A surprising number of the best golf discounts from October’s Prime Day are still hanging around, including deals on clubs and more. Some of these prices are even better than what they were during Prime Day itself.

I went back through the leftovers to see what’s still live and what’s popped up since. Feel free to thank me later.

1. $200 Off TaylorMade P-Series Iron Sets

The TaylorMade P790 might be one of the most popular irons on the planet, and that’s for several reasons.

First and foremost, they’re TaylorMade. Secondly, they look fantastic. For a player’s-distance iron, I think the P790 is one of the best-looking options on the market. And, perhaps most importantly, a lot of golfers absolutely swear by the performance.

I’m a Callaway guy, but that’s neither here nor there. A fitting should ultimately determine what ends up in your bag. Still, plenty of golfers are brand loyalists, and plenty more simply want the irons they’ve been seeing everywhere.

That’s why I never thought I’d see the day when the P790 went on sale.

Right now, TaylorMade P-Series iron sets are $200 off. For irons this popular, this good-looking and with the performance reputation to match, that’s huge news.

2. $70 Off Arccos Air and $50 Off Arccos Smart Sensors

Arccos makes some of the most useful game-tracking tech in golf, and two of its core products are still still on sale.

The Arccos Air is $70 off, bringing it down to $280 and the Arccos Smart Sensors are $50 off at $200. Air automatically tracks your shots without requiring sensors on every club or a phone in your pocket, while the Smart Sensors give you club-by-club tracking and detailed distance data throughout your bag.

Look, Arccos can tell you an awful lot about your game and that helps you get better. This is the lowest you’ll see the Air and Smart Sensors anywhere. This is a great deal.

3. $20 Off Gogogo Sport Vpro GS03 Laser Rangefinder

I called this one out during October Prime Day and, thankfully, the price is virtually the same.

We didn’t test the Gogogo Sport Vpro GS03 this year, but we did spend time with the Gogogo ZeroIn and came away impressed with the value. The GS03 is still on sale for $60, which is an absurd price for a rangefunder.

You’re getting a laser rangefinder from a reputable brand for less than the price of a lot of golf accessories nowadays.

That’s exactly why I liked this deal during Prime Day, and why I still like it now. For newer golfers, casual players or anyone who simply wants an affordable rangefinder without overthinking it, there’s a lot going for the GS03.

At $60, I still wholeheartedly approve.

4. $51 Off Cleveland Retreve HB Soft 2 Putter

I also called this one out earlier this week, and I’ll admit I did not expect it to still be on sale post Prime Day but here we are.

We’ve talked about the Cleveland HB Soft 2 Retreve a lot, and for good reason. It consistently punches above its price point, with Cleveland’s SOFT face milling helping to normalize ball speed across the face and the Retreve head shape offering plenty of stability and forgiveness.

Normally, it retails for $199.99. It’s still down to $148.43.

That’s an outstanding price on a seriously good putter. This easily was one of the best October Prime Day golf deals. The fact that it’s still on sale is awesome. I’d buy one while you can.

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We’ve made this comparison with other equipment categories in 2026 and now we’re moving on to fairway woods.

Our 2026 fairway wood test was led by the Mizuno JPX One and Callaway Quantum Max D, both with an 8.9 MGS Score. TaylorMade’s Qi4D was right behind them at 8.8.

Then we compared those results with PGA TOUR Superstore’s best-selling fairway wood data.

The very top of the 2026 test doesn’t match the sales list

The Mizuno JPX One and Callaway Quantum Max D led our 2026 fairway wood test with 8.9 MGS Scores. Neither appears in PGA TOUR Superstore’s best-selling fairway wood data.

The TaylorMade Qi4D does. It finished third in our 2026 test with an 8.8 MGS Score, including a 9.2 for distance.

That makes the Qi4D one of the clearest examples of strong 2026 test performance lining up with what golfers are buying.

The Quantum Max tells a different story

The Callaway Quantum Max shows up prominently in PGA TOUR Superstore’s best-selling fairway wood data but it finished 10th overall in our 2026 test with an 8.5 MGS Score.

When I dug a little deeper into the data, it was easy to see how this happened.

The Quantum Max earned a 9.2 distance score, finished second in total distance and produced the highest average ball speed in the test. Its 8.1 accuracy and 7.8 forgiveness scores kept it from finishing higher overall.

So while it wasn’t one of our best overall performers, it was one of the best if distance was the priority. That may help explain why it’s showing up so strongly in the sales data. Golfers love those extra yards.

The most interesting match may be from 2025

This is where the sales data gets more interesting and it’s something I’ve noticed quite a bit in 2026. Golfers have no trouble putting an older club in the bag right now, especially when the price makes sense.

The PING G440 Max is one of the best-selling fairway woods in PGA TOUR Superstore’s data and it also happened to win our 2025 fairway wood test.

It earned an 8.9 MGS Score with an 8.8 for accuracy, 9.0 for distance and 8.8 for forgiveness. It didn’t dominate one category. It was just consistently strong across all three. The G440 Max still has plenty of appeal even though it’s not a brand-new model.

And the G440 Max isn’t the only older model selling

PING’s G430 Max also appears among the best sellers. In our 2023 testing, it finished 10th overall and was particularly strong for accuracy and forgiveness.

The Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max is another older model appearing in the sales data but this one gives us the opposite result. It finished 21st overall in our 2024 test.

There are even TaylorMade SIM2 Max fairway woods on the list, a product family that dates back several generations.

There’s a lot of “Max” in the sales data

There’s one other part of the PGA TOUR Superstore list that is hard to miss.

PING G440 Max. PING G430 Max. Callaway Quantum Max. Paradym Ai Smoke Max. TaylorMade Qi4D Max. TaylorMade SIM2 Max.

That doesn’t mean putting “Max” on a fairway wood makes it perform better. Our testing certainly doesn’t support that conclusion across the board.

What it does show is that many of the fairway woods showing up in the sales data are the more broadly targeted models within an equipment lineup rather than the lower-spinning or Tour-focused alternatives.

The TaylorMade Qi4D Tour, for example, was our best fairway wood for distance in 2026 but does not appear in the top sellers. The standard Qi4D does.

That makes sense for fairway woods where most golfers are looking for enough launch and forgiveness to make a difficult club easier to use. Getting some extra distance mixed in is also a positive.

Are golfers buying the best-performing fairway woods?

Sometimes. There is some overlap but the Mizuno and the Callaway Quantum Max D aren’t getting the attention they should be based on their test results. The TaylorMade Qi4D is the strongest example from 2026. It finished third in our testing and also shows up in PGA TOUR Superstore’s sales data.

Test data can tell you which clubs perform. Sales data tells us what golfers are choosing. What fairway wood did you end up with this year?

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Can you have too much of a good thing? Ice cream, bourbon and Taylor Sheridan shows, sure, but what about golf? Is it possible to play too much? That’s the question I’m pondering as I sit in an airport, finishing up a golf trip with my son and wondering if I’ll be able to schedule a round for tomorrow at my home course. 

I play a hefty amount of golf—usually two to three rounds a week with a couple of practice sessions thrown in—which is a lot compared to your average person with a day job. It’s possibleI play too much. It’s also possible that I don’t play enough considering what I’m trying to accomplish. 

Let me clarify the question. I’m not wondering if the amount of golf I’m playing is affecting my work and home life. That would be a resounding yes. I’m definitely on the course too much. I’ll work that out in therapy later. I’m wondering if the amount of golf I’m playing is having a negative impact on the quality of my game. Am I playing too much? Or should I play more? 

One of the reasons Sam Hahn jumped on board as my coach is because he underwent a similar journey when he was in his 20s. He reached scratch in an expedited timeframe and he did it by giving himself completely over to the sport. He played 36 holes a day, every day. The strokes fell off. 

I’ve met a few other people recently with similar approaches. One guy plays two rounds at different courses every day. Another dude I met bought a simulator and played 18 holes every day on his lunch break. All of these people made massive improvements on their game in a short period of time. 

I certainly feel like I’m at my best when I’m at the course constantly, grinding away day after day, but at this point in my journey, just banking sheer volume of rounds isn’t the ticket. The magic sauce seems to be a mix of practice sessions and scoring rounds. Hahn agrees. 

“I don’t practice much anymore,” Hahn says, adding that he’s fallen back into an 18- to 36-hole a day groove. “But when you’re still working on big movements like you are, you can’t just play all the time. You have to practice those movements on the range or in the simulator.” 

I’ve also come to appreciate taking small breaks from golf during the past six months of this project. I’ve noticed my game seems to suffer when I get after it day after day without any rest periods. My swing definitely breaks down when fatigue sets in but more significantly, I have a hard time focusing on the round and the shot at hand.

Imagine having chocolate cake for breakfast every once in a while. It’s downright whimsical. Now imagine having chocolate cake for breakfast every day. The whimsy is lessoned and you have to start worrying about diabetes. The volume seems to degrade the situation in some way. 

I have a friend who swears he plays his best golf after taking a couple of weeks off. The break allows him to reset, maybe even forget some bad habits. He might be right but he’s not actively trying to get better. He’s just out there trying to enjoy a round with buddies which is great. But that’s not my goal here. The clock is ticking and taking a couple of weeks off would be counterproductive. More importantly, taking a couple of weeks off from golf sounds terrible. I would be so sad. 

But a day or two away from golf activities every couple of weeks seems to help me recharge. I even score better after a brief hiatus. I mentioned the golf trip with my son. We flew to Utah and played two desert courses, The Ledges and Copper Rock. I had to finish a bunch of work before the trip and we had a long travel day to get to Utah so I went two full days without any golf activities. I was worried about how my swing would hold up but I played really well. We went into both courses blind which always makes me nervous but my swing was in a good place. I had a lovely little fade working off the tees that I could count on to find fairways, my irons were crisp and I didn’t putt like a complete idiot. 

I lost some strokes through poor course management (that’s to be expected when you don’t know the nuances of a course) and my long approach shots continue to be just a hair off of target. But I shot an 80 and 81 at courses I’d never played before and had a blast doing it. 

The scores were neutral in terms of my handicap but the situation has helped me answer my question about the amount of golf I’m playing.

Yes, I need to play more.

But I also need to make sure I take the occasional break so I can play my best. 

Dig deeper into one golfer’s struggle to get better at golf in middle age and read last week’s Scratch By 50 where Graham hits the highs and lows of golf in the same week. 

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The Torpedo ZT may be the best putter they have released this year.

Some may accuse me of being a PXG fanboy or at least a broken record of PXG praise. If you’ve never rolled their putters, I can see how my continued hullabaloo about PXG putters could seem disingenuous and even annoying.

If that’s how you feel, you should probably stop reading now. Get ready for a praise-palooza for the PXG Torpedo ZT.

The first incarnation of the PXG Torpedo was a fantastic interpretation of the Spider. I’ll not go as far as to call it innovative but it was a deft blending of the iconic shape with PXG putter technologies and aesthetics.

The plumber’s neck version of the Torpedo lived in my bag for more than a few rounds last year. At the time, I considered it one of the best putters that PXG had ever produced and I still do.

It’s important to set the Torpedo stage because I think that the zero-torque version of the Torpedo may be even better than the previous version.

PXG makes the Torpedo torque-free

The torque-elimination plan for the Torpedo ZT is a common one. Unlike the PXG Allan where they used a novel hosel, PXG eliminated torque by attaching the shaft to the head at the putter’s center of gravity.

This onset attachment site gives the putter a toe-up “hang” and keeps the putter square to the path during the swing.

This is a similar build strategy to the PXG One & Done ZT and the Hotrod ZT.

The shaft also has one degree of forward press built in. The shaft inserts into the grip at the same angle, allowing the player to grip the putter in a natural position.

I don’t know I love the grip material but the shape and the weight work well with the zero-torque design.

Did PXG make the Spider ZT that TaylorMade should have made?

There is no denying that the PXG Torpedo ZT looks like a TaylorMade Spider. That revelation comes without accusation. As with all iconic putter designs, companies have “interpreted” popular designs for decades.

What is interesting about the PXG Torpedo ZT is that it looks more like a classic Spider than the actual TaylorMade Spider ZT.

The Spider ZT is a solid zero-torque putter design, but it doesn’t really look like a classic Spider. It’s way boxier and it lacks the perimeter weight ring element.

The PXG Torpedo ZT maintains more of the Spider look, even with the elimination of torque.

I’ve played quite a few rounds with a mySpider Tour putter. Going from that Spider to the PXG Torpedo ZT was not a huge visual transition.

As I said, I’m not bashing the Spider ZT. It is a great zero-torque putter. The Torpedo ZT just makes me wonder if this is what TaylorMade’s Spider ZT should have actually looked like.

Why do I think it is the best PXG putter of the year?

I can answer in a single word: feel. This putter has an amazing feel. I italicized “feel” because I am not talking about one feel aspect, like the feel at impact, but rather the overall feel package.

That said, the impact does feel satisfying. The combination of 303 stainless steel and PXG’s Pyramid Milled Face Pattern delivers a soft yet spunky roll as per usual.

The rest of the feel equation relates to balance and performance.

Zero-torque putters, especially those with the shaft attached at the center of gravity, can lack feel and/or feedback during the stroke. This is the blessing and the curse of removing torque.

On the positive front, if you don’t feel much during the stroke, you are less likely to try and “fix” the putter during the swing.

However, most golfers like to have a little feedback during the putting stroke. We trust feel-free zero-torque putters much like parents trust their teenagers.

Lose the torque but retain the feel

In my experience, the PXG Torpedo ZT never feels disconnected during the stroke. The torque may be gone but you can still feel the head’s progression when you putt.

Distance control is excellent with the PXG Torpedo ZT. For me, this is also a feel aspect. My lags are all based upon feel and experience with the putter. I don’t determine putt distance with a mathematical formula that integrates tempo and backswing distance.

I look at the distance, figure out if it is up or down hill, and let the putter do its thing. Most of the time this works well. For some putters, this can be a recipe for distance dispersal disaster.

If I was putting at the sun, I’d have balls ending up near Venus and Neptune.

Out of the box, the PXG Torpedo ZT delivered my expected distances. Naturally, this did involve some green speed calibrations on the practice green. After that, putts were for the most part going as far as they should.

This is also true for the really long lag putts. These are the putts that usually end up kicking most zero-torque putters out of my bag rotation due to their lack of feel and feedback.

So far, the PXG Torpedo ZT is delivering from deep distances, and escaping relegation.

PXG is a solid putter company

Every time I write about PXG putters, I sing the praises of their designs and wonder how their putters continue to fly under the radar. Why do I still feel like I’m singing solos when I should be part of a large pro-PXG putter choir?

As far as putter lines go, the PXG Battle Ready II putter line is as diverse as they come. Not only are there numerous head shapes but many of the models come with multiple neck options.

The tech works, the construction quality is exceptional, and the model diversity should be a club fitter’s dream.

They also all feature adjustable sole weights. It’s possible that my “feel” experience does not quite match yours when you roll the Torpedo ZT. If that’s the case, you can adjust the head weight with the sole weights.

These weights allow head weights from 357 grams to 392. Stock weight is 370 grams which is working for me but your ideal weight may be a little lighter or heavier. Unlike L.A.B. Golf sole weights, the PXG weights are designed to be adjusted.

Out of curiosity, are PXG putters available to try in shops near you? If not, I can understand the skepticism about how I fawn over them. If you haven’t rolled them, you don’t know for sure how good they are.

I’ve rolled a ton of putters through the years. Some are just better than others. The PXG Torpedo ZT is one of the good ones.

If there is not a retailer near you, PXG offers money-back 30-day returns for online sales, minus shipping and 12-percent restocking fees.

Don’t forget their PXG for Heroes program offers 20-percent discounts for veterans, active military, first responders, nurses and teachers.

If you are in the market for a zero-torque putter and are a fan of this shape, add the Torpedo ZT to your must-try list.

Find out more about the Torpedo ZT and other PXG putters at PXG.com

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A few minutes later, I tried to adjust his stance and move one of his feet. He stopped me.

“Nope. Glue.”

It was funny but it taught me something I remembered throughout my years teaching junior golfers and my own children. Kids can take golf instruction very literally and once an idea sticks, it can be hard to get rid of. The words you use when teaching them can make or break their start in the game.

Tell them what you want them to do

One of the easiest changes you can make is to stop telling kids what not to do.

“Don’t fall over” sounds simple enough but it doesn’t really give them anything to accomplish. “Hold your finish until the ball lands” does.

The same idea works throughout the game. Instead of “don’t hit behind it,” have them try to brush the grass in front of the ball. Instead of “don’t swing so hard,” ask them to make a finish they can hold for at least a few seconds.

Clear instructions about the behavior you want are easier to follow than simply telling them what to stop doing. For junior golf, I like giving them a job they can clearly complete. As a parent, I’ve noticed this concept often works outside of the golf course!

Give them one job at a time

Golfers love piling swing thoughts on top of each other. While it’s not good for anyone’s game, it can really do some damage when teaching young kids.

If you tell a junior golfer to keep their head still, turn their shoulders, shift their weight and finish on their front foot, they may try to consciously do every one of those things at once. They’ll also get frustrated and think they aren’t good at the game.

Pick one.

If today’s goal is balance, make the goal holding the finish. Let them hit a few shots with that one thought before adding anything else. Even if they are way inside on their plane or they aren’t transferring their weight properly, try not to stack the swing thoughts.

One shot, one job is a pretty good rule.

Focus on what the club or ball should do

This is one of the more interesting lessons from motor learning research.

Studies involving children learning sports skills have found benefits from what researchers call an external focus. Instead of thinking about what the body is doing, the player focuses on the club, the ball or the result of the movement.

There has even been research involving kids learning a golf putting task. Children who focused on the movement of the club performed better than those who were told to focus on the movement of their arms.

Instead of telling a kid to move their hands a certain way through impact, ask them to swing the clubhead toward the target.

Instead of talking about body position in a chip shot, put a towel on the green and ask them to land the ball on it.

With putting, set up a gate and have them start the ball through it. On a full swing, place a tee a few inches in front of the ball and ask them to clip the tee after impact.

Now the kid has something outside their body to accomplish. It takes a little forward thinking as an instructor to move the thoughts outside the body but it works.

Don’t ask if they understand. Ask them to show you.

If you ask a kid, “Do you understand?” most will say yes. Honestly, they just want you to release another ball so they can smack it.

A better question is, “Show me what you think I mean.”

That gives you an immediate look at how they interpreted the instruction. You’d be surprised how different it can be from what you think you explained.

If I had asked my glued-to-the-ground student to show me what he thought I meant before we started hitting balls, I probably would have figured out pretty quickly that his version of “glued” was more committed than mine.

Keep it simple and specific

Junior golfers don’t need a long list of swing thoughts. They need clear instructions that give them something specific to do. They also need the message tailored to someone their own age.

Don’t think that if you say the wrong thing you’ll ruin your kid’s golf swing. Instead, use this advice to help them get better faster.

And if you ever tell a kid to glue their feet to the ground, be prepared for them to take you at your word.

Let me know if you have other questions about teaching kids how to play golf.

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What We Tried

The Infraway L1. A warmup/recovery tool that uses topical and infrared heat.

Who Tried It

Tyler, Soft Goods Testing Manager.

I’ve dealt with chronic back pain for years so it’s worth sharing my injury history up front. At 17, I herniated multiple discs in my lower back and I’m currently managing that pain every day.

First things first: As you can tell from the picture above, the L1 is discreet.

I’ve tried way too many recovery gadgets from companies like Hyperice, random Amazon brands and even homemade concoctions and this is by far the most subtle. When you’re searching for a recovery device, being subtle doesn’t have to be part of the criteria but it should be if you’re looking to multitask. The L1 is designed to be used while you play golf or do other activities.

Additionally, the L1 is silent. I’ve used tools such as a massage gun that are loud in the office and my colleagues don’t appreciate the distraction. If you need a tool like this but have been held back by the noise they make, the L1 solves that problem completely.

As far as setup goes, it took 30 seconds to get the L1 fully ready to go. You strap the L1 around your lower back and then download the app that you can get on both iOS and Android that connects the L1 to your phone via Bluetooth. Once connected, you control the timing of the session and the temperature. The app runs seamlessly and the connection to the L1 was near instantaneous.

The L1 offers heat from 100-140°F (38-60C). I was informed by Infraway to start around 120 degrees and test different temperatures after getting accustomed to a lower setting. At 120 degrees, I felt soft and gentle heat. When I moved up to 130, it was noticeably warmer. When I finally hit 140, it was on the border of too warm and perfect.

When the L1 pressed up against my skin at 140, it was too hot. When I was wearing it with my back straight up with normal posture, it felt great. If you’re anything like me, that “too hot” feeling is helpful and enjoyable in small bursts. Just be careful and pay attention to your own tolerance level.

Now for the biggest win (drumroll, please).

When I put the L1 on my back and hit a few dozen shots, I noticed a much quicker payoff from ice-cold to fully warmed up. I’d say it normally takes me five to 10 minutes to warm up and the L1 had me warm in three or four. The L1 won’t fix your golf swing but it will help you get warmed up faster. It’s clear that you’re a better golfer when you’re fully warmed up.

I was skeptical about whether the L1 would get in the way of my golf swing but I was able to swing my clubs normally without any interference from the L1. In theory, you could play a full round of golf wearing the L1 and use the heat intermittently. From my experience, the battery would drop 10-12 percent during a 20-minute session.

The other gamechanger is the ability to use the L1 when it’s cold outside. Cold weather makes your body stiff and the L1 gives you the opportunity to warm it back up. I wore the L1 outside on a stormy day and felt immediate relief similar to holding a pair of HotHands.

When I test golf products, I come across many that are OK but not great. The L1 easily earned a spot in my top five products tested in 2026. My back felt noticeably better and I noticed an increase in mobility during and after use. That “stiff” feeling that those with chronic back pain become accustomed to was minimized and that alone is a major win. The goal isn’t to fix your back but to manage those symptoms while continuing the activities you love.

The L1 is $199. Some might argue that $199 is too steep but it truly just depends on where you’re at in your golf journey.

If you don’t have chronic pain and have a robust warmup routine, you might not need the L1 (but who wouldn’t like to see their warmup routine sped up?). If you’re like me and consistently need something to manage your symptoms, the L1 should be on your radar.

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And that’s a good thing.

Especially if you’re Pluto Golf.

Because how else do you break into a market dominated by legacy brands like FootJoy and sportswear giants like NIKE and adidas?

Whatever the strategy is for the young brand, it’s working. This week, Pluto Golf is gearing up to launch the sequel to the P1.

Fittingly dubbed the P2, it pairs a familiar look with some new tech, including SoftSpikes traction, which should translate to better performance on the course.

The P2 pays homage to a host of iconic sneakers with design cues woven into every piece of the shoe. It’s as much a tribute to streetwear as it is to golf culture and that’s what I love about it so freakin’ much.

It’s certainly not the golf shoe for everyone. But it’s undoubtedly the golf shoe for the golfer who makes sneaker contact before eye contact. Because for some of us, what’s in the bag doesn’t matter nearly as much as what’s on our feet.

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It’s Takomo.

The Finnish direct-to-consumer brand is releasing a pair of low-torque putters today: the mini-mallet Lumo M1 and the extended-blade (we’ll explain) Lumo B1. The duo carries Takomo’s two most dominant brand elements. First, the design is pure Scandinavian minimalist. Second, the price is pure Takomo minimalist.

Mostly.

We’ll explain that, too.

Why is Takomo selling putters?

Well, that one’s easy.

Why not?

The company has long expressed its intent to be a full-bag equipment provider including the bag itself. In December, Takomo announced it purchased a Finland-based boutique putter brand called Otso Golf.

Well, technically, it didn’t purchase the actual company. It purchased Otso’s proprietary, low-torque putter design, its technology and its business operations. Takomo also “bought” Otso founder, CEO and putter designer Miika Farin, who joins Takomo as a product engineer. I’m not totally sure what was left of Otso once Takomo was done with it, but that’s another story for another day.

In the big picture, the acquisition was a certified big deal. It represents a huge step toward becoming a “full-bag” OEM.

The Lumo M1 and B1: Because “conventional” isn’t Takomo’s style

Otso’s claim to fame, at least in Finland, was its unique take on low-torque putter design. You’ll notice the Lumo M1 mallet and B1 blade are heel-shafted, not center-shafted.

“Center-shaft hosel is not a natural model for me,” Farin told the Finnish golf website Golfpiste last year. “The same result can be achieved when the shaft points to the center of gravity.”

The Lumo M1 is a small-ish mallet fully milled from 303 stainless steel. It features a simple, single alignment line with horizontal, Evnroll-esque face grooves. Takomo classifies them as “mid-depth” but I don’t believe there’s an industry standard for putter face groove depth just yet.

The Lumo B1 blade is a little wider than a traditional blade but not as wide as what you’d call a “double-wide” blade. Like the M1, it’s also fully milled 303 stainless steel with the same “mid-depth” face grooves.

Originally, Takomo had planned to launch its new putter line this past summer but you know what they say about plans.

“Osto putters had been hand-made in Finland,” Takomo Chief Marketing Officer Sean McCullum tells MyGolfSpy. “Tailoring what they were doing to a mass-production approach has taken a while.” 

Low-torque vs zero-torque: What’s the difference?

Common says the difference between a low-torque putter and a zero-torque putter is, well, just a little bit of torque.

Knowing that answer might not satisfy, I texted MyGolfSpy’s Wizard of Putts, the Great and Powerful Dave Wolfe. Here’s how the Great and Powerful responded …

He proceeded to enlighten me.

“What you’re really asking about is the effect of the modicum of torque,” says Dave, whom we call The Perfessor because he really is one. “The low-torque putter will have just a bit of rotation during the stroke. Additionally, this rotation will add some ‘feel’ to the putter. Those who try zero-torque putters and abandon them often do so because can’t feel the head during the stroke.”

Traditional putters all have some amount of torque because the shaft axis does not pass directly through the putter’s center of mass. Gravity and stroke forces will then cause the face to rotate. As the person holding the putter and applying force to put the ball in motion, it’s something you have to deal with.

Takomo says the new Lumo putters are “center of gravity” balanced, meaning the shaft does pass through the putter’s center of gravity. The net effect is to reduce face rotation and resist twisting more than a traditional blade or mallet.

Not eliminate; just reduce.

Some center-shafted putters as well as high-MOI mallets could qualify as low-torque. They’re designed to make the putter head more stable through the stroke but there will be some face rotation.

So what’s the freakin’ difference?

Zero-torque also aligns the shaft axis with the center of mass. The face naturally wants to stay square to path throughout the stroke. That means you, as the person holding the putter, don’t have to resist torque during your stroke. As we said, Takomo says its new putters are low-torque. However, because they’re heel-shafted and not oversized high-MOI mallets, they’re still center-of-gravity balanced and therefore are closer to zero-torque.

So, Professor Wolfe’s wisdom stands. The difference is a “little bit of torque.”

However, in this case, “low-torque” sounds way better than “almost no torque at all, but not quite zero.” That’s kind of hard to put on a billboard.

Final thoughts

We’ve given the new Takomo Lumo putters a test run on the putting green and we have a few observations.

First, as you’d expect, they’re stable through the stroke. That’s job one of a low-torque or zero-torque putter. Second, as you can see from the photos, they’re minimalist to the point of being sparse. Whether that appeals to you is purely subjective.

Lastly, we found the sound very pleasing on short putts. However, as the putts got longer, the sound changed, especially if you miss the sweet spot by even half a millimeter. Some call it feedback; I called it a clonk. It took a while with both putters to dial in distance control but once we did both proved reliable.

The Lumo putters do tend to sit upright (70-degree lie, three degrees of loft) so you’ll need to determine whether that works for you before you buy as customization options are limited.

As with any low-torque or zero-torque putter, there’s an on-course honeymoon phase followed by a why-the-hell-did-I-buy-this-damn-thing phase. Generally speaking, if you work through that second phase, you’ll be able to fairly judge whether the putter is going to work for you long term.

Takomo Lumo Low-Torque putters: Specs, price and availability

Both the Lumo B1 blade and M1 mallet are available in 33-, 34- and 35-inch models for lefties and righties. Takomo has also taken the important step of matching head weights to length. The 33-inch model is the heaviest heat at 365 grams, the 34-inch is 360 and the 35-inch is 355.

Both the B1 and M1 are available in Satin Steel and Black DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) finishes. DLC is a curious choice. It’s very thin, very hard and very durable. It’s also a curious choice for a putter since turf interaction is generally minimal.

Both putters come with a KBS CT Tour single-bend shaft, in standard chrome for the Satin Steel model and matte black for the DLC Black finish. Additionally, both come with a uniquely Finnish Kvadrat Ame textile headcover with a magnetic closure. Kvadrat Ame is 100-percent recycled polyester made from textile waste often used on upholstered furniture. It doesn’t help the putter work better but it is pretty cool.

The Takomo Lumo B1 and M1 putters sell for $219 in Satin Steel and $239 in Black DLC. That’s a little higher than, say, the zero torques from Wilson Staff, Lazrus or Tour Edge, but they’re close enough.

They’re available now on the Takomo website. The company tells us the U.S. orders of the Satin Steel models will ship in mid-October while Black DLC models will ship in early December. Orders in the European marker in both finishes will ship immediately.

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The Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Diamond is a urethane, four-piece golf ball priced at $57.99 per dozen and built for golfers who want extra-firm compression and maximum ball speed. It sits at the top of the Callaway Chrome Tour lineup, above the standard Chrome Tour and Chrome Tour X. What Ball Lab can tell you is what’s happening inside the box. We measured weight, diameter, compression, roundness and balance across 36 balls and three boxes to give you the manufacturing side of that picture.

Here’s what the 2026 Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Diamond looks like under the microscope.

Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Diamond

Pros

• Compression symmetry graded A with a median of 0.5 points — one of the best results in the database
• Compression consistency graded A-

Cons

• Weight consistency graded B — Box 3 ran lighter and less consistent than the other two boxes
• Diameter consistency graded B — solid but not a standout for a ball at this price and performance level

Our Verdict

The 2026 Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Diamond earns a Quality Score of 94 and an A grade: Recommended. Good Ball Rate came in at a perfect 100 percent with zero defects across all 36 balls. Compression consistency ranked in the top 10 of 121 balls in the database with a delta of just 5.2 points and compression symmetry graded at A with a median of 0.5 points against a field average of 1.9. Those two numbers together make for one of the strongest compression profiles we’ve seen in Ball Lab. Weight and diameter both graded at B which is what keeps this from pushing even higher.

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Product details

• Price: $57.99/dozen
• Construction: 4-piece urethane
• Compression: 101 (X-Firm)
• Factory: Callaway, Chicopee, Mass.
• Diameter: 1.6824 in.
• Weight: 1.6104 oz.
• Bad Balls: 0 of 36

Test results

The 2026 Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Diamond scored 94 and earned an A grade: Recommended. The score is built on a defect-free record and compression metrics that rank among the best in the database.

Good Ball Rate came in at a perfect 100 percent. All 36 balls passed inspection with zero flagged defects across cores, layers and covers.

Compression consistency graded at A- with a delta of 5.2 points and a spread running from 98.5 to 103.7, ranking in the top 10 of all golf balls in the database. Ball-to-ball variation in this sample is minimal. What you pull from the first sleeve should perform nearly identically to the last ball in the third box.

Compression symmetry graded at A with a median of 0.5 points against a field average of 1.9. That’s among the best results we’ve seen in this category across the entire database. Each ball is internally consistent across the three measurement points we take on every ball we test.

Diameter consistency graded at B with 34 of 36 balls falling within gauge noise and no consistent pole-versus-seam pattern across the sample. Weight consistency also graded at B with a range running from 1.6047 to 1.6144 ounces. One pattern worth noting: Box 3 ran lighter and less consistent than Boxes 1 and 2 which accounts for much of the spread in that metric.

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Compression

Compression is a measure of how much force is required to deform a golf ball. The higher the number, the firmer the ball. Consistency matters because a ball that compresses differently from shot to shot produces different results from shot to shot. Ball Lab measures every ball individually and tracks both the average and the spread across the sample.

The 2026 Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Diamond averaged 101, in the extra-firm range of our database alongside the Titleist Pro V1x. Compression consistency graded at A- with a delta of just 5.2 points and a spread running from 98.5 to 103.7. The compression is very consistent. The ball-to-ball spread here is one of the tightest we’ve measured.

Ball Lab also measures compression symmetry which tracks how evenly compression is distributed across three points on each individual ball. Is each ball consistent within itself? The Chrome Tour Triple Diamond averaged just 0.5 points of deviation against a field average of 1.9, grading at A. That number is exceptional.

For context, the best results we typically see from elite “tour” balls come in around 1.0. The Triple Diamond cuts that in half. Every ball in the sample is compressing almost identically across all three measurement points.

The charts below detail the compression measurements in our sample.

Weight

Weight consistency is another metric Ball Lab tracks. Even small differences across a dozen balls can translate to inconsistent ball flight. Ball Lab weighs every ball to four decimal places.

The 2026 Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Diamond averaged 1.6104 ounces across 36 balls, in the average range of the database. Every ball cleared the USGA maximum of 1.6205 ounces with a range running from 1.6047 to 1.6144 and a standard deviation of 0.0025. One pattern worth noting: Box 3 ran lighter and less consistent than Boxes 1 and 2 which accounts for a meaningful portion of the overall spread. Taken in isolation, Boxes 1 and 2 tell a tighter story.

Weight consistency grades out at B.

The charts below detail the weight measurements in our sample.

Diameter

A ball that isn’t uniform in shape can move offline on the putting green or produce inconsistent flight in the air. Ball Lab measures each ball across multiple axes to get a true picture of its shape.

The 2026 Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Diamond averaged 1.6824 inches, above the USGA minimum of 1.680, with a roundness deviation of just 0.0003 inches. Every ball cleared the minimum. The diameter data is notably clean: 34 of 36 balls fell within gauge noise on the pole-versus-seam measurement and there was no consistent shape bias identified across the sample. Box 2 was the least consistent of the three at an SD of 0.00031 while Box 3 was the tightest at 0.00017.

Diameter consistency graded out at B.

The charts below detail the diameter measurements in our sample.

Ball Lab report card

Each Quality Score is a weighted average of five grades: good ball rate, compression consistency, compression symmetry, diameter consistency, weight consistency. Our scoring system punishes defective balls more severely while giving greater weight to compression metrics than to weight and diameter.

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We’ve talked about it before. I’m a coupon guy. Someone who doesn’t like to spend a whole lot of money on golf gear. Because the less money I spend on golf, the more money I have to buy shoes (for my toddler, not for me. She’s growing like a weed!).

The thing I’ve learned over years shopping in the discount section and downloading every food app on the planet to earn free rewards is that there are some things in life worth splurging on.

Such is the case with the three things I’m about to mention.

1. Prescription Sunglasses

I recently found out my eyesight was worsening and thus I’m now apart of the four-eyes mafia. What I didn’t know as someone who hadn’t had an eye exam in over 15 years is how freakin’ expensive prescription glasses and sunglasses are.

But after a few rounds of having trouble seeing where my ball was landing on longer par-3s, I decided I needed to try some prescription specs.

I’ve been testing this pair of Smith prescription sunglasses with their very contrasty Chromapop Bronze lens and they’ve been a godsend. Obviously, the prescription helps correct the issues I’m already having but the Bronze lens in particular is great as it accentuates greens in a way that a typical lens doesn’t.

Do I necessarily need prescription sunglasses? No. My eyesight isn’t that bad. But do they enhance my playing experience? Definitely.

2. NIKE Air Zoom HyperSlide

This one is absolutely less practical than prescription sunglasses. But I love them just the same. After a long day at the course, your feet deserve some TLC. If you take care of your feet, they’ll take care of you. And no one is doing a better job at providing recovery to your most important extremities than NIKE and Hyperice.

The NIKE Air Zoom HyperSlide uses heat and vibration to speed up the recovery process so you can spend less time on the couch and more time working on your chipping.

3. Feetures Golf Socks

Tony Covey, our editor in chief, got me on this one.

Since I joined MyGolfSpy four years ago, I’ve heard him rant and rave about how good Feetures are. Now that I’ve joined the Feetures fandom, I’m not sure I can go back.

Something about a $19 golf sock feels so wrong. But, my gosh, do they feel so good. The cushion on the heel tab and compression is just something I haven’t experienced in any other sock.

Yeah, they’re good. And, so far, they’re holding up pretty well after numerous rounds of use (and a little basketball as well).

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