Rory McIlroy's 2026 What's In The Bag! Why Has He Changed Irons Twice This Year?

Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro and drivel
0:01:53 The new Stromberg LaunchPad Pro golf shoes
0:05:16 What do we think of Odyssey's new half-ball alignment aid?
0:07:51 Justin Rose's recent putter mishap and his custom alignment aid
0:12:04 Cashmere Keith's 'final boss' blade putter and why we hate it
0:17:05 Ask The Pod - Your recent comments and opinions
0:25:49 Ask The Pod - How much spin is too much spin on a driver?
0:33:05 Ask The Pod - Should I invest in lessons, new equipment, or both?
0:39:33 Ask The Pod - What is the best use of 60 balls at the driving range?
0:51:07 Rory McIlroy's 2026 What's In The Bag

Massive thanks to Stromberg for supporting this week's episode. The new LaunchPad Pro and LaunchPad Pro SL golf shoes are available in the UK from American Golf from today, March 6th, at www.americangolf.co.uk.

TGIF, amirite? Happy Friday, folks. For those listening in the UK, we sincerely hope you can take advantage of this small dry weather window to enjoy some golf this weekend! This week, we dive into the bag of Rory McIlroy for the 2026 season. Funnily enough, we recorded this before he switched back into his Rors Proto irons a few weeks ago, BUT, with Joe being The Oracle, he had already predicted on February 6th (when we filmed this) that he'd have switched out of the P7CB irons he was using on filming date. Make sense? No? Fine. Anyway, consider this WITB fully up to date as we ponder why Rory has been switching irons and what about the Qi4D family has allowed him to switch so seamlessly into the new woods.

Your brilliant questions and comments take up the rest of this week's pod as we cover advice on the best use of driving range balls, investing in lessons or equipment (or both), and clarifying what amount of spin with the driver is the right amount. All of that, plus plenty of drivel and nonsense in between, enjoy!

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