Equipment

Yes! thrives on Tour under TaylorMade

Published

13 years ago

Jan 31, 2013

When TaylorMade bought Adams Golf last year, many golfers were worried about how far TaylorMade would extend its reach into Adams’ practices. But so far, TaylorMade has for the most part left Yes! Putters to do its own thing.

Blair Philip, Yes! Golf’s director of R&D, said that he has had interaction with TaylorMade whenever Yes! needs insight or has a new idea, but other than that, TaylorMade has been largely hands-off.

One of the biggest advantages for Yes! under TaylorMade has been the increased exposure to PGA Tour players. Philip said the number of Tour players using Yes! putters is the highest its ever been, and that he expected it to get higher as the year goes on.

“We communicate directly with (TaylorMade’s) Tour department for the first time instead of going head-to-head,” Philip said. “We’re actually working in tandem with them and we strategize. We try to fill the gaps. We work with the Tour players directly.”

One of the more notable Tour players to use Yes equipment is Aaron Baddeley. He used a Yes! putter at this year’s Humana Challenge, where he finished in a tie for 27th. Philip also said he planned to work with new Adams signing Robert Garrigus in the near future.

“We just think we’re going to carry this momentum on Tour and in retail,” Philip said. “We’re having a great, great sale-end this year so far.”

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Equipment

From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Tour Issue Ping G440 LST

Published

36 mins ago

Jun 9, 2026

Will Schube

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @Slinger24 is selling a tour-issued Ping G440 LST driver head. The item, verified by the club maker, has nine degrees of loft.

From the listing:

First up is a tour issue PING G440 LST 9 degree head. Head-cover included. Has been verified by PING with the serial number and you can see the spec sheet from PING as well. This thing is an absolute spin killer. I just can’t hit it high enough. Asking $380 shipped in the lower 48 UPS for the head.

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules.

Equipment

What’s your favorite golf saying? – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

37 mins ago

Jun 9, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user (and a new golfer to boot) has asked a surprisingly provocative question: namely, ‘what’s your favorite golf saying.’ The question inspired answers both expected and unpredictable.

@hankj asked:

I’m new to golf this summer, and one unexpected delight has been all the funny/pithy/telling/wise old saws (aka sayings) one hears on the course and around the clubhouse.

My current favorite:

It’s a long walk from the driving range to the first tee.

Ain’t that the truth!

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own favorite aphorisms. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

JimmyC59: “Regarding my own shots: ‘That’s a good miss’ and ‘Well, it’s not horrible.’
For golfers who get angry on the course. ‘You’re not good enough to get so mad!’”
Dabetic: “‘Scorecard doesn’t care’ re bad/ugly shots working out…doesn’t matter how you get it done.”
Cellis: “Was playing a pretty tight course struggling with driver and was ready to shut it down for the day. Older gentleman I got paired with said, ‘Young man, just let the big dog eat, what is the worst that can happen, hit another ball?’ Helped me swing a lot more freely on the tee and become more successful not only that day but days on.”
sheepdawg: “They call it golf because s**t and f**k were already taken.”

Entire Thread: “What’s your favorite golf saying?”

Equipment

Cobra OPTM Max K driver: The ultimate fairway finder?

Published

38 mins ago

Jun 9, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Is the Cobra OPTM Max K driver a fairway finder?

GolfWRX’s Resident Club Junkie, Brian Knudson put Cobra’s high MOI driver to see how many fairways he can hit on the front 9 of his home course.

Check out the result below.

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More about the Cobra OPTM Max-K driver:

The Cobra OPTM Max-K Driver is a highly forgiving golf driver designed for players who want maximum stability, accuracy, and consistency off the tee. Featuring Cobra’s highest moment of inertia (MOI) ever, the Max-K uses an oversized 460cc head, a low-and-back center of gravity, and an 11-gram rear weight to reduce twisting on off-center strikes and help keep shots straighter.

Cobra also incorporates its H.O.T. Face technology to maintain ball speed across a larger area of the clubface, while the FutureFit33 adjustable hosel provides 33 loft and lie settings for personalized ball-flight tuning.

The driver is aimed primarily at mid- to high-handicap golfers and players seeking greater forgiveness, high launch, and tighter shot dispersion rather than maximum workability.