Written by TG Senior Equipment Editor, Sean Ramsdale on Friday 12 September 2008
Thanks to ever improving equipment designed to make our best shots even better and keep our poor shots out of trouble, golfers have never had it so good! Increased MOI (moment of intertia) designs, to keep clubs online through impact and straighten out our shots are what it’s all about right now and there’s no better example of this game-improvement technology than...
Written by Equipment Editor on Wednesday 16 April 2008
Just in case you missed it in Today’s Golfer issue 241 or you just want to check it out again, here are the best new game improvement irons for 2008 that are really going to lower your scores… Click on the equipment names or images to read our reviews. Ping G10 Irons TaylorMade Tour Burner irons MacGregor MT OS irons Kasco K2K irons Wilson Staff Ci7 irons Masters...
Written by Equipment Editor on Wednesday 16 April 2008
Just in case you missed it in Today’s Golfer issue 241 or you just want to check it out again, here are the best new better player irons for 2008 that are really going to lower your scores… Click on the equipment names or images to read our reviews. TaylorMade TP Forged irons Titleist ZB Forged irons Mizuno MP-67 irons MacGregor MT Pro irons Srixon i701 Irons Orka...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Friday 15 February 2008
This is the first hit of the new TaylorMade r7 CGB Max Limited driver, TaylorMade call this club a ‘tour van in a box’. There will be a limited number coming into the UK with two parts to the ‘tour van in a box’ which are an adjustable weight driver head and 3 shafts. The TaylorMade r7 CGB Max Limited driver club will cost £649, but we...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 9 October 2008
The excitement has reached fever pitch here at TG Towers as Callaway Golf has thrown the covers off the new range of Callaway golf clubs for 2009. Everything in the Callaway Golf range has been improved for 2009, in a line up that includes the Callaway FT-iQ square driver, the Callaway FT9 driver, the Callaway Big Bertha Diablo driver, Diablo fairway...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Sunday 20 January 2008
Titleist mean business in 2008 with the launch of four new iron ranges – the Titliest AP1, Titliest AP2, Titliest ZM Forged and Titliest ZB Forged. And as you would expect from the golf company loved by players of all standards the new golf clubs look awesome and to celebrate their launch todaysgolfer.co.uk can offer you FREE downloadable desktop wallpapers of...
Written by TG Senior Equipment Editor, Sean Ramsdale on Friday 12 September 2008
The New Cleveland Launcher Fairway woods Complimenting the new driver, Cleveland also have some smart new Launcher Fairway woods to help you get the ball in play and sneak closer to those long par fives. Again, as in the driver, the new models have a larger face (11% larger than the old models) which provide more forgiveness on strikes off the...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 19 June 2008
The new issue of Today’s Golfer is ON SALE TODAY and one of the many great things in this edition is the Wedge Test! And it’s thrown up a few surprises…with MD Golf’s NV Drew wedge coming out as top dog in not just the Best Value category, but also in the Best For Spin category too. It’s priced at under £50 and for...
Written by TG Senior Equipment Editor, Sean Ramsdale on Tuesday 26 August 2008
Ryder Cup cup stalwart and TaylorMade player Darren Clarke received a huge boost to his chances of getting selected for Valhalla as he cruised to victory in the KLM Open in Holland, with a cracking four shot win over fellow TaylorMade pro Paul McGinley. Darren couldn’t have timed his 12th career European Tour victory (and second in 2008) any better and now poses captain Faldo with...
Written by TG staffwriter on Monday 3 September 2007
Wilson Staff Spine driver 01294 316270, www.wilsonstaff.com Lofts: 9°, 10.5°, 12° Shaft: UST V2 HMoi (65g) Wilson Staff have spent months working on their new super high moi Wilson Staff Spine driver, named after its spine like backbone. It started life as a heel scoop driver (a little like Cleveland’s HiBore) but Wilson engineers soon realised something more radical was called...
Written by TG Staffwriter on Friday 5 October 2007
Nike Golf today introduces the revolutionary new Nike iC Putters, a feat of optical engineering and club design that is set to take golf by storm. By using optical engineering to tune the colour, shape and contrast of the entire club, the visual footprint of the club head and shaft is reduced according to Nike. This dramatically emphasises the alignment aid,...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 5 August 2008
Following on from the widespread success of the adidas TOUR 360 and the Adidas TOUR 360 II, adidas Golf has launched the latest addition to their family of shoes in the shape of the adidas TOUR 360 3.0 golf shoe. As you would expect from an adidas shoe, the adidas Tour 360 3.0 has got more technology than Bill Gates’ gaff…firstly it features...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 25 September 2007
King Cobra L4V driver Retail: £296 Lofts: 9°, 10°, 10.5°, 12° Contact: 01480 301114 www.cobragolf.co.uk With restrictions governing dimension, designers are scrambling to make sure their designs hit the limits in the four most important areas. Head size, COR, 5”x 5” head dimensions and the maximum allowable 5900g/cm2 moi are all vitally important to how a driver performs and King Cobra’s...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 8 July 2008
Getting the most out of your golf equipment is one of the hot topics this year and PING Collection have launched a new Under PAR range of technically advanced base layer garments. The Ping Collection Under PAR range is designed to optimise performance and regulate body temperature while also improving muscle endurance by improving the body’s blood flow and reducing the risk...
Written by TG Equipment editor on Friday 16 November 2007
Callaway lit up the driver market last year with the introduction of the world’s first square offering and they’ve followed it with this beauty for 2008. The regular-shaped Callaway Hyper X driver has been designed with distance in mind and better players will love it, as we found when we handed it to Peterborough-based PGA Pro Dan Frost. Find out what he...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 9 October 2008
Callaway Golf has introduced a raft of new golf clubs for 2009 including the awesome Callaway FT5 replacement the Callaway FT9 driver. The new Callaway FT9 driver will join the Callaway FT-iQ square driver and Big Bertha Diablo driver in the company’s 2009 driver range in a line up stonger than we’ve seen in a long, long time. The new Callaway FT9 driver...
Written by TG Equipment Editor on Monday 18 August 2008
These are the brand new Mizuno MX200 irons, a one-piece Grain Flow Forged iron which features Mizuno’s new Y-TUNE forgiveness technology. A deep pocket cavity, milled to preserve ther Mizuno MX200 irons’ one piece feel is complemented by a Y shaped reinforcement pad, extending a 5% larger sweet area into a toe orientated position. The wizards at Mizuno found that this would, in...
Written by TG Senior Equipment Editor, Sean Ramsdale on Friday 12 September 2008
The new Cleveland Niblick hybrid could be the secret weapon to sort your short game out! With so many similar types of clubs to choose from, it makes a real change to see something so new and radical on the market. Cleveland’s new short iron hybrid combines the features of a wedge, putter, iron and hybrid to create a revolutionary hybrid scoring club. The name Niblick takes...
Written by Equipment Editor on Wednesday 25 June 2008
The Snake Eyes Viper Tour Black Driver gained plaudits from our professional golf equipment testers during our recent 2008 driver test. The Snake Eyes Viper TI Tour Black Driver has been designed with the highest quality standards in mind and the Viper Tour family delivers the technology and looks that better players prefer. Rich aesthetics, adjustable weights and innovative shaping make...
Written by Equipment Editor on Monday 10 March 2008
ECCO golf shoes have launched a new golf shoe – the new 2008 Ecco Classic Saddle GTX. The New Ecco Classic Saddle GTX is worn by ECCO tour players Colin Montgomerie, Stuart Appleby, Thomas Bjorn and Thongchai Jaidee. This classic, high performance golf shoe is completely waterproof with premium Gore-Tex technology, making it a great choice for all playing conditions. This shoe combines high-grade...