Building rory mcilroys driver with taylormade golf at the british masters duration. Nov 21, 2015 in fact, many tour pros use driver shafts less than 45 inches. Rory mcilroy is using a new driver shaft this week at the u. Oct 26, 2016 mcilroy won the tour championship on september 25 using a nike vapor fly pro driver 9. Jan 30, 2014 around the time of korean open last november, mcilroy switched to a different nike driver and ball. The driver has always been one of the biggest weapons in rory mcilroys bag. In fact, many tour pros use driver shafts less than 45 inches. Equipment is accurate as of the dubai desert classic 2214. To take his driving to the next level he also asked for extra stability and speed through added flexibility across the face. Woods briefly switched into a fujikura driver shaft, and a grafalloy. Nike asks you to accept cookies for performance, social media and advertising purposes. Mcilroy was influential in the development of the vapor pro.
Apr 16, 2018 building rory mcilroy s driver with taylormade golf at the british masters duration. Aug 28, 2014 rory mcilroy on what clubs he plays and why in his own words. Nike is very athlete driven, so using their best to help with the design is smart. How nike worked with rory to develop 2016 products mygolfspy. Both optum and i are focused on using data and analytics to gain insights and improve outcomes. Drivershaft combinations of the 5 longest hitters on the pga tour. Rory mcilroy has made a series of successful equipment changes in 2019, including his driver, fairway woods, wedges and, most importantly, hes finally settled on a putter. Taylormade p790 udi 2, with project x hzrdus black 105 shaft. Mcilroy appeared on nike golfs instagram account speaking to former u. The visually bold driver is black on the crown, volt in the cavity back and compression channel, and produces a penetrating, tourlaunch with low spin and.
The sliding weight on mcilroy s driver remains in the neutral position. Highlights rory mcilroy s clutch bunker shot sets up par putt at taylormade driving relief in the 2020 taylormade driving relief skins match, rory mcilroy hits his bunker shot on the par3 17th. When tiger started using nike equipment, he began experimenting more. Rory mcilroy using a taylormade m2 driver at wgchsbc. Known for his tireless work ethic off the course and his towering drives on it, rory joined team taylormade in 2017 after a stretch of extensive product testing. Sep 26, 2014 sure, its not out of the realm of possibility that rory mcilroy and his new vapor pro driver could have an atrocious ryder cup, in which case nike golf just lost the ryder cup, but its unlikely that mcilroy will experience the same issues that phil mickelson did in 2004. As rory mcilroy begins his 2014 season at the abu dhabi hsbc.
Developed with mcilroy, the vapor pro has the same 460cc pearshaped profile that rory favoured in the nike covert tour 2. July 20, 2014 nike athlete rory mcilroy delivered a spectacular performance at the open championship to claim the claret jug and become the seventh player in history to win the famous trophy in wiretowire fashion. Rory mcilroy tweaks nike driver, putter for match play golf. Rory mcilroy bags vapor pro driver nike golf wins the. Jan 15, 2014 as rory mcilroy begins his 2014 season at the abu dhabi hsbc.
Taylormade p760, 4, taylormade p730 5pw, project x rifle 7. Since 20 when rory signed with them, nikes apparel has been centered around their talisman which has meant a clothing line that consistently appears stylish and looks to innovate at every opportunity. Rory mcilroy bmw pga championship, european tour driver. Rory mcilroy defiant over equipment switch after nick faldos.
As they said, rorys driver most likely work for us, but if its adjustable, it might come close, plus theirs the segment that will buy what its their favorite players bag. Ahead of the us open, rory mcilroy and iona stephen break down the northern irishmans impressive swing in slow motion face on and down the line and explain how the 4time major champion has. Also curious as to what driver shaft hes really playing, just dont buy him playing a regular blue board when you see p95s and 7. The rumour mills have been turning this weekend, with speculation that rory mcilroy will be making another switch away from his nike golf clubs.
Rory returns to world number one for the first time since 2015 explore career. Advertising cookies of third parties collect information to help better tailor advertising to your interests, both within and beyond nike websites. The englishman also said it would take time for the world no1 to adapt to the feel of nikes ball, driver and putter. Rory mcilroy replaces nike clubs with taylormade in his bag. Check out photos of mcilroys current clubs and spec information below. Nike golf rory mcilroy debuts with the new nike vapor. Rory mcilroy on what clubs he plays and why in his own words. At the wells fargo championship, mcilroy used his nike vapor pro with a mitsubishi diamana blue board. Taylormade sim max, 19, project x hzrdus smoke black shaft irons.
According to nolayingup on twitter, rory is going to be putting a taylormade m2 driver and fairway woods in his bag at the wgc. Rory mcilroy slow motion golf swing winner 2019 players. At the wells fargo championship, mcilroy used his nike vapor pro. Rory mcilroy believes november masters may be good for him. Jim furyk, for example, is one of the most accurate in the game off the tee, and his driver shaft measures 44. Sep 26, 2014 mcilroy was influential in the development of the vapor pro. May 17, 2015 it took a little bit, but rory mcilroy seems to have found the right driver shaft combination. Rory mcilroy swing analysis 2019 golfing world youtube. Jan, 2016 since rory has one of the most fluid and sweetest swings, makes sense. A representative from mitsubishi rayon confirmed the shaft in mcilroys driver this week is a kuro kage. Whats in the winners bags for the week of may 22, 2016. Around the time of korean open last november, mcilroy switched to a different nike driver and ball. Mcilroy switches to prototype mrc driver shaft golfwrx. If his contract ends, he will obviously get attention from every major company.
Over the last three season on the pga tour, the fourtime major. Rory mcilroy bags vapor pro driver nike golf wins the ryder cup. Mcilroy won the tour championship on september 25 using a nike vapor fly pro driver 9. Com equipment insider jonathan wall takes a look at rory mcilroy s callaway apex mb irons, the rise of taylormades spider putter on tour, the. But if i were a betting man i think theres a better chance of rory to nike golf than the chargers engaging in another epic 2nd half collapse. Mcilroy is upbeat about the masters taking place in november. He rolls with a combination of taylormade p790 udi, taylormade p750 tour prototypes, and taylormade p730 irons. Mcilroy is an impressive threequarters of the way to winning the career grand slam at the age of 25 the. Its that there is absolutely no evidence from any credible source that he is looking to leave titleist and that he would lean towards nike if he were to sign with another club manufacturer. Jan 20, 2018 rorys bag has seen two complete overhauls since the nike announcement. Rory mcilroy replaces nike clubs with taylormade in his. Here we take a look at the clubs rory mcilroy has in the bag. Rory mcilroy defiant over equipment switch after nick.
Taylormade m5 9 degrees, with mitsubishi tensei ck pro white 70 tx shaft. It took a little bit, but rory mcilroy seems to have found the right drivershaft combination. Whats in the winners bags for the week of may 3, 2015 pga. Here you can find full rory mcilroy news, career highlights and more. Feb 01, 2015 equipment is accurate as of the dp word tour championship 112215. Rory mcilroy witb for 2018 details on mcilroys new. He also has p760 long irons 3 and 4 irons instead of the p750.
Mcilroy regularly changes his setup at the top of the bag in terms of playing fairway woods and utility iron. Mcilroy had been using a mitsubishi rayon diamana prototype 70x in his 10. Rory mcilroys irons the driver and fairways are pretty straight forward but rory has got a little hodgepodge of taylormade irons in his bag. Apr 14, 2020 mcilroy is upbeat about the masters taking place in november. Rory mcilroy news, stats, career results, family history golf. Rory is now using the 2019 taylormade tp5 ball and uses nike apparel. This minor difference in sweet spot location could have thrown rory off just enough for him to not want to change, that being said im sure nike could make him a set of vapors without the tungsten. Jun 10, 2019 ahead of the us open, rory mcilroy and iona stephen break down the northern irishmans impressive swing in slow motion face on and down the line and explain how the 4time major champion has. Rory mcilroy news, stats, career results, family history. Ive now seen several sources confirm mostly to my satisfaction although i have no way of knowing one way or another that indeed rorys current driver shaft is a prototype kuro kage xt. The number one player in the world has debuted with a nikes new driver, the vapor pro at the 2014 ryder cup in scotland.
After missing the cut in his first start with his new nike clubs, rory mcilroy has made a few minor changes to his equipment for this weeks wgcaccenture match play. Mcilroy won the 2012 uspga championship using a titleist 9d3 driver, 906f 3 wood, 910f 5 wood, 712mb irons, vokey sm4 wedges, a scotty cameron putter and the pro v1x. Explore rory mcilroys witb to shop the taylormade golf clubs that he trusts to combine precision and power to achieve wins around the world. When nike first made their announcement that they would no longer be producing or selling golf equipment, the two big names that popped into everyones mind almost straight away was tiger woods and rory mcilroy woods is arguably the greatest golfer ever, and mcilroy is one of the games young stars, current world number 11 number 2. Rory mcilroy to debut new nike vapor pro driver nike news. Rory mcilroy slow motion golf swing winner 2019 players championship the gear rory mcilroy used to win the 2019 players championship. See a complete list of all the golf equipment rory mcilroy had in his bag at. Golfers with previous generations of the covert driver can use shafts with the original. Nike golf equipment that helped rory mcilroy win the open.
Tiger and rorys new driver shaft tensei orange youtube. January 14, 20 nike golf today announced at a press conference in abu dhabi that rory mcilroy has signed a multiyear agreement with the company. Rory mcilroy has been among the top golfers since his first win in 2010. Com equipment insider jonathan wall takes a look at rory mcilroys callaway apex mb irons, the rise of taylormades spider putter on tour, the. Rory mcilroy replaces nike clubs with taylormade in his bag for hsbc champions the m2 driver and woods got some love from mcilroy this week in china. Why rory mcilroy is copying jason days taylormade driver. Why rory mcilroy made a midtournament driver shaft change. I feel like theres anticipation going to augusta, the first big event of the year. He has been rewarded with the changes, he has had a tremendous 2019 season winning the players championship before winning the rbc canadian open, the tour championship and. Lets take a look at the full rory mcilroy witb 2020 rundown to find out. As mcilroy prepared here for the wgcaccenture match play championship, only.
Rory mcilroys golf gear through the years golf monthly. Rory mcilroy to switch to taylormade m2 driver golfpunkhq. Sure, its not out of the realm of possibility that rory mcilroy and his new vapor pro driver could have an atrocious ryder cup, in which case nike golf just lost the ryder cup, but its unlikely that mcilroy will experience the same issues that phil mickelson did in 2004. Taylormade sim, 15, mitsubishi tensei ck pro white 80 tx shaft hybrid. The impact of the length of a driver shaft on your game. From there, the driver was good to go with the same mitsubishi kuro kage 70x shaft and the switch became official. The first thing i noticed when i hit this driver was how hot it was, said rory mcilroy. He also looked for stability and speed through added flexibility across the face. Social media cookies offer the possibility to connect you to your social networks and share content from our website through social media. Nike vapor speed 15 degrees, fujikura rombax pro 95. Taylormade sim, 9 with mitsubishi kuro kage xts 70tx shaft. Rory mcilroy tweaks nike driver, putter for match play. His current bag is all taylormade and rivals that of dustin johnson and tiger woods. Social media and advertising cookies of third parties are used to offer you social media functionalities and personalized ads.
Initially, he was swinging callaway woods, callaway irons, titleist wedges, and hitting a titleist ball. Since rory has one of the most fluid and sweetest swings, makes sense. Explore rory mcilroy s witb to shop the taylormade golf clubs that he trusts to combine precision and power to achieve wins around the world. Mcilroy has tinkered with the driver shaft this season, opening the year with mitsubishis kuro kage before switching to tensei ck pro orange 70x 45. The fourtime major winner signed with taylormade in 2017 and currently plays a full bag of taylormade equipment, including all 14 clubs and his ball.
Nike golf rory mcilroy debuts with the new nike vapor pro. Stock driver shaft vs expensive upcharge driver shaft using titleist ts3 driver duration. Equipment is accurate as of the dp word tour championship 112215. May 18, 2020 the fourtime major winner signed with taylormade in 2017 and currently plays a full bag of taylormade equipment, including all 14 clubs and his ball. Feb 19, 20 the englishman also said it would take time for the world no1 to adapt to the feel of nike s ball, driver and putter.
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