YOUR GUIDE TO THE LATEST GEAR PRO SHOP

Mizuno S23 Wedge

£185, MIZUNOGOLF.COM

Mizuno’s new S23 wedges combine the precision and playing profile of a player’s bladed wedge with the aggressive performance of a toe-weighted design. Featuring a shorter hosel and a heel-orientated cavity, the design allows more weight to be pushed towards the toe to create a centred sweet spot which contributes to longer impact time, less head deflection and higher spin from both full and partial shots. Made from a single block of forged carbon steel for added feel and durability, the S23s are offered in a brushed chrome or copper cobalt finish, and boast a loft-specific profile, with stronger lofts featuring a tear-drop straight edge, flowing into a more rounded lob wedge, with grinds to suit different ground conditions and swing types.

New Balance is one of the hottest trainer brands on the high street, so it’s quite a coup for American Golf to become the exclusive retail partner for NB’s launch into the golf shoe market in the UK. They offer a full selection of shoes from casual sneaker inspired models to technical pro-level spiked shoes for both men and women. Our favourite pair is this Augusta-inspired golf version of the iconic 997 running shoe, which comes in Masters green, as well as a grey/white option.

Motocaddy M7 Gps Trolley

£1,499, MOTOCADDY.COM

Motocaddy has launched its first trolley to feature GPS and remote control. With over 40,000 preloaded courses in its database, viewable on its 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen, the M7 GPS also comes with a one-year subscription to the cellular-powered Motocaddy Performance Plan. This add-on gives full-hole mapping, dynamic green view, and score tracking. Featuring all the same tech as the M7 Remote, the remotecontrolled trolley features a wider wheelbase and all-terrain tyres for greater stability.

Cleveland Rtx6 Zipcore Wedge

£159, EU.DUNLOPSPORTS.COM

Bursting with tech, the RTX6 ZipCore hides it in a classiclooking wedge design. ZipCore is a low-density material used in the core that widens the sweet spot, as well as moving the centre of gravity to the centre of the face. They’ve used even more in the RTX6 to make them more forgiving. The other big addition is HydraZip. A new type of face blasting and laser lines maximise friction, to produce 43% more spin with a wet clubface than previous Cleveland wedges. Available in every loft from 46°-60°, with four different grind options, and three different finishes, there is a suitable set of wedges for everyone in the range.

Ping G430 Irons

£150 PER IRON, PING.COM

The G430 irons are suited to a huge selection of golfers. A heat-treating process creates Hyper 17-4 stainless steel, which strengthens the face and allows it to flex more for faster ball speeds. A PurFlex badge helps control the sound and feel, without impacting ball speeds.

Tungsten weights in the toe and shaft tips create extreme forgiveness, while the irons have 1° extra bounce to help with forgiveness through the turf. If you’re a mid-handicap golfer looking for a new set of irons, you’re doing yourself a disservice not to give these a spin.

Taylormade Spider Gt Max

PUTTER

£379, TAYLORMADEGOLF.CO.UK

The Spider GT Max is maybe the most user adjustable putter we have ever seen. Two 40g sliding tungsten weights can be easily positioned to influence centre of gravity, toe hang and face rotation. Why you ask? For players who tend to miss putts to the left, placing the weights in Position 1 (farthest back) slows down the face rotation. For players who miss to the right, Position 3 (farthest forward) helps the face close faster. While it is obviously designed to be fitted and then left, for the golfer who likes to swich putter regularly, they can give find a new feel using the same putter.

Titleist Tsr2

£529, TITLEIST.CO.UK

The TSR driver has been the most popular model on tour since its introduction last year. Another all-titanium design, the TSR family boasts four designs for different types of players. The TSR1 is the latest addition, a lightweight option to help generate more clubhead speed. The TSR2 (pictured here), is the driver for the majority of golfers with a high MOI design, offering high launch and low spin. The TSR3 is the most popular option on tour, a more compact head with a Speed Ring VFT face design that is designed to help golfers with regular centre-face contact. The TSR4 features a smaller 430cc head and is designed for lower spin bombs.

Wilson Dynapower

CARBON £420, TITANIUM £370, WILSON.COM

Wilson has brought back the legendary Dynapower brand name. Made famous nearly 70 years ago, and played by some of the most historic names in the game, including Arnold Palmer, Dynapower is the pinnacle of Wilson’s recent designs. Fully adjustable, the drivers use A.I to create PKR2 technology for fast ball speeds across the face.

The Carbon version features a low and forward centre of gravity for a low spin, neutral to fade biased design, while the Titanium model features a 16g rear weight to create a high MOI, high launching, drawbiased driver.

Taylormade Stealth 2

STEALTH & HD £499, PLUS £529, TAYLORMADEGOLF.CO.UK

Stealth 2 Carbonwood drivers feature up to 75% more carbon in the heads than the originals. TaylorMade have used this to create what they have coined ‘Fargivness’. By saving weight by using more carbon, it has been able to increase the MOI of the heads by 9% without losing any ball speed. Visually there is some change with the gloss crown, but the red 60X Carbon Twist Face remains front and centre.

The Plus model features a 15g movable weight to shift mass and aid shot shaping.

The standard model features a more forgiving design, with a 25g weight in the Inertia Generator to boost forgiveness, while the HD is designed to help create a draw for golfers that struggle with a slice.

Callaway Paradym

£599,

CALLAWAYGOLF.EU

It’s been a fast start on tour for the Paradym, with seven wins already on tour at the time of writing, with Jon Rahm earning three of them. Callaway has removed as much weight as possible by creating a 360-carbon chassis that is 44% lighter than a traditional titanium chassis. This allows more weight to be place where it is needed. In the Paradym that is a movable rear weight track to fine-tune flight, while the Triple Diamond model has switchable front and back weights to fine-tune low spin, and the Draw model it is in the heel to help you – yes, you guessed it – hit a draw.

Pxg 0211

£199,

PXG.COM

Is this the best value driver in golf right now? At £199, I think so. A full titanium design, it features a high-speed variable thickness Ti412 face for fast ball speeds. The hosel can be adjusted 1.5 degrees in loft either way, which, along with the many shaft options PXG offers, means the driver can be fit for nearly anyone. And despite the low price, PXG’s engineers have spent a lot of time on modal analysis to ensure the driver sounds and feels great and not like a value option.

Ping G430

MAX & SFT £525, LST £575, EU.PING.COM

PING always produces incredibly forgiving drivers. This year they’ve created incredibly forgiving, long-hitting and great sounding drivers. The G430 lineup features an improved Optimised T9S+ Forged Face featuring what it calls ‘Spinsistency’. It’s designed to generate faster ball speeds and has lower loft low on the face to cut spin and create more consistently spinning shots wherever they are hit on the face. The G430 MAX is the most forgiving and will suit the majority of golfers. The SFT is designed to help golfers who battle a slice, while the LST features a smaller 440cc head and carbon crown to lower the centre of gravity for lowerspinning drives.

SRIXON ZX MKII £499, EU.DUNLOPSPORTS.COM/SRIXON

The Rebound Frame is the key piece to the new Srixon ZXMKII drivers. Rather than just the face flexing at impact, a second area further back from the face also flexes, allowing for more ball speed at impact wherever the ball is struck on the face. The Star Frame crown saves weight comparable to carbon by thinning it out strategically while maintaining strength. A variable thickness helps ball speed across the face. The ZX5 MKII features a higher MOI design, the ZX7 features a more compact head with adjustable weights for fine tuning, while a ZX5 LS MKII features the same profile as the ZX5, but with the weight forward for low spin drives.