Connect with us

Equipment

Upgrades in silver: Lead Tape Report – Texas Children’s Houston Open

Published

on

I was on-site this week at the Texas Children’s Houston Open at Memorial Park. It was up close and personal with the world’s best. Beautiful weather and premium course conditions are shaping up for a great event in Houston.

Let’s take a look at this week’s Lead Tape Report.

Odyssey Ai-Dual Jailbird Mini DB

We have seen the release of the Ai-Dual series from Odyssey this year. With a new color scheme of black and white, this one kept it to color only. An all-white Jailbird Mini was spotted on the putting green for testing. The icing on the cake was a strip of lead tape on the bottom to get it in this week’s report. This was the only putter like it in the Odyssey staff bag on the practice green. Cannot confirm that the putter made it to the course this week, but it is absolutely knocking on the door with the all-white finish.

Sudarshun Yellamuraju 

With the big debut of the new Titleist GTS driver this week, plenty of testing was underway to see if it would be in the bag by Thursday. The Titleist team was making sure each new driver for testing was completely to spec of the player’s previous driver. Make no exception here. Sudarshun Yellamuraju’s GTS 2 driver was matched to his GT2 driver, and that included lead tape as well. A little twist here: the new driver has the Titleist lead tape logo. Coming off his T5 at The Players Championship, he is back in action and will be a fun follow this week in Houston.

Trey Mullinax

Trey Mullinax with his Scotty Cameron Newport blade. This putter has been in the bag for a bit. Clean stamping on the back of the putter with a nice, wider strip of tape on the sole of the putter to add a little more headweight. The crimson paint fill is a nice touch for the Alabama Crimson Tide alum. In the current world of mallet putters, there is always room for blades. What I like here is the wide tape that looks like it was meant for the putter. With Trey and his ability to drive the ball, he’ll be hitting shorter clubs into the greens at Memorial Park for plenty of birdie opportunities. He is this week’s tournament via a sponsor’s exemption.

Emiliano Grillo

Looking into Emiliano Grillo’s bag, something certainly caught my eye. With an array of generations of wedges over the years from Callaway, both of his 60-degree wedges have the silver stuff on them. Two different bounce options show he makes a decision for the course conditions for which wedge to play. With how the tape is positioned on the back of the club. It can help with a driving ball flight when they are in hand. 

Titleist Logo Lead Tape

Traditionally, when it comes to tour club building, lead tape on a club blocking the brand logo is taboo to a club builder. I completely understand, but the tape also adds character and provides instant feedback on the players’ feelings and the club’s performance. Titleist decided to get its own tape made with the company logo on it to assist with any questions of what brand of club could be hiding under the tape. The wider one-inch style tape is versatile for any use!

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Equipment

Tour Edge unveils all-new Exotics mini driver

Published

on

Tour Edge Golf has today introduced the all-new Exotics mini driver, engineered to deliver a powerful combination of speed, control, and versatility in the long game. 

The Exotics Mini combines a titanium face with a stainless-steel body in design to balance ball speed with stability and control, creating a versatile option at the top end of the bag. 

At the core of the design is Tour Edge’s proprietary Combo Brazing technology, a high-precision thermal bonding process that seamlessly fuses a titanium cup face to a stainless-steel body into a single, continuous structure. By eliminating energy loss found in traditional multi-piece constructions, Combo Brazing is designed to deliver faster face response, more efficient energy transfer, and a uniquely powerful yet controlled feel.

The multi-material construction also allows mass to be positioned lower and deeper in the head in a bid to increase stability, while the thin titanium face is engineered to maintain ball speed across a wider impact area.

“While the initial goal was to enhance control and versatility in the long game, Combo Brazing ultimately drove measurable gains in ball speed and distance within the mini driver category. In robot testing, we’ve documented higher ball speeds, higher launch, reduced spin, and increased carry and total distance compared to leading models.” – Vice President of R&D Matt Neeley

In addition to distance performance, the Exotics mini emphasizes forgiveness through a heavier stainless-steel body that shifts mass toward the perimeter. This configuration increases MOI relative to traditional all-titanium mini drivers, helping preserve ball speed and directional stability on off-center strikes. Paired with Pyramid Face Technology from the Exotics metalwood line, the design is intended to support consistent speed across the face.

To further enhance MOI, a lightweight carbon fiber crown frees additional mass that is strategically repositioned low and deep in the head in design to improve stability and promote optimal launch with controlled spin.

“We designed the Mini to be about five millimeters shallower than other mini drivers on the market. That change improves playability off the deck. From a clean fairway lie, it can function as a strong 3-wood alternative while still providing control off the tee.” – Tour Edge CEO David Glod

An adjustable hosel system allows for loft and lie tuning to dial in trajectory and shot shape, while a fixed 13-gram rear weight helps stabilize the head through impact to improve dispersion consistency. The Exotics Mini Driver is available in 11.5 and 13.5-degree lofts in right-handed models.

Pricing & Availability

The Exotics Mini Driver is available for pre-order beginning today for $399.99 USD at touredge.com, and will be available for purchase at retail outlets worldwide on May 22, 2026. 

Continue Reading

Equipment

Srixon ZXi combo or TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo? – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

on

In our forums, our members have been pitting a Srixon ZXi combo against a TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo. WRXer ‘edutch22’ is on the hunt for a new set of irons and kicks off the thread saying:

“Looking at picking up a new set of irons and think I’ve narrowed it down to Srixon ZXi combo or Taylormade P7CB/770 combo. I am currently a 5 cap and allbeit I feel irons are my weakness. My miss is a little to the toe side. I am decently steep at 4-5 down. Always thought I am high spin but recently on trackman my 7 was spinning at 5800 roughly. 

My question or looking for thoughts on which one would benefit me more from a forgiveness standpoint? Or is there another iron is should be looking at entirely? I only get to play about once or twice a week, if I am not playing a 2-3 day event. Thanks in advance.”

And our members have been sharing their thoughts and suggestions 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.

  • manima1: “You just can’t go wrong with Srixon ZXi7.”
  • MattM97: “You have to hit them to know, the V-Sole on the Srixon can be make or break for many.”
  • dmeeksDC: “P7CB is more forgiving for me than ZXi7 because my main miss is low middle and the P7CB still flies and spins great on that miss. These are both really nice irons but I like the P7CB more than the Zxi7 and the P770 (or P790) more than the Zxi5. The Srixons are larger so if that gives you confidence that is the way to go. I don’t feel like I get any benefit from the V-sole and the P7CBs live up to their high Maltby forgiveness rating so the TaylorMades have been great for me.”

Entire Thread: “Srixon ZXi combo or TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo? – GolfWRXers discuss”

Continue Reading

Equipment

From the GolfWRX Classifieds: 2024 Wilson Staff CB/Blade combo

Published

on

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @pianoman0123 has a 2024 Wilson Staff CB/Blade combo up for grabs.

From the listing: “2024 Wilson Staff CB/Blade Combo.  4-8 irons are CB’s and the 9,PW are Blades.  5-PW have Project X 6.0 Shafts and the 4 Iron has a Steelfiber CW110 Stiff Shaft.   Standard Length, Lie and Lofts.  These are in very good condition the shafts just don’t work for me.  Like new Lamkin Grips on the 5-PW and a stock Golf Pride on the 4 Iron. $525 OBO.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules

Continue Reading

Announcement

Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use have been updated as of January 29th, 2026. Please review the updated policies here Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. By continuing to use our site after January 29th, 2026, you agree to the changes.

WITB

Facebook

Trending