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GolfWRX Spotted: Callaway Epic Speed and Epic Max fairway woods on conforming list

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What a day for new clubs! First, we had the 2021 Callaway Epic MAX, LS, and Speed drivers show up on the conforming club list, and as you would expect the fairway woods have followed with matching Epic Max and Epic Speed fairways also arriving.

The one thing to note when checking out the conforming club list is that any club that could potentially go into play on any professional tour has to go through the testing process, no matter how small the variation is between versions. This is why when going through the list you will see multiple versions listed, and even some in various lofts—many of these models could also be what is known as “tour only” parts to cater to specific golfers’ needs at the highest level.

With PGA Tour players gearing up for 2021, including the newest Callaway staff player Jon Rahm, it should come as no surprise to see these new clubs showing up on the list this week, and we can probably expect to see an official announcement soon along with a retail launch date.

Callaway Epic Max

At first look, the Callaway Epic Max fairway wood shares some of the familiar design cues as the 2020 Marvrik Sub Zero, but when we take a closer look, there appear to be some serious changes to the internals that are hinted at on the sole of the club.

The most obvious is the addition of “Velocity blades,” which sounds like an updated version of Callaway’s Jailbreak, and it has most likely been tuned to work better in smaller fairway wood heads.

We’re not sure if there is more to this tech story or not, but here is what we know for sure.

  • The continued use of a fixed hosel
  • AI is being used to tune the performance of the clubhead
  • The dual weight design will allow for a “high” and “lower” spin configuration

Epic Speed

This is where it gets interesting because generally a “Speed” club has been stripped of extra necessities in favor of reducing weight, but the new Epic Speed still shows an adjustable weight, and it’s placed forward in the head.

This could mean that Callaway won’t officially be offering any kind of “Sub Zero” option in the fairway wood line in 2021 and let the new Speed version be the lowest-spinning consumer option. With modern golf balls and lower lofts, it makes sense since a majority of golfers need spin in their fairway woods to increase carry. (See: Why your Traditional 3 wood might be extinct)

Conclusion

When it comes to metal woods Callaway has been rolling for quite some time. With the success of the 2020 Mavrik and 2019 Epic Flash lines, Callaway is sticking to the plan of producing fast forgiving fairway woods for golfers of all abilities and maximizing forgiveness by eliminating the adjustable hosel.

To see what other golfers are saying check out the GolfWRX forums.

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Ryan Barath is a club-fitter & master club builder with more than 17 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. He is the former Build Shop Manager & Social Media Coordinator for Modern Golf. He now works independently from his home shop and is a member of advisory panels to a select number of golf equipment manufacturers. You can find Ryan on Twitter and Instagram where he's always willing to chat golf, and share his passion for club building, course architecture and wedge grinding.

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Matthieu Pavon WITB 2024 (May)

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Driver: Ping G430 Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X

3-wood: Ping G430 LST (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X

Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X

Irons: Ping i230 (3-PW)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X

Wedges: Ping Si59 (52-12S, 58-8B)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X

Putter: Ping Cadence TR Tomcat C
Grip: SuperStroke Claw 1.0P

Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Check out more in-hand photos of Pavon’s gear here.

 

 

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Spotted: Tommy Fleetwood’s TaylorMade Spider Tour X Prototype putter

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Tommy Fleetwood has been attached to his Odyssey White Hot Pro #3 putter for years now. However, this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, we did spot him testing a new putter that is very different, yet somewhat similar, to his current gamer.

This new putter is a TaylorMade Spider Tour X head but with a brand new neck we haven’t seen on a Spider before. A flow neck is attached to the Spider head and gives the putter about a 1/2 shaft offset. This style neck will usually increase the toe hang of the putter and we can guess it gets the putter close to his White Hot Pro #3.

Another interesting design is that lack of TaylorMade’s True Path alignment on the top of the putter. Instead of the large white center stripe, Tommy’s Spider just has a very short white site line milled into it. As with his Odyssey, Tommy seems to be a fan of soft inserts and this Spider prototype looks to have the TPU Pure Roll insert with 45° grooves for immediate topspin and less hopping and skidding.

The sole is interesting as well in that the rear weights don’t look to be interchangeable and are recessed deep into the ports. This setup could be used to push the CG forward in the putter for a more blade-like feel during the stroke, like TaylorMade did with the Spider X Proto Scottie Scheffler tested out.

Tommy’s putter is finished off with an older Super Stroke Mid Slim 2.0 grip in blue and white. The Mid Slim was designed to fit in between the Ultra Slim 1.0 and the Slim 3.0 that was a popular grip on tour.

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Club Junkie WITB, league night week 4: Some old, some new

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We enter week 4 of Thursday night men’s league feeling a little more confident in the game. BK is hoping to go a little lower and reduce the mistakes out there with these clubs in the bag. Watch the video for the full breakdown of why these clubs are getting the starting nod this week!

Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees, neutral setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Lin-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F5

7-wood: Ping G430 Max (-1 degree, flat Ssetting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 S

Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi 4
Shaft: Aerotech Steelfiber hls880 S

Irons: PXG 0317 Tour (5-PW)
Shaft: LA Golf A-Series 105 Low (4)

Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM10 (50-08F)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Dart V 105 F4 Wedge

Wedge: Ping S159 (56-10H)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115

Wedge: Ping S159 (60-08B)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115

Putter: PXG Battle Ready II Brandon
Shaft: BGT Stability Tour Spec One

Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour X

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