When one of your staff players angel cabrera, a guy skilled enough to have a green jacket, a us open trophy, and shoot two 64s on the weekend to win the greenbrier is playing your driver at 45. The s56 irons are one of the better tour type irons made by ping. Equipment is accurate as of the northern trust open 21816. Do you want to know what he was carrying in his golf bag during his win. Cabrera sometimes hands out his own sticks, which explains how one caddie came to be swinging a shiny ping rapture driver with 7. The family includes irons, hybrids, fairway woods and drivers. Weve worked on clubs of top pga tour players such as phil mickelson, and helped the game of thousands of amateurs around. Sep 24, 2016 angel cabreras golf swing filmed at the 2012 pga championship at kiawah island. May 24, 2019 cabrera has been a ping staff player for most of his career and this tournament was no different. Angel cabrera pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles personally i think angel cabrera is probably one of my favorite golfers to watch on the golf course.
To get the most distance from your driver, you must optimize the launch angle and spin rate of the ball by selecting the proper loft and shaft flex for your swing speed. In testing against the industryleading junior driver, the titanium g812 driver generated 3. Angel cabrera used that for a while including when he won the us opennot sure if it was the 80x exactly. Angel cabrera pro golfer, swing sequence video by pete styles. Significant advancements in custom fitting while increasing both forgiveness and ball speed highlight the g410 plus and sft drivers. Whats in the winners bags for the week of july 6, 2014. There was so much to note, that little was made of the fact that adam had a brand new driver in his bag the titleist 9 d3 9. Nickent hybrids have also been awarded golf digests coveted gold medal for that category.
Inside angel cabreras open bag national club golfer. I havent seen what angel cabrera had offically but this is what i have figured out looking at some websites for info. Standard tfc 419d shaft provided me with an ideal ball flight of. Ping g stretch degrees adjusted to 14, with project x hzrdus t1100 85x shaft hybrid. Tour acceptance has also been swift, with the majority of pings staff converting to the new g30 driver immediately. I generally like heavier clubs, 80g or more for driver would be ideal, thanks for the help. Get the best deals on cleveland golf club shafts and upgrade your home workout gear with the largest online selection at. Alignment and sound is up there with the best ive tested on a driver before.
I am 23 years old pretty strong and drive the ball between 280320 yards. Looking for a new driver, 23 years old 280320 yards. Image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image. I have played just one year of golf now probably been out 1215 times with a beginner set of golf clubs. San diego after shooting an openinground 79, defending u. We take a peek inside their bags to check out the gear that earned them the big checks for the week of july 6.
Cbs and espn coming up big on masters week the stiff shaft. With his left hand in a somewhat strong position, cabrera places his right hand on the club in a perfectly neutral manner. Open champion angel cabrera is a long shot to retain his title. What equipment did angel cabrera and last weeks other winners use to achieve victory. Conversely, golfers with faster swing speeds generally require lowerlofted drivers and firmer shafts.
Oct 05, 2011 drivers used by past masters champions. One of the most successful golfers in the world, adam scott has 29 wins worldwide and is best remembered for his 20 masters win in a playoff over angel cabrera. Cabrera, a rare selftaught golfer among todays elite pros, defies this convention. Movableweight technology offers a simple way to customize your driver for a desired ball flight so you can swing fearlessly and hit a lot more fairways.
Perhaps such inspiration has something to do with the fact that twotime major champions bubba watson and angel cabrera have quickly switched from their g25 drivers to the new g30. Last weekend we saw a tremendous back nine battle at augusta national between adam scott and angel cabrera. Robert allenbytour green 65 driver arjun atwaltour green 85hybrid angel cabrera tour green 75 driver angel cabrera jr. Apr 22, 20 last weekend we saw a tremendous back nine battle at augusta national between adam scott and angel cabrera. The head, shaft, swingweight and length of the g812 driver. Looking at the callaway diablo edgetour driver, rated by golf digest. For aldilas rogue shaft, the road to becoming one of the tours most talked about shafts started last year at the wyndham championship when patrick reed used a rogue 70tx shaft in his callaway ft. Almost thought those were steel shafts in the woods for a moment. With her 9th career victory at the meijer lpga classic in june 2019 became the winningest canadian in the history of the lpga and pga tours.
And angel cabrera hits em as good as can be, and his play at the masters was an awesome display of control with timely results. It is a ping i series 12 craze b, but his is 39inches long and features a grip designed for a belly putter that extends almost halfway down the shaft. The new driver secured its first win at the nationwide tours price cutter charity championship. Bubba watson, the defending masters champion, chose the g25 driver for the same reason. Apr 04, 2020 michael is the founder and editor in chief of the stiff shaft. As golfnhack points out in the opening post of the thread, the argentine is currently competing on the tour where he shot rounds of 79 and 80 last week. Aftermarket shafts from aldila, project x, and mitsubishi available at an upcharge. True spec golf, miura, nicklaus companies, golf logix, club conex. Overall, their golf clubs have 47 professional wins worldwide.
Ping s55 3pw, with true temper dynamic gold tour issue x100. Michael is the founder and editor in chief of the stiff shaft. Tour take up on the 20 aldila tour shafts green and. Angel cabrera crushed the ball with his new ping g30 driver, sporting a finalround driving distance of 331. Cabrera elected to stick with a unique putter he put in the bag at the wgcaccenture match play championship. The g25 produces more spin and thus a slightly higher trajectory, and cabrera was looking for more carry distance. Cabrera was testing a 17degree ping g hybrid and a 17degree ping g30 hybrid at the zurich classic. Jun 04, 2007 angel cabrera won the 2007 us open golf championship this last weekend at oakmont country club in oakmont, pennsylvania. Ping g ls 9 degrees, with project x hzrdus t1100 75x shaft fairway wood. For instance, if the left hand is strong rotated to the right, the right hand should be too. The tour 65 shaft is available at an upcharge default standard length is 45. Generally, golfers with slower swing speeds require morelofted drivers and moreflexible shafts to achieve the proper launch conditions.
Angel cabreras son, 25yearold federico cabrera, is in an argentinian hospital after a car crash that killed his passenger. Tour green 75 driver rafael campostour green 65 driver james driscolltour green 105hybrid. First up is angel cabreras second round 63 that paved the way for victory in the 2007 singapore open. Angel cabrera at the 2014 greenbrier classic great golf blog angel cabrera won the greenbrier classic on sunday for his first nonmajor victory on the pga tour, closing with his second straight sixunderpar 64 for a twostroke victory over george mcneill at the old white tpc in white sulphur springs, w. The tour blue is a high launching and low spinning shaft based off the vs proto. Very inspirational, said marty jertson, senior design engineer at ping. Jul 05, 2015 last year angel cabrera won the tournament in his first week using pings g30 driver and this year danny lee emerged victorious after switching to a 9degree callaway xr with an aldila rogue black. Mar 28, 2018 click here for more on the ping g25 driver. Adam scott saw off angel cabrera in an emotional playoff victory in 20. Todays forum thread of the day comes from golfnhack, who discusses the current struggles of former u. Several players worldwide, including two of the games longest drivers bubba watson and angel cabrera have added the rapture driver to their arsenals.
Its still being used today by rafa cabrera bello and was used by zach johnson in his 2015 open victory. He is also the senior editor of golfweek custom media and covers the world long drive for golf channel. Drivers used by past masters tournament champions, golf. Default standard lengths are 45 14 the tour 65 shaft is available at an upcharge default standard length is 45. Angel cabrera won the greenbrier classic the first week the driver was on the pga tour. We photographed cabrera testing a ping g hybrid 17 degrees with a true temper project x hzrdus 105 6. Runnerup angel cabrera, seeking a new driver for 20, went with pings g25 driver over pings anser driver. Cabrera has been a ping staff player for most of his career and this tournament was no different. Open, and between 2003 and 2008, nickent hybrids were the most popular hybrid on the nationwide tour.
May 16, 2018 since he doesnt have a gap wedge his irons may be bent weak to fill that gap. Angel cabrera slow motion 16th hole masters 2009 youtube. What clubs past 10 masters winners used to earn their green. Drivers used by past masters tournament champions, golf equipment. Ping introduces multimaterial rapture series the golf wire. Angel cabrera 2007 us open winning clubs classic witb. In 2007, a nickent hybrid was in angel cabrera s bag when he won the u. What clubs past 10 masters winners used to earn their. Weve worked on clubs of top pga tour players such as phil mickelson, and helped the game of thousands of amateurs around the world. Bubba watson also put the g30 driver in his bag that same week. He could still have two different 3 irons with the loft change to fill the gaps.