Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Saturday 12 February 2011
The new Mizuno JPX-800 is Mizuno’s attempt to improve on their superb MX-700 offering and that is no mean task. The MX-700 was a massive favourite with us at TG so to find out how they plan on improving on this with the JPX-800 senior equipment editor Jonathan Greathead travelled to the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando to speak with Mizuno’s...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 11 February 2011
Wilson Staff FG Tour irons have already been a big hit on Tour in the hands of Padraig Harrington and Ricky Barnes – but they are designed for amateur players to use as well. The wedges will feature in our comprehensive 2011 wedges test later this year but to get some first impressions on them TG’s senior equipment editor Jonathan Greathead...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 11 February 2011
Wilson Staff have recently launched the new Wilson DXi driver, which they say is their most technologically-advanced driver to date. To get some initial first impressions of the driver TG’s senior equipment editor Jonathan Greathead was joined at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando by Golf World editor Chris Jones. Watch the video below for some very brief first thoughts on the...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 11 February 2011
Direct Golf UK have announced the opening of an impressive new store in Farnborough, which boasts a state-of-the-art Global Play golf simulator. The new simulator allows golfers to trial all of the latest equipment in store before buying, as well as benefit from Direct Golf’s brilliant custom-fitting service. The store, which officially opened last weekend, boasts an indoor putting green, specialist clothing...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 9 February 2011
The new Cobra S3 irons are the latest iron from Cobra to enter the extremely competitive game-improvement category. The S3 irons are designed for a solid game-improvement or mid-handicap player who wants a club with plenty of forgiveness but not at the expense of sleek, aspirational looks. The irons feature what Cobra call E9 face technology which, similar to the technology in...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 9 February 2011
Cobra’s S3 Max iron is their latest iron for high handicap players and golfers who look for the maximum amount of forgiveness from their clubs. The S3 Max comes in a hybrid-iron combo set – where the long irons are replaced by hybrids – or a straightforward iron set, and the idea is that they simply make the game easier to...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 9 February 2011
The new Cobra S3 Pro irons are the new better-player irons designed to replace the popular Pro MB and Pro CB models. Cobra say the S3 Pro irons take the best of what both the Pro MB and the Pro CB had to offer and combines them in one set. What they noticed is that many of their Tour stars were taking the...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Tuesday 8 February 2011
Mark Wilson used his PING equipment to great effect as he claimed victory at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The American, who was using an i15 driver and i15 hybrids, holed out with his trusty Karsten Anser for birdie on the second playoff hole to beat off the challenge of fellow-American Jason Dufner. Wilson has now earned an invitation to the US Masters...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Monday 7 February 2011
Callaway staffer Thomas Bjorn claimed the 11th Tour title of his career just days after putting the new new Callaway Razr Hawk driver in the bag. The Dane won the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters by four shots from fellow Callaway player Alvaro Quiros – who also had the new Razr Hawk in his bag. Bjorn said: “I put a new driver in the...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Sunday 6 February 2011
Mizuno MP-63 irons are the Japanese forging experts’ latest offering for low handicap golfers and Tour players. The MP-63s are the update to the MP-62, Mizuno’s most successful Tour iron to date. They feature a diamond back cavity for a touch of forgiveness but also to provide better feel through what Mizuno call Harmonic Impact Technology (HIT), which is essentially how...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 4 February 2011
Yonex used the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando to unveil their new EZONE driver which comes in three different head sizes to accommodate golfers of all abilities. The largest-headed driver is the Type 450, then comes the 420 and then the 380, with the numbers relating to the cc dimensions. Each driver head is a pear-shape design which will utilise a...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Friday 4 February 2011
With 31 out of 132 players using the new R11 driver at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters, it’s safe to say TaylorMade are enjoying what is officially their debut week with the new product on Tour. In fact, there were another 23 players in the field who were also using TaylorMade drivers with some of these opting to put the new Burner...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Friday 4 February 2011
The new Cleveland Launcher FL fairway wood is all about weight – or to be more precise, the lack of it. Cleveland say the Launcher FL is around 30g lighter than most other fairway woods on the market, which equates to a swing speed increase of around 3mph and a distaince gain of 7-10 yards. This is thanks to a lightweight 43g...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Thursday 3 February 2011
Tour Edge have unveiled their new CB4 Tour driver that incorporates a classic shape with a deeper face, which will appeal to the better player. The new CB4 features an all-titanium head that uses an ultra thin crown and cup-face to lower the centre of gravity but at the same time keeps the spin-rate low, meaning more distance even in the...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 1 February 2011
Cobra’s S3 Max fairway wood has been created for golfers who struggle to hit woods off the fairway. Many golfers struggle with enough confidence to hit a fairway wood off the deck but the offset and forgiving nature of the Cobra S3 Max is designed to alleviate that fear. TG’s gear team Jonathan Greathead and David Connor took the Cobra S3 Max...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 1 February 2011
Cobra’s new S3 Max driver has been introduced to give the maximum amount of help to golfers who need it off the tee. The driver features a large amount of offset and an alignment channel in the crown to promote a square takeaway and help square the face at impact, hopefully resulting in a straighter ball flight and fewer misses to...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 1 February 2011
Paul Casey ended a 20-month streak without a Tour win with victory in the Volvo Golf Champions event in Bahrain and also sealed his first victory with his new Nike VR Pro Combo irons. The 33-year-old Englishman would have been one of the players Nike had in mind when they developed the VR Pro Combos as they combine cavity-backed long irons with bladed...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Monday 31 January 2011
Bubba Watson used his PING equipment to great effect on Sunday as he birdied the 18th to claim victory at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego. The American, known for his explosive driving distance, was at his powerful best as he led the field in distance off the tee with an impressive average of 316.6 yards, with the PING G15...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Sunday 30 January 2011
If you’re new to the game, the concept of a hybrid-iron set should appeal and with the game-improver in mind John Letters has unveiled their T8 Hybrid Iron set. Instead of offering traditionally harder-to-hit long irons, John Letters have replaced this with two muscular hybrids in the 3-iron and 4-iron slots. These feature a low centre of gravity which makes it...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Saturday 29 January 2011
John Letters is rolling out some impressive gear in 2011 and they’ve now re-introduced the famous Golden Goose series of putters which were incredibly popular back in the 1950s and 1960s. The series was first launched in 1946 but as you’d expect, the latest incarnations have been built with the latest technology in mind. They will feature the new Roll It...