Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Wednesday 9 August 2023
PAYNTR GOLF’s footwear has been built to enhance the performance of the golfer, focusing on how the golfer achieves more speed through better traction. By harnessing ground reaction forces more effectively throughout the golf swing, the three-dimensional traction and propulsion technology in the shoes delivers golfers more clubhead speed and more power to the ball.” We asked four TG readers to put...
Written by Lewis Daff on Tuesday 25 June 2024
Golf equipment, and custom fitting, are some of the most misunderstood aspects of the game. Today, I’ll talk you through some of the biggest myths held in the golf equipment world. During my 10 years as a master custom fitter and club builder, I’ve done upwards of 5,000 fittings for golfers of all abilities. Every golfer and every fitting was different,...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Thursday 22 August 2024
Wondering which Titleist Pro V1 model is best suited to your game? Here’s what the robot had to say when we pitched the tour’s most popular balls against each other. Jump To: Why do we use a robot to test golf balls? Driving Approach Short-game Final verdict In our 2024 Golf Ball Robot Test we put another 24 models through their paces, including the unequivocal No.1...
Friday 15 May 2015
The technology and design of 14 of the latest models put through their paces on the course and a launch monitor. So which models will come out on top? A good wedge is a blend of technology and the touchy-feely stuff; it has to inspire confidence through its design and feel, and it has to perform with consistency in crucial parameters...
Written by James Hogg on Monday 24 July 2023
For extreme comfort and durability choose Bombas golf socks to wear on the course Every golfer values the importance of being comfortable on the golf course – especially underfoot. This often leads to golfers finding the best footwear, but what about socks? Most people when they play golf are likely to chuck on any pair of socks which could be...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 1 June 2017
Phil Kenyon counts the likes of McIlroy, Rose, Stenson and Westwood among his growing list of students, and they go to him for one reason – he really knows his stuff. For a man who coaches the cream of the crop on the European and PGA Tours, Kenyon could be forgiven for shouting from the rooftops. Lesser coaches are guilty of such bravado,...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 8 March 2017
Who should use ladies’ golf clubs? With a market saturated by countless men’s golf club companies, the number of specifically designed women’s golf clubs has always been considerably less. Having said that, all of the female professionals on the LPGA and LET tours use men’s clubs and with lighter graphite shafts available, it certainly begs the question of who really needs to...
Written by Simon Daddow on Thursday 1 October 2020
We put Cleveland’s Tour Raw RTX- 3 up against a normal version to answer the question once and for all: Do rusty golf wedges really give you more spin? Rusty wedges appear in many a tour pro’s bag. Sometimes, the rust is a result of a hard life spent splashing shots out of bunkers and pounding golf balls from the turf...
Written by Chris Jones, Editor on Tuesday 12 February 2019
More distance. More accuracy. They’re the two factors most of us will focus on when we’re fitted for new clubs. And if we’re honest, the former will be most important (especially with a driver). But when you get to a certain level – when you’re already a competent ball striker with a repeatable swing – you want something else from a...
Written by Simon Daddow on Thursday 17 November 2016
Modern golfers are increasingly buying sets of irons from 5, 6 or even 7-iron to PW. Whereas just a few years ago a standard set started with a 3 or 4-iron, manufacturers are replacing those with forgiving wide-body hybrids. Ping and TaylorMade make #3, #4 #5 & #6 hybrids, while Callaway makes a #7 too, which means you could just use an...
Written by Simon Daddow on Wednesday 4 October 2017
Red Putters Reviewed: We put five of the latest red putters to the test. Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm all have something in common this year, and it’s not winning trophies. At some point, they’ve all used a red putter – like hordes of other players. TaylorMade and then world No.1 Jason Day started the trend back...
Wednesday 23 August 2017
Smash Factor is one of golf’s buzz-phrases. So what is it, and how do you up yours? Is there a better feeling in golf that ripping a drive right down the middle? When everything comes together – aim, swing plane, impact zone, finish – it yields long, soaring shots that we admire as they fly. And one number in particular is...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 9 October 2017
GPS Trolleys Reviewed: We put the two best GPS trolleys on the market to the test. The latest models from Motocaddy and PowaKaddy bring GPS yardages to your trolley in very different ways. But which does it best? We found out. Some 69 per cent of golfers now use an electric trolley, while 75 per cent own a GPS measuring device. Combining...
Written by Simon Daddow on Tuesday 5 September 2017
Can the latest ‘better player’ irons also work for the rest of us? Prepare to be surprised Forged irons are the hallmark of decent players, like the rubber stamp most golfers want to attain for being a decent ball striker or single figure handicapper. Soft steel forgings feel and sound better, but for many golfers it’s the subtle shaping of a...
Written by Simon Daddow on Friday 13 October 2017
How do Galvin Green’s high-tech tops perform on the course? Four TG readers found out… Our little rock in the North Atlantic has some of the most variable weather in the world; in any round you can play in sunshine, rain, wind, snow, hail and back to sun… That means it’s crucial to have the right clothing to cope with any...
Written by Simon Daddow on Tuesday 3 October 2017
Four ordinary golfers give their verdict on Rovic’s £159 RV1C push trolley. Lugging a laden golf bag round a golf course is bad for your back. Fact. It’s no surprise then that more golfers are turning to trolleys. And not just electric ones. Push models have gone through a bit of a revolution over the last few years and are now...
Written by Simon Daddow on Tuesday 3 October 2017
Four club golfers test the grip and comfort of Ecco’s Cage Pro spikeless shoes. Some golf shoe manufacturers happily admit spikeless shoes are more comfortable than spiked, simply because there’s no need to accommodate a port in the sole to accept screw in spikes. But the stability and grip of spikeless has been questioned ever since they were introduced a few...
Written by Simon Daddow on Tuesday 12 September 2017
TaylorMade’s M2 Tour fairway wood has found its way into the bags of Rory, Tiger and Justin Rose this year. They’re all top players, but what makes a pro choose the Tour M2 over a standard model? To the untrained eye the heads look pretty similar, but how different is their set-up, and what performance difference can you expect from both?...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 4 September 2017
Can the latest models help you hit more fairways? We found out… Research suggests some 80% of golfers slice the ball – yet very few of those players own exactly the kind of driver designed to help them. Why? Well, anti-slice drivers of old often looked odd, with massively closed faces or tons of offset. How things have changed… Today’s “draw” drivers look...
Friday 7 July 2017
Heard a lot of good things about the TaylorMade TP5/TP5x and wondering if you should make the switch? With five of the World’s top 10 using TaylorMade’s latest golf ball, it should come as little surprise that there’s been a big buzz about the TP5 and TP5x. Between World No.1 Dustin Johnson, Masters Champion Sergio Garcia and youngster Jon Rahm – the...