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GolfWRX Launches Mobile Forums App
Introducing the all new GolfWRX App, a supercharged mobile application for the golf news you care about and the most popular golf community on the web.
The GolfWRX mobile app is available in the App Store for Apple iPhone and iPad, as well as for Android devices on Google Play. It empowers users to sign in with their account and use our forums while they’re on the go!
GolfWRX members have been asking for a forum app with better user interface for years. The long wait is now over, and the feedback has been great.
The app also integrates all of our front page news stories from the GolfWRX Editorial Team and Featured Writers. Get the latest golf news from inside the ropes on the professional tours and the scoop on what golf equipment is hot and what’s not!
In the forum section, users can sign in as a guest or with their current membership login to join the discussions, enter contests, add photos and reply to private messages just like they can on GolfWRX.com.
It’s Free! Download it now!
Features
- News: All the latest news front GolfWRX’s front page.
- Forums: Access to the world’s largest online golf community in a native app.
- Get access to all the forums from your mobile device.
- Add photos from your mobile device with ease.
- Private messaging with notification capabilities.
- 100’s of additional options
*Note: for registered GolfWRX members, please login with your email address and password.
It’s Free! Download it now!
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Equipment
Did Rory McIlroy inspire Shane Lowry’s putter switch?
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
The timing of Lowry’s putter changeup was curious: Was he just using a Spider putter because he was paired with McIlroy, who’s been using a Spider Tour X head throughout 2024? Was Lowry just being festive because it’s the Zurich Classic, and he wanted to match his teammate? Did McIlroy let Lowry try his putter, and he liked it so much he actually switched into it?
Well, as it turns out, McIlroy’s only influence was inspiring Lowry to make more putts.
When asked if McIlroy had an influence on the putter switch, Lowry had this to say: “No, it’s actually a different putter than what he uses. Maybe there was more pressure there because I needed to hole some more putts if we wanted to win,” he said with a laugh.
To Lowry’s point, McIlroy plays the Tour X model, whereas Lowry switched into the Tour Z model, which has a sleeker shape in comparison, and the two sole weights of the club are more towards the face.
Lowry’s Spider Tour Z has a white True Path Alignment channel on the crown of his putter, which is reminiscent of Lowry’s former 2-ball designs, thus helping to provide a comfort factor despite the departure from his norm. Instead of a double-bend hosel, which Lowry used in his 2-ball putters, his new Spider Tour Z is designed with a short slant neck.
“I’ve been struggling on the greens, and I just needed something with a fresh look,” Lowry told GolfWRX.com on Wednesday at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship. “It has a different neck on it, as well, so it moves a bit differently, but it’s similar. It has a white line on the back of it [like my 2-ball], and it’s a mallet style. So it’s not too drastic of a change.
“I just picked it up on the putting green and I liked the look of it, so I was like, ‘Let’s give it a go.’”
Read the rest of the piece over at PGATour.com.
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Equipment
Spotted: Tommy Fleetwood’s TaylorMade Spider Tour X Prototype putter
Tommy Fleetwood has been attached to his Odyssey White Hot Pro #3 putter for years now. However, this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, we did spot him testing a new putter that is very different, yet somewhat similar, to his current gamer.
This new putter is a TaylorMade Spider Tour X head but with a brand new neck we haven’t seen on a Spider before. A flow neck is attached to the Spider head and gives the putter about a 1/2 shaft offset. This style neck will usually increase the toe hang of the putter and we can guess it gets the putter close to his White Hot Pro #3.
Another interesting design is that lack of TaylorMade’s True Path alignment on the top of the putter. Instead of the large white center stripe, Tommy’s Spider just has a very short white site line milled into it. As with his Odyssey, Tommy seems to be a fan of soft inserts and this Spider prototype looks to have the TPU Pure Roll insert with 45° grooves for immediate topspin and less hopping and skidding.
The sole is interesting as well in that the rear weights don’t look to be interchangeable and are recessed deep into the ports. This setup could be used to push the CG forward in the putter for a more blade-like feel during the stroke, like TaylorMade did with the Spider X Proto Scottie Scheffler tested out.
Tommy’s putter is finished off with an older Super Stroke Mid Slim 2.0 grip in blue and white. The Mid Slim was designed to fit in between the Ultra Slim 1.0 and the Slim 3.0 that was a popular grip on tour.
- Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
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Equipment
Rickie Fowler’s new putter: Standard-length Odyssey Jailbird 380 in custom orange
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…The Jailbird craze hasn’t really slowed down in 2024, either. According to Odyssey rep Joe Toulon, there are about 18-20 Jailbird putter users on the PGA TOUR.
Most recently, Akshay Bhatia won the 2024 Valero Texas Open using a broomstick-style Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter and Webb Simpson is switching into a replica of that putter at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Now, Fowler, who essentially started the whole Jailbird craze, is making a significant change to his putter setup.
Fowler, who has had a couple weeks off since the 2024 RBC Heritage, started experimenting with a new, custom-orange Jailbird 380 head that’s equipped with a standard 35-inch putter build, rather than his previous 38-inch counter-balanced setup.
According to Fowler, while he still likes the look and forgiveness of his Jailbird putter head, he’s looking to re-incorporate more feel into his hands during the putting stroke.
He told GolfWRX.com on Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Championship that the 38-inch counterbalanced setup “served its purpose” by helping him to neutralize his hands during the stroke, but now it’s time to try the standard-length putter with a standard-size SuperStroke Pistol Tour grip to help with his feel and speed control.
Although Fowler was also spotted testing standard-length mallets from L.A.B. Golf and Axis1 on Tuesday, he confirmed that the custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 is the putter he’ll use this week at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Head over to PGATour.com for the full article.
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RP Jacobs II
Apr 29, 2014 at 6:01 pm
I downloaded what I thought was the WRX App a few weeks ago, give or take, as I’m very IT challenged, is this App a brand new App, or has it been out. I really like the app that I have, sweet!
Fairways & Greens My Friends,
Richard
KCTitleist11
Apr 8, 2014 at 12:50 am
anyone have trouble loading the posts? When I first downloaded the app on my galaxy s4, it loaded the posts just fine. Now when I click a thread I replied to, it wont load the thread on the app. I originally replied on the thread on my laptop and I’m just checking it at work. Any suggestions?
rvs0002
Apr 25, 2014 at 11:03 am
Mine stopped working altogether (won’t even launch) a few days ago on my S4. I’ll probably uninstall and re-install and see if that works.
Anthony
Apr 6, 2014 at 8:57 am
I’m having performance issues on an iPhone 5 and iPad 4. When accessing the forums, and clicking on the photo galleries from an event (I.e. She’ll Houston) it locks up for about 10 seconds and becomes unresponsive. Seems to be some threading issues. iOS 7.1.
Kieran
Apr 5, 2014 at 6:08 am
Not available in Ireland… So sad…
Terry
Apr 4, 2014 at 5:44 pm
Works well on my Droid.
Lord Helmet
Apr 4, 2014 at 2:15 pm
When I try to logon (Im a member)….app says my username or password is incorrect.
Lord Helmet
Apr 4, 2014 at 2:24 pm
I figured it out – username = email. That worked. Thanks!
Ben
Apr 4, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Wish you could select “New Content” tab in the Forums instead of clicking in each section to see whats new…
jbucher
Apr 4, 2014 at 7:36 am
just have to figure out log in?
GolfWRX
Apr 4, 2014 at 10:53 am
must use your email not the user name! Bug we are fixing
leusic
Apr 4, 2014 at 7:14 am
Why I can’t use it in France
GolfWRX
Apr 4, 2014 at 10:52 am
not sure. We are looking now.
leusic
Apr 4, 2014 at 10:55 am
my phone and my tablet are on android KITKAT and google play saies it’s not compatible
sam Brooks
Apr 4, 2014 at 1:37 am
I’m in New Zealand will give it a crack an post a reply
Sean
Apr 3, 2014 at 9:42 pm
It’s a great application. Well done GolfWRX! 🙂
G
Apr 3, 2014 at 7:49 pm
about time and great to hear…but ugh, no windows phone 8 love? Could we just get Tapatalk compatibility too?
paul
Apr 4, 2014 at 12:53 am
Yeah, could sure use a windows version.
E
Apr 11, 2014 at 12:57 pm
Yes!! Another vote for Windows phone
Josh
Apr 3, 2014 at 5:40 pm
Well it is about time. Been waiting on this for awhile now.
R
Apr 3, 2014 at 4:56 pm
hopefully this is a proper app
GolfWRX
Apr 3, 2014 at 7:58 pm
try it. You should like this one. The old one was so bad we took it down.
Evan
Apr 3, 2014 at 4:55 pm
Regional restrictions? Why? Not available in Canada…
GolfWRX
Apr 3, 2014 at 7:57 pm
Bug to be fixed
Jim
Apr 3, 2014 at 4:25 pm
How about us Windows Phone users?
R
Apr 3, 2014 at 4:54 pm
switch
paul
Apr 4, 2014 at 12:54 am
love my phone, cant do it.
E
Apr 11, 2014 at 12:57 pm
no
Nick
Apr 3, 2014 at 2:55 pm
Awesome