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Dec 03, 2023

Spotted: Swag prototype putters at the 2023 Wells Fargo

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Swag might not be the oldest putter manufacturer out there, but they are one of the most creative. They specialize in making some fantastic milled putters and their limited-run putters and accessories are hard to get your hands on. Recently they have been seen more on professional tours, proving that their putters are high-performance flatsticks.

Recent PGA Tour winner Nick Hardy has been a Swag ambassador since the beginning of the year and we got some in-hand photos of a prototype that Swag built for him. The proto is somewhat of a mix between Swag's retail putters, the Handsome One and Handsome Two, as explained to me by Swag's Tour Operations Manager, Nate Brown. This prototype has a little wider body from face to back and the hosel length and position have been dialed in to get the exact toe hang Hardy desires. The topline is a little thicker and the flange has a single site line for alignment. If you look very closely you can see a little step on the flange, unique to Hardy's putter as Swag takes pride in milling perfectly smooth flanges for a clean look.

There was also a Swag Handsome 2 prototype that had a unique finish out on the putting green. Nate Brown let me in on some details on why they created this black putter with a white face, cavity, and portion of the flange. The contrasting colors help some players with alignment and setup, making it easier to ensure that they have the putter square to the target. Both the black and white sections of the finish are done with Cerakote, a very thin and durable ceramic coating. Nathan explained how Cerakote is great but it has to be done right, in thin coats, in order for it to not deaden the feel of the putter. The photos don't show the detail, but the face actually features Swag's double fly milling and you could see the milling perfectly if you held the putter in hand.

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Tour Edge has proven that its Exotics line pushes the limits of club performance over the years. This year, the Exotics line has two new hybrids to suit your game and help you hit more greens or fairways. The E723 is a hybrid designed for maximum forgiveness and high launch while its sibling, the C723, is adjustable and made for players looking to work the ball.

To listen to the full review, click on the YouTube or podcast link below or search GolfWRX Radio on your favorite podcast platform.

The C723 is exactly as Tour Edge describes — compact and adjustable — for the more skilled player who is looking to add a hybrid to the bag. I love adjustable hybrids so you can dial in the performance to your setup with ease. The 19-degree head I was hitting can play between 17.5 and 20.5 degrees of loft with the lie angle ranging between 57 and 60 degrees. Now the loft and lie are not fully separate and some loft settings only have a specific lie, but still very useful.

The C723 went right to the course and on the first hole I noticed a flatter trajectory that had a more boring flight off the tee. Shots off the deck are actually easier to elevate than I thought but again offer that flatter ball flight. Ball speed is great and distance is effortless when you strike it in the center, or close to it. I also noticed impressive distance on shots off the toe when you would expect to see a bigger decline in a smaller club head. Shot shape is very neutral, and the C723 isn't looking to help you draw the ball. Forgiveness on off-center shots is better than you would expect and shots stay online fairly well. Overall, this is a great option for players looking for a players hybrid that offers adjustability and added distance.

If your hybrid needs include distance, higher launch, and forgiveness, then the E723 might be the hybrid for your bag. I might actually like the larger look of the E723 hybrid compared to its smaller sibling, it gives you the confidence that you don't have to hit perfect shots to see great results.

Out on the course, or range, you can immediately see the launch difference as the E jumps up and off the face quickly. The flight is high, and I could tell the descent angle was steeper than the C. The Ryzersole gives you solid turf interaction on tight fairway lies and gets through that nasty rough fairly easily. Just like the C723, this hybrid offers some really good ball speed even when you miss the center. Those off-center shots stay online really well thanks to the weight in the head being back and low. Draws are much easier to hit with the E723 and straight shots wanted to fall just a little left of target.

Sound and feel are great with both heads and shots are met with that familiar stainless steel "ting" that we know so well. I think the E723 fits a wide range of players that can benefit from some extra distance and a little higher launch to reach those greens in two.

Tour Edge has again done a really good job with giving golfers some exciting hybrid options with the new Exotics. Whether you are looking to work the ball and adjust your hybrid to fit your bag or you just want a hybrid that is long and easy on your poor swings, I think you need to try out an E723 or C723 hybrid.

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Callaway Golf has this week introduced its new night mode Paradym drivers.

Along with the new sleek black design, the drivers feature the same benefits offered in all previous Callaway Paradym drivers (read our launch piece here for more on the Paradym).

As a reminder, the drivers feature a 360-degree Carbon Chassis designed to promote unprecedented weight redistribution for maximized distance. The Triaxial Carbon crown and Forged Carbon sole are 44-percent lighter than a titanium chassis. This massive weight savings is repositioned both forward in a bid to enhance ball speed and toward the back of the clubhead for increased forgiveness.

Callaway's A.I. designed Jailbreak system seeks to provide stability in both the horizontal and torsional direction, while with a 33-percent lighter weight design, the designers enhanced stability in design for faster ball speeds.

The driver heads feature a refined shape with high MOI and adjustable perimeter weighting. Per Callaway, from a 15g sliding weight, players can experience an average of 12 yards of shot shape correction.

The Callaway Customs Night Mode (Paradym and Paradym Triple Diamond) clubhead profile is sleeker and darker in a limited edition design, and the drivers are available to purchase from June 14th for a price of $699.99 per driver.

Lofts: 9, 10.5 degrees

Shafts:

Paradym: Project X HZRDUS Silver – Custom Night Mode Cosmetic (regular), Project X HZRDUS Black – Custom Night Mode Cosmetic 60 (stiff)

Paradym Triple Diamond: Project X HZRDUS Black – Custom Night Mode Cosmetic 60 (stiff, x-stiff)

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It's that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Callaway 2021 combo set

From the seller (@icemakr): "Callaway 2021 Combo set 5,6 Apex Pro Forged 7-Pw TCB Forged shafted with KBS PGI 100 S+. New Callaway grips , Lightly used condition 7 iron bent to 33*. $775 shipped + $20 east of the Mississippi."

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Callaway 2021 combo set

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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