Phil Mickelson, for many years one of the leading pace-setters on the PGA Tour, could be joining the growing band of professional golfers switching to long putters--- TaylorMade Ghost Spider Belly Putter. And yes, as soon as this weekend. When he tees off in the second leg of the FedEx Cup play-offs at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday, there is a strong possibility that he will have in his bag a similar belly putter-- TaylorMade Ghost Spider Belly Putter to the one used by Tour rookie Keegan Bradley in his victory at last month's US PGA Championship. "It's awkward to me," Mickelson said after using a TaylorMade Ghost Spider Belly Putter in the pro-am round at the TPC Boston on Thursday. "But so many guys have had success with it that I thought I'd give it a try." Mickelson, once a standout when it came to silky putting strokes, has been struggling the past couple of years, especially with his shorter putts which most often are all about confidence, and it is no sur prise that he is looking for a way to end his problem, much in the same way as Bernhard Langer did when he saved and extended his career with a broomstick putter. Bradley has clearly had a strong influence on Mickelson, for not only has the veteran been a mentor to Bradley this year, he has also become something of a student of the 25-year-old rookie. Mickelson is reported to have grilled Bradley after he had played with him at The Barclays last week and after having a TaylorMade Ghost Spider Belly Putter with similar specs built for him, he promptly called Bradley on Monday when it was delivered to get some tips on how best to use it. "Yeah, it is funny," said Mickelson, a four-time major winner and a multi-titled PGA Tour star. "You can always learn, and he putts it extremely well; The TaylorMade Ghost Spider Belly Putter rolls so nicely off the face." Mickelson's new flat stick didn't work out too well for him during the pro-am when he took 34 putts, including 18 on his o pening nine. "I was a little shady with it on the front nine, but a little bit better with it on the back," he said. "Look, I don't mind trying new things. I've hit two drivers and no drivers, and I don't mind trying something different. We'll see." The question Mickelson, always something of a risk taker, must be asking himself right now is can he afford to take the chance. He dropped five spots to No. 11 in the standings after the Barclays and he will need to at least get into the top five before the Tour Championship finale at the end of the month if he wants to win his first FedEx Cup and the $10 million prize that goes with it. Only the top 100 players advanced to this week's event at Boston, although only 99 players will tee-off because JB Holmes had successful brain surgery on Thursday that will keep him out for the rest of the year.
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