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Q&A: Air Force One launches new irons, sheds Powerbilt branding
Succeeding in the golf equipment industry takes good science. There’s the science of engineering top-performing clubs, but companies also need to be scientific in delivering the right message to consumers.
Ross Kvinge, formerly President and CEO of Powerbilt Golf, says his company was doing the hard work of making great golf clubs, but were overlooked by consumers – at least partly due to Powerbilt’s divided brand image. While Powerbilt made high-end golf equipment through its Air Force One line, it also made budget-friendly equipment for recreational golfers.
Could Air Force One products enjoy more success without the Powerbilt name?
Ross Kvinge, President of Air Force One Golf
Kvinge is about to find out. His new company, Air Force One Golf, will keep the nitrogen-charged technology that its clubs were known for, but leave the Powerbilt name behind. Enjoy our Q&A with Kvinge, now president of Air Force One, about the new brand, as well Air Force One’s AFX Pro Series new irons and yet-to-be-announced fairway woods.
WRX: Was it a tough decision to leave behind a company name that has been such a big part of your life since 1998?
RK: No doubt. There is a lot of heritage in the PowerBilt brand and we felt we would be able to leverage that with the introduction of the nitrogen charged patented technology. However, we found we were investing in re-establishing the PowerBilt brand in the premium market. We found that to be a bit more difficult than a clean launch of our patented technology under the Air Force One brand. As an industry veteran I grew up with the PowerBilt brand and remember the good days when PowerBilt was a leader in the persimmon wood market and forged irons. Unfortunately younger generations don’t know about those days and see the value in the brand.
WRX: Tell us about the new AFX Pro Series irons. What’s the target audience?
RK: The AFX Pro Series has evolved over the years mainly from input from our customers. We first introduced the Game Improvement iron with every club in the set pressurized with nitrogen. We found in the short irons, control was more of an issue than the added distance from the nitrogen so we went to a cavity back. We then saw better players interested in just the long irons with nitrogen due to the feel and distance the clubs delivered. We saw a market there, but knew we needed a club head shape that would appeal to the better player. Through that we developed the AFX Pro Series iron with a thinner top line and sole along with reduced offset.
WRX: We reviewed the Air Force One DFX MOI and Air Force One DFX Tour drivers when they were Powerbilt products, and found their performance to rival or even surpass top-selling drivers. Will anything change about them?
RK: We are working on new drivers for the future, however, to help with a smooth transition we utilized the same tooling. As you stated, the DFX MOI and DFX Tour have tested quite well against the competition. We have a huge potential to increase our distribution and reach a lot of people now that haven’t had a chance to experience the Nitrogen Charged Technology. We felt the current model would position well for the new launch.
WRX: You told us there’s a new fairway wood in the works. When will it be released, and what makes it different?
RK: Yes we do have a new fairway wood that we will introduce in late April. On our previous fairway woods we lost some of the benefits of the nitrogen technology due to the shallow face on the woods.
The key for the nitrogen is to get the trampoline effect and allow the nitrogen pressure to rebound the face and increase ball speed. Since it is more difficult to create the same effect on a fairway wood we went to our Air Foil dual slot technology. This has somewhat of an accordion effect on the sole and the crown that allows the whole face to move and allows for the spring back effect of the Nitrogen pressure. This will enable us to compete in distance and accuracy that we have seen in some of the most recent competitor fairway woods.
WRX: Thank you for your time, Ross.
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Let’s take a look at what the players on Luke Donald’s side are expected to put in play in Rome at Marco Simone Golf Club for the 44th edition of the Ryder Cup.
Full WITBs for Team Europe, below (featured image c/o Callaway’s wedge stamping maestro, Anthony Taranto)
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Ludvig Aberg
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X
Irons: Titleist T-MB 718 (2), Titleist T-100 (4-9)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 50-08, 54-10S), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (60-V)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Putter: Odyssey White Hot Versa #1
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Matt Fitzpatrick
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 65 TX
3-wood: Cobra Aerojet (15 degrees @14)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 70 TX
Hybrid: Titleist TSR1 (20 degrees), Titleist TSR2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 HY TX, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Orange 90 HY TX
Irons: Ping i210 (4), Ping S55 (5-PW)
Shafts: Ping CFS
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (52-12F, 56-08M), Vokey Design Wedge Works (60-T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold 120 X100, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue (56, 60)
Putter: Bettinardi BB1 Fitz
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Tommy Fleetwood
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (9 degrees @9.75)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X
Mini driver: TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver (13.5 degrees @12)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X
5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kuro Kage 80 XTS X
Irons: TaylorMade P7TW (3-PW)
Shafts: Project X 125 6.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (52-M, 60-T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot Pro 3
Grip: SuperStroke Mid Slim 2.0
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x pix
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord, Iomic
Tyrrell Hatton
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees @9.5)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana TB 80 TX
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees @14)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana DF 80 TX
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (21 degrees @19.5)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana DF 80 TX
Irons: Ping i230 (3-6), Ping prototype (7-PW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X
Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (50-12S, 54-12S), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-T)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (54), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (60)
Putter: Ping Vault Oslo
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride MC Plus 4
Nicolai Hojgaard
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 70 TX
5-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 8 X
7-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (20 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 8 X
Irons: Callaway Apex MB Raw (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X LZ
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (50), Callaway Jaws Full Toe (56, 60)
Shafts: Project X LZ
Putter: Odyssey Versa Jailbird
Grip: SuperStroke Tour 3.0 17-inch
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Viktor Hovland
Driver: Ping G425 LST (9 degrees @8.4)
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 661 TR X (45.75 inches, tipped 1 inch)
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees @ 16.5)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Ping i210 (4-PW)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 85 X (3), KBS Tour-V 120 X (4-PW)
Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (50-SS, 56-SS), Ping Glide 2.0 (60-TS)
Shafts: KBS Tour-V 120 X (50-56), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (60)
Putter: Ping PLD DS 72 prototype
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Shane Lowry
Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (9.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ White 70 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Titanium (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 80 TX
5-wood: TaylorMade M5 (19 degrees @ 18.25 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
Irons: Srixon ZX Utility (3, 20 degrees), Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4-5), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (6-PW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X (3), KBS Tour 130 X (4-PW)
Wedges: Cleveland RTX6 ZipCore (50-10 MID, 58-8)
Shafts: KBS Tour Wedge X Black
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG 2-Ball
Grip: SuperStroke Traxion Pistol GT 1.0
Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Robert MacIntyre
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 7 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Hybrid: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Rescue (19 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 105 X
Irons: TaylorMade P7MC (4-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-08F, 56-10S), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (60-T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Onyx X100 (50), Dynamic Gold Onyx S400 (56-60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron T5.5 Proto
Grips: GripMaster
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
Rory McIlroy
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (9 degrees @7.5)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (15 degrees @13)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X
5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (19 degrees @17.5)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
Irons: TaylorMade P760 (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9)
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB, TaylorMade MG3 (60-07RM)
Shafts: Project X 6.5, Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5.5 Proto
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x (#22)
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Jon Rahm
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Tour Green ATX 75 2.8 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond T (High Launch, 16 degrees @15.1)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
5-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond T (18 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
Irons: Callaway Apex UT (21 degrees), Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour Hybrid Prototype 105 X (21), Project X 6.5 (4-PW)
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10, 56-12 @55.25, 60-10)
Shafts: Project X 125 6.5
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Putter: Odyssey Rossie JR prototype
Grips: Golf Pride MCC midsize
Justin Rose
Driver: TaylorMade M3 440 (9 degrees @7.5)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Orange 70 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade M6 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX
5-wood: TaylorMade M6 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX
Irons: Cobra King CB (4-6); Cobra King MB (7-PW)
Shafts: Project X 125 6.5
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (52-09SB, 56-08LB, 60-09SBC)
Putter: Axis1 Rose
Grip: Lamkin PistolClaw
Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Left Dot
Grips: Lamkin UTX
Sepp Straka
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kai’Li White 60 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Orange 80 TX
7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Orange 80 TX
Irons: Srixon ZX7 (4-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Cleveland ZipCore RTX 6 Tour Rack (52-MID 10, 56-FULL 12, 60-FULL 12)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (52, 56, 60)
Putter: Odyssey Tuttle Stroke Lab
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Titleist TSR2 21 7-wood head.
From the seller (@car1): “Titleist TSR2 21. 7 wood with +2 weight. $250.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Titleist TSR2 21 7-wood head
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Let’s take a look at what the players on Zach Johnson’s side are expected to put in play in Rome at Marco Simone Golf Club for the 44th edition of the Ryder Cup.
(Team Europe WITBs to follow later this week)
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— Brooks Koepka (@BKoepka) September 22, 2023
Sam Burns WITB
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond S (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond T (16 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-AW)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (4-PW), True Temper Dynamic Gold x100 Tour Issue (AW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (56-14F), Titleist WedgeWorks B7 Proto (60-T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 Tour Issue (56, 60)
Putter: Odyssey O Works 7S Black
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Patrick Cantlay WITB
Driver: Titleist TS3 (9.5 @8.75 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 60 TX
3-wood: Titleist 915F (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 70 TX
Irons: Titleist T200 (3), AP2 (4-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold 120 Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM7 (46-10F @47, 52-08F), Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (56-08M @57, 6o-T @61)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300
Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5 Proto
Grip: SuperStroke
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Wyndham Clark WITB
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 60 6.5 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T200 (3), Titleist 620 CB (4-9)
Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 100HY X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold X7 (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 52-12F @51, 56-10S @55), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (60-A)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Jailbird Versa
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 3.0 17”
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Rickie Fowler WITB
Driver: Cobra Aerojet LS (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana Prototype 70 X
3-wood: Cobra Aerojet LS (14.5 degrees @13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Tour Green 75 TX
5-wood: Cobra LTDx LS (17.5 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya LINQ 8F5
Irons: Cobra King Tour (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper 125 S+
Wedges: Cobra King (54, 56, 58 degrees)
Shafts: KBS Tour 610
Putter: Odyssey Versa Jailbird
Grip: SuperStroke Tour 3.0 17-inch
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Tack
Ball: TaylorMade TP5
Brian Harman WITB
Driver: Titleist TSi2 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 5 S
3-wood: Titleist TS2 (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 661 Evolution II S
5-wood: Titleist TS2 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 661 Evolution II S
Irons: Titleist U-500 (3-5), Titleist 620 CB (6-PW)
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 90 (3, 4), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300 (6-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-08F, 54-10S, 60-04L)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: TaylorMade Spider OS CB
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Max Homa WITB
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 65 TX
3-wood: Titleist TSR2+ (14.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Red 8 X
5-wood: Titleist TSR2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 9 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (3), Titleist T100S (4), Titleist 620 (5-9)
Shafts: KBS Tour Hybrid 105 X (3), KBS S Taper 130 (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (P, G, S, L)
Shafts: KBS S Taper 130g (P) KBS HI-REV 2.0 135 X (G,S), KBS HI-REV 2.0 125 X (L)
Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5.5 Proto
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
More photos of Max Homa’s WITB in the forums.
Brooks Koepka WITB
Driver: Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II (10.5 degrees), TaylorMade SIM2
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D Limited 70 TX (44.5 inches, tipped 1 inch)
3-wood: TaylorMade M2 Tour HL (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 80 TX
Irons: Nike Vapor Pro (3), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4-9)
Shaft: Fujikura Pro Tour Spec 95 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-9)
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore Tour Rack Raw (46-10 Mid), RTX6 ZipCore Tour Rack (52-10 Mid, 56-10 Mid, 60-6 Low)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (46), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (52-60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Teryllium TNP2
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord (Midsize)
Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond
Collin Morikawa WITB
Driver: TaylorMade SIM (8 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 60 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade SIM Rocket 3 (14 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX
5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (4), P7MC (5-6), P7CM (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 56-08LB), TaylorMade MG4 TW (60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: TaylorMade TP Soto
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 1.0
Ball: TaylorMade TP5 (2021)
Grips: Golf Pride Z-Grip Cord
More photos of Collin Morikawa’s WITB here.
Xander Schauffele WITB
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond High Launch (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kai’li White 90 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S), Titleist Vokey Design SM6 (56-10), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-K @61)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: Odyssey Toulon Prototype 7CH
Grip: SuperStroke Traxion Tour 2.0
Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X Proto
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Scottie Scheffler WITB
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
Irons: Srixon ZU85 (3-4), TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Hybrid Prototype 10 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (50-12F, 56-14F), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-06K)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Special Select Timeless Tourtype GSS tour prototype
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Jordan Spieth WITB
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees @9.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
3-wood: Titleist TSR3 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75 TX
Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD Hybrid IZ 95 X
Irons: Titleist T100 (4-9)
Shafts: Project X 125 6.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F @47, 52-08F @51.5, 56-10S @55.5), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-T @60.5)
Shafts: Project X 125 6.5 (46), Project X 120 6.0 (52-60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron 009 prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 1.0
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: SuperStroke S-Tech
More photos of Jordan Spieth’s WITB in the forums.
Justin Thomas WITB
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 5 X (45.625 inches)
3-wood: Titleist TS3 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi AV Raw Blue 85 TX
5-wood: Titleist 915 Fd (18 degrees @19.5)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 9.2 X
Irons: Titleist T100 (4), Titleist 621.JT (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F @47.5, 52-08F @52.5, 56-14F @57), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-T @60.5)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (46), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (52-60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 prototype
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
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Shank-Master
Apr 19, 2016 at 7:17 pm
Change the brand to Titleist and all those who voted shank would be drooling and performing self gratifying acts on themselves in a circular formation at the thought of being able to buy these at 4 times the cost these clubs sell for.
Jbeagle
Apr 12, 2016 at 3:41 pm
If you reshaft does the nitrogen leak out? or is it trapped in the head?
Tj
Aug 9, 2021 at 10:39 pm
Idk.. Does nitrogen leak when u change your tire??
Frank Gatazka
Apr 12, 2016 at 11:36 am
The end of an era! First there was Hagen, then MacGregor, now PowerBilt. The brand did not quite make 100 years. I have played PowerBilt equipment since I learned the game in high school, 42 years ago. I fondly remember their persimmon Citation woods and forged Citation irons, both in stainless and high nickel chrome plated carbon steel. They were played by some of the best including Bobby Nichols, Miller Barber, Frank Beard (I have one of his PB drivers in my collection), Gay Brewer, Charlie Coody, Bill Kratzert and Fuzzy Zoeller. The persimmon woods were simply the best crafted commercial woods that could be had at the time. I was lucky to have a custom set made in 1990 at the very end of the persimmon era and visited the then famous “Slugger Park” factory in Jeffersonville Indiana to watch them be completed. The TPS cavity back irons in their original configuration were some of the most forgiving cast clubs available. Recently, I’ve played the Air Force One irons and Air Foil 2 woods and found the irons and driver very easy to hit, and long. The only problem is that I managed to crack three of them (not due to my swing speed for sure, as it is 85-87 MPH), due to a design defect where the sweet spot has milled grooves in the already thin face, thus precipitating a fatigue crack problem (I suppose if I didn’t hit the sweet spot as frequently there would not be a problem?). PowerBilt was always there with great customer service, and I have had the cracked clubs replaced. I believe the newer models have a slightly thicker face to avoid this cracking problem. To me it is sad indeed to see the name go the way of low-cost starter sets and junior clubs (now licensed to Hireko Golf) when PowerBilt used to stand for quality, and was for many years the “pride of the pro shop”. Alas, time marches on! I wish the new Air Force One brand good luck, as the product is for real and not just a gimmick!
James
Apr 26, 2016 at 5:27 pm
The Powerbilt brand is not dead, it was just purchased by another company.
James
Apr 26, 2016 at 5:29 pm
Oops, didn’t read your entire post before commenting. Sorry!
George
Apr 12, 2016 at 8:44 am
Is there a problem with the nitrogen leaking with time since there is material fatigue from use?
Chuck D
Apr 12, 2016 at 12:46 am
Nitrous oxide has to be the next frontier for golf distance, right? Hitting it 400 has to be the next
big thing for amateurs! Oh wait…………..
Brian
Apr 11, 2016 at 1:58 pm
I game an AFO DFX and it’s really a fantastic club. The sound is a little tricky to get used to initially, but the numbers and performance are there. The only thing I wish AFO would do with the next iteration is add adjustability. My shaft selection has brought ball flight down, but I’d love to be able to control it that much more. Good luck, AFO!
Regis
Apr 11, 2016 at 1:39 pm
I flirted with the idea of buying the Air Force One driver several times because it received very good reviews from a number of sites. I always failed to pull the trigger because it was never available for demo anywhere near me and I live in a densely populated area with a very big golf presence. In today’s market I just don’t see any manufacturer making substantial gains without in hand availability and that, to some extent goes for Bridgestone (clubs), Srixon , Wilson and a lot of other traditional names. What I see in a private cub environment is that one guy shows up with a new driver (set of irons, putter) he’s loving it and all of a sudden its the local rage. Changing the name is not going to be significant.
Ron
Apr 11, 2016 at 12:24 pm
The first set of iron I had were Power Bilt Citation Levelumes. Should have kept the Power Bilt name!
Meaks
Apr 11, 2016 at 11:32 am
Clearly this was an in-house branding effort. No legitimate marketing vendor would have advised them to use this name for a brand name and I wish them luck trying to compete against Nike in SEO on Air Force One.
Eric
Apr 12, 2016 at 8:36 pm
Kind of a harsh comment but I totally. The name just reeks of gimmick low end gear. Shame they didn’t at least split the brand the other way, restore the strength of the venerable Powerbilt brand and rename the low end.
TCJ
Apr 11, 2016 at 8:30 am
Nitrogen?! Now all they need are some ball bearings…
Tom
Apr 11, 2016 at 9:04 am
or carbon fiber.
Blmarling
Apr 11, 2016 at 2:15 pm
For more power, more oomph…LOL