gocchin Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Okay I am going to tell you right off the bat I love these woods. They are going in my bag. I will copy my PRGR blurb from the iron thread here: Last year was probably PRGR's best year ever sales wise and popularity wise. Their two top pros, Azuma Yano and Hideto Tanihara placed second and fourth respectively in the money rankings and their gear was more popular than ever. For 2009 PRGR has launched the new GN502 line. A high tech top quality line of clubs made to give a little something to all levels of golfers and that is performance. Okay so these woods rock. Why? Unlike the previous M3 Hit line (not counting the Tour model), the GN502 is compact and features a very traditional shape and very shallow profile. This does sound a bit odd as most compact and traditional shaped FW's feature deeper faces but the GN502 is different. The GN502 features a variable thickness HT1770 maraging face. Variable thickness faces are all the rage on drivers these days, creating a sling shot like affect and a sweet spot that has awesome feel. PRGR carries this over into their FW. The reason why the GN502 is able to maintain a traditional shape is it did not need to stretch the head back like many modern designs today do to bring CG lower. PRGR instead accomplishes this by using a tungsten plate in the sole which brings all the weight down and the CG low. Another thing that better players will like is the faces on these woods are all pretty much open. The 3W is square but the 4 to 9 wood feature 0.5* to 2.0* open faces. Hitting these at the range so far feels great and the ball rockets off the face. Fades or draws are not an issue even with the shallow profile. One other great thing on the PRGR FW is like the driver it has a recessed topline making it almost impossible to sky one and chip paint from where the crown meets the face like what so often happens with other FW's (including the old M3 Hit) Here are the pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogeydog Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Lie angle? Will they make a Tour model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 This version has pretty standard lies and not as flat as we'd like but as we discussed before it seems to be the direction brands are heading in with more upright lies. A tour model is a possibility but somehow I think not because this head is already compact and open face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkats Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Looks good. Love my M3 Hit Tour 3 wood, but have been playing the shallow faced Sonartec SS-01 5 wood for many many years. Maybe this can knock it out of my bag finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted February 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 I hit the 5 wood this morning at the range and it is very long. The ball feels very hot off the face thanks in part to the maraging face. I like its size very much as it is not big at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james13 Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Gocchin, Looking to change 3 woods from my Titleist 980, can you rate the GN502 to the Epon AF 201? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Gocchin,Looking to change 3 woods from my Titleist 980, can you rate the GN502 to the Epon AF 201? Thanks James feel is more crisp not as soft as the Epon. Size at setup is similar and both have square to open faces and pear like shape. The difference is in the face where the PRGR is shallow and the AF201 is deep. The PRGR is easier to hit and get up in the air while the Epon hits it lower and is probably slightly more workable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 This PRGR is very easy to hit. I like the chink crunch tink type sound and feel it gives off. Its a bit dangerous in fluffy ruff if your misses are high and low on the face but for picking it from hard or tight lie's PRGR makes some of the best fairways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 This is on my very short list of fairway woods to try this year. The recessed top line makes sense for such a shallow profile head. Variable face thickness and tungsten weighted sole are all good news for sure. I'm just wondering what's the theory behind making fairway woods with progressively open club face. Bat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocchin Posted May 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 One of the reasons why they went progressively open was they believed that the shorter the club gets, the easier it is to hook or pull left. Just a quick update that this club is now available direct from PRGR with the best shafts as is the Egg Spoon and FW. http://www.tourspecgolf.com/proshop/p2605/...oduct_info.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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