Phil drove the 291yard fifth hole and twoputted for birdie, missed the fifth fairway by a foot or two and on the 15th by five,yet reached both greens. In my opinion, on the actual driver, the green section of the driver looked a little more greener darker said to be. Mickelson rides callaways new razr fit driver and hex. The lefthander started testing the brands new driver on the range at tpc scottsdale and became infatuated instantly, crediting the low spin characteristics that allow him to use more. In preparation for the masters, mickelson pulled his razr fit xtreme driver at the shell houston open and used a new x hot 3deep fairway wood as his. Jan 01, 2012 the callaway razr fit xtreme fairway woods are designed for players who want a blend of power and adjustability. Ive hit the xtreme and really like it but want to make sure the money is. Mickelson first tested callaways razr fit xtreme driver on the driving range tuesday and immediately put it in his bag. The callaway razr fit xtreme fairway wood has been designed to give you extreme distance, with extreme versatility, callaway have gone back to the drawing board with the razr fit xtreme woods. The main influencer behind the x hot pro 3deeps design was phil mickelson, who carries a degree model and a callaway razr fit xtreme driver. In addition to his razr fit driver and hex black tour golf ball, mickelsons bag featured a full complement of callaway equipment. From legends like the king himself, arnold palmer, and phil mickelson, to. Phil mickelson had the golf world on the edge of its seat with his thrilling first round 60 at the waste management phoenix open. I drove it phenomenal all week, said an excited mickelson, who came within the smallest fraction of an inch of starting his four rounds at tpc scottsdale with a 59, lippingout on the 18th.
Waste management open 20, phil mickelson shoots what will go down in history as 59 12 how did the putt not drop gaming his razr fit xtreme driver. In his first tournament round with a new razr fit xtreme driver in the. Mickelsons plug boosts demand for new callaway driver phil. He is the man behind the clubs so who better to talk to. It is hard to believe that with the injection of enough hot melt, it is impossible to move the center of gravity of a rfe to anywhere phil mickelson.
On tuesday, mickelson started testing callaways razr fit xtreme driver on the tpcscottsdale driving range and liked it so much that he decided to add it to his arsenal right away. Mitsubishi fubuki k 80x shaft and titleist 980f 5wood 17 degree. Luke from callaway golf takes us through the new callaway razr fit xtreme fairway wood while on the callaway stand at the 20 pga show. Mickelsons plug boosts demand for new callaway driver. Mar 26, 20 the main influencer behind the x hot pro 3deeps design was phil mickelson, who carries a degree model and a callaway razr fit xtreme driver.
Lefty first tested x hot after one of his rounds at the farmers insurance open, and his new razr fit xtreme fairway wood will nicely complement the razr fit xtreme driver he used to win two weeks ago. Williams says mickelsons adjustable razr fit xtreme driver is configured to hit what phil calls his, big, high, nasty. Its not the first time mickelson has used tm clubs, he used the rocketballz fairway in 2012, but it is sure to be damaging. Phil mickelson will play british open at royal birkdale without a driver. Remembering phil mickelsons wildest equipment changes. I hit the driver well, mickelson said, but my irons were terrible. Callaway brilliantly combines history, success, achievement and relevance with their line of equipment, as well as their pro staffers.
These woods offer the ability to hone your shot shape and trajectory from any lie on the course, resulting in incredible distance. Mar 26, 20 in other words, this fairway wood behaves more like a driver for golfers who generate high clubhead speeds. Ive hit the xtreme and really like it but want to make sure the money is justified between two seemingly similar models. Mickelson credits razr fit xtreme after nearly shooting 59. Mickelson said that because the driver is lower spinning than his previous. Dec 08, 2014 when it comes to ease of use and flexibility in fairways, the callaway razr fit fairway is hard to beat. Lefty in love with new callaway driver national club golfer. Phil mickelsons driver secrets instruction golf digest. An oral history of phil mickelsons callaway x hot phrankenwood. When it comes to ease of use and flexibility in fairways, the callaway razr fit fairway is hard to beat. According to williams, phil mickelson has been using this fairway wood. Jun 30, 20 longest drive comp between longest drive comp ping g25 vs callaway razr fit xtreme drivers with rick shiels pga golf coach please subscribe to my channel also subscribe to my channel for more. Mickelson credits kissable new callaway razr fit xtreme.
Although the razr fit xtreme fairways were 20 golf digest hot list golf award. As for the rest of the bats in mickelsons satchel, heres what the fourtime major champ carried last week and will play this week in the northern trust open. Compared to the previous model the lighter crown combines with the new speed frame face. The razr fit xtreme fairways are just as at home with todays drivers, hybrids and irons as. The razr fit xtreme was a reliable performer for all the testers. A golf gear maker cant get much better pr than having the winner of a highprofile pga tour event brag to the tv world about how his new tools helped him bag the w. Feb 07, 20 luke from callaway golf takes us through the new callaway razr fit xtreme fairway wood while on the callaway stand at the 20 pga show. Callaway razr fit xtreme fairway wood 2nd swing golf.
Excellent distance and adjustability are the hallmarks of the 20 callaway razr fit xtreme fairway woods. Although the razr fit xtreme fairways were 20 golf digest hot list golf award winners, their utility and power havent been blunted by time. Mitsubishi fubuki k 70x shaft fairway taylormade rbz 3wood 15 degree. After testing fairway woods for the past several weeks, mickelson has put in an x hot prototype 3wood and a razr fit xtreme 5wood this week. And after a well publicized kiss he gave the driver link to story there has been a lot of talk about it. The first thing you need to know about bertha is that shell initially be available in 2 models. Mickelson puts in new x hot and razr fit xtreme fairway.
Mar 26, 20 according to williams, phil mickelson has been using this fairway wood. Mickelson put callaways brand new epic sub zero driver and fairway in play for 2017. Williams says mickelsons adjustable razr fit xtreme driver is configured to hit what phil calls his, big, high, nasty bombs. Phil mickelson moved into the callaway razr fit xtreme driver this week at the waste mangement phoenix open at tpc scottsdale. Here are all the clubs mickelson had in the bag during his first win in 20. Nov 26, 2015 the razr fit xtreme was a reliable performer for all the testers. These woods offer the ability to hone your shot shape and trajectory from any lie on the. Lefty lauds new callaway driver as key to his 41st pga tour victory carlsbad, calif.
Longest drive comp ping g25 vs callaway razr fit xtreme driver. The callaway razr fit xtreme driver was the driver found in the bags of most callaway tour players in the year of its release. Mickelson dominates, wins going away with razr fit xtreme. Regular big bertha is being billed as a total performance driver. Phil mickelson, seeking first win since going to happen. Mar 21, 2017 phil mickelson driver secretssetuptakeaway. Apr 03, 2019 earlier that same year, mickelson left phoenix victorious with callaways razr fit xtreme driver in the bag, but during testing with 3deep, he started to notice the fairway wood was going as far. As i look back on 20, i played some of my best golf and had some huge breakthroughs. On wednesday at the waste management phoenix open proam, the fourtime major winner showed up with a new callaway razr fit xtreme driver. Its no surprise then that this club was designed for highlyskilled drivers of the. In his first tournament playing the razr fit xtreme driver, phil mickelson bombed huge drives all week on the way to a dominating wiretowire win at the waste management phoenix open.
Phil used a, taylormade sldr driver with a mitsubishi rayon kuro kage silver shaft. Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey. Mickelsons driver is weighted in such a way that it has a slight fade bias, which allows him to more easily create the righttoleft ball flight he prefers for control off the tee. The driver featured jailbreak technology with two titanium bars connecting the sole to the crown behind the. From legends like the king himself, arnold palmer, and phil mickelson, to rising stars like henrik stenson and patrick reed, callaway represents itself as one of the finest golf outfitters in the world. Oh, and there was the bogey on 10 where he blocked a 3wood into the left hazard and had to take a drop. First hit howard boyland hcap 4 i tend to tinker with my equipment quite a lot, especially my driver, but this callaway will have to seriouslymisbehave to find its way out of my bag it was sensational.
And after a well publicized kiss he gave the driver link. Mickelson rides callaways new razr fit driver and hex black. Strange situation, it is only a few months since phil mickelson was singing the praises of the razr fit extreme rfe, which he credited with his winning the 20 waste management phoenix open. The driver had black paint instead of the dark grey on the crown, and a blackened sole that covered up the obvious taylormade livery. Jun 11, 2019 earlier that same year, mickelson left phoenix victorious with callaways razr fit xtreme driver in the bag, but during testing with 3deep, he started to notice the fairway wood was going as far. Longest drive comp between longest drive comp ping g25 vs callaway razr fit xtreme drivers with rick shiels pga golf coach please subscribe to my channel also subscribe to my. In the razr fit xtreme rfx driver, callaway reduced backspin by 200300rpm compared to the original razr fit driver and this contributes to the overall distance gain. The driver had black paint instead of the dark grey on the crown, and a blackened sole that covered up the obvious. Earlier that same year, mickelson left phoenix victorious with callaways razr fit xtreme driver in the bag, but during testing with 3deep, he started to notice the fairway wood was going as far. In his first tournament round with a new razr fit xtreme driver in the bag, lefty shot 29 on the back nine his first nine of the round, made four more birdies on the front side and barely lipped out a 25foot birdie putt for 59 on his last hole. However, the razr fit xtreme also features the adjustability and forgiveness that will appeal to middle handicap golfers. World no 10 phil mickelson did both those things at the waste management phoenix open with the latest love in his life the callaway razr fit xtreme driver. Sep 03, 2010 phil drove the 291yard fifth hole and twoputted for birdie, missed the fifth fairway by a foot or two and on the 15th by five,yet reached both greens.
See more ideas about callaway golf, golf clubs and golf. I liked my other woods after using several other fairway woods in the past, and to be honest i was a bit concerned to replace them with the fit woods. In other words, this fairway wood behaves more like a driver for golfers who generate high clubhead speeds. Phil mickelson puts new driver in bag callaway razr fit. Its no surprise then that this club was designed for highlyskilled drivers of the golf ball. The equipment changes keep coming for phil mickelson. The razr fit xtreme is the longest adjustable driver on the market, claims callaway. The club is obviously working, as he owns a fourstroke lead going into. Callaway razr fit xtreme fairway wood pga value guide. On wednesday at the waste management phoenix open proam, the fourtime major winner showed up with a new callaway razr fit xtreme. First hit howard boyland hcap 4 i tend to tinker with my equipment quite a lot, especially my driver, but this callaway will have to.
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