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Score Reducers & Fun Improvers
Bettinardi
2023-2024 Studio Stock Series - $450 www.bettinardi.com
For the past twenty-five years, Robert Bettinardi has drawn his inspiration directly from the Tour by working with and analyzing the game’s best golfers. Having amassed over 100 professional Tour wins since 1998, Robert has perfectly re-engineered the 2023-2024 Studio Stock Series with ultimate performance in mind. Precision milled from a single block of 303 Stainless Steel, the Studio Stock Series includes five expertly crafted models that give Tour-inspiring confidence to any level of golfer. Each new model features our Roll Control Face milling, a scientifically engineered groove profile designed to get the ball into a true roll faster, while still maintaining an exceptionally soft feel and audible feedback in every putt. The Studio Stock series is completed with our Diamond Blast finish on the topline and body to provide a glare-resistant view from address, while the face and sole are polished giving it a luxurious presence on the greens. Each of the five putter models is complemented by a Castleton green and jet black paint scheme, discover the complete lineup of Studio Stock putters today!
Bettinardi
HLX 5.0 Forged Chrome & Graphite PVD Wedges - $220 www.bettinardi.com
The Latest Putters, Wedges, Distance Measuring Devices and Bluetooth Speakers
BY GREG SAMPSON
When it comes to the great game of golf there are no perfect answers or solutions that will guarantee you shoot lower scores and have more fun in the sun. However, there are some amazing products out there that you can add to your bag to hopefully point you toward the holy grail of great golf no matter the day!
Robert J. Bettinardi has taken his wedge line to a new level of performance with a perfected redesign of technology and appearance in his all-new Bettinardi HLX 5.0 Forged Wedges. The HLX 5.0 Forged Wedges aim to provide a greater focus on player performance and versatility for any wedge shot, in all conditions. The all-new face of the HLX 5.0 utilizes our patented High Helix Cut machining process, allowing Robert to engineer and craft his softest forged wedge face to date. By using this process, the machine cuts the metal at such a rate that generates a more pronounced groove depth, creating maximum spin on the golf ball, which pushes USGA groove limits and makes the HLX 5.0 the ultimate wedge for controlling your spin. The 2023-2024 HLX 5.0 wedge features a ladder milling on the back flange and sole, which is a re-engineer of the Honeycomb milling on the HLX 3.0. By re-engineering the HLX 5.0 with a finer ladder milling, the center of gravity in each head was pushed up by 5%. By utilizing this finer milling technique, we were able to keep more weight on the flange, which raises the CG and helps golfers promote a lower trajectory wedge shot and ultimately improve their short game. This mastercrafted enhancement allows for Tour quality shot flighting and uncontested control around the greens.
All golfers have had those days when their putting stroke feels completely off. What they’re feeling is torque — the twisting of the putter head — and it’s the enemy of consistent putting. Lie Angle Balance
(L.A.B.) is a patented technology we developed that simplifies putting. It eliminates torque from the design of a putter, giving all golfers the ability to consistently repeat their stroke — especially when the pressure is on. Whether you’re a great putter or a golfer who frets every 5-footer, our putters and grips will help you become a better putter. That means lower scores… and more bragging rights.
L.A.B. GOLF
LINK.1 Stock - $480 | Custom
This putter is where the past will meet the future for any golfer that puts this putter in play. So many golfers love the look of blade-style putters. Yes, they’re beautiful, but they’re not always the best for making putts. The LINK.1 honors the shape of these legendary putters but makes them dramatically easier to use by adding Lie Angle Balance. Like all L.A.B. Golf putters, LINK.1 is designed to stay square to your path during the stroke. That means there’s no need to try to keep the face square like there is with other putters. All you have to do is allow the face to stay square. To bring Lie Angle Balance to LINK.1, they hyper-engineered it from 303 Stainless Steel. The putter head is 100% CNC Milled in the USA, and there are four screws on the heel side and six on the toe side so we can offer a wide range of length and lie angle options. Go custom with the many options offered such as shafts, weight, grip, lie, loft and more!
L.A.B. GOLF
MEZZ.1 Stock - $450 | Custom - $550 www.labgolf.com
Zero Torque. Zero Compromise. MEZZ.1 Stock makes it easy for any golfer to benefit from Lie Angle Balance. It looks pretty much like a normal putter. But it actually helps you make putts. MEZZ.1 Custom is for standardlength builds only and comes in 6 colorways along with various shaft, grip and headcover options. The MEZZ.1 MAX is available in ArmLock & Broomstick builds.
Edison
2.0 Forged Wedges | From $200 www.edisonwedges.com
The new EDISON 2.0 Wedges are the only wedges on the market specifically designed around a multi-year study of the way recreational golfers hit their wedges, in contrast to most wedges on the market today which are specifically designed only the skills of elite tour players. Improving on the revolutionary EDISON FORGED wedges, an additional 14-17 grams have been positioned even higher in the clubhead, achieved by a multi-level back design that optimizes smash factor across the entire face. In addition to enhanced weighting technologies, the EDISON 2.0 Wedges feature an improved version of the renowned and proven “Koehler Sole.”
Patented over 30 years ago, each wedge combines both a high and low bounce into each wedge to deliver an unmatched level of sole versatility to handle different lies and different swing paths. All EDISON 2.0 wedges are custom-crafted one at a time and all are backed by Edison’s exclusive 100% Risk Free Trial.