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GolfWRX Spotted: Callaway Epic Speed Triple Diamond fairway wood

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Photo via Callaway's Johnny Wunder

This week the PGA Tour is in New Orleans for the only team event of the PGA Tour season, the Zurich Classic.

Tour trucks are out in full force, and it looks like one Callaway Staffer, Xander Schauffele, will be putting a new prototype CallawayEpic Speed Triple Diamond fairway wood into play—or at least testing it.

Photo via Callaway’s Johnny Wunder

We were tipped about the prototype fairway wood thanks to it being Johnny Wunder’s Chef Ticket of the Week, and although we don’t have all the details on what this Triple Diamond head is all about, we can attempt to draw a few conclusions based on some physical observations.

  • The Xander Triple Diamond appears to be smaller from front to back, which naturally will push the center of gravity closer to the clubface—this helps with workability.
  • Although it is harder to decipher, the transition from the hosel to the skirt/sole of the club looks longer and doesn’t transition as fast as the retail model. This has me believing the face of the Triple Diamond is deeper, which also has me concluding the club is shorter from heel to toe.
  • Last but not least, the most obvious is that, unlike the standard Epic Speed, Xander’s (on the left) has two weight ports (like the retail Max model). This gives the tour truck builders the opportunity to quickly tweak the heads and dial in spin.

Whether it will go into play for Xander this week at the Zurich is still up in the air, but we will be keeping a close eye out to see if we spot any other players testing or putting one in play.

 

 

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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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  2. BJ

    Apr 20, 2021 at 9:45 pm

    actual loft 16.7….more of a 4 wood. Cant wait till these are retail offering

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