Equipment
Details on the new 2024 TaylorMade TP5, TP5x golf balls (plus new Pix)
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TaylorMade has enhanced and updated its tour golf balls for 2024, launching the first TP5 and TP5x balls since 2021. The Carlsbad-based company is also releasing a new generation of its TP5/X Pix line of balls.
The centerpiece technology of the new TP5 and TP5 is TaylorMade’s Speed Wrapped Core. According to the company, this innovation allowed engineers to create, with TP5x, the fastest ball and, with TP5, the softest ball in company history.
2024 TaylorMade TP5, TP5x golf balls
At the center of TaylorMade’s five-layer construction, the Speed Wrapped Core “optimizes variable stiffness between the core and mantle layers,” according to the company, contributing to reduced spin on longer clubs and more spin control on wedge shots. TaylorMade notes a softer sound and better feel in this iteration of its cast urethane golf balls.
“Our learnings from countless player and Tour tests show that golfers, unsurprisingly, favor a softer more muted sound with added distance,” said Michael Fox, TaylorMade’s Senior Director of Product Creation, Golf Balls. “Historically, the challenge has been the inability to improve one without negatively impacting the other. With this understanding, we’ve evolved our golf ball design process by uniquely decoupling feel and speed through material advancement, a complete departure from the conventional. The material-level advancement positions our TP5/TP5x family as having the best feel in the industry with faster constructions.”
TP5 vs. TP5x
TP5
- TaylorMade’s softest tour ball (particularly notable around the green)
- More spin than TP5x, particularly on wedge shots
- Lower driver spin than previous generation
- Best for golfers who preference short game feel
TP5x
- TaylorMade’s fastest tour ball
- Less spin than TP5
- Lower driver spin than the previous generation.
- Best for golfers who preference distance on driver and iron shots
- Flatter trajectory than TP5
2024 TP5/TP5x Pix
Pix’s ClearPath Alignment gets an upgrade for 2024. The balls feature a longer centerline and more color contrast for greater ease of alignment and more visual feedback.
In addition, based on tour and consumer feedback, the shape of the Pix graphic was changed from a triangle to a diamond shape. A tweak to the color palette moves the black portions of the designs further from the centerline for better visibility and ease of alignment.
The company is expanding its lineup of both stock and limited-edition offerings for 2024. Stay tuned on both fronts, including “MySymbol” wherein TaylorMade athletes craft unique Pix designs.
Pricing, specs, and availability
Colorways: White, yellow
Price: $54.99/dozen
At retail: Now
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Whats in the Bag
Luke Clanton WITB 2024 (July)
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- Luke Clanton what’s in the bag accurate as of the ISCO Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (8 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kai’li White 70 TX
Mini driver: TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 70 TX
Driving iron: TaylorMade Stealth UDI (2)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), P760 (4-6), P7MB (7-9)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 130 X
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46, 50, 54, 58)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 125 X
Putter: TaylorMade Spider GT
Clanton on his iron setup: “I love the blades with the low irons because I can kind of feel a little more around the greens, and if I have a little feely shot from like 150 I can hit a 7 iron there,” Clanton said. “It’s one of those things where I like to feel a little more with the lower irons. Then with the upper irons I like a little bit more forgiveness, especially when you’re hitting it from 210. You don’t really want a blade looking down at the ground, so it’s been a great setup for awhile.”
Clanton on his TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver: “My favorite club in my bag is my BRNR Mini Driver. This club has been a life saver off the tee, and off the deck, as well…the first week I ever put it in was actually at Cherry Hills for the U.S. Am. I think it was literally right when they came out with the Mini Driver, and a bunch of my teammates said I never liked 3-wood because I never hit it, and it was true. I hit this [mini driver] off the deck a couple times and it flew perfect. Then I was like, ‘Let’s hit it off the tee,’ and it was flying 285-290 off the tee. I was like this thing is pretty sweet. I’ve kept it in the bag ever since then, and no matter if it’s off a tight lie out of the rough, anything, it’s been awesome. I think it’s probably one of the better clubs I’ve ever received from TaylorMade.
“…I could take out the driver and have the BRNR in and still play well all week. It’s just one of those golf clubs you can hit it off the tee and still hit it far, I can draw it, cut it, hit it low, hit it high. It’s definitely one of my favorites for sure… I don’t think it’ll ever come out of the bag. I really don’t. It’s one of those golf clubs that I absolutely love.”
See more in-hand photos of Luke Clanton’s clubs here.
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (7/10/24): Callaway Ai-Smoke Mini-Driver
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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Callaway Ai-Smoke Mini-Driver.
From the seller: (@Mclancy94): “Callaway Mini. 13.5”. 43.25”. Denali 60X. $425 shipped.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Callaway Ai-Smoke Mini-Driver
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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Whats in the Bag
WITB Time Machine: Rickie Fowler’s winning WITB, 2015 Scottish Open
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At the 2015 Scottish Open, Rickie Fowler rolled in three birdie putts in his final four holes to reach 12 under par and beat countryman Matt Kuchar and Raphael Jacquelin of France by a stroke.
See what the Oklahoma State alum had in play nine years ago in Scotland below.
Driver: Cobra Fly-Z+ (10.5 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Matrix Reign Black G 70 T
3-wood: Cobra Cobra Fly-Z+ (14 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Aldila Tour Blue 70 TX
5-wood: Cobra Bio Cell+ (18 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Aldila Tour Blue 70 TX
Irons: Cobra Fly-Z Pro (4-9) Buy here.
Shafts: KBS C-Taper S+ 125 X
Wedges: Cobra Tour Trusty (47, 52, 57, 62) Buy here.
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Prototype Buy here.
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
More photos of Rickie Fowler’s WITB here.
WITB Time Machine is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.
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Billy
Feb 15, 2024 at 2:37 pm
Does swing speed matter as much, or is it just what you want out of ball (less/more spin, soft feel, etc)…