The GolfWRX forums exist so golfers have access to the latest equipment releases, hottest discussions, real equipment reviews, best instruction, new technologies and everything golf you can imagine. So if you love golf, the GolfWRX forums are your sanctuary.
In the From the Forums weekly feature, we bring you the hottest, most buzz-worthy topics from our forums for your convenience. I’ll be your trusty tour guide to navigate the latest buzz. Here’s a peek behind the curtain into golf’s sanctuary.
Ecco Cage Evo member testing
GolfWRX is looking for a few good testers to try out the yet-to-be-released ECCO CAGE EVO before it’s available.
ABOUT THE ECCO CAGE EVO
Part of the CAGE family, ECCO CAGE EVO offers the same fully-integrated DiP wrap system and remarkably comfortable fit with a new, customized upper. Crafted from multi-material performance textile, the upper is bonded with webbing made from a customized PU specifically made for use on CAGE EVO. This delivers outstanding protection from tears and abrasion.
Additional properties include:
- Unique, one-piece, DiP stability cage that wraps from the heel through the midsole and across the toe box
- Anatomical outsole design that aligns and moves in unison with the foot’s essential ligaments and muscles
- ECCO Freedom Fit combining a snug heel setting with a roomier forefoot area that allows toes to move naturally
- Exceptionally water-repellant via the proprietary ECCO HYDROMAX™ treatment
- Lightweight, low-to-the-ground construction and the CHAMP SLIM-Lok cleat system.
Click through to the thread to see how to apply
James Hahn’s custom Cameron
In addition to the several threads of “general” range photos each week, Greg Moore, our Tour Photographer, usually manages to put together a couple of additional threads of “specifically” cool stuff. For example, this week, Greg snagged some in-hand shots of James Hahn’s custom one-off Scotty Cameron Roundback.
See the photos of Hahn’s new flatstick.
Takes on Adidas shopping TaylorMade
News broke yesterday that Adidas is looking to unload TaylorMade. As we wrote,” The Adidas Group has made its plans for TaylorMade Golf very clear. It “will actively seek a buyer for the remainder of its golf business, which mainly consists of the TaylorMade brand, as well as the Adams and Ashworth brands.”
“The announcement came in Adidas’ 2016 Quarter 1 earnings report, which was rosey for the German athletic apparel company. Currency-neutral sales increased 22 percent in Q1, with accelerating momentum in both the Adidas and Reebok brands. TaylorMade, on the other hand, saw currency-neutral revenues decrease 1 percent.”
There are no shortage of comments on the front-page article. However, if you want to see the entirety of the discussion on GolfWRX, you have to visit the related forum thread.
Debate: Rather win an Olympic gold medal or The Players Championship?
PGA Tour pros put the Olympic gold medal in their order of priority in the Golf.com Anonymous Pro survey, as we reported in our 10 highlights from the survey.
For the pros, 62 percent preferred a Players title to a gold medal, while 76 percent would want a gold medal rather than a more minor tournament, such as the Texas Open.
Interestingly, WRX forum users were already trying to position the gold medal in order of esteem, asking the same question late last week.
Check out the thread to see what they had to say.
Tell us why you play old clubs
We’ve discussed playing “outdated” clubs in the past in FTF. Interestingly, 70sSanO tried hitting his irons from the 80s against a set from 2007 and found, perhaps not surprisingly, that the more recent set performed much better for him.
This inspired him to ask the question: Why does anyone, senior golfers in particular, choose to play “outdated” clubs? The discussion is a great, and the thread is one you’ll want to check out if you’ve ever wondered the same thing.