Power Max GX920 Hybrid

GigaGolf’s Power Max GX920 Hybrid is a part of its line designed for both playability and distance. The hot face design increases ball velocity, while the hybrid head makes it easier to play than the equivalent long irons.

Use GigaGolf’s online fitting system to get the perfect club—for as little as $28.50. That’s a real bargain, and I don’t know how they do it. As a small-time clubmaker, I can’t buy the parts for that price—let alone account for my labor. I’ve bought several GigaGolf clubs and sets, and the quality is first rate. But if for some reason you order one you don’t like, you’re protected by GigaGolf’s 30 day playability guarantee.

GX920 High Launch

Designed for mid- to high-handicappers looking for both forgiveness and distance, GigaGolf’s GX920 High Launch offers quite a bargain. Starting at just $129 a set, the clubs offer a wealth of features. A thin face with a high coefficient of restitution (COR) offers higher ball speed at lower swing speeds. A notched cavity and wide soles move the weight down and away from the clubface. This helps to create a higher launch angle in the clubs—solving a problem that many higher handicap players suffer—getting the ball into the air.

GigaGolf’s online fitting system—which I have used several times when ordering clubs from them—works like a charm. You’ll get a set of clubs tailored to your game—unlike the one-size-fits-all clubs you get off the racks at the local golf shop.

The clubs also come with a 30 day playability guarantee.

C9 Ti Face Insert

Grade: A-
Comments: You get very good value with these clubs.

This past summer, I got into the market for a second set of golf clubs. My intent was to have a set that I could leave at the Inlaws’ cottage in “Up North” Michigan, so that I don’t have to cart my bag back and forth on short jaunts.

After looking at a variety of options, including new sets on clearance, and used clubs, I decided instead to get a set from GigaGolf. I was intrigued by the technology behind the C9 Titanium Face irons and attracted by GigaGolf’s relatively low prices. I have had good luck with GigaGolf clubs before and given that GigaGolf offers a 30 day playability guarantee, I figured I had nothing to lose.

One of the nice things about ordering from GigaGolf is that you can customize things to your specifications, choosing which clubs are included in the set, grip type and size, shaft type and flex, and adjust length loft and lie. I ordered a 4-SW, plus a gap wedge. Passing on the GigaGolf grips, I had the set made with Lamkins—my favorite. Grip size was standard, but I also could have ordered them in midsize, jumbo, small or junior.

For the shaft, I decided to go with GigaGolf’s standard True Temper Feather Flight. The online fitting wizard recommended a firm flex (between standard and stiff), regular length and standard loft and lie. I stuck with the recommendations. GigaGolf offers twelve different steel and graphite shafts, so I could have had pretty much anything I wanted.

The ordering process was easy, and communication was good. I got emails confirming my purchase, telling me when the building process started, and when the clubs were shipped. There was a brief delay because of a shortage of the heads, but I was kept apprised of the situation.

From first glance, I could tell that the clubs were well made. As a clubmaker, I know the telltale signs of a poor construction job: ferrules that are not flush, stray bits of epoxy, mis-aligned grips,  inconsistently placed shaft bands and so on. Every one of the GigaGolf C9 irons was well built. Ferrules blended smoothly with the hosels, meaning that they had taken the time to turn them, since no ferrule ever fits properly on a first try. The grips all were aligned consistently. The clubs had been cleaned and wiped free of any stray epoxy. It was clear to me that they had been expertly made by a clubmaker who cares. I haven’t taken one apart to see whether the cuts were even and smooth, but I have no reason to believe otherwise.

Pursuit s510 True Forged

Nothing feels as nice as a forged wedge. The Pursuit s510 scoring wedge is manufactured using a true 5 step high pressure forgoing process that compacts the carbon steel molecules close together for exceptional feel and control. It comes in 52, 56 and 60 degree lofts.

Best of all, you can get this forged wedge for as low as $41.

Center Cut Classic SP2

Some club designs have become classic because they work. This is one of them.

Precision milled in 301 steel, you can have this one for under $30.

Center Cut mod. 15 ion

The Center Cut mod. 15 ion is designed for players looking for a heavier putter that encourages a pendulum stroke. GigaGolf says that the ion version includes a milled alloy insert encased in a vibration dampening polymer that minimizes the ball tendency to hop on impact, and delivers exception feel.

The extended mallet design has a “saturn stabilizaiton bar” (rings of Saturn—get it?) to increase the moment of inertia and thus reduce twisting. The three ball alignment system is one favored by many players today.

The GolfBlogger is very much in favor of heavier putters. My two favorites these days are much heavier than normal and I am convinced that they take any wristiness out and promote a smoother stroke.

C9 475 Hybrid

GigaGolf’s Cloud 9 475 hybrids extends their C9 line, which also includes a driver, fairway woods and irons.

The C9 475 has a Carpenter Supersteel 475 face combined with a 17-4 stainless steel body. A heavy tungsten sole plate lowers the center of gravity, helping even the worst hacker to get the ball in the air.

I recently got a C9 Driver and took it to the range. It got good distance, and had a very high ball flight. I let you know more as soon as I actually get out on a course and put it through the paces.

Like all GigaGolf clubs, this one comes with a 30 Day Playability Guarantee.