Equipment

Max Homa is the latest to put prototype Titleist 2-wood in play

Published

1 month ago

May 15, 2024

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.

Titleist’s new 2-wood prototype first popped up on the TOUR at the 2024 PLAYERS Championship, in the bag of Cameron Young, who had been working with Titleist on the design since 2023.

Here’s what Titleist Tour fitter J.J. Van Wezenbeeck had to say about the design back at THE PLAYERS Championship:

“(Young) was looking for a certain ball speed and yardage gap from his driver,” Van Wezenbeeck said. “One of the things for him with the 3-wood is he wanted something with a little more volume that he felt more confident off the tee with, so he was looking for a little bigger footprint and something that was a little bit more penetrating than some of the 3-woods he’s played in the past. This will be a club he’ll hit 90 percent off the tee, versus the ground, so for the golf courses that set up for that, that’s what he’s looking for … this may or may not ever come to retail. It’s a chance for us to learn and put it in future products that may not be exactly this.”

Since the initial unveiling of the product at THE PLAYERS Championship, fellow PGA TOUR players such as Homa, Webb Simpson and Justin Thomas have also taken notice…

“[The new 2-wood) helps me draw it a little bit better,” Homa told GolfWRX.com on Monday at the 2024 PGA Championship. “I don’t draw the ball well, so left-to-right winds it’s quite helpful.”

Now, according to Van Wezenbeeck, Homa has two different options off the tee: A flat-trajectory cut shot with his TSR3 driver, and a “spinny draw” with his new TSR 2-wood, which flies farther than his former 3-wood.

Head over to PGATour.com for the full article.

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Whats in the Bag

Taisei Shimizu WITB 2024 (June)

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21 hours ago

Jun 14, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Taisei Shimizu what’s in the bag accurate as of the U.S. Open. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 7 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 HL (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 7.5 X

See more in-hand photos of Taisei Shimizu’s clubs here.

5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 HL (19 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 9 X

Irons: Bridgestone 221CB (4), Bridgestone Tour B (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold EX X100 Tour Issue

See more in-hand photos of Taisei Shimizu’s clubs here.

Wedges: Jucie tT (47-6 @48, 51-6 @52, 55-6 @56, 58-6 @60)

Putter: Scotty Cameron 009M

Grips: Elite

See more in-hand photos of Taisei Shimizu’s clubs here.

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Whats in the Bag

Patrick Cantlay WITB 2024 (June)

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22 hours ago

Jun 14, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Patrick Cantlay what’s in the bag accurate as of the U.S. Open. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Titleist GT2 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 60 TX

Photo via Patrick Cantlay on Instagram.

3-wood: Titleist TSR2+ (14.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 70 TX

Check out more in-hand photos of Patrick Cantlay’s WITB in the forums.

7-wood: Titleist TS2 (21 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 80 TX

Irons: Titleist 718 AP2 (4-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold 120 Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM7 (46-10F @47, 52-08F), Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (56-08M @57, 6o-T @61)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300

Check out more in-hand photos of Patrick Cantlay’s WITB in the forums.

Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5 Proto
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 1.0

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Check out more in-hand photos of Patrick Cantlay’s WITB in the forums.

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Equipment

Three Swing Challenge: Testing the Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max driver

Published

22 hours ago

Jun 14, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Callaway recently released the Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max Driver, and BK is ready to see where it stacks up in this week’s Three Swing Challenge!

Why three swings?

Many years ago, the legendary Barney Adams, founder of Adams Golf told us this:

“My formula as a fitter was three shots only. I discounted No. 1 just because it was the first one, counted 100 percent of No. 2 and discounted No. 3 because the player was starting to adjust.”

Read more about the Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max driver in our launch piece.

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