Rickie Fowler goes all in

The fourth quarter of the year is a time when many players begin seriously checking out new gear to see what they might put in play next season. Rarely, however, does a player field-test a whole new bag of clubs in tournament play.

Rickie Fowler, however, did just that at Tiger Woods' World Challenge last week. A total of 12 of the 14 clubs in his bag at Sherwood Country Club came from Cobra Golf's brand-new 2013 AMP Cell line.

"Rickie and I have been working together with the R&D team all year," said Cobra Puma Golf Tour Manager Ben Schomin. "Rickie has been giving feedback on shape, design and performance, and he was extremely excited and pleased with the final results."

According to Cobra, here's what Fowler played:

--AMP Cell Pro driver, 7.5 degrees of loft in Vibrant Orange with MyFly
--AMP Cell 3+ fairway wood, in Vibrant Orange with MyFly
--AMP Cell 3-hybrid, in Vibrant Orange with MyFly
--AMP Cell Pro MB 4-9 irons
--Prototype Tour Trusty Rusty Wedges in 47-degree, 51-degree and 55-degree lofts

MyFly, by the way, allows golfers to change between six different trajectory settings. The driver, fairway woods and hybrids come in a choice of four different colors, and it’s no surprise that Fowler selected Vibrant Orange. The AMP Cell line will be available in the United States next February, though some clubs in the line are already out in Australia now.

Fowler tied for fourth at 9-under 279, deadlocked with Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk, at Sherwood. He makes his final start of the year this week at the Franklin Templeton Shootout, where he will pair with fellow youngster Bud Cauley in the three-day, two-man competition. Presumably, he'll give those dozen sticks another workout.

For more on the AMP Cell line, visit www.cobragolf.com