Jan 01, 2014 following his last event in 20 in december, woods, who turned 38 on dec. Phil mickelson encouraged after second round of tour. Phil mickelson has swung himself into some major trouble. Phil mickelson witb for 2017 full breakdown of phils. Driver shaft usage on tour can be a bit unpredictable, with some players.
Mickelson s hoping big bertha alpha can help him replicate last years success off the tee with x hot 3deep. Select 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2020 pga season overview. Phil mickelson stats, tournament results pga golf espn. Mickelsons first major championship win came in his thirteenth year on the pga tour in 2004, when he secured victory in the masters with an 18foot 5. Phil mickelson southern california golf and travel blog. The focus on woods in 2014 will be his performance in the major tournaments. Tiger woods and phil mickelson insist theyre closer than.
Over the years, theyve tried to make mickelsons driver swing shorter and wider, which he. That means the longer drivers loft at impact will be slighter different, the angle of attack is more up, and the swing speed is faster. Mar 21, 2017 phil mickelson driver secretssetuptakeaway. And it is mickelson who has backed it up with a 8 record since his comments. Tiger woods, phil mickelson figure into 2014 storylines. This includes new options of the deep fairway woods, which gained notoriety with phil mickelsons incredible birdie on the par 5 17 en route to his 20 open championship victory. Jun 21, 2018 mickelson, who is seeking a us open title to become the sixth player in the history of golf to complete the career grand slam, has finished runnerup in the event six times, including four times. He wasnt much of a factor that week and finished five shots out of.
This includes new options of the deep fairway woods, which gained notoriety with phil mickelson s incredible birdie on the par 5 17 en route to his 20 open championship victory. Callaway big bertha alpha 816 double black diamond 8. Cally will be coming out with a new driver this year, i think it will be called something like razr extreme and will be adjustable. One of the things that worked out as well as i had hoped was my new twodriver strategy.
Tiger woods tips his hat to the gallery on the 16th green during the fourth round of the presidents cup in 20. Get golf tournament results and career results information at fox sports. Jan 14, 2014 dont look now, but phil mickelsons singing the praises of another new club and the worlds no. The affable lefty is well known to love action on the golf course in the days leading up to a tournament or in his. I had played the same shafts for six or seven years, he revealed. Phil mickelson hits driver off fairway at masters, makes. He is playing the mavrik sub zero model which produces lower spin. Storylines plentiful in 2014 the poughkeepsie journal. Phil mickelson says new driver could help him win 2014 u. This year, we have the best driver ive ever hit that lowers my spin rate just like my. Late wednesday, phil mickelson walked the hallowed grounds of riviera cc with callaway golfs technology team, explaining to them a look he was trying to achieve in. For nongolfers or those just starting to get into the sport it can seem almost impossible that the design of the shaft will have much effect on the overall swing of the user. Phil mickelson adding loft back to his driver golf channel. Jan 18, 2014 phil mickelson has used a ping eye2 xg lob wedge at the european tours abu dhabi hsbc championship.
Over the years, theyve tried to make mickelson s driver swing shorter and wider, which he does well on shortiron approaches. Phil has the new kbs prototype driver shaft since he likes how it launches and. He struggled outside the majors as well, all of which led to a very poor year, at least by phils standards. The drive of multiple major champion phil mickelson, captured at the barclays 2012, is analyzed by fourtime pga tour winner and emmywinning broadcaster billy kratzert. Phil mickelsons third round at the masters got off to an inauspicious start. Jan 02, 2019 with the pga tour season ramping back up this week, its time to take a look at some of the most popular driver shafts. The biggest change wasnt stepping up to the brandnew generation of his previous driver or balls, he said, but to a new shaft. Today in phil mickelson doing phil mickelson things. Phil mickelson changes to new driver, tweaks 2014 schedule. Why phil mickelson may solve his left miss with a driver shaft switch at wells fargo.
This week phil mickelson will tee it up at the open championship without a driver in his bag. Following his last event in 20 in december, woods, who turned 38 on dec. Mickelson puts ping eye2 xg lob wedge in play golfweek. Here are some tips from phil mickelson that are sure to help you be more competitive on the course. Phil mickelson moved into the callaway razr fit xtreme driver this week at the waste mangement phoenix open at tpc scottsdale. He also doesnt plan on playing many champions tour events in the future. Ely today announced it has extended its relationship with phil mickelson, solidifying that the fivetime major champion will play callaway equipment for the remainder of his.
I was having a look a the lefties web site earlier today and found the following. Summary toggle callaway golf extends partnership with phil mickelson. Sep 23, 2012 cally will be coming out with a new driver this year, i think it will be called something like razr extreme and will be adjustable. His drive on the 1st hole found the bushes right of the fairway, and he. The new callaway pm grind 2019 is a product of such a collaboration. The beloved pga star known to fans as lefty has to pay back more. 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.
The one for a draw is 46 inches long and the center of gravity is slightly lower than the one in the 45inch driver i use to hit a fade. Lefty may be on the wrong side of 40, but hes still ranked 18th in the world and in the top 10 in strokes gained, birdie average, and number one in scoring average. Options include a 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 11wood in the standard model. And after a well publicized kiss he gave the driver link to story there has been a lot of talk about it. While he was changing out his driver, he moved to the 2015 edition of the titleist prov1x ball at the same time. Callaway x forged ut 18 degrees, callaway epic pro.
After getting back on track at the saudi international with a third place finish, phil mickelson found success at a place where he is a fivetime champion. Taking a look at popular driver shafts on the pga tour. Phil mickelson has used a ping eye2 xg lob wedge at the european tours abu dhabi hsbc championship. Apr 07, 2018 phil mickelson s third round at the masters got off to an inauspicious start. With the pga tour season ramping back up this week, its time to take a look at some of the most popular driver shafts. Mickelson to play british open with no drivers fox sports. The 43yearold plans to make his 2014 pga tour debut at next weeks farmers insurance open at torrey pines. Equipment is accurate as of the presidents cup 10815. Lefty flirted with the lead all week before nick taylors chipin birdie. Phil mickelsons project x series shafts golf channel. That is an american record, along with being the only one to play 10 times without being a captains pick and playing 38 matches since his cup debut in 1995. 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. Aug 05, 2014 2014 world long drive championship jamie sadlowski vs the total package quarterfinals paiute duration. Late wednesday, phil mickelson walked the hallowed grounds of riviera cc with callaway golfs technology team, explaining to them a look he was trying to achieve in his driver setup.
Mickelson uses the rearward weight setting in his xr 16 sub zero driver. Atlanta phil mickelson hit just five of 14 fairways friday during the second round of the tour championship at east lake golf club. He struggled outside the majors as well, all of which led to a very poor year, at least by phil s standards. Phil mickelsons driver secrets instruction golf digest. Phil mickelson stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. Callaway golf announces x2 hot line of clubs callaway golf. Dont look now, but phil mickelsons singing the praises of another new club and the worlds no. Callaway rogue sub zero, 18 degrees, with matrix ozik altus hybrid shaft irons. His drive on the 1st hole found the bushes right of the fairway, and he legitimately whiffed when trying to hit a. The sixtime runnerup in his national championship, mickelson 7871 on saturday and sunday to finish at 3over for the week has yet to. After an impressive run at a couple majors in 20, it appeared as though mickelson would make some hay during the majors in 2014, but that wasnt the case.
Nike jumped into the golf industry back in 1984, developing its first line of golf shoes, but didnt get into the hard goods clubs, balls. Mickelson, who is seeking a us open title to become the sixth player in the history of golf to complete the career grand slam, has finished. Just a few days after dropping eightyear swing coach butch harmon, phil mickelson has hired someone new to help him out his name is andrew getson and hes an instructor. Mickelson, who once had two drivers in his bag at the masters, didnt hit a driver in the 2008 u. There has been a lot of talk this week regarding phil mickelson s change to callaway s new ft9 driver, but here is an interesting tidbit about his irons. In actual fact the best driver shafts can add a remarkable number of yards to a shot and can vastly improve the users game. That means the longer drivers loft at impact will be slighter different, the angle of attack is more up, and the. Callaway epic flash sub zero 9 degrees, 1d optifit setting, weight removed shaft. 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. Mar 21, 2014 phil mickelson and butch have worked together since 2007. Mickelson said he has been experimenting with more loft on the new driver. We started this whole today in phil mickelson doing phil mickelson things on thursday as somewhat of a joke.
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 mickelson, one of the alltime great wedge players, has teamed up with roger cleveland, one of the alltime great wedge designers, to make improvements to the pm grind 2019 wedges that promise to allow golfers to hit wedge shots they never could before. Phil is playing callaways new ai artificial intelligence designed driver called the mavrik. Mickelson said that because the driver is lower spinning than his previous driver, a callaway razr hawk, he can add more loft, which makes it easier for him to hit. Heres how mickelson gained driving distance despite his age. Secrets of the short game by phil mickelson page 3.
Lefty flirted with the lead all week before nick taylors chipin birdie at the 15th hole sunday finally ended any hope at a. Later on in the round on our last par 5, i hit 3 wood left of the fairway under a tree branch. The wedge is a 60degree model bent to 61 degrees, and it has a kbs tour v2 shaft. Phil mickelson encouraged after second round of tour championship. Phil mickelson rips usga after frustrating finish at the. Both are the ft3 fusion, but theyre set up to hit different shots. A leaked phil mickelson voicemail provides some insight into his gambling world. Phil mickelson pga tour profile news, stats, and videos. Feels like the door is slamming on the tigerphil era this year and especially this week given what phil did a year ago and how feeble hes been in 2014. Phil mickelson witb for 2017 full breakdown of phils bag.
Phil mickelson on why hes using 2 drivers at memorial, u. Mickelsons hoping big bertha alpha can help him replicate last years success off the tee with x hot 3deep. I used pw and drove down on the ball with the same shaft anglehands leading the entire swingball came out low and rose nicelyhit several feet behind the pin and zipped back behind it. Jul 28, 2004 phil mickelson 2 driver strategy if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Senior open, said his interest in the event is none whatsoever. Irons seem to be on a two year cycle for most companies but with drivers some, adams, taylormade and callaway, have been introducing new models every year. 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. The project x shaft is a limited edition tour only model that is difficult to make, and their are currently no plans to launch at retail. For jordan spieth, new clubs must look right and feel right. Phil mickelson hires new swing coach after dropping butch. 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. But it didnt take long for the fivetime major champ to prove it really could be a.
Dont be afraid to try something new phil mickelson tells golf digest that, even with an important competition looming, hes not afraid to try new ways to keep his swing and wedge play evolving. Callaway apex ut 34, callaway apex pro 14 59, nippon ns pro modus 3. Phil mickelson playing mavrik driver with kbs graphite shaft. Callaway apex ut 34, callaway apex pro 14 59, nippon ns pro modus 3 120 tx shafts. 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.
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