Equipment
SuperStroke reveals new “Zenergy” grip lineup on the PGA Tour
On Tuesday at the Cadence Bank Houston Open, GolfWRX spotted a lineup of new SuperStroke “Zenergy” putter grips.
Arnie Cunningham, a SuperStroke tour rep who travels to weekly PGA Tour events, explained to GolfWRX how the new SuperStroke Zenergy grips differ from the previous lineup of Traxion grips. Although SuperStroke isn’t yet revealing full tech details or a release date, here’s what Cunningham had to say:
“We brought out the new Zenergy grips at the Cadence Bank Houston Open. What we’re doing is updating the graphics, and we’re moving into a new line from the Traxion line. It’s called Zenergy, with a ‘Z.’
“We’ve got new, enhanced textures in the gripping zone, which is primarily down the side of the putter grip. Better textures, better feels. We’ve also got a new enhanced spine on the underside of the grips, which is just a little different. It’s going to feel slightly thinner to some people than the original spine in the Traxion. You’ll still have the feel of knowing where your hands are. It’s just not quite as protruding.”
“Then we’ve focused on improving the material. The material has gotten better each and every cycle with our grips. It really helps the feel of the putter.”
“The new colors are fantastic. We have seven new colorways: a really beautiful blue, we’ve added a purple, then we’ve got a lot of the traditional grays, reds and blacks that we’ve always had. The orange-and-blue is more racing inspired [not Miami Dolphins]. A lot of the car colors these days are that way. It does have an initial look of the Miami Dolphins, but the blue is a little lighter than that.”
“We’ve got a real soft launch right now. The feedback has been absolutely 100 percent. Everybody likes it. We only have enough product to display right now, and seed a couple. Right now, we have two guys in play that decided to put it on their gamer right away: Taylor Pendrith, who’s just coming off the Presidents Cup, he has a Flatso 1.0, and Brent Grant has a Pistol Tour. We have those two players for now, and we could add more. It’s still only Tuesday.”
“That’s the other thing we’re doing, we’re dropping the name GT. So instead of Pistol GT Tour, Pistol GT 1.0, Pistol GT 2.0, it’ll just be Pistol 2.0, 1.0, Tour, etc. It’ll switch into Zenergy going forward on everything, and we’re moving away from Traxion.”
See what GolfWRX members are saying about the SuperStroke Zenergy grips here.
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Equipment
Spotted: Tony Finau’s driver shaft change at the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
Tony Finau has always been known as one of the longest players on the PGA Tour, but he has recently been working on adding a little more distance. Last year, Finau averaged 118.3 mph club head speed and 178.08 mph ball speed, all while playing a Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX driver shaft. This year, he has increased his club head speed to 123.93 mph and his ball speed to 183.32 mph.
However, Finau’s overall distance has decreased by two yards in that time. From a fitting perspective, something was amiss. We asked Tony about the shaft change at the Texas Children’s Hospital Open.
“[I’m seeing] better numbers with the spin. My driver’s been a little high spin for me over the last month or so, and so I just figured it was time to probably check out the equipment,” Finau said. “And it definitely showed me that I was using a shaft that’s maybe a little too tip-stiff for me, the way I load the club now. [I’m seeing] better numbers with the spin.”
Finau switched from the Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX into the Diamana GT 70 TX. The newer Diamana GT has a slightly different profile than the D+ Limited with the stiffest handle section in the Diamana lineup. The mid sections between the two are similar stiffness but the tip is just slightly stiffer in the Diamana GT. Both shafts are within one gram of each other in the 70 TX. The torque rating on the GT is 0.1 higher than the D+Limited’s 2.7 measurement.
Mitsubishi lists the Diamana GT as a shaft between the mid-launching Diamana TB and the new low-launch Diamana WB shafts. For most players, it would be considered a mid/low launch and low-spin shaft option. Mitsubishi’s Xlink Tech Resin System makes sure the maximum carbon fiber content is there for smooth feel without reducing the strength of the shaft. MR70 carbon fiber is used for reinforcing the shaft and boron is used in the tip for its high strength and compression properties.
Finau is still using his trusty Ping G430 LST driver in 9 degrees and has the adjustable hosel set to -1 degree of loft (standard lie angle). Finau’s long-time favorite Lamkin UTX Green grip is installed. He definitely has a few extra wraps of tape under that grip as you can see the bulge down where the grip meets the shaft.
One final note: Per Ping’s PGA Tour rep Kenton Oates, Finau’s driver is also adjusted to play one degree upright to help dial in his desired launch.
We’ll see how he fares with the new setup this week in Houston!
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Whats in the Bag
Zac Blair WITB 2024 (March)
- Zac Blair what’s in the bag accurate as of the Texas Children’s Houston Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Red 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade M5 Rocket 3 (14 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 757 Evolution V1 X
Utility: Titleist U510 (3)
Shaft: Aldila Tour Blue 85 X
Irons: Ping i210 (4-6), Miura MB-001 (7-9)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 58-08M @57, 60 @61), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (52-M)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 105 X
Putter: Scotty Cameron prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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Martin Trainer WITB 2024 (March)
- Martin Trainer what’s in the bag accurate as of the Texas Children’s Houston Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Wilson Staff Staff Model (6.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kai’li Blue 70 TX
3-wood: Wilson Staff WLabs Prototype (13 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Orange 80 TX
Irons: Wilson Staff Staff Model (2, 4-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Wilson Staff Staff Model (52, 56, 60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: Bobby Grace Greg Chalmers Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Mr. Winn
Nov 10, 2022 at 3:58 am
Those grips just get nasty. There are plenty of other options that don’t discolour and get yucky.