His drive on the 1st hole found the bushes right of the fairway, and he legitimately whiffed when trying to hit a. While lefty struggled off the tee thursday at the american. Phil puts mavrik in play for the first time news and. His new gamer driver has a kbs prototype shaft, and he carded an opening round 66 to move near the top of the leaderboard. Callaway staff professional phil mickelson uses new razr fit xtreme driver in wiretowire win lefty lauds new callaway driver as key to his 41st pga tour victory carlsbad, calif.
Phil mickelsons project x series shafts golf channel. Callaway x forged ut 2iron, callaway epic forged 47, callaway apex pro 19 8pw. Equipment insider jonathan wall and fred albers from pga tour radio talk about the shaft change in phil mickelson s driver and hybrid, as well as the new ping g30 in billy horschels bag. Phil has commented that he likes the cg positioning in x forged irons and how straight they fly. Callaway x forged 18 5pw with kbs tour v 125 shafts. Its not the first time mickelson has used tm clubs, he used the rocketballz fairway in 2012, but it is sure to be damaging. Mickelson uses new razr fit extreme driver in win bunkers. Phil mickelson swaps driver for phrankenwood at augusta. Its 45 inches with eightandhalf degrees of loft, mickelson said. Phil mickelson has callaways consent to use taylormade. Phil mickelson, paul casey best year so far without winning. Phil mickelson playing mavrik driver with kbs graphite shaft. Phil mickelson on how his 3wood tech made his year golf. Apr 09, 20 phil mickelson s creating some buzz this week at the 20 masters with his decision to use a customdesigned club known as the phrankenwood.
It was created specifically for phil mickelson last year after he found the original kbs tour. Kbs say you can achieve up to 20 per cent better dispersion over competitor shafts using the new tourv. Heres how mickelson gained driving distance despite his age. Conventional wisdom has it that phil will replace a 9. Mickelson had a strong week on the greens in napa, and finishe. Irons 4 iron through pitching wedge with kbs tour v2 shafts. Jan 21, 2014 talking about his new callaway big bertha alpha driver prior to the abu dhabi hsbc championship, phil mickelson said. Titleist 714 20 awards titleist dot driver tmag 14 speedblade tmagsldr driver new ping. Phil mickelsons putter revealed and we got our hands on.
Apr 07, 2018 phil mickelson s third round at the masters got off to an inauspicious start. They were also based in scottsdale, az, where phil attended asu for four years, then continued living there after college. Callaway rogue sub zero 9 degrees with project x hzrdus t1100 shaft. Phil mickelson employed two drivers for the first time at the 2006 masters. In his first tournament playing the razr fit xtreme driver, phil mickelson bombed huge drives all week on the way to a dominating wiretowire win at the waste management phoenix open. Phil mickelson discusses how 3wood technology influenced his eventful year on the pga tour. Phil mickelson plays his taylormade sldr driver in the draw position. Oct 19, 2019 phil mickelsons putter available to the public. Ill have a wicked graphic done on this tomorrow but for now heres whats in the 20 callaway bag of phil mickelson. Phil mickelson adding loft back to his driver golf channel. Sep 23, 2016 atlanta phil mickelson hit just five of 14 fairways friday during the second round of the tour championship at east lake golf club.
Phil mickelson encouraged after second round of tour. Phil mickelson moved into the callaway razr fit xtreme driver this week at. A 45inch fubuki k 70x prototype shaft makes the club as long as a typical driver. One in which he picked up a win at a wgc event and again played his way onto the ryder cup team at the age of 48. Phil mickelson news, stats, career results, family history. Phil has the new kbs prototype driver shaft since he likes how it launches and. It was mickelson s victory number 43 on the pga tour and 46 th worldwide in a career that includes five major championships. An oral history of phil mickelsons callaway x hot phrankenwood. Mickelson warmed up with two drivers before fridays second round and decided to make the switch to a different, longer driver.
Mickelson explains why hes using two drivers at the memorial. His new 34 prototype putter features a new prototype odyssey shaft to help improve the consistency of the putting stroke. Phil mickelson hits driver off fairway at masters, makes. But now hes onto something new as his new prototype putter has been unveiled as the strokelab black ten which will be released by odyssey in the new. Apr 03, 2019 the phrankenwood at the 20 masters might be phil mickelsons most unique equipment decision in a career full of them. Last week at the safeway open, phil mickelson put a new odyssey prototype putter into play for the first time. Although drivers were not used often at muirfield, some big names had a new big stick in the bag. Whats in the winners bags for the week of july 21, 20. The driver had black paint instead of the dark grey on the crown, and a blackened sole that covered up the obvious taylormade livery. While the stats would indicate otherwise, mickelson s level of. Weve already covered the latest launches for for drivers, fairway woods. Phil used a, taylormade sldr driver with a mitsubishi rayon kuro kage silver shaft.
He is playing the mavrik sub zero model which produces lower spin. Lefty lauds new callaway driver as key to his 41st pga tour victory. Every club in phil mickelson s bag was working at the waste management phoenix open, but it was his new callaway razr fit xtreme driver that gained. Phil mickelsons callaway gear at the wgcmexico golf. Phil mickelson showed up at augusta national this week with his frankenwood driver a club callaway developed after mickelson asked for a modern 2wood.
Phil mickelson insists a new, softer shaft in his driver will help him hit more fairways. Late wednesday, phil mickelson walked the hallowed grounds of riviera cc with callaway golfs technology team, explaining to them a look he was trying to achieve in his driver setup. Another phil mickelson surprising club change highlighted the major. Mickelson is coming off a surprisingly productive season. May 20, 2019 march, 2019 phil mickelson comes in at no.
Michael johnson phil mickelson is an equipment writers. How phil mickelsons equipment moves have both worked muirfield 20. Mickelson, by the way, is also using a new ball, according. Feb 18, 2014 phil mickelson discusses how 3wood technology influenced his eventful year on the pga tour. Phil has been using royal precision shafts for a long time. Usts new recoil iron shafts are made with denser graphite fibers that. Mickelson will put phrankenwood in play at augusta golfweek. Phil mickelsons putter revealed and we got our hands on it. Whats in the bag 20 phil mickelson golfcentraldaily. Mickelson was introduced to golf aged 18 months, by his father, philip. Whatever you want to call it, this will go down as one of the best final round performances in major championship history, and now to paraphrase from the man himself, phil can proudly call himself the 20 champion golfer of the year. There has been a lot of talk this week regarding phil mickelson s change to callaways new ft9 driver, but here is an interesting tidbit about his irons.
Snedeker played the final 36 holes in 12 under, with a. In 2006, phil mickelson famously used two drivers one to hit a draw and one to hit a fade at the bellsouth classic, where he won by shots, and a week later at the masters, where he won. Phil mickelson to unleash phrankenwood at masters golf. Phil mickelson has been channelling boris karloff in his preparation for a tilt at a.
Phil mickelson has always been a tinkerer with his gear, occasionally playing with two or no drivers and normally carrying a lob wedge of 64. Mickelson used this phrankenwood at augusta in the 20 masters. Transcript the three wood technology made my year 20 phenomenal because specifically in the majors. Here are all the clubs mickelson had in the bag during his first win in 20. Mar 21, 2017 phil mickelson driver secretssetuptakeaway. Phil mickelson champion golfer of the year callaway. The 2004 ryder cup was phils first outing using new callaway gear, having recently signed with them. I actually do like the razr hawk beter last years and maybe phil is using it for the same reason. Really random to bring up now but me and friend have looked all over the internet and cant find a video or even a picture, almost like it has been scrubbed from the internet. Phil mickelson drove so far left on the par4 ninth that he was in the rough behind a tree all the way across the adjacent first fairway. The old man beat the flashy new kidjustin thomason the first.
Apr 09, 20 phil mickelson may not be happy with a pga tour schedule change that threw off his premasters routine, but the popular southpaw is reportedly enthralled with a new driver he may introduce at. Does anyone remember the awkward hug between phil mickelson and holly sonders in his post round interview after round 1 of the 2015 us open. To receive golfs allnew newsletters, subscribe for free here. Phil mickelson swears hes got new solutions for his. But now hes onto something new as his new prototype putter has been unveiled as the strokelab black ten which will be released by odyssey in the new year. Phils using a low lofted driver and a higher launching shaft.
Phil mickelson continues to tinker with clubs at presidents. Its a driver, but it just looks like a 3wood, because our drivers are so big now, mickelson added. Callaway x forged ut 2iron, callaway epic forged 47, callaway apex pro 19 8pw shafts. Jun 06, 2010 jack nicklaus commented on wednesday that phil mickelson wasis the longest hitter hed ever seen, especially with his irons. Phil mickelson described his phrankenwood, calling it a 3wood on steroids and explained why hes using the newlydesigned callaway club at the 20 masters. Phil mickelsons driver secrets instruction golf digest.
This week, callaway staffer phil mickelson is using a new mavrik sub zero driver 9 and he played his first tournament round with it earlier today on the european tour. This is not your grandfathers shaft, because original steel driver shafts weighed about 140 grams each. The name should make what exactly the club is fairly. Phil mickelson champion golfer of the year callaway golf. It has been an eventful last six months for phil that includes two notable victories to add to his illustrious career. Phil is playing callaways new ai artificial intelligence designed driver called the mavrik. A 45inch fubuki k 70x prototype shaft makes the club as long as a typical. Ap phil mickelson has now gone three consecutive pga tour seasons without a victory, his last title coming at the 20 british open at muirfield. Talking about his new callaway big bertha alpha driver prior to the abu dhabi hsbc championship, phil mickelson said. March 7 the goal a new movable weight complements a fast face and aerodynamic features to help the g410 plus and g410 sft drivers.
Apr 09, 20 conventional wisdom has it that phil will replace a 9. Phil mickelsons golf equipment through the years golf monthly. Mickelson had a 43inch mitsubishi diamana white board shaft. Callaway staff professional phil mickelson uses new razr. I also tried a cleveland driver back in may and i was only flying it 260 when i was flying others 275 of same length on the range. Lefty is setting up to crush it over the corner of this dogleg right. Phil mickelson used five wedges and no driver to win the open championship. Published on mar 31, 20 the drive of multiple major champion phil mickelson, captured at the barclays 2012, is analyzed by fourtime pga tour winner and emmywinning broadcaster billy kratzert. Apr 09, 20 initial reports for the callaway tour van indicated the club was a 2wood with 12 degrees of loft, but mickelson said the actual number was 8.
The shaft is the project x pxv 39, which tips the scales at 39. At the 2018 pga show talking with dave neville of callaway about the new rogue line of drivers, fairway woods and hybrids. Phil mickelson has twitter abuzz with his choice of drivers this week. His alignment is very square and i like how his shoulders are on top of his toes an indication of a. Over the years, these shafts grew only marginally lighter. Published on mar 31, 20 the drive of multiple major champion phil mickelson, captured at the barclays 2012, is analyzed by fourtime pga tour. For me, the rest of the year took a turn on tuesday when i got my new driver, he said. As i look back on 20, i played some of my best golf and had some huge. Sep 23, 2012 i also tried a cleveland driver back in may and i was only flying it 260 when i was flying others 275 of same length on the range. Phil mickelson encouraged after second round of tour championship.
Callaway x hot 3deep degrees, fubuki k 70x shaft 17degree hybrid. Heres a look inside his winning bag at the wgcmexico championship. Mickelson dominates, wins going away with razr fit xtreme. Mickelsons new shafts, and horschel gets a new driver. A 52gram version of the shaft also is available for golfers who prefer a heavier driver shaft or want to use it as a fairway wood shaft. Apr 14, 20 it looks like phil mickelson will not carry a driver in his bag at augusta after callaway engineers cobbled together what they call a phrankenwood. Phil mickelsons golf bag showing his taped up clubs during the first.
Mickelson closed in on the win with a back nine for the ages that included four birdies over his final six holes. He also uses callaway x forged 18 for his 5iron and for his shorter irons 6pw he has the callaway apex mb 18 irons in the bag the clubs that everyone associates mickelson with are his wedges, he currently has callaway mack daddy wedges 54. The club is 45 inches long with a mitsubishi rayon fubuki k 70x driver shaft. True tempers sub40 driver shaft, project x pxv 39 golfweek. Phil mickelson is hoping a new driver in his bag he calls his xhot phrankenwood can dispel the unaccustomed bout of nerves that have beset him as he prepares to play in his 21st masters.
Feb 06, 20 thank modern carbonfiber materials and advanced construction and no paint for the new shaft. Sean weir in odyssey putters, tour sticks july 21, 20 0 phil mickelson staged an epic final round at muirfield today, sinking several clutch putts to pave the way for hoisting the claret jug at the british open. Royal precision also owned royal grips, so it was a natural that mr. Extended highlights phil mickelsons winning highlights from 20 waste management phoenix open at the 20 waste management phoenix open, phil mickelson claimed his 41st victory on the pga tour. Its 3wood technology but its got a driver shaft in it. Feeling at home, mickelson wins wire to wire the new. Remembering phil mickelsons wildest equipment changes. We created a core in the shaft that is extremely rigid, brown said. There has been a lot of talk this week regarding phil mickelsons change to callaways new ft9 driver, but here is an interesting tidbit about his irons. It feels odd watching mickelson use anything other than that halfmoon putter he used for years. Oct 05, 20 phil mickelson continues to tinker with clubs at presidents cup phil mickelson carried clubs on thursday, then he threw a taylormade driver in the bag on friday. Phil mickelson adds a surprising club to the bag at. Jack nicklaus commented on wednesday that phil mickelson wasis the longest hitter hed ever seen, especially with his irons. Phil mickelson of the us reacts on the sixth hole during the second practice round of the 20 masters tournament at the augusta national golf club in augusta, georgia, usa, 09 april 20.
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