PGA Tour players are an interesting lot when it comes to equipment. Some go by the numbers, others by look and feel. Whether it is bending a lie angle by a tenth of a degree or the inexact science of slapping lead tape on the bottom of a club, the techs know their job isn't just to fulfill any request, but to anticipate them. Here are some examples of their weekly handiwork -- an array of club builds, grinding, drilling, bending and personalizing that makes each club unique.
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Personal Touches
Techs who run the equipment vans on the PGA Tour might be asked to do, well, just about anything to a player's club
March 11, 2013
Lee Westwood recently had Ping techs build him a Tour Gorge 60-degree TS (thin sole) wedge to replace the WS (wide sole) model he had been using. The thin sole model has less bounce, which, according to Westwood, makes it easier to hit flop shots.
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