Equipment

Justin Rose discusses new prototype Axis1 putter (which he helped design)

Published

1 year ago

Jan 22, 2025

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt of a piece our Andrew Tursky filed for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report as part of our ongoing partnership. Head over to the site for the full piece.

…now, it appears that Rose is switching back into an Axis1 putter, except this time around, it’s an all-new prototype head that he helped co-design.

“It’s been coming for a long time,” Rose told GolfWRX.com on Tuesday at Torrey Pines. “Obviously you know I’ve had a great relationship with Axis1 for many, many years now and I love their concept, their technology and their putters. Obviously they’ve always had a unique look with the hosel design.

“The middle of last year I just wanted to look at something different, after it sort of being five years. I sort of wanted to scratch that itch. Along that process, you learn certain things about why you like a different look, or a certain look. I gave all that feedback to the team and we’ve been working on, I would say something that looks a lot more conventional, but still has all the performance benefits of an Axis1. So that’s what we have here, really.”

Rose’s previous Axis1 putter had what he describes as a “gooseneck” hosel design, but this new prototype is now a bit more “traditional” looking.

“You’ll see we’ve gotten rid of the whole heel that we’ve had in the past,” Rose said. “There used to be sort of a big chunk here (points to the hosel) that the putter would kind of gooseneck on so that it could kind of rotate. This one is … a lot more of a traditional package.”

Axis1 first presented him with the new prototype options this week, and Rose spent Monday and Tuesday fine-tuning the specifics such as swing weight, feel and sound. Come competition time on Wednesday, all signs point to Rose officially switching into the new Axis1 mid-mallet prototype.

“Along with Luis (Pedraza) and Phil (Long) it’s been my handywork really going into this one,” Rose said. “So yeah, obviously a bit more incentive to play it when you’ve been a part of the journey of the putter I guess, but it’s still got to work. There’s been some things this week, like trying to get the swing weight right, get the feel right, the sound. Those little things that you don’t know on a CAD drawing as it comes out as a part. And then you have to refine it in gametime.

“So for me, I love the feel that the stroke flows with the Axis1. I’ve actually been super comfortable with the alignment, which is the one reason I switched away from the Axis in the first place, was I wasn’t that comfortable with my alignment. This one for me feels like you just put it down and it aligns square, so it’s super nice.”

According to Axis1 founder Luis Pedraza, the new designs have tungsten weights in the toe and heel sections of the face, helping Axis1 achieve the same torque-free performance throughout the stroke as the company’s former designs.

Read more at PGATour.com.

Check out Justin Rose’s WITB here.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

16 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.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

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16 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

16 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. 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.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”