Equipment
WRX Spotlight: Stitch Golf SL2 Bag
It wasn’t long ago that we reviewed the Stitch Golf SL2 Golf Bag here at GolfWRX and talked about both the pros and some of the cons of the new bag from the North Carolina company. Being smaller has allowed Stitch to be nimble in its design approach, and for 2020 Stitch has taken customer feedback seriously and improved the functionality of the already great bag.
What’s stayed the same…
- The SL2 comes in right at four pounds
- Well placed pockets hold enough gear for 18 holes or more
- It’s almost completely water-resistant thanks to Stitch’s Touring Fabric. The Material is a proprietary product used in all their bags that has the strength of leather but is more durable & wear-resistant
- Large, well-padded top easily holds 14 clubs and doesn’t “mush” your blade putter cover.
- It comes with the option to use either single or double straps – both are included and it’s very easy to swap between the two thanks to well-placed pinch clips
The pitch and width of the legs in the standing position have been adjusted to allow the SL2 to sit more stable when set down. The first version of the bag was a bit upright compared to others in the marketplace which isn’t really a big issue but if you are walking on a hilly course you always had to take an extra second to make sure you placed the bag in a stable orientation before walking away.
Since the SL2 is a bag designed with the walker in mind, one of the most requested upgrades was additional padding where the bag sits against the back. A lot of bags in the minimalist category have very little padding if any padding at all, but Stitch took customer feedback seriously and added a hip pad to keep you comfy.
This is where we start to get granular. The last two pieces of feedback for the original SL2 were that the Stitch logo on the apparel pocket was just too big and bold for some and the water bottle sleeve was a little awkward.
From a branding perspective, the large logo made sense and falls in line with almost every bag on the market but for those looking for a minimalist option having such a large logo took away from the styling.
The water bottle sleeve has been moved to the front of the ball pocket instead of behind to allow for greater access while walking and the ability to hold larger bottles, again not major tweaks but the devil is in the details.
As I said before, the best way to sum up the SL2 is to compare it to a sporty roadster: stylish, light, fun, fast, and functional. It doesn’t pretend to be anything that it’s not and holds the essentials—plus a couple of extras just in case.
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Whats in the Bag
David Lipsky WITB 2024 (April)
- David Lipsky what’s in the bag accurate as of the Valero Texas Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 65 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75 TX
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 85 TX
Irons: PXG 0311T Gen5 (4), PXG 0317 ST (5-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour FLT 125
Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II (50-10C), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-10S, 58-04T)
Shafts: KBS 610 Wedge 120
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of David Lipsky’s clubs in the forums.
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Whats in the Bag
Ben Taylor WITB 2024 (April)
- Ben Taylor what’s in the bag accurate as of the Valero Texas Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, B2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
2-wood: Titleist TSR (B2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
3-wood: Titleist TSR3 (15 degrees, D4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X
Hybrid: Titleist TSi3 (20 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Recoil Prototype Utility 110F5
Irons: Titleist T100 (4-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 50-12F, 56-10S, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: Scotty Cameron T-9 Proto
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 3.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
More photos of Ben Taylor’s WITB in the GolfWRX forums.
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Equipment
Aretera officially launches Alpha One shafts, available at Club Champion
As we reported earlier this year, Alex Dee, along with a group of industry veterans, have officially launched their own golf shaft company, leading with the Alpha One. Now you can get your hands on that shaft at Club Champion.
The Alpha One Blue and Gray series are debuting Aretera’s PowerGrid technology. Aretera is the first company to use spread tow woven carbon fabric in multiple layers at full length comprising over 50 percent of the shafts weight in design for maximum stability with a uniform feel.
These materials, novel in their application at this level, aim to offer high-level structural benefits compared to traditional unidirectional composites.
Speaking on the new shafts, Alex Dee stated:
“A lot of shafts have had to sacrifice feel to get stability. We’ve found ways to get it back. And it’s not a compromise.”
Aretera launches on April 1, 2024 at all Club Champion locations nationwide.
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Scott Price
May 24, 2020 at 3:23 pm
This bag looks awesome! Have you tried it in a cart yet? I had a white ping hoofer and the black cart straps would always leave a mark on my white bag. Is this the case with this white SL2?
Joel Metz
Feb 1, 2020 at 11:31 am
it’s still an ugly bag
Roland
Feb 1, 2020 at 9:46 pm
That is definitely not an ugly bag.