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.
Proprietary Design is a Major Improvement Over Adjustable Clubs Chris Duthie As a result of USGA restrictions imposed in 2005, there have very few game-improvement advancements in golf club technology during the last 10 years. Ok, yes, there have been some significant developments—like high COR club heads, hybrid irons, variable-thickness clubfaces and slot-face irons. But … Read more
All levels of players will benefit from the 716 AP1 & AP2 Irons, 816H1 & 816H2 Hybrids, 716 CB & MB irons Tony Dear Given how many golf products are launched each year, it may seem a little imbalanced featuring more Titleist items a week after highlighting the company’s new DT TruSoft. But in addition … Read more
The ball is the softest in Titleist’s storied history. Tony Dear If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember a time when inexpensive, Surlyn-covered two-piece balls basically consisted of an inner rock and an outer cut-proof casing that did little to dampen the shock of impact. The pebbles 14th century farmers knocked along the ground … Read more
Yes, and the M1 is totally legit. Tony Dear Have you seen the teaser for TaylorMade’s M1 driver—the one with TaylorMade players Jason Day, Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson and others cooing over the new club? Of course you have—if you so much as looked at a golf course as you drove by it … Read more
It outperforms the big brands in every way—except marketing. Jon Rizzi The “K” in Dean Knuth’s name isn’t silent, and neither is his High Heat driver. The ball explodes off the face and travels straight and far—even on decidedly off-center hits. How can you tell? The mark on the High Heat’s patented mirror face allows … Read more
The gorgeous new Z355 driver has the looks and technology to boost your confidence on the tee. Tony Dear This is schoolboy stuff for club geeks and physicists but, for newer golfers and those without science qualifications, here’s a brief explanation of why your clubs feel the way they do, and what a club manufacturer … Read more
Cure Putters’ RX Series can bring almost instant relief for anyone struggling on the green. Tony Dear Ron Brown, Professor Emeritus of Physics at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, explains Moment of Inertia (MoI) to those of us without Ph.Ds. by comparing how easy it is to get first a golf ball, … Read more
Ping’s new player’s-style i Iron features a number of game-improvement elements. Tony Dear Yes, another iron. We’ve featured a few of those in recent weeks. And, just as we were unapologetic for having two new Mizuno clubs in last week’s blog, we feel absolutely no remorse whatsoever for this week showcasing Ping’s new player’s club—the … Read more
The MP-5 and MP-25 enhance the company’s formidable reputation. Tony Dear In recent weeks, we’ve featured a trio of the very finest irons money can buy— the Ben Hogan Company’s Ft. Worth 15, Scott Golf’s SG-02, and Miura’s CB57 – forged works of art (and science), and the sort of clubs connoisseurs of the game … Read more
Aerotech’s SteelFiber shafts fly under the radar while consistently racking up high finishes. Tony Dear There are two quite compelling reasons why I shouldn’t be featuring this week’s equipment blog product. One, I live about a mile and a half from where it was designed and is now built, so I know the guy who … Read more
