Monday 10 August 2020
The TaylorMade Tour Response golf ball promises premium tour-level performance at a compression and price to suit an amateur golfer’s swing speed and budget… but how does it perform against the market-leading Titleist Pro V1? After surveying thousands of average golfers and listening to what they wanted from a golf ball, TaylorMade came up with the three-piece Tour Response. They were...
Written by Tony Jacklin on Monday 29 June 2020
Former Open and US Open champion Tony Jacklin has his say on the state of the game. I’m not coming at this as a gnarled old pro dreaming of days of yore, and none of this is sour grapes or anything like that. I’ve just got the best interests of the game at heart and I’m concerned about the direction golf...
Monday 22 June 2020
Is your golf driver shaft too long for you? What length is your driver shaft? For most golfers, the answer is “no idea”, “a bit longer than my 3-wood” or “not quite long enough to get me out of that bush when I’m using it to measure where I’m allowed to drop”. And why would you know or care? They’re all pretty...
Monday 22 June 2020
We put the key golf grip questions to Golf Pride’s expert, Craig Watson How often should I change my golf grips? We recommend that if you play at least once a week, get your grips changed once a year. The compound in the rubber soon breaks down with the sweat in your hands and the weather conditions. Does golf grip size matter? If the...
Written by Simon Daddow on Monday 15 June 2020
The Srixon Q-Star Tour golf ball promises premium tour-level performance at a compression and price to suit amateur golfer’s swing speed and budget… but how does it perform against the market-leading Titleist Pro V1? It wasn’t that long ago the choice of golf balls for club golfers was pretty limited. Players who’d reached a reasonable standard and ...
Written by Simon Daddow on Friday 12 June 2020
The Callaway Chrome Soft and Chrome Soft X have been completely redesigned for 2020, with the Chrome Soft targeting sub 100mph swing speeds the Chrome Soft X goes after 105mph+ golfers. To find out if both deliver we drafted in a 5 handicap club golfer to (test the Chrome Soft) and our regular TG Test Pro Neil Wain (to hit the...