It is all change for Darren Clarke in Seattle this week. New driver, new irons, new attitude.
And the most important of those could be attitude as he tries to win the NEC world championship at the Sahalee Country Club.
Clarke opened the Stg£3.5million event - a million dollars of it to the winner - with a five-under-par 66 yesterday to trail leaders Retief Goosen and Toshimitsu Izawa by only one shot.
After missing the halfway cut in the US PGA championship last week the Dungannon man had first a good think and then a good look at the way Rich Beem beat Tiger Woods to the title.
"A lot of guys tend to play the way Tiger plays and I got sucked into that as well," commented Clarke. "He's fantastic at it and it's why he is the world No 1.
"But I throttled back with my driver when that has been the strongest part of my game in the past.
"Rich Beem just went for it last weekend and after seeing that I decided I might as well have a go too. I hated laying up 100 yards short of par fives."
Woods used his driver only once as he began with a three-under 68, whereas Clarke, despite his left big toe throbbing after dropping a suitcase on it on Sunday and losing half the nail, used his "nearly everywhere" and added: "It's much more fun to play that way."
There was not even a wait for the results to come. The 34-year-old birdied the first four holes, had another on the seventh and after a couple of minor blips finished with two more to be alongside Phil Mickelson and Davis Love.
A month away from the Ryder Cup, Clarke was also delighted to see stablemate and likely partner Lee Westwood much more like his old self as he matched Woods' effort.
Westwood experienced a feeling he has not had for a long, long time by leading early on thanks to four birdies in his first seven holes.
The former European No 1, who in the last 15 months has slumped from fourth in the world to his current 144th, has finally rediscovered his touch and Clarke commented: "It's been difficult to know what to say to Lee at times, but a lot of friends have said a lot of things to try to give him his spark back.
"It was good to see him posting some good numbers. He was struggling again in practice, but he clearly got it together again."
Westwood lies joint ninth going into today's second round, while Justin Rose is in a tie for sixth on four under.
Padraig Harrington, still recovering from neck and ankle problems, had a 72, the same as Graeme McDowell, playing just his sixth professional event.
Paul McGinley, the other Irishman in the 78-strong field, lies last after a 79 containing two double bogeys in his last three holes, while Phillip Price and Paul Lawrie shot 73s.