I am an equipment nerd, there I said it! I love golf equipment and find myself spending a totally unreasonable amount of time thinking about it, testing it and even building it. Whilst there is an abundance of amazing equipment out on the market, there are still a few things that I would love to see within the equipment space. So now, I am going to drift off to sleep and let you into my 2024 equipment dreams…
Odyssey to offer any face insert in any model
Odyssey putters are great. From the first time I laid eyes on one watching Nick Faldo vanquish Greg Norman at the 1996 Masters with his Rossie in hand, I have always had a soft spot. I have played various models over the years, from the 2-Ball, the #7, all the way to my current gamer the Toe Up 9, but I have always longed for one thing… Odyssey, please let us choose our favourite face insert for our favourite model.
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So many times I have picked up one of the Odyssey range and loved the shape and style of a particular head but been disappointed to look down and not see my favourite white hot insert looking back at me. It may be different for you, you might prefer the micro hinge or even the DFX face, but whatever your preference, wouldn’t it be great if you could have it in whichever model you desired?
I would do some despicable things to get a white hot insert in my Toe Up 9. Come on Odyssey, you do this for Xander and the rest of the tour staff and they don’t even buy your clubs!
More raw clubs
For many years now, manufacturers have been offering their wedge range in a raw finish.
For those who don’t know what this means, essentially they leave off the final coating, such as chrome, to leave the wedge in a raw state which allows it to rust.
However, this trend has been spreading further across the bag and I for one love it! In recent times, some manufacturers have offered a particular model of their irons in a raw finish, such as Callaway with their Apex MB raw or Wilson with their V6 Tour, but it is still something of a rarity.
One of the coolest new raw trends I have seen is the raw PLD putters…
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