If you’re looking to upgrade your clubs, change the ball you use or purchase any new golf equipment, our in-depth gear features can help you make the right decisions.
For the life-long, or even long-time, Cleveland wedge user, news that the Huntington Beach, CA-based manufacturer will soon be introducing three new wedges, featuring three new technologies and available in three different finishes, is music to the ears. As an unashamed conservative (note the size of the ‘c’), I prefer not to fix things if … Read more
Zero Friction was founded in 2001 as Excel Golf, but it wasn’t until 2005 that the Chicago-based company introduced the three-pronged tee for which it is best known. Golfers everywhere took some convincing their choice of tee could have a significant impact on their game, but at a time when tour pros began searching for … Read more
When my daughter and I arrived at Sahalee CC in Sammamish, Washington for the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, we scanned the tee sheet to find her favorite player—Ha Na Jang. Eight-year-old girls choose their favorite golfers in a variety of ways, some of which actually involve golf. In this case, however, … Read more
Seattle’s Beacon Hill district, seven miles south of the Space Needle and home to a diverse mix of what one local real estate company refers to as ‘Foreign-born Urbanites and Scrappy Homeowners’, is not really the sort of place you expect to find a highly-acclaimed golf club manufacturer. Unlike the giants of the industry … Read more
Sean Toulon was a big part of TaylorMade’s success in the early 21st century. A stalwart at the company for 15 years during which he worked his way up to Executive Vice-President of Product Design and Creation, Toulon worked on a number of its most successful clubs including the M1, r7 Quad, 300 Series, 500 … Read more
Last week, Callaway introduced its popular and very positively reviewed Apex CF 16 iron in black—a black Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coating to be precise. And it’s not just the head that prevents glare and creates the sleek, sharp look. The shaft—either the UST Recoil or ultralight True Temper XP 95—have been blacked-out too. Together … Read more
Here are three indications—one predictable, one undeniably solid, one fairly conclusive—that the new TaylorMade Phenom junior set is a quality item and not just some half-baked attempt at joining the youth club market appearing like another “grow the game” evangelist that takes junior golf seriously. First, the announcement of last week’s launch, describing the clubs, … Read more
They’ve taken a while to catch on, but OnCore’s time is coming. Tony Dear Like most people who lost their jobs as a result of the economy imploding in 2008, friends Bret Blakely and Steve Coulton spent time in coffee shops pondering their next moves. At the time, Blakely’s father Keith, an entrepreneur in the … Read more
The classic Jones carry bag is simplicity perfected, and the company’s new Utility Series is likewise beautifully unassuming. Tony Dear The Jones carry bag is a golf gear classic that deserves a place in the equipment hall of fame alongside the Vardon Flyer, Dunlop 65, Titleist Bullseye, Ping Eye 2, Callaway Big Bertha and a … Read more
Knuth Golf’s follow-up to its explosive driver will add more blue to your bag. Jon Rizzi If the range at your local club is starting to sound more like a high school baseball game, you can thank Dean Knuth. Last year, the former USGA senior director known as the “Pope of Slope” put the result … Read more
