Wilson Golf's new offerings include FYbrids, Spine driver

Wilson Golf continues to refine its various club and ball lines -- and introduce new products based on advanced technology -- as the 2008 season gets into full swing across the country.

Wilson FYbrids series

Most notable among the latest offerings is a series of fairway/utility clubs called FYbrids, along with a new driver pushing the geometric engineering boundaries called Spine.

Those new clubs, and others, slip into a Wilson golf catalog that is segmented into several parts: Wilson Staff for top-of-the-line products and Prostaff, Deep Red, Ultra and Harmonized for mid-tier distribution. On the women's side, Luxe and Hope LX are the primary model names.

The company also boasts a wide selection of Wilson accessories, such as performance gloves, bags and headwear.

"We've just (finished) the past two years as the best in Wilson Sporting Goods history," said Chris Considine, president of the company that includes tennis and team sports. "This is an authentic company, at 90-plus years, with premium positions in many sports."

With Wilson Staff as its high-performance signature, the golf division has been looking to rebuild its tour presence too, along with reaching regular golfers. Padraig Harrington, Jesper Parnevik and D.J. Trahan are among notable Wilson pros.

Always well-recognized for its wedges, that Wilson Staff lineup comes in two models: the Fw6 line forged from soft carbon steel with a chrome finish; and Tw7 tour-driven performance wedges with stainless steel heads and a gunmetal finish. In test sessions among a variety of golfers assembled by CBSSports.com, both types of wedges were rated "very satisfactory."

Wilson has also segmented its irons into three models designed to cater to a spectrum of playing characteristics: Di7, for distance and the greatest game improvement; Ci7, for control and a cross between forgiveness and tour-driven attributes; and Pi7, for performance and the more advanced player.

"These are all designs that look good and play well, targeted at golfers with varying abilities," said Bob Thurman, Wilson Golf global director of research and development."

Here's a selected look at the latest from Wilson Golf:

FYbrids

"The key to the FYbrid system is that each club was individually engineered with unique loft and length combinations to deliver consistent distance gaps throughout the family," said Thurman.

There are six clubs in the Wilson's FYbrid lineup, labeled 3w, 5w, FY, 3h, 4h and 5h. The lofts are 15, 18, 19.5, 21, 24 and 27 degrees.