Rory McIlroy - WITB August 2019

[Rig14Port]

> @Valtiel said:

> > @pdaero said:

> > > @"SC-TX 88" said:

> > > How do I get that pro white 90 fairway shaft.

> >

> > For all we know, it could be a Pro Blue 90 TX in his 5.. he liked a shaft with a little bit more spin in that club.

>

> The Proto code on the shaft suggests you might be right. IIRC that was a code for the early Tensei Blue protos per @"MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL" and that is a shaft that would have pre-dated the retail paint scheme that is actually on it by quite a bit. Interesting piece there and a logical switch from the P95 I think.

 

@"MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL" has confirmed in the forums several times that it's a Pro White 90 TX

[MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL]

@pdaero @Valtiel @Rig14Port - Pro White 90TX - confirmed!

 

-Team MCA

[HappyGilmore22]

Anyone else think he should try a heavier wedge shaft? That part of his game is pure trash for tour standards so wondering if he swapped out those 6.5's for S400's or a KBS shaft he'd be a lot better with his wedges.

[bkloess]

So, do you think this momentum propels him into a winning another major next year?

[Rig14Port]

> @HappyGilmore22 said:

> Anyone else think he should try a heavier wedge shaft? That part of his game is pure trash for tour standards so wondering if he swapped out those 6.5's for S400's or a KBS shaft he'd be a lot better with his wedges.

 

If i was him i'd surely be experimenting with some alternative options (if he's not already). I went from S400 TI's in my wedges to KBS 130X shafts and have been throwing darts every since. Maybe he just needs to go to the 7.0's to match the rest of his set

[boycer]

He has the putter pretty heavy with 12 gram weights on both side.

[jll62]

> @HappyGilmore22 said:

> Anyone else think he should try a heavier wedge shaft? That part of his game is pure trash for tour standards so wondering if he swapped out those 6.5's for S400's or a KBS shaft he'd be a lot better with his wedges.

 

His wedge stats in 2018 were much better than people realize. They were quite good, actually. He regressed in 2019, but his wedge game looked pretty solid at East Lake. It's far more technique related for Rory than equipment related.

[TaylorMade Golf]

He's worked hard across the board this year with Putting and Approach the biggest factors in his record season. Nobody else (not called Tiger) has had a better season since SG stats on the PGA TOUR started in 2004.

 

 

[jll62]

> @jjmurry said:

> Interested in why Rory has the weights back on the driver, you would think a bomber like him would keep at least one fairly forward. Perhaps he's got some hot melt behind the face?

 

If I recall correctly, he said the weights in that position help him turn the ball over easier. He had them in a similar spot on the M3 when he finally got that driver dialed in back during the fall of 2018. With Rory's high positive AoA, he doesn't need a ton of weight forward to keep the spin down.

 

I think the spy site's driver CG/MOI report showed that the M5 has a very neutral heel-to-toe CG location when the weights are in the draw setting, so that probably explains some of it, as well.

[jonn443]

> @HappyGilmore22 said:

> Anyone else think he should try a heavier wedge shaft? That part of his game is pure trash for tour standards so wondering if he swapped out those 6.5's for S400's or a KBS shaft he'd be a lot better with his wedges.

 

Trash? Definitely not... That said he has most certainly been inconsistent with his wedges. However, during the Tour Championship, he was very good on most of his wedge approaches, though he lost several of his approaches right and long. Although his driving was absurdly long and accurate, it was his short game (approaches, greenside pitching, chips) and putting

that gave him the W.

 

He was on his "A Game".

[jjmurry]

> @jll62 said:

> > @jjmurry said:

> > Interested in why Rory has the weights back on the driver, you would think a bomber like him would keep at least one fairly forward. Perhaps he's got some hot melt behind the face?

>

> If I recall correctly, he said the weights in that position help him turn the ball over easier. He had them in a similar spot on the M3 when he finally got that driver dialed in back during the fall of 2018. With Rory's high positive AoA, he doesn't need a ton of weight forward to keep the spin down.

>

> I think the spy site's driver CG/MOI report showed that the M5 has a very neutral heel-to-toe CG location when the weights are in the draw setting, so that probably explains some of it, as well.

 

Oh that's good to know. All the current "low spin" drivers seem to be more fade biased so him doing this makes perfect sense in being able to turn it over. Assuming a high AOA it all checks out. Maybe that's something I need to do as I want to work towards turning it over more myself.

[HappyGilmore22]

> @jonn443 said:

> > @HappyGilmore22 said:

> > Anyone else think he should try a heavier wedge shaft? That part of his game is pure trash for tour standards so wondering if he swapped out those 6.5's for S400's or a KBS shaft he'd be a lot better with his wedges.

>

> Trash? Definitely not... That said he has most certainly been inconsistent with his wedges. However, during the Tour Championship, he was very good on most of his wedge approaches, though he lost several of his approaches right and long. Although his driving was absurdly long and accurate, it was his short game (approaches, greenside pitching, chips) and putting

> that gave him the W.

>

> He was on his "A Game".

Uh his ranking just a few weeks ago was literally 199th on tour from 50 to 125 yards.....He's had a great year no doubt, very consistent overall, but definitely under achieved in the majors. Just suggesting if I was him I would maybe try out some different wedge shafts to see if that would help with his misses. So many times I watched him rip a drive 350 yards on a tight fairway and then pull a wedge from 100 yards out into the bunker or hit it over the green.

 

[MCoz]

I don't see anything different on the bottom of his driver from mine. They are both from the Tour department. Maybe I should look at another M5.

[Valtiel]

> @jjmurry said:

> > @jll62 said:

> > > @jjmurry said:

> > > Interested in why Rory has the weights back on the driver, you would think a bomber like him would keep at least one fairly forward. Perhaps he's got some hot melt behind the face?

> >

> > If I recall correctly, he said the weights in that position help him turn the ball over easier. He had them in a similar spot on the M3 when he finally got that driver dialed in back during the fall of 2018. With Rory's high positive AoA, he doesn't need a ton of weight forward to keep the spin down.

> >

> > I think the spy site's driver CG/MOI report showed that the M5 has a very neutral heel-to-toe CG location when the weights are in the draw setting, so that probably explains some of it, as well.

>

> Oh that's good to know. All the current "low spin" drivers seem to be more fade biased so him doing this makes perfect sense in being able to turn it over. Assuming a high AOA it all checks out. Maybe that's something I need to do as I want to work towards turning it over more myself.

 

Yeah @jll62 is spot on there. The M5 is actually quite fade biased and setting it up like McIlroy does actually makes it dead neutral, which is conducive to working it both ways like he does.

[gbang15]

How much does Rory tip cut his tensei pro white? Can’t find any info but looks like the shaft band is quite low on his driver shaft

[jll62]

> @golpher63 said:

> Oh cool an M6 3 wood. I never would have though he would have a 5 wood. Was thinking more he would have a long iron

 

He's been known to swap out the 5-wood for a UDI, and vice versa, depending upon the course.

[SandeeClawz]

> @HappyGilmore22 said:

> Anyone else think he should try a heavier wedge shaft? That part of his game is pure trash for tour standards so wondering if he swapped out those 6.5's for S400's or a KBS shaft he'd be a lot better with his wedges.

 

Am I missing something? Don't most guys go heavier when they go softer in wedges? Wouldn't 6.5 be lighter than the 7.0 in his irons?

[QuigleyDU]

> @SandeeClawz said:

> > @HappyGilmore22 said:

> > Anyone else think he should try a heavier wedge shaft? That part of his game is pure trash for tour standards so wondering if he swapped out those 6.5's for S400's or a KBS shaft he'd be a lot better with his wedges.

>

> Am I missing something? Don't most guys go heavier when they go softer in wedges? Wouldn't 6.5 be lighter than the 7.0 in his irons?

 

Not much lighter. But slightly softer in flex.

[cgolfer87]

> @Mookieb10 said:

> What’s going on with the bottom of his driver? It looks like the bottom decal is breaching into the weight track...

 

They’re all like that

[TK3309]

The video of Rory floating around of him using PlaneMate it looks like he's testing the MG2 Black wedges.

[Tree Levino]

> @TK3309 said:

> The video of Rory floating around of him using PlaneMate it looks like he's testing the MG2 Black wedges.

 

Link to vid?

[mjbaker80]

I also heard he was messing around with the TW blades....can't remember where I read it (might have actually been on here). Would be surprised after the year he had to see him swap, but, these guys are that good...

[EricWGolf]

> @Putn4par1 said:

> > @TK3309 said:

> > The video of Rory floating around of him using PlaneMate it looks like he's testing the MG2 Black wedges.

>

> Would love to see this!!!

 

 

[TK3309]

> @mjbaker80 said:

> I also heard he was messing around with the TW blades....can't remember where I read it (might have actually been on here). Would be surprised after the year he had to see him swap, but, these guys are that good...

 

It was the WRX podcast with Johnny and Sbarbaro it was mentioned he was going to test the TW blades this fall. Rory also mentioned yesterday on his podcast with Carson that he will be putting a new set of irons in very soon as the grooves are shot on his 8 iron since he's had them in the bag for a whole year. He didn't specify a specific iron but with the chatter it wouldn't be surprising to see him in the TW blades by the start of 2020.

[hardestcoregolfer]

Anyone notice in The Challenge- Japan Skins, Rory had swapped out his Tensei white driver shaft. Looked a bit like he went back to Kuro Kage, but I couldn't tell for sure.

[mjbaker80]

Yup....looks like both he and JD went back to the old Kuro Kage XT

[hardestcoregolfer]

I'd love to know about that decision. He drove the ball SOO well with the Tensei white.

[titleless_30]

Does anyone know where to get the red cap putter grip?

[RH82]

> @titleless_30 said:

> Does anyone know where to get the red cap putter grip?

 

I'm assuming it will be ebay.com for you but same ad. I got one from the first link and it turned out good.

 

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-Golf-Pride-TaylorMade-Ghost-Tour-Golf-Putter-Grip/193119572668?hash=item2cf6d2d2bc:g:QdcAAOSw8q9diVwW

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/TaylorMade-Ghost-Tour-Putter-Grip-by-Golf-Pride-60R-Fits-Most-Putters-New/153669316831?hash=item23c767b0df:g:Ry8AAOSwC3ZdlQ2k

 

[hardestcoregolfer]

I also just noticed he had the weights in different spots; or at least one of them. Instead of both back with one towards heel, he had one moved to the front. Definitely must have been using yesterday as a testing round.