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WRX Spotted: Phil Mickelson testing prototype Aldila Rogue Black shaft

Published

5 years ago

Apr 30, 2019

We spotted Phil Mickelson deviating from his traditional Project X HZRDUS T1100 on the range ahead of the Wells Fargo Championship. In its place, Lefty was testing a prototype Aldila Rogue Black 130 M.S.I. 60-TX shaft in his Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero (3 diamond head, 10 degrees, set at neutral). The shaft is 45 inches and tipped one inch.

Rather than speculate as to why the left-hander is testing other shaft waters, we have word straight from Callaway’s tour truck.

Reportedly, Mickelson tested the shaft at the Ely Callaway Performance Center and liked it, according to Callaway. The main reason for this? He’s able to square the face easier.

Word from the truck is the shaft cuts down on Mickelson’s traditional miss, “a hanging ball to the left.” Beyond that, launch, spin, and ball speed are all similar to what he was seeing in the T1100, thus it only makes sense for him to give it a go.

Mickelson has bounced back and forth between driver heads this year (Rogue Sub Zero, Epic Sub Zero), but this is the first shaft change we’ve seen from him this season.

Certainly, the pursuit of accuracy makes sense for Mickelson, who currently sits at 208th in driving accuracy, hitting just 51.07 percent of fairways. He’s presently 68th in strokes gained: off-the-tee, however, the function of his impressive distance this season (304 yards on average, 27th on tour). If he’s able to find a few more fairways, the big stick should be a big weapon for the Phil Kwon Do calf-training master.

All our photos from the Wells Fargo Championship, plus discussion here.

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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage

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3 days ago

Apr 16, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.

We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.

We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.

Check out links to all our photos, below.

General Albums

WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

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Photos from the 2024 Valero Texas Open

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3 weeks ago

Apr 1, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at the Valero Texas Open.

The event has been around since 1922, making it one of the oldest on the PGA Tour calendar. Over the years, it’s been held at a variety of courses across the Lone Star State, but it’s found its home at TPC San Antonio in recent years. Some of the biggest names in golf have taken home the title here, including Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, and Ben Crenshaw.

GolfWRX has its usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs and special pull-out albums. As always, we’ll continue to update the links below as more photos come in from TPC San Antonio.