Equipment
PXG introduces high-MOI, adjustable Operator putter
Joining the Drone and Gunboat on the high-MOI mallet-style putter end of the spectrum, PXG is launching its highest MOI putter to date: the Operator.
With a maximum head mass of 400 grams, depending on weight adjustments, the Operator features a soft billet-milled 304 stainless steel face and a body made from 6061 aircraft-grade aluminum.
PXG made the Operator for those seeking advanced customization and maximum forgiveness. Multiple sole weights, available in increments of 2.5g, 5g, 10g, 15g and 20g, can be used to adjust the overall head mass.
Regarding the name: “Operator” is the specific term for Delta’s operational personnel, although in recent years it has become a term for almost all U.S. military special forces.
The putter is available in three models.
Operator
The double-bend hosel style creates a full shaft of offset with a face-balanced hang angle. Built for players with a straight-back-straight-through stroke.
Operator H
The hosel neck is heel-shafted with a half shaft of offset and mid toe-down hang angle. Built for players with more face rotation in their stroke.
Operator P
The plumber’s neck shaft creates a full shaft of offset with a slightly toe-down hang angle. Built for players with a moderate amount of face rotation in their stroke.
All Operator models feature PXG’s proprietary TPE honeycomb sole insert and a TPE insert behind the face to dampen vibrations and enhance feel.
$450 retail.
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- Kevin Streelman what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist TSR3 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
5-wood: Ping G (17.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 10 X
Irons: Wilson Staff Model CB (4-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Wilson Staff Model (48-08, 54-08), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-L @59)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (48), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (54, 58)
Putter: Scotty Cameron TourType SSS TG6
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Check out more in-hand photos of Kevin Streelman’s clubs here.
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The year was 2012. Gangnam Style ruled supreme, its infectious beats and ludicrous horse-riding dance moves hypnotizing us with their stupidity. Everyone was talking about the Mayan calendar, convinced that the end of days was near. Superheroes soared on the silver screen, with the Avengers assembling in epic fashion. Katniss Everdeen survived The Hunger Games. And the memes! The memes abounded. Grumpy Cat triumphed. We kept calm and carried on.
In much the same way that automotive enthusiasts love classic cars, we at GolfWRX love taking a backward glance at some of the iconic designs of years past. Heck, we love taking iconic designs to the tee box in the present!
In that spirit, GolfWRX has been running a series inspired by arguably the greatest fighting game franchise of all time: Mortal Kombat. It’s not “choose your fighter” but rather “choose your driver.”
Check out some of the standout combatants of 2012 below.
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Nike VRS
Often harshly critiqued during its years releasing golf equipment (right, Phil Mickelson?), Nike’s tenure in the club-and-ball business gets a gloss of nostalgic varnish, with many of its iron and putter designs continuing to attract admirers. Among the company’s driver offerings, the 2012 VRS — or VR_S, if you will — drew high marks for its shaping and toned-down appearance. The multi-thickness, NexCOR face was no joke either.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
Callaway RAZR Fit
Callaway’s first foray into moveable weight technology (married with its OptiFit hosel) did not disappoint. With a carbon fiber crown, aerodynamic attention to detail, and variable and hyperbolic face technologies, this club foreshadowed the tech-loaded, “story in every surface” Callaway drivers of the present, AI-informed design age.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
Cleveland Classic 310
Truly a design that came out of left field. Cleveland said, “Give me a persimmon driver, but make it titanium…in 460cc.” Our 2012 reviewer, JokerUsn wrote, “I don’t need to elaborate on all the aesthetics of this club. You’ve seen tons of pics. You’ve all probably seen a bunch in the store and held them up close and gotten drool on them. From a playing perspective, the color is not distracting. It’s dark enough to stay unobtrusive in bright sunlight…Even my playing partners, who aren’t into clubs at all…commented on it saying it looks cool.” Long live!
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
Titleist 910
While there’s no disputing Titleist’s “Titleist Speed” era of drivers perform better than its 2010s offerings, sentimentality abounds, and there was something classically Titleist about these clubs, right down to the alignment aid, and the look is somewhere between 983 times and the present TS age. Representing a resurgence after a disappointing stretch of offerings (907, 909), The 910D2 was a fairly broadly appealing driver with its classic look at address and classic Titleist face shape.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
TaylorMade RocketBallz
The white crown. The name. You either loved ‘em or you hated ‘em. TaylorMade’s 2012 offering from its RocketBallz Period boasted speed-enhancing aerodynamics and an Inverted Cone Technology in the club’s titanium face. Technology aside, it’s impossible to overstate what a departure from the norm a white-headed driver was in the world of golf equipment.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
Ping i20
Long a quietly assertive player in the driver space, Ping’s i20 was more broadly appealing than the G20, despite being a lower-launch, lower-spin club. Ping drivers didn’t always have looks that golfer’s considered traditional or classic, but the i20 driver bucked that trend. Combining the classic look with Ping’s engineering created a driver that better players really gravitated toward. The i20 offered players lower launch and lower spin for more penetrating ball flight while the rear 20g tungsten weights kept the head stable. Sound and feel were great also, being one of the more muted driver sounds Ping had created up to that time.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
GolfWRXers, let us know in the comments who “your fighter” is and why!
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/29/24): Krank Formula Fire driver with AutoFlex SF505 shaft
At GolfWRX, 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 – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Krank Formula fire driver with AutoFlex SF505 shaft.
From the seller: (@well01): “Krank formula fire 10.5 degree with AUtoflex SF505. $560 shipped.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Krank Formula Fire driver with AutoFlex SF505 shaft
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
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Matt Paolucci
May 20, 2018 at 5:19 pm
looks a lot like the SIK Flo putter which it a way better putter.
josé
May 20, 2018 at 1:45 pm
PXG = Peeee x Geeee
Steve S
May 19, 2018 at 10:45 pm
Why do these guys always make claims they can’t back up? Maltby had a much bigger and higher MOI putter about 10 years ago. It was about the size of a pie pan and weighed a ton.
alvin
May 19, 2018 at 12:59 pm
It’s not a ‘putter’…. it’s a POTTER cause it gits yo ball into da hole every time.. oooh yaaah
golfdude
May 19, 2018 at 5:52 pm
Dat big black putter tool beats up on da lil’ white ball an drops it inta dat whitey hole… splunk !!!
alvin
May 19, 2018 at 12:50 pm
Black putters are the biggest baddest putters… and outputt red, white and blue putters …!
acew/7iron
May 19, 2018 at 8:45 am
But can it stop the yips?
No?
Next!
alvin
May 19, 2018 at 12:53 pm
It’s got lots of ‘jacks’… if you know what I mean.
Joe
May 19, 2018 at 8:20 am
Why aren’t they telling us what the MOI is of the putter?
It must not be very impressive.
alvin
May 19, 2018 at 12:52 pm
When you got a big black putter hanging there in your hands MOI is irrelevant… it’s biig !!
The dude
May 18, 2018 at 7:23 pm
Using this putter in my group is a punchable offense………
alvin
May 19, 2018 at 12:56 pm
It’s a Big Black Operator…. and you will be feared by all.
Robert Parsons
May 18, 2018 at 1:23 pm
Spider 2.0 ?
lance
May 18, 2018 at 1:30 pm
Spiders are red…. but if you try the big black PXG you’ll never go back ….:-o
lance
May 18, 2018 at 1:22 pm
Ever since I got an Operator P, I am more potent on the greens and get my ball into the hole more often… it’s such a juicy feeeling … 😎
Peter X. Green
May 18, 2018 at 11:32 am
Can’t afford the clubs…. but I bought a PXG cap… $59.95 … it’s a start 😀
Rico Moore
May 18, 2018 at 11:25 am
Where can I try one out??
Peter X Green
May 18, 2018 at 4:38 pm
It will cost you $20 for a tryout.. and if you buy it will be credited to the sale.
Jared
May 18, 2018 at 8:13 am
Surprised that this thing only cost $450, figured it would cost at least $750.
lance
May 18, 2018 at 1:26 pm
With sales tax it cost me $495…. and it’s worth twice that with all the action I get on the greens with the ball going into the hole.. 😮
Gorden
May 18, 2018 at 1:14 am
Whats it been 20 years or more since Frank Thomas came out with his Frankly Frog putter that is the model for all these chunks of putter.
J
May 18, 2018 at 12:34 am
looks like a Ping Bergen and Taylormade Spider had a baby
Deadpool
May 17, 2018 at 7:41 pm
F OFF PARSON
bobby
May 18, 2018 at 1:33 pm
Golfers are gullible and like to get ripped off with a new status toy.
Jason A
May 17, 2018 at 6:33 pm
PXG Spider
Ryan Michael
May 17, 2018 at 5:28 pm
P790 retaliation!
Peter X Green
May 17, 2018 at 4:54 pm
Best irons… and now the best putters… and worth every $¥£ 😛
DB
May 17, 2018 at 3:08 pm
I don’t understand PXG’s theme for putters. When you look at their drivers, hybrids, irons, etc… they all look great at address. Clean and simple.
Then you get to the putters – screws everywhere, funky designs. Not exactly easy to look at. I don’t get it. I’m all for the tech and the screw-weighting, just don’t understand why it’s visible at address on the putters.
Tyler
May 17, 2018 at 3:01 pm
Those wings don’t resemble a spider at all.
Biddles
May 17, 2018 at 2:52 pm
Corny, ugly. Pretty much the same as the rest of PXG’s gear.
Probably putts well, though.
lance
May 18, 2018 at 1:29 pm
Wicked looking and it frightens my playing buddies with their impotent Scotty’s, Betti’s, other’s …. it the biggest baddest black tool around and I got it …!!!