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.
Ted Johnson There’s no doubt that technology continues to make deeper inroads into golf, and though new products may not lower our scores they do raise the joy we take from the experience. These five items stand out for their innovative approach to meeting our needs for the latest and greatest. Blunt G2 Umbrella The … Read more
Ted Johnson That Phil Mickelson won the Scottish and British opens in successive weeks suggests he wears kilts at home and regularly eats haggis. But after watching him for two weeks strike the ball so well on firm, tight links fairways, we do know he has near-magical ball-striking skills. Though the final round – and … Read more
By Ted Johnson The PGA Tour this week stops in White Sulphur Springs, home of the Greenbrier Open, and the man most associated with this West Virginia tournament is Sam Snead. “Slammin’ Sammy” was known for his ball-striking, sidesaddle putting and, at an early age, playing golf with no shoes. Sam believed you played the … Read more
Ted Johnson A few years after Bernhard Langer won the 1993 Masters, legendary Wilson Golf clubmaker Robert Mendralla showed me one trick Langer had in his bag that led to his reputation of having the world’s best short game. Mendralla, whose resume as clubmaker stretched from Arnold Palmer to Seve Ballesteros, had a wonderful touch … Read more
Ted Johnson To astute followers of professional golf, Justin Rose’s U.S. Open victory was a long time coming. Known as one of the best ball-strikers in the game, Rose’s ability to match distance and direction overcame the challenges of a wicked Merion Golf Club. Rose splits his irons. In effect, he has two sets. His … Read more
Ted Johnson This year’s U.S. Open is being played on a “throw-back” course, Merion outside Philadelphia. It measure less than 7,000 yards, but it comes with one big requirement: Shaped shots. Merion’s par-4 10th will measure 303 yards. Tee shots from players like Dustin Johnson stay in the air 303 yards. Yet Merion is an … Read more
Ted Johnson The avid golf fan may take note that more and more players are hitting 3-woods off tees. Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia led the “fairway metal brigade” at The Players Championships and looking ahead it’s safe to say that from the Memorial tournament to the U.S. Open at Merion, there ain’t gonna be … Read more
By Ted Johnson The greens in Charlotte, N.C. during the Wells Fargo Championship were all too familiar to those of us who play year-round on high-volume courses. Instead of firm, smooth and quick, the pros had to deal with soggy, slow and bumpy. The state of the greens stemmed from poor spring growing conditions that … Read more
Golf Balls Colorado AvidGolfer THE NIKE 20IX X GOLF BALLS: MAXIMUM DISTANCE AND MORE CONTROL The Nike 20XI X Golf Balls are constructed with four layers for tour-level performance off the tee and in the short game. Featuring a larger, softer RZN core, these balls maximize distance and improve accuracy for expert players with high-spin … Read more
Golf Irons Colorado AvidGolfer THE VR PRO BLADES IRONS: PRECISION DESIGN, SHOT-MAKING CONSISTENCY Designed to give you the ultimate forgiveness from various lies with supreme consistency and control, the VR Pro Blades Golf Irons are innovation at its best. Each iron face is milled to a perfectly flat surface then die-stamped, pressing grooves to exact … Read more
