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.
Perfect for nipping crisp, spinning, chips, Titleist’s Vokey 64T Wedge is a very limited edition. Tony Dear If you a play a course where the superintendent zealously keeps his turf short on the approaches and around the green…and the surfaces really firm…and the sand in the bunkers really dense, then you will surely benefit from … Read more
Will New Sterling Irons Revolutionize Your Game? By Chris Duthie With all the compelling drama surrounding last weekend’s 80th Masters Tournament — including Tom Watson’s goodbye to Augusta National, Bernhard Langer’s ageless performance and Jordan Spieth’s stunning final-nine collapse — a story partially lost in the shuffle is one linked to amateur sensation Bryson DeChambeau. … Read more
On the heels of AFO’s nitrogen-charged drivers come some gas-filled game improvement irons with power. Tony Dear Surely you remember the nitrogen-charged drivers PowerBilt introduced in 2009? You may even own one after reading all the positive reviews. Well, Powerbilt no longer produces them. It’s a complicated story, one you’ll need some sort of business … Read more
Our annual guide to the latest golf gear, clubs, balls and shoes Ted Johnson PGA Tour reps make sure the best players in the world play their best. Aaron Dill of Titleist, Wade Liles of TaylorMade and Dean Teykl of Callaway tell us avid amateurs how we can become “more Tour-like” in our scores. On … Read more
The super-stiff shaft is for power hitters like the World No. 1 Tony Dear True Temper can’t use Jason Day's name in any of its marketing materials because Day is contracted with TaylorMade. However, there’s nothing stopping Colorado AvidGolfer from telling you that since he switched to the True Temper X7 shaft in his 5-9-iron, … Read more
What you don’t know about this golf brand is costing you strokes—and money. Tony Dear If you could buy a brand new Mercedes-Benz without the logo for about 33% less than sticker price, or an Alcatel or Asus smartphone that performed as well as the newest iPhone, would you not be at least a little … Read more
Putter-making legend Guerin Rife is back with new technology and a new lineup of putters he says may be his best ever. Tony Dear It’s been nearly 11 years since Guerin Rife’s Two-Bar putter began making all sorts of noise on the PGA TOUR Champions. With the help of angel investors who provided $1.5m in … Read more
After the smashing debut of last year’s Ft. Worth 15 irons, the company hopes to repeat its success with the PTx. Tony Dear It’s a well-known phenomenon in the music industry: Second Album Syndrome. Think Terence Trent D’Arby, Hootie and the Blowfish and other performers who overachieved with tremendously successful debuts, only to follow up … Read more
Everything about the California-based manufacturer screams “budget brand.” So why are its products gaining credibility? Tony Dear Be honest. How many times did you watch the Kick X Tour Z golf ball infomercial before you started taking it seriously? Actually, did you ever take the Kick X Tour Z golf ball infomercial seriously? With all … Read more
Centennial’s Kurtenbach clan builds some sweet flat sticks. Tony Dear Twenty-two companies from Colorado exhibited their products and services at this year's PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. A few supply to the industry, providing the sorts of things you and I might not think are terribly cool—or, in fact, might not ever see—but that someone, … Read more
