Tag: Irons

TaylorMade SuperLaunch Irons – First Look

TaylorMade Golf has been quite busy recently, as evidenced by the introduction of two new drivers for 2010 – The R9 SuperTri and the Burner SuperFast. By all accounts, the new drivers will be very popular with consumers. In it’s first week on the PGA Tour, the R9 SuperTri was the number one driver in play. That’s a pretty good endorsement considering tour players are known to be quite picky and very demanding when it comes to equipment.

The latest new club announcement from TaylorMade is for a new game-improvement iron, called the Burner SuperLaunch. New for 2010, the Burner SuperLaunch irons are replacing the Burner Plus irons. These new models are a low profile game improvement club designed to help golfers get shots airborne fast. According to TaylorMade’s Senior Director of Product Creation Tom Olsavsky, the design goal was to allow the golfer ““to hit it anywhere on the face and get about the same distance.”

The Burner SuperLaunch irons feature an ultra large and deep cavity for massive perimeter weighting and a low profile design with a wide sole which creates a very low center of gravity. This should make the SuperLaunch irons very forgiving, and with a high MOI and low CG the ball should go very high. I see these clubs fitting in with higher-handicap golfers or those who struggle getting the ball in the air. A very wide sole makes hitting of thin, dry turf more difficult, but the low CG should help that a bit. I'll be interested to hit these and see if they live up to their game improvement promises! These irons also conform to the new USGA and R&A rulings on grooves. Available April 1, 2010, they will carry an MSRP of $599 (Steel) and $799 (graphite) for eight irons.
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February 10, 2010
Cleveland CG7 & CG7 Tour Black Pearl Irons

Cleveland and it’s parent company Srixon Golf have been in the news (at least on this website) a lot lately. Srixon is introducing a new line of clubs that will ship in October, and from the looks of them they will do well. Click HERE to see them. The Srixon line, dubbed Z-TX, have already done very well in Japan, and now will be available for the US market. I currently play with the Srixon i701 Tour irons which have been around for a while, so I’m excited to see the new offerings. Srixon should see an increased market share in the US, with the growing use of it’s Z-Star golf balls on the professional tours garnering more attention among consumers.

The latest offering from Cleveland Golf is the new CG7 and CG7 Tour Black Pearl irons. Available in November, these irons are essentially the same as the original CG7 and CG7 Tour, except for the black pearl finish that Cleveland has made famous in it’s wedges and CG1 irons. What does this mean? Well, it means they’ve taken a nice looking club and made them gorgeous. We don’t have many details on these, but we know that the CG7 will retail for $699, and the CG7 Tour will go for $799. They also appear to sport Cleveland’s new Laser Etched grooves, which will be available on the new CG15 wedges also. Both sets also qualify for Cleveland’s Free Irons Promotion. If you purchase a set of Cleveland Irons, you will be eligible to trade in your set for any of the new models of equal or lesser value introduced from January 2010 to December 2011 at no charge. All you have to do is buy your set at an authorized Cleveland Golf dealer and register your purchase on their website.

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CG7 Black Pearl Irons:

CG7 Tour Black Pearl Irons:

The only question mark for me is, although the black pearl finish is gorgeous, black pearl finished clubs are notorious for their lack of bendability. I had a set of the old TA3 irons with the black finish, and my club maker insisted he could bend them. He did indeed bend them. One broke in the bending machine, and two others broke shortly after on the range, leaving me with three shafts with nothing but a hosel attached and a lack of faith in Cleveland Clubs. The bottom line is, if you get them custom fit from Cleveland you’ll be fine. Just stay away from having someone bend them after the fact. Thanks for visiting!

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September 20, 2009
Srixon Z-TX Clubs – Sneak Peak

As a fan of Srixon golf equipment I’m always excited to see what new clubs Srixon will bring to the market. While their lineup has remained unchanged in the United States for a few years, they continue to release new clubs in the Australasia market. With the popularity in Japan and the use of the new clubs on the professional tours, the new line of clubs will be introduced in the USA sometime this fall, and when I get more details and the release date I’ll update this post. The new drivers, fairways and irons will be called Z-TX, and they are also putting out a new hybrid. We are one of the first people to see these new clubs – check out the photos!

Srixon Z-TX Irons

Srixon Z-TX Driver

Srixon Z-TX Fairways

New Srixon Hybrid

*** Update 9/5/2009 ***

The new clubs begin shipping 10/15 and will be available at retailers shortly after.

Z-TX driver
Retail price: $499

Feature: Super Ti-X51- Face Material
– Advantage: Proprietary low density, yet strong Titanium material allowing weight to be moved away from the face

– Benefit: Promotes a higher launch angle with less spin combined with maximum COR

Feature: Twin Cam Sole
– Advantage: Strategically positions 11 grams of weight to the extreme perimeter of the clubhead creating a high MOI. The MOI created applies to the entire club head.

– Benefit: This clubhead is extremely stable through impact and fine tuned to each loft offering optimal launch and spin c

Feature: 6 part bulge and roll design
– Advantage: Patent Pending design that precisely controls side spin and launch angle when hit outside the center of the face

– Benefit: The 6 part bulge controls side spin while the 6 part roll controls launch angle resulting in better controlled miss-hits

Feature: Straight topline
– Advantage: Shape profile was inspired by Srixon’s professional tour staff and meet their critical standards

– Benefit: The shape allows for better alignment on every shot for added consistency

OFFERING
8.5, 9.5, 10.5

FLEX WEIGHT TORQUE KICK POINT
S 70g 3.5 MID
R 68g 3.5 MID
* X-Flex – Custom aftermarket shaft only.

Z-TX fairway wood
Retail price: $249

Feature: Custom 455 Maraging steel face with variable face thickness technology
– Advantage: Starburst variable face technology generates higher ball speeds

– Benefit: Higher ball speeds created by the face material and structure maximizes overall distance potential

OFFERING
#3, #5

FLEX WEIGHT TORQUE KICK POINT
S 72g 4.0 MID
R 70g 4.0 MID

* X-Flex – Custom aftermarket shaft only.

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August 25, 2009