In our forums, our members have been discussing lightweight irons. WRXer ‘UltimateLightweight’ says that he is “feeling the weight” of his old clubs and is on the hunt for a new lightweight set of irons, and our members have been sharing their best picks 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.

• MattM97: “XXIO are a good option.”
• Davidv: “XXIO or Ping G710 with Distanza shaft.”
• Pepperturbo: “Today, club heads are similarly weighted. However, graphite shafts can vary from 60 grams to 125g, steel goes to 134g. All depends on how much you want to spend. PXG has some lite setups.”
• SavageHenry: “Bridgestone J15 DF.”

Entire Thread: “What GolfWRXers are saying about the best lightweight irons”

At GolfWRX, we love golf, plain and simple.

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 – buy and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Piretti Cottonwood Copper Proto putter.

From the seller (@leifsun): “Piretti Cottonwood Copper Prototype.  Serial number 40 of 50 of the 2nd run. RH. 37″.  Gorgeous putter in fantastic condition!  Copper gives it a real flare on the course that makes it stand out in a crowd. $800 OBO, CONUS”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Piretti Cottonwood Copper Proto putter.

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

Callaway introduced the most recent iteration of its Mack Daddy line in September of 2019 with Jaws MD5 wedges. So, you don’t have to be the savviest of GolfWRX forum members to deduce we’re due for another generation of Callaway wedges soon.

I mention all of this as a preamble to ask the question: Is this design we spotted in the bag of Chase Seiffert at the Rocket Mortgage Classic the next Callaway Jaws wedge? (and might we be sold bold as to christen it the “MD6”?)

The answer according to Callaway? Not exactly.

The official word from the Carlsbad-based company, “This is a prototype wedge. We’re constantly testing prototype products with our staff pros out on tour.”

In other words, maybe it is, maybe it isn’t, but they aren’t saying.

Regardless of whether this is the “MD6”, it is a new wedge design with a different channel in the rear of the club. Given the trend toward moving mass around in wedges, we can assume this is done in order to optimize weight placement to enhance launch and offer a measure of forgiveness. There certainly looks to be more mass high in the toe of the wedge.

Enhanced grooves were a big part of the MD5 story (generating lower launch, higher spin than with the Mack Daddy 4). Indeed, Callaway marketed the Jaws grooves as “the most aggressive grooves in golf.” It stands to reason that, if this is the MD5’s successor, there will be improved groove technology here as well — but that’s difficult to determine from a spy shot of the cavity of the club and no comment from the manufacturer!

Chase Seiffert’s Callaway Jaws Prototype wedge

Callaway Jaws MD5 wedge

We’ll keep an eye on Callaway staffers’ bags in the tournaments ahead and will certainly let you know when we have more information.

In the meantime, speculate away! What do you think about this design? Does this have the look of a wide release to you or is this a more limited prototype? Let us know in the comments.