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Forum Thread of the Day: “GolfWRXers test out the new Wilson Cortex”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from StogiesNotBogies, who after getting the chance to try out the new Wilson Cortex, gave his feedback on the “Driver vs. Driver 2” winning club to fellow GolfWRX members. The club, according to StogiesNotBogies, lives up to the hype.
“I have to say, I’m really impressed. My swing speed with this driver was about five mph faster with the blue shaft configuration, And I was hitting it on average about 10 yards further than my G400. Overall, dispersion was better with the G400, but it was a very close competition. Wilson has impressed me with this one. Definitely worth trying out if any of you have a chance.”
StogiesNotBogies isn’t the only member on our forums to have tried out the new driver, with others praising the new addition from Wilson.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- RichieHunt: “I saw the Cortex today at the PGA SS. The sole looks excellent, and it has that ‘shelf appeal.’ Putting it down it looks fine to me. It does look a little smaller, like a 440cc head, but I could be wrong. Sometimes certain clubs look bigger than others even though they are the same size head. It didn’t feel too light to me. Of course, I play a Callaway Rogue SZ, and that head is only 188 grams. It’s night and day better than the Triton. I’m probably going to end up getting a G400 Max pretty soon, but had this been around when I was looking for a low spinning head last March, I’d definitely consider it.”
- hd.softail: “Hit the Cortex this weekend. This driver is the real deal in every way except the price. And I only say that because Wilson is the name on the driver and like others have mentioned, resale is not going to be that of the other big dogs. That said, if you did a blind test, the Cortex would hang with any of them.”
- Gunner22: “Hit it today. Solid but nothing exceedingly impressive. For sure better than their offering last year. I don’t think it is close to the G400 Max or the new T3. Regardless, felt solid and not gimmicky.”
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I’m a 31 year-old male and I turned my apartment living room into a driving range stall – GolfWRXers react
In our forums, our members have been reacting to a post from ‘GolferTodd’ who has turned their apartment living room into a driving range stall. ‘GolferTodd’ produced the following photo in our forums with the caption:
“To the exclusion of furniture. Bachelor life.”
And our members have been reacting to the post in our forums.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- MtlJeff: “This is amazing……When i was 28 i lived in an apartment that had my winter tires in the kitchen, i only had one plate and 1 set of knives and forks, and i cooked pasta in a witches cauldron from 1835. And i still convinced a woman to marry me. So i am all for this. In fact this is way better than what i had to offer.”
- TiScape: “Love it Todd. Go Dodgers!!”
- imkirby34: “Based on the view out the window, it looks like you’re on the first floor, which is probably a good thing because I’d hate to live below you, even if you have an extremely shallow AoA. Haha.”
In our forums, our members have been discussing classic irons. WRXer ‘DonaldDunes’ has caught the vintage club bug, and wants to know other members’ favorite iron models that “have stood the test of time or were the top performers for their day.”
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Maine Golfer: “I love a lot of clubs but ’69 Wilson Staff’s are an all time favorite. Easy to hit in relative terms and they look amazing.”
- Wilsonian: “No surprise from me, but the Wilson K-28 irons, specifically blades with the glide thru sole. I grew up playing Ram clubs, but got away from them as I got older. My return to vintage was with the Wilsons, and my first set of hickories were the Wilson Plus Success irons. You’ll try a lot of sets, but I think it’s a matter of what feels best in your hands, specifically your 7 iron which is the best indicator imo.”
- Hawkeye777: “Hogan Redlines. Macgregor Nicklaus Muirfield 20th. Wilson Staff Tour Blade. Those are mine, don’t play any of them these days (no real reason to) and didn’t really “collect” them. The Wilsons I played with for years.”
In our forums, our members have been discussing how much wear is too much wear when purchasing used irons. WRXer ‘con_mon2’ is interested in a used set of iron and kicks off the thread, asking:
“Would love to hear everyone’s thoughts on this! How much wear are you comfortable with?
I found a set of irons on eBay that I am very interested in buying, but they have a bit more wear than I’m comfortable with. I have attached a few pictures showing especially the wear on the sweet spot on the PW and 9 iron. Maybe you can convince me that I’m being too picky and I should just buy them? Or maybe I should be concerned about the wear? I’m not really sure. They are Ping i230s which came out in 2022 so they aren’t that old. And the seller had this to say about the condition: ‘Good: Normal wear for their age. Excellent playing condition but they have cosmetic wear on faces and soles. Sweetspot wear is visible.’
Beyond the cosmetic, I’d really like to know this: At what point do you start to worry about the grooves being so worn that they have a substantial effect on the shots you’re hitting?”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts in response.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- rsballer10: “The term you are looking for is “browning” and these irons have some of that going on. They are completely playable, but I’d say they’ve reached their half-life.”
- Nessism: “Those heads are stainless steel. The “browning” that some people reference, is really the yellow shade of the nickel layer under the chrome. When forged carbon steel heads wear through the chrome, the “brown” is RUST. These heads will never rust. People applaud the old Ping irons as being “indestructible”. Those heads had no chrome. These heads, even if the chrome is beginning to wear through, on one head, are miles more durable than the older unplated “indestructible” Ping’s. And even further ahead of any forged club.”
- phizzy30: “Hard pass for me. I would rather get a new set of DTC irons and would be glad to spend the extra couple to few hundred.”
Entire Thread: “When buying used irons: How much wear is too much? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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Waterville
Jan 22, 2019 at 7:00 am
For trying 4 players (between 10 and 15 handicap), the Driver CORTEX 9 ° this weekend on 36 holes with the Ping G400 Max 10.5 °, Callaway Epic 10 ° and Taylormade 2 9.5 ° , we have a very positive feedback from Wilson’s CORTEX Driver (It’s winter at home and the grounds are greasy and muddy).
In terms of distance, the Cortex was like the others to a little longer, but the most impressive was the tolerance of the CORTEX driver, almost no dispersion to the right and very little left. While with our usual drivers, this represented our most common problems. Note that the CORTEX shaft was 1/2 inch shorter than the other 4 drivers. With the Fujikura Atmos TOUR 6 Stiff shaft, the CORTEX Driver seems to be very well balanced and you get a real feeling that the club head increases the speed of the ball as it exits. The 3 out of 4 drivers were in NEUTRAL position for their settings, since the G400 Max does not allow this kind of adjustment. Of the 36 holes, the CORTEX Driver was played 75 times over 100 times at the practice.
We leave this testimony without any commercial purpose, just to inform that Wilson’s CORTEX 9 ° Driver is easy to play, very efficient and very tolerant with the Fujikura Atmos Tour 6 Stiff Shaft. We leave this testimony without any commercial purpose, just to inform that the Wilson CORTEX 9 ° Driver is easy to play, very powerful and very tolerant with the Fujikura Atmos Tour 6 Stiff Shaft. We have enough distance to the Drive and we want to get the tolerance to hit more fairways to lower our handicap below 10. Of the 4 players present in this test of “amateur player”, 2 have ordered this driver immediately in its configuration of the day. Good golf to you and happy new year 2019.
Connor Jones
Nov 21, 2018 at 11:33 am
Got to see the driver in person the other day but didn’t test it due to the shaft offerings at my local golf store. Looks wise to me it is great. Sort of a mix of the Titleist D3, Rogue and or M series in my opinion. When I get a shaft worth testing for me I will give it a go. I think the price tag is going to turn people away due to Wilson’s reputation
Simms
Nov 20, 2018 at 9:25 pm
Funny how much coverage Wilson is getting on this driver….little money being spent of that $499 price tag…also a lot of sits that are so called sits that cannot be bought are saying good things about this “Made for TV driver” If Wilson was so sure they got the “Made For TV” driver right this time maybe they should by back the last one that was a total waste…
ogo
Nov 20, 2018 at 7:12 pm
“Cortex” is also the trademark name used on Babolat tennis rackets. It’s a shock absorbing feature in the racket handle. Maybe Wilson have taken the same name to suggest the driver is good for off-center hits.
Tom
Nov 20, 2018 at 11:54 am
Is it true the women’s version is named “Cotex”?
ogo
Nov 19, 2018 at 11:56 pm
The adjustable toe weight is labelled “NEUTRAL”, while heel weight is “DRAW”. The sliding weight is presumably for CofG adjustment. Where is the “FADE” adjustment weight and what does “NEUTRAL” mean? … Not that it matters as long as it “FEELS” good.
Scheiss
Nov 21, 2018 at 2:38 am
Don’t worry your little head if you don’t understand how the driver works :-p