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  • ClubTest 2006: Better Player Irons
  • ClubTest 2006: Game-Improvement Irons
  • ClubTest 2006: Hybrids

    • ClubTest 2006: Drivers

    Our 40 ClubTesters put the latest drivers through their paces, looking for distance and accuracy. See which of these eight new models they liked most.

    By ROB SAUERHAFT
    Managing Editor (Equipment), GOLF MAGAZINE
    Published: May 01, 2006

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    Srixon W-506
    $425, graphite; srixon.com

    Srixon W-506
    Greg Lord
    WE TESTED 9.5° and 10.5° with SV-3004 graphite shaft

    THE COMPANY LINE "The face, sole and back have varying thickness so the entire head deforms at impact. The ball stays on the face longer, to optimize launch conditions- high launch angle with low spin."

    OUR TESTERS SAID
    Pros
  • "The club had impressive get-up-and-go."—Lynn Altadonna (handicap 15)
  • "Shots sprang off the face."—Jim Perzan (9)
  • "Straight is its forte."—Lee Neisler (2)
  • "A slice-correcting machine."—Doug Lair (10)
  • "It retained workability virtually obsolete in 460 cc drivers."—Hoai Hoang (8)
  • "She's a beauty-simple alignment aid and jet-black finish make it a minimalist's club."—Jim Hurley (9)

    • Cons
  • "A dull feel, as if someone left the head cover on."—Roger Liau (17)
  • "Like a ghost. It's a wisp of sensation."—Chad Johnson (8)
  • "A struggle to control." —C.J. Bush (19)