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Sahith Theegala has revealed the reason he 'pulled out' a 7-iron from his tournament bag for a second '8-iron'.
Theegala took a dim view of his 7-iron after a few errant shots during qualifying for the 2024 FedEx Cup.
At the BMW Championship in Denver's Castle Pines, Theegala made an unusual request to Ping, his equipment manufacturer, asking them to remove the “7” from his Ping Blueprint S instruments and replace them with an “8” – using a different type, for identification. .
A Ping spokesperson described it as an “8+” instrument.
Ping then used lead tape on the back of the club to regain the weight lost when lowering the number.
“The vibes are straight. I just wasn't doing it with a 7-iron. You can ask this guy (caddy Carl Smith). It has been my least favorite club in my bag, probably for the rest of my life. Like, I'm done,” Theegala told GolfWRX.com.
“I've rubbed it, like, four times (at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in) Memphis and Colorado combined, I've been hit in the water, about six times in two weeks, and finally I can say, 'Okay, I'm good. Over it'. Changed to “7” shaved number and different font “8” on it.
“It worked. It's the only one so far. I hit it really well (in the TOUR Championship, by myself for the third time).
Mental block
Theegala does not believe that seven, the number or the iron, is unlucky for him but he admits that something is blocking him mentally.
“It's not even bad luck,” he added.
“I don't see it as bad luck. I just don't like it. I just think, it's your choice. When I play high number balls, I don't play 7 anymore. I play 5, 6, and 8. Don't play 7.
This is the first time Theegala has tried an out-of-the-box solution to the problem and says it has become a talking point.
“Yes. This is my first time doing something like this.
“Since I've never been one to do anything funny with my teams, so just erase (number 7), and have a little laugh,” he added.
He hasn't had too many tours with the modified 7-iron but feels like the change is working for him.
“You know, I think it works; I will continue to roll with it,” he continued.
“The funny thing is, I've never been confused with swingarms, so we had to put some lead tape on because of the amount of metal we shaved off the top to get the new number in there.”
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