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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 PGA Championship

Published

3 days ago

May 14, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.

While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.

Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.

General Albums

2024 PGA Championship – Monday #1

WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship

Published

1 week ago

May 7, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.

From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.

Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.

General Albums

WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.

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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Published

2 weeks ago

Apr 30, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).

Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.

We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.

Check out links to all our photos below.