What's New: From the Lab

  The New Callaway Jaws Raw Wedges! The new Callaway Jaws Raw Wedges feature new spin dynamics, better control and a new low bounce option for improved green-side performance.  With 17 loft/bounce combinations in both left and right handed, every golfer should find a model that suits their playing style and performance objectives. Also, the new Jaws Raw wedges are available in Satin Chrome and Black! Winning Record: Jaws Raw is off to an impressive start with 41 total in play this week at the Genesis Scottish Open. Also, the Jaws Raw wedges are already a winner on TOUR for Xander at TPC River Highlands and now the Genesis Scottish Open! Performance: Jaws Raw brings raw scoring performance to your wedge game. Legendary wedge designer Roger Cleveland has created a new line that combines artistry and craftsmanship with cutting edge innovation.   Aggressive: Jaws Raw features the most aggressive grooves in golf, now with a raw face that promotes maximum spin. For the first time ever, Callaway is bringing tungsten technology to a wedge for a weight balanced club that offers both feel and control.   These new technologies are balanced with the craftsmanship honed from Roger’s 40+ years of designing some... Read More

With 46% of your strokes in a round coming from your putter, maybe you should consider changing the “stock steel” shaft in your putter to the new STABILITY putter shaft from BreakThrough Golf Technology.  Introduced in May, 2018, this shaft is now the fastest growing putter shaft on the Web.Com Tour.  And even Justin Rose is using this new shaft.  And now there is another validation from GolfWRX.  See the GolfWRX article here. Book Your Putter Fitting Here. It’s All About Stability At Impact According to multiple sources (SAM Putt Lab, Quintec, TrackMan Putter Analysis), if you miss hit your putt as little as a quarter of an inch off the “sweet” spot, the torque of a traditional steel shaft can cause you to miss a 10 foot putt as much as two inches.  In tests done by the folks at BreakThrough Golf Technology, golfers saw a 56% improvement in their putts. Behind the Technology By making the tip of the putter shaft more stable, without adversely affecting feel, the STABILITY shaft Is a combination of carbon fiber, aluminum insert and connector, and a smoke PVD covered stainless steel tip.  This comination creates, drum roll please, more STABILITY at impact,... Read More

The OBAN Isawa GLD shafts are designed for players seeking performance and elegance in their game!  These shafts are perfect for golfers seeking improved performance in their drivers and fairway woods. Design The OBAN Isawa GLD shafts are designed to provide elite club fitters the opportunity to build consistent performing shafts across different weight and flex categories.  A lot of manufacturers have distinctly different profiles for shafts in different weight categories.  This makes it difficult to fit say a driver and fairway woods in the same shaft, but different weights.  In addition, the proprietary carbon fiber used in these shafts gives a unique feel in the butt section.  Our testing puts this shaft in the mid-launch category with mid-spin. Models Available Model                              Flexes                         Weight           Trajectory      Spin Isawa GLD 50             03 (R), 04 (S)                 58-59gr               Mid              Mid Isawa GLD 60            03... Read More

  Mitsubishi Kai’Li White Shafts – Low Launch, Low Spin, Low Torque for Stronger Players. Schedule your Fitting to See if These Shafts Fit YOUR Swing! Design Using the Super Low Resin Content graphite material in the torque core, the designers at Mitsubishi were able to create a low trajectory, low spin and low torque shaft that is designed for 105+ mph swing speeds.  Our testing has shown consistently low spin (sub 2,500 rpm) with every driver we have tested. Models Available Available in the following weights and flexes: Kai’ Li White 60   65-69 grams  R, S, X and TX Kai’ Li White 70  75-78 Grams  S, X and TX Kai’ Li White 80 84-87 grams  S, X and TX Great shafts for stronger players given today’s high swing speeds. Because of the unique carbon fiber properties in this shaft, I would not be surprised to see a Kai’ Li Blue or something like that for more mid-trajectory and slightly slower swing speeds! Schedule your Fitting to See if These Shafts Fit YOUR Swing! Dan Sueltz

  Fujikura recently rounded out their Ventus shaft line with the Ventus Red and Ventus Black.  The original Ventus Blue was designed to be  mid to low-mid  launch shaft.  The Ventus Red (mid-high) and Ventus Black (low) are leveraging the VeloCore Technology to offer the same tight dispersion and improved distance with different ball flight patterns.  And the new Ventus TR is a gamechanger for players liking a bit more feel. Schedule your Driver or Wood Fitting Here! Design Features If we do a quick overview of this shaft, we see that the use of heavier pre-preg material and a fast taper design allowed the Fujikura engineers to create a shaft with faster tip speed (H.I.T. – High Inertia Tip) and VELOCORE Technology.   In our testing, shafts with this technology can create as high as 8 mph faster tip speed!   Ventus Red The highest launching of the Ventus models also offers the lightest shaft weights.  Starting at 58 grams in an R2 (A+) flex, the shafts are also available up through 72 gram X flex.  This makes the Ventus Red not only a good shaft for a driver, but a higher launching fairway wood. Ventus Blue This shaft is right... Read More

  The Best 2022 Driver and shaft combinations is based upon our fitting results so far in 2022.  We know it is very early but there are definitely some shining stars in both driver heads and shafts!  The Best of the Best are Highlighted in Red! There were a few surprises on the 2022 Golf Digest Equipment Hot List and which drivers won the Gold Medals.  Various forums, and ourselves as well publish a list of the best drivers.  Some are very independent and some are not.  Doesn’t matter.  What our customers are looking for is what are the best driver and shaft combinations that we have fit so far in 2022, even though it is early in the season.  We believe that the shaft is the part of the club that has the most impact on distance, consistency and accuracy, so that is why we are including our shaft recommendations in this list. This list will be updated throughout the year as new shaft offerings are released.  We have four distinct categories based upon swing speed and distance.  Swing Speed 106+, Distance > 250 yards Swing Speed 95-105, Distance 211 – 250 yards Swing Speed 80 – 94, Distance... Read More

  The Best Irons for 2022 – Here is our First Cut.  We will update this list during the year as new models are introduced and as we test them with our customers. With 39% of golfers in our poll saying their top priority is to purchase new irons,  you should be looking at some of these new irons or at the very least better shafts in your current irons.  This will give you more accuracy, improved consistency and greater distance! See Our Choices for Best Iron Shafts Here!   The Golf Digest Hot List for 2022 had a lot of great irons in the categories listed below.  In our fittings so far in 2022, these are what our players are choosing as well as what our fitters like.  Some are not on the Hot List so take a look and see what we recommend! Schedule your Fitting Here! Players Irons Some great irons here for good ball strikers.  Our favorites are the new Mizuno PRO 223 and TaylorMade P7-MC.  PXG Gen4 0311T, Titleist 2021 T100, Srixon ZX7 and Ping i59, Callaway APEX TCB are some of the best performers.  And take a good look at the Cobra King Tour! See... Read More

  TaylorMade Stealth Driver Review – great look and performance!  But I must admit, we were scratching our head a bit on these drivers.   Design Based upon over 20 years of research into carbon fiber technology, the Stealth drivers have a face built with 60 layers of carbon fiber.  We know this is possible because some of the newer shafts like TPT (Thin Ply Technology) use extremely thin plys of graphite to build their high performance shafts.  The driver faces then use a nanotexture cover to create the ideal amount of spin.  And, of course, the head shapes are designed for speed using aerodynamic modeling to create maximum speed right before impact. Schedule YOUR Fitting Today! Look The dull or matte look on the crown is pleasing to most customers we have had demo the drivers.  The red face is interesting for sure and has a certain appeal.  Remember the white RBZ?  Not nearly as dramatic. Sound This is where we have really been surprised.  A very realistic driver sound…not a “thud” or hollow sound.  A very pleasing sound at impact.  The Stealth does sound a little different than the Stealth Plus but still very good. Feel We have... Read More

Graphite Design Tour AD UB Shafts New for 2022 Are Now Available!  The latest in Graphite Design’s stellar Tour AD (Accuracy and Distance) line, the UB (Up and Beyond) will take your game to the next level. Book YOUR Fitting Today to See if These Shafts are for You! Design Modern shafts are designed to have performance characteristics in three sections:  Butt, Mid and Tip.  The Tour AD UB is designed to be Medium + in the butt section, Medium + in the mid section and Stiff in the tip section.  This design promotes a medium ball flight with mid to low spin.  Tour AD shafts in general are designed with a feeling of “hinge and release” with more of a feeling of “kick” at impact. Models Available The Tour AD UB comes in 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80 gram weights.  The flexes in the lighter weights will play a little soft to flex. Click Here for More Information… Tour AD UB-4  45-48 grams   R2, R1 and S Tour AD UB-5  54-59 grams  R2, R1, S and X Tour AD UB-6  63-67 grams  SR, S, X and TX Tour AD UB-7  74-76 grams  S, X and TX Tour AD... Read More