove: Titleist
Grips: Golf Pride
Apparel: Adidas
Eyewear: Oakley
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