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Callaway unveils new Mack Daddy CB wedge

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4 years ago

Sep 15, 2020

Callaway Golf has introduced its new game improvement option Mack Daddy CB wedge featuring a deep cavity back, slightly larger head and thicker topline.

The all-new Mack Daddy CB wedge features two sole grinds. In the lower lofts, a full sole bids to provide iron-like turf interaction with moderate bounce. In the mid and higher lofts, a modified W Grind is designed to enhance bounce in order to add forgiveness out of bunkers and thick rough. The modified W Grind is designed with a low leading edge if you need to open the face.

The new wedge for 2020 includes the brand’s JAWS grooves featuring edge sharpness on every groove in design to provide maximum grip and spin from all types of lies.

Callaway Mack Daddy CB wedge

On the sand wedge and lob wedge, the JAWS groove extends across the face in a bid to offer spin no matter where you hit the ball on the face.

Specs, Availability & Price

The KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 105 shaft arrives in a new lighter weight, while players who use graphite shafts in their irons can avail of an all-new graphite offering: the KBS Hi-Rev G, in both 60g and 80g.

Callaway has also partnered with Golf Pride to offer an all-new short game grip, the SG-1. This grip is longer than normal at 11.5” in design to allow you to choke down on the club for enhanced distance control.

The Callaway Mack Daddy CB wedge hits retail on September 24th, 2020 and costs $129.99 per wedge.

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G-Force

Sep 16, 2020 at 7:22 pm

This is a game improvement wedge. The fact that Callaway have introduced it says quite a lot about the growing size of this category – which Cleveland Golf should be credited with acknowledging for the longest for since they’ve consistently offered a game improvement cavity back wedge as part of their wedge line up for at least the last 10 years.

This wedge’s size, shape and specification is all geared towards making the game easier for golfers who need a little more help finding a usable part of the clubface. Not all golfers are elite or accomplished and this sort of wedge helps make the game a little easier, more rewarding to their scoring and improves enjoyment of the game overall.

If you don’t like the shape or look, Callaway is not forcing you to buy it – they still have traditional blade style wedges in their range for you. The reality is it will help a lot golfers who have their minds open to trying something different. Think back to when the first metal headed driver came to the marketplace – did everyone fall in love with the look? Probably not, but added benefits soon became apparent and the rest as they say is history.

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Gianni's dad

Sep 15, 2020 at 7:44 pm

I like the styling and I love the concept and have been tinkering with the idea of a little more forgiveness in the wedge, mainly to blend with my CB irons. The CBX is a little much, to me these are far more appealing. The ping wedges look like a CB but are no more forgiving than vokeys in my hands.

I do enjoy the “Mack Daddy” on the back, wish they made a version that said “Papi” or “Ay Papi”. Main reason I wouldn’t get then is the stock shafts suck, when did we become so weak we couldn’t play an S200 in a wedge?

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- JR
  
  Sep 16, 2020 at 10:57 am
  
  Suggesting a 130g gram shaft is a better option in these clearly shows you have no idea who these type’s of wedges are designed for.
  
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Tom Newsted

Sep 15, 2020 at 7:26 am

its ugly… I am a callaway guy 12 out of the 14 clubs in my bag are Callaway but this wedge is nasty looking. I am sure there are people out there that this wedge will help and for them thats a good thing but I couldnt look down at this club.

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- T$
  
  Sep 15, 2020 at 2:57 pm
  
  Agreed. Appearance isn’t the primary thing, but I can’t play with something that looks like a bunker-helper from a late night infomercial.
  
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A shocking Backstryke putter appearance + 7 interesting gear photos from the Zurich Classic

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11 hours ago

Apr 25, 2024

Andrew Tursky

Welcome to New Orleans, where TPC Louisiana plays host to the 2024 Zurich Classic. In between breakfast beignets and nightly Creole feasts, PGA Tour players are also competing in the unique two-man format at the Zurich this week.

Although the vibes in Nawlins are a bit lighter-fare than the recent back-to-back competitions the Masters and the RBC Heritage signature event), the gear news was no less serious this week.

We spotted some recent changes from Rory McIlroy, a very rare Odyssey Backstryke putter, dove into the bag of legendary New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, and spotted Patrick Cantlay continuing to test new equipment.

Get your beads out and crack your crawfish, because it’s time for an equipment rundown from The Big Easy (meaning New Orleans, of course, not Ernie Els).

See all of our photos from the Zurich Classic here

Rory’s on-and-off lob wedge

Since the end of 2023, Rory McIlroy has had an on-again, off-again relationship with a Titleist Vokey K-Grind lob wedge. In his last start, it was on, and the wedge is back in the bag again this week. We got a great look at the complicated grind that McIlroy uses.

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A full look into McIlroy’s bag above also shows that he switched out of the TaylorMade BRNR Mini Copper that he used at the RBC Heritage, and he’s back into the Qi10 core 3-wood. As we discussed last week, McIlroy will likely keep the BRNR around as a course-specific club, trading it in and out for the 3-wood.

See Rory McIlroy’s full 2024 WITB from the Zurich here

Turning Back the clock

Unless Tommy Gainey is in the field, it’s unlikely you’ll ever see Odyssey’s Backstryke technology make an appearance on the PGA Tour.

But then, when you least expect it, Russ Cochran shows up.

For more than a decade – since the 2013 Sony Open in Hawai’i – Cochran has been stuck on 599 PGA Tour starts. This week will be his 600th.

Cochran is in the field at the Zurich this week playing alongside Eric Cole, whose regular caddie is Reed Cochran, Russ’s son.

The Backstryke putter was first released back in 2010, and its unique design helps shift the axis point of the putter closer to the CG of the head. And, the putter is getting a nod this week at the Zurich Classic, thanks to Cochran’s 600th career PGA Tour start.

The putter is certainly awesome, but don’t forget to check out Cochran’s full WITB from this week.

Drew Brees with a Super Bowl winning Scotty Cameron putter

Drew Brees, a legendary retired quarterback for the hometown New Orleans Saints, made an appearance at the Zurich’s Wednesday Pro-Am, playing alongside Zach Johnson, Ryan Palmer, and current Saints QB Derek Carr.

Brees’ bag included a TaylorMade Stealth2 Plus driver, a BRNR Mini 13.5-degree, a Stealth 5-wood, a mixed set of P-790 and P-760 irons, Milled Grind Hi-Toe wedges, and a custom Scotty Cameron “New Orleans Saints” putter, which Scotty made for Brees following his Super Bowl MVP-winning performance in 2010.

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It should also be noted that Brees has his Venmo QR code as a bag tag.

If you’re gambling with Brees on the course, just know that not having cash won’t work as an excuse.

Brilliant.

See Drew Brees’ full WITB from the Zurich here

Stricker’s unrecognizable putter

Steve Stricker has made numerous upgrades to his bag recently, including a new TSR3 driver and T100 irons, but his longtime Odyssey White Hot No. 2 putter is still going strong. It’s the most recognizable unrecognizable putter ever.

Here’s a better look at Stricker’s flatstick, which he started using back in 2007.

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Patrick Cantlay has opened the equipment-switching floodgates

Over on the PGA Tour’s Equipment Report this week, we covered Cantlay’s recent switch into Ping Blueprint S irons, and a Titleist TSR2 driver.

Cantlay hadn’t switched irons for about seven years, so the iron switch he made at The 2024 Masters came as a shock to the norm. He simply isn’t one to change gear very often, so anytime Cantlay makes a switch, it’s news.

It seems the floodgates of equipment testing have opened up a bit for Cantlay, who was also spotted testing a custom Scotty Cameron blade putter on Tuesday this week. By Wednesday, Cantlay was back practicing with his familiar Scotty Cameron T5 Proto mallet, but it’s certainly something to keep an eye on going forward.

Daniel Berger’s custom Jailbird site lines

Berger, who’s currently using Odyssey’s Ai-One Mini Jailbird mallet putter, has a unique 3-dot, 2-line alignment on the crown of his navy-white-navy-white mallet putter. Looking down at the putter, it’s easy to see why this alignment system would help; it just seems impossible to set up to the ball off-center, or misaligned to the target.

Also, for anyone worried, you can rest easy. Yes, he’s still playing the 2013 TaylorMade TP MC irons, which we highlighted in our recent “Modern Classics: Old vs. New” video testing series.

FitzMagic teams back up

Brothers Matthew and Alex Fitzpatrick are teaming up once again at the Zurich this year, and Bettinardi Golf hooked them up with some festive “FitzMagic” headcovers to match this week.

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And, with that, we say goodbye to the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. Don’t forget to check out all of our photos from this week, including 30 unique photo galleries full of equipment photos.

We’ll see you next week in Texas for the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson!

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