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PowaKaddy continues to back National Champion Club event

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Sunday 28 August 2011

Electric trolley giant PowaKaddy has announced that it will again sponsor this year’s English Champion Club tournament, as it continues to support the growth of the game. Scarcroft Golf Club will play host to the event on September 3-4, which sees the Team Champions from each county in England compete to become the National Club champions, with PowaKaddy agreeing to supply...
Bjorn powers to victory with Callaway and ECCO

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 30 August 2011

Thomas Bjorn won for the second time in 2011 after clinching victory at the Johnnie Walker Championship, following a dramatic five-way play-off at Gleneagles. The Dane, who won earlier in the season in Qatar, used a plethora of Callaway equipment as well as ECCO’s World Class GTX golf shoes on his way to a 12th European Tour title. Bjorn was using Callaway’s...
Johnson scores another victory for R11 driver

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 30 August 2011

Dustin Johnson got off to the perfect start in this year’s FedEx Cup play-off series with victory at The Barclays in New Jersey. As you’d expect, the TaylorMade staff star was using some of the latest equipment, including the sensational R11 driver that has proven to be hugely successful with the world’s best players as well as amateur golfers all over the...
Mizuno launches new MP-69 irons

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 1 September 2011

Mizuno are widely-regarded as one of the best when it comes to irons, and their new MP-69 blades will certainly appeal to the better player. Following on from the highly-successful MP-68 irons, the new blades have been designed to offer workability and high levels of feel to the more accomplished golfer. Mizuno engineers designed a 4D Muscle innovation that means golfers can...
Video review: Nike Method 005 putter

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 1 September 2011

Nike’s range of equipment hardware is getting better and better, but perhaps the most impressive area of their gear is the putter division. The Method series, which launched back in 2009, has been a big hit on Tour and already accounted for two Major wins in the hands of Stewart Cink (Open Championship 2009) and Lucas Glover (US Open 2009). There are five...
New game-improver irons from Mizuno unveiled

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 1 September 2011

Mizuno are masters in the forged irons market but the new JPX-800 HD irons, which have been designed to suit the needs of game-improvers, offer a touch of class for those of us looking for a more forgiving iron. As we’ve hinted, the JPX-800 HD irons are cast rather than forged, but they are packed full of technology and innovation. From 4-7 iron, the...
New MP-59 irons from Mizuno

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 1 September 2011

Mizuno’s new MP-69 blades are certainly designed for the accomplished golfer, but if you’re a steady ball striker who wants a traditional-looking iron with some forgiveness, the new Mizuno MP-59 irons might be just for you. The 59s feature many of the same features of their harder-to-hit sister product, but a titanium insert allows for more discretionary weight to increase the...
Video Review: TaylorMade Raylor Ghost Corza

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 1 September 2011

TaylorMade continue to push back the technology boundaries, and their white-headed putters have gone down well on Tour and with the many weekend hackers who are looking for an edge in their weekly fourball. The Corza model is a sizeable mallet offering that has been designed to make alignment considerably easier. During the development process, TaylorMade engineers discovered that 65% of golfers...
Video Review: Odyssey White Ice 2-ball V-Line putter

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 1 September 2011

Odyssey’s 2-ball putter shot to prominence back in 2001, when Scotsman Paul Lawrie won the Dunhill Links in his homeland, after canning a monster with it on the 72nd hole to take the title – the first Tour victory for the iconic 2-ball. Since then, the product has won more than $80m on the PGA Tour, with more than 3.7m units...
Better players well-catered for with new 712 AP2 irons

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 5 September 2011

Titleist’s AP2 irons have been widely-used on both the European and PGA Tour by some of the best golfers in the world, and now Titleist have improved on them with the launch of the new 712 AP2 irons. The irons have been designed to be more playable than before, with the MOI being increased by 7% but with no loss of...
New 712 AP1 irons launched by Titleist

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 5 September 2011

Titleist have launched the follow up to their hugely-successful AP1 game-improver clubs in the form of the new 712 AP1 irons. The new irons offer increased forgiveness and higher ball speeds on off-centre strikes, while those who struggle with their long irons will be pleased to hear that the MOI in these clubs has been increased by 4%. The short irons have a more...
Back-to-back Bjorn powered by Callaway

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 5 September 2011

Thomas Bjorn made it back-to-back wins on the European Tour after he followed up his Johnnie Walker Championship success with victory at the Omega European Masters. The Dane shot a final-round 62 for a four-shot victory in Switzerland and was using a wide range of Callaway equipment. One of the key contributing factors to Bjorn’s success was his driving accuracy – using his RAZR Hawk driver,...
Clubstohire.com opens two new Spanish outlets

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 8 September 2011

Clubstohire.com has opened two new outlets in Alicante and Murcia airports bringing the total number to seven across the continent. The business is a new off-course venture for former Ryder Cup star and current Vivendi Seve Trophy captain Paul McGinley and offers golf travellers access to top-quality hire clubs without the hassle or expense of lugging their own clubs to the...
Video review: MD Golf NV Drew wedge

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 9 September 2011

When we pit clubs against each other in our regular tests we ask for honest feedback regardless of brand or how much a club costs and one thing that keeps coming back is that MD Golf’s offerings perform very well against more expensive counterparts. The NV Drew wedge is the latest example of that, grabbing a bronze award and a rating of...
TG’s demo day at the Belfry: video feature

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 9 September 2011

Every month we hold our comprehensive equipment tests at the PGA National Fitting Academy at The Belfry because the facilities and level of expertise at hand is second to none. So where better to hold a Today’s Golfer demo day with eight of the world’s leading manufacturers for readers to come along and see the new state-of-the-art equipment from the likes...
MD Golf unveils new Superstrong ST2 woods

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 14 September 2011

MD Golf’s Superstrong franchise has been around for several years now, with each update improving on the previous offering and the latest ST2 incarnation promises to do it yet again. The new driver will certainly appeal to the traditionalist who likes a classic headshape that also looks forgiving at address. The PVD finish makes the club aesthetically-superb, but enhancements in technology mean the centre of gravity is lower which offers...
Callaway RAZR XF iron launched

Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 14 September 2011

Callaway have just announced the launch of their new Razr XF iron – their first forged iron aimed at higher handicappers. The company say that for years game improvers have had to compromise feel in their quest for more forgiveness in the irons but they believe that by forging the body and frame from 1025 carbon steel and attaching a steel...
A great set of irons for less than £200 from MD Golf

Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 14 September 2011

MD golf has always produced excellent equipment at cost-effective prices, and the new Superstrong ST2 irons are no exception. In fact, the new set of irons will retail at less than £200 in a steel shaft, making them a superb option for those wanting forgiving clubs at a highly-competitive price. In terms of technology, they have been designed with the game-improver in mind...
Cobra Long Tom driver introduced for more distance

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...
Wilson FYbrid RS range launched to fill the gaps

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...