Teeing Off
MY BAG
FOR THE PUERTO RICO OPEN
Carl Pettersson
"They ribbed me a bit when I first switched to the long putter my sophomore year [at North Carolina State], but I'm consistent with it."
1. DRIVER
Nike
VR Tour (11.5°)
Nike.com
SHAFT: Project X
6C 12 (6.5 flex)
2. FAIRWAY METAL
TaylorMade
Burner TP (14.5°)
Taylormadegolf.com
SHAFT: Graphite Design
YS6 (X flex)
gdintl.com
3. HYBRID
Nike
VR Pro (21°)
SHAFT: Aldila
NV Hybrid (X flex)
Aldila.com
4. IRONS
Nike
VR Pro Combo (four through PW)
SHAFTS: True Temper
Dynamic Gold S400
Truetemper.com
5. WEDGES
Nike
VR (49°, 55°, 60°)
SHAFTS: True Temper
Dynamic Gold S400
6. PUTTER
Odyssey
White Hot XG #7 Long
Odysseygolf.com
7. BALL
Nike
20XI X
8. SHOES
Nike
Lunar Control
GRIPS
Golf Pride
BCT 58 Round
Golfpride.com
TECH TALK
A New Mix
Lamborghini and the University of Washington helped Callaway develop its latest breakthrough
A new material, called forged composite, uses bundles of carbon fibers and a special resin to create a gel that can be poured into a mold. The resulting material, according to Callaway, is lighter and stronger than titanium. And since the composite is forged, Callaway can better control the thickness, which allows for even greater weight savings.
The fibers, one inch long and thinner than a human hair, are turbostratic, which means the atoms are intertwined and aligned along the length of the strands.
The Diablo Octane driver (shown) has more than 10 million fibers in the crown. The RAZR Hawk driver has the composite in both the crown and the sole.
The composite contains 500,000 fibers per square inch.
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PHOTO
CHRIS O'MEARA/AP (PETTERSSON)
TWO PHOTOS
KOHJIRO KINNO (BAG, BALL)
PHOTO
COURTESY OF NIKE (SHOE)
ILLUSTRATION
BRIAN CHRISTIE (ILLUSTRATION)
THREE ILLUSTRATIONS
