Brian Knudson

The year 2000 seems so far away, but it was then in Las Vegas, at the Invensys Classic where Titleist launched the first Pro V1 golf ball. Billy Andrade won the event with the new ball in play and, as they say, the rest is history.

There is a lot of excitement out there at the 2024 Shriners Children's Open this week and this new Cleveland wedge is up near the top of the list. Labeled RTZ, this new Cleveland wedge has a very clean and elegant look to it. We would have to guess that the big story that will come out about these wedges is the Z-Alloy (maybe ZZ-Alloy?), stamped on the hosel, that is being used. No idea what its composition is as Cleveland isn't giving out the full details yet.

Every week there are new and exciting putters at tour events and this week we spotted some interesting Bettinardi flatsticks. These new putters all have The Antidote milled into the sole and the shaft enters the head behind the face. While we are not sure what exactly these putters do, they do have some interesting alignment lines on them.

Odyssey had a plethora of new putters out at the Shriners Children’s Open this week. Both the Ai-One and Ai-One Milled models were well represented within these new offerings. Odyssey Ai-One Milled Proto MC5.0 The MC5.0 looks like a head shape from the Eleven series with its long, tapering sides. This finish is also new […]

About the Callaway Apex Ti Fusion irons: Apex Ti Fusion irons are expertly crafted like no other iron in golf. This player performance iron is precisely engineered with a titanium face and a forged hollow-body construction. Callaway has leveraged its most advanced materials to provide performance enthusiasts with exceptional power, feel, and consistency.

Stroke-balanced putters aren't anything new to Odyssey as we have seen the Backstryke and Toe Up putters that featured similar balances. Stroke balanced means that when you hold the putter, or rest it on a table, with no influence the face will point towards the target. As the 2016 Toe Up putters were named after where the toe is pointed when held horizontally. This style of putter has come back around to having new life recently with many tour professionals and amateur players finding success with the style. Odyssey decided it was time to jump back into the ring with a new, and much more traditional-looking, line of stroke-balanced putters called Ai-One Square 2 Square.

Bettinardi has been milling high-quality, precision putters since 1993 and under their own name since 1998. The Queen B series straddles the line between function and art with beautifully milled shapes and luxurious finishes.

Wilson Golf has some new drivers out on tour for testing by the best players in the world. Its current Dynapwr drivers (Carbon and Titanium) were highly praised for being great performers. That might shock you, as Wilson is primarily viewed as an iron and wedge company, but it looks like the company is going to try to make a big push in the woods category.

Aretera Golf is ready to launch its second shaft designed by Aretera co-founder and legendary shaft designer Alex Dee. With this new shaft, the company is pushing innovation further in order to make the highest-performing shafts on the market. Everything about the EC1 line of shafts is new from the profile to the construction of the shafts.

About the Kevin Burns 9306 2.0: Each putter is precision-milled from a solid block of 303 stainless steel and incorporates a two-piece interchangeable hosel construction. Proudly manufactured in the United States, each putter is designed, produced, and hand-finished near San Francisco, CA, utilizing the finest materials and cutting-edge CNC milling techniques. Trusted by the world's elite golfers, Kevin Burns Putters epitomizes perfection, with every unit meeting the highest standards before leaving the facility.