The Tour Edge Hot Launch 524 series of woods once again brings together the company’s highest levels of technology, borrowed from the top innovations in its Exotics line-up, to a more budget-conscious consumer with drivers, fairway woods and hybrids that in some cases are half the going rate of many popular models.
The Mizuno ST-Max 230 line-up of driver, fairway woods and hybrids makes the commitment to the largest footprints in company history in their respective categories.
The Cobra Darkspeed fairway woods and hybrids use an L-shaped face that wraps around the front of the sole combined with an internal weight bar that’s suspended like a bridge low and forward in the head to create the ideal blend of high launch and low spin with more speed all across the face.
The PXG 0311 Black Ops drivers, fairway woods and hybrids look to improve performance (higher launch, lower spin, more distance) through new designs made possible in large part by new alloys in titanium and high-strength steel that make these faces more efficient than past versions in the company’s line.
The takeaway for everyday golfers is, don’t be tied to conventional fairway woods or hybrids. Although they might be right for you, something more in the middle might be a better option, for increased versatility on shots from the fairway.
Cobra debuts the latest version of its Air-X line of clubs, including drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons designed with lighter weights to appeal to more moderate swing speeds.
What Vu’s setup shows us is that each of the clubs in your bag needs a specific distance (and playability) function, and too many average golfers have clubs that might serve little distinct purpose or are overlapping with what other clubs are doing.
The line includes high-forgiveness, draw-enhancing fairway woods and hybrids (the HD models), the easier launching, faster-faced standard models and better player options with the more iron-like flight of the Stealth Plus hybrid and multiple adjustability and driver-like face of the titanium Stealth Plus fairway wood.
The Cobra Aerojet fairway woods and hybrids use a revolutionary, bridge-like internal weight bar that pushes weight low and forward for lower spin and higher launch.
Callaway’s new collection of Paradym fairway woods and hybrids makes use of an internal structure that joins the crown and sole at the heel and toe areas.
The Cobra LTDx fairway wood and hybrid line-up continues the thinking about the balance between centre of gravity and forgiveness seen in the just-launched LTDx drivers.
Australian Golf Digest
