Tour Rory McIlroy - mini WITB - 2022 FedEx St Jude Championship

[GolfWRX_Spotted]

Bent his 58* to changed the bounce in that wedge and shaft change in his 3 wood

 

[BagofToast]

Rory with another 3 wood now? Thought he was only between the OG Sim and the stealth depending on what he wanted for the course 

[cav5]

58 bent to 60?

[mackepa]

Seems like every week he’s got a different wedge set up and it’s not like he’s just rotating his 60 depending on turf conditions. 

[cav5]

26 minutes ago, mackepa said:

Seems like every week he’s got a different wedge set up and it’s not like he’s just rotating his 60 depending on turf conditions. 

 

i realize rory likes more clubs at the top to get home on the par 5s but id like to see him with another wedge in there

[phizzy30]

Oh wow so he went from Stealth 15* w/Ventus Black 8x to Tensei 1K 80TX and now back to his SIM 2 w/Kai'li 80TX.  He must be getting better better numbers with this setup and better consistency. 

Edited August 10, 2022 by phizzy30

[BombinJim]

Seems like a smart move on the wedge bend. 60 degree and 13 degree bounce from a 58/11. I heard it rained a ton so the soft conditions are helped by the extra bounce and they should be throwing darts.

[Gtyler14]

1 hour ago, phizzy30 said:

Oh wow so he went from Stealth 15* w/Ventus Black 8x to Tensei 1K 80TX and now back to his SIM 2 w/Kai'li 80TX.  He must be getting better better numbers with this setup and better consistency. 

You’d think. Kai’li launched a little higher for me but is a solid choice. The black in the fairway is solid so it’s be interesting to see all the data differences 

Edited August 10, 2022 by Gtyler14

[Valtiel]

4 hours ago, phizzy30 said:

Oh wow so he went from Stealth 15* w/Ventus Black 8x to Tensei 1K 80TX and now back to his SIM 2 w/Kai'li 80TX.  He must be getting better better numbers with this setup and better consistency. 

 

2 hours ago, Gtyler14 said:

You’d think. Kai’li launched a little higher for me but is a solid choice. The black in the fairway is solid so it’s be interesting to see all the data differences 

Interesting changes for sure, especially since the SIM2 seemed to last a super short time in his bag after what seemed like pretty lukewarm results with it in tournaments. 

[Gtyler14]

31 minutes ago, Valtiel said:

 

Interesting changes for sure, especially since the SIM2 seemed to last a super short time in his bag after what seemed like pretty lukewarm results with it in tournaments. 

Yeah, he’s searching for something super particular because overall he’s hit both the sim and stealth well so who really knows.

[Valtiel]

9 minutes ago, Gtyler14 said:

Yeah, he’s searching for something super particular because overall he’s hit both the sim and stealth well so who really knows.

I seem to recall a handful of frustrated reactions with the Stealth though, similar to the SIM2, plus the Stealth has the baggage of that 18th hole water ball in Dubai. I feel like i've seen several tournaments where he starts with the newer club, hits a few bad shots, then finishes the week back with the OG SIM. Definitely searching though, and i'd curious for what specifically. 

[Gtyler14]

13 minutes ago, Valtiel said:

I seem to recall a handful of frustrated reactions with the Stealth though, similar to the SIM2, plus the Stealth has the baggage of that 18th hole water ball in Dubai. I feel like i've seen several tournaments where he starts with the newer club, hits a few bad shots, then finishes the week back with the OG SIM. Definitely searching though, and i'd curious for what specifically. 

Dubai looks like a bad swing but you make a good point. I know when it comes to Taylormade fairways I’ve cycled through a bunch and gave up but I don’t have a million tour heads at my disposal so you think something would fit whatever he’s looking for

[PowderedToastMan]

A big advantage Tiger has over Rory is that Tiger has had essentially the same specs in his bag for years and years. There's a peace of mind standing over a ball and not needing to think about changing grinds or lofts and what not. Rory clearly plays best when he has a fire lit and is super motivated (Ryder Cup, beating the LIV guys, etc). Getting his mind away from equipment adjustments and going all in on his competitive fire is my armchair perspective on what would be best for him. 

 

I'd bet he knows exactly what his favourite type of grind is on his lob. He should just stick with that every week because he is so incredibly talented that he could make anything work and play top-level golf if his mind is in the right place. IMO, he plays better when he uses his insane talent to adjust to conditions rather than adjusting equipment for the conditions. 

[Valtiel]

18 minutes ago, Gtyler14 said:

Dubai looks like a bad swing but you make a good point. I know when it comes to Taylormade fairways I’ve cycled through a bunch and gave up but I don’t have a million tour heads at my disposal so you think something would fit whatever he’s looking for

Same, this latest generation of titanium "V-steel" fairways are freakin' bombers but are tough to control at times. Aggressively low CG and more forward CG being the reason IMO. It makes sense that there are so many of the tour only HL versions in use. 

[Ben Berube]

6 hours ago, BombinJim said:

Seems like a smart move on the wedge bend. 60 degree and 13 degree bounce from a 58/11. I heard it rained a ton so the soft conditions are helped by the extra bounce and they should be throwing darts.

He plays 4 wedges and 3 wedges.  Has played 50-54-60 52-58, 54-60 plus more… which all depends on his gaps.  
Man he is driver / wedge most of the time and this makes it easy. 
When he can he adds in a 3i or for a while even tat hybrid we all thought was a joke. 

[phizzy30]

3 hours ago, Valtiel said:

I seem to recall a handful of frustrated reactions with the Stealth though, similar to the SIM2, plus the Stealth has the baggage of that 18th hole water ball in Dubai. I feel like i've seen several tournaments where he starts with the newer club, hits a few bad shots, then finishes the week back with the OG SIM. Definitely searching though, and i'd curious for what specifically. 

Honestly, the Stealth 3 metal didn't give me better numbers or dispersion compared to the OG SIM I have now.  It's just a smaller profile head.  Rory's a great driver of the ball so I'm actually confused as to why he's having such a hard time getting this 3 metal dialed in. 

[drbonesvt]

4 hours ago, Valtiel said:

I seem to recall a handful of frustrated reactions with the Stealth though, similar to the SIM2, plus the Stealth has the baggage of that 18th hole water ball in Dubai. I feel like i've seen several tournaments where he starts with the newer club, hits a few bad shots, then finishes the week back with the OG SIM. Definitely searching though, and i'd curious for what specifically. 

He knocked the hell out of the 3w og sim at both the opens with good results 

 

did he loose a bet to change to something diff (sarcasm applied )

Edited August 11, 2022 by drbonesvt

[alecfeltman]

Just play a 5 wood head with a 3 wood shaft and call it a day. 

[Valtiel]

1 hour ago, phizzy30 said:

Honestly, the Stealth 3 metal didn't give me better numbers or dispersion compared to the OG SIM I have now.  It's just a smaller profile head.  Rory's a great driver of the ball so I'm actually confused as to why he's having such a hard time getting this 3 metal dialed in. 

It's an interesting one. I wouldn't be surprised if its the same problem that lots of people have with 3-woods to be honest, especially the types that have swings so tailor made (lol) for hitting up from the inside on a driver. It's the first club that needs to make a biggish move away from that approach and I wouldn't be surprised if Rory has a bit of spin issue with them. I felt like some of his best 3w moments were actually with the M6 which obviously had a very different profile and a higher CG. I think he tried the SIM2 MAX for a minute but that didn't stick, so who knows! 😆 

[Gtyler14]

3 hours ago, Valtiel said:

It's an interesting one. I wouldn't be surprised if its the same problem that lots of people have with 3-woods to be honest, especially the types that have swings so tailor made (lol) for hitting up from the inside on a driver. It's the first club that needs to make a biggish move away from that approach and I wouldn't be surprised if Rory has a bit of spin issue with them. I felt like some of his best 3w moments were actually with the M6 which obviously had a very different profile and a higher CG. I think he tried the SIM2 MAX for a minute but that didn't stick, so who knows! 😆 

You would think with all the options they could find something that sticks. I don’t know if he’s done a stealth 3hl like Scottie.

Edited August 11, 2022 by Gtyler14

[phizzy30]

2 hours ago, Gtyler14 said:

You would think with all the options they could find something that sticks. I don’t know if he’s done a stealth 3hl like Scottie.

I know he likes to play his driver and 3 metal with the head cranked way open.  However, he hits the ball very high so I don't know if a hl head would work for him. 

[phizzy30]

6 hours ago, alecfeltman said:

Just play a 5 wood head with a 3 wood shaft and call it a day. 

He does play a 3 and 5 metal combo already. 

Edited August 11, 2022 by phizzy30

[alecfeltman]

26 minutes ago, phizzy30 said:

He does play a 3 and 5 metal combo already. 

5 wood head on a 3 wood length shaft. 
1 fairway wood needed. 

[Valtiel]

3 minutes ago, alecfeltman said:

5 wood head on a 3 wood length shaft. 
1 fairway wood needed. 

He did do something like that for a minute with the M5, didn't stick long though. 

[Gtyler14]

41 minutes ago, phizzy30 said:

I know he likes to play his driver and 3 metal with the head cranked way open.  However, he hits the ball very high so I don't know if a hl head would work for him. 

I understand that and I myself hit it high and play a 3hl so that was my thought behind it. With that being said Scottie if I remember right his 3hl is 15.5ish range and open

[stevechooster]

Part of me begins to wonder if he's a Golf WRXer in a secret life... the amount of gear switches he has over one season, I swear... hahaha.

[drbonesvt]

Vote for the return of Rombax P95x 

[Gtyler14]

Looks like his 3 wood was a stealth with a Ventus shaft on 12.

[HappyGilmore22]

Keep seeing more and more Kai'li shafts going in tour guys bags. Makes me want to take the plunge and test one out against my DF in the driver.

[GolfTurkey]

Took me a little while to realise that the "mini" in the title was referring to the WITB and wasn't a heightist swipe at Rory.

 

"Rory McIlroy - mini WITB" is quite different to "Rory McIlroy mini - WITB" or obviously "mini Rory McIlroy - WITB".