Golfweek’s 2023 top 10 equipment stories including irons, drivers

By making the entire middle portion of the Paradym drivers with carbon fiber, Callaway created significant amounts of discretionary weight that – in combination with hitting areas designed using artificial intelligence, Jailbreak and adjustability – can lead to more distance and tighter downrange dispersion.

Here’s our look at the family of drivers.

Better Player Irons for 2023. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

Better-player distance irons are designed to look like the clubs single-digit handicap golfers want to play. They have compact blade lengths, narrow toplines and soles and typically come with only a touch of offset. However, manufacturers pack them with distance-enhancing features and technologies so they appeal to players who might lose a few yards, and they tend to be more forgiving than cavity-back and muscleback irons made for aspiring club champions.

Here’s our list.

When big-name brands like TaylorMade, Titleist, Callaway and Ping release new drivers, the prices can be astronomical. You could be a die-hard golfer playing 2 to 3 times a week, and it’d still be hard to justify spending that much money on a golf club.

So we thought it’d be a good idea to scour the internet for the best deals on name-brand drivers to save the average golfer some coin on their next big stick. 

2023 Wedges. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

Several manufacturers have released outstanding wedges, including Callaway, Mizuno, TaylorMade, Titleist and Tour Edge. so to keep you up-to-date with the latest shortgame tools to hit the market, Golfweek has updated our list of this season’s best wedges.

Here is our list.

(David Dusek/Golfweek)

The best way to find your ideal ball is to think about what you need and how much you are willing to spend, then buy a few…