Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 10 June 2010
Hitting a long, towering iron shot is a thing of beauty, but lots of golfers do struggle to get this high launch combined with impressive distance. Our equipment team headed down to a driving range near Peterborough to check out whether Nike’s new Machspeed irons could do these important things! The new irons have been designed with length and launch in mind and the...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 10 June 2010
It used to be that super game-improvement irons meant lugging big, chunky beasts around in your bag – but with Mizuno’s new MX-1000 irons, they’ve decided not to conform to this notion. These new weapons of grass destruction are aimed squarely at the higher handicapper looking to improve and get more enjoyment out of their game. They are hollow for additional...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 9 June 2010
A new training aid from Quad-Netz promises to turn your garden into a practice zone, while keeping the kids happy in the process. The Quad-Netz has been uniquely designed to transform itself into football and rugby goals, cricket nets and a golf practice net, which should help justify the purchase to any disapproving partners! The mesh nets are easily attached with velcro...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 9 June 2010
Callaway’s new Tour i(s) golf ball, as featured in our exclusive What Gear 2010 section in association with online golf, has been going down a storm in the hands of Tour pros this year. The ball helped Ernie Els end a two-year barren period with his first PGA Tour victory since 2008 at the CA Championship at Doral – and he followed that up...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 7 June 2010
Callaway staff player Graeme McDowell threw down a marker ahead of the Ryder Cup with a comprehensive victory at October’s venue. The Northern Irishman carded a stunning final round 63 at Celtic Manor to win by three from Welsman Rhys Davies, who himself returned a course-record 62. It was McDowell’s first victory since his win in the 2008 Barclay’s Scottish Open and he...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 7 June 2010
TaylorMade staff player Justin Rose has fired himself back into Ryder Cup contention with victory in the 2010 Memorial Championship – and given the TaylorMade Rossa Corza Ghost its first worldwide Tour win. Rose fired a six-under-par 66 in the final round to overhaul young American hopefuls Rickie Fowler and Ricky Barnes and claim his first Tour win in more than...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 6 June 2010
adidas have long been known for their performance footwear and they continue to push boundaries in the golf market with the new adiPURE golf shoe. The adiPURE is adidas’ premium shoe in an already impressive line-up. Like the TOUR360 4.0, the adiPURE concentrates on getting the golfer closer to the ground for a more stable base to aid a more consistent...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 6 June 2010
While the production of everything from golf clubs to cars to computer chips has been moving abroad in recent years, Golfstream is bucking the trend by sourcing and manufacturing its brand new Revolution trolley right here in good old Blighty! The Centerbury-based company are already well known for providing spare parts for electric trolleys but now they have launched their very...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 4 June 2010
There can be no doubt that Nike’s Victory Red line of irons are some of the best looking in golf and now the company have expanded the line-up with a new range of woods. And, as you would expect, they are draw-joppingly gorgeous to look at! Nike’s VR STR8-Fit Tour driver is at the head of the new line-up and the...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 4 June 2010
The Wilson Smooth driver has been around for a year or two now but it is still getting the job done fantastically in terms of both looks and performance. The club is designed to look like a better-players club with a compact-looking head at address that more traditional players will love. However, more inconsistent players shouldn’t turn and run the other way...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 4 June 2010
Since its launch as a prototype on tour last year Nike’s new METHOD putter, as featured in our exclusive What Gear 2010 section in association with online golf, has proven itself to be arguably the most successful putter in golf. Already in its short lifespan it has won two major championships and a number of PGA Tour titles in the hands...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 3 June 2010
A revolutionary training aid called i-trainer has been launched to help golfers identify and fix the problems in their own swing. The i-Trainer, launched by sports technology company Insight, is a small, electronic device that clamps on to the club shaft just below the grip to accurately measure and analyse swing characteristics for any club in the bag. The device will give...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Thursday 3 June 2010
Stuburt have launched a new range of Vector knitwear for those summer days this year when the sun isn’t splitting the trees. The Summer 2010 collection features a sweater and a slipover in either white or charcoal. Manufactured from 100% cotton, both garments utilise lycra yarns in the rib areas for a better fit and added comfort in order to aid the...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 2 June 2010
Callaway have stuck their neck on the line by offering customers a free driver – if staff player Phil Mickelson wins the Open Championship at St Andrews. The company have vowed to refund the price of any new Callaway driver – either an FTiZ, FT Tour or Diablo Edge – should the world No2 win his second, and Callaway’s third, Major of...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 28 May 2010
Three and four-piece balls have been around for a while now, but TaylorMade have gone one layer better and launched the Penta TP, the world’s first five-piece ball. The Penta TP features in our new What Gear Online part of the website, which we’ve created in association with onlinegolf.co.uk. TaylorMade have designed the ball with five layers so that performance can be...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 28 May 2010
The launch of TaylorMade’s R9 SuperTri was eagerly-anticipated and the club certainly doesn’t disappoint. With it’s knock-out looks and gorgeous black finish, it really does look the part behind the ball and oozes class even if it is going to set you back £349. In terms of technology, the R9 SuperTri is loaded with clever bits of kit, such as Flight Control...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 28 May 2010
TaylorMade drivers are massively popular on Tour, as well as with the masses, and the innovative R9 driver really was a class act. But saying that, it was a slightly smaller-headed driver compared to lots of the others out there, so with that in mind TaylorMade launched a larger, more forgiving version designed to help a wider range of players. The R9 460,...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 28 May 2010
Former Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance has rejoined equipment brand John Letters of Scotland, nearly 40 years after he signed his first contract with them. Torrance has captured 43 professional wins in a sparkling career that has also seen him play in eight Ryder Cups and skipper the side to victory at the Belfry. “It’s lovely, I’m back to my roots. The...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 28 May 2010
With Father’s Day just around the corner, Titleist are offering punters the chance to buy personalised golf balls for their Dads! Golfers can purchase either the Pro V1 or Pro V1x, which are popular on Tour, or the recently launched NXT Tour or NXT models. The only criteria is that you need to buy at least a dozen balls, and the message...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 27 May 2010
TaylorMade are familiar with their players winning titles all over the world, but last Sunday was the first time that the PENTA TP ball won on both sides of the Pond on the same day. In England, Simon Khan surprised many by winning the BMW PGA Championship by firing a sublime final-round of 66 at the newly-revamped Wentworth. Khan was not only...