Big Phil playing a TM SLDR

[BTatHome]

Pictures from the presidents cup (available on other forums) appear to show Phil playing a very poorly painted TM SLDR driver. Whilst he's not averse to this sort of thing ( he was playing an RBZ 3wood painted earlier in the year), it does seem a very strange situation that someone as big as Phil (in Callaway staff terms) plays a different driver, and one so poorly disguised.

 

[pbrown7582]

Just seen this on twitter, what's happened to the phranken 3 wood??

 

[Imurg]

Old Phil was playing one today too - Fragger borrowed his FIL's cast off......

He actually hit it quite well.......

 

[virtuocity]

He can either play an Xhot or a Razr Fit Xtreme.

Or a 3 wood.

Or a good driver.

 

[Andy808]

He can either play an Xhot or a Razr Fit Xtreme.

Or a 3 wood.

Or a good driver.

So why is he using a SLDR then?:clap:

 

[One Planer]

So why is he using a SLDR then?:clap:

I have to admit that made me chuckle.

That said I hit an SLDR at the range yesterday and was mildly impressed. Didn't like the piece of metal at the rear of the head, but made a nice sound.

 

[Imurg]

I had a swat with Fragger's FIL's cast off today - it was set for a slight fade...

Guess what?

 

[Pin-seeker]

Some one should really ask Phil why?? (during a post round interview).

 

[CMAC]

Surprising especially after he went on and on and on and on about his new Callaway driver a couple of months ago!

 

[Pin-seeker]

He's basically saying Callaway drivers are Cack!

 

[Rooter]

He's basically saying Callaway drivers are Cack!

Lol, being a TM fanboi I chuckle, but callaway in my opinion make fantastic drivers, if I didn't have a free R1, I would own a cally.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Lol, being a TM fanboi I chuckle, but callaway in my opinion make fantastic drivers, if I didn't have a free R1, I would own a cally.

I actually like the Cally drivers,obviously Phil doesn't.
It's a bit like Alonso turning up at the F1 in a Redbull covered in paint & hoping no one notices.

 

[Karl102]

Our kid was saying that at his TM SLDR fitting the rep said there was a huge rush to release the driver as Callaway have a new driver out with the same technology called the 'Slider' and they had copyrights on the name, hence why Tim's offering us the SLDR. Maybe big Phil is trying out the new Cally model....

 

[BTatHome]

The most common scenario touted was that Callaway got wind of TM getting close to releasing details of their new driver, and Callaway went on the offensive and trademarked everything they possibly could around the slider name....a little while later TM went public about the SLDR, and Callaway have yet to announce anything around the slider naming.

As for it being a callaway Proto, there is no way the pictures clearly show its a TM SLDR but with the crappest paint job to try and cover up the details. In fact mygolfspy.com even has quotes from Callaway admitting that its a TM model and explaining that their own comparable model is not ready yet.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Not the 1st time Mickelson as played other manufacturers equipment.

 

[Stuey01]

Didn't he have the RBZ fairway in his bag at the start of the year painted up to disguise it? Til Callaway had the 3deep ready.

So much for his love affair with the razr fit extreme at the Phoenix, that lasted all of a week or two. He's a shocker for switching clubs Mickelson, he should be on Golfwrx, he'd fit right in. Bit of a short knocker by their standards though...

 

[BTatHome]

Not the 1st time Mickelson as played other manufacturers equipment.

Didn't he have the RBZ fairway in his bag at the start of the year painted up to disguise it? Til Callaway had the 3deep ready.

I did mention the RBZ in the original post


Quote from Harry Arnett, Callaway’s Senior VP of Marketing ....

@danwmeyer not our driver ths wk. Our low/forward cg Tour driver isn't ready yet so gave green light to play whatever he wanted until then

 

[patricks148]

Phil is a pretty poor with any driver from what I've seen. He's just doing what a lot of people do when they struggle with the driver..... look for a quick fix.

I did see last night that he still has the balls Deep "3 wood" in the bag

 

[Pin-seeker]

Phil is a pretty poor with any driver from what I've seen. He's just doing what a lot of people do when they struggle with the driver..... look for a quick fix.

I did see last night that he still has the balls Deep "3 wood" in the bag

Sure Homer will be having a word with him & telling him Lessons are the way to go rather than searching for a quick fix