It has taken a while, however Ping have lastly satisfied Matt Fitzpatrick to modify out his iron providing.
Fitzpatrick had been utilizing a set of Ping S55 irons (5-PW) because the 2014 season.
Up till final season, Fitzpatrick has stored up an excellent document of profitable and hasn’t felt the necessity to change something in terms of his irons.
“I really feel I’ve had success with them, so why change if you’re in profitable type? That’s the large factor for me,” Fitzpatrick informed GolfWRX.com.
“I examined different irons a pair years in the past in the summertime, however these are simply the perfect for me and so they match nicely. I don’t need to change and attempt to do something too completely different. Simply stick with the identical.”
When the Ping S55 irons have been first made accessible to most of the people in 2013, that they had the skinny toplines and compact sizes that higher gamers wished, however in addition they included perimeter weighting and a cavity-back building for extra forgiveness.
Ping had a tough time developing with an argument to switch them on condition that mixture.
Fitzpatrick, nevertheless, started making an attempt Ping Blueprint S irons after the 2023 Ryder Cup, received the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship with them in his bag, and hasn’t regarded again since.
The 29-year-old now makes use of the brand new Ping Blueprint S irons as a normal a part of his setup.
“What’s to not like, actually?” Fitzpatrick stated of the Blueprint S irons. “They simply look actually good, they carry out actually good. I identical to the texture of them. The look’s the most important factor, I believe, for me. They appear to be my outdated ones (the Ping S55 irons), simply most likely slightly bit extra trendy. Every thing about them is admittedly good, I actually like them.”
Fitzpatrick modified his iron shafts as nicely. He moved from True Mood Dynamic Gold Tour Challenge X100 shafts to Undertaking X LZ 6.5 shafts, that are round 5 grams lighter.
Fitzpatrick is already benefiting from the swap. On the PGA TOUR in 2024, he’s rated twenty second in Greens-In-Regulation; within the 2022–2023 season, he positioned merely 156th in the identical class.
If you happen to’re on the lookout for a lesson from a steadfast skilled in Fitzpatrick, whereas it’s sensible to stick with what you understand and what feels best for you, don’t overlook to take a look at the most recent gear as soon as each two to 3 years. You by no means know when you would uncover one thing that may enhance your expertise.