My visit to golf equipment heaven was amazing – and dizzying

Getting fit by the best fitters at 6 different manufacturers in 9 days in their state of the art facilities was a dream – but it also made me dizzy.

Coming out of the process, in which I and my five colleagues dived for ours new Fully Fit franchiseI had more opportunities to take my game to the next level than ever before.

If you’re like me, that means analysis paralysis.

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I’m sure you’ve heard this before, but we’ve told you how good every OEM’s products are today, to the point where you can honestly add any of their gear to any part of your bag and not give up much.

But choosing FAIR things to optimize every element of your game have never been more difficult.

For me, the two hardest decisions have been with my driver and the hybrid. With Driver, I could happily have played any of the four drivers I won for.

I landed on the TaylorMade Qi4D, which was both a comfort thing and a new wrinkle. With the other three drivers on my short list, I fit in the same shaft. But with the Qi4D, I ended up on the Diamana Whiteboard, a shaft I’ve never played before – and this addition separated the driver from the pack.

Below the bag, there was more familiarity with Ping G440 hybridwhich is sitting in my bag from last year. I liked the other three options I settled on, but I’m going with what I know best. In the iron category, I feel extremely confident with my Cobra 3DP MBs and Title Vokey SM11 wedgesalthough TaylorMade made the decision much more difficult with its excellent P7CB and MG5.

Don’t get me wrong, other options it’s a nice problem to have, but the way my brain works, I’m constantly thinking what-if. I may have driven some of my assemblers crazy with my endless questions. However, my 2026 bag is set – and I can report that most of the gear available this year is absolutely outstanding.

Trust me: If you’re on the fence about suiting up for new clubs, THIS this is the year to do it.

3 things I’m thinking

A game-improvement hybrid is trending on Tour: Over the past few weeks, Titleist’s GT1 hybrid has been sneaking its way into players’ bags. The GT1 is designed to be an ultra-lightweight build, but has swappable front-to-back weight and the ability to accept a wood shaft, making it a great option as a 7-wood. Cam Young and Tom Kim were the first big names to use one. I’m curious to see who’s next.

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New low torque options: Max Greyserman and Tony Finau are among the pros trying out some unreleased low-torque gauges. Greyserman has a prototype Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot SB (Single-bend) which has a bit of a start and an off center shaft design. Meanwhile, Tony Finau made a surprising change to a Ping Scottsdale Tec Ally Blue Onset putter. Low-torque (aka zero-torque) drivetrain is here to stay.

Testing…testing…testing: It seems that most of the bags are still in circulation at the beginning of the season. Especially with one less event so far this year, many guys continue to carry multiple drivers or other clubs at tour stops and tour reps are busy trying different things with players. It’s a fun time to watch!

The author welcomes your comments at Jack.Hirsh@golf.com.

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