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2019 was an amazing year for drivers. Every manufacturer came out with drivers that were pretty darn exciting. Cobra stepped up to the plate with a product that was every bit as good as the latest from TaylorMade and Callaway. Titleist finally gave up ball control for distance and put out their best and most comprehensive lineup of drivers ever. Ping contiuned to make a standout product. Callaway returned to the long low spin Epic and added Flash Face and TaylorMade produced maybe the best driver ever for high swing speed players in the M5. Is 2020 setting up to be a big letdown?
For starters based on traditional release schdeules we will probably get nothing new from Titleist or Ping for the 2020 golfing season. Callaway seems to cycle between a low spin and long release and a more forgiving release. If that holds form this year will be more like a Rogue or a Fusion and be a more forgiving option which is great for the golfer, but not nearly as exciting for a consumer. TaylorMade basically has said that they made the M5 and M6 illegal and then brought them right back to the edge of legal so they may not even be able to make anything better than what they have already made. I think Cobra improved on the F9 with the Speedzone because while it was a great driver there were several folks who felt like it lost performance on high face strikes and their new cup face design will certainly correct that. So outside of Cobra the releases have the potential to be substantially less exciting this year than they were for the 2019 golf season. Will this be a year that many of us wait and see what is coming next year? Does this open the door for a Mizuno, Clevland, Srixon, or someone else to step through the door and get everyone to try something new?
For starters based on traditional release schdeules we will probably get nothing new from Titleist or Ping for the 2020 golfing season. Callaway seems to cycle between a low spin and long release and a more forgiving release. If that holds form this year will be more like a Rogue or a Fusion and be a more forgiving option which is great for the golfer, but not nearly as exciting for a consumer. TaylorMade basically has said that they made the M5 and M6 illegal and then brought them right back to the edge of legal so they may not even be able to make anything better than what they have already made. I think Cobra improved on the F9 with the Speedzone because while it was a great driver there were several folks who felt like it lost performance on high face strikes and their new cup face design will certainly correct that. So outside of Cobra the releases have the potential to be substantially less exciting this year than they were for the 2019 golf season. Will this be a year that many of us wait and see what is coming next year? Does this open the door for a Mizuno, Clevland, Srixon, or someone else to step through the door and get everyone to try something new?