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Spotted: PXG’s new Darkness driver and black 0311T irons

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(Updated: March 9, 3:50 p.m.)

New golf equipment company PXG has been telling its Twitter followers, “Don’t be afraid of the dark.” Maybe now we know why.

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We spotted a photo of 0311T irons with a black finish at the Valspar Championship.

Also on the range this week, we spotted James Hahn testing a new driver from PXG that reads “Darkness” on its sole.

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From our photos, it appears that the driver has fewer adjustable weights than the company’s 0811 driver, which was a Gold Medal winner in our 2016 Gear Trials: Best Driver Club Test.

Unlike the 0811, which has weights surrounding the perimeter of the sole, the Darkness’ weights are concentrated on the heel and the toe of the club. The driver is listed on the USGA’s Conforming Club List, which means Hahn could put it in play this week if he wished.

See more photos of the driver below, and click here for the full gallery.

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  1. Eric

    Mar 11, 2016 at 12:22 pm

    What kind of troll would Shank this? Obviously no one has hit it yet, and the looks are absolutely SICK! “They should have never gave you N!&&@$ money!!!” Hahahaha… Love it!

  2. Jerry Curl

    Mar 10, 2016 at 12:15 am

    My CPU has a Neuro-net processor a learning computer.

  3. I'm Rick James

    Mar 9, 2016 at 7:48 pm

    I may be able to justify the outlandish price with all of the post drive one-liners.

  4. digitalbroccoli

    Mar 9, 2016 at 2:48 pm

    I’m always amused as to how these articles get almost as many shanks as likes. What’s not to like about an article showing a driver?

    • andmaythefranchise

      Mar 10, 2016 at 3:29 pm

      People love to pat themselves on the back for being too cool to like something.

  5. RL(Nihonsei)

    Mar 9, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    Darkness is the closet I’ll be sleeping in under my coat rack when she sees the PXG BILL. The only acceptable golf related Bill in my house is Bill Murray, and mostly for The Life Aquatic!!!

  6. Chuck

    Mar 8, 2016 at 10:42 pm

    DARKNESS

    CHARLIE MURPHY

  7. alan

    Mar 8, 2016 at 7:05 pm

    please tell me that is an homage to dave chappelle

  8. cdvilla

    Mar 8, 2016 at 6:57 pm

    I believe in a thing called love…

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Adam Scott WITB 2024 (May)

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  • Adam Scott what’s in the bag accurate as of the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson. 

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 TX

 

Driver: TaylorMade BRNR (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 TX

5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees), TaylorMade Stealth 2 (18 degrees
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X, Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X

7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth (21 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Black 9 X

Irons: Srixon ZX Mk II (3), Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (5), Srixon Z-Forged II (6-9)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 105 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 54-08M), SM9 (LW), WedgeWorks (LW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48-54), S400 (LW)

Putter: L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Proto

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

See the rest of Adam Scott’s WITB in the forums.

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Pierceson Coody WITB 2024 (April)

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Driver: TaylorMade Qi 10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 70 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi 10 Tour (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 80 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P790 (3), TaylorMade P7MC (4-6), and TaylorMade P730 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 54-11SB, 58-08LB)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: TaylorMade TP Reserve Juno

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

Check out more in-hand photos of Pierceson Coody’s WITB here.

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Why Ben Griffin is making the surprising switch to a Maxfli golf ball

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Ben Griffin might be a little too young to remember some of the iconic Maxfli golf balls that won on tour, but that isn’t stopping him from putting the newest Tour X ball from the brand in play. Today, Maxfli and Griffin announced an exclusive partnership that will see the PGA Tour player using the company’s four-piece golf ball.

While Griffin might be the first PGA Tour player to put a new Maxfli golf ball in play, he isn’t the first profesional golfer to do so. Lexi Thompson has been playing the Maxfli Tour golf ball on the LPGA Tour since the beginning of the 2024.

 

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We caught up with Ben at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Texas this week to ask him about the new ball switch.

“I was able to finally get my hands on some and try it and immediately I saw faster ball speed with the driver, which is always something every golfer wants to see.

“Then I had to test a lot around the greens and test irons, test spins, test everything like that. Basically, I came to the conclusion that I thought this was probably one of the best golf balls for my game.

“And so I decided to make it official and partner with them and very excited to help kind of launch this golf ball and see where it takes us.”

Griffin’s ball of choice is the Maxfli Tour X, a four-piece golf ball that is made for highly skilled players that want consistent distance off the driver and spin around the green. An updated core design helps add the ball speed that Griffin mentioned and two ionomer mantle layers separate low spin driver shots from higher spin iron and wedge shots. Maxfli uses Center Of center-of-gravity balancing to ensure each ball has consistent flight in the air and roll on the green. Like all golf balls on tour, the Tour X features a cast urethane cover for maximum performance, and it has a tetrahedron dimple pattern to enhance aerodynamics.

It is exciting to see a golf ball at a lower price point — $39.99 at Golf Galaxy — being used by a top 100 ranked player in the world like Ben Griffin, and equipment junkies will be keenly watching his performance with the new ball.

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