Mickelson 3 wood driver

The world no 2 has enjoyed massive success in the last two majors swapping out his driver for a stronglofted 3 wood and adding in a. Callaway epic flash sub zero 9 degrees, 1d optifit setting, weight removed shaft. There have been many friday memories at the masters, including the phil mickelson vijay singh spikegate controversy in 2005. Although all the rocketballz 3woods sold at retail have a white head, this one is painted black. Phil mickelson has always been a tinkerer with his gear, occasionally playing with two or no drivers and normally carrying a lob wedge of 64. It is also around degrees which is also easier to hit because loft equals forgiveness. Last november at the world golf championshipshsbc championships, mickelson put a rocketballz 3 wood in play that had a similar allblack paint scheme that was meant to give the fairway wood a low. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver.

Phil mickelson to play british open without driver in his bag. Henrik stenson says goodbye to his loyal sidekick, his 3wood. Phil mickelson to play british open with no drivers the star. Lefty had been using callaways rogue driver but has switched to the new. Phil mickelson employed two drivers for the first time at the 2006. Mickelson 70, playing with two drivers, off to good start. In general, this equates to hitting 67% of fairways with fairway wood and 57% with driver. Guess how long your 3 wood that you hit much better is. Tony covey callaways top staffer bags taylormades sldr driver. Mickelson launched a twitter account shortly before teeing off in his.

He also carries a callaway epic flash sub zero fairway wood. An oral history of phil mickelsons callaway x hot phrankenwood. Woods came close to matching him with a 310 foot shot on a 3 wood. In fact tiger became known for his stinger 3 wood tee shots in his prime that would fly low and straight giving him a clutch fairway whenever he needed it. Mickelson and wedges, crenshaw and his putter and stenson and this 3 wood. Certainly, phil mickelson made the whole idea of attacking a golf course without a driver and relying on just an oversized 3 wood callaways x hot 3 deep intriguing after his win at last years. I hit the driver well, mickelson said, but my irons were terrible. Jul 18, 2017 the 3 wood is the same club he had when he won the british open at muirfield in 20, his last victory. Woods was swinging a lefthanded driver perhaps a tweak of the lefthanded mickelson. Most tour pros 80% are more accurate when hitting fairway wood than driver. Its a much easier club for me to hit low, mickelson said on golf channel. The mini is 100cc larger than a typical 3 wood, making it more forgiving, he says. Mickelson s flawless play on sunday, during which he hit of 14 fairways, led to a huge demand for the driver and callaways decision to rush its clubs to retail outlets on wednesday instead of waiting until friday. Those words had extra meaning at that years open championship as lefty ditched his driver and used the 3 wood to tee off with.

Mickelson only carried a 3 wood during practice tuesday, and he plans to keep it that way. Aug 17, 2015 phil mickelson 3 wood front view 2015. Callaways cool with phil mickelson using taylormade 3wood. Pga tour player phil mickelson helped secure a win at the 20 british open with a 3 wood into the par5 17th green. Phil mickelson prevails over tiger woods in 22hole. Equipment accurate as of the arnold palmer invitational. Science proves traditional golf ball position is wrong. For mickelson, who shot a 2underpar 70 to stand five shots out of the lead, he wanted to hit cute little cuts with the shorter of the two drivers to have a better chance of keeping the ball in play. Mickelson removed his 3wood from his bag to make room for the longer driver which he said has a shaft that is 1. Phil mickelson to play british open with no drivers. Mickelson playing hsbc with taylormade 3wood golfweek. Jul 18, 2017 mickelson only carried a 3 wood during practice tuesday, and he plans to keep it that way. Im either going to carry a driver or that hot 3 wood, but theres only two or three holes theres actually only two holes i plan on using it, both par 5s, he told the man. Many golfwrxers speculated that mickelson was playing a 3 wood of some sort with a slot on the bottom at the world golf championshipshsbc champions in china.

Enough about that, youre here to find out how to bomb your driver like phil mickelson. Oh, and there was the bogey on 10 where he blocked a 3 wood into the left hazard and had to take a drop. One thing i always find interesting is bably a good 70% of all the guys i play with would have more fun and score much better if they used a 3 wood vs driver off the tee box. While that shaft was even shorter than the 3 wood shaft it was substantially heavier. He said he was willing to sacrifice 20 yards off the tee hitting a 3 wood for the opportunity to save a shot or two with his ultra lob wedge. Phil mickelson plans to play this years open without a driver but with two 3 irons and a 64degree wedge because, well. Learn whats correct based on the physics of the golf swing and your anatomy. Day put the second 3wood in play at pebble beach, noting an increase in forgiveness and control. Nov 02, 2012 callaways cool with phil mickelson using taylormade 3wood at hsbc when phil mickelson grabbed a taylormade rocketballz club out of his bag, the golf world went atwitter.

After recently employing a twodriver strategy, lefty hauled out his old callaway x hot 3deep fairway wood that he used to win the 20 open championship with. For those of you who missed it, let me set the stage. Phil mickelson brings back his british open 3wood, ariya jutanugarn actually uses a driver. Fortunately, lefty had something of a secret weapon in his bag the callaway x hot 3deep fairway wood. Top 100 teacher brian manzella breaks down phils shot, and explains how. Stensons decision was first reported by the pga tour. Phil drove the 291yard fifth hole and twoputted for birdie, missed the fifth fairway by a foot or two and on the 15th by five,yet reached both greens. Jun, 20 mickelson added a 64degree wedge in place of his driver. I believe the 3 wood graphite shaft was almost 50 grams lighter than its steel counterpart which would explain the almost 7 mph difference in club speed. What i didnt expect is for somebody to play without a driver altogether. Mickelson to play british open with no drivers the.

Jun 14, 2008 mickelson opted to add an extra wedge and use an 11. Phil mickelson s top10 great escapes on the pga tour. He posted a t11 finish in his third start of the 201516 tour season. If hitting 3 wood means the difference between being in the fairway or the rough than those 14 yards arent very useful. Here we take a look at phil mickelsons equipment including the new callaway. Apr, 2016 one thing i always find interesting is bably a good 70% of all the guys i play with would have more fun and score much better if they used a 3 wood vs driver off the tee box. For the second major in succession, the 43 yearold american has elected to swap his driver for a fifth wedge and he has little doubt it will prove to be a sound tactic on a course where accuracy is much more important than distance from the tee. Phil mickelson to play british open without a driver in. It is well know mickelson likes to tee it up with two drivers in his bag but it looks like the addition of the new callaway mavrik sub zero driver is going to change things so i worked hard with callaway to get a driver that, so i dont need two different drivers, but one that hits it high and far, but also i can hit it low and in play. Mickelson to play british open with no drivers bloomberg. Mickelson loves to show he is smarter than everyone else or so he thinks. So we designed a club that gives the control and accuracy of a 3 wood, but also built it to play as close to a driver as possible. Mickelsons plug boosts demand for new callaway driver.

May 30, 2019 mickelson says hes using two drivers at memorial. Phil mickelson brings back british open 3wood at travelers. Amateur golfers marvel at players who can hit fairway woods with that kind of power or accuracy. In this video youll learn what determines the bottom of your swing arc so that you can hit crisp iron shots every time and stop chunking the ball or topping it. Phil mickelsons golf equipment through the years golf monthly. He wasnt much of a factor that week and finished five shots out of. Nov 02, 2012 phil mickelson is playing the hsbc champions in china with a taylormade rocketballz 3wood. Callaway epic flash sub zero 9 with hzrdus t110 shaft. Phil mickelson will use a modified 3 wood as his driver when the masters begins on the thursday at the augusta national golf club. Mickelson, who once had two drivers in his bag at the masters, didnt hit a driver in the 2008 u. Phil the thrill, needing a par to escape with a onestroke victory, eschewed his driver on the par4, 475yard finishing hole for his 3wood and. Tiger woods and phil mickelsons equipment for the match. Phil mickelson will use a modified 3wood as his driver when the masters begins on the thursday at the augusta national golf club.

For weekend players, just getting the ball airborne with a 3 wood or 5 wood. Although one driver is a 9degree epic flash sub zero that has been his current gamer while the other, shorterlength club is the companys standard. Sep 04, 2019 phil mickelsons witb is accurate as of august, 2019 driver. Phil mickelson plays his taylormade sldr driver in the draw position. The genesis of the experiment dates to mickelson s win in the waste management phoenix open more than two months ago when he used callaways x hot 3 wood, claiming he hit it just as far as his driver. Remembering phil mickelsons wildest equipment changes. Callaways top staffer bags taylormades sldr driver. Phil mickelson witb 2020 golf equipment national club golfer. Phil mickelson to play british open without driver in his bag southport, england royal birkdale and torrey pines would seem to have nothing in common except phil mickelson playing major.

Callaway x forged ut 18 degrees, callaway epic pro. Nov 18, 2018 as tiger woods and phil mickelson prepare to go headtohead on friday at shadow creek in las vegas, the equipment each player has in the bag will be a secondary storyline during the 18hole showdown. May 30, 2019 mickelson removed his 3wood from his bag to make room for the longer driver which he said has a shaft that is 1. Apr 09, 20 phil mickelson will use a modified 3 wood as his driver when the masters begins on the thursday at the augusta national golf club. Phil mickelson is using two drivers at the memorial. Henrik stenson loves his 3 wood too much golf analytics. Mar 06, 2020 equipment accurate as of the arnold palmer invitational. If youre jason day, the answer to that question is a resounding yes. Phil mickelsons phrankenwood a 3wood on steroids phil mickelson described his phrankenwood, calling it a 3wood on steroids and explained why hes using the newlydesigned callaway. Phil mickelson to play british open without a driver in the bag. Jul 18, 2017 what i didnt expect is for somebody to play without a driver altogether.

Jul 26, 20 want to rip a 3wood like phil did on the 17th hole in the final round at muirfield. May 30, 2019 to make room, mickelson took out his 3 wood. This was confirmed friday morning by callaway, mickelsons golf club sponsor, and by taylormade. Certainly, phil mickelson made the whole idea of attacking a golf course without a driver and relying on just an oversized 3wood callaways x hot 3deep intriguing after his win at last years. How to hit phil mickelson 3 wood from british open at. Phil mickelson won the 20 british open without a driver and tiger hit driver only once in his 2006 british open win. On a long par 5, mickelson tees off with a fairway wood, sending his shot 3 feet. The impetus was callaway staff player phil mickelsons desire for a fairway wood that is long enough to use as a second driver but playable off. Phil mickelson on how his 3wood tech made his year golf. So, two callaway epic flash drivers were in his bag and his 3 wood was in the trunk of his courtesy car.

The aussie spent time testing taylormades m2 3 wood 14. This week phil mickelson will tee it up at the open championship without a driver in his bag. Jul 30, 20 the only problem, at face value at least, was that mickelson had ditched his driver for the week and needed to carry 578 yards to make the green in two. Even though mickelson s driving has been better in 2018 it couldnt get much worse do not expect mickelson to carry the big stick at carnoustie. Then, on the 71st hole, mickelson hit muirfields par5 17th in two blowsboth struck with the 3 wood, to set up what was, effectively, the clinching birdie. New callaway golf mack daddy phil mickelson pm grind wedge kbs steel pick club. Big bertha diablo 3wood 15 degreesxhybrid 19 degreesrazr x muscle back irons 6pwcallaway prototype 5ironxforged 4ironodyssey white hot xg pt 82 blade putter. Southport, england royal birkdale and torrey pines would seem to have nothing in common except that phil mickelson is playing major championships on both without a driver in his bag. Mickelson to play british open with no drivers fox sports. Phil mickelson plans to play this years open without a driver but with two 3. Want to rip a 3 wood like phil did on the 17th hole in the final round at muirfield. Phil mickelson 70, playing with two drivers, off to good. Phil mickelson discusses how 3wood technology influenced his eventful year on the pga. My game plan was that i only want to hit a certain distance, mickelson said.

As for the rest of the bats in mickelsons satchel, heres what the fourtime major champ carried last week and will play this week in the northern trust open. Phil mickelson is one of the favorites heading into the pga championship this week, and hes looking to capture his 6th career major win at bellerive with 14 callaway clubs and a chrome soft x. We were taking components, some that we made here, some that we made overseas and kind of. The larger point of callaways new phrankenwood, per mickelson, is to create a bigger 3wood that gives him longer length off the tee and shorter approach shots into the greens at augusta. In an interview leading up to the open championship, phil mentioned that this week he will carry a driver or 3 wood, but there are only 2 or 3 holes at carnoustie that warrant using them. The 3 wood is the same club he had when he won the british open at muirfield in 20, his last victory. Phil mickelson 70, playing with two drivers, off to good start at. Seen on tour june 24, 2019 the biggest equipment stories of the week. Jul 18, 2017 phil mickelson to play british open with no drivers. He decided the 3wood gave him plenty of distance for torrey pines, which is playing to 7,643 yards. Its the 18th tee on saturday afternoon, and phil has two choices. Phil mickelson on why hes using 2 drivers at memorial, u.

Phil mickelson has taken an if it aint broke, why fix it approach to his equipment at the 95th pga championship. Jun 24, 2019 seen on tour june 24, 2019 the biggest equipment stories of the week. Phil mickelson enters his 28 th us open in search of becoming the sixth player ever to complete the career grand slam. Stensons game requires him to hit fairways, so he plays conservatively. Phil mickelson brings back british open 3wood at travelers, ariya. Get the best deals on callaway golf clubs when you shop the largest online selection at.