Written by TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 3 February 2009
The new Wilson Di9 Distance Irons are to succeed the Di7 irons for 2009 Wilson have today revealed. According to the guys at Wilson the all new Wilson Di9 irons have taken the strengths of the Di7 and improved feel to make them more attractive to the better player. A lower profile and wider sole lowers the centre of gravity, promoting a higher and...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Monday 2 February 2009
Nike is really focussing on the golf ball market this year if it’s launch of new tour-inspired Nike golf balls is anything to go by. Scheduled to go on sale in February 2009, the Nike One Tour, Nike One Tour D and Nike One Vapor balls will replace the Nike One Platinum, Nike One Black and the Nike Ignite...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Monday 2 February 2009
The world’ biggest golf equipment show threw up a fe surprises last week, including this new Wilson Profile Driver. Although details of the new Wilspn Profile are sketchy our golf equipment editor Jon greathead says we can expect to see this on the shelves this spring as part of a bigger 2009 golf equipment range from Wilson. For more detailed info and...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Monday 2 February 2009
Callaway are well known for producing top drawer clubs and balls, with many people remembering the arrival of the original Big Bertha driver as a special time in there golfing lives! But when it comes to golf shoes, players would be forgiven for leaning towards the likes of FootJoy, ECCO and adidas. But now Callaway have launched the Callaway Hyperbolic X...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Monday 2 February 2009
Something that caught the eye of TG Equipment Editor Jon Greathead at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando was the Nickent ARC Wedge range. ARC, which stands for Accelerated Rebound Core, is an internal core made of elastomer placed directly above the “strike-zone”. The large cavity on the Nickent ARC Wedges provides cracking forgiveness and well as impressive distance for a...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Monday 2 February 2009
If you’re a fan of triangular drivers, the new Nickent 3DX RC Driver will definitely float your boat. The Nickent 3DX RC Driver is triangular in shape and features a whopping MOI for stability, stunningly high levels of forgiveness and increased distance too. It looks great behind the golf ball too – the deep face creates maximum COR while the large titanium...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Monday 2 February 2009
Nickent are well-known throughout the golfing world for the expertise when it comes to producing super-forgiving, long hybrid clubs and the new Nickent Pipe Dream Putters could extend that into a new area! There are a whopping eight models in the Nickent Pipe Dream series, and they all feature a milled aluminium AGT face insert which helps reduce skid for a...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Monday 2 February 2009
Boo Weekley is one of the most colourful players on Tour. And Cleveland, who manufacturers the American’s gear, have opted to add a little bit of that colour to their Cleveland Boo Weekly Cleveland Camo CG14 wedge range. Yes, that’s right, you can now get your hands on a Camo Wedge – it’s a normal CG14 wedge but finished in a...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Monday 2 February 2009
If you’re looking for a flash new putter for 2009, you could do worse than checkout the Cleveland VP putter range for 2009 – a series of wands that we took a look at during the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. The Cleveland Visual Performance putters feature Cleveland’s Dual Axis Alignment so golfers can now determine when their hands move out...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Monday 2 February 2009
Cleveland’s new Launcher driver was uncovered on this site a few weeks ago now and the good news is that it is to be joined by the Cleveland Launcher Combo Irons set. The wizards at Cleveland have developed the next generation of Launcher Combo clubs to help the game improver get better quickly, and have replaced the longer irons with hybrids. In...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 1 February 2009
Renowned Danish shoe manufacturer, ECCO has launched its most advanced golf shoe to date, the new athletically styled ECCO Ultra Performance golf shoe. } Spearheading the 2009 ECCO Men’s Golf Collection, Ultra Performance is a striking looking golf shoe that showcases a standard of excellence and technical sophistication unique to ECCO. Built around a perfect anatomical last that encapsulates the foot,...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Friday 30 January 2009
Powakaddy have traditionally been the golf trolley to beat and so the new Powakaddy Freeway II golf trolley is going to attract a lot of attention in the coming months. The all-new Powakaddy Freeway II golf trolley from Powakaddy features a cool, small lithium battery, LCD display with a distance measuring facility and super quiet motor, as well as a host of...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Friday 30 January 2009
It’s a common complaint lady golfers make – golf shoe manufacturers simply don’t pay enough attention to style when designing ladies’ golf shoes – so step in Golfstream Golf Shoes. But that is something American firm Golfstream shoes is hoping to change, as TG Equipment Editor Jon Greathead discovered when he visited their stall at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. Golfstream have...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Friday 30 January 2009
Eco-friendly is a global buzz word right now so it was only right that a golf company started marketing golf buggies as environmentally friendly ‘utliity vehicles’ – as C-Zone Golf Buggies have. The PGA Merchandise Show was fully loaded with the newest four-wheelers designed to get you, your mates and your golf gear around the course in record time – and...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Friday 30 January 2009
New Cleat Skins Golf Shoe Sole Covers As amateur golfers, we generally aren’t very good with the maintenance of our gear. When was the last time you had your clubs re-gripped? When was the last-time you had your wedges re-grooved? When was the last time you changed the spikes or cleats in your shoes? And while many of us are better when...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 29 January 2009
The Tour Edge XCGV Driver is a big launch for the American golf company and Today’s Golfer is first to put the new golf driver through its paces. In the golf club review video below you can see our golf equipment editor Jon Greathead testing the new Tour Edge XCGV Driver in Orlando, Florida at the PGA Merchandise Show – the...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 29 January 2009
One of the first new golf clubs to be unveiled at the Orlando golf equipment show is the Nickent 5DX Iron Wood. TG golf equipment editor Jon Greathead took the new Nickent 5DX Iron Wood out on the range over at the show in Florida and sent us this exclusive first hit golf equipment review video. In it he tests the new...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 29 January 2009
TG’s Golf Equipment Editor is on sitte at the world’s biggest golf equipment show in Orlando Florida. He is there to bring you all the new golf equipment exclusives from the show and below is his golf blog of his experiences… ——————————————————— Sunday, February 1st… Well, after a week in glorious Orlando, I am on a plane back to the less-glorious...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 27 January 2009
The Titleist Pro V1 – the world’s most popular premium golf ball – has been reinvented as the all new Titleist Pro V1 2009 and Pro V1X . A brand new cover and a host of clever new touches have been added to the Titleist Pro V1 2009 and Titleist Pro V1X 2009 to optimise golf ball flight Both of the new 2009 golf...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 27 January 2009
The biggest golf equipment show on earth is happening right now in Orlando Florida and the TG golf equipment team is out there to bring you world exclusives on the most exciting new gear of 2009. We have already shared with you such gems as Taylormade’s R9 driver, Mizuno’s MX700 range, Nike’s Str8 Fit Driver and Titleist’s 909 driver and wood...