Equipment
Nike to release Rory’s Method Prototype 006 putter
Nike announced that it will be releasing the Nike Method Prototype 006 — the same putter that Rory McIlroy uses — to the public starting April 15. It’s the first time this putter will be made available to non-touring professionals.
There have been similar Nike Method putters made for retail in the past, but this is the real deal.
The putter, developed by Nike Master Craftsman David Franklin, uses Polymetal Groove technology in the face, said to enhance feel and a “fast forward roll.”
Each putter purchased will have a laser-engraved Nike Oven logo, and comes with a “tour-packaged box” of RZN Black golf balls and a volt-colored Nike head cover.
The package, which will sell for $450, is available in limited quantities starting April 15 on Nike’s website, and in select retail stores starting April 17.
Related
- See what GolfWRX members are saying about the putter in our forums.
- Rory’s 2015 WITB, with in-hand photos of his Nike Method Prototype 006 putter.
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Equipment
Michael Block spotted with full set of TaylorMade “Proto” irons at Valhalla
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.
On Monday at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club, Block had a full set of TaylorMade “Proto” irons in the bag.
Block is the first player of many on the PGA TOUR to bag a set of the mysterious “Proto” irons. Rory McIlroy first switched into a “Proto” 4-iron at the Valero Texas Open, and Collin Morikawa followed suit at the 2024 RBC Heritage. Block isn’t using just the 4-iron, though, he’s using a full set to go along with a TaylorMade Stealth UDI driving iron.
Speaking with GolfWRX.com on Monday at the PGA Championship, Block revealed the full backstory.
“I hit a couple super “Proto” irons when I was at the Kingdom (TaylorMade’s fitting facility in Southern California) a couple months ago, and it was a 9-iron that didn’t have any badges or anything on it,” Block said. “I had no idea what it was … It was very similar to what I was using back then, you know, my old MCs, and very similar from the top. I hit it and absolutely loved it. For me to even think about switching irons from the last 11-12 years is crazy.
“I got this set about two weeks ago, and I’m working my way into them. I hit them more solid; it comes off the face more solid. Much higher. I think they’re still slightly too upright for me, so they’re being bent a degree flatter, because they’re going a little too high for me and drawing a little too much. When that starts to happen, I start to drop the club under and compensate too much, so I’m getting them flattened slightly, and I’m going to test them on the range again, and hopefully have them in play on Thursday…
“They go further, and they go higher … that combination is kind of a no-brainer. If I can take a 5-iron from 204 rather than a 4-iron, it’s good on me. It’s going to help me out for sure, especially at a major with the pin locations. Having that height coming in, that descent angle is going to be huge.”
With such new irons in the bag, after using the same irons for over a decade, surely you’d think there will be a bit of a learning curve. Block, however, is finding immediate comfort with the new “Proto” irons.
Head over to PGATour.com for the full article.
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Whats in the Bag
WITB Time Machine: Rory McIlroy’s winning WITB, 2014 PGA Championship
It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Rory McIlroy outlasted Phil Mickelson at the 2014 PGA Championship. It’s even harder to believe McIlroy hasn’t hoisted a major trophy since his 2014 victory at Valhalla.
After a slow start to his final round, McIlroy tallied an eagle and two birdies on the back nine and his fourth major championship. Take a look at the clubs he played a decade ago in Kentucky.
Driver: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (8.5 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kuro Kage XTS 70X
3-wood: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Rombax Pro 95 X
5-wood: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (19 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Rombax Pro 95 X
Irons: Nike VR Pro Blade (4-9) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X 7.0
Wedges: Nike VR Forged (46, 52, 56, 60 degrees) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Putter: Nike Method 006 Buy here.
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Ball: Nike RZN Black
Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s clubs from 2014 here.
WITB Time Machine is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.
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Whats in the Bag
Tiger Woods WITB 2024 (May)
- Tiger Woods WITB accurate as of the PGA Championship. In-hand photos from 2024 Genesis Open. Check out more photos of Tiger at Valhalla here.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 LS (10.5 degrees @9.75)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (15 degrees @13.5)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 7 X
5-wood: TaylorMade M3 (19 degrees @18.25)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX
- Check out more in-hand photos of Tiger Woods’ WITB in the forums.
- Check out more photos of Tiger at Valhalla here.
Irons: 2023 TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade P7TW (4-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 Raw (56-12TW, 60-TW11)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Check out more in-hand photos of Tiger Woods’ WITB in the forums.
- Check out more photos of Tiger at Valhalla here.
Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS prototype
Grip: Ping PP58 Blackout
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B X (2024)
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord 58R
- Check out more in-hand photos of Tiger Woods’ WITB in the forums.
- Check out more photos of Tiger at Valhalla here.
More Tiger Woods WITBs
- Tiger Woods WITB 2024 (February)
- Tiger Woods WITB 2023 (November)
- Tiger Woods WITB 2023 (February)
- Tiger Woods WITB 2022 (December) (new in-hand photos)
- Tiger Woods WITB 2022 (July)
- Tiger Woods WITB at the 2022 PGA Championship (with a new 2-iron!)
- Tiger Woods WITB: 2022 Masters
- Tiger Woods WITB 2021 PNC Championship (new in-hand photos)
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Mad-Mex
Apr 19, 2015 at 11:51 pm
So by buying the same equipment a pro uses, does it translate into instant ability to play like the pro?
Just curious,,,,,,,,,,,,
jOHN kRUG
Apr 16, 2015 at 8:08 pm
But Rory is not a good putter.
Josh
Apr 15, 2015 at 8:50 pm
Dang! Sold out!!!!!
I was planning to buy two and resell to you WRXerz on the BST and make a nice profit!
Ben
Apr 15, 2015 at 1:02 pm
Wow its actually sold out? I bet that is the most putters nike has sold in the last 5 years combined.
Kenny
Apr 15, 2015 at 3:28 am
If you read the release properly you will see…Nike announced that it will be releasing the Nike Method Prototype 006.
It does not say its a Rory replica
Zak
Apr 14, 2015 at 10:47 pm
Is there going to be a choice of length?
I want a 35″, but I think Rory plays a 33″. So are they going to make them all one length (Rors length)?
lsf_21
Apr 14, 2015 at 10:02 pm
Rorys putter does have very small grooves.
http://www.bunkersparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Nike-Method-006-Prototype-Putter.jpg
Ken
Apr 15, 2015 at 3:05 am
I talked to the maker of his putter.
Tiger has really small grooves for a “clicky” feel.
Rory has a putter that is soft as hell. Rory told the Nike guy that he couldn’t make a putter soft enough.
And the face isn’t painted.
JuNiOR
Apr 14, 2015 at 9:29 pm
Will it have the same exact Groove depth as Rory???
RG
Apr 14, 2015 at 9:24 pm
That may be a copy of Rory MacIlroys putter…. but that is not Rory McIlroys putter. His has painted on face grooves.
Rich
Apr 16, 2015 at 4:05 am
What a load of crap. You’ve obviously not read the forums where Greg has said he’s seen Rory’s putter up close and flat out refutes that claim.
T-MAC
Apr 20, 2015 at 3:25 pm
Grooves on Rory’s putter aren’t painted on, but they ARE very shallow. The same with Tiger’s putter. There’s a video of the 2 of them talking about their putters and Tiger asks Rory if he has grooves. Rory says no, no grooves, he has “faux grooves” and Tiger said the same for his.
Neither one of them are using the Nike “groove technology” as seen on the putters that we buy OTR.
Daniel
Apr 14, 2015 at 9:13 pm
I’m looking and I’m a liking
steve
Apr 14, 2015 at 6:59 pm
we all know that rory uses putter without the weird grooves on it (only painted it). we’ve seen the photos of his putter! not a real representation of rors putter in that sense.
Reed
Apr 14, 2015 at 3:34 pm
If you really look at what putter Rory uses, you will see it is a Scotty C. putter with Nike stuff spray painted on it.
tony
Apr 14, 2015 at 3:56 pm
If you really look at Scotty C putters you will see they’re really Karsten Solheim Anser’s with expensive upcharge badging.
Reed
Apr 14, 2015 at 5:01 pm
True True
Rob
Apr 14, 2015 at 5:05 pm
HAHA!
Rich
Apr 16, 2015 at 4:10 am
All you Titleist and Scotty Cameron fan boys need to get a life and realise that Titleist is not a golf equipment company. They are a golf ball company that makes golf clubs. Not other OEM has the ball as their main equipment line and Titleist does. No one else focuses on their ball the way Titleist does. They only make clubs because they think they should to stay relevant.
T-MAC
Apr 20, 2015 at 3:28 pm
Man, Titleist makes some pretty good clubs for it just being their “side business”.
NGG
Apr 14, 2015 at 3:02 pm
WRX community in a nutshell…
Entire site complains about not having access to Rors 006.
Nike releases Rors 006, entire site complains.
Golfraven
Apr 14, 2015 at 4:57 pm
love it 🙂
Bob
Apr 14, 2015 at 8:34 pm
If I’m going to drop $450 I’m going to want an exact copy of Rory’s putter, not halfway between it and their retail offerings.
Tom Bowles
Apr 15, 2015 at 8:43 am
Hilarious. Because it’s true. If you want “tour issue”, you’re gonna have to pay. If you don’t want to pay $450, pay $200 for a similar putter Nike sells and quit crying.
Alex T
Apr 14, 2015 at 2:51 pm
They say they’re making this putter available “to the public”, but what does that mean? It means they will be sold out in seconds to a select few unscrupulous individuals who will then sell them on eBay for thousands and thousands of dollars and in the end the only people who could actually afford to buy one from these resellers will be Rory, not the people who might actually benefit from the performance (no matter how few people that might be). Utterly pointless. Just make it a production model or don’t make it at all.
Sam
Apr 14, 2015 at 2:29 pm
Will this be limited time only, or will they be sold for a long period of time?
Josepe
Apr 14, 2015 at 2:33 pm
Wondering about the same thing
steve
Apr 14, 2015 at 7:00 pm
only 1000 of them will be released. first come first serve!
Nick
Apr 14, 2015 at 2:00 pm
So what is this package gonna set me back? Lol
Ian
Apr 14, 2015 at 1:48 pm
Will it come with fake grooves like his? #groovegate
Kenner
Apr 14, 2015 at 1:40 pm
No photo’s have shown “RORS” Stamping on the neck. And it also looks like the neck is shorter!?
His Putter:
http://www.golfwrx.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/3908d2094b28710ef2c4e65f55dae4ad1.jpg