Equipment

SPOTTED: Justin Rose testing a new Axis1 prototype putter

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2 years ago

Aug 2, 2022

Since 2019, Justin Rose has been using an Axis1 Rose putter, which he’s used to lead all players in strokes gained: putting in major championships during that time.

The putter, which was designed in collaboration with Rose himself, is uniquely torque-free and has the center of gravity positioned in the center of the putter face. It’s a multi-material head made from 304 stainless steel in the front section, and a proprietary composite material in the back.

Rose spoke in-depth about the Axis1 Rose putter at the 2022 U.S. Open in our TikTok video below:

@golfwrx Justin Rose speaks on TrackMan vs. GCQuad, blade iron testing, and his Axis1 Rose putter #golf #usopen #rose #justin #trackman #quad #gcquad #launch #titleist #putters #golftiktok #golfer ? original sound – golfwrx

On Tuesday at the 2022 Wyndham Championship, though, Rose was spotted testing an all-new prototype putter from Axis1.

According to Axis1 Vice President Phil Long, the new prototype has a three-piece construction, but is made to look one-piece at address.

“Think hollow-body construction in an iron, but in a putter. It’s 360-degree plasma welded. It has a stainless steel frame, two Tungsten plugs in the heel and toe on the inside of the putter, and then an aluminum sole plate.

“It allows us to give the Christmas (look) of a stainless steel putter with our technology, keeping the center of gravity perfectly in the center of the striking face, putter sitting at 12 o’clock perfectly balanced. Rose’s original putter has a carbon fiber back piece on it, so obviously that’s a very light piece. There’s a lot of other companies that have had multi-material constructions in the market. We were thinking, ‘How can we create a putter with a similar shape that appears to have the Christmas of a one-piece putter?’ That’s how we came up with this.”

Speaking with GolfWRX, Rose said the new prototype putter “looks really clean, and it feels great.”

While he’s undecided whether the new putter will go in play this week just yet, we’ll keep an eye on his flatstick choice as Thursday approaches.

For more in-hand photos of the Axis1 prototype putter, click here!

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Maverick McNealy WITB 2024 (July)

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1 hour ago

Jul 26, 2024

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Maverick McNealy WITB accurate as of the 3M Open. More photos from the event here.

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 “Dot” (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD XC 6 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 8 X

Check out more in-hand photos of McNealy’s clubs here.

Irons: TaylorMade “Proto” (4), TaylorMade P7TW (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 50-08F, 54-08M), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-L @59)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Check out more in-hand photos of McNealy’s clubs here.

Putters: Toulon Design Prototype

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Check out more in-hand photos of McNealy’s clubs here.

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Whats in the Bag

Sam Burns WITB 2024 (July)

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4 hours ago

Jul 26, 2024

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Sam Burns’ what’s in the bag accurate as of the 3M Open. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond S (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 TX

3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond T (15 degrees @16)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 75 TX

Check out more in-hand photos of Sam Burns’ WITB in the forums.

Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X

Irons: Callaway Apex TCB ’24 (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (4-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 56-14F @55, 60-08M)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 Tour Issue (56, 60)

Check out more in-hand photos of Sam Burns’ WITB in the forums.

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One #7SB

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour X

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Wesley Bryan on using 2 drivers last week and his “oopsie” hybrid

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Jul 26, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from an article our Andrew Tursky filed for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over to PGATour.com to read the full piece.

It’s been well-documented that Bryan uses two 4-irons in his golf bag – including a Takomo 101U Driving Iron, and a Titleist T200 – but that’s not the only notable oddity throughout his bag.

As Bryan revealed on Wednesday, he actually played in last week’s Barracuda Championship with two drivers: a Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max, which has been his gamer throughout 2024, and a new Titleist GT2 driver. According to Bryan, the dual-driver setup allowed him to work the ball both ways off the tee more easily.

“One was a little more friendly to draw, and one was a little more friendly to fade,” Bryan said.

This week at the 3M Open, however, Bryan says he’s sticking with just one driver: the Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max, which he enjoys for its forgiveness, especially on shots that he misses on the toe of the face.

“The reason I like this driver so much is… a lot of guys hit the ball in the middle of the club face; and, yes, that’s probably the way you’re supposed to hit driver. I try to utilize a lot of the face,” Bryan said jokingly. “You see…my tee marks go anywhere from (the center of the face) all the way to over here (on the toe of the face). So I like to utilize about an inch and a half of the club face here. The forgiveness on the toe of this driver is second to none, and again, I hit it pretty poor, as you guys know, off the tee most of the time, although it’s getting a lot better. This driver offers a lot of forgiveness.”

In addition to the driver movement at the top end of his setup, Bryan has also introduced a new Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max 3-wood into his lineup to match up with his driver.

“I had a (TaylorMade) Stealth 3-wood in there for a while, but I enjoyed the Ai Smoke driver so much that I got Johnny Thompson (a Callaway Tour rep) out here to build up a 3-wood as similar as possible,” Bryan explained. “This club was used just yesterday in a round to take some money off of Tom Whitney and Zach Johnson on the final hole. I drove it in the hazard, which is obviously not uncommon. Dropped it on a side hill in the rough from 265 yards, hit it to 10 feet… and made birdie the hard way. So this club, I’ve really been enjoying it; it’s been in the bag for about three weeks now.”

Bryan also uses a TaylorMade Stealth 2 hybrid, which interestingly ended up in his bag by accident last year.

“[My hybrid] was built just as a backup while I was waiting for my clubs to arrive [at the John Deere Classic last year], and I needed stuff I could go play the pro-am with, so this was just kind of an ‘oopsie’ hybrid… it turns out I love it. It’s been in the bag ever since.”