Jim Furyk has been one of the most consistent players off the tee for years. In 2007 he hit 74.37% of fairways, a statistic which was only bettered by two other players. So far this season he is 23rd, having hit 69.72%, which is maybe why he changed his driver last week at Quail.
Since Loch Lomond last year he has been playing the Titleist 909 D2. In March he changed the configuration to try the Oban Devotion 75 which he has played since the WGC in Miami.
Now Furyk is playing the Taylormade R9 and is the first PGA Tour player to put the Mitsubishi Diamana Kai’li into play.
Furyk’s shaft is the X-stiff 60g version and like all Diamanas’ the Kai’li has a stiff tip section but has slightly less torque than the Diamana Blue Board. It should produce a lower ball flight with less spin when compared to the Blue Board.
And for those super geeks out there Kai’li is Hawaiian and means “Blue Diamond”.
It will be interesting to see what happens to his driving stats.
