Phil mickelson driver shaft 2016

Phil mickelson during the first round of the 2016 british open at. 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. Mickelson believes the claw improves his touch and speed on extrafast greens. Why phil mickelson may solve his left miss with a driver shaft switch at wells fargo.

Callaway xr pro 14 degrees, with mitsubishi rayon fubuki k 70 prototype shaft. Tour championship be damned, phil mickelson is using east lake as testing ground for the 2016 ryder cup. A photo of phil mickelsons callaway epic flash sub zero 9degree driver taken at the players championship. Phil mickelson changed drivers at 2016 tour championship to. Phil mickleson secrets of the short gamepart 1 full youtube. He has played on two winning ryder cup teams during that same time. It was mickelsons victory number 43 on the pga tour and 46th worldwide in. Noted lefty phil mickelson beat ryder cup players while hitting righthanded. So he went back to a longer driver for the tour championship after using a driver with a. Phil mickelson testing longer driver shafts for ryder cup. Phil mickelson contends his driver will be more accurate thanks to tinkering hes done in the downtime of pga tour during coronavirus 1b4e8e2cadd5411fb091816167ade609 close.

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. Phil mickelson has been known to tinker with his equipment on occasion. Phil mickelson is a deep thinker and incessant tinkerer, so its no. Careerbuilder challenge in partnership with the clinton foundation. Jul 14, 2016 here are the clubs phil mickelson has in his bag at the 2016 british open. 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 experimenting with driver to add yards for. Phil mickelson hits driver off fairway at masters, makes. Take it from lefty, there is an art to hitting bombs. He said the shaft will allow him to square the face better. His drive on the 1st hole found the bushes right of the fairway, and he legitimately whiffed when trying to hit a. Callaway golf came away as the big winners this past week. Congratulations to phil mickelson and michelle wie. Equipment is accurate as of the open championship 71716. Note he swaps between his weak threewood and 2iron depending on the course and conditions. Phil is playing callaways new ai artificial intelligence designed driver called the mavrik. Callaway x forged ut 2iron, callaway epic forged 47, callaway apex pro 19 8pw shafts.

Phil mickelson is a deep thinker and incessant tinkerer, so its no surprise that he takes golf club fitting seriously. Sometimes you get a shaft thats off, maybe because of frequency or weighting. 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. Com equipment insider jonathan wall discusses a handful of gear topics, including the phil mickelsons new driver, superstrokes club grips and do.

Apr 07, 2018 phil mickelson s third round at the masters got off to an inauspicious start. Phil mickelson encouraged after second round of tour championship. Mickelson uses the rearward weight setting in his xr 16 sub zero driver. Phil mickelson insists a new, softer shaft in his driver will help him hit more fairways. Phil mickelson has won two tour championships in 20plus years on the pga tour. The less you try to emulate him the better driver youll be. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver.

Phil mickelson witb for 2017 full breakdown of phils. Mar 21, 2014 phil mickelson and butch have worked together since 2007. 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. Jul 18, 2016 stenson v mickelson the open official film 2016 duration. Phil mickelsons golf equipment at the 2016 british open includes. Inside a phil mickelson clubfitting, phil mickelsons. He is playing the mavrik sub zero model which produces lower spin. Congratulations to henrik stenson, the champion golfer of the.

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. Plus hes a known tinkerer, he plays some strange setups and usually changes at least something every couple weeks. Heres how mickelson gained driving distance despite his age. He says the change means he can avoid the dreaded bad miss left that has plagued him. The 46yearold had moved to a shorter shaft in 2016 in a concerted effort to find more fairways. Over the years, theyve tried to make mickelson s driver swing shorter and wider, which he does well on shortiron approaches. 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 not hiding that hes using tour championship. Inside a phil mickelson clubfitting, phil mickelsons golf clubs. Phil mickelson, who hit only six of 28 fairways through two rounds and part of the reason for that success is the shorter driver, one that helped him keep the ball in play with more frequency.

What was in phil mickelsons bag for his pebble beach victory. Phil mickelson talks club fitting callaway podcast witb. In the days of wooden clubheads and steel shafts, most drivers were less than 43 inches long. The lesson is, a slightly steep backswing can give you a feeling of having more room to.

Witb phil mickelson and michelle wie dallas golf company. Why phil mickelson may solve his left miss with a driver shaft switch. Phil mickelsons golf bag showing his taped up clubs during the first practice day for the. Phil mickelson is making another equipment change ahead of the ryder cup, this one measured in inches. The experimentation in question revolves mickelsons driver shaft. Driver length and composition this is the loop golf digest. Phil mickelson pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. Phil mickelsons grips clubs, grips, shafts, fitting the. Phil said hes made an undisclosed change in his setup, while also switching to an altered head and softer shaft in his driver. The real reason tiger woods and lindsey vonn broke. Phil mickelson grip the claw, that is finds the right hand grasping the top of the club, his thumb extended down the shaft. 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. Mickelson goes to a longer drive for ryder cup albert lea. Official callaway golf site golf clubs golf equipment.

With his left hand separated from the right, he cradles the handle lightly between the thumb, index and middle fingers. Callaway x forged ut 2iron, callaway epic forged 47, callaway apex pro 19 8pw. Sep 23, 2016 phil mickelson is making another equipment change ahead of the ryder cup, this one measured in inches. Mickelson played a practice round at hazeltine national on monday and realized he would need. 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. 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. Phil mickelson playing mavrik driver with kbs graphite shaft. World golf hall of famer, phil mickelson, walks you through how to hit. 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 mickelsons golf equipment through the years golf monthly. 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. Mar 28, 2016 equipment is accurate as of the wgccadillac championship 2016. Phil mickelson swears hes got new solutions for his. 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.

Phil mickelsons driver secrets instruction golf digest. Callaway x forged 2, 4pw, with kbs tourv 125 shafts. Noted lefty phil mickelson beat ryder cup players while. Phil mickelsons project x series shafts golf channel. Our guy phil mickelson is in a new big bertha alpha 816 double black diamond driver that has an 8. 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. 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. Mickelson switching to longer driver for ryder cup wcco. But the changes to mickelsons driver go beyond a longer shaft. I dont have to use my hands as much, mickelson contended.