What it was like to reintroduce Anthony Kim to modern equipment

The recreation Anthony Kim left in 2012 after which returned to in 2024 was very totally different, and maybe no facet was extra totally different than the equipment.

Back in 2012, TaylorMade was nonetheless promoting a white driver, Callaway simply launched their first adjustable one, Fujikura was nonetheless six years from releasing Ventus and Nike was nonetheless making golf golf equipment. Not to point out the follow of becoming had superior leaps and

Needless to say, Kim did numerous catching up between then and his breakthrough win earlier this year in Australia.

With Kim returning on LIV Golf, numerous that re-education fell to Ben Giunta, the proprietor of the Tour Van, LIV Golf’s lone Tour Truck. On this week’s episode of GOLF’s Fully Equipped, Giunta mirrored on what it was like to reintroduces Anthony Kim to modern equipment.

Giunta labored with Kim beforehand again when he labored because the Nike Tour rep and Kim was arising as a younger participant.

“I remember walking down, we were at Doral, and I was walking across the range and about halfway down the range, he sees me and throws his arms out,” Giunta mentioned. “The funniest part actually is I still wear a bunch of Nike garb… He thought I still worked for Nike.”

After the 2 shared fun, they bought to work and Giunta introduced out “this orange box” to watch him hit balls on the vary.

“And he’s like, what the hell is this? Yeah, like he had no idea. He didn’t know anything about numbers,” Giunta mentioned. Kim had by no means used Trackman earlier than.

Kim had at all times relied on his really feel and watching ball flight to decide if equipment was working as a result of launch screens merely weren’t as helpful as they’re now.

But he and Giunta slowly bought to work as Kim bought again into the swing of taking part in common aggressive golf. As Kim bought extra within the groove, his pace got here again and even elevated, leading to extra modifications to his bag.

It ultimately culminated in his win at LIV Golf Adelaide in February.

For extra from Giunta and co-hosts Johnny Wunder and Jake Morrow, pay attention to the full episode of GOLF’s Fully Equipped hereor watch it under.

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