Equipment
Forum Thread of the Day: “Best driver released in the last five years?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from tcatone5 who asks fellow GolfWRX members for their thoughts on what has been the best driver released in the last five years. While plenty of drivers get a mention, TaylorMade’s 2016 M2 has proved to be a popular choice.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- PWood28: “2016 M2 or 2017 M1 440. I can’t hit anything as far and straight as I have these drivers. The 2016 M2 is more forgiving, but it just makes my misses go that much further in a bad direction. If I catch the M1 440 on a bad part of the face, the ball seems to be getting down a lot quicker and leaving me with some better options. When I catch it on the (imaginary) screws, the M1 is the longest driver I’ve played.”
- MtlJeff: “Epic deserves more love, not the most fun to hit driver, but dear god that thing was an LM warrior. Still cannot hit anything further.”
- Peanut191: “2016 M2 is still in the bag. Nice combination of forgiveness and distance.”
- ace036: “G400 Max. By far the most forgiving and straightest driver I’ve ever hit or gamed.”
Entire Thread: “Best Driver released in the last five years?”
Equipment
From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Titleist Vokey Proto Wedges 54M, 60T
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who 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, @Putt4Dough is selling some prototype wedges from Vokey Wedgeworks. These include a 54 degree wedge with the M grind and a 60 degree wedge with a T grind.

From the listing:
(1) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 54M with a Tour Issue DGS400 shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet (logo down). Standard length, lie, and loft. BB&F ferrule. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.
(2) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 60T with a KBS Tour 130X shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet. Standard length, lie, and loft. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules.
Whats in the Bag
Ryan Palmer WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (9 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 60 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 70 6.5

5-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (18 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX

Irons: Srixon ZXiU (23 degrees), Srixon Z785 MB (5-PW)
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 100 6.5 (4), KBS Tour 130 X

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (50-08F, 54-10S, 58-04T @59)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

Putter: Odyssey Dual Force Rossie II

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Equipment
Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report
This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.
Joel Thelen
Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.
First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.





Mitchell Meissner
Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.






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S
Feb 16, 2019 at 12:14 am
2017 M1 460 + B Asha 4S felt like finally catching the unicorn…
Dan
Feb 9, 2019 at 11:24 am
The Epic for sure. How can anyone say an M1 440? Taylormade even admits it’s the worst head in their line. Worst MOI rating . Too low spinning for regular swing speeds and fade biased. G max is a good call. Most accurate thing ever made.
Pelling17
Feb 8, 2019 at 3:58 pm
PWood28-do you play that mighty track, Pebblewood CC, in Bridgeman, Michigan? #17 easily one of the toughest holes in golf…Ping G30 turbulators yield revolutionary driver design!
Speedy
Feb 7, 2019 at 11:44 am
The one that’s in your bag now.