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Scotty Cameron Futura X putter coming to retail
Scotty Cameron has announced the release its Futura X putter, the retail version of the putter that was used by Adam Scott to win the Masters.
The Futura X has been floating around Cameron’s putter shop as a prototype for five years, but interest in the putter has grown since Scott’s breakthrough win and its appearance in short-putter form on the PGA Tour.
Click here to see more photos of the Futura X from the PGA Tour.
Like most modern large-headed mallet putters, the Futura X has a very high moment of inertia to give it more stability during the stroke. It is made from high-grade 6061 aluminium, and has what Cameron calls a “Frozen Titanium” finish that helps reduce glare. Its design has four stainless steel weights in the sole: two 20-gram weights on the rear balance bar that are visible at address and two sole weights on the front corners of the sole that are adjustable. The result is an incredibly stable putter and a great roll.
“The new Futura X is the most stable putter I have ever played,” Scott said. “I worked with Scotty and his team at the studio for many hours at the end of last year and we worked hard to get it right. Even when I began to play it on Tour at the beginning of 2013, we were still tweaking the original design right up until I won with it at the Masters.”
The overall headweight is 20 grams heavier than a standard Cameron Select putter, resulting in a swingweight of E8. However, since much of the weight is located behind the axis of the shaft and not directly under the golfer’s hands, the Futura X feels stable but not heavy during the stroke.
The putter has two black sight-lines and red cherry-dot weights in the sole and balance bar. The mid-milled face texture draws a crisp sound from the aluminum face and body.
Futura X will retail for $375, is offered in standard lengths of 33, 34 and 35 inches, with Futura Mid and Long putters available through custom order only. A double-bend, stepless steel shaft with one shaft of offset provides a square, technical visual at address.
Similar to any oversized mallet putter, Futura X will be best suited for the golfer with a slow, straight-back putting stroke.
“I like to describe Futura X as a lethargic putter, for those golfers that need a slow, steady stroke that doesn’t jump around a lot,” said designer Scotty Cameron. “It’s the perfect design for Adam, and will give confidence to all golfers that want stability during the stroke and less hand manipulation.”
Click here to see more photos of the Futura X from the PGA Tour.
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Titleist launches Pro V1, Pro V1x and Pro V1x Left Dash balls with enhanced alignment
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Cobra launches 3D-printed LIMIT3D irons
Cobra released its first commercially available 3D-printed steel putter in 2020. Now, the company is bringing its first 3D-printed irons to retail with new LIMIT3D irons, which Cobra’s vice president of product architecture, Jose Miraflor, calls “the most significant technological advancement to happen to the category in the past 20 years” and “a look into the future of golf club design and performance.”
Cobra leveraged the expertise of computational design software firm nTop to create an ambitious design: a compact players blade that offers similar forgiveness as a larger, game-improvement style club and forged iron feel.
Speaking on the partnership, Mike Yagley, Vice President of Innovation & AI, Cobra Golf said, “nTop’s computational design tools integrated with 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, allowed us to create an incredible new design that looks and feels like a forged blade but performs like a larger, game-improvement iron. No one has done this before, and we’re excited to introduce these unique irons to the world.”
As Cobra explains, more forgiving irons are traditionally larger and sacrifice feel. Due to the limitations of casting and forging, creating a more compact, better-feeling iron that still delivers forgiveness was only possible with 3D printing. The resulting profile of Cobra’s LIMIT3D irons is smaller than Cobra’s King Tour irons.
LIMIT3D irons are 3D printed for 316L stainless steel with an internal lattice structure, which allowed engineers to position 33 percent of the iron’s overall weight to the exterior for greater MOI. 100 grams of tungsten is positioned in the heel and toe of each clubhead for low CG for ease of launch and high MOI for greater forgiveness.
Additionally, using nTop’s design software and additive manufacturing allowed for a substantially faster prototyping process, which enabled engineers to test more designs and mass placements for a superior finished product.
Cobra LIMIT3D irons: Pricing, specs, availability
- 350 individually numbered sets available in the U.S. and Canada (500 sets total worldwide)
- Available for custom order June 7
- Price: $3,000
- Set: 4-PW, RH only
- Full range of aftermarket shafts, grips
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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that 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, there is a listing for a set of Mizuno Pro 241 Azalea Edition irons.
From the seller: (@ayc25): “Brand new in box / plastic. 4-PW. Custom shaft bands, grips, ferrules. Dynamic Gold S200 Tour Issue. NO TRADES. Ships next day UPS Ground from Northern Virginia. $1695 shipped or best offer.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mizuno Pro 241 Azalea Edition irons
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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Fred
Aug 26, 2013 at 4:06 pm
I’ll stick with the more classic style of my Monterey. The “X” is just too ugly. Besides, in the long run, it’s the indian, not the arrow that counts.
benseattle
Jul 9, 2013 at 3:09 pm
With a wide-spaced, backweighted design VERY similar to the Daddy Longlegs from TaylorMade, I’m curious about the MOI. TaylorMade freely states that the MOI is 8500. (My inquiry to Odyssey regaring their “Tank” model was met with “we don’t release those specifics to the public.”
My question: has Titleist or Scott Cameron stated what the MOI is on the Futura-X?
8thehardway
Jul 5, 2013 at 11:05 pm
The cherry-red weights give it a ‘gilding the hosta’ embellishment I could do without, but 350g is a better head weight for this footprint; the two dark sight lines should help the eyes stay focused at impact and I’d bet the weight distribution and sound also improve on the inspired technology of the original. I just wish technology didn’t exact such a high visual toll.
Ajb
Jul 9, 2013 at 12:34 am
Frankly frog!