{"id":27633,"date":"2025-07-28T14:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/27633\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:09:11","slug":"joaquin-niemann-witb-everything-in-the-setup-of-the-liv-golf-uk-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/27633\/","title":{"rendered":"Joaquin Niemann WITB: Everything in the setup of the LIV Golf UK champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Driver: PING G430 LST<\/p>\n

Like most of PING’s staff team, Niemann favours the brand’s low-spin LST driver variants, having played the G430 LST since its introduction back in the 2024. After all, if it’s not broken, why fix it?<\/p>\n

Niemann games his G430 LST Graphite Designs’ high-launch, low-spin Tour AD DI shaft\u2014incidentally giving the shaft its second win of the weekend. 3M Open Champion Kurt Kitayama<\/a> has the same shaft fitted in his fairway woods.<\/p>\n

Woods: PING G440 Max<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Kitayama opts for PING’s most forgiving model, the more current game improvement-oriented G440 Max, in his fairway woods, putting into play both a 3-wood and a 4-wood from the larger-profiled, easy launching model.<\/p>\n

Favouring versatility and ease of launch while keeping his spin rates from getting out of control, Niemann plays Tour AD DI shafts in both, which work to promote a higher ball flight while maintaining low spin.<\/p>\n

Hybrid: PING G430<\/p>\n

Hybrids aren’t an incredibly common sight on tour anymore, with most players opting to game either a higher-lofted fairway wood or a driving iron as a more forgiving option off the tee. Niemann, however, prefers a hybrid, having played his PING G430, set up in a 26-degree option akin to that of a 5-hybrid, for some time now.<\/p>\n

Irons: PING Blueprint S<\/p>\n

PING’s ultra-clean Blueprint S irons are by far the most popular of the brand’s irons on tour, having also featured in the bag of last month’s John Deere winner Brian Campbell<\/a>. Niemann plays the iron, which combines sleek looks with a thin topline, forged construction and minimal offset for maximum workability, from a 5-iron down to a pitching wedge.<\/p>\n

Wedges: PING s159<\/p>\n

While a good deal of PING’s staff players opt for either Titleist or TaylorMade wedges at the shorter end of their bag, PING’s s159 range has found a fan in Niemann, who plays the wedges in a 52, 56 and 60-degree option. Wheel-cut grooves on the s159 help impart more spin on the ball the stronger the loft gets, while the tour-proven design helps deliver greater accuracy on full shots.<\/p>\n

Putter: PING PLD Anser Prototype \"PING <\/p>\n

PING<\/p>\n

PING’s PLD (Putting Lab Design) department is responsible for Niemann’s short stick, the range featuring a thinner milled face for a slightly firmer feel on the ball and more feedback and consistency throughout different stroke weights. Niemann prefers his in a slight variation of PING’s iconic Anser blade shape.<\/p>\n

Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x<\/p>\n

With much of his bag geared towards maximising launch and minimising spin, Niemann games Titleist’s Pro V1x\u2014a ball engineered for distance above all else. Ultra-low spinning off the tee, the Pro V1x flies slightly higher than the Pro V1, and also boasts a firmer feel that many tour players prefer for its enhanced feedback around the greens.<\/p>\n

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