Equipment
KZG releases GF X Driver
KZG’s new GF X Driver aims to take some of the guesswork out of custom fitting, providing fitters two different weight ports and seven different weights that create 128 different ways to optimize a golfer’s launch conditions.
KZG is not first to the moveable weight game, but the company aims to be the best with its network of qualified fitters. Because those fitters are the only retailers of KZG equipment, all weight adjustments will be performed by those professionals, which KZG officials say is the best way to get properly fit for new equipment.
“It has been proven time and again that when golfers make their own adjustments the results have been disastrous,” the company said in a press release. “Golfers tend to adjust their clubs every time they have a mis-hit. After several mis-hits and adjustments, it is impossible determine the correct positioning for optimal performance and launch. And worse, their swing is never in a groove, but rather changing daily with every mis-hit and adjustment. “
The GF X driver measures 460 cubic centimeters, and is one of nine different KZG drivers that are currently available through KZG’s network of qualified fitters. It has a traditional profile with an all gloss black head and matte black screw portals.
Those portals are positioned in the rear of the driver, where they can alter launch angle, trajectory bias, spin rate and swing weight.
The weights are available in 1.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12-gram options. Retail pricing will vary depending on build specifications, but the starting MSRP is $399.
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- Kevin Streelman what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist TSR3 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
5-wood: Ping G (17.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 10 X
Irons: Wilson Staff Model CB (4-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Wilson Staff Model (48-08, 54-08), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-L @59)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (48), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (54, 58)
Putter: Scotty Cameron TourType SSS TG6
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Check out more in-hand photos of Kevin Streelman’s clubs here.
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The year was 2012. Gangnam Style ruled supreme, its infectious beats and ludicrous horse-riding dance moves hypnotizing us with their stupidity. Everyone was talking about the Mayan calendar, convinced that the end of days was near. Superheroes soared on the silver screen, with the Avengers assembling in epic fashion. Katniss Everdeen survived The Hunger Games. And the memes! The memes abounded. Grumpy Cat triumphed. We kept calm and carried on.
In much the same way that automotive enthusiasts love classic cars, we at GolfWRX love taking a backward glance at some of the iconic designs of years past. Heck, we love taking iconic designs to the tee box in the present!
In that spirit, GolfWRX has been running a series inspired by arguably the greatest fighting game franchise of all time: Mortal Kombat. It’s not “choose your fighter” but rather “choose your driver.”
Check out some of the standout combatants of 2012 below.
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Nike VRS
Often harshly critiqued during its years releasing golf equipment (right, Phil Mickelson?), Nike’s tenure in the club-and-ball business gets a gloss of nostalgic varnish, with many of its iron and putter designs continuing to attract admirers. Among the company’s driver offerings, the 2012 VRS — or VR_S, if you will — drew high marks for its shaping and toned-down appearance. The multi-thickness, NexCOR face was no joke either.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
Callaway RAZR Fit
Callaway’s first foray into moveable weight technology (married with its OptiFit hosel) did not disappoint. With a carbon fiber crown, aerodynamic attention to detail, and variable and hyperbolic face technologies, this club foreshadowed the tech-loaded, “story in every surface” Callaway drivers of the present, AI-informed design age.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
Cleveland Classic 310
Truly a design that came out of left field. Cleveland said, “Give me a persimmon driver, but make it titanium…in 460cc.” Our 2012 reviewer, JokerUsn wrote, “I don’t need to elaborate on all the aesthetics of this club. You’ve seen tons of pics. You’ve all probably seen a bunch in the store and held them up close and gotten drool on them. From a playing perspective, the color is not distracting. It’s dark enough to stay unobtrusive in bright sunlight…Even my playing partners, who aren’t into clubs at all…commented on it saying it looks cool.” Long live!
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
Titleist 910
While there’s no disputing Titleist’s “Titleist Speed” era of drivers perform better than its 2010s offerings, sentimentality abounds, and there was something classically Titleist about these clubs, right down to the alignment aid, and the look is somewhere between 983 times and the present TS age. Representing a resurgence after a disappointing stretch of offerings (907, 909), The 910D2 was a fairly broadly appealing driver with its classic look at address and classic Titleist face shape.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
TaylorMade RocketBallz
The white crown. The name. You either loved ‘em or you hated ‘em. TaylorMade’s 2012 offering from its RocketBallz Period boasted speed-enhancing aerodynamics and an Inverted Cone Technology in the club’s titanium face. Technology aside, it’s impossible to overstate what a departure from the norm a white-headed driver was in the world of golf equipment.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
Ping i20
Long a quietly assertive player in the driver space, Ping’s i20 was more broadly appealing than the G20, despite being a lower-launch, lower-spin club. Ping drivers didn’t always have looks that golfer’s considered traditional or classic, but the i20 driver bucked that trend. Combining the classic look with Ping’s engineering created a driver that better players really gravitated toward. The i20 offered players lower launch and lower spin for more penetrating ball flight while the rear 20g tungsten weights kept the head stable. Sound and feel were great also, being one of the more muted driver sounds Ping had created up to that time.
Check out our coverage from 2012 here.
GolfWRXers, let us know in the comments who “your fighter” is and why!
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/29/24): Krank Formula Fire driver with AutoFlex SF505 shaft
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 Krank Formula fire driver with AutoFlex SF505 shaft.
From the seller: (@well01): “Krank formula fire 10.5 degree with AUtoflex SF505. $560 shipped.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Krank Formula Fire driver with AutoFlex SF505 shaft
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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Mike
Feb 1, 2015 at 6:31 pm
I’ve hit one. It’s a great looking driver and it’s as long as “today’s technology” drivers.
Roger
May 28, 2013 at 5:35 am
Wow….just like a TM R7 425 TP. Copy a Classic, now that’s
a compliment to Taylormade.
I managed to set the weights up just fine on my R7 st 3 wood,
Cheers!
Re hi performance hi value shafts..Try AXE.
JQ
May 25, 2013 at 11:31 pm
I’m amazed at how a company with such beautiful iron offerings can introduce such lackluster new drivers (and everything else for that matter) over and over again. However, maybe I shouldn’t judge this club on looks or technology…I played KZG blades for a year and they were great. I only replaced them because I won some Clevelands.
Joe Golfer
May 22, 2013 at 12:58 am
Hopefully for that price, you can choose from a group of very good shafts.
Seems like many companies still use cruddy shafts, despite all the other technology.
And some of these companies, like Fourteen Golf, are boutique companies, and by that I mean that they sell for a very high price to a small number of people who think that they have to have the very best (even if it isn’t really any better than what others are offering nowadays).
Many years ago, it used to be that certain companies or clubs were significantly better, but nowadays it seems like you can get an excellent driver (or any other club) from numerous companies.
Same goes for shafts. These “boutique” shaft companies, such as Oban, may make very good shafts. But who among us really wants to spend $400+ for a shaft. I’ll admit that I’d recommend a good aftermarket shaft over the stock shaft in most clubs nowadays, but some of these smaller companies are simply pricing themselves out of the market.
yo!
May 16, 2013 at 1:30 pm
kzg just described a golfer with an inconsistent swing. that golfer is probably not going to be helped by this driver either.
Rob
May 16, 2013 at 12:10 pm
Does anyone else find the statement from KZG a little insulting? Hey KZG, 2004 called and wants it’s technology back. Not only are you releasing technology that’s been available for over 9 years, you’re also insulting your customers by telling them they don’t know how to turn a wrench and move a screw from one hole to the next. Granted we all don’t have access to a launch monitor but we do have access to a driving range. I’m pretty sure most golfers can set things, hit some shots, and change them on the range to find what the like best. No, not all swings are consistent but you can very easily get a feel for what does and doesn’t work and eliminate some settings immediately.
Anyways, the golf technology world has moved on to better things and KZG should at least try and keep up or gracefully bow out.
Kevin
May 16, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Way to go to Rob. I couldn’t agree with you more. $399 for 2004 technology. Hilarious!