Scottie Scheffler just made his first driver switch in 2 years, putting TaylorMade’s new Qi4D driver in play at this week’s Hero’s World Challenge.
The World Number One also put the new Qi4D fairway woods in the bag in Albany, and Scheffler’s first round with the new clubs did not disappoint, with the American tied for the lead after round one having fired a round of 6-under par.
Following his opening round, Scheffler commented on the performance of the driver on Thursday, saying:
“Pretty good. I didn’t see anything off the face that I didn’t feel in my hands, so that’s typically a pretty good thing for me with the driver,
“When I feel something, when I look up, I want to be able to — I want it to match so today I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary, so that’s a pretty good spot to be in.”
Scheffler’s new driver features a blue colored face and before the event, the 29-year-old spoke in glowing terms about what he’s seen from the new club, telling reporters in Albany:
“Yeah, for me so far this driver’s been a really good fit for my eye, and that’s always the first test for me. So far the performance has been good, my spin numbers have been really consistent, ball flight’s been consistent, and looking forward to getting it in competition.”
“Going into this year, I feel like Adrian (Rietveld) and the whole team at TaylorMade had a really good kind of idea of what my eyes needed to see in order for the driver to be able to work. We went through a lot of different kinds of options for what the face needed to be specifically for me and felt like we’re in a good spot, and then the testing was a lot simpler this time around for sure.
“So last year I had a little bit of trouble getting into the Qi35, and I feel like we learned a lot throughout that process of what I like to see in a driver, the way it needs to perform for me specifically.”
Scheffler ranked T4 for driving accuracy and 4th for driving distance in round one at the Hero World Challenge.
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