Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 19 July 2012
MD Golf have a reputation for producing irons that outperform their price point and this year they have brought the new Superstrong ST2 range to market. To see if they would continue previous form and perform better than their £199.99 price point TG’s equipment team Jonathan Greathead and David Connor took a closer look. To hear what they thought take a look...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 19 July 2012
Often the acid test of a golf club is the reaction it extracts from Tour pros – and the Nike VR_S Forged irons have won praise from none other than Tiger Woods. Despite being designed for mid-low handicap golfers looking for a touch of forgiveness, the 14-time Major winner has included a Nike VR_S Forged 3-iron in his bag on numerous occasions this...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 23 July 2012
The controversial topic of belly and broomhandle putters rumbles on and in fact has gained momentum with the top two players (Ernie Els and Adam Scott) in yesterday’s Open using them. In fact three of the last four major champions have triumphed with long handle putters which many golfing traditionalists feel should be outlawed. Using the longer putters is becoming a...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 24 July 2012
Sergio Garcia and Dustin Johnson played their part in a sensational stunt on the River Thames to celebrate golf’s inclusion into the Olympic Games in 2016 and the new adidas Red Shoe campaign. Just a few days before the start of this year’s iconic sporting event, PGA Tour stars Garcia and Johnson attempted a nearest the pin challenge to a floating...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 25 July 2012
Whatever your thoughts are on magnotherapy products are, European Tour star Thomas Aiken insists the Bioflow wristband played a significant role in his return to fitness and rise to thew upper echelons of the game. In December 2004 South African golf star, Thomas Aiken, was faced with surgery on a troublesome wrist injury and lengthy lay-off from the game. However, a...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 30 July 2012
After a highly-successful inaugural TG Demo Day at The Belfry last year, we’re getting ready to do it all over again at Europe’s foremost golfing facility this August Bank Holiday – but this time it’s going to be even bigger and better! Not only are many of the game’s leading equipment manufacturers offering amazing individual custom fit sessions and the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 2 August 2012
British born PGA Tour Professional Brian Davis has signed a deal to wear Sunice golf apparel. Mark Fletcher, President of Sunice, said: “We are excited to partner with Brian. He has had a very good year finishing 4 times in the top 10 on Tour so far this year and he brings a very good game and technical insight to our product...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 2 August 2012
The S56’s offer Ping’s most compact head for the better player. Having said that, they do offer some forgiveness, with a tungsten weight in the toe. The clubs shot to prominence when South African Louis Oosthuizen won the 2010 Open at St Andrews, weeks before they appeared in pro shops up and down the country. The tungsten toe weights optimise...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 2 August 2012
The Nike VR_S game improver irons are the lastest edition of excellent clubs aimed at the higher handicapper from the American manufacturing giants. These clubs have been designed with the Nike’s innovative NexCor face technology which gives golfers more distance on a wider area of the face. Our test team loved them so much that they awarded them gold during our June 2012 irons test. Here’s...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 3 August 2012
There was a huge amount of buzz around TaylorMade’s RocketBallz range when it launched at the start of the year and it’s fair to say the RBZ irons (which effectively replaced the Burner irons) stand up to the impressive woods very well. So well infact that they claimed silver in our June irons test. The first thing to note is the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Saturday 4 August 2012
The R11 irons clinched gold in our June irons test, making it a one-two alongside the TaylorMade RBZ irons. Often a club will perform highly in one, two or three categories and be let down by their performance in a couple of others – but the R11 ticks the boxes across the board. In terms of looks, it is absolutely stunning – clean...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Sunday 5 August 2012
The choice of iron for Luke Donald – a man regarded as one of the finest iron players on the planet. He recently told TG he loves the way they move through the turf thanks to the slightly curved sole and blunted leading edge. But if that’s not endorsement enough, our testers also loved them, awarding them the silver award...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 3 August 2012
ProQuip will continue to be the preferred weatherwear supplier to the European Ryder Cup when the tournament returns to the continent in two years time. When the two teams line up at Gleneagles in 2014, it will be the 20th time ProQuip has supplied the Europeans with protection against the elements. “ProQuip is synonymous with the Ryder Cup, beoming famous for ultra-lightweight...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 3 August 2012
FootJoy have launched a new microsite that gives golfers live weather forecast updates so they can go to the course prepared in the most suitable attire. The high tech FJ Weather Expert – which is powered by AccuWeather – provides updates for locations all over the country, as well as another two million across the rest of the world. Golfers need to...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 3 August 2012
Following Ernie Els’ sensational win at The Open Championship last month, Callaway are offering consumers £80 cashback when they purchase a RAZR FIT driver, as used by the South African at Royal Lytham. From now until September 30, golfers can take advantage of this fantastic offer by retaining their receipt and logging onto www.callawaygolf.com/erniedriver and following the simple instructions. “Ernie powered hsi way to the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 3 August 2012
Up-and-coming equipment manufacturers John Letters have enjoyed their most successful Open Championships to date, after their new tour truck drew in stars at the 141st Open at Royal Lytham and the Senior Open at Turnberry. The famous Scottish Clubmaker has been a big supporter of the European Senior Tour over recent years and 2012 is no exception. As one of only four...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 6 August 2012
US PGA Champion Keegan Bradley enjoyed the perfect preparation for the defence of his title later this week by winning the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio. Compatriot Jim Furyk looked certain to win his first tournament for two years, but a double-bogey at the 72nd hole handed Bradley the win after he holed a 15-footer for par at the last. Bradley, 24, was...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 7 August 2012
World no30 Ian Poulter has designed a limited edition putter cover ahead of the USPGA Championship at Kiawah Island to complete a set of four Major Championship covers in 2012. Poulter, through his own clothing company IJP Design, created the putter covers to commemorate each of the Major Championships this year, starting with the Masters in April. The Kiawah Island offering is...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 13 August 2012
Rory McIlroy romped to an emphatic victory at the US PGA Championship, doing so with a wide range of Titleist equipment. The Northern Irishman tamed Kiawah Island on Sunday as the likes of Justin Rose, Ian Poulter and former world number one Tiger Woods failed to overturn his overnight lead. McIlroy trusted Titleist’s 913D3 driver, as well as the 712MB irons. He used...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 16 August 2012
Adidas Golf have boosted their ever-growing collection of golf apparel by unveiling two innovative new shoes – puremotion and crossflex. Their new ultra-lightweight range (pictured right) has been primarily designed to provide maximum flexibility and increased comfort on and off the course. The puremotion shoe prides itself on providing ultimate freedom and control through natural stability and retaining the necessary traction to enhance balance in the golf swing. A unique web-shaped forefoot has been...