New Equipment Being Released - Sept 2007

Here is a list of the new equipment on it's way with approximate release dates.

Cobra:
No pics available yet
UFI irons (November 5) - I wonder if these aren't the long-awaited blades?
L4V driver (November 5)
Mizuno
No pics available yet
MP-600 driver (October 15)
MX-560 driver (September 15)
F-60 fairway woods (September 15)
MX-950 hybrid irons (September 15)
MP-57 irons (September 15)
Bettinardi Black Carbon putters (September 20)

Pinnacle
Pic and information: www.pinnaclegolf.com
new EXCEPTION ball (October 10)

Precept
Pic and information: www.preceptgolf.com
Distance iQ 180 balls (already available in some locations)

Srixon
Pics available: http://www.srixon.com/club_overview.html
Z-RW driver (coming soon)
Z-Steel fairway woods (coming soon)
I-701 and I-701 Tour irons (coming soon)

Tour Edge
No information or pics available yet
Geomax putters (September 1)
Geomax irons (September 15)

Wilson
No information or pics available yet
Spine driver (November 1)
Staff Zip ball (November 1)
Pi7, Ci7 irons (November 1)

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I can't afford to read topics like this one ...

Me neither ... It's so sad when you see all the new kit come out and all you can do is druel and froth at the mouth.

Guys, here is an update for you equipment junkies. I have just got off the 'phone with a friend of mine in America who works for a well-known tour support team:

Callaway:
There is news I have just got from the Tour that Callaway are working with a new X-series drivers and fairway woods. It's is going to take some of the current technology in the Fusion series and bring the current X-series forward a little without all the carbon, fusion, etc.

Mizuno:
Rather disappointingly, the new 57s are nothing new. They look very similar to the MP60s.

Nike:
They are secretly working on a new set of blade irons. They are muscle backs with some of the weight removed from the top of the back creating a mini-cavity, kind-of like the Hogan Edge had years ago but not as pronounced. The person I spoke to thinks it's going to replace the mixed-set / pro set where the long irons have a wide and pronounced cavity and the short irons less so with the wedges having very little cavity.

Shingo Katayama and a few other Nike pro's are trialing them on Tour.

Titleist:
Tour players are currently working on 2 new drivers. Rather dully, they're called the 907-D3 and 907-D4. There is a lot of experimentation and development going on but they are all more clasically shaped and smaller (425cc's) rather than the current D-1 and D-2 shapes.

Cobra:
Yes, they are releasing a blade to the market shortly. It is a satin-finished blade with the back sectioned off into 3, like a spider web. The 2 sections on the toe and heel are slightly deeper than the middle one to add a little forgiveness and weight distribution.

Taylor Made:
Are working on a driver called R7 CGB Max. It's still got the black-ish colour tone, weight ports at the back, toe and heel but is shaped somewhere in between the current R7 range and Burner range. It's 460cc's with a "pointy" triangle shape like the Titleist D1.

They're working on a new set of R7 forged irons, looking pretty much the same as the R7 TP's but forged, a slightly smaller head size, narrower sole and less offset. I kind of half-way house between the TP blades and current R7s.

Wilson:
The new Pi7's and Ci7's are also nothing new. They are refinement to the current line.

__________________
Golf is easy ... once you know how.
Graham Arnott, teaching professional
Kelrosa Golf Studios
www.kelrosagolf.com
Class 'A' PGA Member
Full Member: World Golf Teachers Federation (GB&I)