Mickelson first put an X Hot fairway wood into his bag back in February at the Northern Trust Open. Immediately he noticed the distance gains from the X Hot's Speed Frame Cup, high-strength steel and ultra thin-cast steel body.
But you don't get the nickname "Phil The Thrill" from hitting a lot of fairways. In fact, Mickelson's driving accuracy rank the last 5 years look more like professional darts scores (173, 177, 188, 179 and 181) than the rank of one of the best players professional golfers in the world.
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Having seen the performance of the X Hot fairway wood, Mickelson went to Callaway seeking a similar club he could hit off the tee with more distance, a flatter ball flight and greater control on his draw shots.
The solution? The Callaway X Hot Phrankenwood: an 8.5 degree, 250cc, 45" long fairway wood built for low-spin, increased distance and greater control.
"You heard me say it's my driver, right? I mean, I don't know if I'm getting this clear. It's a driver, but it just looks like a 3-wood, because our drivers are so big now. But this one is smaller, because it's an enhanced 3-wood." Mickelson said.
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Mickelson put the new Phrankenwood into play at the Masters for the first time and was able to find the fairway 40 out of 56 times, ranking inside the top-10 for the week (hitting 8 more fairways than eventual-winner Adam Scott). A marked improvement on his accuracy in recent months and years.
The Callaway X Hot Phrankenwood is not available to the public, although Callaway have produced an X Hot 3Deep Fairway Wood available from April 19th, 2013.
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