Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 28 January 2010
It wasn’t too long ago that the only yellow golf balls you could buy were about as soft as Mike Tyson’s jaw. But we’ve seen something at the PGA Merchandise Show that’s going to change all that – and it comes in the form of a yellow Srixon Z-Star and Z-Star X. The Z-Star range is a TG favourite – the Tour-proven ball...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 14 January 2010
TaylorMade have updated their biggest selling driver brand of all time with the brand new Burner SuperFast. The new Burner SuperFast carries on the mantle of the hugely successful Burner and features a longer shaft and more streamline head for a higher clubhead speed and more distance. But it also features a much larger face – the largest of any driver TaylorMade...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 14 January 2010
We’ve just had news of TaylorMade’s brand new R9 SuperTri driver – and it looks like a beast! It is the first driver TaylorMade have managed to produce with both moveable weight technology (MWT) and flight control technology (FCT) in a 460cc head. The result is a driver which combines the versatility of the original R9 (which has a smaller 420cc head) and...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Saturday 30 January 2010
If you’re looking for a new high MOI putter for 2010, Cleveland might have the one for you in the form of the T-Frame mallet. Mallet putters are generally designed to relocate weight to the perimeter of the club – this helps to increase MOI and means that if you don’t get the ball out of the centre of the clubface...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 28 January 2010
Having to pick a ball up off a tight fairway lie with a 3-wood is not every golfer’s idea of the dream shot – but the new Cleveland Launcher DST fairway wood promises to make it easier. With an oversize face design, thin crown and low and deep centre of gravity, the Launcher DST is designed to make it easier for...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 22 January 2010
Game improver irons are a funny breed – we know they’ll help our game but many of us just can’t bring ourselves to use them because we don’t like the way they look. The Mizuno MX-1000 irons are seeking to change that! Designed with a hollow construction and hot metal steel face, these are as forgiving as they come as well...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 22 January 2010
There’s no doubt the gap between better player and game improver irons is closing these days as clubs become more workable and more forgiving. The new Mizuno MX-300 irons are a prime example of this. Built to replace the MX-200 irons, the MX-300 range is designed to offer similar levels of feel and workability to Mizuno’s MP irons (for better players) but...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 8 January 2010
Odyssey haven’t become the No1 putter brand on the professional tours by resting on their laurels and with the new White Ice range of putters they have ensured they are ahead of the game yet again. The White Ice range debuts Odyssey’s new White Ice insert, which is designed to be slightly firmer than their previous inserts and to deliver faster...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 8 January 2010
With Nike’s new SQ Machspeed driver they’ve certainly brought out something that’s going to turn heads and get tongues wagging. The Machspeed is the only new square-headed driver newly developed for 2010 but it features slightly rounded edges to give it a more appealing look while taking nothing away from the performance benefits of the square head. It is also designed with...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 17 January 2010
There’s no doubt some golfers would immediately turn their nose up at the new Nike SQ Machspeed fairway woods because of their square appearance – but would they be doing a disservice to their own game? Nike say the square shape allows more weight to be positioned in the perimeters of the club for increased forgiveness while their designers have also...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 17 January 2010
If hybrid clubs are a failry new phenomenon in golf then square hybrids, such as the new Nike SQ Machspeed hybrid, are virtually space age. By now we all know the benefits of hybrid clubs in that they are easier to hit, longer, higher launching and more forgiving than their long-iron counterparts. And in the same we we are aware of...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 5 July 2010
Shoppers popping their heads into the world-famous Auchterlonies golf shop in St Andrews next week will get a bit of a surprise – in the form of former Open Champion Justin Leonard and world number nine Paul Casey. The players will be launching a brand new Nike zone in the shop, which has been operating in the Home of Golf since...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 1 July 2010
TaylorMade staff player Edoardo Molinari is one half of the Italian brother combination that looks set to be a major force in world golf for the next few years and, along with youngster Matteo Mannassero, make Italy a dominant force again. He’s already bagged a World Cup for Italy alongside his brother Francesco having made a successful start to his professional...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 9 July 2010
Former Walker Cup golfer Graeme Storm is no stranger to a bit of hard work having supplemented his early days on the European Tour by working in a cake factory. The Hartlepool player turned pro in 2000 after a successful amateur career but it wasn’t until 2005 that he had a major impact and then won his first European Tour title...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 29 July 2010
Nike staff player James Morrison has enjoyed a terrific debut year on the European Tour with one title to his name already – and he puts much of this down to the equipment he uses. The Englishman bagged the 2010 Madeira Islands Open in April and then followed that up with a secon-place finish behind Spaniard Alvaro Quiros in the Open...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 21 July 2010
It’s not every week that an amateur wins a prestigious European Tour title on his debut – but Irishman Shane Lowry did just that. His victory in The 3 Irish Open in May 2009 catapulted him into the limelight and the man from Clara turned professional shortly afterwards. Now, one year on Lowry has just competed in his first Major Championship, finishing in...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 19 July 2010
He may have started the week as a 200/1 outsider but Louis Oostuizen ended it as the 2010 Open champion after his game stood up to one of the toughest tests in golf. The South African is a Ping staff player and he trusted a new set of irons and wedges enroute to following in the footsteps of countrymen Bobby Locke,...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 5 July 2010
Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez has claimed the prestigious French Open title with a brand new set of Ping irons. Jimenez only put the new S56 irons in his bag last Monday and they’ve become an instant hit for him with a stunning 11-under-par victory, including a weekend which saw him race up the leaderboard with a nine-under-par score. The S56’s are the...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 28 July 2010
Ping have launched their latest driver and fairway woods in the shape of the brand new K15, and they could be the answer for golfers who suffer from the killer slice. Both the driver and the fairway woods feature the new Straight Flight Technology which makes it easier for golfers who fade it to square the clubhead up at address, giving them...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 28 July 2010
The Ping Tour-W wedge has proved to be a TG favourite over the last couple of years, and the latest wedge development from the brand looks to be just as good. The new Tour-S wedges benefit from a precisely machined face that gives them a sensational look, and the new grooves conform to the 2010 R&A regulations. Available in either a silver...