Written by Simon Daddow on Thursday 28 April 2016
We don’t blink an eye at adjustable drivers anymore, it’s expected that the big dogs of today come with a sliding or movable sole weight and an adjustable hosel as standard. Similar adjustability’s spread to fairways and hybrids too and Cobra recently launched an adjustable iron but we’ve never really seen the whole adjustability thing in a wedge before. Well...
Written by Today's Golfer on Wednesday 27 April 2016
Parking your Bentley in the club car park is one way to make a statement, but the effect is ruined somewhat if you then pull a set of rusty mismatched clubs from the boot. Now, you can avoid that issue of your clubs letting your car down by purchasing Bentley’s new collection of golf clubs and accessories. Like the cars, however,...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 25 April 2016
You don’t often come across electric golf trolleys with four wheels but Big Max reckon they’ve developed their new Hunter with its rotating front wheels to specifically improve manoeuvrability and stability particularly on rugged terrain. The Hunter will set you back £799 but as standard it comes with a 230v motor, lithium battery and a differential gearbox that regulates speed...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 25 April 2016
SkyCaddie’s new top-of-the-range gps watch, the Linx GT, combines game-tracking technology with gps accuracy and a game analysis app too. Creating what SkyCaddie say is a “best of everything” solution. The core function of the new GT is still to act as a standalone GPS watch. It gives quick distances on 35,000 worldwide courses, all of which are mapped on foot...
Written by Simon Daddow on Thursday 21 April 2016
Bettinardi’s certainly not a household name like Scotty Cameron when it comes to putters in the UK. But here at TG we were seriously impressed when we tested his range of blade and mallet flatsticks as part of our 2016 Top Gear Test. If you don’t know Bob Bettinardi’s a putter milling magician, some of his creations are so special...
Written by Simon Daddow on Thursday 21 April 2016
Car manufacturers “concept” cars are big draws at motor shows, they showcase how cars of the future might look like, and help convince us the consumer they’re makers are leaders of innovation. The “concept” idea though has never really spread to golf before, well that is until now. Titleist have just appointed a new R+D team who’ve been specifically tasked with...
Written by Simon Daddow on Tuesday 19 April 2016
We were big fans of the SkyCaddie Linx gps watch when we tested it last year, even though it was a chunky piece of kit on the wrist. Well it seems SkyCaddie have heard us as they’re launching a new slim-line SW2 gps watch. So what’s new? Well the body of course has been slimmed down which can only be a...
Written by Simon Daddow on Friday 15 April 2016
We’re looking for four TG readers to take part in a golf ball fitting feature (that will appear within the pages of TG) to find you your perfect golf ball for 2016. The event will take place at Studley Wood Golf Club near Oxford on the 29th April 2016 and each of our four lucky winners will go through a...
Written by Simon Daddow on Wednesday 13 April 2016
US Amateur sensation Bryson Chambeau didn’t quite complete The Masters fairytale and leave Augusta with a green jacket but as expected he turned pro on Monday. The 22 year old will play his first pro event this week at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head and he’ll do it with a bag of Cobra equipment. DeChambeau, will still sport his...
Monday 11 April 2016
Danny Willet became the first Brit to win a coveted Green Jacket since Faldo’s tussle with Greg Norman 20 years ago to the day. We review each of the clubs he used to win the first major of the year by 3 clear shots. Driver ► Callaway XR 16 Fairway Woods ► Callaway, XR 16 Utility Irons ► Callaway...
Written by Simon Daddow on Friday 8 April 2016
Skechers are #2 footwear brand in the USA and they’ve got their sights set on making some serious inroads to the UK golf shoe market in 2016. They reckon their new Go Golf Blade shoe with its eye-catching design and athletic styling is just what the modern golfer is after. Available in a wide variety of fashionable new colour schemes the...