Equipment
Miura’s new KM-008 forged putter
Miura is best known for its high-end forged irons and wedges, but the company also makes upscale putters using the same forging process. The KM-008, with a suggested retail of $450, is Miura’s newest release in its line of putters.
In 2014, the company retired its KM-350 (Small Blade) putter, one of Miura’s “most popular putters ever,” according to the company. Since then, master craftsmen and company founder Katsuhiro Miura has been working on a new model — the KM-008 — which is now available to the public.
The KM-008 is forged from soft carbon steel, and has a milled face with a chrome finish. It has a slight offset, and uses a toe-weighted design for performance benefits.
See what GolfWRX members are saying about Miura’s new putter.
[quote_box_center]”This toe-weighted beauty confirms that it’s possible to match looks with performance,” says Bill Holowaty, Miura’s Executive Vice President of Product Strategies. “The milled face is extremely forgiving and produces a strike that transmits to the feel, distance control and in achieving the trust of rolls from reduced skid.”[/quote_box_center]
KM-008 stock putters are 350 grams, have 3 degrees of loft and a 72-degree lie angle. They’re available in right-handed only.
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- Richy Werenski what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Houston Open.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 TX
3-wood: Titleist TSR2 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 8 X
Hybrid: Titleist TSR3 (19 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White Hybrid 90 TX
Irons: Titleist T100 (4-9)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 105 S
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (54-M, 58-L @60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Onyx (46-50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 Onyx (54-60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron prototype
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash
Grips: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord
Check out more in-hand photos of Richy Werenski’s clubs in the forums.
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Equipment
Adam Scott testing green “Masters Use Only” putter + 6 interesting equipment photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Welcome to the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson event at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, which, for your geographical reference, is about 25 minutes from Dallas.
In early-week equipment news, we saw some interesting putter testing from Adam Scott, a Maxfli golf ball signing on the PGA Tour, a 16-year-old’s WITB, a PGA Tour player using another PGA Tour player’s backup putter, and Jordan Spieth weighed in on why he recently switched out just his 7-iron (and then made a hole-in-one with it).
With so much to report and so little time to waste on the intro, let’s get right into this week’s equipment rundown from the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
See all of our photo galleries from the week here
Adam Scott’s new L.A.B. putters
Before we get into a couple of the new prototypes Scott has been testing, above is a photo of the L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Max prototype putter that he’s been using, and will likely continue to use this week in Texas.
That being said, following the Masters, Scott was looking to try a couple putters with a slightly lighter weight to help with his feel on fast greens.
One of the new prototypes we spotted on Tuesday was a L.A.B. Golf DF3 “Proto 2.1”, custom-built with Scott’s preferred blue colorway, and an Australia-inspired Kangaroo laser engraving…
We also spotted him with a green-colored “For Masters Use Only” Mezz.1 Max prototype…
While it’s unlikely Scott will make a switch this week, it’s certainly something to keep an eye on going forward, especially on courses with faster greens.
We also got a peek into Scott’s full WITB this week, which consists of a super-mixed set of Srixon irons, including a ZX Utility 3-iron, a ZX-5 MkII 4-iron, ZX-7 MkII mid-irons (5-7) and Z Forged II short irons (8-9).
See Scott’s full WITB from the CJ Cup here
An update on Daniel Berger’s Odyssey Jailbird
Last week in New Orleans, we highlighted Daniel Berger’s Ai-One Jailbird Mini putter because of its unique sightlines.
Well, we have an update.
According to Callaway Tour Manager Joe Toulon, who spoke with GolfWRX.com this week, Berger’s Jailbird Mini is actually from fellow Tour player Tom Kim’s stash. Kim is a prolific putter tester, and the exact putter Berger is currently using was actually originally made for and tested by Kim. The putter didn’t make it into Kim’s starting lineup, however, so he gave the putter back to Odyssey, and it eventually made it’s way onto Berger’s gamer roster.
Jordan Spieth’s new 7-iron
As the story goes, Jordan Spieth changed out his Titleist T100 7-iron on Wednesday before the 2024 Valero Texas Open, and then on Thursday, he used the 7-iron to make a hole-in-one from 199 yards on the 16th hole.
Good timing on that switch, Jordan.
On Tuesday at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson, GoflWRX.com caught up with Spieth to get the full story on why he switched just the 7-iron.
Our full story is over on PGATOUR.com’s Equipment Report, but here’s a snippet of what Spieth had to say:
“I hit my 7-iron a lot, especially on my own. The spin rates, relative to my 6-iron and my 8-iron, were lower, so it was going too far. I was trying to figure out why, if it was something in the makeup of the iron. I got the lies and the lofts checked, and everything was fine. So finally I was like, ‘Can I just get a new one and see if it fixes it?’
“Maybe there was one other time throughout my career where I changed just one iron, so it’s very unusual. I think it’s just because the grooves were worn down from hitting it too much.”
Ben Griffin signs with Maxfli to play the golf ball
At the beginning of the year, LPGA Tour star Lexi Thompson signed a deal with Maxfli to play the company’s golf ball, and now, Griffin has officially joined team Maxfli, as well, thus expanding the company’s Tour presence.
GolfWRX.com caught up with Griffin on Wednesday in Texas for a video interview about his new golf ball of choice, and how he marks it…
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A 16-year-old is playing on the PGA Tour this week, using a 2-iron!
Amateur golfer Kris Kim, at just 16 years of age, is making his PGA Tour debut this week after receiving a sponsors exemption into the event. In 2023, Kim won both the R&A Boys’ Amateur Championship and the European Boys’ International Championship.
On Tuesday in Texas, we got a look into Kim’s bag, which revealed that he’s currently playing a TaylorMade P-770 2-iron, and a bag full of TaylorMade clubs.
Check out Kim’s full WITB here
A smart golf ball stamping
I’m not going to sit here and pretend to be a big math guy, because I’m not. However, I do recognize David Nyfjall’s purple ball marking as a square root symbol.
While I don’t know the particular significance of the square root symbol for Nyfjall, I do know you have to be fairly intelligent to even consider using a marking like that. Pretty cool stuff from the Northwestern alum, and 2023 Byron Nelson Award winner.
And, with that, we say goodbye to Texas and TPC Craig Ranch. We’ll see you next week at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte for more insider equipment news and storylines.
For now, don’t forget to check out all of our photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
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- Wesley Bryan what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 50 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 60 X
Hybrid: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Rescue (19.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus HB Blue 8 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (4), Takomo 101U (4), Takomo 101T (5), Takomo 301 CB (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-14F), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (58-A)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF3
Grips: SuperStroke, Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
More photos of Wesley Bryan’s WITB in the forums.
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Dave Portnoy places monstrous outright bet for the 2024 Masters
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Richy Werenski WITB 2024 (May)
Richy Werenski what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Houston Open. Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1...
Wesley Bryan WITB 2024 (May)
Wesley Bryan what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple...
Adam Scott WITB 2024 (May)
Adam Scott what’s in the bag accurate as of the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (10.5 degrees)...
Pierceson Coody WITB 2024 (April)
Driver: TaylorMade Qi 10 (9 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 70 TX 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi 10 Tour (15 degrees)...
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Rich
Aug 22, 2015 at 8:22 pm
I have a Miura km006 that I bought used off ebay for $250. Best $250 I ever spent! People here in the states think that Scotty’s are still the best around and are willing to cough up $300+ for their mass produced putters (or $2000+ if it has a stamped circle ‘t’ on it). I implore you folks to expand your horizons and buy a miura putter on the secondary market. You will not believe how soft and gushy these putters are. I get that not everyone can afford one, but if you’re going to spend $100-$150 on a putter already, save an extra couple of months to buy a miura.
Mark
Aug 7, 2015 at 1:39 pm
2015 top end prices for a 1940s putter. If you buy this you have more money than sense. Get an old 8802 or 8813 and save yourself a mint.
KCCO
Aug 6, 2015 at 8:57 pm
Milling is so nice, -005 def my bag
mp-4
Aug 6, 2015 at 3:46 pm
It’s a forged putter.
Not a lot of forged putters out there.
Hattori Hanzo steel. 🙂
NevinW
Aug 5, 2015 at 6:20 pm
Definitely resembles a George Low putter. I’d be interested if it was $175. I’d want to try it out first. Jack did pretty good with a putter like this!
Ca
Aug 5, 2015 at 6:03 pm
I just came in my pants
Nice
Aug 5, 2015 at 6:14 pm
Niiiice
Steve
Aug 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm
That is as basic looking as it comes. Did they cut off the toe
Gordy
Aug 5, 2015 at 1:43 pm
I refuse to knock on anyone who wants to spend their hard earned money on what ever they want to spend it on. However, putters and the price they are these days are a little out their. But God Bless America because we can spend our money on stuff like this.
KCCO
Aug 6, 2015 at 9:00 pm
Watches, cars, shoes, it’s all the same to each is own…sometimes the people look past the price tag because of infatuation with product. I’m guilty of it. At least all of the above, yet to get a watch.
JD
Aug 5, 2015 at 11:55 am
Garbage!! You can teach stupid…..it’s called paying any more than $200. For a putter.
Just ridiculous!!
Lsf_21
Aug 5, 2015 at 4:48 pm
Would you pay 300+ for a new driver? Last I checked we use our putters many many more times a round than a driver.
Andrew
Aug 5, 2015 at 10:40 am
I have the KM350 now, debating if I want to get this now…
Jang Hyung-sun
Aug 5, 2015 at 9:59 am
Not really liking the looks of this blade….but still better looking than a two-ball mallet or any mallet for that matter.
Golfraven
Aug 5, 2015 at 8:35 am
Missing some alignment lines/dots. I like the old school form but the face looks like my old cheap Bay Hill putter I have in the office. Not impressed with pricing unless they provide some customization regarding shaft, grip and head cover. I see you get the cover with it but is the shaft/grip extra charge :-/
Christosterone
Aug 4, 2015 at 10:24 pm
Sawed off, fatter Wilson was like 1958
Christosterone
Aug 4, 2015 at 10:25 pm
****from, not ‘was’
Pumper
Aug 4, 2015 at 7:29 pm
Miura or not that is as ugly as it gets.
Juancho Jaramillo
Aug 4, 2015 at 6:53 pm
Miura want us to spend $450 on a raw putter. My question is why? I’m not enough convinced.
MikeA
Aug 4, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Looks like a compact George Low….
BD57
Aug 4, 2015 at 9:51 pm
Agree … hard to believe some here don’t see it.
Mat
Aug 4, 2015 at 6:24 pm
Hey, their irons are nice. This? It looks like a Fred Flintstone special… I guess it’s nice that it was milled, but this looks very raw, very subject to wear quickly, and appears very… unrefined. It’s almost the opposite of what I’d imagine for Miura.
KCCO
Aug 6, 2015 at 9:04 pm
Their putters are beautiful in person. Very precise milling, and just clean work. I guess they just take a few extra steps after coming out of cnc to make perfect. May look aged in a few years, but simple design will look good until 2057;)