Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 22 April 2010
Golfers can now try out irons before they buy thanks to a unique service from golf leasing specialists rentaclub.co.uk. The website is the first of its kind and offers golfers the chance to rent specific clubs they may be thinking about purchasing so they can road test them on the course rather than simply hitting off mats in their local store. Initially,...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment editor on Friday 16 April 2010
In the last issue of Today’s Golfer magazine, our gear team conducted an in-depth test to find out what clubs offered you the best value for your hard-earned cash. After all, we are all feeling the pinch in our pockets at the moment so we wanted to see if it was worth shelling out the big bucks for our golf equipment...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 16 April 2010
Forged iron gurus Mizuno have launched a revolutionary Swing DNA fitting system that will recommend the correct shaft for golfers in their irons after just three swings. The Swing DNA Shaft Optimiser is a device fitted to the shaft of a Mizuno demo six iron. After just three swings it will measure the clubhead speed, tempo, shaft toe down, shaft kick...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 16 April 2010
Leading trolley manufacturer PowaKaddy has become an official supplier to the English Golf Union to support the country’s best up-and-coming players. The two year agreement will see PowaKaddy provide product support to the England Squad in addition to other initiatives to be announced later in the year. All members of the England Squad will receive all white England team colour Freeway...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 16 April 2010
adidas have launched the next generation ClimaCool fabric in their new range of polo shirts, designed to regulate body temperature. ClimaCool with CoolMax Energy fabric utilises scientifically-designed microfibres to improve airflow to the skin, resulting in extra cooling and ultimately more energy to play at peak performance long into a round. Highly-synthetic construction pulls sweat away from the body and increases...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 16 April 2010
Cobra golf have launched the newest version of the groundbreaking Baffler hybrid club – the Baffler Rail H. First launched 35 years ago, the Baffler was the first of its kind and helped revolutionise golf. Now rescue clubs are commonplace in most golfers’ bags. Now, the latest incarnation of the Baffler has been unveiled and is designed to make it easier for...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 16 April 2010
A newly-qualified PGA pro has launched a new fashion brand, Parallel Clothing, just a year after becoming a teaching professional. Andy Smith, from Leicester, combined his studies for the PGA exams with setting up his own golf fashion label and now wants to help golfers improve their appearance on the fairways as well as their swings. Parallel Clothing lines include a range...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 12 April 2010
At TG’s gear team we don’t want to hear about how special it was for Phil Mickelson to slip on his third green jacket at Augusta – we want to know what clubs he used to hit some of those sublime shots enroute to winning the Masters title! Thankfully we’ve got the inside track on what the left-handed Californian had in...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 11 April 2010
Today is your last chance to win a top-of-the-range Greenhill PTS Ultra electric trolley to celebrate the first major championship of the golfing season. We’ve teamed up with Greenhill to give away four of these bad boys over the course of the Masters tournament. So, even if your hot tip for the week has failed to cut the mustard you can still...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Saturday 10 April 2010
It’s day three of the US Masters – but more importantly it’s day three of our Greenhill trolley competition. Ok, so it might not be more important than the Masters but it’s still pretty exciting – and let’s face it, the chance to bag a £579 trolley for answering a simple question isn’t something to turn your nose up at. The PTS Ultra is...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 9 April 2010
By now you will no doubt have picked up on the furore surrounding the controversial new Nike video starring Tiger Woods and now you can view it here in all its glory. The advert has been shot entirely in black-and-white and features Woods staring into the camera without uttering a single word during its 32-second duration. Instead, the only voice that can...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 9 April 2010
Mizuno are planning to take the world’s professional tours by storm after launching their new MP-630 and MP-630 Fast Track drivers aimed at the better player. The Fast Track version features slideable weights which allow for 45 different settings allowing the golfer to optimise spin rates and trajectory to suit them. The normal MP-630 also features the same sleek 445cc head...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 9 April 2010
Mizuno is a company which likes to clearly define its clubs as being for the better player or game improver and the new MP Titanium fairway woods and CLK hybrids are no different. Like everything in Mizuno’s MP lines these are aimed squarely at the better player with both clubs featuring compact head profiles for a workable ball flight. The heads are...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 9 April 2010
Tiger Woods and co may have had the help of the world’s top bagmen to carry their clubs at Augusta this weekend – but most of us have to put up lugging them around the course ourselves. That is, unless you are fortunate enough to own a state-of-the-art electric trolley. We’ve teamed up with leading trolley manufacturer Greenhill to offer you the...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 8 April 2010
It’s that time of year when a golf fan’s pulse starts racing and their hearts start fluttering. Yes, it’s time for the first major championship of the year – the US Masters. At this time of year even the top golf manufacturers start to feel giddy and that means we’ve managed to talk one of the leading trolley brands, Greenhill, into...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 7 April 2010
TaylorMade is this year celebrating 10 years at the top of the driver standings at The Masters. The brand has long been the No1 driver name on the world’s professional tours and, this year, they have underlined that with the 10th consecutive year as the top brand in play at Augusta. Over the years, the TaylorMade drivers in play have included the...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 7 April 2010
Golf accessory brand, Golf Locker, has introduced a new trolley to the UK market in the form of the GX Cruiser. The three-wheel trolley features a double-wishbone frame designed to be strong and lightweight and comes with an attractive anodised finish. The ergonomically-shaped handle is suitable for both right and left-handed golfers and comes with comfort-shaped grooves for added comfort. The handle also...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 5 April 2010
Adams have released their brand new Speedline Fast 10 line of drivers and fairway woods for 2010. The Fast 10 is the third generation of Speedline products, designed to be aerodynamic in order to increase swing speed and, ultimately, distance. The Fast 10 is named because it is 10 per cent more streamlined than the previous Speedline and 10 per cent more...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 5 April 2010
We don’t often hear too much about the latest and greatest Bridgestone golf products on these shores but if their golf balls are anything to go by then they’re definitely worth hearing about. For 2010 the company has new J38 drivers and fairway woods, dual pocket cavity irons, cavity back irons and a new line of wedges to shout about. In order...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 5 April 2010
The manufacturer of Titleist golf balls has announced its delight after winning a jury verdict in the U.S District Court in the long-running golf ball patent dispute with rivals Callaway Golf Co. Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc, owns the Titleist and FootJoy golf brands and has been involved in a bitter court battle with Callaway, who claimed...