Finnish direct-to-consumer brand Takomo is launching a new fairway wood today. We haven’t seen it and can only share our thoughts based on the info available on Takomo’s website. What we can say is the new Ignis D2 fairway woods offer another mid-priced option for the top end of your bag.
Note we said “mid-priced.” The new Takomo Ignis D2 fairways sell for $269, putting it above fairways from other DTC brands such as Sub 70, Hogan, MacGregor and Maltby. That’s a little different from what we’ve come to expect from Takomo, but it may be an indication that the brand is starting to evolve.
Let’s take a closer look, shall we?
Takomo Ignis D2 fairway woods
The new Takomo fairway wood line is being offered in three adjustable lofts: a 15-degree 3-wood, an 18-degree 5-wood and a 21-degree 7-wood. The adjustable hosel allows you to loft up or down by two degrees and adjust the lie up by one degree.
The Ignis D2 fairways feature a carbon crown for weight savings to move the center of gravity lower. The lower the CG, as any good GolfSpy knows, the easier it is to get the ball airborne. Additionally, the Ignis D2 has swappable sole weights. The 3-wood has two sole weights: an eight-gram and a three-gram. The ports are front and back and you can swap them based on desired performance. In general, a heavier weight in the front offers higher potential ball speed; in the back, it moves the CG farther back for higher launch and a little more forgiveness.
The 5- and 7-woods feature a single weight port with the eight-gram weight installed. The three-gram weight is included if you want to change it.
The heads themselves are made from Hyper 17-4 stainless steel. Hyper 17-4 is a marketing term but it reflects the level of heat treatment the material receives to optimize its combination of strength, flexibility and durability.
Depending on the level of heat treatment, Hyper 17-4 is more durable than maraging steel, commonly used in fairways. Also, depending on the heat treatment, it’s not quite as flexible and can’t be made quite as thin as maraging steel. Whether that translates into ball speed and performance differences is an open question.
The Ignis D2 fairways also feature variable-thickness face technology to maintain consistent distance on off-center strikes.
You’ll also notice an interesting sole rail design, reminiscent of COBRA’s Baffler rails, that are designed to help the club skim over the turf.
A word about “conforming” lists
Many of you might be ready to ask, based on recent news regarding the Takomo Ignis D2 driver, whether the new Takomo fairways are USGA/R&A conforming.
You won’t find this new Takomo fairway wood on the USGA and R&A conforming list. In fact, you won’t find fairway woods from any OEM on any USGA and R&A conforming lists. Turns out, there’s a good reason.
There isn’t a fairway woods list.
Nor is there a hybrid list, a full club irons list or a putter list. The only official conforming lists are for driver heads and golf balls. There’s also a database of groove rules for irons and wedges. That said, each of those clubs must conform to standard equipment rules for CT/COR, head size and grooves. However, there is no formal, published list.
In other words, a fairway wood is assumed to be conforming unless it’s tested and found not to be.
Takomo ran afoul of the R&A last month when it learned its Ignis D2 driver, with sole weights installed in a specific toe-heavy arrangement, would be non-conforming. Takomo stopped selling that driver and is developing a new one. It’s offering anyone who purchased an Ignis D2 driver a free replacement when one becomes available later this spring.
Takomo Ignis D2 fairway woods: Specs, price and availability
As mentioned, the Takomo Ignis D2 fairway woods sell for $269 each. They’re available in 15-, 18- and 21-degree adjustable models.
They’re available in left- and right-handed models. Takomo says the left-handed versions won’t ship until the end of May.
You can order any shaft you want as long as it’s a Ventus Red or Blue (non-VeloCore edition). The Ventus Red is mid to high launch and spin. It’s available in A-flex (50 grams) as well as regular and stiff (60 grams each). The Ventus Blue is lower launching and lower spinning. It’s available in R-flex (60 grams), stiff and X-stiff (70 grams each).
The Lamkin Crossline grip is standard.
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