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Report: McIlroy to use TaylorMade M2 driver in China
Updated 10/25/16: Rory was spotted practicing with TaylorMade’s M2 driver and fairway woods at the WGC-HSBC Champions on Monday.
Rory McIlroy warming up in China. Looks very much like a TaylorMade M2 fairway wood to me #HSBCChampions pic.twitter.com/fJwC4PfoZm
— James Savage (@JamesSavageNCG) October 25, 2016
Is Rory McIlroy ready to switch golf equipment already? According to No Laying Up’s Chris Solomon, the No. 3-ranked golfer in the world is prepared to put TaylorMade’s M2 driver and fairway woods in the bag at the WGC-HSBC Champions this week in China, and he has the launch monitor numbers to prove it.
Rory is putting the Taylor Made M2 driver and fairway woods in the bag next week in China. Liftoff ???? pic.twitter.com/B4yuDXEAs2
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) October 22, 2016
Those numbers seem reasonable given the Trackman screen shots we’ve seen Rors post in the past. Giving more credence to the report is that fellow long-hitting, Nike Golf staffer Brooks Koepka has ditched his Nike driver in favor of TaylorMade’s M2.
The last time we saw McIlroy on the course was at the Ryder Cup, where he was using the Nike Vapor Fly Pro driver he had in the bag throughout 2016.
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That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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Tony Rich
Oct 25, 2016 at 9:03 am
Just be careful…..look at Day driving the M1/2. Duck hooks and block right OB’s, his driving was terrible this
year. Rory could probably hit anything well, but those
TM clubs prove very erratic. Since the SLDR them TM faces have been unstable. Fore!!!
Dave r
Oct 24, 2016 at 9:56 pm
Hey no personal attacks on this site ,what the hell does Smizzle mother got to do with it . Grow up . This site is for golf related views not personal .
Shanker
Oct 24, 2016 at 4:15 pm
Keep smiling Smizzle. Don’t let them get to you, love your controversial comments. Someone has to wind these guys up!!!!!
B Hock
Oct 24, 2016 at 4:29 pm
+1
Lee
Oct 24, 2016 at 12:28 pm
Would seem a logical switch, they are the No1 products on the market and TM don’t mind putting a few $$$$’s in the back pocket of the guys using them.
tickle me puswoo
Oct 24, 2016 at 12:03 pm
she had enough of you as well did she??
Neil Cameron
Oct 24, 2016 at 8:12 am
wonder if Tiger is buying TM and Rory has some sort of deal
Judge mental
Oct 24, 2016 at 10:34 am
Or Nike buys Taylor made ,ha ha
Jack Nash
Oct 24, 2016 at 12:14 pm
You never know.
Nnnn
Oct 24, 2016 at 10:11 pm
Yeah we know. Youse all dumb
Wah
Oct 24, 2016 at 1:42 am
He should try Long Drive next year just for the heck of it, I mean he might as well,, there’s no Ryder Cup so he’ll have time in his schedule to go to Oklahoma
Tom
Oct 23, 2016 at 7:23 pm
irons soon to follow..
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