David daviespa rory mcilroy believes there is no risk in changing his driver. If youre looking for tips on hitting your driver far and straight, we think rory mcilroy s swing is a good place to start. Rory is one of the top players in the world, and obviously there are many reasons he is able to generate so much power. Mcilroy, 27, also had a set of titleist vokey design sm6 wedges and an odyssey putter. 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.
Mcilroy has not used the club in 2020, opting instead to use 10. He rolls with a combination of taylormade p790 udi, taylormade p750 tour prototypes, and taylormade p730 irons. Jan 04, 2019 rory mcilroy has got a brand new driver, fairway, putter and ball as he looks to end his fiveyear major drought. Why rory mcilroy is copying jason days taylormade driver build. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. What golf clubs did rory mcilroy use to win the race to dubai. Players could aggressively use driver to fly the danger at carnoustie, or conservatively use irons going 335 yards. Jan 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. Mcilroy has replaced his older taylormade m5m6 metalwoods with the new sim driver, sim fairway woods, and a sim max rescue club.
Rory mcilroy believes there is no risk using new driver at. Its an effortless swing of power, balance, and finesse. Rory mcilroys 5 keys to rip your driver instruction. Jan 04, 2017 rory mcilroy witb callaway epic driver. Rory mcilroy turned professional in 2007 and immediately signed with titleist, the same brand he used during his latter amateur days. Rory mcilroy will use balanced strategy in the open. However, the ulsterman signed with nike in 20 and then joined taylormade in 2017. Shown below is rorys current bag that he used to win his first major in the 2011 us open.
Rory had been using the m3 driver however, for 2019, he has just switched it out for the brand new taylormade m5. Rory mcilroy shares how he uses the ground for power. Rory mcilroy criticizes donald trump, wouldnt play golf. Tiger woods, rory mcilroy take rips with 40yearold metal. The m5 employs a pair of the companys hallmark driver technologies. Rory mcilroy used his puppy dog head cover over the weekend to play tag with a real dog at the alfred dunhill links championship. Rory mcilroy tries new clubs in china as equipment shift begins.
He did, after all, lead the pga tours 2018 season with an average driving distance of 319. Taylormade sim 15 degrees, with mitsubishi tensei ck pro white 80 tx shaft. Rory mcilroy grip features a slightly strong left hand position, which promotes freedom of movement in the arms and shoulders as he sweeps the club to the top and down into the ball. The position of the shaft directly in line with his trail.
Although a different month, rory mcilroy s win at the players championship. Rory mcilroy had his driver working in dominant fashion and made the clutch putts to win the players championship. And in their tireless pursuit of performance, the games best choose taylormade. Rory mcilroy is replacing his nike driver and two fairway metals this week at the hsbc champions as he begins to search for new equipment. Rory mcilroy and his coach michael bannon teach how to use the legs and hips in the downswing to create power with the driver.
Rory mcilroy is using taylormades sim driver for the first time this week at torrey pines. With more than 25 career wins worldwide, his sights are set on more majors and a permanent place in golf history. Many amateurs think the goal is to produce a deadstraight ball flight. 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. Rory mcilroy is putting a new driver in play this week at the ryder cup, which can be viewed as a risky move given the highstakes atmosphere of the competition. Rory returns to world number one for the first time since 2015 explore career. Rory mcilroy witb for 2018 details on mcilroys new. Unsurprisingly his taylormade spider x copper putter remains firmly in the bag. Mcilroy uses callaway driver and irons, titleist wedges in.
Aug 07, 2017 mcilroy, who uses the new taylormade m2 driver and tp5x golf ball, unleashed 52 of his 56 drives in akron further than 300 yards as he cranked up an average driving distance for the week of 328. The guys at me and my golf kicked off 2018 on a high note with this video featuring rory mcilory. Rory mcilroy has put a new driver in his bag, and the bad news for everyone else is that he can now blast the ball even further. Rory is known for his tireless work ethic off the course and his towering drives on it. Mcilroy s driver is a 9degree taylormades m5 with mitsubishis kuro kage s tini 70x shaft. A televised fundraiser for covid19 relief involving rory mcilroy, dustin johnson, rickie fowler and matthew wolff will give fans their first live golf to watch since the sport was shut down in. In addition to being one of the most prodigious drivers in golf, rory is one the most candid and thoughtful interviews in sports. Jan 25, 2020 rory is still sticking with the taylormade milled grind wedges but unusually is carrying just two this week to make room for an extra iron. Sim 19 degrees, with mitsubishi tensei ck pro white 90 tx shaft irons. Rory mcilroy who put a new taylormade m5 driver mitsubishi tensei ck pro white shaft in play at the 2019 sentry tournament of champions also has a new taylormade spider coppercolored prototype putter in the bag this week.
Mcilroy switched to the taylormade m5 driver at the start of the year and has it cranked to 7. Best driver of the golf ball ever rory mcilroy and his m5 youtube. At the 2017 players championship, mcilroy announced his signing of an endorsement contract with taylormade. A cold putter kept the northern irishman from threatening the top. Truly one of the best drivers in the history of the game, mcilroy uses a slight shift to the right at the start of his swing to position his body for a powerful strike. Sep 11, 2019 time and time again, we are left in awe of the way rory mcilroy swings a golf club. That comes from what my legs are doing when i transition into the. Its always a sight to behold, but especially fascinating to see him analyze his trackman data with andy and piers. Along with tiger woods, mcilroy is one of a handful of names using taylormade sim for the first time at torrey pines. Mcilroy used that club throughout 2019 and finished the season ranked no. Mcilroy boasted the longest driving distance during the dp world tour championship, averaging 322. Rory mcilroy to use new driver abc11 raleighdurham. Jan 07, 2019 three of the companys heavyweightsdustin johnson, rory mcilroy and jon rahmall put the new m5 driver in play with rahm also adding the m6 3wood. Rory mcilroy used his dog head cover to play with a real.
Rory mcilroy will use a different driver at the ryder cup than he used to win the open championship and the pga championship this past summer. Rory mcilroy stats, news, pictures, bio, videos espn. Taylormade m5 driver 9 degrees with a mitsubishi tensei ck pro white 70 tx shaft what you can get. Hes plumped for the brand new m5 driver which we think could be the model to beat this year. Rory is still sticking with the taylormade milled grind wedges but unusually is carrying just two this week to make room for an extra iron. The clubs rory mcilroy, dustin johnson, rickie fowler and matthew wolff will use from. He also has p760 long irons 3 and 4 irons instead of the p750. You can usually get away with just using a 4iron when you carry it 240 yards in the air, but theres actually a use for a 250yard 3iron this week. Mcilroy has moved one of the sliding weights back and another into the toe in a bid to hit more fairways. The 4time major winner and 2time fedex cup champion has already developed an impressive resume in his young career. Rory mcilroy donates driver to tpc sawgrass and players. Europes rory mcilroy uses a new nike driver during a ryder cup practice round at gleneagles on tuesday. 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. It takes a relentless drive and pure dedication to achieve greatness.
While this grip position leaves him somewhat vulnerable to the occasional hook see his illfated tee shot on no. Clearly the pros love these new drivers, we have already spotted them in the bags of rory, tiger, rose, day, and dj. Tiger woods, rory mcilroy and other members of taylormade tour staff were given the chance to hit one of companys original metal woods. Rory mcilroys golfing story is very much an organic one. Take an analytic, framebyframe look at rory mcilroy s driver swing. Com equipment insider jonathan wall takes a look at rory mcilroys callaway apex mb irons, the rise of taylormades spider putter on tour, the. Oct 25, 2016 mcilroy uses new clubs as equipment shift begins. Rory mcilroy s irons the driver and fairways are pretty straight forward but rory has got a little hodgepodge of taylormade irons in his bag. No laying up has confirmed that rory will be playing the new callaway gbb epic sub zero driver, callaway custom apex mb irons, and reuniting with an old but improved friend in the titleist prov1x ball. Tour styles get the rory mcilroy nike look golfgetup. Taylormade m5 driver 9 degrees with a mitsubishi tensei ck pro white 70 tx shaft. Taylormade p760 34, taylormade p730 59, with project x 7. Rory mcilroy is one of the mostexciting players in the game today, and a big part of his appeal is the impressive drives that he can unleash right down the middle of the fairway.
At the 2017 players championship, mcilroy announced his signing of an. Rory mcilroy is using the jason day driver build this week. Mcilroy hits drives that are not only consistently above 330 yards in length, but are also arrowstraight fairway fingers. The northern irishman goes into detail about the clubs and their set up including his taylormade m3 driver, m3 fairway wood, his taylormade p. Jan 10, 2017 mcilroy used a new callaway gbb epic sub zero driver, along with a set of customized callaway apex mb muscleback blade irons. With over 20 career wins, his sights are set on more majors and a permanent place in golf history. Mar 17, 2019 rory mcilroy had his driver working in dominant fashion and made the clutch putts to win the players championship. Rory is known for his tireless work ethic off the course and his fiery intensity in the heat of competition. The clubs rory mcilroy used to win the players championship. Rory mcilroy driver swing slow motion may 2017 youtube. 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 what id like to talk about today is his use of what im calling the rory mcilroy push draw. The m5, which is a golf digest 2019 hot list gold winner for golf.
Rory mcilroy used his dog head cover to play with a real dog. Rory mcilroy, rickie fowler, dustin johnson and matthew. Rory mcilroy shares tips to improve your drive golfpass. Dustin johnson, rory mcilroy, jon rahm and xander schauffele. Hes already one of the biggest names on both the european and pga tours.
Since turning pro on 18th september 2007 teen golfing prodigy rory mcilroy has set the european tour alite. The rory mcilroy push draw the ballstriking blueprint. Look whos using the new taylormade m5 driver national club. A lot of his power also comes from how he uses the ground, which hes starting to do here. With over 20 career wins, his sights are set on more majors and a permanent place in. Rory mcilroys golf gear through the years golf monthly. Rory mcilroy who put a new taylormade m5 driver mitsubishi tensei ck pro white shaft in play at the 2019 sentry tournament of champions also has a new taylormade spider coppercolored. Rory mcilroy i 2018 whats in the bag i golf monthly youtube.
Rory mcilroys 5 keys to rip your driver instruction golf. Gleneagles, scotland rory mcilroy is putting a new driver in play this week at the ryder cup, which can be viewed as a risky move given the highstakes atmosphere of the competition. All seemed to be going according to plan for mcilroy to use the driver until he saw jason day. February 01, 2015 rory mcilroy uses new nike vapor pro driver to power his way to victory. The sliding weight on mcilroys driver remains in the neutral position. See what choice of loft, weight settings, and shaft he uses as well as the swing delivery characteristics that allow him to hit the ball so long and. Rory mcilroy puts taylormade spider prototype putter into play. Feb 01, 2015 equipment is accurate as of the dp word tour championship 112215. They help take your mind off all the bad things that can happen and put your focus on what you need to do to. Nike processes information about your visit using cookies to improve site performance, facilitate social media sharing and offer advertising tailored to your interests. Rory mcilroys driver numbers were outrageous at the wgc. Why rory mcilroy is copying jason days taylormade driver. 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. Paul mcginley expects rory mcilroy to adopt a balanced strategy in the 147th open, which gets underway at carnoustie on thursday.
Rory mcilroy says hell use driver as much as possible at this weeks british open. The 4time major winner and 2016 fedexcup champion has already developed an impressive resume in his young career. Rory mcilroy will make his 2017 debut at the bmw south african open on january 12, and will be making equipment changes through the entire bag. Mitsubishi rayon kuro kage xt 70tx by now most of you golf nerds out there know all about the carbon fiber, titanium, twist face m3 with literally,000 potential setups. Oct 06, 2014 rory mcilroy used his puppy dog head cover over the weekend to play tag with a real dog at the alfred dunhill links championship.
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