August

  • Toptracer: Behind the incredible technology on Tour, majors, and at UK driving ranges

    Thursday 29 August 2019

    Toptracer: Behind the incredible technology on Tour, at majors, and driving ranges around the UK If you’ve watched any golf on TV this year you’ll almost certainly be familiar with Toptracer, the tracking technology which has revolutionised both our TV and driving range experience. The technology, which traces ball flights and displays data (including carry distance and launch angle) in graphics on...

  • Gapping: How to choose the right clubs for the top of your bag

    Wednesday 28 August 2019

    There have never been more options when it comes to choosing the clubs for the top of your bag… here’s how to make sure you get it right How confident are you about how far each club goes once you get above something like a 6 or 7-iron? For lots of us, a 5-iron goes “about the same distance” as a 4-iron...

  • Head-to-Head: New TaylorMade P790s vs M5s, P760s and old P790s

    Monday 12 August 2019

    How do TaylorMade’s new P790s stack up against their previous generation, the current M5s and P760s? TaylorMade have launched the second generation of their P790s, so we decided to put them up against the previous model, as well as the current TaylorMade M5 irons and P760s.  The new P790s are a little less offset in the long irons and have a shorter, more...

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    Inside the gym of the stars with Joey D

    Written by Michael Catling on Friday 9 August 2019

    Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson work with fitness guru Joey D at his state-of-the-art Palm Beach gym. We paid him a visit… If there’s one thing that Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson have in common – besides the money and Majors – it’s Joey Diovisalvi. Joey D, as he’s affectionately known, is a biomechanics expert who has revolutionised their training, earning them...

  • Precision Golf: Inside Britain’s £1m Golf Lab

    Thursday 8 August 2019

    Golfers who want the ultimate club, swing and body makeover should head to Precision Golf’s incredible set-up Custom fitting has to be the most abused term in golf. It describes everything from retailers who watch golfers smash a few shots into a net and sell “off-the-rack” equipment, to the game’s biggest brands who have experts fitting equipment to their global tour superstars.

  • PXG’s half-price 0211 irons v the main competitors

    Wednesday 7 August 2019

    PXG’s 0211 Irons: How do these niche irons stack up against mass-market alternatives? From day one PXG have been all about making the best golf clubs possible, regardless of the price. Only after achieving their goal do PXG’s engineers and money men sit down with founder Bob Parsons to tot up how much it all costs. The brand has grown a loyal...