Equipment
Lefty spotted (again) using an RBZ fairway wood
Callaway’s new line of X Hot fairway woods have been on Tour for almost a month, so it comes as a shock to see that lead Callaway man Phil Mickelson is still using a heavily doctored version of a TaylorMade RBZ fairway wood that he debuted last fall.
It gets even stranger when you consider this — new Callaway signing Gary Woodland switched to a 17-degree version of the company’s X Hot Pro fairway wood and decided to have a steel shaft installed in it because he was hitting the club too far.
Mickelson went the total opposite route with his TaylorMade fairway wood. He lowered the loft of the 14.5-degree head to 11.5 degrees and had a lighter-than-normal graphite shaft installed. He then added a substantial amount of lead tape on its sole to help him hit the club higher.
It seems that there’s something Mickelson likes about the TaylorMade fairway wood that’s keeping it in the bag. Another possibility, which is supported by Butch Harmon’s presence around Lefty during Wednesday’s practice round, is that Mickelson needs a driver alternative to keep his tee shots out of the desert this week at TPC Scottsdale. Mickelson drove the ball long and straight with the club at the HSBC Champions at Mission Hills in Shenzhen, China, in early November, so you can’t blame him for reverting back to what has worked before.
Check out the gallery below to see pictures of Woodland and Mickelson with their fairway woods.
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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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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Lowell
Jul 14, 2015 at 4:15 pm
Looks like an sldr fairway wood to me.
Sheffield
Feb 18, 2015 at 8:57 pm
So this is a 2013 article we all just responded to?
nidi84
Feb 8, 2015 at 11:02 pm
Is repainted Black RBZ 3 wood conform to use on tour?
Jeff
Feb 7, 2015 at 7:13 pm
is it possible its taped to keep us from reading taylormade since he isnt paid by tm?
RS
Jul 4, 2015 at 6:31 am
No. If that was the case the tape wouldn’t be made out of lead.
Danny Lin
Feb 12, 2013 at 12:26 am
That is a Fujikura Tour Spec VC 7.2!
Matt
Feb 10, 2013 at 6:22 pm
Does anyone kno for sure what shaft he is playing in his RBZ 3 wood?