Irons
 TaylorMade
Golf – the premier golf manufacturer for the
past 5 years, had many retailers eagerly awaiting the introduction
of their new rac CGB irons, which offer premium performance
at a premium price. The rac CGB, which stands for "Center
of Gravity Back," features a low and deep center of gravity
that helps make possible a remarkable combination of distance,
control and forgiveness.
The irons offer “Pull-Face” construction, featuring
a clubface fashioned of high-strength C455-stainless steel
and milled on both sides, which is created separately from
the club head. This allows for the face to be exceptionally
thin, yet strong. The ball rockets off the face! TaylorMade
engineers took the 13 grams saved by this thin clubface and
positioned it back and low in the club head.
The rac CGB irons also feature an exceedingly large, deep
back cavity and tall clubface, both of which contribute to
an extremely high MOI, fueling excellent forgiveness. Although
a taller clubface typically precipitates a high CG, TaylorMade
engineers were still able to position the CG low and deep
by virtue of the CGB's advanced design and technologies.
These are “exciting” irons that offer great feel,
consistent distances and that never ending glorious sound
of a well struck shot.
A rac CGB approach wedge and sand wedge are also available.
MSRP: $1,250 / steel, $1,500 / graphite.
www.taylormadegolf.com
Wedge
 Cleveland
CG 10 Wedges
Cleveland Golf, the leader in wedge technology, has introduced
a new wedge made from a new material known as Carbon Metal
Matrix™ (CMM™), that offers significant improvements
in the areas of feel and performance.
Microscopic carbon spheres suspended within CMM help create
a matrix material that is 10% less dense and 15% softer than
traditional carbon steel used in cast and forged club heads.
CMM not only provides soft feel but also offers designers
a newfound freedom to redistribute weight for optimum performance.
Cleveland Golf has a patent pending for the exclusive use
of CMM.
The wedge was an immediate hit with our regular testers;
they liked the look, the feel and the weighting. Hitting was
smooth and effortless. Alignment was intuitive. Accuracy was
excellent and trajectories were high and beautifully arched.
Shots have an admirable tendency to land soft and die quickly.
The hand-ground cambering to the heel and sole made it easy
to get under the ball to float sensitive control shots short
and high when necessary.
Distance control was excellent. This wedge immediately jumped
to the top ranks of our favored wedges. The wedges have a
very attractive look and finish and an amazingly soft feel
at impact thanks to the composite metal matrix (CMM) construction.
The CG10 is available with a satin chrome finish with loft
options of 52º, 54º, 56º and 60º. The
52º wedge is available with a standard bounce while all
other lofts are available with three bounce options - Low/Standard/High.
The MSRP on the CG10 wedge is $141.00
www.clevelandgolf.com
Putter
 Golf
putters are a very personal club to any serious golfer. Golfers
of all levels live or die by their putting ability, and the
choice of a putter is as much by personal preference of style,
look and weight as it is by technology.
PING’s new Craz-E putter is a major shift for this
staid and excellent manufacturer. Unlike any of its predecessors,
the Craz-E is a futuristic looking putter to say the least.
Some will find it to be beautifully intriguing while others
will find it awkward and decidedly un-golf like in appearance
– shades of Cameron’s Futura, Bettinardi’s
Big Ben and Grace’s Amazing Grace. All the aforementioned
putters are most definitely artistically striking and each
one performs exceptionally well. Our testing staff ranked
the Craz-E as having the best setup and grip of all the aforementioned
putters.
This peculiar looking putter is exceedingly easy to aim.
It imparts a quiet, beautiful roll to the ball that tracks
true. Impact feel is very soft and pace is noticeably slower
than most other putters. For very long putts that need a large,
aggressive stroke, the Craz-E truly excels and overall is
an exceptional putter.
The Craz-E putter is top of the line quality (It's Ping,
what'd you expect) and comes with a good, really workable
and good-looking head cover that is very pleasing to the eye.
All of our testers have different favorites for different
reasons but they all putted well with the Craz-E. Accuracy
was been good for everyone under all various conditions, though
some needed a bit of adjustment time to accustom themselves
to this putter’s idiosyncrasies.
The new Winn grips have a nice tackiness to them.
MSRP: $169
www.pinggolf.com |
