2021 EQUIPMENT LAUNCHES (Running thread of all our launch pieces)

[BAlberstadt]

A continually updated table of contents of our front page 2021 equipment launch stories for your reading pleasure.

 

 

Bridgestone

• E12 Contact golf ball
• Tour B XS golf ball in yellow

 

 

Callaway

• Apex irons, Apex Pro irons, Apex DCB irons
• Apex hybrids, Apex Pro hybrids
• Epic Speed, Epic Max & Epic LS drivers
• Epic Speed and Epic Max fairway woods
• Odyssey 2-Ball Ten 
• Callaway Chrome Soft X LS golf ball

 

 

Cobra

• Rev33 irons
• King Cobra wedges with Snakebite grooves
• T-Rail irons
• Copper Series irons and RF Forged MB

 

 

Fujikura

• Fujikura reintroducing Vista Pro line of shafts for 2021

 

Honma

• Gain Speed’ drivers, fairways, hybrids and irons

 

Mizuno 

• ST-X and ST-Z drivers, fairway woods
• MCraft putters

 

Miura

• PI-401 irons

 

 

Ping

• G425 driver
• G425 fairway woods, hybrids and crossover
• G425 irons

 

 

PXG 

• PXG 0211 series
• 2021 PXG Gen4 drivers and fairway woods
• 2021 PXG Gen4 irons
• PXG 0211 ST irons

 

Srixon

• 2021 Srixon Z-Star golf balls
• ZX4 irons

 

TaylorMade 

• SIM2 drivers
• SIM2 fairway woods, Rescues
• SIM2 irons
• TP, TPx golf balls
• 2021 TaylorMade Spider X, EX, S, and SR putters
• TaylorMade expanding wedge line with Hi-Toe and Big Foot Raw

 

Titleist

• Scotty Cameron Phantom X putters
• Vokey launches new Slate Blue finish on SM8 wedges
• Titleist adds TSi4 driver and TSi1 driver, fairway wood, and hybrid
• 2021 Titleist TSi2 and TSi3 hybrids: “Everything we got”

 

Tour Edge

• Exotics 721 Series metalwoods
• Exotics C721, E721 irons

 

XXIO

• Prime and Prime Royal lines

Edited March 16, 2021 by GolfWRX

[QuigleyDU]

Big fan of some of the stuff we already know about.. the mizuno putters are top notch and a very competitive product.

 

 

[Stanks]

Good idea. I can't recall who but, someone posted a picture listing embargo dates for each brand and what to expect out them whether it be driver, irons, wedges, etc . Looking forward to the next announcements.  

[SeaIsland]

 

Would like some Cally Apex clarification on one point: The MMT graphite option definitely grabbed my attention. So, I looked up the 95 weight class on the MCA website and guess what? It isn't there. Across both the taper and parallel versions there are 85,90, and 105s --no 95s. So is the 95 a made-for version?

[dmarabella13]

anyone have any idea about the TSi hybrids? Had heard February, but haven't heard much lately

[noodle3872]

1 hour ago, SeaIsland said:

 

Would like some Cally Apex clarification on one point: The MMT graphite option definitely grabbed my attention. So, I looked up the 95 weight class on the MCA website and guess what? It isn't there. Across both the taper and parallel versions there are 85,90, and 105s --no 95s. So is the 95 a made-for version?

The spec page on Callaway’s site says 80, 90 and 105. My guess is the 80 and 90 are parallel tip and the 105 is taper tip. Check Mitsubishi’s site and you’ll see how the specs break down. 
 

 

[elcgolf]

Why are MCraft putters on this list? They were released a year ago. 

[Wardonation]

Can we get the "release date" chart pinned to this thread by chance?

[tbone18]

1 hour ago, elcgolf said:

Why are MCraft putters on this list? They were released a year ago. 

new head models.

[elcgolf]

9 minutes ago, tbone18 said:

new head models.

Ah, gotcha. Just a bad link then, I guess. Thanks. 

[QuigleyDU]

Will let you know what I think..

[Whiskey_fire]

2 hours ago, QuigleyDU said:

Will let you know what I think..

Yes please 🥳

[QuigleyDU]

18 minutes ago, Whiskey_fire said:

Yes please 🥳

The sim2 is very good has great feel and ball speed. Is it faster than sim? Probably not much.

 

I think it launches higher. I typically cannot get an 8 degree head up in the air. But in the SIM2 I think if I was to play it. I would go with the 8. For comparison, I went with the 10 degree TSi3 so I could get my launch up to where it needs to be. 
 

it has great feel. I really enjoyed hitting it.

 

the G425 it looks good, feels good, sounds ok, I think it is pretty loud and tingy. It launches and spins good But, it is slow.. it was quite a bit slower than literally everything else..

[scottyc15]

58 minutes ago, QuigleyDU said:

The sim2 is very good has great feel and ball speed. Is it faster than sim? Probably not much.

 

I think it launches higher. I typically cannot get an 8 degree head up in the air. But in the SIM2 I think if I was to play it. I would go with the 8. For comparison, I went with the 10 degree TSi3 so I could get my launch up to where it needs to be. 
 

it has great feel. I really enjoyed hitting it.

 

the G425 it looks good, feels good, sounds ok, I think it is pretty loud and tingy. It launches and spins good But, it is slow.. it was quite a bit slower than literally everything else..

What are the launch comparisons between the 8 SIM2 and your 9 SIM? I played the 9 SIM all of last year so just curious what you were seeing.

[QuigleyDU]

1 hour ago, scottyc15 said:

What are the launch comparisons between the 8 SIM2 and your 9 SIM? I played the 9 SIM all of last year so just curious what you were seeing.

The sim2 launches higher in my opinion. I was getting the same launch with an 8 degree sim2 as I was a 10 degree TSi3.

 

individual mileage may vary. But I was surprised by that. The good thing is the spin did not spike with the launch so that could very will be a very good thing..

Edited January 14, 2021 by QuigleyDU

[Dirty.Birdie]

On 1/12/2021 at 5:25 PM, Stanks said:

Good idea. I can't recall who but, someone posted a picture listing embargo dates for each brand and what to expect out them whether it be driver, irons, wedges, etc . Looking forward to the next announcements.  

 

On 1/13/2021 at 7:24 AM, Wardonation said:

Can we get the "release date" chart pinned to this thread by chance?

this one.. sorry this the best photo I have

 

 

[QuigleyDU]

Another head to head.. based on looks. The taylormade wins in my mind.

 

the epic speed LS is a bit stretched looking.

 

 

[QuigleyDU]

2 minutes ago, QuigleyDU said:

Another head to head.. based on looks. The taylormade wins in my mind.

 

the epic speed LS is a bit stretched looking.

 

 

Also the speed.

 

 

[tj7644]

On 1/13/2021 at 7:31 PM, QuigleyDU said:

The sim2 is very good has great feel and ball speed. Is it faster than sim? Probably not much.

 

I think it launches higher. I typically cannot get an 8 degree head up in the air. But in the SIM2 I think if I was to play it. I would go with the 8. For comparison, I went with the 10 degree TSi3 so I could get my launch up to where it needs to be. 
 

it has great feel. I really enjoyed hitting it.

 

the G425 it looks good, feels good, sounds ok, I think it is pretty loud and tingy. It launches and spins good But, it is slow.. it was quite a bit slower than literally everything else..

Interesting that the G425 was slower.   Wouldn't have thought that from previous Ping drivers.   Good to know.   Thanks.

[tj7644]

12 minutes ago, QuigleyDU said:

Another head to head.. based on looks. The taylormade wins in my mind.

 

the epic speed LS is a bit stretched looking.

 

 

Have you hit the Max LS yet?   How does it compare with the Sim2?

[QuigleyDU]

19 minutes ago, tj7644 said:

Have you hit the Max LS yet?   How does it compare with the Sim2?

I got a few swings in. I will get a few more than update..

[QuigleyDU]

1 hour ago, QuigleyDU said:

I got a few swings in. I will get a few more than update..

The max LS is good. I like it, other than the shape.. I don’t understand why they stretched it out..

[noodle3872]

17 minutes ago, QuigleyDU said:

The max LS is good. I like it, other than the shape.. I don’t understand why they stretched it out..

The only reason is to boost MOI. 

[QuigleyDU]

15 minutes ago, noodle3872 said:

The only reason is to boost MOI. 

true. But it is not the best looking “players” driver out this year by a decent margin.

[noodle3872]

2 hours ago, QuigleyDU said:

true. But it is not the best looking “players” driver out this year by a decent margin.

I think the Speed is the best looking head mostly because it looks like my Mavrik which was deadly for me.  From the reviews on YouTube, it’s not too far off the spin of the LS. My testing is set for Wednesday and I will be focusing on Speed and LS against my Mavrik. Should be fun!

[QuigleyDU]

6 hours ago, noodle3872 said:

I think the Speed is the best looking head mostly because it looks like my Mavrik which was deadly for me.  From the reviews on YouTube, it’s not too far off the spin of the LS. My testing is set for Wednesday and I will be focusing on Speed and LS against my Mavrik. Should be fun!

The problem with the speed it is slightly draw biased. The LS is the only neutral bias head.

[getair23]

2 hours ago, QuigleyDU said:

The problem with the speed it is slightly draw biased. The LS is the only neutral bias head.

 

2 hours ago, QuigleyDU said:

The problem with the speed it is slightly draw biased. The LS is the only neutral bias head.

Callaway calls it semi-draw. Which is better than robust draw.
Wonder if you got down 1 o2 degrees on the adapter if it takes care of the semi-draw. 

[QuigleyDU]

1 hour ago, getair23 said:

 

Callaway calls it semi-draw. Which is better than robust draw.
Wonder if you got down 1 o2 degrees on the adapter if it takes care of the semi-draw. 

Sure but it would be nice if it was neutral. Interestingly it seems that the tour guys are using a tour version of the speed. Not the LS. 

[getair23]

1 hour ago, QuigleyDU said:

Sure but it would be nice if it was neutral. Interestingly it seems that the tour guys are using a tour version of the speed. Not the LS. 

Yes, totally agree.  Most people who don't know there is draw bias will greatly benefit from it.  I haven't seen any of the new Callaway stuff in the flesh to know if the draw is from internal weighting or face angle.  

 

Between the bonded fairways and 11 drivers on the USGA conforming list, this years release has left me a little less excited than most Epic reveals.  

 

I will give them credit for the ability to remove the chevron on the crown as an option through Callaway Customs.  

[SwooshLT]

On 1/16/2021 at 9:51 AM, QuigleyDU said:

Sure but it would be nice if it was neutral. Interestingly it seems that the tour guys are using a tour version of the speed. Not the LS. 

 

 

Do you think the tour Speed is set differently in either internal weighting or face angle?