Equipment
PGA Show 2019: Day 2 recap
GolfWRX are live all week from the PGA Show in Orlando, and on Thursday, our team were hard at work capturing all that was on display at the annual gearhead festival. Through our front page, forums, and social media platforms, GolfWRX had you covered as the PGA Show rolled into its second day.
Here, we take a look at all of the content our team provided on Day Two of the Major of the Golf Business.
Front Page
On Day Two, GolfWRX’s Johnny Wunder spoke to the wedge-making wizard Roger Cleveland and got the lowdown on everything you need to know about Callaway’s new PM Grind. Check out the chat here.
We covered Bushnell’s latest laser rangefinder, the Pro XE, which contains the companies new “Slope with Elements” feature. All you need to know about the Pro XE can be found here.
Johnny talked about Srixon’s new Z Forged line with Cleveland/Srixon staffer William McGirt, and VP of R&D Jeff Brunski. Check out the discussion in full here.
Bridgestone’s Tour B XW-1 wedges are hitting the retail market in March, with the company calling the new additions “the softest and highest spinning wedges ever designed for better players”. Find out everything you need to know about the new Bridgestone wedges here.
Forums
Our guys captured a boatload of photos once again on Thursday. Here are eight galleries filled to the brim with pictures of all the gear displayed on Day Two of the event.
2019 PGA Show, Day Two Pt. 1 – Smathers & Branson Headcovers, OUUL Bags
2019 PGA Show Day Two Pt. 2 – Sunfish, FJ 1857, Tonal
2019 PGA Show Day Two Pt. 3 – About Golf, AM&E, Evnroll, Bettinardi
2019 PGA Show Day Two Pt. 4 – Eson, Big Max, Chippo, Clicgear, MacKenzie
2019 PGA Show Day Two Pt. 5 – Adidas, Galvin Green, 2 UNDR, Linksoul, Mizuno, Bridgestone
2019 PGA Show Day Two Pt. 6 – Golf Pride, Precision Pro, Callaway Clothing
2019 PGA Show Day Two Pt. 7 Lynx, Adidas, Criquet
2019 PGA Show Day Two Pt. 8 Stitch, Puma, Ecco
Twitter & Instagram
While in the Twittersphere, our guys had a chat with Mizuno club-designer Chris Voshall which we’ve added to our piece on the companies new JPX 919 Hot Metal Pro irons…
We've added an interview with Mizuno engineer @vosh68 to our feature on the new @MizunoGolfNA JPX 919 Hot Metal Pro ironshttps://t.co/CRYIlktRkN
— GolfWRX (@GolfWRX) January 24, 2019
…the team then snapped some photos of Sky Caddies new rangefinder, the SX500 GPS…
@SkyCaddie SX500 GPS. pic.twitter.com/7doPuL9qgP
— GolfWRX (@GolfWRX) January 24, 2019
…before checking out some cool needlework at the Winston Collection…
Some really amazing embroidery over at The Winston Collection! pic.twitter.com/mppfjkGeYR
— GolfWRX (@GolfWRX) January 24, 2019
…and the crew also showcased Oban Golf’s latest shafts…
What @ObanShafts do you want to put in your bag? pic.twitter.com/vwjZcaxk90
— GolfWRX (@GolfWRX) January 24, 2019
…before getting up-close with Epon Golf’s new AF-155i driver…
@EPONGolf_USA’s AF-155i driver at their booth. pic.twitter.com/QHkZnurv4b
— GolfWRX (@GolfWRX) January 24, 2019
…and the guys then captured this amazingly detailed driver head cover from Sunfish…
@sunfishsales with a great driver cover on display! pic.twitter.com/tIWny1jB7O
— GolfWRX (@GolfWRX) January 24, 2019
…while on Instagram, Johnny caught up with Kaitlyn Petrando, of Youth On Course, who gave us the lowdown on this awesome grow-the-game initiative.
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
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
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Maria Torres WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees) Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4 3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees) Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4 5-wood: Ping G440...
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Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D (10.5 degrees) Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D Tour (15 degrees) Shaft: Project...
I am become death.
Jan 25, 2019 at 11:41 pm
Anyone think we’ve hit peak Golf? Listening to yet another grind description, the same old same old. The Golf gear story seems to have run out of steam about 5 years ago.
More weight Low and back, more heel relief! Time for someone to really pull some innovation. The market is stale.
2putttom
Jan 25, 2019 at 1:01 pm
thnx Gianni
Rich Douglas
Jan 25, 2019 at 11:12 am
No new single-length irons. I was hoping a major OEM would jump in. Perhaps it will always be a niche product, lasting as long as BCD does.