Shane Lowry - What's In The Bag I Golf Monthly

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Shane reveals the 14 clubs he relies on each week and how they are set up to help him perform at his best. From his Srixon ZX5 MK II driver to his Z-Star XV ball, find out what he carries here.
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00:00 So well, I switched out to the new Strixon driver this year.
00:05 I've been using the Strixon driver since 2019.
00:08 So this is my third different model of it.
00:09 So I feel like every year they keep getting better.
00:11 The two farewell woods I've had,
00:13 I've had for four or five years at this stage.
00:16 So I don't like changing my equipment too much.
00:20 My irons, I put them in at the end of last year.
00:23 It's just a new model iron that Strixon have come out with.
00:25 I think they're pretty similar to last year's.
00:28 I find they're probably feeling a little bit more solid.
00:30 Yeah, like I said,
00:30 I don't like changing my equipment too much.
00:32 So when I find something I like, I like to keep it.
00:35 - What happens when one of the guys comes up
00:36 with a new equipment and he wants to buy a new driver
00:39 to get in there?
00:40 What happens then?
00:41 Do you give it a go?
00:42 - So if it's a new, if Strixon come out with a new product,
00:43 I'll do my absolute best to get it in the bag.
00:46 And I'm generally pretty good at it and they know that.
00:48 So there hasn't been a time since I've started using
00:51 the Strixon driver that I've struggled to get in the bag.
00:53 So hopefully they can keep coming out with good drivers
00:55 and I can use them.
00:56 - What about your wedge line up?
00:57 - Obviously, my wedge line up, I just carry,
00:59 I carry three, a pitch and wedge,
01:01 but that's part of the set.
01:01 But I carry a gap wedge, it's a 50 degree bent 51
01:05 and I've got a 58 degree full face Cleveland wedge.
01:08 So it's, there's a big gap there,
01:10 but I try putting in a sand wedge,
01:13 like a 55 or 56 degree and I find it takes away the feel
01:18 from me a little bit.
01:19 And I end up hitting every shot full out.
01:21 Whereas when I've got that gap,
01:23 I can kind of play around with it a little bit more
01:25 and be creative and that's how I like it.
01:27 - And do you tweak with the line up as a whole too much
01:31 on a week like this?
01:31 - Never, no.
01:32 This is my, this has been my,
01:35 this has been my setup for a few years now.
01:37 I had a two iron, I would have had a two iron
01:39 in the bag in Port Rush, but to be honest,
01:41 the new long irons, the three iron is as good as a two iron
01:45 and you know, I can hit that low and it goes pretty good.
01:48 So there's no, there's no binomial two iron
01:50 that goes five or 10 yards further.
01:52 You just, you know, I've got a five wood and a three wood.
01:55 - What's your longest iron is a three iron?
01:57 - Yeah.
01:58 - Is that quite rare these days to players,
01:59 many players hitting three iron?
02:01 - I would say, yeah.
02:02 With the way they build clubs now,
02:03 they're designed to hit in the air,
02:04 like that three iron, I can hit really in the air,
02:05 but I can also hit really low as well
02:07 and hit like a stinger shot with it
02:09 and it goes pretty good in the wind.
02:10 So, um.
02:11 - So that bag line up there,
02:13 like the exact same every week?
02:16 - Yeah.
02:16 - I don't know when you're playing in America now.
02:17 - Well, I played in America two weeks ago
02:19 and that's what it is, so yeah.
02:20 - And what's it like being in Florida?
02:22 I remember speaking to you a couple of years ago.
02:23 - Yeah, I like it.
02:25 It's great.
02:25 I've got a great way of life down there.
02:26 To be honest, I feel like it's helped improve my game.
02:29 I spend a lot of time with world-class players
02:31 down there playing golf and, uh.
02:33 - Yeah.
02:34 - Yeah, it's a great place to practice.
02:36 You know, I think, I love Ireland
02:39 and I love being there and I'd love to live there,
02:40 but I just can't get done in Ireland
02:43 like you get done in Florida, so.
02:45 I hadn't been home since Christmas.
02:47 I got back last week for the first time, so.
02:49 Yeah, I don't get home as much as I would like.
02:51 - Cool, there's gonna be a lot to mong on your time now
02:53 you're back in the UK this week.
02:55 Thanks for sticking to it.
02:56 - No problem, thanks for having me.
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