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		<title>WATCH: Inside the Hot List — Our testers reveal their preferred clubs</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Our broad range of Hot List player testers reveal the clubs that worked best for them. Find the player who fits your game By Mike Stachura and E Michael Johnson What do real golfers like you think about the latest clubs? That’s why our panel of players is such a key part of our process. [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Our broad range of Hot List player testers reveal the clubs that worked best for them. Find the player who fits your game</strong></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>By Mike Stachura and E Michael Johnson<br />
</strong></span>What do real golfers like you think about the latest clubs? That’s why our panel of players is such a key part of our process. Together, they provide input that helps the Hot List judges determine the leading clubs in Performance and Look/Sound/Feel, two of our four Hot List criteria which together account for 65 percent of a club’s score.</p>
<p class="p1">But we know you want as much specific advice as you can get about what club is exactly right for you. So why not see which of our players matches best to your game and see what they were thinking. What follows are some of the top choices in each of our full swing categories from each player on our panel, choices that are informed by data from the Rapsodo MLM and GCQuad launch monitors. Certainly, you’ll see a lot of repeats as you go through these lists (that’s why those products tended to do well on the Hot List overall), but consider this another piece of information as you continue the search for the right club for you. Of course, we firmly believe that search needs the wisdom of a good clubfitter to finish the process, too. Each player’s basic data is listed below, along with their individual lists and accompanying swing videos from the Rapsodo MLM app.</p>
<p><strong>MORE</strong><br />
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<span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><a style="color: #ff6600;" href="https://golfdigestme.com/callaways-rogue-st-irons-what-you-need-to-know/">Callaway Rogue ST irons: All you need to know</a></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><a style="color: #ff6600;" href="https://golfdigestme.com/taylormade-stealth-irons-what-you-need-to-know/">TaylorMade Stealth irons: All you need to know</a></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><a style="color: #ff6600;" href="https://golfdigestme.com/callaway-rogue-st-drivers-what-you-need-to-know/">Callaway Rogue ST drivers: All you need to know</a></strong></span></p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Jason Guss</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 45; Handicap: 0; Driver swing speed: 101; Driver distance: 260; 7-iron swing speed: 80; 7-iron distance: 162\<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)&#8217;</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max LS; Cobra LTDx LS; Ping G425 Max | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST LS; Ping G425 LST; TaylorMade Stealth Plus | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Cobra King Tec: Cobra LTDx; Wilson D9 | <strong>PLAYERS IRONS:</strong> Henry-Griffitts TS+; PXG 0311T; Srixon ZX7 | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Cobra King Forged Tec; Mizuno Mizuno Pro 225; Proto-Concept CO5 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Cobra King Forged Tec X; Cobra LTDx; XXIO X</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Molly Braid</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 34; Handicap: 0; Driver swing speed: 86; Driver distance: 215; 7-iron swing speed: 72; 7-iron distance: 135<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; Cobra LTDx Max; Titleist TSi2 | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Ping G425 Max; PXG 0341XF; Titleist TSi2 | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Cobra Air-X; PXG 0317XF; Titleist TSi2 | <strong>PLAYERS IRONS:</strong> Srixon ZX7; Proto-Concept C03; Titleist T100 | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Mizuno JPX921 Hot Metal Pro; PXG 0311P; Srixon ZX5 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; Ping G425; Titleist T300</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Ricky Brown</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 43; Handicap: +4; Driver swing speed: 108; Driver distance: 270; 7-iron swing speed: 88; 7-iron distance: 170<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max LS; TaylorMade Stealth Plus; Titleist TSi3 |<strong> FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Cobra LTDx; Ping G425 LST; Titleist TSi3 | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Callaway Epic Super; TaylorMade Stealth Plus; Titleist TSi3; <strong>PLAYERS IRONS:</strong> Callaway Apex Pro; PXG 0311 T; Titleist T100 | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Mizuno Mizuno Pro 225; Titleist T100•S; Titleist T200 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Cleveland Launcher XL; Cobra Forged Tec X; PXG 0311 XP</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Larry McCoy</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 57; Handicap: 6; Driver swing speed: 97; Driver distance: 245; 7-iron swing speed: 80; 7-iron distance: 156<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Mizuno ST-Z 220; Ping G425 LST; Titleist TSi3 | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Mizuno ST-Z; Ping G425 Max; TaylorMade Stealth Plus | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Titleist TSi3; Cobra Air-X; Mizuno CLK | <strong>PLAYERS IRONS:</strong> Cobra King Tour; TaylorMade P7•MC; Titleist T100 | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> PXG 0311 P Gen 4; TaylorMade P•770; TaylorMade P•790 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Callaway Apex DCB; TaylorMade Stealth; Titleist T300</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Paul Ianniello</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 60; Handicap: 5; Driver swing speed: 92; Driver distance: 220; 7-iron swing speed: 80; 7-iron distance: 162<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> PXG 0811 X; TaylorMade Stealth Plus; Titleist TSi3 | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> TaylorMade Stealth; TaylorMade Stealth Plus; Titleist TSi2 | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Cobra Air-X; Ping G425; PXG 0317X |<strong> PLAYERS IRONS:</strong> Callaway Apex TCB; Srixon ZX7: Proto-Concept C03 | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Proto-Concept CO5; TaylorMade P•790; Titleist T200 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> PXG 0311 XP; TaylorMade Stealth; Titleist T300</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Sean Harper</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 50; Handicap: 8; Driver swing speed: 89; Driver distance: 225; 7-iron swing speed: 79; 7-iron distance: 152<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Ping G425 Max; PXG 0811XF; Srixon ZX5 | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Ping G425; TaylorMade Stealth Plus; Titleist TSi2 | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Callaway Apex; Ping G425 Max; Titleist TSi3 |<strong> PLAYERS IRONS:</strong> Cobra King Tour; Mizuno JPX921 Tour; PXG 0311T | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Callaway Apex; Mizuno JPX921 Forged; TaylorMade P790 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Callaway Apex DCB; TaylorMade Stealth; Titleist T300</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Ryan Kroll</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 46; Handicap: 8; Driver swing speed: 98; Driver distance: 235; 7-iron swing speed: 79; 7-iron distance: 155<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; Ping G425 Max; Titleist TSi2 |<strong> FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; Cobra LTDx; Mizuno ST-Z | HYBRIDS: Mizuno CLK; PXG 0317X; Titleist TSi3 | <strong>PLAYERS IRONS:</strong> Proto-Concept CO3; Titleist T100; Wilson Staff Model CB | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Callaway Apex; Mizuno JPX921 Forged; Srixon ZX5 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Mizuno JPX921 Hot Metal; TaylorMade Stealth; Titleist T300</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Tom Allen</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 57; Handicap: 6; Driver swing speed: 95; Driver distance: 245; 7-iron swing speed: 80; 7-iron distance: 155<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; Titleist TSi2; Ping G425 Max | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> PXG 0341X; Srixon ZX; TaylorMade Stealth | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; Mizuno CLK; Ping G425 | <strong>PLAYERS IRONS:</strong> Mizuno JPX921 Tour; PXG 0311T; Titleist T100 | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Callaway Apex; Ping i525; TaylorMade P790 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Ping G425; TaylorMade Stealth; Titleist T300</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Alejandra Bedoya</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 23; Handicap: 5; Driver swing speed: 90; Driver distance: 225; 7-iron swing speed: 75; 7-iron distance: 146<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Cobra LTDx; Ping G425 Max; TaylorMade Stealth | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; PXG 0341XF; TaylorMade Stealth Plus | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> PXG 0317X: Mizuno CLK; Cobra Air-X |<strong> PLAYERS IRONS:</strong> Mizuno Mizuno Pro 223; PXG 0311T Gen 4; TaylorMade P•7MC | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS</strong>: Mizuno Mizuno Pro 225; PXG 0311 P Gen 4; Titleist T200 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> PXG 0311 XP Gen4; Srixon ZX4; Titleist T300</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Anand Mudaliar</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 39; Handicap: 9; Driver swing speed: 105; Driver distance: 265; 7-iron swing speed: 84; 7-iron distance: 164<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; PXG 0811XT; XXIO X | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; Ping G425 Max; Titleist TSi2 | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Callaway Apex; PXG 0317X; Tour Edge Hot Launch C522 | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Pro; Proto-Concept C05; PXG 0311 P Gen 4 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Cobra LTDx; Srixon ZX4; Titleist T300 | <strong>SUPER GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Cobra T-Rail; XXIO 12; Wilson Launch Pad</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Peter Lee</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 54: Handicap: 9: Driver swing speed: 97; Driver distance: 245; 7-iron swing speed: 80; 7-iron distance: 156<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; Ping G425 Max; PXG 0811 XF | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Mizuno ST-X; Ping G425 Max; TaylorMade Stealth | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Pro; Cobra LTDx; Ping G425 |<strong> PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Callaway Apex; Ping i525; PXG 0311P | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Callaway Apex DCB; Callaway Rogue ST Max: Mizuno JPX921 Hot Metal | <strong>SUPER GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max OS; PXG 0211Z; Titleist T400</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Gary Abbott</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 34; Handicap: 15; Driver swing speed: 98; Driver distance: 235; 7-iron swing speed: 81; 7-iron distance: 153<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Ping G425 Max; TaylorMade Stealth; Titleist TSi3 | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Cobra LTDx Max; TaylorMade Stealth; TaylorMade Stealth Plus | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Ping G425; TaylorMade Stealth; Titleist TSi2 | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Callaway Apex; TaylorMade P790; Titleist T200 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max: Ping G425: TaylorMade Stealth | <strong>SUPER GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max OS; Cleveland Launcher XL Halo; Titleist T400</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Dan Lupo</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 29; Handicap: 14; Driver swing speed: 97; Driver distance: 225; 7-iron swing speed: 87; 7-iron distance: 160<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Ping G425 Max; PXG 0811XF; Titleist TSi3 | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Callaway; Rogue ST Max; Cobra LTDx; TaylorMade Stealth | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Cobra King Tec; TaylorMade Stealth; Titleist TSi1 | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Cobra King Forged Tec; PXG 0311P Gen 4; TaylorMade P•790 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> PXG 0311XP Gen 4; TaylorMade Stealth; Titleist T300 | <strong>SUPER GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max OS; Titleist T400; XXIO 12</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Alex Reinhart</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 37; Handicap: 12; Driver swing speed: 102; Driver distance: 248; 7-iron swing speed: 82; 7-iron distance: 160<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; Ping G425 LST; TaylorMade Stealth | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; Cleveland Launcher XL Halo; Titleist TSi3 | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Cobra LTDx; Mizuno CLK; TaylorMade Stealth Plus | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Cobra King Forged Tec; Ping i525; Titleist T200 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> PXG 0311 XP Gen4; Cleveland Launcher XL; Mizuno JPX921 Hot Metal | <strong>SUPER GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max OS; PXG 0211 Z; XXIO Prime</p>
<h4 class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Wei Mao</strong></h4>
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<p class="p1">Age: 51; Handicap: 15; Driver swing speed: 90; Driver distance: 220; 7-iron swing speed: 78; 7-iron distance: 145<br />
<strong>TOP CLUBS (in alphabetical order)</strong><br />
<strong>DRIVERS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max; Titleist TSi2; TaylorMade Stealth | <strong>FAIRWAY WOODS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max D; Srixon ZX; Tour Edge Exotics E722 | <strong>HYBRIDS:</strong> Ping G425; Srixon ZX; Tour Edge Exotics E722 | <strong>PLAYERS DISTANCE IRONS:</strong> Callaway Apex; Ping i525; Proto-Concept C05 | <strong>GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Callaway Apex DCB; XXIO X; TaylorMade Stealth | <strong>SUPER GAME IMPROVEMENT IRONS:</strong> Callaway Rogue ST Max OS; PXG 0211 Z; Titleist T400</p>
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		<title>The clubs Cameron Smith used to win the 2022 Sentry Tournament of Champions</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Without a bogey over his final 52 holes, Smith had many facets of his game working.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1"><span style="color: #999999;"><em>Gregory Shamus</em></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>By E. Michael Johnson</strong></span><br />
It wasn’t the Duel in the Sun but it was a duel in the sun as Cameron Smith fended off Jon Rahm birdie for birdie over the final nine to not only win the Sentry Tournament of Champions, but set an all-time 72-hole PGA Tour scoring record in relation to par at 34 under par.</p>
<p class="p1">Smith and Rahm each birdied Nos. 13 through 15 at Kapalua&#8217;s Plantation Course on Sunday, then parred the next two holes before matching birdies at the par-5 18th to give Smith with a one-shot margin of victory.</p>
<p class="p1">Without a bogey over his final 52 holes, Smith had many facets of his game working. The 28-year-old ranked second in strokes gained/off-the-tee, picking up more than 3.5 strokes on the field while also ranking fourth in driving distance at 302.6 yards. Smith’s strokes-gained mark was aided nicely by driving the green on the short par-4 14th hole, using his 10-degree Titleist TSi3 driver with a Fujikura Ventus Blue 60x shaft.</p>
<p class="p1">Smith also hit 86.1 percent of his greens in regulation. His irons are Titleist’s T100 in an all-black configuration, including the heads and shafts. When the Aussie did miss a green, he got up and down 80 percent of the time with his Titleist Vokey SM9 wedges—a model just recently introduced to the company’s tour staff.</p>
<p class="p1">Smith’s ability to get up and down is not only a testament to his short game and putting (he led the field in strokes gained/putting as well as putts per green in regulation) but also his grit.</p>
<p class="p1">“I’m a resilient guy,” the now four-time PGA Tour winner told Golf Digest in 2019. “It all stems from these words my dad told me. ‘Some days are diamonds, some days are duck s&#8212;.’ When things are going bad, I sometimes recall those words. It’s such a good terminology for golf, which can be so brittle. You wake up one day and can’t miss a shot and then the next day you feel like you’re playing like a 20-handicapper. Things tend to go up and down all the time and sometimes it’s helpful to just remind yourself of that.”</p>
<p class="p1">At Kapalua, there was a lot more up than down.</p>
<p class="p1">What Cameron Smith had in the bag at the Sentry Tournament of Champions:</p>
<p class="p1"><strong>Ball:</strong> Titleist Pro V1x<br />
<strong>Driver:</strong> Titleist TSi3 (Fujikura Ventus Blue 60x), 10 degrees<br />
<strong>3-wood:</strong> Titleist TSi2, 15 degrees<br />
<strong>7-wood:</strong> Titleist TS2, 21 degrees<br />
<strong>Irons (3):</strong> Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi; (5-9): Titleist T100; (PW): Titleist Vokey SM9<br />
<strong>Wedges:</strong> Titleist Vokey SM9 (52, 56, 60 degrees)<br />
<strong>Putter:</strong> Scotty Cameron by Titleist 009M</p>
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		<title>Jim Herman&#8217;s equipment at the Wyndham Championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jim Herman is a 42-year-old on the PGA Tour who took until 2016 to win his first PGA Tour title at the Shell Houston Open.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1"><span style="color: #999999;"><em>Jared C. Tilton</em></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>By E. Michael Johnson<br />
</strong></span>Jim Herman is a 42-year-old on the PGA Tour who took until 2016 to win his first PGA Tour title at the Shell Houston Open. So it should not come as a shock that it took him a while to get going before going on to win the Wyndham Championship. Herman birdied three of his last four holes on Friday just to make the cut, then went on a tear, shooting 61-63 over his final 36 holes to win by one over Billy Horschel.</p>
<p class="p1">Although much attention will be paid to his sharp iron play over the final nine holes, resulting in a trio of short birdie putts, what kept Herman in contention was three big putts on the front nine. Herman dropped a 29-footer for birdie on the first and followed that with a 59-footer for an eagle 3 at the par-5 fifth hole. One from 14 feet followed at the eighth hole, too. For the week Herman was third in strokes gained/putting, picking up more than six shots on the field. In all, he made 444 feet of putts over the four rounds.</p>
<p class="p1">Herman’s putter is a Bettinardi Inovai 5.0 Tour F.I.T. Face mallet with a circle of open space in the cavity. Herman has used three different models of Bettinardi putters in his three wins on the PGA Tour (he also won the Barbasol Championship last year).</p>
<p class="p1">But that’s not to downplay his work tee to green as well. Herman ranked fourth for the week in strokes gained/tee-to-green, picking up nearly another six strokes on the field. With a split set of Mizuno JPX 919 irons.</p>
<p class="p1">What Jim Herman had in the bag at the Wyndham Championship:</p>
<p class="p1"><strong>Ball:</strong> Titleist Pro V1<br />
<strong>Driver:</strong> TaylorMade SIM (Graphite Design Tour AD 6X), 10.5 degrees<br />
<strong>3-wood:</strong> TaylorMade M6, 15 degrees<br />
<strong>5-wood:</strong> TaylorMade M4, 21 degrees<br />
<strong>Irons (4):</strong> Mizuno JPX 919 Tour; (5-PW): Mizuno JPX 919 Tour<br />
<strong>Wedges:</strong> Cleveland RTX 588 (52, 56 degrees); Titleist Vokey SM6 (60 degrees)<br />
<strong>Putter:</strong> Bettinardi Inovai 5.0 Tour F.I.T. Face</p>
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		<title>The clubs Brooks Koepka used to win at Bethpage Black</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 04:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Koepka averaged 313.2 yards in driving distance with his 10.5-degree TaylorMade M5 driver. </p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1"><span style="color: #999999;"><em><span class="s1">Koepka plays a shot from the sixth tee during the final round of the 2019 PGA Championship at the Bethpage Black course on May 19, 2019 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)</p>
<p></span></em></span><span class="s1"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>By E. Michael Johnson</strong></span><br />
Brooks Koepka has now won back-to-back PGA Championships. That’s to go along with his back-to-back U.S. Opens. Koepka produced that never-before-accomplished double despite some unsteady golf down the stretch Sunday at Bethpage’s Black course, but he had enough to keep Dustin Johnson at bay and to win by two shots.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Although Johnson made a nice run to create some high drama, make no mistake: Koepka won the PGA over the first 54 holes, creating a seven-shot cushion heading into Sunday (one, that as it turned out, he desperately needed). The now four-time major champion did it the way he usually does—with a superior tee-to-green game along with a deadly (and highly underrated) short game combined with making enough putts to win.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">How superior was the tee-to-green game? Consider that despite the final-nine hiccups, Koepka ranked second in strokes gained/off-the-tee, first in strokes gained/approach-the-green and first in strokes gained/tee-to-green (at a ridiculous 17.354 strokes). He also led the field in greens in regulation and was 10th in scrambling, meaning that he missed few greens and when he did, saved par most of the time.</p>
<p>Koepka averaged 313.2 yards in driving distance with his 10.5-degree TaylorMade M5 driver with a Mitsubishi Diamana White D+ 70 TX shaft. Koepka, used the M3 460 model earlier in the year, but switched to the company’s M5 at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The driver uses inject-face technology in which the springlike effect of the club is brought beyond the legal limit then brought back to conformance by injecting a resin behind the face to slow it down just enough to be legal. The club also employs the company’s TwistFace technology in which the face is gently curved more open on the high toe and closed on the low heel areas to help mitigate mis-hits. Koepka had the adjustable weights set in a split position with one far forward and one far back in the track that runs from front to back.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Koepka’s irons are Mizuno’s JPX 919 Tour, which boast a design where the topline is selectively thinned and the saved mass relocated in the toe and sole to provide added forgiveness. More toe weight also offers a more centralized sweet spot—a spot Koepka frequently finds.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">But perhaps the shot of the tournament was the Titleist Vokey SM7 gap wedge that he hit from 160 yards downwind on the 10th hole, generally considered one of the most difficult on the course, to tap-in range. Moments later, Johnson made bogey at the 11th and the lead was back to six, which proved critical considering how the rest of the round played out.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Which ended in Koepka becoming a back-to-back champion. Again.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><strong><span class="s1">What Brooks Koepka had in the bag at the PGA Championship</span></strong></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Ball:</strong> Titleist Pro V1x<br />
</span><span class="s1"><strong>Driver:</strong> TaylorMade M5 (Mitsubishi Diamana White Board D + 70), 10.5 degrees<br />
</span><span class="s1"><strong>3-wood:</strong> TaylorMade M2 2017, 16.5 degrees<br />
</span><span class="s1"><strong>Irons (3):</strong> Nike Vapor Fly Pro; (4-PW): Mizuno JPX 919 Tour<br />
</span><span class="s1"><strong>Wedges:</strong> Titleist Vokey SM7 (52, 56 degrees); Titleist Vokey SM4 TVD (60 degrees)<br />
</span><span class="s1"><strong>Putter:</strong> Scotty Cameron by Titleist Newport 2 SLT 10</span></p>
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		<title>Mizuno GT180 driver, fairway wood mix hot face material with movable weight</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 06:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Mizuno GT180 lineup of woods debuted Feb. 1 with an obvious emphasis on precision adjustability over the ST180 lineup. But the goal with the GT180 wasn’t just more options. It was also a fresh commitment to speed.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1"><strong>New Mizuno driver is most adjustable in company history with multiple weights, three tracks to control flight, spin</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"><strong>   </strong>   </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>By Mike Stachura</strong></span><br />
The Mizuno GT180 lineup of woods debuted Feb. 1 with an obvious emphasis on precision adjustability over the ST180 lineup. But the goal with the GT180 wasn’t just more options. It was also a fresh commitment to speed.</p>
<p class="p1">Hence, the new materials, new construction and even increased forgiveness for a driver and fairway wood lineup focused on better players.</p>
<p class="p1">The GT180 driver is the headliner, and like the ST180, its faster ball speeds start with the use of the high-strength titanium alloy SP-700 in the GT180’s face. SP-700 titanium in drivers has been around for some time, especially in high-end drivers. It was used in TaylorMade’s 300 series drivers back in 2000, and also in Titleist’s C16 limited edition C16 driver two years ago. It’s been eschewed in most mainstream drivers as an unnecessary cost because traditional 6-4 titanium can be manufactured to reach the spring-like effect limit set by the rules. <span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span></p>
<p>But David Llewellyn, Mizuno’s director of research and development for golf, says the alloy changes design possibilities. With advanced forging and heat treating techniques, Mizuno’s team sees SP-700 creating more opportunities for off-center hit performance, Llewellyn said.</p>
<p class="p1">“It’s a property of that material called elongation, but what it’s allowing us to do is get the really complex geometries in the forged face,” he said, noting that the company’s multiple thickness face has greater varieties of thicknesses than they could get with the traditional 6-4 titanium used in the past. “You can get super-plastic behavior, which means you can deform it a lot more. It actually has a slightly higher repulsive force as it returns back to normal.”</p>
<p class="p1">That face material provides more heat to a driver that at its base is also about fitting specific ball flights to individual players. The GT180 driver is most notable for its adjustability, the most of any driver in company history. Two 6.5-gram weights move freely in center, heel and/or toe tracks to provide essentially an infinite number of combinations for lower spin, higher launch, draw- or fade-biased flights. But because the weight mechanism and tracks have been refashioned from the company’s previous adjustable driver, the JPX-900, it uses up less total weight that allows the head to reach 460 cubic centimeters for higher stability on off-center hits.</p>
<p class="p1">“We were able to make that head larger and more forgiving than it would be otherwise,” Llewellyn said, referencing the company’s past better-player focused drivers which checked in under the USGA size limit.</p>
<p class="p1">Only available in right-handed models, the GT180 driver makes use of Mizuno’s four-degree adjustable hosel that allows one head to produce lofts ranging from 7.5 to 11.5 degrees. A sliding chip on the sole allows the face to set up in a player’s preferred position (square, open, closed), regardless of which loft he fits into.</p>
<p class="p1">The company will offer a selection of 12 shaft options as part of the standard fitting setup, including Mitsubishi’s Kuro Kage as the stock selection, but the Mitsubishi Tensei (Blue, White, Orange) and Bassara shafts, as well. The standard length is 45 inches. <span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span></p>
<p class="p1"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-13161" src="http://golfdigestme.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GT_3Wood_OnWhite.jpg" alt="" width="925" height="712" srcset="https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GT_3Wood_OnWhite.jpg 925w, https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GT_3Wood_OnWhite-300x231.jpg 300w, https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GT_3Wood_OnWhite-768x591.jpg 768w, https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GT_3Wood_OnWhite-800x616.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px" /></p>
<p>The GT180 line also includes two fairway wood options, both in a more compact size than the ST180 fairway wood lineup. Like the ST180, each features a high-strength maraging steel face insert to boost ball speeds, enhanced by a wave structure on the sole to provide additional influence on the face flex. That structure also pushes the center of gravity lower and slightly forward for less spin.</p>
<p class="p1">Like the driver, it offers an adjustable sole weight. The 17-gram weight moves freely on a center track to adjust spin and launch preferences. As well, the four-degree adjustable hosel gives players a wide range of lofts in the two models. The 14-degree “tour spoon” adjusts from 12-16 degrees, while the 15-degree works for 13-17 degrees.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 06:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>HARTFORD, WI &#8211; JUNE 18: Brooks Koepka of the United States plays his shot from the 16th tee during the final round of the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills on June 18, 2017 in Hartford, Wisconsin. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) By E. Michael Johnson Brooks Koepka, the 2017 U.S. Open champion, has had [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1"><span style="color: #999999;"><em>HARTFORD, WI &#8211; JUNE 18: Brooks Koepka of the United States plays his shot from the 16th tee during the final round of the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills on June 18, 2017 in Hartford, Wisconsin. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)</em></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="color: #f04e23;"><strong>By E. Michael Johnson</strong></span></p>
<p class="p1">Brooks Koepka, the 2017 U.S. Open champion, has had an interesting couple of years equipment-wise. A Titleist staff player, Koepka left the company at the start of the 2016 season for a lucrative deal with Nike. However Nike abandoned the equipment business a little more than seven months later, leaving Koepka with a decision: continue playing Nike or look elsewhere?</p>
<p class="p1">Enter Mizuno and TaylorMade. Koepka switched to TaylorMade’s M2 driver last fall and also uses the company’s 2017 version of its M2 3-wood. The Mizuno association, however, is far more intriguing. Although not under contract with Mizuno, Koepka plays the company’s JPX 900 Tour irons. The background on the clubs is that Mizuno, knowing that Koepka’s Titleist contract was up (and pre-Nike deal), made the JPX 900 Tour with Koepka in mind. A different club from the company’s MP line, Mizuno felt he fit the mold of the JPX player. Then, after Nike left the club business, they reached out to Koepka again to gauge his interest in playing the irons and the clubs went in the bag earlier this year after an offseason of testing.</p>
<p class="p1">According to Jeff Cook, PGA Tour manager for Mizuno, it wasn’t a hard sell. “As soon as the Nike thing was over I contacted his manager and told him we designed the iron around him and was he open to trying them,” said Cook. “He was, and we got his specs [standard length, half-degree upright] and built him a set. Not much more than that.”</p>
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<p class="p1">Although some players are loathe to change clubs, Koepka is not one of them. Asked at the time of his Nike deal if he had any reservations about making such a complete overhaul of his bag, Koepka told Golf World, “Those of us on tour are being handed new equipment all the time. Someone has a new driver or a new ball or new wedges they want you to try. People say moving from one company to another is a big transition, but it’s really not because we’re trying new clubs all the time, new shafts all the time. When you have access to all this it’s not a big deal, even when switching brands. At least not for me. After a couple hundred balls I don’t even notice it.”</p>
<p class="p1">Clearly. Koepka’s Mizuno irons helped him hit 17 of 18 greens in regulation Sunday, including a pair of shots that led to birdies on Nos. 15 and 16, the former one of the best shots hit on the hole all day that led to a birdie that provided a welcomed cushion.</p>
<p class="p1">But perhaps most interesting is that this might be the last tournament the irons are used in. “Brooks reached out to me last week and said he needed a new set,” said Cook. “He practices just with odd-numbered clubs so he wears those out faster and he needed some new irons. The new set isn’t in play yet but it very well might be for his next tournament.</p>
<p class="p1">If that’s the case, his irons went out in a true blaze of glory. Here are all of Koepka’s clubs and ball he used at Erin Hills G.C.</p>
<p class="p1"><strong>Ball:</strong> Titleist Pro V1x</p>
<p class="p1"><strong>Driver:</strong> TaylorMade M2 (Mitsubishi Diamana+ White 70TX), 9.5 degrees</p>
<p class="p1"><strong>3-wood:</strong> TaylorMade M2 2017, 16.5 degrees</p>
<p class="p1"><strong>Irons (3):</strong> Nike Vapor Fly Pro; (4-PW): Mizuno JPX 900 Tour</p>
<p class="p1"><strong>Wedges:</strong> Titleist Vokey SM5 (52, 56 degrees); Titleist Vokey SM4 TVD (60 degrees)</p>
<p class="p1"><strong>Putter:</strong> Scotty Cameron by Titleist Newport 2 SLT T10</p>
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