Equipment

New Bridgestone J715 Driver, J15 irons spotted

Published

12 years ago

Aug 3, 2014

Golfers got a sneak peak of Bridgestone’s 2015 equipment line this week at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, where Brandt Snedeker was testing the company’s new J715 driver, as well its J15DF and J15CB irons.

Click here to see photos of those clubs, as well as the company’s new J715 fairway woods and hybrids, in our forum.

The J715 driver appears to have two removable weights: one on the front portion of the driver’s sole and one that’s more rearward and on the heel-section of its sole. There’s also an interesting face pattern on the impact area of the driver, which a company representative called a “proprietary clubface design that reduces spin, resulting in longer more accurate drives.”

The J15 irons look to be available in at least two models: the J15DF and J15CB. The J15DF appears to be the replacement for Bridgestone’s J40 Dual Pocket cavity irons, which are slightly larger size than a traditional forged iron to improve forgiveness and launch conditions. The J15CB appear to be a smaller, one-piece forging and look similar to the J40 Cavity Back irons that Snedeker is currently using.

Click here to see the clubs Snedeker has in the bag.

The prototypes are said to be precursors for a larger Bridgestone Golf consumer club launch coming in January, which is said to be much friendlier to left-handed golfers than the company’s previous equipment launches.

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19 Comments

marcel

Aug 20, 2014 at 9:16 pm

can help it -tried the other day Mizuno Mp64, Cobra blades… to compare with my stock j38 6.0… and Bridgies are just so sweet and buttery and perfect… can wait to try our new irons the best in the whole world!!!

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Slowpoke

Aug 12, 2014 at 4:07 am

The J40 CB’s were probably some of the nicest looking and feeling irons I’ve ever played ? These look a lot like so many others now, I hope they play better.

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slimeone

Aug 4, 2014 at 6:27 pm

This gear reminds me of the earlier J-series. The irons look very similar the J-38s and the driver definitely references the classic J-33 driver. Should be a spin-killing monster!

But I would have loved to see a classic blade!

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rbgntx

Aug 4, 2014 at 1:31 pm

I am hopeful they will expand their club marketing. It is very difficult to find their equipment in golf retail stores. Years ago, I had a set of the Precept Tour CBs. They were a great iron. I would like to give these new models a try.

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- marcel
  
  Aug 4, 2014 at 9:53 pm
  
  hope they dont. we know were the quality and price is. and you can say there are no fake Bridgestone on the market because of this best kept secret. Bridgestone j38 and j40 are the most affordable players new club.
  
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JBIII

Aug 4, 2014 at 11:52 am

davis love is playing the black TM driver so those are the graphics you saw.

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paul

Aug 3, 2014 at 8:15 pm

Anyone else think the DFs look exactly like Adams MBs? And the CBS look exactly like 712 titleist CBs? They do look great.

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Mark

Aug 2, 2014 at 3:50 pm

Gorgeous irons.

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Ollie 123

Aug 2, 2014 at 12:06 pm

Them irons look rather nice,a brand I have never tried but would like to give these a try.

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- marcel
  
  Aug 4, 2014 at 12:13 am
  
  only clubs im playing… tried Mizuno but got back to brigies j38 CB… smooth as… Dual Pocket just a butter and pleasure to play
  
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RAT

Aug 2, 2014 at 10:19 am

WAITING TO GIVE THESE A TRIAL RUN.

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MHendon

Aug 2, 2014 at 12:52 am

I find it interesting the face looks like it has tiny grooves in it. I thought the whole purpose of a driver was to keep spin down.

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- TheFightingEdFioris
  
  Aug 2, 2014 at 6:25 pm
  
  Not sure if the grooves are for anything more than cosmetics… The B’Stone drivers historically are as low-spinning as anything else on Tour.
  
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melrosegod

Aug 1, 2014 at 4:56 pm

That driver looks like a deep faced beast! Me want!

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David

Aug 1, 2014 at 3:00 pm

I’m pretty sure there is a decal on the top similar to the R1 Black, black/grey decal on top. All I saw was DLIII hit a Driver yesterday on the television.

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Davie Crockett

Aug 1, 2014 at 2:37 pm

Wish I could see what the top of the club looks like

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tyler stockdale

Aug 1, 2014 at 2:02 pm

any news if this will be released to leftys?

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- mhendon
  
  Aug 1, 2014 at 6:57 pm
  
  No to small a market, learn to play right handed! lol
  
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  - Geoff
    
    Aug 3, 2014 at 10:05 am
    
    Is says in the article that left handers will have options. As a lefty I spoke with Bridgestone about it last year and they said that lefties would have some options coming soon. But for the most part, Bridgestone believes its footprint is too small for the lefty market.
    
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Putters that never made it: Check out some of the best tour builds that didn’t make the cut

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2 weeks ago

May 18, 2026

Alistair Cameron

Arguably, the best perk of being a professional golfer on the PGA Tour is the ability to request or even just be handed pretty much any club you could think of. It happens more often than you think, usually with putters around the practice green from one event to the next. Come Wednesday, the Tour bags lining the edge of the putting surface become resting places for fallen flatsticks that never made the cut.

So let’s take a look at some of the best we’ve seen out on Tour this year that never made it to the competition. (You may notice none of Hideki Matsuyama’s custom Scotty Cameron putters made this list. There are too many.)

Let’s start with this custom Damascus Milled Odyssey Rossie made for Ryo Hisatsune. Featuring a single line and the short-slant hossel, we’ve seen plenty of Number 7 and jailbird heads featuring the Damascus Milled insert, but this is the first and only one we’ve spotted in a Rossie. Hisatsune primarily putts with an Odyssey Black Series iX #9, but we have seen him recently with a TaylorMade TP Collection SOTO, so there could be potential that the Damascus Milled Rossie could end up in the bag.

Everyone wants to be Cameron Young right now. We’ve had Justin Thomas and Tom Hoge both game the Scotty Cameron 9.5R prototype. Well, for the PGA Championship, Brooks Koepka nearly joined that list after requesting the same style of putter, with the full-length alignment line. But the Scotty Cameron reps took the request a step further and made one specially for Koepka with a Teryllium insert, similar to one in his previous Newport 2 gamers. The reason why this one didn’t go into play, though? Because it was too heavy.

Harry Hall was the third-best putter on Tour last year, so when Bettinardi made him a custom proto, you know it was going to be good. The custom BB28 blade features VDF face milling, a custom-welded single-bend shaft, and the owner’s initials – HH – on the sole of the putter. Hall, who usually games an Odyssey O-Works #7 W, has dabbled with a TaylorMade Spider Tour X already this year. Maybe there’s a chance this Bettinardi might make his bag.

Honestly, this one doesn’t need a description. It’s Kieth Mitchell’s custom Scotty Cameron Napa. One Scotty Cameron face stamp, two Scotty Dogs, two Scotty Cameron 7-Point Crowns and one Circle T. That is all. Oh, except for the Cashmere Cameron headcover.

Finally, and just for fun, how about we pour one out for this TaylorMade Spider Tour X made for Scottie Scheffler in its new torched finish. It’s unlikely we’ll see a putter change anytime soon from the best golfer in the world. In fact, he hit just two putts with it on the Harbour Town practice before going back to his trusty gamer.

Whats in the Bag

Patrick Reed WITB 2026 (May)

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2 weeks ago

May 18, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: Titleist GT3 (9 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 130 M.S.I. 70 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X

7-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X

Irons: Grindworks PR-202 (4), Grindworks PR-101A (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Cleveland RTX6 Tour Rack (52-10 Mid), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-08M), SM11 (60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron Tour Rat 1.5 Tour Prototype

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

See more photos of Patrick Reed’s clubs here.

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Which of Tiger’s major winning irons are your favorite? – GolfWRXers discuss

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2 weeks ago

May 18, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been discussing their favorite major winning irons used by Tiger Woods. WRXer ‘golferdude54’ kicks off the thread saying:

“Mizuno MP 14/29. Titleist 681T. Nike Forged Blades. TaylorMade P7TW.

Among these irons that helped Tiger win 15 majors, which is your favorite in terms of looks?”

And our members have been naming their favorites and why in response.

Here are a couple of posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

SwingBlade: “I prefer the early blades he played and the more recent TM TW’s especially because after Tiger had his major behavioral setbacks, part of Nikes support payback was making Tiger play a Nike putter and cease using his beloved uniquely customized Scotty putter.”
ProjectX: “This (Nike Forged Blades) and there’s not even a close second.”

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