Ive had mine for two years, Your email address will not be published. Its been nine days now so were still on the honeymoon.. Anyone struggling with their game should seriously consider Ping for everything. Fred Couples is a household name in golf, spending 30 years on the PGA Tour before joining the PGAs Champions Tour once he turned 50. 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. Odds. Is there any technical explanation for that wear mark on the toe? For clarity, the PW has dimple on the bottom edge of the face from a hidden pebble but does not affect play. Great feel and consistent dispersion make this a great option to elevate your game. Hes my hero, my old mans hero and my citys hero. The story goes that Freddie was on the range at 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at Silver Rock. on his hands due to not wearing a grip. 1 Not sure on wedges. The S is just a smaller head. On 10/18/2022 at 12:02 PM, Pepperturbo said: Please put and questions or comments here, Please put any questions or comments here, Please put any questions of comments here. Your link has been automatically embedded. Shaft: Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (+1/8 from STD, 65 degrees lie) Photo courtesy of @ytowns_prodigal_son on Instagram, DRIVER: TaylorMade M3 440 9 @9.5 (upright setting) I would have expected it more from a Tiger Woods type. Something to note: Fred is nuts about his sticks but not in the way we are at WRX. Super Bowl LVII. He has tried mallets in the past but consistently ends up in this one. Its a fact the guy is a fanatic about them being right and not fussed with, but the how and why for Fred is irrelevant. Started 2 hours ago, Please put and questions or comments here, Please put any questions or comments here, Please put any questions of comments here, Bridgestones were back in the bag. 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. I use the roughest cord grips I can find though. I hit balls on Thursday night at Riv. TM Tour Issue Rescue 11 TP Deep Face Ghost Proto 16* - Ventus Black HB 9TX, New Level NLU-01 21* - KBS Hybrid Proto 105X, 54* Miura HB - KBS 610 S+, 58* Miura - KBS Tour Black. If there were GolfWRX Gearhead points to award, Cantlay just won them all for this week. Whats your index ? Search I have to whip it out Michael Douglas reveals wild side bet when he golfs with wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter go after hypocrite Brandel Chamblee over response to new no-cut events, Rocco Mediate has a very interesting prediction for Tigers immediate future, Morning 9: Rahm leads | Rorys Tiger-inspired driver switch | Bay Hill photos, Golf world left fuming with latest show of poor etiquette at womens college event, Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (3/3/23): Wilson Staf Recoil Staff Model 95 F4 Matte finish irons. To be honest its a turf interaction thing. He currently plays on the PGA Tour and is a former world number 1 golfer. Just wish there was more Champions Tour stuff. Face angle determines starting line, path determines curve. Here was Cantlays answer (gearheads will especially enjoy this): Yeah, Ive done a little testing. 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 His are probably hand forged unlike the retail models. 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. I mean that is consistent. Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet 58R Logo Down. More photos from the event here. Its been easy,much easier than going heavier as far as the feels go.. Upload or insert images from URL. WebFred Couples Scorecards Round By Round - 2023 - SAS Championship - Golf. Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. Plus, Im a big Bettinardi fan. Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. 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. Fred Couples new iron setup. 38 VIEW ANALYSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS > 35 Home. Maybe you were aiming there or presenting dynamic lie too upright or, Jesus H Christ it could be a thousand things but I promise you it was unlikely an inherent design defect in the iron head . Any information will be appreciated. Once Millard dialed in the lies, it was a no-brainer from there. WebCouples, 62, was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013 after winning more than $30 million in prize money during a professional career that began in 1980. Adam Scott switched to a 46-inch driver in Houston. WebFred Couples Scorecards Round By Round - 2023 - SAS Championship - Golf. Its cool to see the love for the i210 because Ive had a lot of success with mine. They knew the flight/feel/look/sound they wanted and couldn't care less about the rest of it. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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 Well see you next week as the Florida Swing takes us to The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) His first ended in a Also, look at the wear markwho says you need to hit it outta the center? You don't have to be pro to think that way. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Its the date I got married, which is a really important date to me, he told GOLF.com. Irons: Ping I210 (3-PW) Shafts: Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW X. Std Lofts, +.25 inches, and 1 degree up. Its a lob wedge. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. In his long career, Fred Couples has won 64 tournaments. Most of the players I bagged for had no clue what they were hitting. 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. ( 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. Congrats Fred and Suzanne! It even allows us to share another thing we all love buying and selling equipment. If you get Freddy to change nine clubs in one sitting, you deserve a medal. 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. Just when you think Stenson owns the atomic 3 wood design, along comes Freddie with a Callaway Squareway? Boom boom is the man. No glove and now Pings! Superstition or just doesn't like people touching his clubs? We sent him the [Ping i210 irons] ahead of time so he messed around with them for about a week when he showed up in Phoenix, he didnt even have his Bridgetones with him, so that shows you how much he liked the new irons.. Hes always an interesting WITB. March 4, 2022 12:15 pm ET. Not sure of his iron heads, but he has Steelfiber i110 soft stepped X shafts in irons. WebFred Couples is an American professional golfer who has a net worth of $120 million. Not going to be easy to take them out of the bag. Added a comment in @3puttterritory s question. 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. Standard lie with lofts at 2 degrees strong. Never got the real info but in the past he has liked quite a bit of bounce in his FW wedges. Its just the simplest, fastest way to get a little better. Thats all I need to say on the matter. An Azalea flower is positioned prominently on each piece of green and white gear. Have a nice day, Blake. I love this guy. Titleist Vokey SM8 RAW - 46*, 52*, 56*, 60*, DG Tour Issue X-100 & S-400 Please do that. Couples is proof that age is just a number. Couples cruises in around 108 MPH swing speed and 160-165 MPH ball speeddepending on how his back is feeling. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team. Theyre posted you dummy! They come with Mamiya Recoil 95 F4(stiff) shafts in Matte Black!!! Can anyone clarify which set is actually his right now? Thats made a big difference in kind of just straightening out the ball flight, feeling like I dont have to guard against too big of a draw. July 11, 2022 Richard Heathcote Fred has been making news lately. 5 Testers Needed! I think if other people saw it they would probably see that it sits slightly open, but to my eye it sits square. At 63 years old, he was able to produce something incredible. Shafts: Aerotech Steel Fiber 110cw X Thats made a big difference in kind of just straightening out the ball flight, feeling like I dont have to guard against too big of a draw. So I noticed that the club, or the shaft, started to feel a little weak. Excellent point and a huge shame. On further thought, Freddie finds clubs that work for his swing. But like many athletes, his personal life hasnt been as successful as his golf career in some ways. Wall-to-Wall Equipment: Why this Masters champ finally switched out decade-old irons, What is Jim Nantzs career lowlight? Let him tell you about adult film, Its f hard: Jon Rahm comes back to Earth at brutal Bay Hill. I caddied in his group years ago in a practice round. Shaft: Harrison Mugen Prototype 75 X (43-inches, D3) sadclevelandsports Odds. From the seller (@llewol007): Up for sale is a beautiful set of irons with Bigfoot status shafts. I don't like people touching my equipment either. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! That wear on the wedge is the most interesting thing I have seen in some time. Yep, I wouldve expected the same. While the specs on his Ping G425 LST driver wont be changing at the Masters, Hovland decided to test two different builds in Houston. In general, Im not a big tester. WebCouples, 62, was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013 after winning more than $30 million in prize money during a professional career that began in 1980. 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. | Couples new irons GolfWRX, Wilson Staff Recoil Staff Model 95 F4 Matte finish irons, Sincerely, Arnold Palmer The Latrobe Legacy Campaign. The good ones are really good, but its just getting those bad ones to be closer. Still had the same old bridgestone irons in the bag and had the new stealth 2+ driver with the tensei pro blue shaft. 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 With the Steelfiber shaft, they are great sticks. During his Wednesday press conference, I asked Cantlay how the equipment testing is going and if hes made any changes. One was a 47-inch G425 LST (8.3 degrees); the other was a 48-inch G425 LST (7.8 degrees). I think its important to try and hit it farther these days. But like many athletes, his personal life hasnt been as successful as his golf career in some ways. WebBorn on October 3, 1959, in Seattle, Washington, United States, Frederick Couples popularly known as Fred Couples is a professional American golfer. Your previous content has been restored. Thank you! And take your pure swing with you. Sometimes, players who love old gear can keep it current with a serious golf ball. Speaking of Arnold Palmer, the modern companies on the PGA Tour turned it up as always to celebrate Arnie and Bay Hill this week. Thats how we landed on this. 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. Just dont touch em. Shafts alone are worth the price of admission. Thanks for reading. Pretty decent thread here on it with reference to another thread as well. For clarity, the PW has dimple on the bottom edge of the face from a hidden pebble but does not affect play. All rights reserved. For the most part, he doesnt pay much attention to the makeup of his clubs, just how they look and what they do. I wonder. 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. 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? Ping I210 irons seemed to get his attention quickly, however. pic.twitter.com/i19DQ9zkVe. Whats his specs? Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. Tommy Fleetwood tested a custom Kia Ma-designed TaylorMade putter. According to Ping Tour rep Kenton Oates, the 47-inch driver was roughly 3-5 mph faster than his gamer, while the 48-inch generated an additional 4-6 mph. But, what do you think about the design itself? Ive heard stories of Freddie trying things on the range and tossing it out on one swing. Its kind of a deeper face and it sets up really nice.. He currently plays on the PGA Tour and is a former world number 1 golfer. After extensive testing, Scott landed on a TSi4 with Fujikuras Ventus Red 6X shaft at 46 inches (D2 SureFit setting). It allowed Couples the ability to not tweak the overall DNA of his bag over the years, all while giving Fred the firepower and spin he needed off the driver and around the greens. RXS ball? But Im so particular about face angle when it comes to drivers that when I went up a click in loft, obviously I can see a little more face, it looks a little further left to me. Looks like he uses CP2 Wrap grips (Blue cap) , not CP2 Pros (Red Cap) Do WRX editors even play golf. Since the toe is moving at a slightly faster speed than the heel/neck, the face impacts the ball with more speed causing the ball to compress a bit more than the heel, but at the same time due to the very low MOI of the wedge head that speed decreases almost instantly after the strike causing it to lose ball speed and the ball to come off the face more dead. 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 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. Here was Cantlays answer (gearheads will especially enjoy this): Yeah, Ive done a little testing. Good day, I have noticed that there are different versions of Freddie Couples WITB from 2022. The now-61-year-old has been married twice. At 45.75 inches in length, Viktor Hovland already plays one of the longer drivers on the PGA Tour. Morning 9: Sneds ahead in Houston | Why fans now? Id guess Freddie has bagged a lot during his career. For me I feel like this one is a little more consistent with the misses. Required fields are marked *. 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. Many thanks. Its that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. What you see is a player committed to feel and trust more than anything. Thanks Mr. Wunder. Still dont understand the shift to ping irons though , obvious choice from Bridgestone would be hand made irons by whomever he wants to make them because hes Fred couples after akt. Most of the time that club is in his hands the face is open, which moves the impact location towards the toe. The good ones are really good, but its just getting those bad ones to be closer. Titleist TSi2- 15* - Tour AD IZ I tried to go heavier with everything from DG 120s to X100s and then just 10 grams heavier in the same wood shafts. They will go down as an all time great for PING. 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. Something to note: Fred is nuts about his sticks but not in the way we are at WRX. Guess I'm getting old. Fred can have them any way he wants. Beautiful set that needs no introduction. Fred Couples has earned his net worth through his many professional wins in the PGA tours and Champions tours, and sponsorship. 120 million Dollar. All rights reserved. And the heavy change was really difficult for me to have similar feels. Anybody know what Fred had in the bag this past weekend? Quick-hitters: Francesco Molinari added a Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft to his Callaway Mavrik Sub Zero driver and 8X to the Mavrik Sub Zero 3-wood. Its more compact, which I like the look of. For a Seattle-born gear junkie (me), pretty much anything the guy does is a big deal. Just outstanding equipment! Shaft: Aldila NV, 7-wood: Callaway Big Bertha Guys that confident with opening up with the pw? People who fade the ball need it to start left. The ball tells him whats going on. Can't seem to find any more recent Fred Couples WITB on here or elsewhere. Pricing may vary. More photos from the event here. ( 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. Whats with the weird Bridgestone golf ball ad thrown into the middle of the article? I needed to go and try something else. 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. Callaway staffers will have fresh staff bags (and headcovers) for Masters week. They will join a 78-player field competing in the first full-field event of the 2022 PGA Tour Champions season, Friday-Sunday, Feb. 18-20, for a share of a $1.6 million purse. Couples is proof that age is just a number. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) EmperorPenguin The couple tied the knots on February 22, 2022. Lol! Thats not arrogant its a commitment to only playing equipment that he loves. The exhibit, which is located just off the 18th green at Bay Hill, was put on byArnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation to launch its new Sincerely, Arnold Palmer The Latrobe Legacy Campaign.. Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. Shafts: True Temper Project X PXi. You can post now and register later. Tiger famously closes the face a little at address when hes hitting a cut, and opens it a little when hes hitting a draw. Fred is also testing Ping Glide 3.0 wedges 54-WS and 58 and 60-SS. Started middling that and started to get way more consistent spin numbers, sort of in the range that I like. I really have only done some shaft changes this year. 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 It made golf news because FC was a diehard steel DG X-flex user. 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 Couples seems to have an idyllic life. 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. Cink wins a few weeks back with Ping i210. Something to note: Fred is nuts about his sticks but not in the way we are at WRX. It even allows us to share another thing we all love buying and selling equipment. Irons are J38 style built in 2015 when they did the J15 release. Upload or insert images from URL. Remember its 2008 and shaft reps usually had test clubs built up to speed the process up. 5 Testers Needed! All wedges with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. You cannot paste images directly. 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. The irons were the next frontier. March 4, 2022 12:15 pm ET. Its a fact The 62-year-old is in the field for the Hoag Classic this week and is grouped with last weeks champion Miguel Angel Jimnez and Jim Furyk to start the week. He currently plays on the PGA Tour and is a former world number 1 golfer. In Couples first event with the new golf clubs, he ended up finishing T5. Driver - TaylorMade Sim Max 9*, 45", Fujikura Speeder 661 Evolution VI, Mini-Driver - TaylorMade Sim Max (12* @ 13.5*), 43.75", Project X Hzrdus Black 75 6.0, Fairway Wood - Ping G410, (17.5*), 42.5", Project X Hzrdus Black 75 6.0, Hybrid - Ping Anser 17* / 20*, Ping TFC800h, Wedges - Cleveland RTX ZipCore, 52*-58*, DG Tour Issue Spinner, Putter Ping Vault Oslo Stealth H, UST All-In Putter shaft. They will join a 78-player field competing in the first full-field event of the 2022 PGA Tour Champions season, Friday-Sunday, Feb. 18-20, for a share of a $1.6 million purse. 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. WebBorn on October 3, 1959, in Seattle, Washington, United States, Frederick Couples popularly known as Fred Couples is a professional American golfer. On the LIV Golf-PGA Tour divide, Fred Couples is siding with Tiger, with Jay Monahan, with Rory. Titleist T1005-9, DG Tour Issue X-100 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. Will try to find some photos. WebFred Couples is now married to his longtime girlfriend, Suzanne Hanneman. 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. The part of his bag that I believe has made the biggest impact on his stellar play over the past decade was the switch to the Bridgestone golf ball (currently the Tour B RXS). 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. OMG Lol. Photo courtesy of @fullyequippedgolf on IG. 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. 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. Where'd you grab all this from, videos or images? Scotty Cameron 009 M Carbon. Shaft: Aldila RIP Phenom, 3-wood: Titleist 906F4 (13.5 degrees) I think its important to try and hit it farther these days. That would be cool to see. An enhanced Activated Elastomer Insert behind the face delivers a softer feel and more energy return into the ball at impact. Fred is also testing Ping Glide 3.0 wedges 54-WS and 58 and 60-SS. We will confirm if any or all go in play. I thought it was what you were looking for, my bad. We will confirm if any or all go in play. 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. Had a stealth+ like someone else said, squareway 3 wood, stealth 4 or 5 wood and a stealth hybrid. Its actually a hybrid design that combines his former Odyssey O-Works #7 CH Red putter, and his most recent Odyssey Toulon Design XS Proto silver putter. Suzanne invited a small amount and I invited a small amount and we had a great celebration, Couples said of the ceremony.