Rory McIlroy has not been shy about making tools adjustments in current months, and that appears set to proceed on the Wells Fargo Championship.
Per Jonathan Wall at Golf.com (opens in new tab), the World No.3 had a apply spherical with 4 TaylorMade lob wedges this week as a part of a course of that has been ongoing for seven or eight months.
He defined: “I began messing round with a few of my Nike wedges on the finish of final yr. There was some stuff I appreciated about them. When there’s so many variables happening, you need to try to take some variables out to see what it’s essential to do.”
McIlroy additionally defined that he stored coming again to a wedge grind developed by membership maker Mike Taylor, which provide the sort of versatility he is on the lookout for. He stated: “Relying on the circumstances, I feel that ‘Mike Taylor grind’ is sweet for all circumstances. It’s type of one the place, in the event you go to the British Open it could possibly be good, and in the event you go someplace like Oak Hill in a few weeks – the place it could possibly be tender – it could possibly be good there too.”
To that finish, McIlroy has co-developed an “RM grind” with TaylorMade, and that’s in his considering for this week’s match, the place he’s on the lookout for his fourth Wells Fargo Championship title.
He stated: “They appear to be performing actually properly. Kind of a mixture of issues that I’ve had beforehand, like slightly little bit of stuff from the Nike wedge, slightly little bit of stuff from the Vokey wedges, simply type of making an attempt to mix all of them collectively into the elements that I like between the 2, and arising with one thing that’s slightly little bit of a mix of each.
“They’ve stamped an RM as a result of it’s my sure head shapes, sure sole, sure vanguard, it’s type of the stuff we’ve labored on collectively to get to place, and I feel we’ve.”
McIlroy’s type has hardly been poor in current months having gained the Dubai Desert Traditional and completed tied for second on the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Nonetheless, his efficiency at The Masters, the place he missed the minimize, was regarding. However, at that match, it was primarily wayward drives and misjudged placing that permit him down, fairly than his wedge play.
Earlier within the yr, McIlroy defined he had “flexibility” together with his TaylorMade deal after utilizing Titleist wedges in his win within the Dubai Desert Traditional, and he’s experimented with different tools as 2023 has progressed. He has used a Scotty Cameron putter lately, too, however will return to his TaylorMade Spider Tour Hydro Blast this week, albeit with a brand new “Rors” SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour grip.
After a short run with the Scotty Cameron 009M, Rory McIlroy is again to his earlier TaylorMade Spider Tour Hydro Blast. Solely change is a brand new “Rors” SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour grip. pic.twitter.com/nxPlY0NZvnMay 2, 2023
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On the WGC-Match Play, McIlroy additionally declared he was “a lot happier” after utilizing a shorter and softer shaft on his TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus driver.
As he prepares for this week’s match, McIlroy admitted he feels snug with the work he has executed with the tools producer. He stated: “We’ve put our heads collectively, and I feel received to a extremely good place.”
An early indication of simply how profitable that has been could possibly be seen at Quail Hole within the coming days.