Equipment
Spotted: Fourteen Golf FH-900 irons and HI-877 utility
We spotted new equipment from Fourteen Golf at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open this week, including the FH-900 irons and HI-877 utility clubs. The company is planning to launch both in March 2017. Learn more about them below.
FH-900 Irons
With Fourteen irons, the higher the number in the model name, the higher the caliber of player the irons are intended to suit. The top of the pyramid is Fourteen’s FH-1000 irons, which are the company’s forged musclebacks. They’re intended for purists and the most skilled ballstrikers. The FH-900 irons are designed to benefit a wider group of golfers, with a larger, cavity-back construction that makes them more forgiving. But make no mistake; they’re still tour-quality irons.
According to Curtis Alvarez, Fourteen Golf’s head of sales and customer relations, the FH-900 irons have about the same blade length as the company’s popular TC-888 irons, but slightly more offset. They also have a slightly higher face height that helped company engineers create a more progressive weighting scheme through the set, which translates into easier-to-elevate long irons and easier-to-flight short irons.
HI-877 utility
Don’t worry about the yellow paint, GolfWRXers. The aesthetic is intended for the Japan market, Alvarez says, where it’s actually quite popular. When the HI-877 utility lands in the U.S. in March, it will have a more traditional appearance.
The real news about the HI-877 is its AM-355 steel cup face, which creates big ball speeds and forgiveness. It’s paired with a ST-22 steel body, as well as what Fourteen is calling a “Planet Sole.”
The Planet Sole was created for a Japan-only Fourteen wedge, Alvarez says, but it also can help golfers perform better from long distance. As its name implies, it has a large, curved surface that propels the utility club through the turf — even long grass.
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Whats in the Bag
Taylor Pendrith’s winning WITB: 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Driver: Ping G430 LST (9 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Accra TZ Six ST
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 80 6.5 TX
7-wood: Ping G425 Max (20.5 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 90 6.5 TX
Irons: Srixon ZX (2, 3) Buy here, Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4-9) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.5 90, 6.5 100 (2-3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 Tour Rack (46-10 Mid, 52-10 Mid, 56-10 Mid, 60-9 Full) Buy here.
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: Odyssey Jailbird Versa Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
The winning WITB is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.
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Whats in the Bag
Ben Kohles WITB 2024 (May)
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
Hybrid: Titleist TSR3 (19 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue HB 9 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (4, 5), Titleist 620 CB (6-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.0
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 50-12F, 54-12D, 60)
Shafts: Project X 6.0
Putter: Scotty Cameron P5 prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Ben Kohles’ clubs in the forums.
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Whats in the Bag
Kris Kim WITB 2024 (May)
- Kris Kim what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. More photos from the event here.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @7)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 60 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (15 degrees @13.5)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 73 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (2, 4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 56-12SB, 60-11TW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 WV 125
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Check out more in-hand photos of Kris Kim’s equipment here.
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Mike Honcho
Nov 4, 2016 at 12:55 pm
How does this company stay in business? I’d never played a round of golf with someone how gamed Nike clubs look where they ended up. Never even seen this on the course looking in others bags on the range, at the tee, in the parking lot…
KoreanSlumLord
Nov 4, 2016 at 5:37 pm
You obviously have never played in Japan, S. Korea, Pacific Islands, where Fourteen are in many bags. Fourteen irons and wedges are better than Chinese made cast garbage you hack around the muni dog track with.
Hula_Rock
Feb 22, 2017 at 3:53 pm
You see more Fourteen sets in Hawaii compared to Big USA brands. Well said.
richard patten
Nov 4, 2016 at 2:54 am
Need physical test data on balls & clubs. Subjective opinions worthless.
Titty681
Nov 3, 2016 at 10:52 pm
HI-877 = Dolphin
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Feel the Bern
Nov 3, 2016 at 8:02 am
I’d like to see how a club propels itself through turf. Rest the sole of the club on the ground and just watch it go! Perpetual motion, at last.