Written by Simon Daddow on Wednesday 7 March 2007
FootJoy has ramped up production of the ground breaking ReelFit shoes to meet a forecast that is now more than four times greater than the original estimate. To help cater for the widespread demand for ReelFit, FootJoy has introduced two further designs to the line-up to add to the four current options. Available from mid May the two new contemporary...
Written by Courses editor Kevin Brown on Friday 30 March 2007
Here’s your big chance to become the coolest golfer down at your club: The innovative Turf Chopper – an electric powered single seat buggy, sharply designed to look like a small three-wheeled motorbike – is set to hit British fairways in the near future. The Turf Chopper is made and produced by BridgeBurg Golf in Canada close to the US border...
Written by Simon Daddow on Tuesday 24 April 2007
Q-Link has launched a new product line in response to golfers’ requests for an alternative to the traditional Q-Link pendant. Q-Klip is based on the G-Clip five-in-one golf tool concept. As well as holding a ball marker, divot repair tool, golf tees and a Velcro glove grip, the Q-Klip has a ball marker that contains Q-Link’s unique technology, SRT. The...
Written by Courses editor Kevin Brown on Wednesday 2 May 2007
Whatever next? Golf never ceases to amaze you though the imaginatively-named new FAT Bastard driver just about takes the proverbial biscuit. The FAT Bastard, or FB for short or those who prefer clean language, claims to be the latest innovation in golf and it’s motto is: “If you have the balls, we have the club.” Manufacturers of the FB, with its 500cc...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 14 May 2007
Ping has just revealed a collection of cool new golf belts. The leather Slider belts, with a suggested retail price of £30, is reversible thanks to a steel belt head that twists around, giving you the choice of two colours in one belt. Colours are lemon and black, pink and charcoal, chalk blue and charcoal, and black and white. The belt head...
Written by Simon Daddow on Friday 18 May 2007
Pinfire putters, cool, stylish and nearly matched to your outfit! Pinfire may be new arrivals in the equipment arena but they’re making quite a splash with their latest funky looking putters. The company’s theory is based around making every design high in moi… meaning they’re highly resistant to twisting when putts are hit off centre. Each design is precision milled from the finest grade aerospace...
Written by Simon Daddow on Friday 18 May 2007
Stewart Golf, the leading manufacturer of high end remote-controlled electric trolleys, has just launched a new pencil bag to complement its range of top quality trolleys. Stewart markets the bag as perfect for leaving at the office rammed with a half set for a sneaky nine holes on the way home from work! But we reckon as it holds a full set of sticks, it’s a perfect alternative...
Written by Courses editor Kevin Brown on Thursday 5 July 2007
A historic putter used by Young Tom Morris when he won his last Open Championship in 1872 is going under the hammer and is set to fetch a world record £80,000! The golden thornwood putter was made by famed Scottish clubmaker Hugh Phelp and was presented to Kendal GC by the Cumbrian club’s former three-times captain Fred Watson on his retirement...
Tuesday 14 August 2007
Sweden’s Johan Edfors will do everything but blend into his environment when he sports PUMA’s new special edition Camouflage Concorde GTX golf shoe, and a matching military cap. Along with his mean swing and Swedish good looks, Edfors continues to bring a refreshing, keen sense of street style to the course – one that he and PUMA are becoming known for. These...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 23 August 2007
One of the most significant antique golf club collections on earth will be auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York this September. The Jeffery B. Ellis golf club collection, with nearly 800 golf clubs, including some dating to the 1600s, can be seen at a public exhibition Sept. 20-26. In the photo above (left to right): A prize putter with carved decoration,...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 3 October 2007
If you’re fed up of pulling the same old-fashioned golf trolley around your golf course then take a look at this fancy new toy. It’s called the Scorpion and is an ingeniously-designed three-wheeled trolley, that is shaped for easy manoeuvrability and simple storage. Clever design features include a ball and tee holder, drink holder, bracket to hold your bag securely in place and a large...
Written by TG Equipment editor on Wednesday 14 November 2007
Yonex’s new driver – the Yonex Nanospeed i Driver – has been voted best new golf club of 2008 by industry experts. Incredibly the new Nanospeed beat off ALL its big brand rivals to claim the coveted prize at this year’s annual Golf Europe show, in Munich, Germany. The new golf club features several new technologies, including a very clever new shaft...
Written by TG Equipment editor on Monday 19 November 2007
Phil Mickelson has been working on a new wedge for 2008 alongside Callaway’s top club designers and they’ve come up with this:the Callaway X Forged C-Grind. The top quality clubs are already proving popular on Tour as the world’s top pros test them on the range and the new C-shaped sole design is winning lots of fans. The distinctive sole increases versitility,...
Written by TG Equipment editor on Tuesday 9 October 2007
Would you pay almost £700 for a putter? Probably not unless you’re a Russion Oligarch or Arab sheik but that is exactly what golf company Kramski are now offering the more discerning golfer. The putter experts have introduced three new putters into its range for 2008 – the priciest of which comes in at over £680. Kramski HPP 340 The HPP 340 costs £681 and...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 17 October 2007
Today’s Golfer brought you the world exclusive first images of Srixon’s new Z-RW driver and i-701 irons last week and we’ve now had a chance to hit them both so we can tell you about them. Both of the new golf clubs have been met with acclaim since information on them started leaking out earlier this month and we can now...
Written by TG Equipment editor on Monday 15 October 2007
Big brand irons not good enough for you? Itching to stick a set of limited edition, hand crafted clubs into your bag? Then look no further. You may not of heard of Vega Golf but for a few golf equipment connoisseurs the Japanese club craftsmen make the best irons on the planet – bar none. Apparantly their club makers honed their skills from...
Written by TG Equipment editor on Tuesday 16 October 2007
It has the loft of a seven iron and yet it is designed by one of the world’s best putter makers to help you hole more putts. So what the hell are Odyssey playing at? Apparantly the Odyssey Marxman X-Act is a ‘putter wedge’ that has been designed to help eliminate the chipping yips by supplying the poor chipper with a weapon...
Written by TG Equipment editor on Wednesday 31 October 2007
Stylo, one of Britain’s best known golf shoe manufacturers, is back on course following major investment, with a brand relaunch and a comprehensive redesign of its products. New look Stylo shoes, including the brand’s bestselling Typhoon line, are back with a bang thanks to major reinvestment in the company’s design processes. Mark Wilkinson, the clothing and fashion entrepreneur who acquired exclusive...
Wednesday 31 October 2007
YES! Golf, the leader in grooved putter technology, is adding a new mallet putter to its line-up for 2007 – the Valerie. The C-Groove Valerie made its debut on the PGA Tour during the Players Championship, where the runner-up used a prototype and rolled in four straight birdies on the back nine of the final round to climb into second...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Friday 9 November 2007
It’s Friday and that can only mean one thing – it’s Driver World Cup time again and this week we’re putting the Wilson Spine driver against the Mizuno MP600. The two 2008 drivers form part of this year’s knockout competition, which sees eight of next year’s best drivers pitted against each other to find out which one is best. To help find...