Equipment
Tour Truck Report: Rory switching driver shafts? | Xander making a golf ball change? | Hideki testing putters
Not a ton going on at Muirfield Village this week! The most notable nugget we’ve heard from sources so far is Rory McIlroy, continuing his return to what’s worked in the past, is making a return to his Mitsubishi Kuro Kage XTS driver shaft. While we don’t yet have word on weight and flex, it’s presumably the same 70 X model he used in 2019-2020.
A morsel not as tasty as a Muirfield Village milkshake, admittedly, but Hideki Matsuyama is testing the prototype Piretti putter pictured below. No stranger to kicking tires on a couple (or a dozen) of putters prior to a tournament and ultimately returning to his gamer, Hideki is anything but confirmed to be putting this beauty in play, but it’s ours to admire, nevertheless.
TaylorMade
Rory McIlroy is expected to put a Kuro Kage XTS shaft in play in a SIM2 Max head.
Titleist
Justin Thomas is sticking with the TSi2 driver he put in play after the first round last week. (9 degrees, C1 SureFit hosel setting). Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 60 TX shaft. JT is also testing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ Hybrid 10 X Prototype shaft in a driving iron.
Peter Malnati moved SureFit CG to neutral (from H2) on his TSi3 driver and is reportedly seeing improved dispersion.
Charles Howell III testing a Scotty Cameron Tour Rat. He’s also testing a Callaway Epic Speed Triple Diamond 3-wood (Fujikura Atmos Black 8 X shaft), according to a source.
Callaway
Branden Grace had a new Callaway Mavrik Sub Zero 7-wood built with a Mitsubishi Diamana DF 80 TX shaft. He also had a 4-PW set of TCB irons put together for testing (Project X LS 6.5 shafts).
Callaway Chrome Soft X man, X Man himself, Xander Schauffele is reportedly testing the Chrome Soft X LS ball. Obviously, X is looking for lower spin, and we’ll bring you more details when we have them.
Others
Cameron Champ tested a Mitsubishi Tensei AV White shaft in his Ping G425 driver.
Hideki Matsuyama is testing a 2022 Graphite Design Tour AD UB shaft in his Srixon ZX5 driver.
Check out all our photos from the Memorial here.
A Bettinardi Fat Cat and Wizard mallet putter cover.
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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It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Eric
Jun 3, 2021 at 10:51 am
No word on Xander going to armlock?