Golf Monthly's Top 5: new golf equipment launched
Many of the biggest golf brands have recently launched new equipment. Here, we pick our five favourite items, all worth closer inspection
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Over the last month the biggest brands in golf have been busy launching new clubs. Titleist has launched new 909 drivers and Scotty Cameron putters, PING has launched a Rapture v2 range, PING iWi putters and PING s57 irons, Callaway has launched a new square driver – the Callaway FT-iQ. Cleveland has launched a new Launched driver and Mizuno has produced new irons and a hybrid. Wilson too has launched new Di9 irons and Nike has launched a whole new range.
Here we select our five favourite items recently launched, all well worth a closer inspection if you are in the market.
1. PING Rapture v2 irons PING’s new Rapture v2 irons bring new meaning to the word forgiveness. Whilst we aren’t hugely keen on chunky looking irons, it’s hard to argue with how easy these are to strike well. If you are serious about improving your consistency off the deck, these are a must-try.
2. Callaway FT-iQ driver The original square driver from Callaway was undoubtedly very straight but it lacked distance. To resolve this problem they’ve made the Callaway FT-iQ as aerodynamic as possible. The result is a great looking club that's extremely easy to hit straight and long.
3. Titleist Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport Squareback This has all the feel you’d expect from a good Scotty Cameron putter with the added bonus of a square head that helps alignment. Very impressive.
4. Nike Victory Red Forged Split Cavity irons Over the ball they look like a classic blade but from the back you can see a sizeable cavity that really helps forgiveness. The forged feel was a real winner that we reckon any decent ball striker will enjoy using.
5. Mizuno MX Fli-Hi utility Over the ball the long head has a, shall we say, distinctive look. But the performance was extremely impressive. Powerful, easy to use from a variety of lies and offering good control this is an excellent utility that wowed the GM team.
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In July 2023, Neil became just the 9th editor in Golf Monthly's 112-year history. Originally working with the best coaches in the UK to produce instruction content, he went on to become a feature writer interviewing many of the biggest names in the game including Tiger Woods, Seve Ballesteros, Rory McIlroy and Arnold Palmer.
A 5-handicap golfer, Neil is a club member who takes a keen interest in the health of the game at grassroots level. You’ll often now find him writing about club-related issues such as WHS, membership retention and how best to bridge the gap between the range and the course.