This gear whiz thought he knew it all. Then the pros fit him | Fully Fit 2026

Driving: C-
Fairway Woods: B-
Long to Mid Irons: D
Short Irons: B+
Wedges: B
Putting: A-

Lots to do.

My Goals for 2026:

Pretty simple, lay the groundwork for my best golf. Now that the bag is set, it’s all about technique-building, getting stronger and faster, but, most important, finding a way to consistency again. In my opinion, driving is the main priority, as the rest of my game seems to rely so much on that one club.

My bag before Fully Fit 2026

Ball: Titleist ’25 Pro V1
Driver: Titleist GT2 9@8.25 w/ Fujikura Ventus Black Velo+ 6X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 15@14.5 w/ Fujikura Ventus Black Velo+ 7X
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 18@18.5 w/ Fujikura Ventus Black Velo+ 8X
Hybrid: Ping G430 22 w/ Graphite Design Tour AD DI HY 95X
Irons: Titleist T250 (4-6), T100 (7-9) w/ Nippon 120S
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM10 (44.10F, 50.08F, 54.08M @ 55, 60 A+)
Putter: LAB DF3 (36 Inches)

What I learned from 6 fittings in 9 days! 

In a nutshell, a BUNCH! For one, I definitely know how to fit others at a pretty high level, but when it comes to myself . . . not so much.

There are parts of my game that I would say are dreadful, and what I discovered was that a few parts of my bag were working against me. Drivers, for example, have been a real journey because they were always based on my best guess or on something new I wanted to try. I’ve been fortunate enough to access and build pretty much whatever I’ve wanted for years. It’s awesome, yes, if you’re a gear dork like I am, but terrible if you are trying to play consistent golf.

I’ve frankly been playing club Whack-a-Mole for so long that I don’t truly understand what my game needs anymore. I’m in that stage of life where I’m young enough to hit great golf shots, generate speed and do all the things, but the cost of chasing that and even more chasing the reliance on that gets harder and harder. I need equipment and technology to make up the difference between being a 35-year-old dude and a 49-year-old dad. Not the same game anymore.

That was the biggest takeaway from this whole experience. Finding the right “tools” for the bag, as my Fully Equipped co-host Jake Morrow puts it: 14 tools that create opportunities to shoot a low score. A bag “right-sized” for where I am in my life. At the end of the day, that’s all that matters.

Fully fit 2026 was a hard reality check that kicks ego to the side and, at the same time, validates some of my instincts that were actually correct. I was fortunate enough to work with some elite fitters in this experience: Lucas Bro (Titleist), James Lee (Ping), Ben Schomin (Cobra), Duane Anderson (TaylorMade), just to name a few. Needless to say, I was blessed with more new nuggets than I could have ever imagined.

My understanding of what I need vs. what I want went to the next level in this process, and it excites me that this new bag is built for my game, not my whims. In my mind, I’m still the guy that can play irons like Rahm or Xander would, but in reality It won’t help me.

Ultimately, though, this series was a little less about our team’s gear whizzes — Jack, Jake and me — and more about the other three hitters: Maddi, Wadeh and especially Sean Zak who got to participate in gear junky heaven for the first time.

The Fully Equipped crew participates in a ton of fitting scenarios all year and across all OEMs, but Sean might do it once every couple of years and definitely not to this level of detail. Watching his understanding of how this all works and seeing multiple light bulbs go off in his mind made me happy, proud and excited to continue to push him down the gear rabbit hole.

If I had to find a favorite thing of Fully Fit 2026, Sean Zak and his journey were probably it for me.

Key learnings?

Driver: Found a driver that only draws and has one miss
Fairway Woods: I was/am in a great spot
Hybrid: I was/am in a great spot
Irons: I need players’ performance (speed) badly. North to south dispersion was all over the place
Wedges: I wasn’t even close, had too much bounce in spots and not enough in the others
Putter: I was/am in a great spot
Ball: Was in a great spot, but found a unicorn

My Fully Fit 2026 dream bag

Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour X 2026
Driver: Taylor Qi4D (Fujikura Ventus Black Velo+ 6X)
3-wood: TaylorMade QI35 (Fujikura Ventus Black Velo+ 7X)
5-wood: TaylorMade QI35 (Fujikura Ventus Black Velo+ 8X)
Hybrid: Ping G430 4H 22 (Graphite Design Tour AD DI HY 9X) OR Srixon ZXi 23 UT@22
Irons: Srixon ZXi5 (5) Cobra 3DP Tour (6-9) (Nippon N.S.Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM11 (True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X (KBS Tour Black Steel)

The 1 club I can’t live without

Easy. The Ping G430 4-hybrid. It’s by far the most efficient golf club I’ve had in the bag in years. The goal was to match the performance of this one with the rest. I have had few issues with the different versions of 4-irons in the past, leaning typically toward faster platforms to gap with my 5-wood. The problem I was finding was that the gapping got closer and closer to my 5-iron as I got older.

For example, if I could cruise at 140 mph ball speed year after year with a 4-iron and my 5-iron was at 135 mph, these past few years that 4-iron number kept going down to 137-138 mph. Gaps got really tight in some places and way too far apart in others. With the G430 4-hybrid, 140 mph is basically the floor with an upside (ceiling) going to 142-143 mph. Technology is being used to my advantage, and, no, I’m not opposed to going to a 5H when nature calls. I tried it for a spell last summer, and it was awesome.

Now onto the rest of my bag!

Ball

Callaway Chrome Tour X

Callaway 2026 Chrome Tour X Golf Balls

SPEED TECHNOLOGY
Revolutionary new Tour Fast Mantle that increases distance through an optimized core/layer system.
ADVANCED SEAMLESS TOUR AERO®
Incredible distance and flight consistency on every shot.  
PRECISION TOUR URETHANE COVER  
Incredible feel and wedge control.    
PRECISION TECHNOLOGY 
Provides the ultimate in consistency. Every detail in the design, manufacture, and testing of the Chrome Tour X ball has been engineered to ensure maximized performance throughout your game.

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Why it’s in the bag?: Lower launch, more spin and BALL SPEED. This ball was 3-4MPH faster than any ball I tested and spun 400-500 RPM more than the others. No brainer and good to be back in a ball I know very well.

1 Key Data Point: With 7-iron, Driver
Ball Speed: 123 mph (+3 mph), 164 mph (+4 mph)
Launch: 16 degrees (-2 degrees), 11 degrees (-2 degrees)
Spin: 6600RPM (+400RPM), 2200-2800 (from 2000-2900)

Driver

Head: Taylor Made Qi4D
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black Velo+ 6X
Loft: 8˚
Setting: Upright
Front weights: 5g heel, 8g toe
Back weights: 9g, 9g
Length: 45.25 EOG
Tipping: .5
Swingweight: D4

TaylorMade Qi4D Custom Driver

SHAPED FOR SPEED

The re-engineered head profile increases ball speed thanks to improved aerodynamics developed through advanced simulations.

FACE FOR DISTANCE

60x Carbon Twist Face™ is a technological cornerstone that provides weight savings, incredible ball speed and more consistency vs. a titanium face.

ADJUSTABLE PERFORMANCE

4° loft sleeve can be used to adjust loft, lie and face angle for optimized flight.

TOUR PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES

New and improved cut-through Speed Pocket™ protects ball speed and reduces spin on low-face strikes.
Advanced CAD modeling creates a design with a clean and powerful sound, a foundation of TaylorMade driver performance.
Multi-Material Construction allows engineers to strategically place mass in areas of the head where it maximizes performance, speed, and stability.

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Why it’s in the bag: I haven’t seen this combination of ball speed, spin efficiency and forgiveness in one club since TaylorMade’s M2. I got consistent ball speed and spin numbers across the face, and my smash was always at 1.48-1.49.

1 Key Data Point: Ball speed across the face and consistent smash factor. At 107 mph, I was always around 159-160, and at 110 mph I was in the mid 160s. It was the fastest driver I tested…and the most efficient. Now, to be fair, the Ping 440K was really close; at the end of the day, it came down to TaylorMade Tour Rep Adrian Rietveld and his ability to recreate what worked with the Ping and crank up the speed. It literally came down to 2 mph up and down the face. Toughest driver decision I’ve ever made. Qi4D has that advantage with the quad-weight system; if you get a fitter who knows what they are doing, having that many levers to pull is a huge advantage.

3-wood

Head: TaylorMade Qi35
Shaft: Fujikra Ventus Black Velo+ 7X
Loft: 14.5˚
Setting: Bonded bent 1˚ flat
Length: 43″ EOG
Tipping: 1″
Swingweight: D3

TaylorMade Qi35 Custom Fairway Wood

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Why it’s in my bag: Pretty simple, TaylorMade core fairway woods are the fastest, most forgiving in golf. If Ping is the most forgiving and Callaway has the fastest, TaylorMade is both… but in one club. No more to it than that.

1 key data point: 152-155 mph, 3200-3600 RPMs, 245-255 yard Carry

5-wood

Head: Qi35
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black Velo+ 8X
Loft: 18.5˚
Setting: Bonded bent 1˚ flat
Length: 41.75″ EOG
Tipping: 1″
Swingweight: D3

TaylorMade Qi35 Custom Fairway Wood

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Why it’s in my bag: Same as the 3-wood

1 key data point: 148-150 mph, 3500-4000 RPMs, 230-235 yard carry

Hybrid

Head: Ping G430 4H
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI HY 9X
Loft: 22
Setting: Flat
Length: 39.5 EOG
Tipping: 0
Swingweight: D3

PING G440 Custom Hybrid

The G440 hybrids appeal to a variety of skill levels, each engineered to deliver different ball- flight characteristics – from the slightly fade-biased 2 hybrid for off-the-tee performance to the draw-inducing 5, 6 and 7 hybrids that help optimize gapping. They all share a new, shallower and thinner face design, which improves face contact for more ball speed and higher-launching shots that hit and hold the green. 
FLIES HIGH LANDS SOFT
Optimized launch and spin ensure distance with stopping power. 
FREE-HOSEL DESIGN
Saves weight to lower CG, optimize launch/spin and increase forgiveness. 
ROUNDED SOLE 
Ensures pleasing face angle in all hosel settings 
CARBONFLY WRAP 
Lightweight carbon crown saves weight to increase MOI, lower CG. 

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Why it’s in my bag: Security blanket. I’ve had this in the bag for two seasons now, and it’s become my favorite club. It can get up, go down, hold ball speed up and down the face, and it spins. It’s the most efficient 4H I’ve ever tested, and I really tried to kick it out. Contenders were Cobra OPTM (really close) and a TaylorMade Qi4D (also really close). Where they fell short was on their ceiling, with the 430, I can chip it and hit it 205, or munch it and hit it 225. The other had the floor, but the ceiling was 218. I’ll take the extra few yards.

1 key data point: 138-143 mph, 4200-4800 RPMs, 212-225 yard carry

Irons

Set composition: (4) Utility Srixon ZXi (5) Srixon ZXi5 (6-9) Cobra 3DP Tour
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI HY 95X (4i), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X (5-9)
Length: Std (5-iron @ 38″ EOG)
Lie: std (61˚ 5-iron)
Loft progression: 22/24/28/32/36/40

*The utility finds its way in on faster tracks where the ball chases out a bit and I need to keep it down.

Cobra 3DP Tour Custom Irons

The KING 3D Printed TOUR irons utilize 3D printing technology to unlock a new realm of performance. Their one of a kind design features the most forgiving blade shape on the market, delivering the forgiveness that aspirational players need, and the sleek looks and soft feel that better players desire.
3D PRINTED STEEL CONSTRUCTION
Each iron is fully 3D printed from 316 stainless steel. 3D printing provides significant advantages over traditional methods of casting and forging, unlocking more design freedom and significant performance improvements.
FORGIVING PLAYERS BLADE SHAPE
3D printing has unlocked new design possibilities, enabling COBRA engineers to create a compact blade shape with the mass properties (high MOI, low CG) of a game improvement iron without sacrificing looks and soft feel that better players demand.
INTERNAL LATTICE STRUCTURE
COBRA took a muscle-back blade shape (similar in size and shape to the KING TOUR iron), and transformed the inside of the blade into a complex internal lattice structure to reduce the weight of the club by 33%. That discretionary weight was repositioned to optimize feel, CG position, and MOI.

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