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Rory McIlroy using new Odyssey putter, Titleist Pro V1x in South Africa

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9 years ago

Jan 11, 2017

There’s finally visual proof that Rory McIlroy is using a new Odyssey mallet putter at the European Tour’s South Africa Open Championship, as well as a Titleist Pro V1x golf ball. The Odyssey putter uses the company’s Microhinge insert, a new design Odyssey announced on Monday.

We can also confirm that McIlroy is using four Titleist SM6 Vokey wedges (46-08 F Grind, 52-08 F Grind, 56-10 S Grind and 60-08 M Grind) as well as a Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage XT 70TX shaft in his Callaway GBB Epic Sub Zero driver.

The European Tour posted a story on Rory’s equipment change, which said TaylorMade’s M2 fairway woods were in his bag. McIlroy also has a set of set of Callaway Apex MB Prototype irons (3-PW) in his bag with Project X 7.0 steel shafts.

“They are the clubs for this week but that could change week to week,” McIlroy said in his pre-tournament interview. “This is my first event with this set-up so we will see how it goes this week. You never really know until you have a card in your hand and at the end of the day the person swinging the club is more important than the club itself.”

GolfWRX will keep you updated on what clubs McIlroy puts in the bag for Round 1 of the tournament, which begins Thursday. He tees off at 7:10 a.m. local time (12:10 a.m. in New York).

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23 Comments

Tom54

Feb 6, 2017 at 7:45 pm

I’ve always enjoyed different clubs throughout my golfing days and can only be jealous of Rory being able to try all sorts of clubs whatever he wishes with clubmakers fixing him whatever he wants. They lead a charmed life for sure. I think somehow he’ll sign with Calloway.

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tlmck

Jan 12, 2017 at 1:50 am

And I’m still using a 1990 Ping Anser 5BZ. Still works awesome on slick greens, even with modern balls.

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Tom

Jan 11, 2017 at 9:31 pm

Ewww that stings. Scotty M 1 out for the first tournament of the season.

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MB

Jan 11, 2017 at 6:40 pm

So which model putter is he playing?

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- Tom
  
  Jan 11, 2017 at 9:37 pm
  
  The soon to be famous Odyssey with the “microhinge” insert.
  
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PXG

Jan 11, 2017 at 6:21 pm

“…at the end of the day the person swinging the club is more important than the club itself.”
Whoa, whoa, whoa…Don’t let Parsons hear you saying stuff like that. In fact, don’t let Callaway hear you saying that with an Epic in your hand.

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- Ian
  
  Jan 12, 2017 at 10:46 am
  
  +1
  
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Greg Laves

Jan 11, 2017 at 6:10 pm

I haven’t seen any comments about the Titleist ball. That Pro V1x doesn’t look anything like the Pro V1x I can buy. I wonder if it is like some of the test golf balls Titleist sent out for evauation last year. One ball I got to test was really awesome. Longer and straighter off the tee with more spin around the greens on soft shots.

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- Dr Troy
  
  Jan 11, 2017 at 10:21 pm
  
  Yes, those are the new ones coming out soon
  
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Teaj

Jan 11, 2017 at 3:12 pm

are the irons raw?

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westphi

Jan 11, 2017 at 2:20 pm

Wow those irons look juicy!!!

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Forsbrand

Jan 11, 2017 at 1:43 pm

Actually, has Rory borrowed the irons from Ryan Moore?! 🙂

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Forsbrand

Jan 11, 2017 at 1:21 pm

So Titlesit 660 irons stamped Callaway then?!!!

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- Tom
  
  Jan 11, 2017 at 9:44 pm
  
  hawt damn. Ur right ……Thats brilliant. They must have bought the rights to the die sets.
  
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  - KTM2000
    
    Jan 12, 2017 at 2:39 am
    
    The shape on the tip of the muscle is a bit different, and also the grind on the bottom.
    
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    - Tom
      
      Jan 14, 2017 at 12:33 am
      
      grinding after the form process to get the final shape
      
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      - Vince
        
        Jan 14, 2017 at 11:43 am
        
        The sole on the 660’s is a lot thinner then these Callaways.
        
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MR B

Jan 11, 2017 at 11:34 am

PX 7.0 is stout

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Dj

Jan 11, 2017 at 11:28 am

You can’t possibly tell me that there isn’t a deal in place with callaway with all of these prototypes he has that even every other callaway staffer doesn’t have.

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- emb
  
  Jan 11, 2017 at 12:25 pm
  
  Unless Callaway is paying him over $25m/year then why can’t you believe it? The rumor was that he’s getting around $25m from nike per year and that contract still exists. Any new deal he enters is subtracted from what Nike pays him ex. Callaway signs him for $10m therefore Nike now only has to pay him $15m to equal the $25m total. If he’s going to get the same money regardless of who its coming from then why would he sign with Callaway and lock himself into a deal? Now he has the freedom to play other clubs if these protos don’t work out. Plus he’s playing vokeys & a Pro V1x which probably wouldn’t fly with Cally if they signed him. Callaway obviously wants to sign him when his Nike deal is over so they are going above and beyond as he’s arguably the best player in the world.
  
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  - Travis
    
    Jan 11, 2017 at 12:29 pm
    
    They don’t need to pay him for an entire year or sign a contract. Just pay him to use the clubs in a couple of events.
    
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  - Joseph
    
    Jan 11, 2017 at 7:28 pm
    
    Does anyone know if he is playing the cast Vokeys or Japanese forged ones?
    
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    - Zak Kozuchowski
      
      Jan 11, 2017 at 8:10 pm
      
      The cast ones.
      
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Best current stock shaft 2026 – GolfWRXers discuss

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20 mins ago

Jun 11, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user is asking for thoughts on the best stock shafts offered in 2026. Stock shafts are the shafts included with a club when it’s purchased from retailers or OEMs.

@DTorres asked:

The last couple years has seen a lot of updates and additions to no upcharge stock shafts, which do you think is the best offering in 2026?

Im a bit of a shaft nerd and recently during my Members Testing with the Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond I found the updated Project X Denali Frost Black to be a fantastic stock shaft. I absolutely did not mesh well with the original Denali. Just curious what other people think are the current best Stock shaft offerings out with new models and stock Ventus options and LinQ options popping up here and there.

We were given the option for any stock shafts for our members review. I went with the 70g Black Frost 6.5 because it’s a shaft I don’t have, it’s an updated version of the original Denali and hear little about. I typically use a Diamana WB, GD VF or a HOF Raptor. I’m not saying it was neck and neck with any of those but it was a pleasant surprise I’m not accustomed to in stock shaft offerings.

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own thoughts on the best stock shafts available in 2026. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

rsballer10: “IMO – MCA Ka’ili White Darkwave, Tensei 1k Black/white, UST Lin-Q White. People are free to spend their money however they see fit, but for me personally the shaft catalogs these days have enough options that I don’t see the value of a $400 upcharge. I have never had a problem finding a no upcharge shaft that fits the bend profile and weight that I need. Whether the paint job is good enough or not is above my pay scale.”
bcflyguy1: “Project X Titan Black. I’ve had one in 60TX in my Quantum TD Max for several weeks now. Have to give Titlieist their flowers for finding a way to make it available as a featured option; very shrewd bit of business and one that I suspect will be duplicated by the other companies. TT/PX have a certified banger on their hands with Titan.”
CTG77: “Undoubtedly, it’s the Tensei 1K RIP shafts from Titleist. The Tensei line gives about 98% of the performance of a Ventus VeloCore+ shaft at a tiny fraction of the cost if you’re looking for a blue or red profile. The white is not an exact match for Ventus Black, but it’s closer to it than the non-VeloCore+ Ventus shafts that come from Callaway or formerly came from TaylorMade.”

Entire Thread: “Best current stock shaft 2026.”

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