Equipment

LIVE Q&A WITH PROJECT X TUESDAY APRIL 3, 2PM ET!

Published

14 years ago

Mar 25, 2012

True Temper’s Chad Hall, director product marketing and global tour operations and True Temper shaft rep Simon Wilson will be here live fielding all your questions on Project X. Join us!

CLICK HERE TO ASK QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE CHAT.

The history and the future.

That’s what True Temper’s Chad Hall, director product marketing and global tour operations, said keeps him excited to go to work every day.

The True Temper brand certainly has plenty of history. The company’s Dynamic Gold line of iron shaft, introduced in 1980, is still the gold standard to which all other iron shafts are compared.

On Tuesday, April 3, at 2 p.m. EDT GolfWRX members will have the chance to discuss True Temper’s legendary lines of iron and wood shafts with Hall and True Temper shaft rep Simon Wilson, as well as several new products that Hall and Wilson are excited about.

One of those new products is the Project X line of wood shafts, which debuted last year at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at the Old Course at St. Andrews. That week, 72 players decided to put the shafts in play – 61 Project X Blue shafts, and 11 of the lighter weight Project X Black shafts.

Since that time, several players, including PGA Champion Y.E. Yang, 14-time major championship winner Tiger Woods and Jason Dufner have used the Project X PXi iron shaft, a lighter version of the Project X iron shaft that closer mirrors its performance and feel.

“When players try the Dynamic Gold XL [a lighter version of the original Dynamic Gold shaft], they can usually tell the difference right away,” Hall said. “But with the PXi, they don’t immediately notice the difference in feel. But they notice the difference in performance on Trackman.”

Dufner, who finished runner-up at the 2012 PGA Championship, picked up approximately 7 mph in ball speed with the PXi in his 4 iron, a claim Hall said that his company doesn’t advertise but is entirely possible with the PXi.

“In my 11 years at True Temper, I believe it’s the best shaft we’ve ever made,” Hall said. “Pros have told us that they actually hit the shafts too far … In 10 years, I believe that we’ll still be talking about the PXi.”

If the True Temper has a most valuable player on its them, it might be Wilson, who has become a popular figure in the world of golf social media (you can follow him@pgatourshaftrep).

Wilson spends his time before the Masters tournament working with PGA Tour players in the United States, and after that heads to the European Tour, where he has built a stable of players that have come to depend on the performance of Project X shafts – names that include Matteo Manassero and Luke Donald, who won the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship with the Project X Black 7.0 shaft in his driver.

The Project X line has already claimed six PGA Tour wins this season, a number that is sure to grow as the season progresses. Please, join us for the chat, where Hall will be fielding product specific questions, and Wilson will handle questions that deal directly with the tours. No question is too specific. Take dead aim, and fire away.

CLICK HERE TO ASK QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE CHAT.

Equipment

Interesting clubs at top of bag – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

10 hours ago

Jun 3, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, users are talking about top of bag setups that are non-traditional or thought-provoking in some way. Original poster @SuperSpurs106 inquired about other members who might use unorthodox set-ups to help with gapping issues or weak spots.

They wrote:

“I currently have a PING G430 driver, TM Qi35 3W and a TM Qi4D 7W. Driver and 7W are fine but can’t get on with my 3W and have always struggling with this club over the years. Thinking of adding a 2H which I know would look odd. Just wondering if anyone else had a weird set up at the top of their bag?”

Our members in the forum have offered up their thoughts and personal experiences with non-traditional top of bag set-ups, and their reasoning for thinking outside of the box to begin with. 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.

BowMain42: “Don’t worry about what “looks” odd. If the club does what you need it to do, it’s the right club.”
scooterhd2: “I cant hit 3 woods either. Thats why I roll with a unicorn XL Hibore 2 wood. 400 cc head at 16 degrees of loft and its just a monster 3 wood off the tee. Off the deck, we are playing the f6 baffler. 5 wood at 41.75 inches and its easy to control.”
phizzy30: “I had driver, 3 metal, 2/4 hybrid once upon a time as a higher ss player. 4 hybrid is gone and in place is a driving iron nowadays. I don’t think what you’re proposing is weird in anyway, however the yardage gap might be glaringly huge between driver and 2 hybrid. What is it about your 3 metal that has got you all messed up? You could always go 4 metal with shorter shaft and see if that works.”

Entire Thread: “Interesting clubs at top of bag”

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Equipment

Members of the Mini Driver Club – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

10 hours ago

Jun 3, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has gone searching for fellow users of a mini driver. In a post, @TightFade asked for other mini driver users to chime in with their weapon of choice, the reason for employing a mini, and what club follows it in the bag.

@TightFade asked:

“What mini are you playing? What spot in the bag did it take over? What’s the next club after it? For me: Elyte mini 13.5. Replacing 3w. Next up club looks like it’ll be 5w.”

Our members in the forum have been sharing their own bag setups featuring the mini driver, and the various reasons they purchased one in the first place. 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.

RCGA: “Ping G430 Max 12* ‘Thriver.’ Next club is a 4w and 2i (I play a weird course).”
JMB3: “R7 at 12.75 with Diamana BB 63s. 3w replacement. Next Club: Elyte Ti 5w at 17*.”
ColdOkieGolf: “R7 15.5 turned down to 13.5 It replaces the 3w. I found it surprisingly easy to hit off the deck, and it’s very rare that I need or want to hit something beyond 250 from the fairway, so next club is my 7w.”
ChaosTheory: “I’m sub-90 MPH with driver. But I’m able to hit DOD. I have been wanting something like the R7 15.5, so I just ordered one. I have a spot in the bag so nothing has to go. But I could see it replacing my trusty 4 wood, which I never use for approach shots. Just tee shots and lay ups. If I drop the 4 wood, I will turn my 7 wood down to ~20 degrees and will have good gaps. I recently tried a thriver build: 12 degree driver turned to 14, with a heavier 44 inch shaft and added head weight. I hit it great. Very accurate and not overly high, but the problem was that it sometimes went as far as a typical drive. And that’s not what I needed. So I will probably turn the 15.5 up to 16.5 or even 17.5. It’s all theoretical at this point. ?”

Entire Thread: “Members of the Mini Driver Club…Check In.”

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Whats in the Bag

Chris Gotterup WITB 2026 (June)

Published

10 hours ago

Jun 3, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Chris Gotterup had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Drivers: TaylorMade Qi4D (8 degrees), Ping G440 LST (9 degrees @8), Ping G440 LST (7.5 degrees)
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Grey 6.5 TX 70 g, Project X HZRDUS T1100 Handcrafted 6.5 TX 70 g, Project X HZRDUS Smoke Grey 6.5 TX 70 g