Rory testing new driver shaft

[Bdmac79]

Per the BMW Twitter feed....Tensei AV Raw Orange.  

 

[bladehunter]

He will play that and then go back to the KK. Alwasy does. 

[TK3309]

31 minutes ago, Bdmac79 said:

Per the BMW Twitter feed....Tensei AV Raw Orange.  

 

 

Good catch. He caught some fire with the Tensei Orange in 2018 when he won at Bay Hill. Maybe a little change can give him a spark for the end of the year here. Was in the blade putter last week too.  

[jgreer1421]

bombs away!

[Bdmac79]

29 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

He will play that and then go back to the KK. Alwasy does. 

Most likely, yes.  

[the bishop]

He oughta be testing some suntan lotion on those legs.  Egads man!

[Valtiel]

4 hours ago, the bishop said:

He oughta be testing some suntan lotion on those legs.  Egads man!

He's Irish, really no way around it. ?

Rory has definitely been tweaking and looking for something it seems. Going from the 10.5 head turned all the way down to the 8.0* turned up to whatever he is in now. Curious to see how this plays out. 

Edited August 27, 2020 by Valtiel

[Laznasty]

He needs to test out a new sports psychiatrist

[QuigleyDU]

29 minutes ago, Laznasty said:

He needs to test out a new sports psychiatrist

Or just go play man. These guys are in the think tank way to often. Just go hit the F'ing ball...

[Red4282]

Does he have a contract with Mitsubishi?

[AtlantaGolf3]

I don’t think almost any of the pros have contracts with the shaft manufacturers. 
 

I think they have relationships, but no contracts. 
 

Think I’ve heard that talked about a few time on mgs podcasts. 
 

Could be very wrong. 

[JStang]

If anyone caught his post round interview last week, he mentioned he needed to add some spin to his driver to stay out of trouble. He said he might lose 5-10 yards but he has to add spin. 
 

Does anyone know if he lofted up?

Edited August 27, 2020 by JStang

[cjpsse]

11 hours ago, AtlantaGolf3 said:

I don’t think almost any of the pros have contracts with the shaft manufacturers. 
 

I think they have relationships, but no contracts. 
 

Think I’ve heard that talked about a few time on mgs podcasts. 
 

Could be very wrong. 

Spot on - None of the shaft mfgrs pay the players to use their goods. 

[getitdaily]

Also noticed he's got the sim weight out toward the toe.

[iNeedMoreGolf]

Hmm... this must mean i should do the same... hmm...

[Red4282]

11 hours ago, cjpsse said:

Spot on - None of the shaft mfgrs pay the players to use their goods. 

Curious why he only uses Mitsubishi.. if he isnt getting paid, there might be something else out there thats better for him? 

[Valtiel]

1 hour ago, Red4282 said:

Curious why he only uses Mitsubishi.. if he isnt getting paid, there might be something else out there thats better for him? 

Given that he's used that Kuro Kage XTS from 2014 until now (minus the year with the Pro White) and has lead the tour in strokes gained off the tee most of that time, I think it is safe to say he found what works for him, until now that is. The SIM is very low CG and lower MOI than previous models he has used and.....
 

6 hours ago, getitdaily said:

Also noticed he's got the sim weight out toward the toe.

 

18 hours ago, JStang said:

If anyone caught his post round interview last week, he mentioned he needed to add some spin to his driver to stay out of trouble. He said he might lose 5-10 yards but he has to add spin. 
 

Does anyone know if he lofted up?

....he is a toe miss guy, which with a low CG, lower(relatively) MOI head is a combo for the dreaded left miss. Rory missed a bunch of drives left at the Northern Trust last week and it led to some blowups. The driver is and always has been his big strength, so losing that edge costs him big. I think he is fighting a lack of stability right now and is looking for a little more spin to help. 

Edited August 28, 2020 by Valtiel

[iNeedMoreGolf]

Imo once you get a shaft weight and flex dialed in...they all do about the same... irons seem more effected in shaft performance because of feel... but imo all 50 or 60 gram stiff graphite driver shafts feel similar give or take one companys stiff is another regular and vice versa. Once you have  the one you want a miss left or right seems swing or set up related to me. Im similar to rory in that i hit alot of driver on every course and of im off left or right.. its going to be tough to play well. Just had a terrible front 9 driving +12... then back 9 was tottaly different +5...87. Usally id go 5 n 5 or 7 n 5 somewhere there.

[Red4282]

1 hour ago, Valtiel said:

Given that he's used that Kuro Kage XTS from 2014 until now (minus the year with the Pro White) and has lead the tour in strokes gained off the tee most of that time, I think it is safe to say he found what works for him, until now that is. The SIM is very low CG and lower MOI than previous models he has used and.....
 

 

....he is a toe miss guy, which with a low CG, lower(relatively) MOI head is a combo for the dreaded left miss. Rory missed a bunch of drives left at the Northern Trust last week and it led to some blowups. The driver is and always has been his big strength, so losing that edge costs him big. I think he is fighting a lack of stability right now and is looking for a little more spin to help. 

Yea i understand that, just anytime he is spotted testing a new shaft its Mitsubishi. Maybe he has a good relationship with them, but surely he has tried some other stuff off camera..

Edited August 28, 2020 by Red4282

[Adam C]

Marketing 101. Get your new shaft into Rory and or Tiger's hands by any means necessary. Beg, borrow, or steal. Then watch as half the tour and low handicap world follows suit.

Of course it never sticks with more than maybe 5% but that's still way more than you would have seen played without them.

[ZA206]

Is driver really what Rory needs to be tweaking? He's one of the best driver players on the planet...

[reidcross]

On 8/27/2020 at 1:15 AM, AtlantaGolf3 said:

I don’t think almost any of the pros have contracts with the shaft manufacturers. 
 

I think they have relationships, but no contracts. 
 

Think I’ve heard that talked about a few time on mgs podcasts. 
 

Could be very wrong. 

The way Bryson throws around the LA Golf name he acts like he's getting paid.

[DFS PFD]

11 minutes ago, reidcross said:

The way Bryson throws around the LA Golf name he acts like he's getting paid.

I think he and Rickie are investors in the LA Golf brand

[Puttersaurus Rex]

13 minutes ago, reidcross said:

The way Bryson throws around the LA Golf name he acts like he's getting paid.

Well, he is invested in the company...

[reamr87]

Looks like Rory is hitting the combo very well judging by his first two holes today on the PGA Tour Live coverage. 

[FOOTJOY16]

He must be liking it.. just drove it 377 right down the pipe...

[Valtiel]

13 hours ago, Red4282 said:

Yea i understand that, just anytime he is spotted testing a new shaft its Mitsubishi. Maybe he has a good relationship with them, but surely he has tried some other stuff off camera..

Yeah, a good relationship seems likely. He was a Fuji guy back in the day and still had the Rombax P95 in play until 2017, but he was using Diamana Prototypes prior to marrying the XTS so he likely has something/someone there he's connected to. 
 

7 hours ago, ZA206 said:

Is driver really what Rory needs to be tweaking? He's one of the best driver players on the planet...

He is, but one of the reasons that is the case is because he is able to stay on top of making tweaks when things go a little sideways, like they did at the Northern Trust as I mentioned. As a guy that works the ball both ways, he needs spin stability and the SIM is lower spin than any of the previous models for his purposes (draw player with a toe miss) so he's making tweaks to stabilize that. 

[Red4282]

2 minutes ago, Valtiel said:

Yeah, a good relationship seems likely. He was a Fuji guy back in the day and still had the Rombax P95 in play until 2017, but he was using Diamana Prototypes prior to marrying the XTS so he likely has something/someone there he's connected to. 
 

He is, but one of the reasons that is the case is because he is able to stay on top of making tweaks when things go a little sideways, like they did at the Northern Trust as I mentioned. As a guy that works the ball both ways, he needs spin stability and the SIM is lower spin than any of the previous models for his purposes (draw player with a toe miss) so he's making tweaks to stabilize that. 

Ah gotcha, did not know that, thanks.

[TheGriftKings]

Did I just hear on the telecast that today (Round 2) he already switched out drivers and/or shafts from Round 1? 

[noodle3872]

35 minutes ago, TheGriftKings said:

Did I just hear on the telecast that today (Round 2) he already switched out drivers and/or shafts from Round 1? 

Looking at Getty Images, Rory’s still using the Orange Raw. Maybe a different driver head. Maybe it was a putter change from the blade backto Spider X.