Equipment

Forum Thread of the Day: “What’s new in your bag for 2020?”

Published

4 years ago

Dec 18, 2019

Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from wcdixon who asks WRXers what’s new in their bags for 2020. Plenty of our members are making changes for the new year, and here they documented those alterations which range from subtle switches to full-bag makeovers.

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.

MattM97: “Only thing that will probably change in my bag is my 3W, hybrid/UI and the shaft in my driver. For the most part, I’m happy with my bag after I was fit last year just going to finish my bag fitting soon. The other thing is I hope to thin down my putter collection and just stick to a few putters in my collection since I really want to drop my handicap and playing various putters can’t help that.”
tannyhoban: “I picked up a Callaway 2018 X Series 3 wood with red X and accents on the sole. Project X 5.5 LZ production (not Hand Crafted) shaft. It’s a very solid club. Had store credit, it was lightly used and dirt cheap. I am getting good launch with distance, and it’s easy to find the center of the face. Very good performance for a made for club. Thought I’d throw that one out there for those on a tight budget.”
macedan: “I’m hoping to keep change to a minimum in 2019. Currently, I have switched from a FlexTech Lite to a Flextech Crossover. Still light enough to carry but much better for pushing/riding than the Lite was. Although I am content with my current bag, I’ll be switching to an all Taylormade bag, so last week I traded in for a new ’17 M2 driver. Wedges will either be replaced around Christmas or in the new year. I aim to replace my 58* RTX-3 with a Hi-Toe or Milled Grind Black and my CBX with a Milled Grind in Chrome.”
Ger21: “After six years, dropping the Nike VR Pro LE woods in favor of Bridgestone. Driver – Tour B XD-7. 3w – Tour B XD-F. 2 & 3 hybrids – Tour B D-H. Pulling the DG S300 from the VR Pro blades and replacing them with AMT Tour White S300, in Black Onyx, with BB&F ferrules. Making a grip change, currently testing the CP2 Pro and Iomic iXx. Leaning towards the CP2 Pro’s.”
jimmy2xtimes: “Mizuno ST190 9.5* w/ Atmos Black Tour Spec. I finally found a driver that could beat my beloved TaylorMade R510 TP w/ Speeder 757, and I’ve tried them all. Would never have imagined that Mizuno would be the one to do it either.”

Entire Thread: “What’s new in your bag for 2020?”

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Why Rory McIlroy will likely use the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper at the RBC Heritage

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7 hours ago

Apr 17, 2024

Andrew Tursky

Although we spotted Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper last week during practice rounds at the Masters, he ultimately didn’t decide to use the club in competition.

It seems that will change this week at the 2024 RBC Heritage, played at the short-and-tight Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head.

When asked on Wednesday following his morning Pro-Am if he’d be using the new, nostalgic BRNR Copper this week, McIlroy said, “I think so.”

“I like it,” McIlroy told GolfWRX.com on Tuesday regarding the BRNR. “This would be a good week for it.”

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According to Adrian Rietveld, the Senior Manager of Tour at TaylorMade, the BRNR Mini Driver can help McIlroy position himself properly off the tee at the tight layout.

Here’s what Rietveld told GolfWRX.com on Wednesday:

“For someone like Rory, who’s that long at the top end of the bag, and then you put him on a course like Harbour Town, it’s tough off the tee. It’s tight into the greens, and you have to put yourself in position off the tee to have a shot into the green. It kind of reminds me of Valderrama in Spain, where you can be in the fairway and have no shot into the green.

“I’m caddying for Tommy [Fleetwood] this week, so I was walking the course last night and looking at a few things. There’s just such a small margin for error. You can be standing in the fairway at 300 yards and have a shot, but at 320 you don’t. So if you don’t hit a perfect shot, you could be stuck behind a tree. And then if you’re back at 280, it might be a really tough shot into the small greens.

“So for Rory [with the BRNR], it’s a nice course-specific golf club for him. He’s got both shots with it; he can move it right-to-left or left-to-right. And the main thing about this club has been the accuracy and the dispersion with it. I mean, it’s been amazing for Tommy.

“This was the first event Tommy used a BRNR last year, and I remember talking to him about it, and he said he couldn’t wait to play it at Augusta next year. And he just never took it out of the bag because he’s so comfortable with it, and hitting it off the deck.

“So you look at Rory, and you want to have the tools working to your advantage out here, and the driver could hand-cuff him a bit with all of the shots you’d have to manufacture.”

So, although McIlroy might not be making a permanent switch into the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper, he’s likely to switch into it this week.

His version is lofted at 13.5 degrees, and equipped with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft.

See more photos of Rory testing the BRNR Mini here

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Spotted: TaylorMade P-UDI driving iron

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8 hours ago

Apr 17, 2024

Brian Knudson

It seems like the RBC Heritage is full of new gear to be spotted, and you can add TaylorMade’s P-UDI utility irons to that list.

We spotted a 17-degree P-UDI 2-iron in Nick Dunlap’s bag yesterday, and now have some photos of both the 3- and 4-irons. Nick has his P-UDI 2-iron setup with a Project X HZRDUS Black 4th Gen 105g TX shaft.

From what we can tell, this new P-UDI utility iron looks to have some of the usual TaylorMade technology as we can see the Speed Slot on the sole of the club for additional face flexibility. A toe screw is usually used to close off the hollow body design that will probably be filled with a version of TaylorMade’s Speed Foam that is present in the current iron lineup. This hollow body, foam-filled design should offer additional ball speed, soft feel, and sound, as well as an optimized CG for ball flight.

“Forged” is etched into the hosel, so we can assume that either the face, body, or both are forged for a soft and responsive feel. The club looks good from behind and at address, where we can see just a little offset and a topline that I would consider medium thickness. We don’t have the full details on what is under the hood or how many loft options will be available yet.

TaylorMade P-UDI 3-iron – 20°

TaylorMade P-UDI 4-iron – 22°

Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage

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Whats in the Bag

Collin Morikawa WITB 2024 (April)

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9 hours ago

Apr 17, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Collin Morikawa what’s in the bag accurate as of the RBC Heritage. More photos from the event here.

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 LS (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 60 TX (45 inches)

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX

Check out more in-hand photos Collin Morikawa’s clubs here.

5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P770 (4), P7MC (5-6), P730 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Mid 115 X100 (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (7-PW)