WRX Forum Buzzz

Insider Report: Updated

Published

12 years ago

Feb 5, 2014

Looking for the latest in equipment buzz? Fortunately with over a million people visiting WRX monthly and our top golf writing staff you need to go no further. GolfWRX has the latest news in the game.

Here are the latest scoops, spy pics and buzz… (updated 3/20)

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Taylormade Vault Unveiled: The Vault is going to offer exclusive one off’s, limited run, and prototype products that the tour department is making available.

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Callaway X2 Hot 2 Deep, 3 Deep and 5 Deep Fairway Woods: In-hand photos Callaway’s new X2 Hot 5Deep is the next logical step in the deep fairway wood progression. The deep-faced 5 woods target golfers who have downward angle of attacks or tend to contact their fairway woods on the upper part of the face.

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Titleist Vokey SM5 Wedges- In-hand pics of all grinds and finishes: Cast from 8620 carbon steel, in lofts from 46 to 62 degrees in two-degree increments. They come in six tour-inspired sole grinds (L, T, S, M, F and K), with each model sorted into low-, mid- and high-bounce categories w/ a selection of 21 different loft, bounce and grind combinations.

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TaylorMade Mini Wood Rumors and spy Pics: Buzz that TaylorMade will be introducing a Mini-Wood at The Masters. Pics from Kevin Streelman testing the mini-SLDR at WGC Championship. Here is the link to in-hand photo’s.

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True Temper’s new Project X 80g LZ shaft (hockey stick & skateboard too): A little more info on True Hockey. Been in the hockey business for 15 years making sticks for some of the biggest companies and players in hockey. Sticks made by TT have been used to win Stanley Cups, Hart Trophys, scoring titles, Olympic Gold.

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Q&A with Nike Golf: GolfWRX Members ask questions: Not only will the war room at Nike Golf Headquarters be filled with Nike Golf experts, but for the first time the Nike Golf TOUR VAN and the Staff at the Nike Oven R&D center in Fort Worth Texas.

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New Fubuki J Series Shaft Spy Pics: Smooth and yet tight feel at impact to keep the spins lower, Higher ball flight than the K series and some even says also slightly from the ZT series too.

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TMag Tour Preferred Wedge Spy Pics: Spotted these prototypes at the 2014 PGA Show. Look for these to be released early summer. The “ATV Grind” looks a lot more conventional when the middle part of the sole is not a different colour.

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TMag RBZ Pro & RBZ SL Spy Pics:These popped up on the USGA’s site. Looks like the Pro is only available in HL, and the SL is available in HL and 10.5. Guess is they are Dick’s one-offs?

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Adams XTD Proto Spy Pics: At the Northern Trust Open, recent Adams Golf signing Ernie Els was spotted with a set of Adams XTD Tour irons.

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Iomic Grips Spy Pics: There is a new version grip that was previously only available in Japan and special putter grip that is thinner.

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Northern Trust WITB: PGA Tour Photos from inside the ropes.

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True Temper Project X LZ shafts from at the 2014 Northern Trust Open.

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TaylorMade Mini Wood Rumors and spy Pics: Buzz that TaylorMade will be introducing a Mini-Wood at The Masters.

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Callaway X2 Hot 5Deep Fairway Wood: In-hand photos.

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TaylorMade putters shot at the 2014 Humana Challenge.

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Titleist Vokey SM5 Wedges: In-hand pics of all grinds and finishes. SM5 wedges offer golfers more tour-preferred grind and bounce options, as well as more spin from their larger third-generation Spin Milled grooves.

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Odyssey Havok and Jailbird Putters: In-hand photos of two new radical designs from Odyssey Golf for 2014.

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TaylorMade to Release a White SLDR Driver in April Rumor: According to a WRX member a handful of TMag employees were hinting at a White SLDR release in April.

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Ping Karsten TR Putters: Timeless and tour-proven head designs are showcased in the five new putters featuring TR (True Roll) technology.

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Titleist 915 Woods line: Rumored to be released this summer. Lengthy debates over the need for low spin. Some knowledgeable players go to bat and give their opinions.

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Bubba Watson’s new Ping pink driver: Shot at the 2014 Farmers tour event. Bubba is Bubba and truly unique. Take a look at his new driver up close.

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Ryo Ishikawa: Practice drill shot at the 2014 Northern Trust Open. Shot on the range these images went global. Try to figure out what Ryo is trying to do.

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Rife putters: New models shot at the 2014 Northern Trust Open. Spy pics of new prototypes from Rife Putters. Shot out on tour while being tested.

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Photos from inside the ropes at the ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Tom Brady, Alex Smith, and Aaron Rodgers, NFL Coach Bill Belichick, musicians Kid Rock, Kenny G and Darius Rucker, surfer Kelly Slater, tennis star Andy Roddick.

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2014 Nike 2.0 Driver, FW and Hybrid in hand Pics: High-Speed Cavity Back technology redistributes weight to the heel and toe allowing for increased distance and more stability across the face of the driver.

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Lamkin UTx grips: Shot at the 2014 Humana Challenge.

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Ping i25 Driver reveal: In hand pics and a tech interview with Ping Golf.

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2014 Scotty Cameron Putter Pics: Here are a few pics from a discussion in the forums.

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2014 Ping i25 Irons Pics and tech story: i-Series golfer, who needs more forgiveness than the S-Series irons can provide, but doesn’t want to play a set of irons as large the G-Series.

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2014 Callaway Big Bertha Spy Pics: Callaway has been bringing back some of the most iconic names in golf equipment history. The company started with the Apex irons, and now, Callaway is bringing back the name of the Big Bertha.

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Equipment

Best ‘forgiving’ wedges – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

6 days ago

May 29, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been discussing the most forgiving wedges on the market. WRXer ‘aaronpoling’ lays out his current setup and what he’s currently considering, saying:

“I am looking at getting new wedges, but looking for a forgiving wedge.

I currently play Ping G25 50°, MD4 54° and 58°. I used to play the CBX2 in the 50°, 54° and 58° and liked them a lot; but like any good dad, my son took them.

I am currently looking Callaway’s CB12 and Cleveland’s CBZ. Anyone have thoughts on these? Or recommendations of other wedges that I should check out?”

And our members have been weighing in with their thoughts and recommendations in response, with one brand coming out emphatically on top.

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.

boggyman: “CBZs are amazing wedges!”
drewbens: “Agreed, the Cleveland CB wedges are great! Already had a CBX Full Face 2 54 and recently added a 50 and 58 (for well under $100 a piece). Was chipping so well last week that my brother-in-law asked if the wedges were legal. Definitely underrated wedges for those of us that are not scratch golfers.”
BogeyTed: “Get Cleveland CBX/CBZ. Very underrated clubs.”

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I built the worst fitting clubs ever – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

7 days ago

May 28, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been reacting to a WRXer who claims to have built the “worst fitting clubs ever.” ‘dlow206’ recounts his experience with plenty of insightful findings for where he can go better next time in a detailed post, saying:

“Here’s my story of building the worst fitting clubs ever (for me). And my findings of what a better fit is.

I am short in stature, as well as a very short wrist to floor of 30.5″. I went down a rabbit hole of wanting to try irons 1″ shorter of more than standard length. Given the shorter lengths, the swingweights would be super light unless I added back a ton of weight to the heads, but I don’t like adding an extreme amount of weight back to the heads, so I decided to compensate with heavier shafts (115 grams instead of 95). Played with this set for a while and was hitting all irons extremely poorly. Thin, fat, right, right, left. My swing didn’t deteriorate that much because I was hitting my driver well, woods well, etc.

Went back to my older set of irons, playing at standard length, and my iron play improved immediately. Since then, have been doing more testing, while paying more attention to different possible variables. What I have found is I actually prefer lighter total weight with relatively normal or slightly heavier swingweights. Did a recent fitting and found that 85 gram shafts were better for me than 95 grams with standard length and relatively standard swingweights.

Still trying to dial in a final iron shaft choice, so have a few contenders that I will be testing. Will be moving away from my current Steelfiber i95 S parallel to lighter and softer

MMT 80 parallel R – worked pretty well in a limited number of swings at a fitting
Fujikura Travil 85 R – the fitter liked the Axiom 95 R for me at Club Champion, but i didn’t love the effort required to swing them. If there was a 85 Axiom, that would probably have been a great fit. So i am going try a Travil 85 R which is japan only
Steelfiber i80 CW R – i have been playing Steelfibers for a long time, so need to give one Steelfiber shaft a shot

Given I do club building work, I am going to build all of these shafts with the All-Fit universal iron adapters to pair with a Srixon 7 iron head for testing. With these adapters, there isn’t a swingweight issue because the amount of weight from drilling out is about equivalent to the universal adapter components.”

And our members have been sharing their reactions in our forum.

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.

Mikey_HACKilroy: “That length cut costs you a fair amount in swing points. I’d posit the length mattered more than the weight because a 115g shaft isn’t going to actually add enough back after cutting an inch off. Does it mean 115 would ultimately work? Hard to say. Maybe try a 1/2″ cut and add 2g to the head to compensate assuming the 7i is 37″ long. Maybe that will feel better. It translates to the same ~D2 you’re swinging at with the 95g shafts (estimated based on common weight, but you can weigh your parts on your own obviously).”
Stuart_G: “Your process is good – keep at it and trust it.”

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PXG Secret Weapon Version 2 mini driver lands on USGA conforming list – GolfWRXers react

Published

7 days ago

May 28, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

A second version of PXG’s Secret Weapon has this week landed on the USGA’s conforming list, much to the interest of our members.

The original version of the brand’s Secret Weapon launched in January of 2025, with the second version also featuring four distinct weight ports in the head and coming with 13-degree of loft.

In our forums, our members have been assessing the new version and sharing their thoughts.

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.

DTorres: “Kinda looks like the face on the new one might be slightly deeper. Little bit more rounded leading edge.”
snagy2000: “The current version is REALLY good, long…This one looks like they’re bringing some lightning tech to it…”
SEP1006: “Agree with this, hard to tell from that angle but looks like the face may be the same as the Lightning. If that’s the case may have to give this a serious look. Absolutely love my 2wd which is also a 13* loft. But that Lightning Tour Mid Driver face is hot and forgiving.”

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