Rory McIlroy, a four-time major champion, has been a TaylorMade staff player since Nike ceased its golf-club business in 2016. Being a professional golfer, McIlroy frequently rotates his golf clubs and often replaces them with the newest models each season. His golf bag is filled with the latest offerings from TaylorMade, from the driver to the putter and golf ball. Throughout his career, McIlroy has used various golf clubs, but when asked about his favorite club of all time, he revealed that it was the M2 driver by TaylorMade. McIlroy expressed his fondness for the M2 and joked about still staring at it in his garage, admitting that he wishes he could still use it.
The M2 driver, along with the M1, was one of TaylorMade’s flagship drivers that were released in early 2017 and quickly became popular among Tour pros like McIlroy. The timing of McIlroy switching to the M2 was interesting as it coincided with Nike discontinuing its golf club production, making the M2 one of the first non-Nike drivers McIlroy had used in years. Despite his attachment to the M2 driver, McIlroy currently plays with TaylorMade’s Qi10 driver, woods, irons, wedges, putter, and golf ball. His current gear has been serving him well as he won his first PGA Tour start of the year at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and is currently in solo-fourth at the Genesis Invitational.
The TaylorMade Qi10 custom driver, priced at $599.99, is designed to optimize distance and enhance forgiveness. TaylorMade aimed to make the Qi10 family as forgiving as possible by using advanced multi-material constructions to increase inertia. The Qi10 driver features a lower CG projection and higher MOI than its predecessor, offering balanced performance without any trade-offs. The new Infinity Carbon Crown covers 97% of the total crown area, allowing for mass redistribution and enhanced forgiveness. The Qi10 driver is wrapped in a clean and confident package, strategically engineered to help players achieve optimal distance on the course.
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