Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 16 September 2011
Cobra have gone to extreme lengths in the quest for more distance with their new Long Tom driver – by introducing a 4ft long shaft. The new driver, named after a cannon used in WWII and the Korean War, is designed to give the ultimate distance off the tee with the shaft a whopping tow inches longer than most other drivers...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 18 September 2011
After the ascent of hybrids Wilson Staff were one of the first manufacturers in the game to set about making the transition from fairway woods to hybrids more seamless and the new FYbrid RS is their latest offering. The FYbrid range has always been about the process of blending fairway woods and hybrids into a seamless line-up by offering progressive head...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 19 September 2011
TaylorMade Tour star Justin Rose kept his composure to win the biggest title of his career to date, with victory at the BMW Championship in Chicago. Australian John Senden looked like he might have enough to edge past Rose, reducing a five-shot gap to just one before the Englishman chipped in on the 17th at Cog Hill to go two clear again. Rose’s touch on the 17th...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 21 September 2011
With more inclement weather on the horizon, Champ Golf has launched their new Prosoft 2 brush that has been designed to keep both your spikes, and clubs, in tip-top condition. Playing golf in the glorious sunny months can be tricky enough, but doing so in the winter can throw up more challenges, such as loss of traction due to wet underfoot...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 29 September 2011
CHAMP Golf has launched a new Zarma FLY tee that has been designed to make it easier for golfers to place the ball on the peg. The new product has been manufactured from environmentally-friendly materials, a durable plastic design and constructed with a six-prong head which makes the issue of the ball falling off the tee a thing of the past. “The...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 21 September 2011
Ping have updated the design of their ever popular Hoofer stand bag – making it lighter and sturdier than before. The new design sees a return to a thicker 1600 D nylon material which aids sturdiness and gives the bag a more durable feeling while a lighter stand mechanism has saved weight elsewhere, meaning it weighs in at just 5lbs. The stand mechanism...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 22 September 2011
As good as Mizuno irons are, they know that in the modern game even the best players in the world look to replace their long irons with hybrids – and that’s why they’ve introdiced the JPX-800 Fli-Hi. Billed as a DLR (direct long-iron replacement) the JPX-800 Fli-Hi is built to be as forgiving as possible and make it easier to launch...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 3 October 2011
Srixon’s AD333 ball has become the UK’s best-selling two-piece product in recent times, and now the manufacturer has launched a new and improved version. The latest model is actually the fifth generation of AD333 and features an even bigger, highly-resilient Energetic Gradient Growth Core which provides high velocity for greater ball speed and improved distance. Srixon engineers have made the cover extremely-thin,...
Written by Jonathan Greathed, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 3 October 2011
FootJoy has introduced their new Xtreme Platform Stability golf shoe, which has been designed to deliver sensational levels of stability and improved balance. The XPS-1 is certainly a classy-looking shoe, but as you’d expect from FootJoy there’s far more to it than aesthetics. The product utilises an innovative XtremeOutsole design which features TPU lateral side outriggers that deliver a very wide...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 4 October 2011
Michael Hoey posted a four-round total of 22-under-par to win the Alfred Dunhill Links on Sunday, and the Northern Irishman had Titleist’s new 712 AP2 irons in the bag in Scotland. Hoey held off the challenge of compatriot and fellow Titleist brand ambassador Rory McIlroy at The Home of Golf and used a plethora of other Titleist gear in the process. In...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 6 October 2011
If you’re looking for an equipment bargain this autumn, you’ll be pleased to hear that Direct Golf are about to embark on a series of clearance days at seven of their 17 nationwide stores. These marquee events will be held just once a year and gives golfers the opportunity to purchase equipment and apparel at a cut-price rate. Direct Golf will offer...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 7 October 2011
Jack Senior and Paul Cutler, two rising young stars of British golf, have signed with TaylorMade adidas Golf after turning professional. The pair, who were both members of the victorious GB&I Walker Cup team at Royal Aberdeen last month, made the decision to turn professional after successful amateur careers. Cutler, 22, is from Northern Ireland and learned his trade on the links...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 11 October 2011
Lee Slattery’s win at the Bankia Madrid Masters was the first European Tour victory of his career, and it was also a first for the brand new Galvin Green WINDSTOPPER. Slattery held off the challenge of five of last year’s victorious European Ryder Cup players to win in the Spanish capital, but the sunny pictures on the television coverage didn’t do justice to the...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 11 October 2011
Nike Golf has launched their new Method Core Drone putter which will appeal to those golfers who like to use a mallet-headed wand on the greens. We’ve got the full story in the next issue of TG, which goes on sale on November 3, but for now we can tell you that it’s already earning rave reviews on Tour, with LPGA...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 14 October 2011
US PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley has extended his equipment deal with Cleveland/Srixon Golf. The 25-year-old, who saw off the challenge of Jason Dufner in one of the most dramatic final rounds in the tournament’s illustrious history in August, will continue to play Cleveland woods, irons, wedges and a Srixon ball. “We are extremely pleased that Keegan has chosen to remain a...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 18 October 2011
Callaway’s X-Forged wedges were big on Tour and firm favourites with TG readers, but now the popular classic has been replaced with new Forged wedges that might just be even better. Callaway’s chief designer Roger Cleveland has created the new wedges in order to give golfers more confidence in attacking the pin. Cleveland has engineered the new clubs with 21 tightly-spaced grooves on...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 19 October 2011
PowaKaddy will offer customers a free set of Winter Wheels when they purchase a new PK Sport powered cart. The wheels, which normally retail at £64.99, have been designed to tackle even the toughest of conditions. The open tread in the winter wheel evenly distrubutes the load over a smaller surface area which avoids denting the ground. The small crown on the front and...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 27 October 2011
Scotty Cameron has introduced their new California series line-up for 2011 which incorporates five stunning designs. There have been over 30 refinements to the range and the result is a new Del Mar, Fastback, Monterey, Monterey 1.5 and Sonoma. “My main objective for the new California designs was to take the visual flow to a new level,” said the Master Putter Designer himself. “When...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 11 November 2011
Golfers are being offered the chance of a free 45-minute Titleist club-fitting session at the renowned National Fitting Centre at The Belfry for one day only. The Titleist Fitting Day will take place at The Belfry on 18 November from 12-6pm when Titleist Technicians will custom-fit golfers for 910 drivers, fairways and hybrids. “The Titleist Fitting Day gives members of the public a...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 11 November 2011
The innovative Clubstohire.com business, founded by former Ryder Cup player Paul McGinlay, has opened its seventh outlet with a new unit in Turkey. The scheme allows travelling golfers to do away with the increasing costs of taking clubs abroad with them and instead allows them to choose from a host of top manufacturers including TaylorMade, Callaway and Wilson Staff. They can then...