Tiger On The "Gear Effect" Of Old Persimmon Heads
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You may recall that Justin Thomas posted about a seemingly random round with Rickie Fowler playing a persimmon driver.
Turns out, that was inspired by a round a few days prior when Tiger Woods brought out his high school driver for a birthday celebration round with Thomas, Fowler and Bud Cauley. He told GolfTV’s Hennie Zuel that it’s “fun to see those guys try and hit something that small”.
And then this for those who’d like to see pros play a slightly smaller driver head.
“The gear effect is incredible. You hit the ball off the heel, it starts so far left. You hit the ball off the toe, it starts so far right. But it always comes back. Our drivers don’t come back anymore. They don’t have that gear effect.
The full clip from GolfTV:
