Equipment
Vokey releases J Grind on WedgeWorks
Vokey’s K Grind wedge was once a limited-edition release through the company’s WedgeWorks program. Several limited releases later, it made its way to the company’s SM5 and TVD families as an option for golfers everywhere.
Will that be the case with the company’s new J Grind wedge? Time will tell.
Related: Our review of Vokey’s TVD wedges.
For now, the J Grind ($225) is only available through WedgeWorks, and is likely to sell out soon. It’s offered in a single loft for right-handed golfers — 60 degrees with 8 degrees of bounce — and like the K Grind it has a wide, cambered sole. Unlike the K Grind, however, it is heavily relieved on the back of its sole, which will be appreciated by golfers looking for less effective bounce than the K Grind provides.
[quote_box_center]”Many players were asking for these same performance characteristics this week at Augusta,” according to a Titleist representative. “The wide sole gives them playability out of the sand but because of the lower effective bounce, they can also execute shots from tight fairway conditions.”[/quote_box_center]
Related: Our review of Vokey’s SM5 wedges.
Like all WedgeWorks releases, the wedge is fully customizable with your choice of stampings, engravings, paintfill, ferrules, shaft/shaft band/grip options and lie/length options.
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Titleist launches Pro V1, Pro V1x and Pro V1x Left Dash balls with enhanced alignment
Titleist has today introduced Pro V1, Pro V1x and Pro V1x Left Dash golf balls featuring enhanced alignment.
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Cobra launches 3D-printed LIMIT3D irons
Cobra released its first commercially available 3D-printed steel putter in 2020. Now, the company is bringing its first 3D-printed irons to retail with new LIMIT3D irons, which Cobra’s vice president of product architecture, Jose Miraflor, calls “the most significant technological advancement to happen to the category in the past 20 years” and “a look into the future of golf club design and performance.”
Cobra leveraged the expertise of computational design software firm nTop to create an ambitious design: a compact players blade that offers similar forgiveness as a larger, game-improvement style club and forged iron feel.
Speaking on the partnership, Mike Yagley, Vice President of Innovation & AI, Cobra Golf said, “nTop’s computational design tools integrated with 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, allowed us to create an incredible new design that looks and feels like a forged blade but performs like a larger, game-improvement iron. No one has done this before, and we’re excited to introduce these unique irons to the world.”
As Cobra explains, more forgiving irons are traditionally larger and sacrifice feel. Due to the limitations of casting and forging, creating a more compact, better-feeling iron that still delivers forgiveness was only possible with 3D printing. The resulting profile of Cobra’s LIMIT3D irons is smaller than Cobra’s King Tour irons.
LIMIT3D irons are 3D printed for 316L stainless steel with an internal lattice structure, which allowed engineers to position 33 percent of the iron’s overall weight to the exterior for greater MOI. 100 grams of tungsten is positioned in the heel and toe of each clubhead for low CG for ease of launch and high MOI for greater forgiveness.
Additionally, using nTop’s design software and additive manufacturing allowed for a substantially faster prototyping process, which enabled engineers to test more designs and mass placements for a superior finished product.
Cobra LIMIT3D irons: Pricing, specs, availability
- 350 individually numbered sets available in the U.S. and Canada (500 sets total worldwide)
- Available for custom order June 7
- Price: $3,000
- Set: 4-PW, RH only
- Full range of aftermarket shafts, grips
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/14/24): Mizuno Pro 241 Azalea Edition irons
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 set of Mizuno Pro 241 Azalea Edition irons.
From the seller: (@ayc25): “Brand new in box / plastic. 4-PW. Custom shaft bands, grips, ferrules. Dynamic Gold S200 Tour Issue. NO TRADES. Ships next day UPS Ground from Northern Virginia. $1695 shipped or best offer.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mizuno Pro 241 Azalea Edition irons
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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og designer
Apr 13, 2015 at 10:07 pm
titleist stole the design…
designed by Texas golfers..hence the reason for the ability to hit from “tight fairway conditions”
texas golf has more tight lies than anywhere…
og designer
Apr 13, 2015 at 10:05 pm
titleist stole this design…
designed by two texas golfers…hence the “ability to hit higher shots from tight fairway lies”
Texas golf has more tight lies than anywhere…
Desmond
Apr 11, 2015 at 7:01 pm
8 is not a lot of bounce for aggressive players. Hmmm, for $180, you can have your custom Edel grind, shaft, loft lie, stampings.
bradford
Apr 15, 2015 at 9:41 am
Yeah, but these say “Vokey” on them…clearly better.
JMC
Apr 11, 2015 at 10:05 am
shouldn’t this title be: ‘The 1 wedge grind you never expected Titleist to release!’
Golfraven
Apr 11, 2015 at 8:09 am
Online ordering for delivery to US addresses only. 🙁
Golfraven
Apr 11, 2015 at 8:07 am
Yep, thats the one I miss in my bag.
Was thinking of the K grind but this one is actually what I had in mind. Wonder if they ship overseas or maybe my local Titleist Fitter can get me one.
The dude
Apr 10, 2015 at 9:09 pm
Cast wedge for 225….hmmmm
jedidiahs sister
Apr 10, 2015 at 4:00 pm
one session with me will cost the same as the wedge zak 😉
ooffa
Apr 10, 2015 at 2:06 pm
225 bucks. If you own one you have more money then sense.
Smart A$s
Apr 10, 2015 at 3:02 pm
Indeed, you need sense to then make more money.