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WMPO Tour Truck Report: MMT mania, Chez puts Ascent to the test, Hoffman goes the other way on his 60

Published

3 years ago

Feb 3, 2021

John Wunder

Titleist

Continuation of a theme: More players adding length.

CT Pan went to 46 inches in his TSi2 driver (9 degrees) with a Fujikura Ventus Red 6 X.

Richy Werenski to 46 inches in his TSi4 driver (9 degrees) with a Fujikura Ventus Red 6 X.

Russell Henley to TSi3 (10 degrees) from TSi4 with a KBS TD 80 Category 5.

Will Zalatoris replaced his trusty TS3 19-degree hybrid with a Titleist U500 3-iron. The new chicken stick has a Nippon Pro Modus3 Hybrid shaft.

Charles Howell III is progressing nicely into his Mitsubishi MMT iron shafts. After a solid second round at Torrey with the new sticks, he is now home at Isleworth CC testing further. Word is he is very happy with the dispersion across the board.

Vokey Wedge Rep (Aaron Dill)

“Conditions here are a little soft from rain and snow recently in the area. Wedge wise, we are seeing the usual fresh grooves as players have commented that the greens are not holding the ball as well as expected from the moisture they have around the course. “

Charley Hoffman is testing and possibly gaming a K Grind (60-06). Charley would normally game a 60-04L but said with the softer conditions a little forgiveness could be a nice thing to have. Spent time around the short game area and saw some excellent results.

Ping

Scott Harrington ditched his G410 3-wood opting to adjust his 5-wood (16 degrees) to a stronger spec to fill the gap. The 5-wood has a Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X shaft. He also added a G425 Crossover with a Fujikura Ventus Blue 9 X Hybrid shaft.

Gary Woodland is now in a Ping G425 LST 3-wood (14.5 degrees set at 13.6). Shaft: Accra Tour ZX 4100 M5 (42.5 inches, tipped 2.5 inches) and a Ping G425 Max 7-wood (20.5 degrees @19) with the Accra Tour ZX 4100 M5.

Stewart Cink switched into G425 LST (10.5 degrees) from the G410LST (10.5 degrees) he has had recent success with. The new driver has a Graphite Design Tour AD XC 6 TX (45.25″).

Cameron Champ put a stronger lofted i500 3-iron in the bag (17 degrees). Like his irons, it has a True Temper Dynamic Gold X7 shaft.

TaylorMade

Harold Varner (non-staffer) tested multiple variations of the SIM2 Max (10.5 degrees). Fujikura Motore X F1 6X, Ventus Black 6 TX, and Evo 7 6 X shafts. Not sure if any will make it in play but sounds like a Fuji party over there.

Chez Reavie (non-staffer) tested a SIM2 Max driver (9 degrees), SIM2 3-wood (15 degrees), and SIM2 5-wood (19 degrees) with Aldila Ascent Red 60 TX, 70 TX, 80 TX. He also put a SIM2 Hybrid (22 degrees) in the bag with MMT HY 90 TX. Not 100 percent sure if the driver will go in, but we will keep you posted.

Nick Taylor put a SIM2 3-wood (15 degrees) in the bag with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X.

Scott Stallings (non-staffer) is also testing the SIM2 (10.5 degrees) with an MCA Kaili White 60 TX.

Hudson Swafford (non-staffer) tested a 60-09 LN Hi-Toe 2 lob wedge. He was previously in the OG Hi-Toe. The wedge has a True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shaft.

Callaway

*Callaway is seeing its fastest Tour conversion rate since Epic

Sam Burns switched into Epic Speed (9 degrees) fully equipped with a TPT Prototype shaft

Will Gordon, who is making some swing changes, lofted up on his Epic Speed Triple Diamond Driver (10.5 degrees from 9). The new driver has an MCA Tensei White CK Pro 60 TX shaft.

Dylan Frittelli switched into Odyssey’s new “Triple Track 2-Ball Ten Proto” putter.

Erik Van Rooyen will most likely be putting the 2-Ball Proto in play as well.

Scott Garrison SST/KBS

Fun story here. Scottie Scheffler, who cracked the face of his trusty Nike Pro Limited 3-wood a couple of weeks back, was in search of a replacement. Garrison had an old one in his garage and brought it out to TPC this week. The potential new replacement is shafted up with a KBS TD 70 Category 5 shaft. Scheffler’s previous setup had an Aldila Rogue Black 110 M.S.I. 70 TX.

Photo Courtesy of @scotteggolf

Free Agents

Scott Brown put a brand new set of Proto Concept irons in the bag. The exotic Japanese muscle backs came fully equipped with yet another set of Mitsubishi MMT 125 TX shafts.

Steve Stricker added some new Callaway gear to the bag recently swapping in the new Epic Speed Triple Diamond driver (9 degrees) with a Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 8.2 X and a fresh set of Callaway Apex TCB (Tour Cavity Back) irons. The irons have True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts.

Scott Stallings also tested the Mitsubishi MMT 125 TX in his Titleist T100 irons.

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

Published

12 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

Published

13 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)

Published

14 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)