MY BAG
FOR THE ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL
Phil Mickelson
"My hybrid is a special club. I took the back part out so I can open it way up and get through thick rough."
DRIVER
Callaway
FT Tour (7.5°)
SHAFT
Mitsubishi
Fubuki (extra stiff)
IRONS
Callaway
X prototype (four through PW)
SHAFTS
Rifle
Project X (7.0 flex)
GRIPS
Golf Pride
Multicompound
FAIRWAY METAL
Callaway
Big Bertha Diablo (15°)
SHAFT
Mitsubishi
Fubuki (extra stiff)
PUTTER
Odyssey
PM White Hot XG blade
BALL
Callaway
Tour i(s)
HYBRID
Callaway
Prototype (22°)
SHAFT
Mitsubishi
Diamana Thump (extra stiff)
WEDGES
Callaway
X Series JAWS (52°, 58° and 64°)
SHAFT
Rifle
Project X (7.0 flex)
ON THE NUMBER
Four More Years
It's no secret that the longer, less-lofted irons are more difficult to hit. The two-iron has all but disappeared, and thanks to the availability of hybrids, the three is increasingly rare. Many teaching pros argue that there's no need for a recreational golfer to carry anything longer than a five-iron. Maybe, but GolfTEC, an instruction and club-fitting company, surveyed its clients and found that for now, the four-iron lives.
LONGEST IRON IN THE BAG
[The following text appears within a chart. Please see hardcopy or PDF for actual chart.]
Four-iron 60%
Three-iron 15%
Five-iron 25%
Source: GolfTEC
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FRED VUICH (BAG AND BALL)
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ROBERT BECK (MICKELSON)
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