Equipment

Spotted: Bettinardi The Antidote Prototype putters

Published

2 years ago

Oct 15, 2024

Every week there are new and exciting putters at tour events and this week we spotted some interesting Bettinardi flatsticks. These new putters all have The Antidote milled into the sole and the shaft enters the head behind the face. While we are not sure what exactly these putters do, they do have some interesting alignment lines on them.

Hexperimental Prototype Mallet

While not 100% sure on this putter, we can take a look at where the shaft enters the club head and it looks like there is some forward press in it. This makes me think that it could be a toe-up balance putter. There is a small single site line right near the face that is flanked by two additional lines that run down the center section of the putter. Most Bettinardi mallets are milled from aluminum, and I would be willing to bet this is the same with maybe a steel face for enhanced feel.

Hexerimental Protoype Blade

There were a few versions of this putter with different alignment aids milled into the top. The shaft position could make this a toe-up balanced putter or just simply face balanced. The shaft goes into a short post hosel well behind the face and the topline is very thick in order to accommodate the hosel and site line that runs heel to toe in the center. Very short shoulders bring the topline and soft shaped bumpers together. Twin site lines are milled into the short flange in order to frame the golf ball at address.

Hexperimental Blade Prototype #2

Bettinardi took something more traditional here and made some interesting tweaks to keep it fresh and different. It is almost like the engineers took a BB1 front and mated it to a new rear flange. The corners are a little softer and the rear bumpers don’t rise up, they actually are tapered down towards the back of the putter. Those unique bumpers flow well with the wider, sloping shoulders that connect to the topline of the putter. From address the bumpers don’t really stand out as different, they look very well blended into the head and the read of the putter looks very smooth. A simple, single site line is on the flange for alignment and I am a fan of the gold-tinted finish on the putter. A shallower milling is on the face and a medium height L neck gives the putter its traditional full shaft offset.

Check out the rest of the Bettinardi putter photos from the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open

Equipment

From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Titleist Vokey Proto Wedges 54M, 60T

Published

3 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Will Schube

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)

Published

3 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Will Schube

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

Check out more in-hand photos of Ryan Palmer’s clubs here.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

23 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

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.