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What’s in the bag with Callaway Golf ambassador Chance Taylor
Chance Taylor is far from the typical golf content creator. He even admits that he used to be the one making fun of people posting golf content online. That all changed when his first TikTok garnered him a million views and 10,000 followers. Now a married man and a father, Chance has turned his unique brand into its own business.
I had a chance to meet up with Chance at a Callaway Golf shoot the week of The Players this year and offer him a little challenge. Can he hit all 14 clubs in his bag to a 140-yard par 3? Along the way, I stopped to ask Chance a few questions about his start in golf content as well as how he tackles equipment in his bag.
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“It was by accident,” he said of his beginning. “I used to actually make fun of people posting content because I didn’t understand it at all. I was bored one night, and I said, ‘I’m gonna post me a TikTok.’ Woke up the next morning with like three-quarter-of-a-million views, and by the end of the week I had like 10,000 followers.”
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After a buddy told him that he can make money doing it, the one-time pro golfer became a full-time content creator. He’s now a married man and a father, and he enjoys being able to travel with his family and being a “dad first and content creator second.” He’s also now a Callaway Golf ambassador with just about 60,000 followers on Instagram, playing golf in his signature boots, camo cut-off shorts and typically a cut-off T-shirt as well. Far from your typical golf creator, but one of the best follows.
What’s in the bag for golf’s most simple creator?
When we got to talking about his bag, it was mainly about simplicity. Chance is one hell of a golfer, so there isn’t much that he’s uncomfortable with, but the one thing we talked about a few times was being able to hit the ball high. This is something that connects with my game as well and something I talked about during our Fully Fit trip content. Using equipment to start the ball with a nice high flight and then using skill to bring the flight down is way easier for me (and Chance) than having to work the ball up when needed.
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Driver and mini driver combination
For a one-two punch at the top of the bag, Chance plays Callaway’s Quantum Triple Diamond driver and the Elyte Mini Night edition — the former has about a 320-yard carry while the latter drops at 285 yards. It’s rare to see Chance do anything off the tee but go for a full send. The mini also lets him create some shots.
Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond Custom Driver
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In my competition, he barely missed the 140-yard green with the driver, but put the mini to about 3 feet.
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Talking about the Callaway Apex UT: “I’ve never been able to launch a driving iron up in the air like I want to. I was at the (Callaway) super shoot and was hitting Dalton’s [Joyce[ and just launchin’ that thing to the moon, so I chatted with ol’ Johnny Thompson and got one built up.” Never change, Chance. Never change.
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‘I don’t know, I seen some tour guys startin’ to do it’
He also plays a combo set of irons, with a 4-iron and 5-iron in the Callaway Apex CB, and 7-iron through his trusty 11-iron in the Callaway Apex MB.
“I don’t know, I seen some tour guys startin’ to do it. I had never tried it before. I was playing blades 4-iron through pitching wedge and played around with it. It’s a little easier to hit these up in the air.” I did suggest to him that he may want to play a full set of Callaway TCB irons, but we’ll get an update from Chance down the road and see what tinkering I’ve unlocked.
Callaway Apex MB Custom Irons
The new Apex MB Irons are developed for the absolute best in the game who are looking for a high level of performance in a modern Tour blade. With our Dynamic Sole Design, it provides more efficient turf interaction, enhanced workability, and the classic feel that elite players expect.
A PURE BLADE IN A MODERN DESIGN
The new Apex MB Irons are developed for the absolute best in the game who are looking for a high level of performance in a modern Tour blade. With our Dynamic Sole Design, it provides more efficient turf interaction, enhanced workability, and the classic feel that elite players expect.
PURE FORGED PERFORMANCE
The Apex MB body and face are forged as one-piece in a proprietary forging process from 1025 carbon steel, creating the purest feeling iron imaginable.
PROGRESSIVE CG DESIGN FOR ADDED CONTROL
A progressive CG throughout the set improves trajectory control. The long irons feature a lower CG that promotes towering shots that land soft into greens while the short irons utilize a higher CG for a lower trajectory with more spin for added control.
DYNAMIC SOLE DESIGN FOR ENHANCED TURF INTERACTION
These irons feature a dual chamfer on the leading edge to cut through the turf more efficiently. A trailing edge chamfer provides relief from the turf after contact for enhanced feel. This Dynamic Sole Design maintains speed through the turf and promotes consistent contact on all shots.
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For the record, from the successful shot of the mini driver all the way down to the 11-iron, Chance missed only with the 7-iron. “Shoot yeah,” as Chance would say.
He then finishes off the bottom of the bag with some Callaway OPUS SP wedges, which have been given the full Anthony Taranto treatment.
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Full send with the putter
This was not my idea, but I’m sure glad we did it. Chance REALLY wanted to try to hit this green with his putter. An Odyssey Ai-One #7 to be exact. Which he pointed out, he wasn’t rolling super well at the time and was going to be getting a new putter anyhow, so going full send off a tee wasn’t exactly a worry. Chance went full Tin Cup on this one, and after seven shots, stuck the putter to about 15 feet on the green before a final shot with the putter to see just how much side spin he could put on the ball. Answer, according to the Bushnell Launch Pro? 5300 rpms.
These Odyssey Ai-ONE putters feature our Ai-ONE insert which delivers more consistent ball speeds, even from off-center hits, leaving putts closer to the hole.
Odyssey Ai-ONE #7 CH Custom Putter
AI-ONE INSERT
Designed using Artificial Intelligence, we’ve created contours on the Aluminum backer of the insert which we co-mold to a White Hot Urethane striking surface to promote consistent ball speed across the face with the classic White Hot feel that Tour players and amateurs love.
Ai WINDOW
Our designers and engineers developed a Panlite window, which is a unique automotive grade polymer, that allows us to showcase the unique topology of the back of our insert.
SL 90 SHAFT
A lightweight steel shaft with 20-30 grams (depending on the grip) of counterbalance weight in the butt end. This is an evolution of our Stroke Lab weighting that will appeal to even more golfers.
UNIQUE NAVY BLUE PVD FINISH
These putters all feature a beautiful navy blue PVD finish that really sets them apart and gives them a premium look.
INTERCHANGEABLE FRONT WEIGHTS
Available in 5, 10, 15 and 20 grams these removable weights allow you to dial in your head weight to your exact preference.
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For more from Chance, you can follow him on Instagram or other social platforms, and make sure to be following Fully Equipped on Instagram and other social platforms for more insights with other creators and players from the Callaway team.
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