Getting the flight right at the SAS Masters

July 27th, 2009

A somewhat shorter than usual Titleist European Tour Blog this week, as the Titleist Tour Support Vehicle (TTSV) isn’t present at the SAS Masters at the Barsebäck Golf and Country Club! Don’t worry – there haven’t been any accidents! It’s just that the TTSV had to remain on the practice ground at Turnberry until the Sunday of the Open Championship. At most European Tour events, everything would be packed up and the TTSV would roll quietly off the range on Wednesday evening to move on to the next event.

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Before the TTSV left Turnberry, it remained a hive of activity over the weekend. Having been disappointed to miss the cut, Pablo Larrazabal knuckled down to some hard work on the range with Titleist Tour Technician Phil Dimmock. This has resulted in Pablo putting a set of Titleist ZM irons (with ZB 3 & 4 iron) into the bag in place of his 735.CMs. In order to develop a flight that was a little stronger, Phil switch Pablo out of his KBS Tours X-flex into Dynamic Gold X100. This has brought the spin down, strengthened the flight and seems to be paying dividends as Pablo is well placed to make a charge over the weekend!

The specs for Pablo’s new irons are:

Clubs: ZB 3 & 4, ZM 5-P
Shafts: Dynamic Gold X100
Set up: Standard length, standard loft & lie
Swing weight: D2
Grip: BCT 1+1

So without their home-away-from-home, the Titleist Tour Team (TTT) was tasked with carrying out equipment check ups with players and ordering up some wedges to be delivered at the next event – the Moravia Silesia Open presented by ALO Diamonds at the Prosper Golf Resort, Čeladná, in the Czech Republic. The TTSV has returned to Titleist’s European HQ in Cambridgeshire for servicing and re-stocking and will be back on the road for the KLM Open in Holland towards the end of August.

Even without the TTSV, it’s still busy times for the guys as they walk the course with Titleist staffers to discuss mid-season progress and the potential need for any changes. Titleist golf ball loyalist Kenneth Ferrie has been hard at work with the Tour issue Scotty Cameron Studio Select Kombi Black that he picked up at the European Open back at the end of May. The specs are:

Club: Studio Select Kombi Black
Shaft: Stepless double bend
Length: 35”
Grip: SC Dancing Black
Loft & lie: 4°loft and SC 71° standard lie
Weights: 20g

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