PXG’s newest launch could also be an entire new kind of golf membership

For golfers who frequent the dry desert landscapes of the American West and different locations, you don’t should look arduous of their baggage for proof

Normally, it should come within the type of massive gouges within the scoring golf equipment, affectionately (or spitefully) often called “desert rash.”

When a wayward shot lands within the junk, forcing the potential for a restoration shot that would add a little bit of character to a golf membership, it results in a little bit of an ungainly choice: Threat a brand new mark in your prized sand wedge or transfer the ball out of hazard and threat your buddies’ ridicule.

In fact, most of us are usually not enjoying for thousands and thousands of {dollars}, and people which are, have lots extra pitching wedges at their disposal ought to they should sacrifice one to play a shot. For us common golfers, PXG is now providing a brand new resolution for getting your ball out of the desert: A troublesome membership constructed for it.

“We’ve all been there—you hit a stray drive, and immediately you’re battling towards the weather to salvage your shot,” PXG founder Bob Parsons stated in a launch. “The PXG Desert Golf Membership is your ‘Lord assist me or God save the King’ restoration instrument so you possibly can play it the place it lies with out pondering twice about damaging your favourite membership.”

The corporate is hailing its new “Desert Membership” as a very new membership class. At first look, the PXG Desert Membership could seem like your typical pitching wedge, however the design is restricted to serving to you escape the roughest lies conceivable whereas not sustaining an excessive amount of harm.

At 44 levels, the loft is typical of a stronger pitching wedge in immediately’s gamers distance units, however the inventory size of 36.5 inches is extra on line together with your common 8-iron. The extra size, together with a lighter-than-normal D0 swing weight promotes quicker membership head pace to assist extract the ball out of adverse conditions. The only grind can be uniquely formed, with 10 levels of said bounce to extend versatility.

Lastly, the Desert Membership is constructed from 17-4 stainless-steel, which is way tougher than 8620 and 431 stainless-steel utilized in PXG’s different irons and wedges, making it extra immune to scratches and unpleasant gouges.

As a substitute of a quantity on the toe of the clubm the Desert Membership sports activities a cactus, serving to establish its use, though it’s completely capable of deal with shot from the golf green too. PXG leaves it as much as you what membership to exchange with the Desert Membership in your bag, however a pitching wedge loft and an 8-iron size would appear to counsel it may occupy the 9-iron slot in your bag. However there’s additionally nothing stopping you from including it rather than an extended iron, fairway wooden or wedge.