Fourteen built the GelongD FX-001 to keep the ball online, and it does. In a 20-club test it finished sixth overall with the second-tightest pattern, though it never threatened the longest heads.
What's new
The FX-001 is a 2026 fairway wood made in Japan, with a body and face of 6-4 titanium. Under that sits a tungsten alloy sole, there to drop the center of gravity low and deep, and a semi-shallow face that Fourteen pitches for high launch with low spin.
You get two lofts, 15 and 17.5 degrees, both at 43.5 inches. Shafts come from Fourteen's own carbon line: a 47-gram FT-40f or a 56-gram FT-50f. At US list it costs more than most fairway woods, though a promotional price circulated well below that.
How it plays
Accuracy carries this club. It scores 9.0 there, and in testing its shots grouped tighter than every other model in a field of 20 but one. Forgiveness lands at 8.3, so a thin or toe strike still finds a usable spot.
Feel rates 8.0 and workability 7.8, which puts it in solid company without standing out. I would call it a club you aim rather than shape: it launches high, keeps spin down, and leaves the ball close to where you started it.
Where it lacks
Raw speed lets it down. The FX-001 posted the lowest ball speed in the test and finished roughly 14 yards behind the longest fairway woods, which explains a distance score of 8.2 next to that 9.0 for accuracy.
Value scores 7.4, the lowest of its six marks, because the list price runs above what most rivals charge. Two lofts at one length also means you pick a launch window and live with it.
“I would hit this off the deck when the hole is narrow, then grab something hotter when it opens.”- The Club Stand gear team
Reasons to buy
- Second-tightest shot pattern among 20 fairway woods tested in 2026, earning a 9.0 for accuracy
- A tungsten alloy sole pulls the CG low and deep under a 6-4 titanium face for high launch and low spin
- Made in Japan and fitted with Fourteen's own FT-40f or FT-50f carbon shafts
Reasons to think twice
- Gives up about 14 yards to the longest clubs in the test, and the distance score sits at 8.2
- Ball speed came in lowest of the whole field, so players chasing pure speed should look elsewhere
- Only two lofts, both built to 43.5 inches, which leaves little room to tune launch
Specs
| Construction | 6-4 titanium body and face |
|---|---|
| Sole | Tungsten alloy sole for a low, deep CG |
| Lofts | 15 and 17.5 degrees |
| Length | 43.5 inches |
| Shaft | FT-40f (47 g) / FT-50f (56 g) carbon |
| Best for | Players who want a high-launching, low-spin distance fairway wood |
More fairway woods we've scored
- Cobra OPTM X Fairway 2026 - 9.2/10. Cobra's OPTM X fairway gets close to driver ball speed off the deck and stays straight on mishits.
- TaylorMade Qi4D Fairway 2026 - 9.0/10. The core Qi4D head won the 2026 fairway wood test by pairing top-two ball speed with tight dispersion.
- Mizuno JPX One Hybrid 2026 - 8.9/10. Mizuno's high-launching hybrid finished first in an eight-club test by hitting the tightest group of the year.
- Tour Edge Exotics Max Hybrid 2026 - 8.8/10. The longest hybrid in an eight-club 2026 test also carries the lowest price in that field.
- PING G440 Max 2025 - 8.8/10. PING's best-selling fairway wood of 2025 leads no single category, yet sits above average in all of them.
- Callaway Elyte Ti Fairway 2025 - 8.7/10. Callaway's titanium Elyte fairway wood pairs a carbon crown with a Step Sole that glides through turf.