Equipment
Pushing it past the limit: TaylorMade M5, M6 drivers with Speed Injected Twist Face technology
In a market where distance seems to dominate the conversation, TaylorMade has always been at or very near the top year in and year out. It’s no secret that some of the most popular offerings from the past 10-15 years have come straight out of the Top Secret “Kingdom.”
With the 2019 TaylorMade M5 and M6 drivers, it looks like this will be another year that the company sits right near the top of that mountain, with its most aggressive push in regards to tech advancement since the SLDR in 2013.
Speed Injected Twist Face technology
Marketed as “taking speed to the limit,” TaylorMade’s next generation of the M family of drivers, the M5 and M6, feature a Speed Injected Twist Face, building on the Twist Face technology the company debuted with the M3 and M4 drivers last year. The M5 and M6 club faces are designed to initially exceed the USGA’s COR limit.
In simple terms, speed injected face technology is where they take all of the heads they produce, push them all past the USGA limit in regards to COR and work backwards to ensure they fall within the parameters — the algorithm-driven process of resin injection into the clubs via the two ports on the face brings the figure just inside the acceptable range.
“It was an engineering challenge to be sure and 4 years in the making but we knew if we could nail the injection technology, we would really have something special.”-TM Metalwoods Director, Tomo Bystedt
The Carlsbad-based company boosts ball speed in the M5 and M6 drivers through the interplay between a reengineered, more-flexible Hammerhead 2.0 slot, an ultra-thin titanium face with redesigned Inverted Cone Technology (ICT), internal support foam with variable amounts of injected resin, and, last but not least, a proprietary algorithm to tune each head.
TaylorMade M5
The popular T-Track TaylorMade debuted with M1 driver (which evolved into the Y-Track) further advances with this year’s offering. M5 and M5 Tour drivers feature an Inverted T-Track that allows for 1,770 unique CG configurations via the two 10-gram weights, as well as a range of MOI options. Golfers are afforded up to one degree of launch angle and 600 rpm of spin change adjustability, in addition to 25 yards of left-to-right adjustability. As with previous M Series drivers, the 2-degree loft sleeve allows for the adjustment of the loft, lie angle and face angle of the driver.
With a 10 percent smaller carbon composite crown footprint, TaylorMade’s fourth generation of carbon composite technology furthers the aim of efficient mass distribution and an optimized center of gravity. The new M Series club face is also 20 percent thinner with a 66 percent larger sweet spot than last year’s M3.
In addition to the 460cc M5, TaylorMade is launching an M5 Tour model, which features a 435cc head.
Director of Original Content Johnny Wunder was on site at “The Kingdom” in early December and had this to say on the key first impressions of the new M5/M6.
M5 look
“I actually preferred the look of the M3 overall BUT this driver is built for speed and the red paint and carbon fiber inspire that.”
M5 feel
“In my experience as a TM loyalist the feel has always been the determining factor, this is no different.” “It feels meaty out of the sweet spot and heel strikes still feel solid.”
M5 sound
“The sound reminded me of the SLDR oddly enough which has been my gamer for 5-6 years. Not as thumpy (a sound I like) as M1/M3.”
M5 overall
“Haven’t put it thru our typical ringer of testing, so I don’t want to comment on distance and spin, but at first sight, it’s another really solid, good looking, fast TaylorMade driver…these guys do that as well as anybody year in and year out.”
Related: 2019 TaylorMade M5 & M6 pictures
TaylorMade M5 specs, availability, and price
M5
- Available for preorder on January 18, retail on February 1
- MSRP: $549.99
- 9, 10.5, and 12 degree lofts
M5 Tour
- Available on March 1
- MSRP: $549.99
- 9, 10.5 degree lofts
Stock shafts: Mitsubishi CK Tensei Orange 60 and Project X HZRDUS Smoke 70
Stock grip: Golf Pride MCC Decade
TaylorMade M6 & M6 D-Type Drivers
Likewise “injected to the maximum legal level of speed,” according to the company, TaylorMade’s M6 and M6 D-Type drives also feature the Speed Injected Twist Face.
“Injected Twist Face delivers a hot, yet accurate performance package in the new M6 driver. When you add optimized CG and MOI through the use of a full carbon crown and sole, the result is a complete driver that delivers on all fronts.” – Brian Bazzel, Vice President Product Creation
Equipped with the same six-layer composite carbon crown as the M5, the M6 also features a complete carbon fiber sole that is 54 percent lighter than in the M4 (its predecessor). This allows engineers to move even more discretionary weight low and back in the club for maximum forgiveness and a lower CG.
TaylorMade M6 D-Type
The M6 D-Type the company’s draw-biased offering. A high-contrast topline masking makes the face angle appear more open than it actually is, leading to the golfer producing a more closed face at impact. The D-Type’s CG is closer to the heel, as well, giving the club 20 additional yards of draw bias than the M6.
Johnny Wunder on the M6
M6 look
“At address it does feel a bit more forgiving then the M5, it sits a lower profile or at least appears that way.”
M6 feel
“Not as meaty as the M5 for obvious reasons BUT its very stable and if quite solid no matter where on the face you catch it. It seems like the M6 will lend it self a bit more to the higher handicap, its very forgiving.”
M6 sound
“Surprising that I prefer the sound of this to the M5, it had that thumpy sound which I prefer.” Both sound great but if I was blind testing, the M6 acoustics is what I would chase.”
M6 overall
“Its definitely a winner for the player looking for something stable, forgiving and fun to hit. I’ll be surprised if the TM staff that were M2/M4 loyalists will stay in the M6, seems like this model won’t be as workable for the better player, but we will see. We have seen this for years with TM. They launch a “Tour” driver and a more forgiving driver at a lower cost, and the tour players migrate to the more forgiving of the two. Counterintuitive, yes, but reality. Will the more forgiving M6 (over the M5) find its way into tour bags and follow in the footprints of the 2016 M2 (over its M1 counterpart?)”
M6 specs, availability, and price
- Available for preorder on January 18 and at retail on February 1
- MSRP: $499.99
- 9, 10.5, and 12 degree (RH only) lofts
Stock shafts
- M6: Fujikura Atmos Orange 5, Fujikura Atmos Black 6 in S-, R- and A-flexes
- M6 D-Type: Project X EvenFlow Max Carry 45 in 6.0 (S), 5.5 (R) and 5.0 (A)
For women: the M6 and M6 D-Type drivers will be offered in 10.5 and 12 degree lofts (RH only) and comes equipped with TaylorMade’s Tuned Performance 45g L-flex shaft.
The stock men’s grip is the Lamkin Dual Feel. Stock women’s grip is the Lamkin Comfort Plus Dual Feel.
Related: 2019 TaylorMade M5 & M6 pictures
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- Sam Burns what’s in the bag accurate as of the The American Express. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 TX
4-wood: Callaway Mavrik Sub Zero (17 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB
Shafts: Project X 125 6.5
Wedges: Callaway Apex TCB (AW), Callaway Jaws MD5 (56-10S
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (AW), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56)
Putter: Odyssey O-Works #7s Black
Grip: Odyssey
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
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- Aaron Wise what’s in the bag accurate as of the The American Express. More photos from the event here.
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (15 @ 15.75)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 TX
Hybrid: TaylorMade SIM2 MAX (19 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 100 6.5
Irons: TaylorMade P750 (4-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM7 (52-12F, 56-08M)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: TaylorMade Ghost Corza
Grip: SuperStroke Traxion
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
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Equipment
TOUR REPORT: Jason Day’s new Scotty Cameron, celebrity Ben Baller’s WITB, and Xander’s new 3-wood
The West Coast swing continued this week on the cliffs of San Diego at Torrey Pines for the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open, and we caught up with some of the top players (and celebrities) in attendance to see what clubs are in their bag, and what changes they’re making.
As GolfWRX uncovered, Xander Schauffele, Jason Day and Justin Rose made equipment changes ahead of the event. We also caught up with famous celebrities Ben Baller and Gareth Bale to get glimpse at their equipment setups; both players competed in the Pro-Am on Wednesday. We also spotted some new equipment that players were testing, and we caught up with Gary Woodland to check out his new Cobra setup.
Let’s waste no more time and get right into this week’s Tour Report from the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
Check out all of our photos from Torrey Pines here
Day switches to a new blacked-out Scotty Cameron…and a 7-wood
Back at the 2022 Shriners Open in October, I caught up with Jason Day to learn why he switched into a Scotty Cameron putter for the first time in his career, and what he liked about his new rounded mallet putter. He said the previous putters he used in the last few years – TaylorMade’s Spider Tour, and Odyssey’s Toulon Daytona – sat a bit too square, and looked as if they were pointing left of the target. The rounder Scotty Cameron mallet looked to point a bit more to the right, helping him to start the ball on a better line.
Here’s a look at his original Scotty Cameron build:
Last week at The 2023 American Express, however, Day switched into a nearly identical head, except this time it was made with a “Tour Black” finish. He ended up finishing 2nd in Strokes Gained: Putting on the week, and we caught with him on Tuesday at the 2023 Farmers Insurance this week to get a look at the new putter for ourselves:
Could this be the putter that helps Day get his magic back on the greens?
I went into way more depth into the putter switch over on PGATOUR.com, so click the link if you’re interested. We also have more photos and discussion of the putter in our GolfWRX Forums.
For this week, due to the particularly heavy rough and firm greens at Torrey Pines, Day also put in a TaylorMade Stealth 7-wood, equipped with a Mitsubishi Kuro Kage 80X shaft. His caddie says he flies it about 245-250 yards and lands softly.
Check out more photos and discussion of Day’s switches here
Schauffele finally changes up his 3-wood
While Schauffele upgraded into a new Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond driver at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions, he kept his old Epic Speed Triple Diamond 3-wood in the bag that week. As we covered in our full story on PGATOUR.com, he struggles with 3-woods that spin too low when he hits a right-to-left shot; he doesn’t want the ball coming in too hot and not being able to hold the green.
Since then, however, he found a new Paradym Triple Diamond 3-wood setup that minimizes that concern. His new 16.5-degree HL fairway wood, which is actually bent down to 15.3 degrees, has helped Schauffele tighten spin variation due to the spin consistency across the face.
He put the new 3-wood into play on Wednesday at Torrey Pines.
Xander Schauffele’s full WITB at the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open
Woodland’s new Cobra setup
Gary Woodland officially signed an equipment deal with Cobra at the beginning of 2023, and we finally got a first look at his full WITB setup as a full-time Cobra staffer at the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open. Most notably, Woodland switched into a new set of Cobra King MB irons, which he said are “literally off the rack.”
Check out the rest of his 2023 WITB here
Hideki tests an all-new Graphite Design putter shaft
According to Graphite Design rep Erik Boysen, there have been only two prototypes made of a new Graphite Design putter shaft, and Matsuyama tested one of them this week at Torrey Pines. The shaft is designed to provide increased stiffness and stability throughout the stroke. While Matsuyama isn’t putting it in play just yet, we’ll certainly keep an eye on his putter shaft going forward, and keep an eye on Graphite Design to see how this product may progress.
Join the discussion about the new shaft prototype here
Ben is a Baller
Ben Baller is a famous actor/jeweler/designer/entrepreneur/avid golfer/TaylorMade staffer, and he was also on the winning Pro-Am team this week.
Ahead of his victorious round at Torrey Pines, we got a look at all the clubs in Baller’s bag.
We expected nothing less than an eye-popping custom Scotty Cameron Masterful putter, engraved with his name and paint-filled with Lakers yellow. Uniquely, though, Baller went with a driver-less setup to help avoid the rough at Torrey Pines, so he went with a top-end setup full of TaylorMade Stealth2 and Stealth fairway woods and hybrids.
He fills out his bag with TaylorMade Stealth irons, TaylorMade Hi-Toe wedges and custom TaylorMade golf balls with his logo on them.
Check out Ben Baller’s full WITB here
Kickin’ it with Gareth Bale
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Gareth Bale – a newly retired Welsh soccer player (or footballer, if you prefer) – also teed it up alongside Ben Baller on the winning Pro-Am team. While we didn’t get a chance to capture photos of every club in Bale’s bag, we managed to capture a few photos of his setup.
He doesn’t have a bad golf swing, either, especially for being a former world-class member of Real Madrid and Tottenham.
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Justin Rose switches drivers
The last time we caught up with Rose at the 2022 Cadence Bank Houston Open, the equipment free agent had an old TaylorMade M2 2016 driver in the bag. He’s been conducting extensive driver testing recently, though.
This week, he ended up switching to a new Callaway Paradym 8.5-degree head, equipped with a Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft.
Justin Rose full 2023 WITB at Torrey Pines
Ben Martin’s new EvnRoll putter
Martin was previously using an old Guerin Rife mallet putter, but he switched into a new EvnRoll EV5.2 mallet putter at the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open.
James Hahn shows up with a mixed bag
Former PXG staffer James Hahn has apparently gone the free agent route in 2023, since he showed up at Torrey Pines this week with a mixed-brand setup, which includes a Titleist driver, TaylorMade fairway wood, PXG hybrid, Callaway irons, Titleist Vokey wedges, and a Scotty Cameron putter.
See what GolfWRX members are saying about Hahn’s new free agency and golf clubs
TaylorMade’s San Diego head covers
TaylorMade’s Carlsbad HQ is just down the road from Torrey Pines, so the company typically designs some San Diego-inspired headcover heat when the PGA Tour comes into town. The 2023 Farmers Insurance sunset versions certainly did not disappoint.
Unfortunately, the sun is also setting on this week’s Tour Report from Torrey Pines. We’ll see you next week as the Tour travels up the West Coast to Pebble Beach.
Check out all of our photos from Torrey Pines here
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Jerry G
Feb 10, 2019 at 9:36 pm
Ever since Rocketbalzs 2 and SLDR, I don’t believe anything TM says …
Darryl
Feb 4, 2019 at 7:30 am
The Emperor’s New Driver.
Fast
Jan 26, 2019 at 9:23 am
So….if you took the injected foam out of the face, it would be faster/illegal?!?
BP
Jan 29, 2019 at 6:28 pm
As soon as I heard about it my first thought was how to get it out… with a SS of only 60mph due to physical impairment I look for every advantage I can get
Speedy
Jan 23, 2019 at 12:06 pm
I could whack the non-draw biased M5, nice look. But not at its price tag.
TAYLORswiftMADE
Jan 6, 2019 at 4:05 pm
Um hmm, bob parson would Beg to differ, PERIOD.
orv
Jan 6, 2019 at 2:29 pm
You convinced me. TM make superior clubs and they are tour tested. I would love to own the latest TM clubs but they are too expensive. If TM people are posting on this forum please lower your prices so that I and many of my golfing buddies can afford and buy your wonderful products.
Bill Parker
Jan 5, 2019 at 6:10 pm
I got a M5 driver and it developed a rattle in the head. The store said they would send it back to TM to inject a bit more resin to stop the rattle. I hope it doesn’t depress the driver performance even more with the extra resin.
NWO4Life
Jan 5, 2019 at 9:18 pm
The M5 isn’t available to even pre-order until January 18th?
TAYLORSWIFTMADE
Jan 6, 2019 at 12:22 pm
Yes, to the general public.
Simms
Jan 6, 2019 at 1:31 am
So if they inject more resin to stop the rattle they will be decreasing the COR…I would bet over time, just as happened in the past with some clubs, the injected product will break off and you will have a rattle, and if it breaks off enough you now will have a non-legal club as cor will go back up…RIGHT? What is the playing life of this $550 driver…only time will tell playing out on the course in different weather…
ogo
Jan 5, 2019 at 5:56 pm
“It was an engineering challenge to be sure and 4 years in the making but we knew if we could nail the injection technology, we would really have something special.”-TM Metalwoods Director, Tomo Bystedt
That’s not only ludicrous, it’s a bald-faced lie. This is a 30 day max engineering solution. Marketing mendacity…. sooo obvious.
Satan
Jan 5, 2019 at 11:05 pm
I have a nice bench on which for you to bend over when I spank you
ogo
Jan 6, 2019 at 1:36 am
Satan is a woman… 😮
Simms
Jan 6, 2019 at 1:33 am
Do you really think the golf engineers are really good, look at Wilson 2 years ago their engineers gave us the Triton driver…
ogo
Jan 6, 2019 at 1:39 am
I doubt OEM golf companies hire graduate engineers for piddling golf club cosmetics. Besides real engineers cost too much and you can get an engineering technologist for half price and halfazz solutions… which looks like TM club designs.
Daniel Green
Jan 5, 2019 at 2:48 pm
Has there ever been a bad product review in any major publication about any club? Looking at reviews has to be the most pointless thing ever.
ogo
Jan 5, 2019 at 6:01 pm
Gearheads live off Pinocchio stories and they are fed blatant lies which they eat up and believe. The M7 & M8 models are now in the product pipeline if the current c r a p doesn’t sell by June…. believe it…. and keep your money in your wallet.
Satan
Jan 5, 2019 at 11:07 pm
I look forward to dragging you to hell
smz
Jan 5, 2019 at 1:20 pm
I want my driver injected so my dynamic loft is up there and ready to blast that ball into the hole. Foam is better than toking an empty can of air and playing stoned.
Rich Douglas
Jan 5, 2019 at 11:03 am
I used to chase clubs…a lot. I got off that jag a couple of years ago with a radical approach: club fitting.
Buying off-the-rack stuff for years, I was grasping in the dark. With irons I’d go from super-game-improvement to forged blades and everything in-between…then back through it again. It was stupid. Woods? Every time TM came out with something I’d get it, regardless of whether or not it was good for me. But….
I finally got fitted for the driver. I was spinning the ball too much, ballooning my drives and getting insufficient roll-out. So I got fitted. Thinking I was going to purchase the latest Callaway (to replace the latest TM, natch), I instead went with the driver-and-shaft combo that got my RPMs down (by a thou). In my case, that was the Titleist 917D. I would never have come to that decision on my own, but I’m glad I did. I’d have to see a real, significant difference in performance before swapping it out. Money is no object, but performance is.
Irons were the same issue…until I got fitted for single-length Wishon Sterlings. Now, I could be tempted with an upgrade there, but no one is coming out with anything better. Cobra and Edel have good products, but there’s no real reason to switch. And since I’m never going back to variable-length irons (after two years, I’m pretty sure of that), I guess I’ll be gaming the Sterlings for a very long time. Now, if Ping should come out with a set….
ogo
Jan 5, 2019 at 6:06 pm
You are an exception after gaining wisdom to get fitted. Gearheads live to buy and flaunt the latest model clubs so they can be the first to bag the latest greatest new clubs. Most gearheads who list their WITB ar senal of silly club-shaft combinations are simply a man-child who likely doesn’t have a game…. soooo obvious
Ripper
Jan 5, 2019 at 11:08 pm
Man you’re a great salesman Rich, but totally unconvincing
Tom
Jan 5, 2019 at 2:11 am
Not going to the PGA Show, giving up the Driver Count, and this bee S marketing story for a new launch? This company isn’t worth what the current buyers paid for it, guess that’s why they haven’t flipped it. How the mighty have fallen.
Tom
Jan 4, 2019 at 6:31 pm
Company was reportedly bought at fire sale price of $430 mil from adidas, probably worth a lot less than that now….this product line is just plain embarrassing….
ogo
Jan 5, 2019 at 6:13 pm
Let’s ridicule this ridiculous rube goldberg driver off the market. It’s an insult to the game of golf. Enough is enough.
Matt
Jan 4, 2019 at 12:29 pm
All the TM bashing sustains me….
Let the ‘true players’ keep buying the retread Titleist drivers every other year…
The best players in the world are bombing TM drivers….
Keep up the hate tho. It’s not tired or pointless just yet……..(eye roll)
Travis
Jan 5, 2019 at 11:47 am
The best players in the world are hitting TM drivers because they get paid to use TM drivers. Once other companies pay more (like Honma for JR) then those players will go elsewhere.
smz
Jan 5, 2019 at 8:47 pm
Recreational gullible golfers will buy these “tour tested” drivers because if it’s good enough for the pros it must be good enough for them. Those who buy one of these drivers will sing the praises of their recent purchase even though it does nothing for their game. Golfers are pathetic c l o w n s, laughing on the outside and crying on the inside. Yuk yuk… boo hoo …. 😮
james
Jan 6, 2019 at 8:23 am
watch the driver count this year. TM have pulled the budget for players. For the last 10 years they have paid everyone, even the lowest tour players in Europe were getting 18k per year for the driver. The driver count will flip this year. TM bought driver count and Titleist buy the ball count. You don’t need to dig very deep to understand that.
HDTVMAN
Jan 4, 2019 at 11:51 am
Kind-a looks like the SLDR! The sliding weights do work, but when I originally saw the pics I thought the screws on the face would adjust the “twist-face”!!! Bottom line…bought a driver in the past 4 years? Compare your’s to the new one on the same monitor, same balls, at the same time. You’ll probably find the carry and dispersion similar. If so, save your money, until the next generation comes out, or save $100+ and buy the 2018 model. Remember, USGA numbers are maxed very closely by ALL manufacturers every year, so don’t expect 10-15-20 yards further with a 2019 model (maybe 1-3yds). Plus the prices are out of sight! Two top drivers for 2018, the Ping G400LST (and SFT) is now $299 and the Callaway Rogue is $399…why spend $549+ for a driver that definitely won’t out-perform either of these? Plus, check out different shafts–your driver’s engine. High-medium-low trajectory & higher & lower spin…are you hitting the shaft best for your game? Probably not!
Tmagfag
Jan 3, 2019 at 8:04 pm
Mizuno with the classiest looking driver of 2019, lol
Charles
Jan 3, 2019 at 3:46 pm
This club doesn’t look USGA legal
Patrick
Jan 3, 2019 at 3:41 pm
That’s what we need. 30% thinner! The engineers at Taylormade don’t care if we fill the landfill with cracked heads…..they must “innovate” or become unemployed!
Tiemco
Jan 4, 2019 at 11:46 am
Buy titanium futures!!!!
JP
Jan 3, 2019 at 2:36 pm
You gotta have screws for brains to buy into this latest marketing ploy
Steve
Jan 3, 2019 at 1:46 pm
This brings new meaning to “hitting it on the screws”…
DJpga
Jan 4, 2019 at 7:57 am
No it doesn’t. Wooden driver heads had screws around the sweet spot.
HKO
Jan 3, 2019 at 1:27 pm
screw holes on the face? what a great engineering decision. more cracked drivers will directly sell more heads sorta math? LOL.
Blake
Jan 3, 2019 at 12:21 pm
I just dont like the look. The squared toe and screws in the face are just too much
Tom
Jan 3, 2019 at 12:16 pm
USGA equipment rules limit manufacturers from producing products with any meaningful performance improvements, this is more marketing bee S from a company that sold for a very low price to an investment company that is now trying to peddle it to another owner…. Save your money!! Sellers Be Sellin!
William Davis
Jan 3, 2019 at 11:41 am
Madness.
orv
Jan 3, 2019 at 11:05 am
Resin foam… twist face… inverted cone technology… carbon fiber crown… this has got to be the ultimate in driver technology.
john
Jan 25, 2019 at 12:48 pm
Don’t forget that ‘proprietary algorithm’, Orv. That’s the clincher for me!
orv
Jan 3, 2019 at 11:01 am
This is beyond belief!! Injecting Speed Foam resin into driver and fairway heads will blow away the competition. Why didn’t others think of this first?!!
dat
Jan 3, 2019 at 9:59 am
Just charge $1K, they’ll still sell. PXG may sue for all those screws, but whatevs. Not like people are leaving the game or anything.