Written by TG Staff Writer on Wednesday 6 July 2011
Last week prior to the AT&T National at Aronimink in Pennsylvania Titleist began seeding their new 712 range of irons with their Tour pros. Titleist call this their Tour validation process and allows them to get feedback from the best players in the world before the product is made available to the general public. In total 19 Titleist players put the new...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 27 July 2011
PING have launched their highly-anticipated G20 range, and we’ve got the inside track on the new driver, fairway wood, hybrid and irons. The company has also unveiled a brand new range of Anser putters, as well as a new Anser wedge and a high MOI Sydney putter. We’ve got the full story in the magazine, which goes on sale on August 11,...
Written by The Open 2011 on Sunday 17 July 2011
Darren Clarke used his arsenal of TaylorMade equipment to the best possible effect as he clinched the 140th Open Championship at Royal St George’s in Sandwich. The Northern Irishman produced the ultimate professional display in Kent, and the iconic TaylorMade R11 driver was part of the weaponry that delivered the goods. In addition to the distinctive white-headed driver, Clarke also used an R9...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 4 July 2011
Frenchman Thomas Levet experienced arguably the best day of his golfing career by winning his national Open title at Le Golf National. The Titleist staff player proved that brains will more often than not triumph over brawn round the tricky Parisian course as he displayed excellent ball control – including a sublime approach over water to the 18th green so set...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 5 July 2011
Last week at the AT&T National in Pennsylvania Titleist began seeding their brand new 712 iron range with their Tour players ahead of a launch towards the end of the year. Titleist say this is a vital part of the process where they get feedback from some of the best players in the world before releasing the irons to the general...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 5 July 2011
Before any golf club from a major manufacturer hits the shelves to be picked up and bought by amateur golfers it goes through a rigorous testing schedule on Tour – and none more so than Titleist equipment. The company have just shipped a number of prototypes of their new 712 iron range to their army of players on the PGA Tour where...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 6 June 2011
Sweden’s Alex Noren won his second European Tour title at the Saab Wales Open at the weekend and then promptly declared his driving is better than it has ever been. The reason for his new found confidence off the tee is his Callaway Razr Hawk driver, which he says puts less pressure on his short game. The Callaway man has also qualified...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 27 June 2011
Freddie Jacobson saw off the challenge of Ryan Moore at the Travelers Championship, and there were a few surprises in the Swede’s winning bag. Lots of top Tour players prefer the look and feel of a more-traditional bladed iron, but Jacobson instead chose to use Callaway’s excellent Diablo Forged irons, that feature a slightly thicker topline and a tad more forgiveness than...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 8 June 2011
We all know that equipment manufacturers go to great lengths when developing their new drivers but when Callaway announced they had worked with supercar giants Lamborghini on the new Razr Hawk driver we expected something pretty special. The two R&D teams developed something called Forged Composite to replace Titianium in 67 per cent of the driver clubhead to make it lighter...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 8 June 2011
After the best part of two highly successful years, it looks like PING are about to launch the replacement to the wonderful G15 driver, in the form of the G20. Although details are sketchy at this point, expect the latest model in the famed G-Series to feature similar (but undoubtedly enhanced) characteristics to the G15 and the G10 that went before. The...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 9 June 2011
In 2010 when the Ping G15 driver won our comprehensive drivers test it wasn’t a great surprise for too many people given the success of the previous G-range of clubs. However, when the G15 again came out top dog in our 2011 tests it raised more than a few eyebrows because it had some serious competition in the form of high profile...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 20 June 2011
After Rory’s stunning demolition of the field at Congressional to win the US Open, it is difficult to pick out a key club in his bag – because he hit them all so well. The 22-year-old Northern Irishman bombed his Titleist 910 D2 driver, crushed his Titleist MB irons and rolled his Titleist Scotty Cameron prototype putter sweetly on all four days. He hit more...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 6 June 2011
Steve Stricker’s win at The Memorial at the weekend elevated him to No4 in the world, making him the highest ranked American for the first time in his career. The Titleist man blitzed the front nine on all four rounds enroute to victory and also holed in one on the 8th Amateurs desperate to play “Tour quality” bladed irons should take note of...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 8 June 2011
There’s no question that the TaylorMade’s R11 driver has been the equipment launch of 2011. It has captured more column inches than any other club and had golfers across the globe talking about the striking white head and new levels of adjustability. But aside from the hype, it has also performed with a plethora of European and PGA Tour wins. The only thing...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 13 June 2011
Titleist stars Harrison Frazar and Robert Karlsson pushed each other all the way at the St Jude Classic at the weekend, with American Frazar coming out on top after a tense play-off in Memphis. Frazar, winning for the first time on the PGA Tour in 355 starts, used a Pro V1x ball, 910D2 driver, CB and MB irons and a series of...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 8 March 2011
Callaway have long been known for their expertise in designing game-improvement irons to help high handicap golfers and the new Razr X irons are expected to carry on this mantle. We’ve already brought you initial details of the new irons and they will be going head to head with the best the game-improvement market has to offer in our comprehensive irons test...
Written by TG Staff writer on Monday 28 March 2011
Range finders and GPS are becoming ever more common place on the golf course as golfers are recognizing the need for accurate yardage to improve their course management, get closer to the pin and eradicate doubt from their game. A lot of the game is in your head so if you can feel confident about the shot you’ll commit to it...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 11 March 2011
World number one Martin Kaymer has put TaylorMade’s new R11 driver into play for this week’s WGC event at the TPC Blue Monster in Florida. The classy German, who had been using TaylorMade’s R9 SuperTri, has switched into the new product that is even more adjustable than its predecessor, as he bids for another career win at Doral. Kaymer, playing with Luke...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 28 March 2011
Martin Laird enjoyed the best moment of his career to date after clinching the Bay Hill Invitational by a single shot. The TaylorMade man secured his second win on the PGA Tour after taking a three-shot lead into the final round and survived a few scares to secure victory with a par on the last. He became the first Scot to win...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 17 March 2011
We’ve already brought you details of Mizuno’s new JPX-800 driver, designed for the game improver and we’ll also be extensively testing it as part of our comprehensive 2011 drivers test next month. However, it is often interesting to get the manufacturer’s perspective of the new club, particularly when they are open and honest about what they were hoping to achieve. We’ve come...