English golfer who was named the sir henry cotton rookie of the year in 2000. Equipment accurate as of the arnold palmer invitational driver. Check out ian poulters yearly results, profile information, lifetime earnings, and more. Ian poulter driver optimization episode 1 trackman golf. He is the son of theresa poulter and terry poulter. This is the second video in a series of clips with poulter as he was preparing for the pga tour season. Average driver length on pga tour from a few sources is 44 12. The limited edition zl driver utilizes a multimaterial construction and an adjustable hosel and comes with an allwhite fujikuras motore speeder shaft as well as an allwhite golf pride tour. He holds the citizenship of the united kingdom and his ethnicity is white. Rickie fowler fowler kicked off his career in sports as a motocross racer before taking his talents to the green. Nowadays, with seemingly never ending race to claim longer drives, driver manufacturers have even been selling standard shafts as long as 45 inches.
Ian poulter had a very good start of 2019 in the middle east on the desert swing of the european tour. Ian poulter golf clinic woburn junior invitation day 20 duration. From the beginning of the 20th century all the way through to the middle 1980s, the standard mens driver length stood at 43. Counting events 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000. Known as the golfing scientist, he is a cobrapuma ambassador and has cobras brand new king speedzone driver in the bag which has only 7. You cant keep finishing 11th, 15th and 20th and walk away thinking.
Who is bubba watson and why is he holding a pink driver. With the low ball flight, carry distance was average at best. Steve surry professional golf journeyman smashes a golf shaft into three. It was used by justin rose, alex noren, sergio garcia, kiradech aphibarnrat, ian poulter, charley hoffman, haotong li, and tiger woods. Driver basics for longer straighter golf shots duration. Paige spiranacs sports illustrated swimwear photo shoot images are out and theyve ignited a backlash on social media. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The golf prodigy has a notable resume of career highlights which include being the first rookie selected for the 2010 ryder cup, along with six career wins, including five on the pga tour. Whats the average driver shaft length on the pga tour. The driver has the longest shaft and largest head, and is almost always used for tee shots. Ian poulters superb share of second place at the players championship has been soured by remarks from controversial golf channel analyst, brandel chamblee implying poulter was merely intent on. Poulter addresses the ball with square feet, shoulders and clubface, eyes just inside the ball.
Only 500 of these drivers have been made, and each is marked with a production serial number. The result is pretty inevitable, as the following photographs demonstrate. Ian poulter was born as ian james poulter on 10 january 1976, in was hitchin, hertfordshire, england, the united kingdom. The 917d2 is arguably titleists most accessible driver ever, and. Fairway woods resemble drivers, but are smaller and have higher degrees of loft, allowing you to elevate the ball off the ground. He has previously been ranked as high as number 5 in the world rankings. Ian poulter had a very good start of 2019 in the new year, fresh clubs in the bag. See ian poulter bio, stats, news, rankings, notes, pictures, videos and more information on the pga golfer at fox sports. If you dont know his story yet, get to know the man who drives a general lee, hits the ball a mile and is trying. Cobra announces tour sponsorships of geoff ogilvy, ian poulter, j. Poulter talks about being efficient with the driver.
The cobra s3 max driver comes stock with a fujikura blur graphite shaft. The aldila rip phenom 70 shaft is gaining in popularity, with many tour professionals switching to it, most notably ian poulter and fredrik jacobsen. Ian poulter might be entering the twilight of his career, but after winning his first pga tour stroke play event to move back into the worlds top 35, the 42 year old certainly wont be going quietly into the night when theres a ryder cup to be regained. Katie poulter is the wife of british pro golfer, ian poulter. Ian poulter is that dangerous mix of car enthusiast and handsomelypaid professional golfer. Trackman caught up with poulter during his break and talked with him about his trackman numbers and how he uses the system during his practice sessions.
Recent nongolf events aside, tiger won a lot using a 43 12 driver and then a 44 driver when he went to graphite. For jordan spieth, new clubs must look right and feel right. September, fit to speed custom golf club fitting system comes to market, designed to determine the. So, now we get the complete picture of ian poulter s iron set. Bubba watson, pink driver, white clothes and all, is your 2012 masters champion. Browse the independents complete collection of articles and commentary on ian poulter.
Titleist 816 h2 21 degrees loft aldila tour green atx85h tx shaft. Obviously, the head size of 917f2 3wood is significantly smaller than the driver. A great run of events coming up with arnold palmer official, then the players championship the week after and the dell match play in austin. Ian poulter net worth, car collection and career earnings. The standard length of a mens driver is roughly 43. Paige spiranac swimwear shoot ignites new social media. The couple has been together for more than 20 years. Poulter, who plays titleist clubs and wears footjoy shoes, has been wearing his own designs for the past decade but has yet to announce what he will wear on the course from now on. It is with great sadness that i am announcing the closure of the ijp design online shop, the golf clothing business i started with. However, ball flight was generally straight, probably correlating to the forgiveness of the 9 d2 clubhead. There is no question i have been an advocate for driver shaft length to be shorter than the current standard driver shaft lengths as offered by the various golf equipment companies. He was introduced to golf at age three by his father.
According to the 8 hottest driver shafts of 2018 on the pga tour, this driver shaft rank no. Golf videos, tiger woods, pga tour, lpga tour, senior tour, whats in the bag. Here we look at the equipment ian poulter uses week in week out on the. Discover what golf equipment makes ian poulter so successful. September, ian poulter cruises to his 7th career pga european tour title at the madrid open, wielding a king cobra xspeed driver and 3wood, and king cobra mb irons 3pw.
Cobra golf launches limited edition allwhite zl driver. This will be his first pga tour event on us soil since the 18th of august 2019. Select 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 tournament. Ian starts the florida swing this week at the honda classic. The cobra long tom driver comes at the maximum length allowed by the usga, with an ultralight and durable shaft, and with a tourstyle grip, all delivering the maximum distance possible. Ping g30 sft driver, 10 degree, oban kiyoshi hb 75 stiff cobra f9 speedback, 14. Paige spiranac swimwear shoot ignites new social media backlash. Ian james poulter born 10 january 1976 is an english professional golfer who is a member of the worlds top two professional golf tours, the u. Find the right driver shaft length for your game golficity. Just take a look at the gallery in in my bag section on learn more. The highlights of poulters career to date have been his two world golf championship wins at the 2010 wgcaccenture match play. I had played the same shafts for six or seven years, he revealed. Driver shaft length are you shorting yourself using a 46. Learn about his golf game and find out what titleist equipment hes using today.
Pga tour stats, video, photos, results, and career highlights. Ian poulters golf bag is loaded with ryder cup memories, titleist golf. Ian poulter biography, bio, pga, golf, new house, net. To start, below are a few images of the allwhite cobra zl driver inuse by ian poulter. Learn about his golf game and find out what titleist. Ian poulter round by round scorecards pga golf espn. While he was changing out his driver, he moved to the 2015 edition of the titleist prov1x ball at the same time.
Modernday golfers carry a driver, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges and a putter. This 48inch, ultralight driver is the ultimate weapon for super long distance. Bryson dechambeau wins with a new driver in the bag bunkered. The cobra s3 max driver features e9 face technology which creates a 30% larger sweet zone and combines with an offset design to maximize forgiveness, drawbias slice correction and distance. Also of note, cobra staffer ian poulter is using the allwhite zl driver at the world golf championshipshsbc champions event in shanghai, china. Titleist 816 h2 21 degrees, a1 surefit setting shaft. The biggest change wasnt stepping up to the brandnew generation of his previous driver or balls, he said, but to a new shaft. Ian poulter being efficient with the driver episode 2 trackman golf. A friend of mine who is pretty high up at an oem said they did a study and found that for someone who swings around 110 mph and is around 6 tall, the optimum. Ian poulters grip with the flatstick mirrors his fullswing hold palms parallel, everything in good order. After 36 holes, he stands at 6under 8, two back of leaders lee westwood and ian poulter. Poulter turns heads with new white driver this is the. Ian poulter pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. Saudi international powered by softbank investment advisors.