Equipment
Scotty Cameron Fastback 2 and Squareback 1.5 join Select lineup
In Scotty Cameron’s latest line extension, two new models join the the Select offerings.
Both the Fastback 2 and Squareback 1.5 feature multi-material construction, in which a 6061 aircraft aluminum face-sole component is joined with the 303 stainless steel body of the putter.
Scotty Cameron Fastback 2
Following the 2018 Select Fastback launch, players petitioned Cameron to add a plumbers neck option. In addition to the neck, with one shaft of offset, the rounded mid-mallet features a slightly thinner topline and slightly shorter face.
Scotty Cameron Squareback 1.5
The newest addition to the Squareback 1.5 line features a mini-slant neck that, according to the company, creates a more squared off look and more toe flow than the Select Squareback. Like the Fastback 2, the Squareback 1.5. Has a slightly thinner topline and shorter face than the Squareback.
Scotty Cameron himself had this to say about the release
“Extending the Select line was all about taking the feedback we got from players and incorporating it into new offerings. Shortly after we introduced the 2018 Fastback and Squareback models on tour, players began asking for them with prototype necks.
“We are seeing more and more players gravitate to these nice, compact head shapes. They’re not blades and not exactly mallets. We call them mid-mallets. By creating the Fastback 2 with a plumbing neck, and the Squareback 1.5 with our mini-slant neck, we’re giving players everything they asked for and more.”
Additional features of both putters
- two, customizable stainless steel heel-toe weights
- stepless steel shaft
- black & silver Matador Mid-size grip
- raw stainless steel finish with a unique bead blast “for a radiant yet glare resistant appearance”
- smaller, double- milled “cherry dots” on the sole
Availability
Select Fastback 2 and Squareback 1.5 putters will be available on Friday, Feb. 15 worldwide through Titleist authorized golf shops. MSRP: $399.
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- Wesley Bryan what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 50 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 60 X
Hybrid: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Rescue (19.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus HB Blue 8 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (4), Takomo 101U (4), Takomo 101T (5), Takomo 301 CB (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-14F), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (58-A)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF3
Grips: SuperStroke, Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
More photos of Wesley Bryan’s WITB in the forums.
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…Flash forward to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2024 at TPC Craig Ranch in Texas, and Bryan is still playing with a mixed Takomo set, except he’s added a new 101 U 4-iron, plus a Titleist T200 4-iron, and he’s dropping his 5-iron.
That bears repeating: Bryan is switching to an iron setup that consists of two 4-irons and no 5-iron.
On paper, that looks wrong, but when you look at yardage gapping instead of the number on the sole of the iron, things start to make more sense.
As Bryan explained to GolfWRX.com on Tuesday in Texas, his Takomo 301 CB 6-iron goes about 195-200 yards. Then, his new hollow-bodied Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which he recently started testing “a couple weeks ago” and bent about 2 degrees weak, goes about 220 yards, and the Titleist T200 4-iron goes about 235 yards.
Speaking on his new Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which sells for $119, Bryan had this to say:
“It’s super forgiving and launches high, and it has a bit longer of a profile to where it looks really good,” said Bryan. “If people are willing to play something that doesn’t have an expensive price tag on their club…[I started testing it] in the last couple weeks and it’s in the bag.
“I just made it like 2 degrees weaker. Basically that gap from 205 to 225 I was in a little bit of a dead space, so I’m going to try and fill that gap better.”
Check out Wesley Bryan’s full WITB here.
Read the rest of the article at PGATour.com.
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In our forums, our members have been discussing players irons. WRXer ‘NorthTXGolf’ is on the hunt for some new irons but is putting a priority on forgiveness, and has reached out to fellow members who have been sharing their thoughts and advice on the subject 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.
- Sam217: “i230 has got to be one of the most forgiving players irons available. Cobra King Tour another. Don’t sleep on the New Level 480 DB coming out soon.”
- RangeBaller: “ZX5/ZX7 and i230 should definitely be in your testing pool.”
- YAMS49: “Another I210 homie here… Very highly recommended if you want/need spin and a consistent yardage.”
- golf-RN: “I second the Cobra King Tour irons. I am not the greatest ballstriker by any stretch of the imagination and I find the King Tours very forgiving. Toe strikes might lose 5 or 6 yards with no directional loss. You definitely feel the miss though lol but mishits from the center aren’t punished too hard regarding distance.”
Entire Thread: “Most forgiving Players irons? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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Steve
Jan 15, 2019 at 11:30 pm
Those inserts are hideous. Glad I have a SC Fastback from way back when. It’s actually a pretty money putter.
hrfdez
Jan 15, 2019 at 9:15 am
All that money for an insert held by 3M double sided tape. There’s a sucker in every corner!
TPinmabunghole
Jan 15, 2019 at 2:50 am
Yeah but you’ve gotta ask, if these insert ones are so good, why aren’t more Tour pros using them
Colin M
Jan 14, 2019 at 10:17 pm
For that kind of money you would hope they align the threads on the bottom of the putter for the weights, so that the numbers on the weights are parallel with the putter face!
BC
Jan 14, 2019 at 8:54 pm
What is his fascination with aluminum inserts? That fastback 2 would be in the bag if it was solid stainless.
CS
Jan 16, 2019 at 2:06 am
Aluminium
DB
Jan 14, 2019 at 1:18 pm
Squareback 1.5 looks great. Bring back more slant necks, or “mini slant” or whatever you want to call it. Yes it still has the insert, but at least it’s aluminum so you get the MOI boost.
JP
Jan 14, 2019 at 1:17 pm
I need more cowbell… I meant I need more insert…. said NOBODY!
Nick
Jan 14, 2019 at 12:09 pm
Other features include nothing for left handers
T
Jan 14, 2019 at 10:53 am
Sellers be sellin…..
Satan
Jan 14, 2019 at 11:25 am
You go hiding now ogo
dat
Jan 14, 2019 at 10:05 am
Finally a release of a couple non-insane putters inspired by tour models.
hrfdez
Jan 15, 2019 at 9:16 am
What?
dat
Jan 15, 2019 at 10:54 pm
he’s been releasing ugly garbage for the last year, this is a slight improvement. SLIGHT.
JD
Jan 14, 2019 at 9:51 am
Ok awesome. Step 1 of getting better neck options is complete. Now just get rid of the insert and we’ll be back in 2008 where we all want to be with our Scotty Cameron putters.
CaoNiMa
Jan 14, 2019 at 11:27 am
Except if it’s the terrylium one then we don’t mind that insert.
Just give us a remake of Koepka’s and we’ll be on our way
Tre
Jan 14, 2019 at 9:23 am
Obviously would love for these to come in LH, especially Squareback 1.5… Will scotty ever expand LH options beyond Newport 2 and Newport 3 in the select lineup?
Dave Noll
Jan 14, 2019 at 8:23 pm
The King will never offer a whole lot for us lefties. We are not worthy of his genius.