Rory back to old Kuro Kage Proto

[rorykoepka]

For the kuro kage experts out there, which retail version flex is equivalent to Rory’s xts shaft? Is it the kuro kage XT 70 x or 70tx? Thanks!

[PixlPutterman]

Rory clearly needs a 300 mini

[Valtiel]

20 hours ago, rorykoepka said:

For the kuro kage experts out there, which retail version flex is equivalent to Rory’s xts shaft? Is it the kuro kage XT 70 x or 70tx? Thanks!

 

Pretty sure it's a TX. Butt codes don't indicate one way or the other, but two guys that have/still use it (Fleetwood and Sergio) have used it interchangeably with the XT 70TX/80TX. 

Edited October 4, 2021 by Valtiel

[sg91]

On 10/4/2021 at 6:16 AM, PixlPutterman said:

Rory clearly needs a 300 mini

Considering he'd played his 3w at ~13* lots of time, he kind of already has one.

Edited October 5, 2021 by sg91

[phizzy30]

I saw him with the KK for a week.  He's been playing the XC lately.  Did he go back to the KK again? 

[Gtyler14]

5 hours ago, phizzy30 said:

I saw him with the KK for a week.  He's been playing the XC lately.  Did he go back to the KK again? 

Ventus black were pictured in his Ryder cup back in the driver and 3 wood

[phizzy30]

5 hours ago, Gtyler14 said:

Ventus black were pictured in his Ryder cup back in the driver and 3 wood

Ah, ic.  So he's back to the Ventus Black then.  Thanks.

[iNeedMoreGolf]

On 6/4/2021 at 7:42 PM, rp4golf said:

Rory is searching, he's admitted as such, and is trying to find the consistency he once had.
I kinda feel sorry for him, and the other TM boys, getting thrown a new driver and fairways in their bags each year.

Taylormade is very pushy about their products it seems to the pros...  does the pro absolutely have to play it to make me want to? Not at all.. all it has to do is perform for me well not them... if they just so happen to play it then woopdie dooo...

[Oaks]

The real question - Is Rors with TaylorMade as of 1/1/22??  

[TiScape]

2 minutes ago, Oaks said:

The real question - Is Rors with TaylorMade as of 1/1/22??  

I’d love to see what’s in his bag if he’s a free agent. 

[PhilWhitUK]

It must be time for the annual which player is moving to which OEM thread.  If I had some inside knowledge I would start it!  
 

I agree with the Rory prediction.  I don’t see any existing big names going to TM (they have got many of the young guns onboard already).  I feel Callaway need another big signing. PING have Finau and Hovland so Westwood and Bubba are less important for them now…

 

Anyway, no more derailing this thread!

[Gtyler14]

1 hour ago, TiScape said:

I’d love to see what’s in his bag if he’s a free agent. 

I’d say he’d keep his RORS protos since they work for him. TM driver, callaway woods and vokey wedges with a Scotty putter. 

[Trippels]

New years day. Rory announces a 14 club + ball deal with Mizuno in fluent japanese.

All mizzy fanboys have their faces melt off.

[rorykoepka]

Is this shaft at all similar to the project x hzrdus smoke green? Looking for something similar. Medium butt, very stiff mid, medium/stiff tip.

[TiScape]

47 minutes ago, Trippels said:

New years day. Rory announces a 14 club + ball deal with Mizuno in fluent japanese.

All mizzy fanboys have their faces melt off.

As snowballs fly in hell and …

🤣

Edited October 7, 2021 by TiScape

[QuigleyDU]

Is torys contract even up??

[QuigleyDU]

Is Rory’s contract even up??

[mhudson111]

4 hours ago, QuigleyDU said:

Is Rory’s contract even up??

All Google searches say his 2017 TM signing was for a decade

 

https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/rory-mcilroy-signs-multi-year-deal-to-play-with-taylormade-clubs-and-balls/

[SMUGamer]

22 minutes ago, mhudson111 said:

All Google searches say his 2017 TM signing was for a decade

 

https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/rory-mcilroy-signs-multi-year-deal-to-play-with-taylormade-clubs-and-balls/

Rory's management is very smart by only doing long term contracts, which protects him during extended slumps like now. Didnt he also get paid 250M by Nike??? 

Rory's laughing all the way to the bank!!! 💸🤑💰

Edited October 8, 2021 by SMUGamer

[Gtyler14]

I don’t see why Rory doesn’t game the woods that work. I know TM wants player in the new stuff but like Matt and Collin and in the OG sim stuff.

[Righty to Lefty]

On 6/8/2021 at 7:07 PM, phizzy30 said:

I wouldn't say there's no adjustment period.  It shouldn't take a decent golfer long to adjust to new clubs.  Within 20 swings, the golfer will know if it feels right for them, how much they can spin it both back and side, etc.  Tour pros don't just take 2 swings and say, ok well this shaft is garbage. 

Well they should...better is better and you would know it right away. If not you are simply hoping that it is better.  Once you found better all previous gear should be rendered useless. If you are playing a new club and then revert back to something you played previously, the new gear simply wasn't better than the previous generation.  I get it if you have gained or lost performance the need for a refit but this doesn't appear to be the situation with Rory.  

[phizzy30]

2 hours ago, Righty to Lefty said:

Well they should...better is better and you would know it right away. If not you are simply hoping that it is better.  Once you found better all previous gear should be rendered useless. If you are playing a new club and then revert back to something you played previously, the new gear simply wasn't better than the previous generation.  I get it if you have gained or lost performance the need for a refit but this doesn't appear to be the situation with Rory.  

He's still got plenty of pop so distance has never been an issue for him.  It seems like he's lost confidence in his dispersion/accuracy.  I get that he's always been one of the best drivers of the ball, but when you average 325ish off the tee like he does, it's just not always gonna end up in the fairway.  You're correct in that the newer stuff isn't always better and that there should be some level of immediate improvement, but it does take some time to get used to equipment. 

[QuigleyDU]

9 hours ago, mhudson111 said:

All Google searches say his 2017 TM signing was for a decade

 

https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/rory-mcilroy-signs-multi-year-deal-to-play-with-taylormade-clubs-and-balls/

That’s what I was thinking.

[cav5]

I've been in the XD since they stopped the xt, xts models. I actually like it better.

[jallen0119]

On 10/8/2021 at 4:52 AM, Gtyler14 said:

I don’t see why Rory doesn’t game the woods that work. I know TM wants player in the new stuff but like Matt and Collin and in the OG sim stuff.

He won Quail Hollow with Sim FW's in the bag, not the Sim2. He also switched back to the Rors Protos (730's). 

[Gtyler14]

10 minutes ago, jallen0119 said:

He won Quail Hollow with Sim FW's in the bag, not the Sim2. He also switched back to the Rors Protos (730's). 

I know he did but he isn’t in them now and that’s the point I’m making.

[Righty to Lefty]

On 10/8/2021 at 3:00 PM, phizzy30 said:

He's still got plenty of pop so distance has never been an issue for him.  It seems like he's lost confidence in his dispersion/accuracy.  I get that he's always been one of the best drivers of the ball, but when you average 325ish off the tee like he does, it's just not always gonna end up in the fairway.  You're correct in that the newer stuff isn't always better and that there should be some level of immediate improvement, but it does take some time to get used to equipment. 

Oh I truly get it as I am a high swing speed player that hits it about as far as Rory and have definitely been through those moments when I can't seem to keep the ball on the planet!! Of course the easy way out is to blame the equipment.  But you know when he wasn't blaming his equipment...the day he put whatever shaft in his club and everyone noticed it... and he was likely interviewed talking about how it is so much better than what he played previously  and his numbers and such were better.  The shaft didn't change...he is just going through a funk and isn't hitting it as well as he can.  Sure its his prerogative to play whatever he choses but it's not the shaft, it's him.  Next year the next big thing shaft will come out and he will be playing that and the cycle will repeat and we all know it! This game will drive you mad! 

[jallen0119]

22 hours ago, Gtyler14 said:

I know he did but he isn’t in them now and that’s the point I’m making.

He did switch back to the Sim2 3W, but still used a Sim Max Rescue and the P730's. 

 

I don't think 3W is the thing holding Rory back at the moment. 

[Gtyler14]

22 minutes ago, jallen0119 said:

He did switch back to the Sim2 3W, but still used a Sim Max Rescue and the P730's. 

 

I don't think 3W is the thing holding Rory back at the moment. 

I think what’s holding him back is the comfort in what he’s using. Tried the MBs and then switched to x7s in the MB’s to switch back to his normal shaft and the 730s. They work and are in a comfort zone for him. That problem fixed….now the woods. He’s been switching shafts in the driver often as he’s searching for something and the same in the 3 wood. He’s been in and out of the Ventus black in the driver and in the sim2 &max 3 wood. Back in the pics for the Ryder cup he’s back in the OG sim with now a Ventus black which is different than the ck pro white 80tx and the tensei av raw 85tx he had. If you aren’t comfortable with any of the equipment it leads to confidence issues. Rory is in a league of his own when him and everyone else are on their A game so in my opinion once he’s 100% comfortable with everything he’ll start to find some footing and hopefully get back to winning more often like he use to do

[brutusflash]

On 10/7/2021 at 4:08 PM, rorykoepka said:

Is this shaft at all similar to the project x hzrdus smoke green? Looking for something similar. Medium butt, very stiff mid, medium/stiff tip.

Not at all, stiff butt, softer middle, very stiff tip.

flash