How the harmony of the bag looks

I’ve spent four years watching Xander Schauffele from the front row and from a gearheads perspective he’s an interesting case study in efficiency. The elite ball forward that Xander has always been, his speed and stamina were boosted at the end of 2023 due to his work in the gym and with trainer Chris Como.

When you study Xander Schauffele’s TrackMan datathe numbers give a very interesting picture.

On this week’s episode of Fully Equipped, Jake Morrow and I sat down with Trackman Tour representative Harrison Shih, who is the man in charge of following, tracking and informing Xander, his staff Austin Kaiser and the Callaway Tour representatives exactly what Schauffele is doing with the golf ball week in and week out.

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Schauffele’s installation is not built for chaos. It’s built for repeatability – optimized on every club to create one thing: a predictable window.

The work he has done with Callaway’s Tour Performance representative Kellen Watson rivals any combination in professional golf.

“The work he’s done with Chris has changed a lot in terms of pitching and face orientation. At the end of 2020 or 2021 we were focused on trying to get the ball up even with the loft that he’s currently playing and always has. We were seeing steeper attack angles and lower launches with most clubs. His work with Chris has put him in the club’s best position. At the time, he was 8° down on the ball and launches were low with revs exceeding 5200 rpm. His team was concerned about spin, but the numbers told me we needed that spin on those variables to stop the golf ball. He and Chris have done a great job of smoothing out that spread. With that neutralization, the closed face issue reared its head a bit. You would see it more in videos swing than in TrackMan’s numbers, but I would never take TrackMan’s range of numbers as gospel. I base everything from the course numbers that are caught because Xander has an amazing talent for hitting the required shot. Very little attention is paid to the stock, the distance shots, unless we’re trying to tighten or fill the gaps.”

Driver: Smooth speed, perfect control

Club: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke TD (10.5° @ 10.2, 7 GF/8 GB, 188.2 g)
Axis: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70TX (45.5″, with tip 1″, D1.7)
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour Dot

TrackMan data:

As mentioned by Watson, with a neutral angle of attack and a 3.5° in-out pathhe’s creating a piercing flight that lives in that 10–12° launch window, spinning in a window of 2300-2700 up and down the face.

His shock factor of 1.50 tells you everything – contact center, non-stop.

According to swing coach Chris Como, with his new swing form and strength training, it allows Xander to impact more efficiently even on off days. In the past, when the action was rejected, he would find himself losing his bearish stance, causing a fade that didn’t fade and a draw that had his mind.

In terms of ball flight, Xanders “shape” in stock terms is a straight ball that lands slightly left. Over the last few seasons I’ve seen him move more easily from left to right, especially with the driver.

As for the numbers below, it should be noted that due to rib damage, welcoming a new baby into the family, and a more or less random season, Xanders velocity is down 4-5 mph from 2024. Going fast is tough, but keeping up with her is no small feat. So the numbers make it look a little light based on what we’ve seen on TV the last two years, but hey, give the guy a break.

Life happens as they say.

3-Wood: Distance without drama

Club: Callaway Elyte TD HL (16.5° @ 15.4, 57° lie)
Axis: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80TX (42.5″, 1.5″, D1.7 with tip)

TrackMan data:

Irons: Touring compression, defined

Irons: Callaway Apex TCB 24 Raw (4–PW, std length, 1 flat)
Axles: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour X100 case

TrackMan (8i) data:

If you’ve ever wondered what real compression looks like from a numbers standpoint, this is it textbook.

He lands a 39° iron from below around 22.5° at impactwhich is how an 8-iron for X flies approximately 175 yds with 7900-8200 RPM spin.

His Attack 8° down and neutral fairway deliver elite consistency—ball speeds hover around 125 mph with a tight 1.36 breaks. Each rep has that flat, blown-up window you see on TV. This isn’t about distance – it’s about flight control, spin retention and pitch perfection.

This is where the term SPIN LOFT arises. It’s a metric that more or less explains how spin is generated from shot to shot.

Spin Loftin the simplest sense, it is CHANGES between you dynamic loft (the loft that the club actually presents in influence) and yours angle of attack (the direction your clubhead is traveling – up or down – when you hit the ball).

So, Spin Loft = Dynamic Loft – Angle of attack.

What makes Xander’s spin loft so special is that it is consistent from club to club. The guy isn’t creating spin with effort – he’s creating it with geometry. He presents the face perfectly square, slightly undone, and attacks from a shallow-slant mix that allows him to trap it but still release it in the high-mid. Harry Shih explains this in detail in this week’s episode of Fully Equipped.

Picking wedge: Accuracy by numbers

Club: Apex TCB 24 PW (loft 47.8°)
Axis: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour X100 case

TrackMan data:

52° wedge: Controlled rotary machine

Wedge: Callaway Opus SP (52-10S @ 53°)
Axis: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour X100 case

TrackMan data:

The wedge arsenal and short game DNA

Wedge:

Putter: The final touch

Model: Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas CH Xander Proto (34.5″, 71.5°, 3°, 520g)
Grip: SuperStroke Zyn Pistol 2.0

The bottom line: Numbers never lie

Bang for your buck is what I call Xander Scahuffele’s entire setup from action to tool. It’s no secret that he’s a phenomenal athlete overall, but what he’s able to do with speed and efficiency in a frame that doesn’t scream 340-yard bombs, Xander is considered one of the top rushers in the game.

As Callaway representative Kellen Watson mentioned in the opening, Xander can “hit” any property on Tour and that puts him in a class of 5-7 players in the world that when they’re on, there’s not a golf course on the planet that can hide from them.

The talent? yes. But this is the perfect harmony of talent, technique, tools and teamwork.

I’m stoked he and Kaiser are back in the winner’s circle, when these guys are playing well it’s great for the game and the conversation around it.