Equipment

Nike’s new golf balls have larger, softer resin cores

Published

13 years ago

Feb 5, 2013

In 2012, Nike released a new line of golf balls called 20XI that featured a new lightweight core material called RZN (resin). According to Nike, the lightweight resin cores moved more weight to the perimeter of the ball, increasing MOI to make the balls more stable in the wind. The problem was, the golf balls spun too much on iron shots, causing control problems that negated the ball’s higher MOI.

Rock Ishii, director of product development for Nike Golf, said that the company has solved that problem with its 2013 20XI golf balls. Like last year’s models, the new balls have four layers and a urethane cover. But the new models feature a construction with a larger, lower-compression RZN cores that decreases iron spin and allows for even more weight to be moved to the outside of the ball for an even higher MOI.

According to Ishii, one of the main advantages of the 20XI ball is that its high-MOI construction causes less spin decay after it reaches its apex. This means that the 20XI will to spin more consistently than lower MOI golf balls, which will help stabilize their flight during the critical period between apex and landing.

The new 20XI golf balls are available in two models — the 20XI and 20XI X. The difference between two is that the 20XI X has a cover that is six compression points firmer than the 20XI. This will make the 20XI X spin less than the 20XI from driver to wedge, making it a better option for certain golfers with high swing speeds. The street price of both balls is around $46.

Watch the video below with Rock Ishii and Zak Kozuchowski for more information on the 20XI golf balls.

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Along with the 2013 models of the 20XI, Nike has also released its One RZN golf balls, which offer a lower price point that the 20XI golf balls.

The One RZN balls feature a RZN core and have a compression of about 60 — 20 points softer than the 20XI golf balls. That makes them a good choice for golfers with slow swing speed. The One RZN balls are available in two models — One RZN and One RZN X — and will retail for around $30.

Like most non-premium golf balls, the One RZN balls have surlyn covers that producs less spin around the greens than balls with urethane covers. Watch the video interview below with Rock Ishii and Zak Kozuchowski for more information on the One RZN balls.

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Equipment

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

Published

1 hour 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

1 hour 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

22 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.