Sub 70 Golf Clubs
Sub 70 Naming Explained: 859, 949X, 699, 287
The numbers look arbitrary and the traps catch nearly everyone.
The trap first
949X is a fairway wood, not a driver. This catches people constantly, because the number is higher than the driver number and instinct says bigger means longer.
849 is the previous generation of drivers, not a current model. If you see it advertised as new, it is old stock or a mislabelled listing.
The current drivers are the 859 series. Learn that and you have avoided the two most common ordering errors.
Drivers: 859
859 — the 460cc forgiveness-oriented head. 859 Pro — 450cc, lower spin, slight fade bias. 859 JD — 450cc, fade-biased, developed with John Daly.
Woods and hybrids: 949X
949X and 949X Pro cover fairway woods and hybrids. The 939X is the previous generation and still turns up used at good prices.
Irons: the 6-series
699 is the game-improvement and players’ distance family. 699 v2 is the game-improvement set and 699 Pro V3 is the current players’ cavity back.
669 CB and 669 TC are the better-player cavity backs. 659 MB is the forged muscleback. 699U is the utility iron.
The pattern is loose but useful: as the middle digit drops from 9 toward 5, the head gets more compact and less forgiving.
Wedges: the 2-series
287 Forged is the current premium wedge. 286 is the older option still offered. TAIII and JB are additional lines.
V numbers and suffixes
V2 and V3 are version numbers within a model, not different clubs. A 699 Pro V3 is the third iteration of the 699 Pro.
Pro consistently means a more compact, lower-spinning, better-player version of whatever it is attached to.
Buying tip: Confirm the category before the number when ordering. Ask “is this a driver or a fairway wood” rather than assuming — the numbering will not tell you.
Model names current as of September 2026.