section_path: Unique clubs
section_name: Unique clubs
paragraph_text: Unique clubs
  
  All of DeChambeau's irons and wedges are cut to exactly the same length: 37.5 inches (95.3 cm). Their lie and bounce angles are also the same; only the lofts are different. In addition to the single-length concept, his clubs are unusual for their extremely upright lie angle. He also uses custom-made carbon graphite shafts on all of his clubs, including his putter. He is a first to do so among PGA Tour players. DeChambeau keeps the club on the same plane throughout his swing and does not turn his wrists during his swing. In 2011, at the suggestion of his instructor Mike Schy, DeChambeau switched to JumboMax Grips, the largest grips commercially available, which allow him to hold the club in his palms rather than his fingers.
  
  DeChambeau is known for his driving distance, and has experimented with a longer-than-usual 48-inch driver. Partly in response to DeChambeau, the R&A and USGA, which jointly determine the rules of golf, instituted a local rule from 2022 to allow competition organisers to limit the permitted length of a non-putter golf club to 46 inches, to avoid issues with the effect of club length on increased driving distances. DeChambeau said in 2021 that the rule change was "a little flattering in a sense," and said the 48-inch driver had not worked for him.
  
  On August 6, 2023, DeChambeau won his first event on the LIV tour using a unique driver which is not usually played by professional golfers – a Krank Formula Fire LD which is designed for and primarily used by elite long-drive competitors. After the event, he was quoted as saying "It's probably performed the best I've ever had in the past five years in professional golf for me".
  
  All of DeChambeau's irons and wedges are cut to exactly the same length: 37.5 inches (95.3 cm). Their lie and bounce angles are also the same; only the lofts are different. In addition to the single-length concept, his clubs are unusual for their extremely upright lie angle. He also uses custom-made carbon graphite shafts on all of his clubs, including his putter. He is a first to do so among PGA Tour players. DeChambeau keeps the club on the same plane throughout his swing and does not turn his wrists during his swing. In 2011, at the suggestion of his instructor Mike Schy, DeChambeau switched to JumboMax Grips, the largest grips commercially available, which allow him to hold the club in his palms rather than his fingers.
  
  DeChambeau is known for his driving distance, and has experimented with a longer-than-usual 48-inch driver. Partly in response to DeChambeau, the R&A and USGA, which jointly determine the rules of golf, instituted a local rule from 2022 to allow competition organisers to limit the permitted length of a non-putter golf club to 46 inches, to avoid issues with the effect of club length on increased driving distances. DeChambeau said in 2021 that the rule change was "a little flattering in a sense," and said the 48-inch driver had not worked for him.
  
  On August 6, 2023, DeChambeau won his first event on the LIV tour using a unique driver which is not usually played by professional golfers – a Krank Formula Fire LD which is designed for and primarily used by elite long-drive competitors. After the event, he was quoted as saying "It's probably performed the best I've ever had in the past five years in professional golf for me".