Take it from lefty, there is an art to hitting bombs. Why phil mickelson may solve his left miss with a driver shaft switch at wells fargo. Official callaway golf site golf clubs golf equipment. Inside a phil mickelson clubfitting, phil mickelsons. Sep 23, 2016 atlanta phil mickelson hit just five of 14 fairways friday during the second round of the tour championship at east lake golf club.
Phil mickelson has won two tour championships in 20plus years on the pga tour. Driver length and composition this is the loop golf digest. Phil mickelson changed drivers at 2016 tour championship to. The real reason tiger woods and lindsey vonn broke. Mar 28, 2016 equipment is accurate as of the wgccadillac championship 2016. Mickelson goes to a longer drive for ryder cup albert lea. The less you try to emulate him the better driver youll be. Both golfers carried bags made up entirely of callaway equipment. Callaway x forged ut 2iron, callaway epic forged 47, callaway apex pro 19 8pw shafts. Why phil mickelson may solve his left miss with a driver shaft switch. Congratulations to henrik stenson, the champion golfer of the.
Mickelson chatted after the second round friday, in which he followed an opening 4over 74 with a 72, and he revealed that hes making a change with the driver this week. With his left hand separated from the right, he cradles the handle lightly between the thumb, index and middle fingers. Phil mickelsons golf equipment through the years golf monthly. What was in phil mickelsons bag for his pebble beach victory. Phil said hes made an undisclosed change in his setup, while also switching to an altered head and softer shaft in his driver. Our guy phil mickelson is in a new big bertha alpha 816 double black diamond driver that has an 8.
Phil mickelsons golf equipment at the 2016 british open includes. Phil mickelson witb for 2017 full breakdown of phils bag. Careerbuilder challenge in partnership with the clinton foundation. Witb phil mickelson and michelle wie dallas golf company. Plus hes a known tinkerer, he plays some strange setups and usually changes at least something every couple weeks. Inside a phil mickelson clubfitting, phil mickelsons golf clubs. There has been a lot of talk this week regarding phil mickelsons change to callaways new ft9 driver, but here is an interesting tidbit about his irons. Phil mickelsons callaway gear at the wgcmexico golf. Phil mickelson not hiding that hes using tour championship. Mar 21, 2014 phil mickelson and butch have worked together since 2007.
The 46yearold had moved to a shorter shaft in 2016 in a concerted effort to find more fairways. Phil mickelson insists a new, softer shaft in his driver will help him hit more fairways. He said the shaft will allow him to square the face better. Callaway golf came away as the big winners this past week. Phil mickelson talks club fitting callaway podcast witb. Sometimes you get a shaft thats off, maybe because of frequency or weighting. Phil mickelson witb for 2017 full breakdown of phils. Our tour reps have said that he particularly likes the low spin he gets off his new driver, how easy it is to shape the ball, and that his mishits fly straighter. World golf hall of famer, phil mickelson, walks you through how to hit. Note he swaps between his weak threewood and 2iron depending on the course and conditions.
Heres how mickelson gained driving distance despite his age. I think im going to order a solid color for my cobra s91, ive tried to refinish it and the paint just keeps cracking along the weld seam. Com equipment insider jonathan wall discusses a handful of gear topics, including the phil mickelsons new driver, superstrokes club grips and do. Sep 26, 2016 published on sep 26, 2016 phil mickelson experimented with different lengths in his driver shaft at the tour championship in preparation for the ryder cup. Phil mickelson hits driver off fairway at masters, makes.
The experimentation in question revolves mickelsons driver shaft. Congratulations to phil mickelson and michelle wie. It was mickelsons victory number 43 on the pga tour and 46th worldwide in. Apr 07, 2018 phil mickelson s third round at the masters got off to an inauspicious start. Phil mickelson has been known to tinker with his equipment on occasion. Jul 18, 2016 phil mickelson witb the open championship.
Phil mickelsons golf bag showing his taped up clubs during the first practice day for the. In this piece we take a look at what clubs the fivetime major winner and long time callaway ambassador currently puts into play out on tour. He says the change means he can avoid the dreaded bad miss left that has plagued him. Over the years, theyve tried to make mickelson s driver swing shorter and wider, which he does well on shortiron approaches. Tour championship be damned, phil mickelson is using east lake as testing ground for the 2016 ryder cup. So he went back to a longer driver for the tour championship after using a driver with a. He has played on two winning ryder cup teams during that same time. Noted lefty phil mickelson beat ryder cup players while hitting righthanded. Phil mickelson grip the claw, that is finds the right hand grasping the top of the club, his thumb extended down the shaft. Phil mickelson encouraged after second round of tour championship. Phil mickelsons grips clubs, grips, shafts, fitting the. Phil mickelson experimenting with driver to add yards for.
Jan 02, 2018 phil mickelson witb for 2018 january 2, 2018 march 16, 2016 by chris lollis at 45, phil mickelson has been very active early on this season with 3 top 10s in 6 starts including a solo 5th at the wgc two weeks ago. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. The lesson is, a slightly steep backswing can give you a feeling of having more room to. Phil mickelson is a deep thinker and incessant tinkerer, so its no surprise that he takes golf club fitting seriously. Phil mickelson strategizes with his caddie jim bones mackay during the 2016 waste management phoenix open getty images phil mickelson is a deep thinker and incessant tinkerer, so its no. Phil mickleson secrets of the short gamepart 1 full youtube. Jul 18, 2016 stenson v mickelson the open official film 2016 duration. Mar 21, 2017 philmickelsondriversecretstransitiondownswing. The wgc mexico championship was mickelson s first win since 20 and wie took down the hsbc womens world championship for her first win since 2014.
Callaway x forged ut 2iron, callaway epic forged 47, callaway apex pro 19 8pw. Phil mickelsons driver secrets instruction golf digest. Phil is playing callaways new ai artificial intelligence designed driver called the mavrik. Sep 23, 2016 mickelson chatted after the second round friday, in which he followed an opening 4over 74 with a 72, and he revealed that hes making a change with the driver this week. Mickelson believes the claw improves his touch and speed on extrafast greens. A photo of phil mickelsons callaway epic flash sub zero 9degree driver taken at the players championship. Callaway xr pro 14 degrees, with mitsubishi rayon fubuki k 70 prototype shaft.
He started hitting too many fairways with the bb 816 dbd so he said, hey callaway, im phil freaking mickelson, lets work on a new driver and viola. Nov 19, 2008 last i heard, phil was sounding like a hacker, using a drawbias driver to hit a cut off the teeand kim is choking up his 44 and 12 inch driver to 42 inches and taking a three quarter swing to. Phil mickelson is making another equipment change ahead of the ryder cup, this one measured in inches. He is playing the mavrik sub zero model which produces lower spin. Jul 14, 2016 here are the clubs phil mickelson has in his bag at the 2016 british open. Mar 09, 2018 phil mickelson is already in the world golf hall of fame and added to his stellar resume with a popular win sunday against the elite 65man wgcmexico championship field that included 45 of the top 50 in the world golf rankings.
Phil mickelson swears hes got new solutions for his. Aug 24, 2016 driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver august 24, 2016 despite doubters olympic golf turned out to be a huge success august 23, 2016 play comfortable golf august 20, 2016. I dont have to use my hands as much, mickelson contended. Phil mickelson during the first round of the 2016 british open at. Phil mickelson is a deep thinker and incessant tinkerer, so its no. His drive on the 1st hole found the bushes right of the fairway, and he legitimately whiffed when trying to hit a.
Callaway x forged 2, 4pw, with kbs tourv 125 shafts. Phil mickelson or jason day whos chipping technique is best for you. Phil mickelson pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. Mickelson played a practice round at hazeltine national on monday and realized he would need. Mickelson uses the rearward weight setting in his xr 16 sub zero driver.
Mickelson switching to longer driver for ryder cup wcco. Phil mickelson contends his driver will be more accurate thanks to tinkering hes done in the downtime of pga tour during coronavirus 1b4e8e2cadd5411fb091816167ade609 close. By spacklersedge, june 20, 2009 in clubs, grips, shafts, fitting. Sep 23, 2016 phil mickelson is making another equipment change ahead of the ryder cup, this one measured in inches. Stenson v mickelson the open official film 2016 duration. Phil mickelson witb for 2018 january 2, 2018 march 16, 2016 by chris lollis at 45, phil mickelson has been very active early on this season with 3 top 10s in 6 starts including a solo 5th at the wgc two weeks ago. Callaway mavrik sub zero 9 with aldila rogue black. Equipment is accurate as of the open championship 71716. Jim bones mackay during the 2016 waste management phoenix open. In the days of wooden clubheads and steel shafts, most drivers were less than 43 inches long.
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