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New Pinnacle Distance named official golf ball of World Long Drive for 2025 season

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Pinnacle is making a return to the long drive scene. As announced today, the brand has been named the official golf ball partner of the World Long Drive (WLD) Tour for the 2025 season. As part of this partnership, the newly rebranded Pinnacle Distance will be the exclusive ball used in competition.

How did this happen? Well, a few roads merged, it seems.

Late in 2023 and early 2024, extensive golfer research confirmed that players in the distance/value segment prioritize high-quality, consistent, and affordable golf balls, with distance being their number one performance demand, according to the company. With that insight in mind, Pinnacle Rush and Pinnacle Soft were consolidated into a single model— Pinnacle Distance — which retains the long-drive technology of Pinnacle Rush while offering a clearer message about its performance benefits. At $19.99 per 15-ball pack, Pinnacle Distance provides premium performance without the premium price tag.

Meanwhile, as Pinnacle was refining this strategy, the World Long Drive Tour approached Acushnet with an opportunity to partner, creating a natural fit to reinforce the brand’s distance-driven identity. This partnership introduces the Pinnacle Series, a new initiative that includes tour events and professional ambassadors, ensuring that the ball’s performance is showcased at the highest level.

Reigning WLD World Champion Sean Johnson and current World No. 4 Jack Smith will be official Pinnacle Ambassadors, promoting the ball’s impressive power, durability, and consistency. Johnson expressed excitement about the partnership, recalling his first experience with Pinnacle as a junior golfer:

“The first ball I ever played with was the Pinnacle Gold when I was 12 years old, and I appreciate the opportunity to represent the brand as I continue my long drive journey.”

Smith echoed the enthusiasm, emphasizing the ball’s reliability in competition:

“I’ve had the chance to test this product, and ‘Don’t Think, Just Rip’ is the perfect tagline for this ball and this brand. I know how it is going to react when I hit it properly, so that takes one element out of my process.”

Pinnacle will also serve as the presenting sponsor for three major WLD events:

  • Clash in the Canyon (Mesquite, NV – March 21-23)
  • Bluff City Shootout (Memphis, TN)
  • Rocky Mountain Rumble (La Salle, CO)

Additionally, Pinnacle will be the official sponsor for The Fight at the Fort (Columbia, SC). The Mesquite event marks the first time Pinnacle Distance will be used in WLD competition, showcasing its long-drive capabilities on a global stage.

“Pinnacle’s origin story is distance, and it will be fun to see that on the World Long Drive stage,” said Jeremy Stone, Senior VP of Golf Ball Marketing at Acushnet. “Competitors will certainly notice the distance, but it is the quality, consistency, and durability that will stand out—long drive after long drive.”

For context, the 2025 WLD season features nine events, culminating in the World Championship from September 24-28 at Bigfoot Turf Farm in Colorado. As part of the partnership, Pinnacle will also gather insights from WLD athletes to inform future product development.

Golfers can purchase Pinnacle Distance golf balls in golf shops starting Saturday, March 15.

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Best ‘forgiving’ wedges – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been discussing the most forgiving wedges on the market. WRXer ‘aaronpoling’ lays out his current setup and what he’s currently considering, saying:

“I am looking at getting new wedges, but looking for a forgiving wedge.

I currently play Ping G25 50°, MD4 54° and 58°. I used to play the CBX2 in the 50°, 54° and 58° and liked them a lot; but like any good dad, my son took them.

I am currently looking Callaway’s CB12 and Cleveland’s CBZ. Anyone have thoughts on these? Or recommendations of other wedges that I should check out?”

And our members have been weighing in with their thoughts and recommendations in response, with one brand coming out emphatically on top.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • boggyman: “CBZs are amazing wedges!”
  • drewbens: “Agreed, the Cleveland CB wedges are great! Already had a CBX Full Face 2 54 and recently added a 50 and 58 (for well under $100 a piece). Was chipping so well last week that my brother-in-law asked if the wedges were legal. Definitely underrated wedges for those of us that are not scratch golfers.”
  • BogeyTed: “Get Cleveland CBX/CBZ. Very underrated clubs.”

Entire Thread: “Best ‘forgiving’ wedges – GolfWRXers discuss”

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From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Ping PLD Ally Blue Onset putter

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who 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, @negncic has a Ping PLD Ally Blue Onset putter up for grabs.

From the listing: “34” Ping PLD Ally Blue Onset. Ping composite shaft Ping PLD Pistol grip. No issues. $345 shipped.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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I built the worst fitting clubs ever – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been reacting to a WRXer who claims to have built the “worst fitting clubs ever.” ‘dlow206’ recounts his experience with plenty of insightful findings for where he can go better next time in a detailed post, saying:

“Here’s my story of building the worst fitting clubs ever (for me). And my findings of what a better fit is.

I am short in stature, as well as a very short wrist to floor of 30.5″. I went down a rabbit hole of wanting to try irons 1″ shorter of more than standard length. Given the shorter lengths, the swingweights would be super light unless I added back a ton of weight to the heads, but I don’t like adding an extreme amount of weight back to the heads, so I decided to compensate with heavier shafts (115 grams instead of 95). Played with this set for a while and was hitting all irons extremely poorly. Thin, fat, right, right, left. My swing didn’t deteriorate that much because I was hitting my driver well, woods well, etc.

Went back to my older set of irons, playing at standard length, and my iron play improved immediately. Since then, have been doing more testing, while paying more attention to different possible variables. What I have found is I actually prefer lighter total weight with relatively normal or slightly heavier swingweights. Did a recent fitting and found that 85 gram shafts were better for me than 95 grams with standard length and relatively standard swingweights. 

Still trying to dial in a final iron shaft choice, so have a few contenders that I will be testing. Will be moving away from my current Steelfiber i95 S parallel to lighter and softer

  • MMT 80 parallel R – worked pretty well in a limited number of swings at a fitting
  • Fujikura Travil 85 R – the fitter liked the Axiom 95 R for me at Club Champion, but i didn’t love the effort required to swing them. If there was a 85 Axiom, that would probably have been a great fit. So i am going try a Travil 85 R which is japan only
  • Steelfiber i80 CW R – i have been playing Steelfibers for a long time, so need to give one Steelfiber shaft a shot

Given I do club building work, I am going to build all of these shafts with the All-Fit universal iron adapters to pair with a Srixon 7 iron head for testing. With these adapters, there isn’t a swingweight issue because the amount of weight from drilling out is about equivalent to the universal adapter components.”

And our members have been sharing their reactions in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • Mikey_HACKilroy: “That length cut costs you a fair amount in swing points. I’d posit the length mattered more than the weight because a 115g shaft isn’t going to actually add enough back after cutting an inch off. Does it mean 115 would ultimately work? Hard to say. Maybe try a 1/2″ cut and add 2g to the head to compensate assuming the 7i is 37″ long. Maybe that will feel better. It translates to the same ~D2 you’re swinging at with the 95g shafts (estimated based on common weight, but you can weigh your parts on your own obviously).”
  • Stuart_G: “Your process is good – keep at it and trust it.”

Entire Thread: “I built the worst fitting clubs ever – GolfWRXers discuss”

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