Written by Joel Tadman on Thursday 13 November 2014
First we had the big distance claims of RocketBallz. Then came Stage 2 and the JetSpeed followed. Now, TaylorMade has unveiled AeroBurner – a family of “fast” woods. From the aerodynamic crown design to the fin on the hosel, everything about AreoBurner is designed to boost ball speed. “The name burner is all about speed, plain and simple,” said TaylorMade’s Brian Bazzel.
Wednesday 7 January 2015
Odyssey has added to its impressive list of face inserts on the new line of Odyssey Works putters. The family comes in standard and Versa versions in multiple tour-inspired, familiar head shapes as well as Tank models. SuperStroke putting grips are also available as a stock option on the new O-Works line for 2015. The Odyssey Works Fusion RX insert is essentially...
Wednesday 7 January 2015
Fairway Wood: Titleist 913F It’s my favourite club. I just love the versatility and that makes me feel very confident. High, low, draw, fade, everything is possible with this. The head is quite small and compact which helps so I have a lot of fun with this club. It has about 13.5º of loft, so it’s quite strong, and the...
Written by Joel Tadman on Wednesday 22 October 2014
At the heart of Ping’s Autumn/Winter line is Sensor Dry technology, providing guaranteed waterproof and wind resistant protection. All Sensor Dry styles are also highly breathable, lightweight, and noise free. One of the stand out garments in the line is the Typhoon waterproof chino trouser, guaranteed by PING to be waterproof for three years. It has been engineered to look, feel...
Written by Joel Tadman on Friday 2 January 2015
Joining the Big Bertha Alpha 815 driver complete with Gravity Core technology is the fairway wood and hybrid. Both can be adjusted to create the ball flight you want to play, whether you tend to hit them most off the tee or the fairway. The head of these new woods isn’t big enough to house a Gravity Core. Instead, the fairway...
Written by Joel Tadman on Monday 29 December 2014
TaylorMade’s most recent iron is literally changing the face of club technology as we know it. Having never been a company afraid to break tradition in order to enhance performance, their new RSi irons take the concept to new levels. The brand’s internal research has discovered amateur golfers mishit their iron shots 76 per cent of the time. Variable face thickness – a common way to maintain ball speeds – only does...
Written by Joel Tadman on Monday 22 December 2014
FJ’s most opulent shoe to date is a luxurious extension of the ICON, featuring previously unseen technologies and design characteristics. Inspired by feedback from FJ Brand Ambassadors on both PGA and European Tours, ICON Black reflects FJ’s ‘Look great, play great’ attitude, making it the perfect footwear choice for the golf calendar’s most important occasions. The outsole has a stacked calfskin...
Friday 19 December 2014
We’ve teamed up with the world’s No.1 grip Golf Pride to give you the chance to find out how new grips can improve your game. We are looking for four golfers who are using old, worn grips to take part in an exclusive day where you’ll be able to choose a new set of grips for all 14 clubs. The event will...
Written by Joel Tadman on Thursday 11 December 2014
The AeroBurner’s biggest advancement is its new Speed Pocket which is twice as big as the JetSpeed (which was the first driver to feature the technology). However, unlike JetSpeed, AeroBurner drivers do not have loft sleeve technology which offers loft and lie adjustability. This allowed company engineers to extend the length of the Speed Pocket across the entire sole for...
Written by Joel Tadman on Tuesday 18 November 2014
TaylorMade say the R15 driver comprises all the best technologies from 15 years of driver innovation. So it should outperform the driver it’s replacing on the market, right? To find out, we put the SLDR head-to-head with the new R15 on Trackman. We put the SLDR head on the new Speeder57 Evolution shaft that features on the R15. We used the...
Written by Joel Tadman on Thursday 13 November 2014
TaylorMade say its new R15 driver is higher launching and lower spinning than its predecessor, the SLDR. So while the ‘Loft Up’ message still applies, it should be less so in 2015. With the CG in the new driver being moved lower and more forward, MOI should in theory come down but TaylorMade have incorporated a number of technologies to preserve...
Written by Joel Tadman on Tuesday 4 November 2014
Cobra has launched three Fly-Z product lines comprising woods and irons aimed at different abilities of golfer. The Fly-Z, Fly-Z+ and Fly-Z XL all hit the shelves in the UK on January 20th, 2015 and come in four colours – black, white, orange and blue – as well as RH and LH. One revolutionary technology, found in the better player Fly-Z+...
Written by Joel Tadman on Monday 15 December 2014
Last year’s MD Golf Superfit driver brought adjustability to new budgets, giving users the chance to change the loft on their driver for under £130. For 2015, the adjustability also features in a new range of Superfit fairway woods and hybrids while the driver benefits from a cosmetic makeover and shaft upgrade. The adjustable Superfit driver now comes with a Tour-proven Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage shaft, similar to that featured...
Written by Joel Tadman on Tuesday 16 December 2014
FootJoy, the #1 Shoe and Glove in Golf, has expanded its D.N.A. (DryJoys Next Advancement) shoe line of footwear with a women’s model and a junior-inspired D.N.A. for 2015. Female golfers can now benefit from the performance of D.N.A. with two styles (white/black and white/silver BOA) coming in January 2015. Young golfers, meanwhile, will be able to emulate FJ Ambassadors, such as Adam...
Written by Joel Tadman on Wednesday 1 October 2014
Following the Big Bertha V Series launched in August, Callaway completes its trio of Big Bertha drivers for 2015 with the Big Bertha Alpha 815 and Big Bertha Alpha 815 Double Black Diamond. The original Alpha was geared towards better players, but the updated model comes in two versions to fit a broader range of abilities. Callaway has retained its Gravity...
Written by Joel Tadman on Monday 15 December 2014
Callaway’s Big Bertha hybrid is the company’s first-ever adjustable range. Like the Big Bertha irons, they are built for more ball speed, but with adjustability for control of ball flight. They feature Callaway’s Speed Frame Face technology which is thin, light and robust so that it is fast across the whole club face; this is where the fast ball speed comes...
Written by Joel Tadman on Wednesday 19 November 2014
Wilson Golf has enhanced its widely acclaimed FG Tour club line for accomplished players with the new Wilson Staff FG Tour V4 irons and Wilson Staff FG Tour V4 utility irons featuring an adjustable weight in the sole. Having been designed as a precision line for Tour players, the latest forged irons from the brand with more Major wins than any...
Written by Joel Tadman on Thursday 11 December 2014
Wilson Staff’s new FG Tour V4 irons combine a traditional forged feel and look with some modern technology and design tweaks by its PGA Tour players. They are designed to offer a consistent trajectory through the set via the use of an 18-gram tungsten weight in the sole of the 3-7 irons. Wilson says this lowers the centre of gravity and...
Written by Joel Tadman on Wednesday 10 December 2014
World No.1 Rory McIlroy has helped shape the new Lunar Control 3 shoe from Nike, a lightweight performance golf shoe that is more stable and comfortable while maintaining lightweight control. For McIlroy, who has one of the most powerful golf swings on the planet, stability and control from the ground up are critical. Because of the rotating force in his swing,...
Written by Joel Tadman on Wednesday 19 November 2014
Nikon’s latest addition to the Coolshot family is the smallest and lightest model in the series. Weighing just 125 grams, the Coolshot 20 is also the lightest rangefinder on the market – but still delivers easy pin seeking with its 6x magnification multicoated lenses. It has a measurement range of five to 500m (six to 550 yards) and features “First Target Priority”, which helps you pick out the flag...