Personally I love the look of the Staff bags, and my first thought is, why fool with what looks great. I would suggest checking with you local pro too, some of the catalogs are out to the pros from the reps. I've seen it briefly, but having bought a mid-staff bag and Staff stand bag this year, I really wasn't looking to hard for something new. I did notice that each had the weight of the bag listed on it, very clearly, and the mid-staff bag was listed at just 6 pounds. Not sure it this is what it was, or is a little lighter, but I think the same weight as the Staff stand bag. My pros thought availability around the same time the new drivers and woods were coming out November 1 or 15th.