In-form Jason Day is grappling with an equipment conundrum as he strives to reprise the glory days of being a perennial Masters contender.Runner-up on debut in 2011 and third two years later after having one hand on the trophy late in the final round, Day has returned to Augusta National with renewed belief after some excellent displays in 2026.After a tie for second at the American Express in January, Day shared sixth at last week's Houston Open in a mighty confidence booster for Australia's former world number one."I'm doing the right things," the 38-year-old said ahead of golf's first major championship of 2026 starting on Thursday night (AEST)."I'm driving it nice, decently well The iron play feels like it's much better than what it had been the last few weeks."The game overall, the short game and the putting, feels like it's rounding out nicely too."Overall, I feel very pleased with how things are."Day's only concern is a set-up issue with his irons, which contributed to the major winner missing consecutive cuts at Riviera and Bay Hill before finding something at last month's Players Championship.Day was struggling to adjust to the latest-model Avoda clubs he uses."Essentially I was standing there and the first generation irons were going too straight for me," he revealed."At the time, I was wanting to hit a draw