2023 Golf Digest Hot List

Golf Digest Hot List 2023 | D'Lance Golf

The 2023 Golf Digest Hot List was just released! For many, this and the Golf Expo mark the first official start of the golf season. The Hot List team convenes in the fall a literally spends a couple weeks testing equipment from several manufacturers. In total, over 138 clubs tested this year made the Hot List. See how clubs from Callaway, Cobra, Mizuno, Ping, PXG, Srixon, TaylorMade, Titleist, and Tour Edge ranked.

 

How to Select New Clubs

Aesthetics – Look, Sound and Feel

After 25 years of custom club fitting, we so tightly match optimal shaft to a player’s swing that they can focus on look, sound and feel. Select a club that

  1. looks good to your eye,
  2. sounds good when you hit it,
  3. and has the feel and feedback you desire.

However, sometimes golfers cannot make solid contact with a club if the aesthetics are not right, even if it supposedly matches them perfectly from a fitting perspective. It could be as simple as top line on an iron, color of a driver, finish (glossy paint or matte finish).  All of these can make a difference.

 

Performance – Distance, Accuracy and Consistency

The majority of the golfers we custom fit are looking for consistency. But we strongly advise adding a little distance as well!  Our goal in a club fitting is to cut shot dispersion by 50% and add 5-10% more distance. The factors we look at are club length, shaft weight, shaft flex, trajectory, spin, swing weight and loft and lie. Our proprietary BGF Fitting System predicts optimal club builds based upon your swing characteristics for each of these parameters. We then test our golfers in a fitting with clubs assembled to these specifications. The results of the complete fitting do not lie… just read some of our reviews.

 

The perfect fit: I have so much confidence in my new clubs because they look good, sound great, feel right and perform perfectly.

The 2023 Golf Digest Hot List Results

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Woods: Drivers Fairways Hybrids
Irons: Players Irons Players Distance Irons Game Improvement Irons
Short Game: Wedges Blade Putters Mallet Putters

Read the full article on GolfDigest.com

 

The 2023 Hot List results span 10 categories. And manufacturers will do their best to keep up. And, while lead times have improved, club delivery can still be 4+ weeks so don’t hesitate to get fit and order or pre-order your new clubs today. Our expert custom club fitting gets you fit right the first time. And, all D’Lance club fittings are lifetime fittings – you never have to pay again to get fit for that next set.

Drivers

GOLD: Callaway Paradym, Paradym X, Paradym Triple Diamond Cobra Aerojet, Aerojet LS, Aerojet MAX
Mizuno ST-Z 230, ST-X 230, ST-X 230 Platinum Ping G430 MAX, G430 SFT, G430 LST, G430 HL
Srixon ZX7 Mk II, ZX 5 Mk II, ZX 5 Mk II TaylorMade Stealth 2, Stealth 2 Plus, Stealth 2 HD
Titleist TSR 1, TSR 2, TSR 3, TSR 4
SILVER: PXG 0211 Tour Edge Exotics C723, Exotics E723
Wilson Dynapower, Dynapower CARBON

Fairways

GOLD: Callaway Paradym, Paradym X, Paradym Triple Diamond Cobra Aerojet, Aerojet LS, Aerojet MAX
Mizuno ST-Z 230 Ping G430 MAX, G430 SFT, G430 HL
Srixon ZX Mk II TaylorMade Stealth 2, Stealth 2 Plus, Stealth 2 HD
Titleist TSR 1, TSR 2, TSR 2+, TSR 3
SILVER: Cleveland Launcher XL Halo Honma TW757
PXG 0211 Tour Edge Exotics C723, Exotics E723
Wilson Dynapower

Hybrids

GOLD: Callaway Apex, Apex Pro Callaway Paradym, Paradym X
Cobra Aerojet Cobra KING Tec
Ping G430 TaylorMade Stealth 2, Stealth 2 Plus, Stealth 2 HD
Titleist TSR 1, TSR 2, TSR 3
SILVER: Mizuno ST-Z 230 PXG 0211
Srixon ZX Mk II Tour Edge Exotics C723, Exotics E723
Wilson Dynapower

Players Irons

GOLD: Callaway Apex Pro 21 Cobra KING CB, KING TOUR
Mizuno JPX923 Tour, Pro 223 PING i230, i59
Srixon ZX7 Mk II TaylorMade P-770, P-MC
Titleist T100, T100S
SILVER: Edel SMS Pro Wilson Staff Model CB

Players Distance Irons

GOLD: Callaway Apex 21 Callaway Paradym
Cobra KING Forged Tec Honma TW757P
Mizuno JPX923 Forged, JPX923 Hot Metal Pro PING i525
Srixon ZX5 Mk II TaylorMade P-790
Titleist T200
SILVER: MacGregor MT-86 OS Sub 70699 Pro
Wilson D9 Forged

Game Improvement Irons

GOLD: Callaway Apex DCB Callaway Paradym X
Cobra Aerojet Mizuno JPX923 Hot Metal
PING G430 PXG 0211 XCOR2
Srixon ZX4 Mk II TaylorMade Stealth
Titleist T300
SILVER: Cleveland Launcher XL Cobra King Forged Tec-X
Tour Edge Exotics E723 Wilson Dynapower

Wedges

GOLD: Callaway Jaws Raw Full Toe Cleveland CBX ZipCore Full Face 2
Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore Full Face Mizuno T22
PING Glide 4.0 TaylorMade Milled Grind 3
Titleist Vokey Design SM9
SILVER: Bettinardi HLX 5.0 Cobra Snakebite
Edel SMS PXG 0311 3X
TaylorMade Hi-Toe 3 Wilson Staff Model

Blade Putters

GOLD: Bettinardi BB Series, Queen B, Studio Stock Cleveland HB Soft Milled
EVNROLL V Series L.A.B. Golf Link.1
Odyssey Tri-Hot 5K, White Hot OG PXG Battle Ready
Ping New Ping, PLD Milled Seemore PVD Classic
Titleist Scotty Cameron Super Select
SILVER: Edel EAS Mizuno M.Craft OMOI
TaylorMade TP Hydro Blast

Mallet Putters

GOLD: Bettinardi Queen B, Studio Stock Cleveland Frontline Elite
EVNROLL EV12, EV5.1/5.2/5.3 Odyssey Tri-Hot 5K, White Hot OG
PXG Battle Ready Ping New Ping
TaylorMade Spider GT Max Titleist Scotty Cameron Phantom X
Titleist Scotty Cameron Super Select
SILVER: Cobra KING Vintage Odyssey Eleven, Versa
Ping PLD Milled TaylorMade Spider GTX