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Spotted: Rory McIlroy making iron changes

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When its comes to accommodating its tour staff TaylorMade does a very good job (as do other OEMs) making sure their players have exactly what they want and need.

A great example of this were the original 700 Series “Protos” including the DJ, RORS, ROSE, and now the new P-7TW that Tommy Fleetwood is playing (and Tiger too).

Since players irons are precision instruments, it’s always news when a big name decides to make a switch — even if that switch seems like a minor adjustment. In this case, for Rory McIlroy, its appears there have been some big changes that are making their way into his bag as the season continues to ramp up.

Spotted this week at the Genesis Open being played at Riviera, are the TaylorMade P730s and P750s in Rory’s bag — both options are marked the same as the retail offering — with the exception of the RM on the 730s (who doesn’t love a little customization, right?. McIlroy had previously been playing P730-esque “Rors Proto” irons.

For a player of Rory’s ball striking ability, and a guy known for having no issues hitting towering irons shots, having the P750 3 and 4-irons is an interesting move. We have certainly witnessed a trend on tour at top end of the bag with hollow faster irons replacing traditional 2, 3, & even 4 irons but having larger cavity mid irons sneaking into the bag of a top-10 player in the world known for playing blades in an interesting development.

I guess when your “stock” 215 yard club is a 6-iron, having that extra help from that distance and beyond can only be a bigger advantage.

Finally on the iron front, the Ultsterman continues to game a TaylorMade P790 2-iron.

 

Ryan Barath is a club-fitter & master club builder with more than 17 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. He is the former Build Shop Manager & Social Media Coordinator for Modern Golf. He now works independently from his home shop and is a member of advisory panels to a select number of golf equipment manufacturers. You can find Ryan on Twitter and Instagram where he's always willing to chat golf, and share his passion for club building, course architecture and wedge grinding.

7 Comments

7 Comments

  1. JeffO

    Feb 15, 2019 at 5:30 pm

    Just a bit of offset in those long irons…or are these one ofs?

  2. Hank

    Feb 14, 2019 at 3:38 pm

    Might be the resolution, but are the blades P720 rather than P730?

    • Prime21

      Feb 16, 2019 at 3:06 pm

      Really? Not only did u think it, u posted it. STOP.

  3. Cameron

    Feb 14, 2019 at 1:37 pm

    He has had the P750 3 and 4-iron in his bag for quite sometime. This is not new news.

  4. MG

    Feb 14, 2019 at 12:32 pm

    How is a 3 and 4 iron a mid iron? You just said it is normal to see Pros gaming more forgiving long irons.

  5. X

    Feb 14, 2019 at 12:21 pm

    He needs to get rid of that P790 2 iron. The times he’s sprayed it to the right should tell him something. But I guess he needs matching colors in his bag like all the rest of the fancy geeks, instead of getting the GAPR in there

    • TLW

      Feb 15, 2019 at 7:10 am

      The P790 2 iron is the least consistent driving iron I’ve ever hit, for my swing anyways.

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Best ‘forgiving’ wedges – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been discussing the most forgiving wedges on the market. WRXer ‘aaronpoling’ lays out his current setup and what he’s currently considering, saying:

“I am looking at getting new wedges, but looking for a forgiving wedge.

I currently play Ping G25 50°, MD4 54° and 58°. I used to play the CBX2 in the 50°, 54° and 58° and liked them a lot; but like any good dad, my son took them.

I am currently looking Callaway’s CB12 and Cleveland’s CBZ. Anyone have thoughts on these? Or recommendations of other wedges that I should check out?”

And our members have been weighing in with their thoughts and recommendations in response, with one brand coming out emphatically on top.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • boggyman: “CBZs are amazing wedges!”
  • drewbens: “Agreed, the Cleveland CB wedges are great! Already had a CBX Full Face 2 54 and recently added a 50 and 58 (for well under $100 a piece). Was chipping so well last week that my brother-in-law asked if the wedges were legal. Definitely underrated wedges for those of us that are not scratch golfers.”
  • BogeyTed: “Get Cleveland CBX/CBZ. Very underrated clubs.”

Entire Thread: “Best ‘forgiving’ wedges – GolfWRXers discuss”

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From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Ping PLD Ally Blue Onset putter

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @negncic has a Ping PLD Ally Blue Onset putter up for grabs.

From the listing: “34” Ping PLD Ally Blue Onset. Ping composite shaft Ping PLD Pistol grip. No issues. $345 shipped.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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I built the worst fitting clubs ever – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been reacting to a WRXer who claims to have built the “worst fitting clubs ever.” ‘dlow206’ recounts his experience with plenty of insightful findings for where he can go better next time in a detailed post, saying:

“Here’s my story of building the worst fitting clubs ever (for me). And my findings of what a better fit is.

I am short in stature, as well as a very short wrist to floor of 30.5″. I went down a rabbit hole of wanting to try irons 1″ shorter of more than standard length. Given the shorter lengths, the swingweights would be super light unless I added back a ton of weight to the heads, but I don’t like adding an extreme amount of weight back to the heads, so I decided to compensate with heavier shafts (115 grams instead of 95). Played with this set for a while and was hitting all irons extremely poorly. Thin, fat, right, right, left. My swing didn’t deteriorate that much because I was hitting my driver well, woods well, etc.

Went back to my older set of irons, playing at standard length, and my iron play improved immediately. Since then, have been doing more testing, while paying more attention to different possible variables. What I have found is I actually prefer lighter total weight with relatively normal or slightly heavier swingweights. Did a recent fitting and found that 85 gram shafts were better for me than 95 grams with standard length and relatively standard swingweights. 

Still trying to dial in a final iron shaft choice, so have a few contenders that I will be testing. Will be moving away from my current Steelfiber i95 S parallel to lighter and softer

  • MMT 80 parallel R – worked pretty well in a limited number of swings at a fitting
  • Fujikura Travil 85 R – the fitter liked the Axiom 95 R for me at Club Champion, but i didn’t love the effort required to swing them. If there was a 85 Axiom, that would probably have been a great fit. So i am going try a Travil 85 R which is japan only
  • Steelfiber i80 CW R – i have been playing Steelfibers for a long time, so need to give one Steelfiber shaft a shot

Given I do club building work, I am going to build all of these shafts with the All-Fit universal iron adapters to pair with a Srixon 7 iron head for testing. With these adapters, there isn’t a swingweight issue because the amount of weight from drilling out is about equivalent to the universal adapter components.”

And our members have been sharing their reactions in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • Mikey_HACKilroy: “That length cut costs you a fair amount in swing points. I’d posit the length mattered more than the weight because a 115g shaft isn’t going to actually add enough back after cutting an inch off. Does it mean 115 would ultimately work? Hard to say. Maybe try a 1/2″ cut and add 2g to the head to compensate assuming the 7i is 37″ long. Maybe that will feel better. It translates to the same ~D2 you’re swinging at with the 95g shafts (estimated based on common weight, but you can weigh your parts on your own obviously).”
  • Stuart_G: “Your process is good – keep at it and trust it.”

Entire Thread: “I built the worst fitting clubs ever – GolfWRXers discuss”

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