Equipment
Spotted: Rory McIlroy making iron changes
When its comes to accommodating its tour staff TaylorMade does a very good job (as do other OEMs) making sure their players have exactly what they want and need.
A great example of this were the original 700 Series “Protos” including the DJ, RORS, ROSE, and now the new P-7TW that Tommy Fleetwood is playing (and Tiger too).
Since players irons are precision instruments, it’s always news when a big name decides to make a switch — even if that switch seems like a minor adjustment. In this case, for Rory McIlroy, its appears there have been some big changes that are making their way into his bag as the season continues to ramp up.
Spotted this week at the Genesis Open being played at Riviera, are the TaylorMade P730s and P750s in Rory’s bag — both options are marked the same as the retail offering — with the exception of the RM on the 730s (who doesn’t love a little customization, right?. McIlroy had previously been playing P730-esque “Rors Proto” irons.
For a player of Rory’s ball striking ability, and a guy known for having no issues hitting towering irons shots, having the P750 3 and 4-irons is an interesting move. We have certainly witnessed a trend on tour at top end of the bag with hollow faster irons replacing traditional 2, 3, & even 4 irons but having larger cavity mid irons sneaking into the bag of a top-10 player in the world known for playing blades in an interesting development.
I guess when your “stock” 215 yard club is a 6-iron, having that extra help from that distance and beyond can only be a bigger advantage.
Finally on the iron front, the Ultsterman continues to game a TaylorMade P790 2-iron.
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
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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JeffO
Feb 15, 2019 at 5:30 pm
Just a bit of offset in those long irons…or are these one ofs?
Hank
Feb 14, 2019 at 3:38 pm
Might be the resolution, but are the blades P720 rather than P730?
Prime21
Feb 16, 2019 at 3:06 pm
Really? Not only did u think it, u posted it. STOP.
Cameron
Feb 14, 2019 at 1:37 pm
He has had the P750 3 and 4-iron in his bag for quite sometime. This is not new news.
MG
Feb 14, 2019 at 12:32 pm
How is a 3 and 4 iron a mid iron? You just said it is normal to see Pros gaming more forgiving long irons.
X
Feb 14, 2019 at 12:21 pm
He needs to get rid of that P790 2 iron. The times he’s sprayed it to the right should tell him something. But I guess he needs matching colors in his bag like all the rest of the fancy geeks, instead of getting the GAPR in there
TLW
Feb 15, 2019 at 7:10 am
The P790 2 iron is the least consistent driving iron I’ve ever hit, for my swing anyways.