� no;blockhead;move it was difficult not to notice
matt every’s putter at the sony open in hawaii. the large-headed, rectangular-shaped putter is called black hawk from
a company called orion golf. the putter weighs 440 grams
(normal is between 340 and 365 grams). the idea behind the
heavier weight and large head is to increase stability. Judging
from every’s results the theory was working—at least for this
week. every ranked 21st in the field in strokes gained/putting
en route to finishing t- 6.
sony open in hawaii// winner’s bag
�in;the;bag
(Johnson Wagner’s lineup)
ball: Titleist Pro V1x
driver: TaylorMade R11S (Aldila
RIP NV), 8 degrees
3-wood: TaylorMade Burner
SuperFast 2.0, 13. 5 degrees
Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro a12, 18
degrees
irons ( 3-9): Titleist CB; (Pw):
Titleist Vokey
wedges: Titleist Vokey Spin Milled
C-C (54, 59 degrees)
Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist
prototype
equipment// e.;michael;johnson
leonard;to;taylormade,;why;webb;stayed;put
�more;moves there were more
player moves this past week as Justin
leonard, who had been with nike,
signed an endorsement deal with
taylormade. at the sony leonard,
a 12-time pga tour winner and
three-time ryder cupper, played an
r11 driver ( 10. 5 degrees), rocket-ballz tour 3-wood, burner superfast
5-wood, tour preferred mb irons and
tp xft wedges (54, 58 degrees).
nike also had a signing, scooping up
kevin chappel. cobra, meanwhile,
re-signed ian poulter.
�loyalty;pays when webb
simpson was asked why he stayed
with titleist instead of signing with
another company, he had an answer.
“i don’t want to change,” he said at
the sony open. “i’ve seen players
do it over and over again, and they
struggle the next year; it takes them
a few years to figure it out again. i
would rather [win] $2 million on the
course and make nothing off than win
half a million on the course and make
four off.” simpson also said he has
been testing titleist’s belly putters.
�ball;game billy hurley and davis
love iii each debuted a new version of
bridgestone’s tour b330-s and tour
b330 balls, respectively, at the sony
open. the balls feature bridgestone’s
proprietary dual dimple technology.
matt kuchar and brandt snedeker are
expected to use the balls when they
make their 2012 debuts. … nine players had taylormade’s new penta tp5
ball in play at the sony. among those
using the five-layer ball were Justin
leonard, ricky barnes, pat perez and
rory sabbatini.
�debut;nike unveiled an addition to
its method putter line. designed to look
like a blade but perform like a mallet,
the concept features a red blade-like
front piece (made from aluminum and
weighing just 90 grams) that is joined to
a heavy steel bar to produce a high moment of inertia. the club features nike’s
polymetal groove technology, and is available
in 32-, 33- and 34-inch
lengths, with belly models at 41 and 43 inches.
price: $199 ($229, belly).
chris condon/pga tour; sam greenwood/getty images; courtesy of nike golf
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