Written by Simon Daddow on Tuesday 8 October 2024
How does the new Callaway Opus wedge stack up against the market-leading Titleist Vokey SM10? My launch monitor backed test finds out. Thanks to their massive tour endorsement Titleist Vokey Design wedges have been seen as some of the best wedges available since Bob Vokey first arrived on the scene in 1997. Recently though Callaway has introduced the Opus, a wedge...
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 8 October 2024
Choosing the right golf ball can add significant distance to your drives and approach shots. Having a slow swing speed can make golf feel difficult. You can’t reach a lot of greens in regulation. A forced carry over water can spell the death of your scorecard. Long par 3s may necessitate you hitting driver while your playing partners are reaching for...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 8 October 2024
Amazon Prime Big Deals Days are here with the shopping giant slashing prices across thousands of products for the next two days. But if you’re a golf nut looking for a bargain, is it actually a good time to shop? Many golfers don’t realise than Amazon is a fantastic place to buy golf products with everything from clubs and balls to...
Written by Lewis Daff on Wednesday 9 October 2024
No stranger to creating hype, Bryson DeChambeau has given the first tease of his new driver ahead of the January reveal There are a few golfers that have had their own product lines. Adam Scott recently partnered with Miura to craft a set for his shot-shaping needs; Bob Charles, the first leftie to win a Major, had his own line of...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 7 February 2025
Is this the end of the road for Jordan Spieth and his trusty Scotty Cameron? Jordan Spieth rarely makes changes to his equipment – especially his putter – so when he does, we take notice. The story goes that Spieth was fitted into a Scotty Cameron 009 Triple Black putter as a junior golfer in 2009. He used it to win that...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 14 October 2024
These people know A LOT about golf balls – these are the models they’re using in their own games. Choosing the best golf ball for your game can be tough. I started playing golf around the turn of the millennium; if you wanted the best performance possible back then, you bought the Titleist Pro V1. It was that simple. Admittedly,...
Written by James Hogg on Monday 14 October 2024
Titleist’s groundbreaking Pro V1 will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2025… and there will be a new tech-packed version of the No.1 ball in golf as the brand continues to improve the model. Here’s everything we know so far. While the anniversary of Titleist’s Pro V1 isn’t until next year, the manufacturer have already launched their brand new Pro V1 and...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 14 October 2024
The new Cobra DS Adapt X and LS drivers have appeared on the USGA Conforming List, here’s everything we know so far… Cobra have most recently been known for making some of the very best golf drivers available when it comes to ball speed and distance, but our testing has often found them to be lacking punch in the forgiveness and dispersion...
Written by Lewis Daff on Monday 14 October 2024
Spurk Golf is looking to change the way you play your golf in the winter months, thanks to their new technology that can replicate summer conditions, all year round The difficulties with winter golf don’t need to be explained but it’s worth reminding you of them just before we fully embrace the cold season again. The mud is everywhere, the cold...
Written by James Hogg on Tuesday 15 October 2024
The new Wilson DYNAPWR driver heads have surfaced on the USGA Conforming List, here’s everything we know so far… Launch season is fast approaching and we’re back around to that time of the year where we’re scouring the USGA Conforming List to see what new drivers are appearing ahead of their launches in 2025. Currently, there are two brands who’ve had their...
Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 16 October 2024
Our test data shows which ball golfers with fast swings should be using. Golfers with fast swing speeds don’t often have to worry about distance. But that doesn’t mean they should be surrendering it needlessly by playing the wrong golf ball. The recent Today’s Golfer Robot Golf Ball Test found that choosing the best golf ball for your swing speed can make...
Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 23 October 2024
I’ve worked out how much you could save by switching to direct-to-consumer golf balls and looked at the difference in performance compared to premium big-name balls. Choosing the best golf ball to use is more complicated now than ever before. It used to be that only a few manufacturers made genuine top-tier balls, and each brand typically only had one such model...
Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 30 October 2024
Are equipment deals preventing tour pros getting maximum performance from their golf ball? Being a tour pro is a pretty sweet gig. You travel around the world in your private jet. Play fantastic golf courses. Make obscene amounts of money. Sign a few autographs for your adoring fans. Maybe feature in Netflix’s Full Swing. Then return to your mansion for a...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 4 November 2024
The TG team does an extensive test of every single driver model – but which ones have stayed in our own golf bags long-term? We do a heck of a lot of driver testing here at Today’s Golfer. We test every new model on a launch monitor and on the course to review it and see how it compares to the...
Written by Lewis Daff on Monday 19 August 2024
The Hot Metal series from Mizuno has gone from strength to strength since its introduction with the 900 series in 2017, but how has the JPX 925 taken the next step? Mizuno are no strangers to a challenge. Two years ago they released the JPX 923 models to much acclaim, including making the list of our best game-improver irons in both...
Written by Sarah Pyett on Tuesday 20 August 2024
Two years on from the groundbreaking design of Kalea Premier, TaylorMade introduces the all-new Kalea Gold golf clubs for women. There’s no denying that TaylorMade make some of the best ladies golf irons money can buy, and their goal with Kalea Gold is to help women of all abilities play better golf. Whether they’ve just taken up the game or are...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 26 August 2024
Everything you need to know about the new TaylorMade TP5 and TP5x Stripe golf ball. Since introducing the five-layer TP5 and TP5x back in 2017 TaylorMade has made some of the best golf balls available. Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, and Nelly Korda are among a plethora of tour players who now earn their living playing TaylorMade golf...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 9 September 2024
Several models of Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls are currently only available to tour pros – but what are they, what do they offer, and will they ever make it to retail? Buying a Titleist Pro V1 used to be simple. The original Pro V1 launched in 2000 and immediately set a new standard as the best golf...
Written by James Hogg on Friday 7 February 2025
The TaylorMade Tour Response is one of the most favored golf balls in the amateur game and their all-new 2025 model featuring Tour-proven technologies is sure to brighten your golf game The all-new TaylorMade Tour Response golf balls have very big shoes to fill thanks to the success of the original Tour Response that debuted in 2022. After three years, we’re...
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 17 September 2024
The Today’s Golfer robot test revealed a bargain golf ball that offers performance way beyond its price point. The main thing that stops people using the best golf balls available is price. Premium balls cost around $55 per dozen, which gets pretty expensive if you tend to lose a few during each round or – speaking from bitter experience – butcher...