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A week's worth of golf equipment tweets, July 8-14, 2013
By PGA.com
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Many prominent golf companies, players and PGA instructors regularly take to Twitter to talk about their equipment and other aspects of their game. Here is a round-up of some of the most interesting golf-related Twitter entries from the week of July 8-14, featuring Ken Duke, Cheyenne Woods, Brendan Steele and more:
JULY 14
Dustin Johnson
@DJohnsonPGA What do ya think of the @TaylorMadeGolf Staff bag for this week @The_Open?! #OpenChamp pic.twitter.com/xS4XWZpu4p
KBS Golf Shafts
@KBSGolfShafts KBS wins Scottish Open and the U.S. Senior Open today! We are off to a hot start to defend our Open Championship title this week! #TheOpen
Srixon
@SrixonGolf Major day for #TourYellow. @willwilcoxgolf used a #TourYellow #ZSTAR XV to shoot a 59 @WebDotComTour @utchampionship pic.twitter.com/b2XTq6bIhg
Fujikura Composites
@FujikuraOnTour Fuji is #1 driver shaft on Champions Tour and the current leader of the John Deere Classic is playing our newest prototype.
@FujikuraOnTour //Web.com tour Utah Championship winner used Motore Speeder 7.0 x flex in his TM driver.
Adams Golf
@AdamsGolfInc A SUPER Sunday for @KennyPerryGolf WITB: Speedline SUPER LS driver, Speedline SUPER LS 3 Wood, Speedline SUPER 9031 Hybrid & Redline irons
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Wow! Congrats to Vokey loyalist @JordanSpieth for your historic win @JDCLASSIC !! Only 19 yrs old. #YoungGun #InVokeWeTrust
Titleist
@Titleist Congrats to Titleist Pro V1x loyalist @JordanSpieth on his 1st career @PGATour win at the @JDCLASSIC. #TeamTitleist
FootJoy
@FootJoy All FJ playoff as @ZachJohnsonPGA (DryJoys Tour) @JordanSpieth (Contour Casual) and David Hearn (FJ Sport) head to extras. #1ShoeinGolf
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf Congratulations to our man Phil Mickelson on his victory at the #ScottishOpen! Nice little tune up for #Muirfield next week. #Versa
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayGolfEU Congrats to Phil Mickelson, winner of the #ScottishOpen. What an awesome #MackDaddy2 wedge shot!
@CallawayGolfEU And what a final round by @bgrace58! Well played to get in the playoff, using the new #ftoptiforce 440 driver
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf One day until @The_Open week begins. Here's another teaser shot of our special edition 2013 staff bag for #Muirfield //instagram.com/p/bwEbi1yO7p/
Cobra Golf
@cobragolf Johan Edfors working with a new AMP Cell fwy yesterday #swedishblue //instagram.com/p/bwCTrtiEAI/
JULY 13
Mike Soroka (Callaway)
@phillymickster 11 of the top 18 players on the @WebDotComTour money list use an @OdysseyGolf putter. Versa #7s are everywhere on the @GolfChannel right now
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf New bags being prepped for our guys next week at #Muirfield. Who's ready for the year's third major? pic.twitter.com/7D4VxvJJFx
Alial Fital
@alialfital New collar sizes and collar styles debuting next week. Giving our new "short" collar a test drive 2day pic.twitter.com/Hy3oq41w74
Erik Boysen (Graphite Design)
@GraphiteDesign Are you ready for a new color of the Tour AD DI wood shafts?... //fb.me/22ttEbFnS
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf Via our @Instagram feed (//instagram.com/taylormadegolf ), a sneak peek at next week's special edition gear for @The_Open //instagram.com/p/btjjCPyO5J/
JULY 12
Alex DePallo (Cleveland)
@ADePallo .@ClevelandGolf persimmon wood + @SrixonGolf #touryellow #ZSTAR. #oldmeetsnew //instagram.com/p/brz47CpObV/
Cleveland Golf
@ClevelandGolf .@Graeme_McDowell @deanamuir Well, @Keegan_Bradley posted a side-by-side on his #Instagram a while back. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/PyOpHeGJD8
Rickie Fowler
@RickieFowlerPGA On the other side of things here are my 4 outfits ready to be packed...play well and I get to wear all 4 pic.twitter.com/Zg9Fz2gsdM
Golf Pride Grips
@golfpridegrips Nothing runs like a Deere. And nothing grips like a #golfpride jdclassic //instagram.com/p/braaweA9aE/
Brendan Steele
@Brendan_Steele The bag for today. #1headcover #3712Us pic.twitter.com/3UdFY0oQBg
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf FIRST LOOK: Special edition Odyssey head covers for our guys at #Muirfield. What do you think? pic.twitter.com/9t6Wdbo4Va
Harry Arnett (Callaway)
@HarryArnettCG Not sure it can knock the drain headcover off my putter, but this is pretty sweet: pic.twitter.com/ZXDMYHPZIr
Salty Grips
@SaltyGrips @TaylorMadeGolf - #1 driver in golf, as well as kind enough to sample some Salty Grips! pic.twitter.com/ga72AHVEit
Simon Wilson (True Temper)
@pgatourshaftrep Got to go in the R&A Trophy room and check out the Captains Balls! pic.twitter.com/x4RnRFpL71
@pgatourshaftrep Now that's a Golf Club! pic.twitter.com/1VDJPa3SG3
TaylorMade South Africa
@TaylorMadeSA 13 players switch to new TaylorMade #SLDR prototype driver on PGA, European Tour in debut week //bit.ly/13SLDR pic.twitter.com/7fWdsKIaOs
STX Golf
@stxgolf Prototype... Crank neck beauty. #etp2013 //instagram.com/p/bqyP0ev3vf/
True Temper
@truetempergolf True Temper is on top again as we head into the 2nd round of the #JohnDeereClassic. Who do you think will win this weekend? #FollowtheLeader
Mizuno Golf Europe
@MizunoGolf_News Pic: Now that's what you call impact! At the Hiroshima Grain Flow Forging Factory. //goo.gl/Ortsl .
JULY 11
Cobra Golf
@cobragolf Have you checked out the new Tour Trusty wedges? We're just setting up at Highlands Golf Club #TourTrusty pic.twitter.com/th4svTZpYC
Harry Arnett (Callaway)
@HarryArnettCG Optiforce is our number 1 played driver on PGA and Euro Tour this week. Wow. #ohitsfast
Mike Soroka (Callaway)
@phillymickster .@OdysseyGolf is the #1 putter on the @WebDotComTour for the 8th consecutive week. 29 #Versa putters in play including 3 'Versafied' Tank #7
Adams Golf
@AdamsGolfInc Tight Lies Time Machine - RT and share your love if you had an original Tight Lies FW in your bag #tightlies pic.twitter.com/IVQHGNJz21
Ping Golf
@PingTour Spotted at PING HQ: A custom set of #G25 irons headed through production. Have you fine-tuned your color code? pic.twitter.com/G8yBhMH8c1
@PingTour Freshly cast. What's your favorite memory with your PING irons? #PINGasks #ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/Zae3givKfo
Puma Golf
@PUMAGolf #tbt #throwbackthursday Rickie Fowler's original Cell Fusions! @RickieFowlerPGA pic.twitter.com/Dz8WNied2S
Fujikura Composites
@FujikuraOnTour Fujikura was the number 1 driver shaft manufacturer and brand at the US Senior Open
@FujikuraOnTour 3 new Fuel driver shafts went into play at the John Deere Classic this week
Salty Grips
@SaltyGrips 50 pack of Salty's on the way to @BettinardiGolf - Precision Milled Putters. Check them out at //www.bettinardi.com pic.twitter.com/cUyOHSVS7v
Bettinardi Golf
@BettinardiGolf This week's #TBT is the Grande Riserva. Milled in 2002, 300 of these ALBZ bullseye style blades were made. pic.twitter.com/Ghbc3aUY44
SuperStroke
@SuperStrokeGolf A player requested a special grip. The least we could do is make one for him and make it look great! #superstroke pic.twitter.com/SnY6kUvP8Y
Alex DePallo (Cleveland)
@ADePallo #tbt The 1st clubs ever made by @ClevelandGolf. Replica #CalamityJane putters from 1979. //instagram.com/p/bpB3YMpOZi/
Justin Rose
@JustinRose99 Testing the new proto @TaylorMadeGolf driver at #Muirfield It's solid! Great acoustics and hot flight. //twitpic.com/d23h35
Dave Cordero (TaylorMade)
@davecordero Darren Clarke headlines list of four players at Scottish Open who switch into new @TaylorMadeGolf prototype driver.
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf Among those playing the new #FTOptiforce driver at the #ScottishOpen: Alvaro Quiros, @TheBig_Easy, @bgrace58, @DaveHorsey, Thongchai Jaidee.
Titleist Canada
@TitleistCA #1 choice in every major equipment category at the 2013 @GAOGolf Men's Amateur Championship. //bit.ly/12puTjX pic.twitter.com/XuaCiTyHE6
Srixon
@SrixonGolf Quick photo shoot with our #TourYellow staff bag this morning. It's definitely not camera shy. pic.twitter.com/wX6Y4EHdpB
Harold Swash Putting
@SwashPutting #Visio 'Mi Putting Template' being used by Darren Clarke this week in Scotland. pic.twitter.com/OprUQWCEX5
JULY 10
BombTech Golf
@BombTechGolf Grenade golf driver spotted on the course #grenadegolfriver pic.twitter.com/0QOvhtme2Y
Cheyenne Woods
@Cheyenne_Woods All Nike. Method putter, VR pro combo irons and Covert driver. “@DJDaragh: @Cheyenne_Woods hey cheyenne, what make of clubs do you use?”
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf Want more photos of the new prototype? Here's an exclusive first look inside our Tour Diaries //bit.ly/SLDRpics pic.twitter.com/HNqkAl17rV
TaylorMade South Africa
@TaylorMadeSA This week on the PGA and European Tours our staff players have been testing a new prototype driver. pic.twitter.com/2vKLFcaFow
@TaylorMadeSA Darren Clarke, Raphael Jacquelin and European Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley have all tested the new prototype. pic.twitter.com/IeolI8XdZD
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour Our tour rep Daryl making some tweaks to the new driver for one of our players. pic.twitter.com/yDFLjuYImD
@TaylorMadeTour Just final checking on the swingweight and another driver will be ready for action! pic.twitter.com/kqZNnbn8UC
Ken Duke
@DukePGA The New SLDR driver by Taylor made pic.twitter.com/4chyqAklEw
@DukePGA The top side of the SLDR driver pic.twitter.com/5QilqAQ5yo
D.A. Points
@DAPoints Thanks @GrandSlam for the awesome gear! Can't wait to wear it at #theopenchampionship pic.twitter.com/ErYyuJ3I6T
Cobra Golf
@cobragolf "@MasonRogers1: Finally got my new weapon! Thanks @cobragolf pic.twitter.com/lsb9ZZwSJe" Enjoy! #WhatsYourFly
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf That. Is. Awesome. RT @msgolfclub: Here we go! @CallawayGolf @golfnewsmag what a scream!! pic.twitter.com/8hH1IjyhxH
@CallawayGolf Even the longest driver on the @PGATOUR could use more speed. #FTOptiforce testing w/ @Coelsss at the #ScottishOpen. pic.twitter.com/up0WQ0Y791
Callaway Golf Europe
@CallawayGolfEU Just the 1/2º of bend please Nicolas!! @Coelsss #NewTourRep pic.twitter.com/6qor8XFEhH
@CallawayGolfEU New (gorgeous) #XForged13 irons being tested by @MarcWarrenGolf pic.twitter.com/xKOqKplEuz
Puma Golf
@PUMAGolf The all new, Brilliant Blue! Autumn/Winter 2013 is now available. Check it out //bit.ly/12meH2J pic.twitter.com/puU1bqlJNX
Matrix Shafts
@MatrixShafts A player showing some Matrix love on the range this morning @JDCLASSIC . pic.twitter.com/enUPRyINjy
Odyssey Golf
@odysseygolf .@plarrazabal doing work on a new WBW Versa putter he's testing this week at the #ScottishOpen. pic.twitter.com/feUOkOUilO
FootJoy Europe
@FootJoyEurope Check out Padraig Harrington in his tarten trousers and M Project shoes at the #AAMScottishOpen pic.twitter.com/aqRvvVORj5
Titleist Africa
@TitleistAfrica Limited Edition PRO V1 with pink number and side stamp avalible at leading golf retailers @theproshop @GolfersClubSa pic.twitter.com/DEvS1gsobw
Mizuno Golf Europe
@MizunoGolf_News Custom 2 iron for Marcel in Scotland. Will see a few of these built in the next week! 17 loft, 61 Lie #mizunoontour pic.twitter.com/e6BGXTYFZn
JULY 9
Roger Cleveland
@RogerCleveland Early Mack Daddy prototypes?? pic.twitter.com/YzyfnX0GF8
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges Check out the cool weight porting on this Hand Ground 62V. #WedgeWorks pic.twitter.com/sJzjoBW7SH
Golf Pride Grips
@golfpridegrips Leave no club behind. Never lose one again with the the #niion #tuesdaytips #getagrip //instagram.com/p/bkAyiJg9SV/
Ken Duke
@DukePGA Hmmm...love this new driver! @TaylorMadeGolf pic.twitter.com/eBoetLanxb
House of Fleming
@HouseofFleming Finished product. Black stitching. #oneofakind pic.twitter.com/SdbPZLMCK9
Nicola Taylor
@NicolaTaylor91 Hello new sticks... now I just need to find time to play some serious golf again! @CallawayGolf #Pink #MyBabies pic.twitter.com/yQot15hXNx
Ping Golf
@PingTour We're excited to add these five beauties to the Gold Putter Vault at PING HQ! 2,662 and counting... pic.twitter.com/UwsgTWgbt6
Ian Poulter
@IanJamesPoulter: A few new weapons to test on the putting green. Odyssey, Taylormade putters //moby.to/7dckvr
Scott Drummond
@scottGdrummond @IanJamesPoulter I hear my good friend has sent you some of these bad boys to try out? #Radius @pgeurope My weapon. pic.twitter.com/UPL8IuhSd2
SuperStroke
@SuperStrokeGolf Here's the preview of the #sslimitededition grip to commemorate the #britishopen at Muirfield! pic.twitter.com/VyPUg6NeLA
Harry Arnett (Callaway)
@HarryArnettCG Just reading the Tour reports & Optiforce was our number 1 played driver on US and Euro Tours last week in its debut. WOW. Crazy. #ohitsfast
Alex DePallo (Cleveland)
@ADePallo Messin' around on //MyCustomWedge.com ...this one is definitely a #TFM. (CC @totalfratmove) pic.twitter.com/wx7Hbbnqhx
@ADePallo And how about this for @BaconTFM...complete with the #Mizzou color scheme. Necessary addition to the bag. pic.twitter.com/ObPCAIMGAr
Neil Schietekat
@NeilSchietekat_ Thanks to @TitleistAfrica,best shoe in the business, check these puppies!#fjmyjoys #fjdryjoytour //yfrog.com/ob22212362j
Paul Lawrie
@PaulLawriegolf PL collection shirts , book and putter covers for sale in merchandising tent from tomorrow at Scottish open pic.twitter.com/TAl0Vf5D1q
Wilson Golf
@WilsonGolf New FG Tour golf ball prototype being tested for flight performance at our facility in Humboldt, TN. //instagram.com/p/bjWeBlS2m_/
SeeMore Putters
@SeeMorePutters Overcast skies - tour bags ready for @jdclassic #zeffect pic.twitter.com/lJPSU4XhL2
Jin Park
@jinpark79 In the titleist trailer with a bunch of scotty camerons. Thanks for dialing me in //instagram.com/p/bjFxoerz8T/
Cobra Golf
@cobragolf Check out the latest addition to @jonas_blixt bag. #TourTrusty pic.twitter.com/2NBBDjyTuS
Dave Cordero (TaylorMade)
@davecordero Christmas in July on @TaylorMadeGolf tour van @JDCLASSIC #prototype pic.twitter.com/Sp9I63FI5W
Charlie (TaylorMade)
@CharlieTour Players clamoring for new @TaylorMadeGolf SLDR prototype on PGA, European Tours //bit.ly/SLDRproto pic.twitter.com/owqlkRAtgp
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour A new prototype test for @Marcusfraser this week in Scotland. pic.twitter.com/qC6ax7BOTz
@TaylorMadeTour Tour rep Adrian putting the finishing touches on another of our new prototype drivers in Scotland. pic.twitter.com/wCipSBQHl2
@TaylorMadeTour Tour rep Ian Hawke gripping up a new prototype driver for Raphael Jacquelin. pic.twitter.com/Tbbzxs8SU7
@TaylorMadeTour A prototype driver ready for the European Ryder Cup Captain to test out in practice. pic.twitter.com/7vpZ5rYvrY
Shawn Stefani
@ShawnStefani1 Fun to test the new "SLDR" with @TaylorMadeGolf. Best driver I've hit in a long time! Thank you guys for the time pic.twitter.com/QQVr77P1ft
JULY 8
Vokey Wedges
@VokeyWedges WITB for @The_Greenbrier champ: Vokey SM4 254.14, raw finish, @truetempergolf S400 shafts +1/4", @golfpridegrips Tour Velvet ribbed.
@VokeyWedges At last week's @GbrClassic, Vokey had 158 wedges in play. That's 105 more than the closest competitor. #InVokeWeTrust
@VokeyWedges WedgeWorks and Tour Dept. cranking it out! Dialing in some Hand Grounds for the Vokey Nation. #craftsmanship pic.twitter.com/IhWuMUTZbg
@VokeyWedges Spotted at WedgeWorks HQ: cool stamping for a wedge but maybe not for a @scottycameron #5Jack pic.twitter.com/uM2UUl28CU
Ian Poulter
@IanJamesPoulter Check out this Ping Zing2 putter I had signed in 1993 by Fred Couples at the Open. Searching thru old bags. pic.twitter.com/o3qLHnQH24
Callaway Golf
@CallawayGolf FIRST LOOK: Bags our Pros will be carrying next week at #Muirfield, complete w/ original Challenge Belt as strap - pic.twitter.com/0leuiXqGwq
Titleist
@Titleist Pro V1x loyalist @jonas_blixt win at the @GbrClassic led all-Titleist golf ball top 5 //www.titleist.com/teamtitleist/b/tourblog/archive/2013/07/08/pro-v1x-loyalist-jonas-blixt-leads-all_2d00_titleist-top-five-at-greenbrier-classic.aspx … pic.twitter.com/gRuYy3Qpus
Matrix Shafts
@MatrixShafts What's your flight? #MatrixFlightSystem #M3BlackTie #Q3RedTie #X3WhiteTie pic.twitter.com/3C0NvHivkd
BombTech Golf
@BombTechGolf Grenade golf driver...Green vs. Black! #pullthepin #golf pic.twitter.com/4Hy7V9ZmEh
Ping Golf Europe
@PINGTourEurope Time for a new driver head for Alejandro Canizares. Not like we're short of them, mind: //ow.ly/i/2yplV #G25
Fujikura Composites
@FujikuraOnTour Precurser proto this week. What do u think about the Neon? pic.twitter.com/YpEqiIU2KD
@FujikuraOnTour @PingTour ready to build up some demos pic.twitter.com/yYBpvDDicR
Boo Weekley
@booweekley This is the new prototype @TaylorMadeGolf driver it's awesome and feels better. pic.twitter.com/A3c01tZqTd
Camilo Villegas
@CamiloVillegasR Interesting.... We're unwrapping some special new prototypes on the PGA Tour and European Tour this week. pic.twitter.com/SkcsRxRPZE
Joel Sjoholm
@SwedishTORO Tried out this fantastic new prototype TaylorMade driver today!!!! #prototype #boom #fastballspeed //instagram.com/p/bg3lvZiGAF/
@SwedishTORO Slide the weight and let that ball GOOOO! #taylormade #prototype #booojaaaahh #new #secret #mustHAVE //instagram.com/p/bg5KwvCGCa/
TaylorMade Golf
@TaylorMadeGolf First Look: We're unwrapping some special new prototypes on the PGA Tour and European Tour this week. pic.twitter.com/wJnUt839d5
TaylorMade Golf Europe
@TaylorMadeTour One of the first to test our new prototype driver at the Scottish open was Darren Clarke. pic.twitter.com/rqFFMGfN1i
True Temper
@truetempergolf True Temper had yet another major win on the @PGATOUR! The 2013 #GreenbrierClassic champ snagged a win w/ Dynamic Gold. #FollowtheLeader
SMS Inc.
@SMSInc_On_Tour Congratulations to @European_Tour's latest winner, @Graeme_McDowell . See his winning bag here pic.twitter.com/EDlnmfsy1v