My name is James, and I am an equipment junkie. Like many of you, I am also a (mediocre) golfer struggling to take my golf game to the next level. But since I’m not so keen on hitting the range or the gym, I’m always searching for the next big breakthrough to help me avoid excessive practice and golf lessons. In July 2023, Neil became just the 9th editor in Golf Monthly's 112-year history. Originally working with the best coaches in the UK to produce instruction content, he has also presented many Golf Monthly videos looking at all areas of the game from Tour player interviews to the rules of golf. So many amateur golfers are playing with mismatched golf equipment and big gaps between their wedges. These may not be top of the range, but they are a big jump forward compared to most golfers’ wedge setups. Value With that in the rearview mirror, Tim told me they are very excited about the new four-piece urethane ball and are looking forward to getting it into golfers’ hands. The spin score for the Kirkland Signature wedge was 75.80 out of 100. However, for the 2021 wedge test, the highest spin score was 93.8 for the Titleist Vokey SM8.

Featuring SJ Golf’s FFT technology, the Hammer Throw and FF38 also caught the attention of many WLD athletes with swing speeds over 150mph. Mind-Bending RevelationCostco sells a wide range of products ranging from groceries, optical equipment, pharmacy, and travel equipment. Its first foray into golf equipment was in 2016 with the release of the Kirkland Signature golf ball . Since 2016 Costco has added a Kirkland Signature putter and a set of 3 Kirkland Signature wedges to their catalog of products. To balance the trade-off as best they could, OEMs have continually researched new materials and higher-quality carbon, along with their own, often secret, ways of weaving and arranging the carbon prepreg. A good example to illustrate shaft improvement in this manner is the lighter 50-gram range of X-flex shafts, which were a rarity only a few years ago. Still, questioning whether the Kirkland Signature wedges are the best choice for your game? Here are a few last things to consider. Are the Kirkland wedges legal?

Now the 56deg. Swing weight is D4, and felt fine. I hit it about 95 yds or about 5 yds shorter than my 54 Vokey (bent to 55). Same thing happened when trying to hit it hard, the shaft tip wouldn’t catch up, so timing was a little bit of an issue. Clubhead feel and lining up was good. Waggling the 5H shaft first, it felt similar in weight and flex to a typical R-shaft. I usually average a smooth swing of about 95 mph with my FF38, but the 5H shaft instinctively made me try to swing harder to compensate for the firmer feel. The good drives launched high and carried as far, with spin between 1900~2000 rpm. As I warmed up, I was hitting it quite well, despite swinging a bit harder than usual.

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Dr. Choi explained that increasing any of the three factors would transfer more energy to the ball (I). CHOI: I think it’s better to say that I realized that a shaft’s CPM and stiffness can be independent of each other, whereas before, we thought they were directly relative. It led to look for other ways to make the shaft firmer, which is what I did. In the process, it also made me think, what else are we missing? Maybe we’ve been limiting ourselves in believing there’s nothing new left to discover. Over the years, I have reported on several golf innovations and technologies that made golfers sit up and take notice. Of those finds, let me briefly recap two products that especially stood out before I unveil my most recent discovery further below.

With a super competitive price on their products (at half the value of any similar club belonging to the leading brands), it is clear that they will be taking a more significant market share.Deep down, I believe every golfer wants to increase their driver distance. It doesn’t matter if you average 150 yards or 300 yards. As golfers, the need to hit it farther is in our DNA. Costco’s approach is to capitalize within a market where they believe an opportunity exists to be a price disruptor to other products currently available, and they are taking dead aim at golf. As the company’s name implies, that is the ultimate goal of SJ Golf Lab and Dr. Choi, who hopes his shafts will come as a “Special Joy” for each and every golfer. It’s certainly not like Costco offers golf club fitting services so there’s arguably not much practical value in offering variety. Kirkland also talks about the milled face, but I wouldn’t look for them add any extra spin or anything. If you’re already good at spinning the ball, you’ll spin them. If you’re not, then you won’t.

I think their looks are modern and while it’s not like having a big brand name in your bag, the Kirkland signature logo is tasteful with a sharp look. Several new golf brands are competing with large retailers, and one of our favorites is Kirkland. Kirkland golf clubs and balls are exclusively sold at Costco, and they’ve created quite a controversy by not stating publicly who makes Kirkland golf clubs. But we studied Kirkland and have some interesting findings. Overall, MF shafts’ waggles felt similar to conventional aftermarket shafts and felt even firmer during the actual swing.The consumer only wants to know one thing, are the Costco golf clubs any good? Kirkland Golf Clubs fall into a certain price range for each of their golf club. Kirkland golf clubs got a reputation for being the best in the low price point they offer. The Kirkland golf brand produces quality clubs that are more than recommended for any high handicapper or beginner.