Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 6 February 2011
Mizuno MP-63 irons are the Japanese forging experts’ latest offering for low handicap golfers and Tour players. The MP-63s are the update to the MP-62, Mizuno’s most successful Tour iron to date. They feature a diamond back cavity for a touch of forgiveness but also to provide better feel through what Mizuno call Harmonic Impact Technology (HIT), which is essentially how...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 17 February 2011
Nike’s new 20XI ball has been causing a bit of a storm among golf gear geeks because Nike say it will change the way golf balls are manufactured from now on. The story in both the new 20XI-s and 20XI-x balls is the core. It has been formulated from a brand new resin rather than rubber, which makes the centre extremely...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 1 February 2011
Paul Casey ended a 20-month streak without a Tour win with victory in the Volvo Golf Champions event in Bahrain and also sealed his first victory with his new Nike VR Pro Combo irons. The 33-year-old Englishman would have been one of the players Nike had in mind when they developed the VR Pro Combos as they combine cavity-backed long irons with bladed...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 7 February 2011
Callaway staffer Thomas Bjorn claimed the 11th Tour title of his career just days after putting the new new Callaway Razr Hawk driver in the bag. The Dane won the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters by four shots from fellow Callaway player Alvaro Quiros – who also had the new Razr Hawk in his bag. Bjorn said: “I put a new driver in the...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 8 February 2011
Mark Wilson used his PING equipment to great effect as he claimed victory at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The American, who was using an i15 driver and i15 hybrids, holed out with his trusty Karsten Anser for birdie on the second playoff hole to beat off the challenge of fellow-American Jason Dufner. Wilson has now earned an invitation to the US Masters...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 21 January 2011
Callaway have unveiled their new Razr X Forged irons aimed at very low handicappers – and they’ll be hoping they have just as much success on Tour as their predecessors. The new Razr X Forged irons are the follow up to the impressive X Forged model which performed fantastically in the hands of Callaway Tour players, including ex-staffer Graeme McDowell who...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 17 January 2011
If there’s one sure thing about the South African legs of the European Tour season it’s that Charl Schwartzel or Louis Oosthuizen will win an event. And with Open Champion Oosthuizen wrapping up the Africa Open last week it was Nike staff player Schwartzel’s turn this time around at the Joburg Open. Playing in his home town Schwartzel successfully defended the title...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 14 January 2011
Cleveland have unveiled their new CG16 wedge as they look to maintain their position as one of the leading wedge brands on the planet. The company are expecting big things in 2011 with the release of the new Launcher Ultralite driver range but they are best known as a wedge company and the CG16s are designed to carry on that mantle. The...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Saturday 22 January 2011
Cobra’s new S3 Max iron has been designed with the high handicap golfer firmly in mind. The S3 Max iron is the biggest and most forgiving Cobra iron in the range for 2011 and offers plenty of help for inconsistent golfers in the way of offset, wide sole and large cavity-back. The set can also be complemented with hybrids to replace long irons...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 21 January 2011
Cobra have launched their brand new S3 Pro irons for 2011 aimed at giving better players the best of both worlds in terms of playability and control. The set comprises shallow cavity backs in the long and mid irons with pure muscle backs in the shorter irons. Cobra made the move to combine their previous Pro MB and Pro CB sets into...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 5 January 2011
Garmin have launched the new S1 Approach – the world’s first golf GPS wristwatch. The satnav experts have expanded their golf range with the introduction of the S1 Approach, which offers golfers the smallest and most convenient GPS device around. It comes preloaded with nearly 5,000 European courses with no additional subscription or download fees and the watch is ready to go...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 4 January 2011
US Open Champion Graeme McDowell will use the classic Cleveland 588 wedges in 2011 after signing a deal with Cleveland and Srixon. The Ulsterman will also play the brand new Srixon Z-Star XV ball, released later this month and of which we’ll have more details in the next issue of Today’s Golfer magazine. The move ends McDowell’s association with Callaway and will...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 10 January 2011
Last year’s Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen has shown that he hasn’t lost the winning touch after an inury lay-off following his first Major victory. The South African bagged the African Open title, his first since winning at St Andrews in June, by beating Chris Wood and Manuel Quiros in a three-man playoff. It also means a great start to the year for...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 24 January 2011
Martin Kaymer continued his relentless bid to become the world’s No1 golfer after securing a comprehensive eight-stroke win to claim his second successive title in Abu Dhabi. The TaylorMade player moved ahead of Tiger Woods in the rankings at No2 following his demolition of the field which also gave him his fourth win in his last eight starts. Perhaps unsurprisingly the German...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 6 January 2011
New Cleveland and Srixon staff player Graeme McDowell has confirmed the clubs he will be using in 2011. The Northern Irishman, affectionately known as G-Mac, signed a deal to endorse Cleveland and Srixon this year after leaving Callaway following his most successful season on Tour. The deal sees him play Srixon irons and ball and Cleveland wedges but speculation had been rife...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 28 January 2011
Mizuno’s new MP-63 iron is the replacement to the hugely successful MP-62, which has performed brilliantly in the hands of Luke Donald and other Tour players over the last few years. The TG gear team gave will be putting the MP-63 iron through its paces in our comprehensive 2011 irons test later this year. But before then we’ve come across this video...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 27 January 2011
Titleist have launched the new 2011 update for their renowned Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls. The Pro V1 brand has been the number one selling ball in golf since four months after its launch in December 2000 and Titleist say they have raised the bar in terms of performance and technology even further with the new offering. More than...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 21 January 2011
Callaway’s new Razr X Tour irons are about to hit the shops and judging by these pictures they’ll be a hit. The irons are designed for low to mid handicappers looking for a blend between playability and workability. The compact head profile will appear to better players but the head size belies the technology packed into each club. The Razr Technology present in...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 5 January 2011
Yonex have announced the launch of their new VMS irons – the eagerly awaited update to the VMX range. The new Yonex VMS set has been designed to carry on the mantle of the VMX irons, which delivered brilliant forgiveness in a reasonably compact head. Yonex say the VMS irons are even more forgiving than their predecessor and longer too. The irons feature...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 10 January 2011
TaylorMade have officially announced the signing of Colombian Camilo Villegas to their stable of Tour players. Details of the deal were actually released last September but legal action from Cobra, his sponsors at the time, prevented further publicity. Now TaylorMade have announced that Villegas is playing their equipment in 2011 and has become the brand ambassador for the Burner product line. That means...