New Wilson D series

[EHolm]

Got this from a friend, looks to be the new Wilson driver

[Lemonde]

13 minutes ago, EHolm said:

Got this from a friend, looks to be the new Wilson driver

Much cleaner design on the sole than previous D lines 

[molecularman]

Reminds me a lot of the new Titleist drivers. 

[boggyman]

Nice. Guessing that might’ve been possibly what Steele was playing this week ?‍♂️?

 

Edited September 14, 2020 by boggyman

[GolfSwang]

1 hour ago, boggyman said:

Nice. Guessing that might’ve been possibly what Steele was playing this week ?‍♂️?

 

Good eye and good guess, but it looks like he was playing one of the "W Labs" protos this week (has an adjustable hosel too). 

Some of the graphics appear to be similar to the D9 posted above though...maybe Steele's is a preview of the LS/Tour/better players version in the new range?

[boggyman]

1 hour ago, GolfSwang said:

Good eye and good guess, but it looks like he was playing one of the "W Labs" protos this week (has an adjustable hosel too). 

Some of the graphics appear to be similar to the D9 posted above though...maybe Steele's is a preview of the LS/Tour/better players version in the new range?

 

1 hour ago, GolfSwang said:

Good eye and good guess, but it looks like he was playing one of the "W Labs" protos this week (has an adjustable hosel too). 

Some of the graphics appear to be similar to the D9 posted above though...maybe Steele's is a preview of the LS/Tour/better players version in the new range?

Thanks. Could be, looks like it had tape on bottom trying to keepit under wraps ?,no telling. I’m excited bout the new upcoming products to see what W/S brings to the table. 

Edited September 14, 2020 by boggyman

[James the Hogan Fan]

23 hours ago, GolfSwang said:

Good eye and good guess, but it looks like he was playing one of the "W Labs" protos this week (has an adjustable hosel too). 

Some of the graphics appear to be similar to the D9 posted above though...maybe Steele's is a preview of the LS/Tour/better players version in the new range?

Wilson has previously preferred to separate its lines pretty strongly. They currently have the LaunchPad, D7, and Cortex, and are generally on 2 year cycles. The D7 and Cortex are up for replacement this year.

 

I expect the w|labs proto to become a skill player's cortex replacement (probably under the "staff" name after the F-C-D seems to have died) and the D9 shown above to replace the D7. 

 

It's too bad; I own both the D and C300's and would have preferred to have seen them tweaked and improved. Excited about the possibility of a tour style driver though. 

[chouls19]

Will D7 forged be replaced?

[ShakeyT]

That D9 looks really long front to back. Kind of a K15 shape, but with a weight in the back.

If that's the case, it should offer crazy amounts of forgiveness, but probably won't be a distance monster.

[Steve o]

I don't think a brand has ever needed a winning driver more than Wilson. The irons seem to work but Drivers seem to drive (pun intended) this business.

[James the Hogan Fan]

13 minutes ago, Steve o said:

I don't think a brand has ever needed a winning driver more than Wilson. The irons seem to work but Drivers seem to drive (pun intended) this business.

 

Unless you're Mizuno. But I agree. Wilson has had solid drivers but nothing amazing, and as an up-and-comer in that market, unless they have a knock-your-socks-off release people will just buy SIMs and Mavriks.

 

Wilson irons are fantastic though, I just switched to a set and have been playing loads better.

[Steve o]

Good call out on Mizuno but there is still a difference because some golfers view Wilson as a big box brand. They probably wish they were when the reality is you can find Cally all day at Costco. At the bare minimum W/S has to have their tour pros playing their driver. If they play Mavriks, SIM's and Ping why wont the 20 handicap guy.

[orr444]

On 9/15/2020 at 8:04 AM, chouls19 said:

Will D7 forged be replaced?

Yes will it be replaced??

[James the Hogan Fan]

3 minutes ago, orr444 said:

Yes will it be replaced??

I don't know for certain but if Wilson does what I expect them to do, the basic D7 will be replaced first, and a forged version of that replacement club will be introduced later. 

 

Since the D7 forged came out only last January, I would not expect them to replace it so quickly. I expect a D9 wood and GI set, tour style driver/woods (cortex replacement) and a FG Tour V6 replacement (as they are 4 years old) in this cycle. 

[EHolm]

On 9/17/2020 at 6:18 AM, orr444 said:

Yes will it be replaced??

No the forged will stick around for another year

[boggyman]

Wonder when the d9 iron will begin to surface?? 

[Gary Gutful]

The big question is whether it comes stock with an 11 gram shaft.

Edited September 26, 2020 by Gary Gutful

[xkilgorextroutx]

5 hours ago, Gary Gutful said:

The big question is whether it comes stock with an 11 gram shaft.

 

I tried the D7 and it was just way too light. I sprayed that thing everywhere. Like many of the other posters, I've been a big fan of their irons (bagged C200, D100, D200 in the past) but their drivers have always been lacking.

[ASN21]

On 9/13/2020 at 2:18 PM, molecularman said:

Reminds me a lot of the new Titleist drivers. 

I was thinking the same thing. And does it really say intelligent design? Lol

[orr444]

So no new cavity back irons?

[Steve o]

D7 Forged just came out. They tend to be on two year cycles. D7 cast might become D9. I think the intelligent design is a reference to their Artificial Design capabilities that Wilson has and has used in other product  categories of their company.. They basically stink at marketing. I still love the brand. 

[eaglestan66]

No replacement for the D7 Forged irons as its relatively new in the Wilson Life Cycle. 

It's also an awesome players/distance iron!

[Gary Gutful]

20 hours ago, ASN21 said:

I was thinking the same thing. And does it really say intelligent design? Lol

I guess its better than saying 'dumb arse design'.

[ShakeyT]

I'll be shocked if they don't come out with a hollow bodied GI iron soon. They have the Launch Pad hybrid irons, but they're more SGI forgiveness irons than distance irons.

 

They can fill the cavity with the urethane they use to support the "power holes" they use in their current line up. Seems like a no brainer. 

[braincramp52]

5 hours ago, ShakeyT said:

I'll be shocked if they don't come out with a hollow bodied GI iron soon. They have the Launch Pad hybrid irons, but they're more SGI forgiveness irons than distance irons.

 

They can fill the cavity with the urethane they use to support the "power holes" they use in their current line up. Seems like a no brainer. 

 

The D7 forged is already a forged distance iron. I'm not sure what advantage it would be putting a hollow body iron in the line .

[EHolm]

On 9/26/2020 at 8:00 PM, orr444 said:

So no new cavity back irons?

Heard a staff model cb is coming as well

[xkilgorextroutx]

Really interested in seeing what the D9 irons are like... of the recent models, I actually liked the D200 over the D300 (didn't try the D7) so I'm curious to see what direction they go to with them, particularly the soles.

[braincramp52]

On 9/30/2020 at 9:04 AM, EHolm said:

Heard a staff model cb is coming as well

 

They will have to go some to top the V6.

[Carolina Golfer 2]

Our rep is coming by next week. Looking forward to seeing this and the other new stuff. 

[orr444]

Let us know if you see any new irons. Thanks